Because you like Wladyslaw Szpilman in The Pianist
Aiden Pearce is a hacker who knows how dangerous the world can be, both online and off. See them in Watch Dogs.
An assassin with supernatural gifts, Corvo Attano is the last guy you should frame for murder. See them in Dishonored.
The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.
Wendy Corduroy is the ultimate in cool in Gravity Falls. See them in Gravity Falls.
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.
A genetic experiment engineered to be the perfect assassin, Agent 47 is cold, professional, and lethal. See them in Hitman.
World domination and Superman's demise are next on Lex Luthor's to-do list. See them in DC Extended Universe.
George Costanza is short, stocky, bald, neurotic, and the self-proclaimed "king of the idiots." See them in Seinfeld.
Did he ever tell you the definition of insanity? Just wait, and this psychopath will do just that. See them in Far Cry 3.
Garnet is a Crystal Gem who'll protect her friends with her life. See them in Steven Universe.
Eddie Brock is a big-hearted investigative journalist who is going through the world's weirdest identity crisis. See them in Venom.
T'Challa is a regal superhero with the weight of the world (and particularly his nation) on his shoulders. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.