Because you like Henry DeTamble in The Time Traveler's Wife
Javert is an inspector with a single-minded focus: to bring criminals to justice. See them in Les Miserables.
Phoebe Caulfield is a wise-beyond-her-years 10-year-old with an empathetic spirit. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.
Cyclops shoots lasers out of his eyes, destroying anything in his line of sight. See them in X-Men Series.
Let's just say Sheldon Oberon is having an out-of-body experience like no other. See them in Jumanji.
Egon Spengler prefers collecting spores, molds, and fungus to interacting with people. See them in Ghostbusters.
The brilliant Mona Vanderwaal is proof that undergoing an "extreme makeover" isn't always a good thing. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
Murph is inquisitive, compassionate, and stubborn, with a passion for science she shares with her dad. See them in Interstellar.
April Kepner is an excellent surgeon, but outside of the operating room, she's more anxious than most. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Rupert Giles is a librarian on the outside, fearless evil-fighter on the inside. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Faith has a chip on her shoulder and a stake in her hand to slay vampires in her town. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Macbeth was probably named "Most Likely to Kill His Rivals" in his senior yearbook. See them in Macbeth.
This android may not have emotions, but Lt. Commander Data's curiosity about humanity is endless. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.