Because you like Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Fox Mulder is a devoted believer in aliens, monsters, and that the truth is out there. See them in The X-Files.
Trevor Phillips is an unpredictable maniac who tortures people for no reason. See them in Grand Theft Series.
An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.
Most of the world has been wiped out from The Beast. And when The Beast comes, Cole MacGrath will be ready. See them in inFAMOUS.
In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.
Eddie Brock is a big-hearted investigative journalist who is going through the world's weirdest identity crisis. See them in Venom.
C is for cookie, and that's more than good enough for him. See them in Sesame Street.
Madman, murderer, or musician? No one knows the Phantom behind the mask. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.
Clementine Kruczynski thinks that too many guys think she's a concept, or she completes them, or she's gonna make them alive. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
A former child mayor fallen from grace, Ben Wyatt is still trying to pick up the pieces years later. See them in Parks and Recreation.
He may forget his homework, lose his toad, and fall off brooms, but Neville Longbottom can also single-handedly destroy villains. See them in Harry Potter Series.
Anyone who's said "Don't worry, it's just a dream" never met Freddy Krueger. See them in A Nightmare on Elm Street.