Because you like Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke

Emma Woodhouse knows what's best for everyone else. Just don't try to tell her what to do. See them in Emma.

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.

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Despite the undeniably awful turn her life has taken, Rachel handles herself with remarkable grace. See them in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl .

Effortlessly sexy, calm, and collected, Eric Northman is equally at home ripping off heads and flirting with waitresses. See them in True Blood.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Good fashion? Check. Snarky quips? Check. Supernatural evil-fighting powers? Also check. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The ever-cheerful Tonks can change her appearance at will, but she can't seem to get rid of her clumsiness. See them in Harry Potter Series.

In his heart, this student rebel is more of a lover than a fighter. See them in Les Miserables.

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