Because you like Sally Albright in When Harry Met Sally...
Therese Belivet spent her life letting other people guide her along, and she wants to take control now. See them in Carol.
Veronica Lodge is a quintessential mean girl trying to make a better life, and a better self. See them in Riverdale.
Resourceful and courageous, Chun-Li is dedicated to using her considerable strengths against evil. See them in Street Fighter.
Sabriel is smart enough to understand the dangers that await her and brave enough to face them anyway. See them in Abhorsen Series.
Burton Guster is a level-headed investigator with a "Super Sniffer" nose. See them in Psych.
Claudia may look young, but she is a wise and philosophical vampire, knowing of the world and the darker nature of man. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
A mercurial mathematician, Ian Malcolm has a passion for Chaos Theory. See them in Jurassic Park.
Despite the war-torn world around him, Mal Reynolds still holds onto the shred of hope that life can be more than just living another day. See them in Firefly.
Klaus Baudelaire's photographic memory saves the lives of his siblings many times over. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Tom Haverford is set on being a world-renowned entrepreneur who dates models. Problem is, he's stuck in Indiana with a lazy business partner. See them in Parks and Recreation.
Working as a captain in the American Expeditionary Forces and a spy for British Intelligence, Steve Trevor wants to end World War I once and for all. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Ursula will oh-so-generously grant your wishes for a price. See them in The Little Mermaid.