Because you like Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

If only real life were as easy for Abed Nadir to understand as he knows pop culture. See them in Community.

Elena Gilbert is the quintessential girl-next-door who gets involved with the new "boy" at school. See them in The Vampire Diaries.

The only thing standing between Rocky Balboa and glory is the person facing him in the boxing ring. See them in Rocky Series.

Harry Mason has been told that he worries too much, that he's a little paranoid. But he just wants to protect what he loves. See them in Silent Hill.

Gruff and efficient, Sam Fisher protects a nation that can never admit he exists. See them in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

Nina Sayer finally landed the role of prima ballerina, but as tension ramps up in rehearsal, she starts losing her mind. See them in Black Swan.

Rapunzel's dreams might be even bigger than her hair. See them in Tangled.

Hotheaded and arrogant, Kaneda is nevertheless fiercely protective of the biker gang he leads. See them in Akira.

Although Borat has a curious mind, he has no filter, and some very out of date views on just about everything. See them in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

The Warden of the camp says that digging holes in the desert builds character, but Stanley Yelnats suspects there's more to it. See them in Holes.

With an A.I. as loyal and witty as Cortana, who needs humans? See them in Halo.

Even with the world on the line, Bayonetta is an Umbra Witch who maintains a biting sense of humor. See them in Bayonetta.