Because you like Harry Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun
Chris Chambers is from a family of social outcasts and criminals, and he wants more than anything to avoid ending up like them. See them in Stand By Me.
A suave manipulator, Sebastian Valmont is valiantly fighting off a developing conscience. See them in Cruel Intentions.
Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.
Jenny Flint is a devoted wife and daring crime fighter, which is pretty unconventional for a Victorian maid. See them in Doctor Who.
Though she has the normal insecurities of a 15-year-old, Aurora is both courageous and empathetic. See them in Maleficent.
A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.
Let's just say Sheldon Oberon is having an out-of-body experience like no other. See them in Jumanji.
Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.
Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.
Holland March is known to wake up hungover in full bathtubs. See them in The Nice Guys.
Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.