Because you like Meredith Grey in Grey's Anatomy

Handsome Jack is wearing a mask of his own face to hide his scarred real one. See them in Borderlands Series.

When the safety of Hyrule is at stake, Princess Zelda does not hesitate to sacrifice herself for the good of the land. See them in The Legend of Zelda.

An upbeat, fun-loving teen, Sora would do anything for his friends. See them in Kingdom Hearts.

Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.

A believer in the pursuit of justice, Garrus Vakarian hates it when bad guys slip through the cracks of the bureaucratic justice system. See them in Mass Effect.

Rue Bennett has been overprescribed and under-supervised her entire life. See them in Euphoria.

Years of brutal winters, foreign invasions, and crippling loneliness have left Russia's mental state far from wholly intact. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

While his twin tries to save lives, Millions Knives does the best to end them. See them in Trigun.

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.

Lelouch vi Britannia is a high school student by day, masked destroyer of tyrannical empires by night. See them in Code Geass.

It turns out Dracula's son Alucard has some pretty severe daddy issues. See them in Castlevania.

Carolos has perfect hair, a lab coat, and a constant readiness to do science. See them in Welcome to Night Vale.