Because you like Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in Watchmen

Donkey is proof that if you're annoying enough you can change the world; he's the reason that his friend Shrek does, well, anything. See them in Shrek.

A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.

Anger-filled, merciless, and tortured, Kylo Ren is always at war—with the Rebel Alliance, and with himself. See them in Star Wars Series.

Patrick Verona is a bad boy who's after a tough girl. See them in 10 Things I Hate About You.

Honest, true, and just, Ned Stark is a good man. Unfortunately, those traits are not assets in Westerosi politics. See them in Game of Thrones.

You won't like him when Bruce Banner is angry. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A conflicted small-town preacher, Jesse Custer leaves an unexpectedly bloody path in his wake. See them in Preacher.

Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.

Amy Farrah Fowler deserves sainthood for putting up with Sheldon Cooper. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

Darcy Lewis is a razor-sharp scientist studying things that science can't explain. See them in Thor.