Because you like Chanel Oberlin in Scream Queens
Fiery and adventurous, Amy Pond is the sort of woman you'd want by your side on a journey through time and space. See them in Doctor Who.
Closing off her emotions makes Lightning a great fighter, but at what personal cost? See them in Final Fantasy Series.
A believer in the philosophy of Nietzsche, Dwayne Hoover has taken a vow of silence until he becomes a test pilot for the Air Force. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.
Foul mouthed and disturbingly comfortable with violence, Hit-Girl is a precocious assassin who doesn't need anyone's protection. See them in Kick-Ass.
A crooked cop, Harvey Bullock is the product of a not-so-just criminal justice system. See them in Gotham.
Sarah Kerrigan is pretty much the Queen Bitch of the Universe. See them in StarCraft .
The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Max Fischer is the President of every club who's fighting to save Latin at his school and kiss his teacher. See them in Rushmore.
Davos Seaworth is steadfast, intelligent, and trustworthy, which are hard traits to find in a place like Westeros. See them in Game of Thrones.
It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.