Because you like Arthur Fonzarelli in Happy Days

Marty McFly is a skateboarder, aspiring rock star, and reluctant time-traveler. See them in Back to the Future.

Effie Trinket is utterly enamored with all things fashion, make-up, and style. See them in The Hunger Games .

Stranded on Mars, Mark Watney is armed with quick wits, an electronic diary, disco music, and an undying resolve to make it back. See them in The Martian.

Lucius Malfoy is a judgmental social climber who has a bigoted superiority complex. See them in Harry Potter Series.

Princess Bubblegum is brilliant and determined, but can display a nasty temper. See them in Adventure Time.

Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Closing off her emotions makes Lightning a great fighter, but at what personal cost? See them in Final Fantasy Series.

Ratchet is a shoot-first, ask-questions-later, and then-shoot-again kind of lombax. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

The Grinch's heart is just too small to appreciate Christmas. See them in Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

Reckless, vulgar, loud-mouthed: that's what makes Amethyst so awesome. See them in Steven Universe.

Anyone who's said "Don't worry, it's just a dream" never met Freddy Krueger. See them in A Nightmare on Elm Street.