Because you like Peter Petrelli in Heroes

If only real life were as easy for Abed Nadir to understand as he knows pop culture. See them in Community.

Daria Morgendorffer is so defensive that she actively works to make people dislike her so that she don't feel bad when they do. See them in Daria.

SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple under the sea. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

An outgoing and quirky optimist, Louisa Clark has a zest for life. See them in Me Before You.

Ace pilot Asuka Langley Soryu is confident, haughty, and a little less grown-up than she pretends to be. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Number Five is a 58-year-old man trapped in his 13-year-old body. See them in The Umbrella Academy.

L is enigmatic, child-like, and one of the smartest people in the world. See them in Death Note.

Usagi Tsukino may look like a lazy teen, but when Usagi conjures up her alter ego and calls her Sailor Scout team, no villain stands a chance. See them in Sailor Moon.

Ellie is more world-weary than most 14-year-olds. You would be too if your world was infested with zombies. See them in The Last of Us.

Jenko was top dog in high school. Now he's bottom of the pack in the police academy. See them in 21 Jump Street.

Eren Jaeger will erase the Titans from this world until not a single one remains. See them in Attack on Titan.

It's easy for Brian O'Conner to fake his way into the world of extreme racing because he's been popping cars since his teenage years. See them in The Fast and the Furious.