Because you like Susie Salmon in The Lovely Bones

Marlin navigates through shark-infested waters, angry anglerfish, a jellyfish bloom and hungry whales to search for his son. See them in Finding Nemo.

Dean Forester is just your friendly, neighborhood grocery bag boy. See them in Gilmore Girls.

GLaDOS will supply the food when you get together: a delicious cake. Of course, it could just be a trap so she can kill you. It’s hard to say. See them in Portal Series.

Nicholas Angel is super-dedicated to his job as a police officer. Maybe a little too dedicated. See them in Hot Fuzz.

In Dennis Reynolds' mind, only a psycho wouldn't have a six-part system to bring home women. And he should know. See them in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

The Sohma family is just plain cursed, and Yuki Sohma has to learn to live with it – or so he thinks. See them in Fruits Basket.

Buddy Pine is an unhinged superfan of superheroes using technology to take down his idols. See them in The Incredibles.

Despite the dissolution of his state, Prussia hangs on – mooching off his younger brother Germany and reading comics. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

Ace pilot Asuka Langley Soryu is confident, haughty, and a little less grown-up than she pretends to be. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Level-headed Ian Gallagher may be focused on his goals, but he's got a mischievous side too. See them in Shameless.

A believer in the philosophy of Nietzsche, Dwayne Hoover has taken a vow of silence until he becomes a test pilot for the Air Force. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Rue Bennett has been overprescribed and under-supervised her entire life. See them in Euphoria.