Because you like James Gordon in Gotham
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
Knuckles the Echidna is a 16-year-old red echidna (aka a spiny anteater) and guardian of the ancient Master Emerald. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Veronica Lodge is a quintessential mean girl trying to make a better life, and a better self. See them in Riverdale.
Meg March might yearn for a life of ballgowns and diamond necklaces, but the boy she falls for doesn't have a penny to his name. See them in Little Women.
Raven Reyes may be a deliquent, but she's also the youngest zero-gravity mechanic who fixed a 130-year old escape pod to make it through the descent to Earth. See them in The 100.
Raz is a 10-year-old boy who mostly stays in his own head, which makes sense since that's where he is strongest. See them in Psychonauts.
In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions, people consider Brian a nerd. But he's more than that. See them in The Breakfast Club.
Moe Szyslak is the crabby owner of the grimiest bar in Springfield. See them in The Simpsons.
Simon Spier has long known that he's gay, but he doesn't know how to open up about that – even to his closest friends See them in Love, Simon.
The pasta-loving, skirt-chasing personification of North Italy, Feliciano Vargas is decidedly a lover, not a fighter. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
A bloodsucker, Carlisle Cullen is actually more likely to give you a blood infusion. See them in Twilight.
