Because you like Remy Hadley in House M.D.
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.
Winnie the Pooh is a chubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff. See them in Winnie the Pooh.
Stuck on a lifeboat with zoo animals without food and fresh water, Pi Patel uses his intelligence to face the greatest test of all: survival. See them in Life of Pi.
L is enigmatic, child-like, and one of the smartest people in the world. See them in Death Note.
Finn is the world's last human who's "all about" understanding right and wrong. See them in Adventure Time.
Eren Jaeger will erase the Titans from this world until not a single one remains. See them in Attack on Titan.
When push comes to shove, the usually overly cautious Luigi has the heart of a hero. See them in Super Mario Bros..
With the loyalty and pluckiness of a puppy, Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic. See them in Nana.
A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.
Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.