Because you like Kathleen Kelly in You've Got Mail
Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.
Unaware of the fact that he's a toy and made of plastic, Buzz Lightyear is a spaceman on a mission fully of snappy catch phrases. See them in Toy Story.
Miles Morales was bitten by a radioactive spider, put on the webbed spandex, and beat up his first bad guy before his voice changed. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He's a get rich or die tryin' kind of raccoon. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
An ironic hipster with a healthy dose of self-deprecation, Dave strives to be cool at all costs. See them in Homestuck.
Noah Calhoun is lost without Allie, who seems to have moved on. See them in The Notebook.
You don't teach a class called "How To Get Away With Murder" without knowing a thing or two about getting away with things. See them in How to Get Away with Murder.
A benevolent madman with a blue box, The Doctor is traveling through time and space to heal the wounds of the universe. See them in Doctor Who.
Cynicism is his armor and words are his weapons, but what Tyrion Lannister would really like is some nice wine. See them in Game of Thrones.
Fox Mulder is a devoted believer in aliens, monsters, and that the truth is out there. See them in The X-Files.
After training a herd of raptor dinosaurs, everything else is a breeze for Owen Grady. See them in Jurassic World.
If there's any hope of resolving things peacefully, this proud ape leader will have to trust the humans. See them in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.