Because you like Faith in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Donkey is proof that if you're annoying enough you can change the world; he's the reason that his friend Shrek does, well, anything. See them in Shrek.
Curving free kicks and crosses is tough, but keeping her soccer passion from her disapproving family is way tougher for Jess. See them in Bend It Like Beckham.
Once described as a "beautiful, tropical fish," Ann Perkins exudes warmth, and unlike most of her friends she also has common sense. See them in Parks and Recreation.
Jack Skellington is a nightmare-man with a soft heart and smooth voice. See them in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.
Marie Antoinette may be a fun-loving queen who has it all, but her husband doesn't know how to have sex, and an angry mob wants to cut off her head. See them in Marie Antoinette.
A doting grandfather, Edwin Hoover also has a heroin addiction and a penchant for swearing. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Chuckie Finster is a baby afraid of everything from clowns to closets, unless his best friend's by his side. See them in Rugrats.