Because you like Captain Hook in Once Upon a Time

When dealing with a half-demon partner and a world of violence, Kagome Higurashi has plenty of chances for her true courage to shine. See them in Inuyasha.

The Terminator is an emotionless killing machine who won't stop until he's changed the future. See them in The Terminator.

Cassie Sullivan is resilient and resourceful, but she's not quite as brave as she pretends to be. See them in The 5th Wave.

Tiffany Maxwell wishes people would stop reminding her about her dead husband. See them in Silver Linings Playbook.

This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.

Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

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.

Raz is a 10-year-old boy who mostly stays in his own head, which makes sense since that's where he is strongest. See them in Psychonauts.

In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.

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.