Because you like Rue in Princess Tutu

Others see him as the town nutcase, but Flint Lockwood knows his inventions will change the world someday. See them in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

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.

Raiden is an efficient soldier haunted by his repressed past. See them in Metal Gear Series.

Randy Marsh is a geologist and Nobel Prize winner who is into binge drinking, starting riots, the Food Network, and P.F. Changs. See them in South Park.

L is enigmatic, child-like, and one of the smartest people in the world. See them in Death Note.

Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.

If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Crono may not talk, but this time-traveling hero's heart speaks volumes. See them in Chrono Trigger.

A champion of chivalry, Don Quixote is dutifully bringing good to the world—even when others think he's out of his mind. See them in Don Quixote.

Columbus can't trust anyone. The first girl he let into his life tried to eat him. See them in Zombieland .

Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.

Kevin Khatchadourian is a disturbed, affect-less teen on a dark path. See them in We Need to Talk About Kevin.