Because you like Richard Harrow in Boardwalk Empire

Mario is a plumber who wears a ridiculous outfit, eats weird looking mushrooms, and fits himself inside your pipes so he can save a princess. See them in Super Mario Bros..

Rick Sanchez is a gruff, alcoholic mad scientist, with the emphasis on "mad." See them in Rick and Morty.

Joel is a hardened, jaded survivor who keeps finding things to fight for. See them in The Last of Us.

Clementine is a beacon of innocence in a dangerous, deadly world. See them in The Walking Dead (Video Game).

Don't worry about this forensic scientist offing you unless you're a serial killer yourself. (You're not, right? Just checking.) See them in Dexter.

There are certain souls the surprisingly sensitive Death would rather not reap. See them in The Book Thief.

While Jay Gatsby doesn't necessarily like to attend his parties, he knows how to throw a world-class bash. See them in The Great Gatsby.

Buttercup is a farm girl turned princess who'd do anything to have her old life back. See them in The Princess Bride.

Maka is determined to collect and purify 99 Kishin eggs– human souls that have been corrupted by evil– and one witch soul. See them in Soul Eater.

Adults call him troubled and kids call him crazy, but Donnie Darko is too busy following the instructions of a giant bunny rabbit to care. See them in Donnie Darko.

Wearing couture pinstripe suits over his cut abs, banker Patrick has a way with the ladies. But his relationships never end well. See them in American Psycho.