Because you like Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in Watchmen

Chef is a swinging bachelor and former R&B singer with a leopard-skin upholstered couch and some great stories. See them in South Park.

Part archaeologist, part philosopher, part politician, Jean-Luc Picard is an unashamed intellectual who runs a tight ship. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

With those dearest to him dead and no one to trust, Max Rockatansky is a slightly hysterical man alone on the run in a post-apocalyptic world. See them in Mad Max: Fury Road.

A blood-thirsty warrior on the battlefield, Ragnar Lothbrok is a dedicated family-man at home. See them in Vikings.

Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.

A cursed pirate captain, Barbossa is greedy, vengeful, and surprisingly cheeky. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

Talos is a mysterious military commander skilled in the art of deception. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

White Witch's heart is as frozen as the land she rules. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Bran Stark discovered a scandelous family secret. He swore to keep quiet but soon found himself on the receiving end of attempted murder. See them in Game of Thrones.

Don't tell anyone Kate Austen was under arrest when the plane crashed. See them in Lost.

Ryan Howard is a temp turned executive turned failing small-time media mogul. See them in The Office.