Because you like Martha Jones in Doctor Who
Emily Gilmore is the DAR chair, proud grandmother, and full of opinions. See them in Gilmore Girls.
The pasta-loving, skirt-chasing personification of North Italy, Feliciano Vargas is decidedly a lover, not a fighter. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
The Ice King is lonely and looking for a princess to sweep him off his feet. See them in Adventure Time.
The party never really ends with Penny Lane, a rock-worshipping groupie who is refreshingly self-aware and free-spirited. See them in Almost Famous.
Offred wisely keeps her head down even as she hopes for more. Unfortunately, hope is dangerous in Gilead. See them in The Handmaid's Tale.
Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.
Prideful and psychotic tendencies combine to make Dr. Eggman a dangerous and villain who will squash anyone in his path. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Charlie is a Type A theater director dealing with something out of his control: a painful divorce. See them in Marriage Story.
Princess Fiona is a damsel who doesn't need saving, but she's cursed with an embarrassing secret. See them in Shrek.
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.
A legendary warrior with a complicated relationship to the truth, Jaime Lannister is revered and reviled in equal measure See them in Game of Thrones.