Because you like Joey Potter in Dawson's Creek

Terence Fletcher is a brutal and unflinchingly strict music teacher hell-bent on whipping his students into shape. See them in Whiplash.

Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.

It turns out breaking open an ancient cursed statue will do funny things to a girl like Enchantress. See them in Suicide Squad.

If Anna Liebert could remember her past, maybe she would know who she is. See them in Monster (TV Show).

Louise Belcher might be just a kid, but she can manipulate just about anyone with a pulse. All in the name of fun, of course. See them in Bob's Burgers.

A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.

A fearless superhero, Carol Danvers always aims to go higher, further, faster. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ava may just be the perfect woman. So long as she can pass a Turing test. See them in Ex Machina.

Raz is a 10-year-old boy who mostly stays in his own head, which makes sense since that's where he is strongest. See them in Psychonauts.

If anyone can stay optimistic and friendly under harsh alien rule, it's Alyx Vance. See them in Half-Life 2.

Not a great influence with her classmates, this 13-year-old "cool girl" likes to shoplift, chug alcohol, and snort crushed pills. See them in thirteen.

Knuckles the Echidna is a 16-year-old red echidna (aka a spiny anteater) and guardian of the ancient Master Emerald. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.