Because you like Mike Hannigan in Friends

Mystique is a shape-shifting mutant who, after too many disappointments, does not want to co-exist with humans. See them in X-Men Series.

A goldfish princess, Ponyo follows her dreams wherever they lead her. See them in Ponyo.

Both brave and foolhardy, Thomas trusts his instincts above all else. See them in The Maze Runner.

Katsa is a strong-willed young woman with a deadly skill set. See them in Graceling .

He's the great Black Star, and he's come to assassinate you. See them in Soul Eater.

A rugged frontiersman and consummate survivor, Hugh Glass has a relationship with the natural world that is downright spiritual. See them in The Revenant.

For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.

In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille may have a phenomenal sense of smell, but he has a weak sense of morality. See them in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.

Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.

An alien, a time-traveler, and an esper are following Haruhi Suzumiya, who – unknown to herself – is a near-omnipotent reality warper. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

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