Because you like Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs
Indiana Jones is a swashbuckling archeologist who hates snakes, Nazis, and priceless artifacts falling into the wrong hands. See them in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Joel is a hardened, jaded survivor who keeps finding things to fight for. See them in The Last of Us.
Rarity has been dreaming of the day her designs will dazzle Canterlot. See them in My Little Pony.
Tiffany Maxwell wishes people would stop reminding her about her dead husband. See them in Silver Linings Playbook.
A crooked cop, Harvey Bullock is the product of a not-so-just criminal justice system. See them in Gotham.
They say they saved Adam Jensen by turning him into a cyborg, but he's not sure saved is the right word. See them in Deus Ex Series.
A contemptuous aristocrat, Violet Crawley is unafraid to exert her authority and voice her opinions, no matter how harsh they are. See them in Downton Abbey.
Hanna Marin is a determined girl defined by her ability to transform herself. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
George Costanza is short, stocky, bald, neurotic, and the self-proclaimed "king of the idiots." See them in Seinfeld.
Even with the world on the line, Bayonetta is an Umbra Witch who maintains a biting sense of humor. See them in Bayonetta.
Nadine Franklin likes to wallow in her misery almost as much as she likes to torment her mother. See them in The Edge of Seventeen.