Because you like Anya Jenkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions, people consider Brian a nerd. But he's more than that. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Stella Grant is an organized, orderly optimist living with a dangerous disease. See them in Five Feet Apart.

Vanellope von Schweetz is princess of the Sugar Rush game who could care less about being royal. See them in Wreck it Ralph.

Offred wisely keeps her head down even as she hopes for more. Unfortunately, hope is dangerous in Gilead. See them in The Handmaid's Tale.

Nancy Wheeler is popular but independent, sheltered but gutsy. See them in Stranger Things.

Never shy about sharing what she thinks, Beatrice loves to make smart remarks and keep men on their toes. See them in Much Ado About Nothing.

Don't ask Rosa Diaz, a Brooklyn detective, to lighten up. Actually, to be safe, don't ask her to do anything! See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Nomi Marks is a brilliant hacker with an open-minded, accepting spirit. See them in Sense8.

On the bright side, Mindy Lahiri is always willing to volunteer her opinion. On the dark side, this doc’s prescriptions can be misguided and shallow. See them in The Mindy Project.

George Costanza is short, stocky, bald, neurotic, and the self-proclaimed "king of the idiots." See them in Seinfeld.

Jyn Erso is a rebellious criminal tasked with stealing the blueprint to the Death Star to find its fatal flaw before it destroys the planet. See them in Rogue One.