Because you like Tara Maclay in Buffy the Vampire Slayer

It's hard enough fighting a war. But it's worse for Commander Shepard, knowing no matter how hard you try, you can't save them all. See them in Mass Effect.

Brilliant but self-destructive, Lip Gallagher spends more time stirring up trouble than hitting the books. See them in Shameless.

Don't worry about this forensic scientist offing you unless you're a serial killer yourself. (You're not, right? Just checking.) See them in Dexter.

Living with a curse, Kyo Sohma is sick of being treated like garbage his whole life. See them in Fruits Basket.

An inquisitive archaeologist, Professor Hershel Layton knows a gentleman leaves no puzzle unsolved. See them in Professor Layton.

Ariel knows there's a whole other world above the sea, but exploring it comes at a big price. See them in The Little Mermaid.

Princess-turned-General Leia Organa is a sharp, fearless royal who gets herself into trouble and fights her way out of it. See them in Star Wars Series.

Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.

Jim Halpert is a master at the art of making it through the work day, including participating in an office Olympics. See them in The Office.

Olivia Benson brings order to a world full of chaos. And she never forgets who she's fighting for. See them in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Intelligent and compassionate, Hazel Lancaster would rather face things, even bad things, than sugarcoat the truth. See them in The Fault in Our Stars.

Courteous, dangerous, and powerful, Kaname Kuran controls an entire court of vampires. Very, very pretty vampires. See them in Vampire Knight.