Because you like Optimus Prime in Transformers

Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.

A suave manipulator, Sebastian Valmont is valiantly fighting off a developing conscience. See them in Cruel Intentions.

Marie Antoinette may be a fun-loving queen who has it all, but her husband doesn't know how to have sex, and an angry mob wants to cut off her head. See them in Marie Antoinette.

Cynical, judgmental, and hipper-than-thou, Enid Coleslaw wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. See them in Ghost World.

He's a troubled insomniac in search of a moment to rest and a meaning to his existence. See them in Fight Club.

Therese Belivet spent her life letting other people guide her along, and she wants to take control now. See them in Carol.

Adults call him troubled and kids call him crazy, but Donnie Darko is too busy following the instructions of a giant bunny rabbit to care. See them in Donnie Darko.

Effy Stonem is cool and collected with a wry smile on her face and a cigarette between her lips. See them in Skins.

Paris Geller is a newspaper editor, class president, and headed for Harvard. See them in Gilmore Girls.

When Andrew Neiman is not in classes during the day, he's rehearsing his drums until his hands bleed at night. See them in Whiplash.

A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.