Because you like Inuyasha in Inuyasha
A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Jax Teller can be cool or vengeful, calm or wrathful, depending on the situation. See them in Sons of Anarchy.
As an undercover cop, Schmidt is getting to relive high school as a cool kid. See them in 21 Jump Street.
Violet Parr is an angsty teen would love to become even more invisible than her superpowers allow. See them in The Incredibles.
Though Twilight might be opposed to it, her new friends might just be able to teach this serious-minded pony how to relax. See them in My Little Pony.
Sarah Ashburn lives life by the book and has trouble getting along with anyone who doesn't do the same. See them in The Heat.
Edmund Pevensie isn't a bad person, but he did sell his siblings out for a tin of Turkish Delight. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Bella Swan thinks of it as her job to help her parents and protect her friends, even though it often ends up the other way around. See them in Twilight.
The incomplete experiment of an inventor, Edward Scissorhands was left with blades instead of hands and an unpolished understanding of the world. See them in Edward Scissorhands.
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Frederick Frankenstein is an eccentric (O.K., maybe a little insane) professor who is excited to be delving into his family's past. See them in Young Frankenstein.
Others see him as the town nutcase, but Flint Lockwood knows his inventions will change the world someday. See them in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.