Because you like Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Toby Cavanaugh has trouble avoiding being manipulated. See them in Pretty Little Liars.

Charlie Kelmeckis is a wallflower who's starting to blossom into something more. See them in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

This elf loves smiling, eating sugar, and spreading Christmas cheer. And no matter what, Buddy always sees the best in people. See them in Elf.

The "runt" of his biker gang, Tetsuo Shima grapples with a perpetual inferiority complex. See them in Akira.

Joey Potter is a low-key girl next door in love with her best friend. See them in Dawson's Creek.

Will Turner is an earnest, lovelorn blacksmith's assistant with an adventurous spirit. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

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.

An all-business doc , Miranda Bailey dispenses tough love to the interns she trains. Emphasis on "tough." See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Wendy Testaburger is a born leader who is not afraid to stand up to the other fourth graders for what she believes in. See them in South Park.

Chuckie Finster is a baby afraid of everything from clowns to closets, unless his best friend's by his side. See them in Rugrats.

Though a painful tragedy leaves her closed off and distant, Rosalina is still an endlessly kind princess. See them in Super Mario Galaxy .

Effie Trinket is utterly enamored with all things fashion, make-up, and style. See them in The Hunger Games .