Because you like Frederick Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein

Louis de Pointe du Lac is wanting to find a way of living that doesn't make him miserable. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.

Cyclops shoots lasers out of his eyes, destroying anything in his line of sight. See them in X-Men Series.

Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.

Vincent Vega likes a good steak, a cheap milkshake, and killing a target without anything going wrong. See them in Pulp Fiction.

Charlie Bucket may be down-on-his-luck, but his spirits are always sky high. See them in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

Jughead Jones loves burgers, his friends, and philosophizing with his unique brand of wisdom. See them in Archie Comics.

Krusty The Clown somehow makes life sillier and more somber at the same time. See them in The Simpsons.

Dewey Finn will rock you. He feels rock and roll in his blood and guts. See them in School of Rock.

With a song always on her lips and her heart on her sleeve, Maria von Trapp is the governess every kid dreams of. See them in The Sound of Music.