Because you like Kyle Reese in The Terminator

Omar Little is a pretty chill guy, as long as you can forgive the stealing and killing people. See them in The Wire.

Frodo might have carried the ring, but Samwise Gamgee carried the ring bearer. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

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.

Aslan represents everything good and just, he's just not super reliable. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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.

Jasmine dreams of something more than palace life, and she's not afraid to go get it. See them in Aladdin.

Charlie Bucket may be down-on-his-luck, but his spirits are always sky high. See them in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

This lab mouse has one thing on his huge brain: trying to take over the world on a nightly basis. See them in Pinky and the Brain.

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

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.

A karate master/rocket scientist/squirrel, Sandy Cheeks is the only one who can clean up the other resident's messes in Bikini Bottom. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.