Because you like Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine

An obsessive schoolgirl, Yuno has two sides to her personality, and both are equally unnerving. See them in The Future Diary.

A tough tomboy with a protective streak, Maximum Ride is a human-bird hybrid. See them in Maximum Ride.

If anyone can stay optimistic and friendly under harsh alien rule, it's Alyx Vance. See them in Half-Life 2.

Years of constant assault by mean classmates, rude teachers, and her abusive mother is making Carrie White want to fight back. See them in Carrie.

A gruff and hardened professional, Marcus Fenix keeps his emotions buried deep. See them in Gears of War.

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

In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.

A great galactic bounty hunter, Samus Aran is not as good at expressing emotions. See them in Metroid.

The last war left his economy devastated, and now Germany is engaged in another war and stuck with two barely trained allies for help. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

The star of every school production since kindergarten and the most popular girl of East High, Sharpay Evans usually gets her way. See them in High School Musical.

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 .

Even the smallest person can change the course of the world, if he's brave enough. See them in The Lord of the Rings.