Because you like Oscar Jarjayes in Rose of Versailles
Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.
Danny Zuko's car is auto-matic. Its system-matic. Its hyyyyydro-matic. Why, its greased lightning! See them in Grease.
Toph is a tenacious earthbender full of spirit and spunk and hates when people try to baby her because she's blind. See them in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The son of Death has an obsession with perfection and symmetry. See them in Soul Eater.
Cyclops shoots lasers out of his eyes, destroying anything in his line of sight. See them in X-Men Series.
Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Emma Frost's superpower: transforming her body into an unbreakable diamond. See them in X-Men Series.
Sabriel is smart enough to understand the dangers that await her and brave enough to face them anyway. See them in Abhorsen Series.
A free-spirited artist, Marjane Satrapi is living under the shadow of an oppressive society. See them in Persepolis.
Claire Standish is a popular, perfect princess who's deeper than she seems. See them in The Breakfast Club.