Because you like Santana Lopez in Glee

A sadistic sociopath, Lil Z is helping make the City of God slum a Hell on Earth. See them in City of God.

Sabriel is smart enough to understand the dangers that await her and brave enough to face them anyway. See them in Abhorsen Series.

Always headed towards adventure, Goku is frequently with a band of loyal companions at his side. See them in Dragon Ball.

A suave proprietor of an upscale nightclub and gambling den, Rick Blaine is dealing with World War II and a broken heart. See them in Casablanca.

Sydney Novak claims she’s “not special,” but her self-reportedly average life changes quickly once she begins to develop powers she can’t control. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.

Mikasa Ackerman is a near-perfect soldier who won't break her stone-faced expression whether she's killing foes or protecting loved ones. See them in Attack on Titan.

Rue is an icy prima ballerina whose obsession with perfection obscures a hidden desire to be loved. See them in Princess Tutu.

Crono may not talk, but this time-traveling hero's heart speaks volumes. See them in Chrono Trigger.

The vampire that killed Zero Kiryu's family also infected him, and he starts to crave blood, much to his horror. See them in Vampire Knight.

Dr. Gordon Freeman is a brilliant physicist is a quiet hero. And given all the violent aliens, he better be. See them in Half-Life.

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

Wei Shen is an undercover cop on a mission for justice (or at least vengeance). See them in Sleeping Dogs.