Because you like Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz
The son of Death has an obsession with perfection and symmetry. See them in Soul Eater.
After being resurrected and discovering his new morphing abilities, Alex Mercer uses them to combat the virus now ravaging New York. See them in Prototype Series.
Melinda May is a woman of few words and many talents. Most of them martial. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Imperator Furiosa is a badass patriarchy toppler. She'll do anything to secure a better, freer future for the women she cares for. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Sarah Kerrigan is pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. See them in StarCraft .
Norma Bates may look like a harmless housewife, but don't let that fool you. See them in Bates Motel.
Though Ray Holt is a man of few words and even fewer smiles, he cares deeply about his precinct and detectives. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Reclusive, quiet, and seemingly emotionless, Lain Iwakura feels like an outsider in her hyper-connected world. See them in Serial Experiments Lain.
After several hundred years of shutting himself out from the rest of the world, Japan's not used to dealing with nations, See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Sheldon Cooper is brilliant in every way except, well, interacting with any human being. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
There's no obstacle too great for this charismatic treasure-hunter. See them in Uncharted.
A jaded skeptic who only wants to get paid, Garrett becomes involved in bigger struggles that force him to be less self-serving. See them in Thief.