Because you like Chas Tenenbaum in The Royal Tenenbaums

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

A soulful bass player, Nick O'Leary can't stop sending breakup CDs to his ex. See them in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.

Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.

Beneath Lena Duchannes' prickly exterior lurks a sensitive, compassionate soul. See them in Beautiful Creatures.

Barry Egan has too many anger issues to list here. See them in Punch Drunk Love.

After years of living vicariously through other people's heroic stories, Wade Watts is about to become a hero himself. See them in Ready Player One.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.

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.

Losing her soul frightens Vanessa Ives the most. See them in Penny Dreadful.

Blunt, petty, neurotic, Larry David can never live and let live. See them in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

A loyal assistant to Nelson and Murdock, Karen Page has a way of finding trouble. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

There's magic behind Tara Maclay's quiet façade. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.