Because you like Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz

Yippee-ki-yay! John McClane doesn't go down without a fight. See them in Die Hard.

Veronica Sawyer thinks that if you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a game-show host. See them in Heathers.

Bobby Singer is a redneck ghost hunter, but all he wants to do is retire to the junk yards of South Dakota. See them in Supernatural.

A deadbeat dad and small-time con-artist, Frank Gallagher gives nothing and yet expects everything. See them in Shameless.

With an A.I. as loyal and witty as Cortana, who needs humans? See them in Halo.

Given his ability to wrench street signs from the ground, Shizuo Heiwajima is a useful one to have in dangerous Ikekuburo. See them in Durarara!!.

Skye is a pluck hacktivist who tries to use her power for good. Unfortunately, " good" isn't always so clear-cut. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

She's a survivor of gunshots, of being buried alive, nand of paralysis. And now Beatrix Kiddo is going to make her abusers pay. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.

Ted Logan wants to party on, but if doesn't get an A+ on his history presentation, he'll flunk out and be sent to a military school in Alaska. See them in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Lorelai Gilmore loves coffee, talking fast, flirting, movie marathons, and her daughter. See them in Gilmore Girls.

When dealing with a half-demon partner and a world of violence, Kagome Higurashi has plenty of chances for her true courage to shine. See them in Inuyasha.

With the loyalty and pluckiness of a puppy, Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic. See them in Nana.