Because you like Logan Huntzberger in Gilmore Girls
Mario is a plumber who wears a ridiculous outfit, eats weird looking mushrooms, and fits himself inside your pipes so he can save a princess. See them in Super Mario Bros..
A born psychopath, don't expect Michael Myers to understand the difference between right and wrong. See them in Halloween.
Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.
An aloof punk rock goddess, Nana Osaki has a surprisingly big heart. See them in Nana.
Though bold and pure of heart, Utena Tenjou has a fairytale vision of the world that can make her oblivious to its darkness. See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.
When it comes to Haruko Haruhara, there's more to the pink-haired biker than meets the eye. See them in FLCL.
Hotheaded and arrogant, Kaneda is nevertheless fiercely protective of the biker gang he leads. See them in Akira.
She's mostly doom and gloom, but you'd get nowhere without Sadness. See them in Inside Out.
Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.
The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.