Because you like Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding in The Shawshank Redemption

Herion is Mark Renton's favorite drug. He sniffs it, smokes it, swallows it, sticks it up his arse, and injects it into his veins. See them in Trainspotting.

Kagami Hiiragi keeps her grades up, helps at Takanomiya Shrine, serves as class president, and hangs out with her friends. See them in Lucky Star.

If it means fulfilling her ambitions, Satsuki Kiryuin will show neither shame nor hesitation. See them in Kill la Kill.

Talented but anxious, Shinji Ikari struggles to bear the challenges that life hands him. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Nate Archibald is confident, shrewd and trying to do the right thing. But that isn't always easy on the ruthless Upper East Side. See them in Gossip Girl.

A confident celebrity, Allison Hargreeves wasn't quite careful enough about what she wished for. See them in The Umbrella Academy.

Elizabeth Harmon loves to win at chess, but competitive pressure and her past are taking a toll. See them in The Queen's Gambit.

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.

Carl Gallagher is a budding psychopath fascinated with rule breaking. See them in Shameless.

Spencer Reid's super-smarts helps catch killers, and his social awkwardness endears co-workers. See them in Criminal Minds.

A crabby troll, Karkat Vantas is perpetually angry about his lot in life. See them in Homestuck.

Everyone is just a chess piece, and Izaya Orihara is a master player. See them in Durarara!!.