Because you like Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Few high school students could be less concerned with labels. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.

A beacon of positivity with a brilliant legal mind to boot, Elle Woods breaks down stereotypes about what girls can and can't do. See them in Legally Blonde.

Everyone Barney Stinson knows is getting married or pregnant. But he's just getting more awesome. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Peter Pan is a boy who never grew up. See them in Peter Pan.

This wizard is never late, nor is he early. Gandalf arrives precisely when he means to. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Bedside manner is for chumps, not the brilliant Dr. Gregory House. See them in House M.D..

Mystique is a shape-shifting mutant who, after too many disappointments, does not want to co-exist with humans. See them in X-Men Series.

Taking down villains, standing up to sexism, and pulling off a bright-red lipstick are all in a day's work for Agent Peggy Carter. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Genetically and cybernetically enhanced, Gamora was trained from birth to be one of the deadliest women in the galaxy. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Part of an elite team of investigators, Abby Sciuto is the happiest Goth to ever work in law enforcement. See them in NCIS.

Smart and sensitive Sam Winchester tried to escape the family business, but ghosts have a way of haunting you. See them in Supernatural.

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.