Because you like Kyle Reese in The Terminator
Claire Standish is a popular, perfect princess who's deeper than she seems. See them in The Breakfast Club.
Darcy Lewis is a razor-sharp scientist studying things that science can't explain. See them in Thor.
A librarian and aspiring Egyptologist, Evie O'Connell would rather have her own adventures than just read about them. See them in The Mummy.
Fiery and adventurous, Amy Pond is the sort of woman you'd want by your side on a journey through time and space. See them in Doctor Who.
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 jealous woman is dangerous. A jealous assassin woman like Elle Driver is even more so. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.
Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.
Frodo might have carried the ring, but Samwise Gamgee carried the ring bearer. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
Jack Bauer is a terrorist fighter who is scared of nothing and no one. The clock is ticking! See them in 24.
Aslan represents everything good and just, he's just not super reliable. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Born and raised in the darkness, Bane is determined to have the city totally under his control so that he can demolish it. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Jasmine dreams of something more than palace life, and she's not afraid to go get it. See them in Aladdin.