Because you like Newman in Seinfeld

Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.

Underneath his preening narcissist exterior, Schmidt is, well, still kind of a preening narcissist. But he has a good heart too. See them in New Girl.

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

Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.

Gomez Addams fills his days with ghoulish and ghastly forms of recreation, enjoying life and all its pleasures to the fullest. See them in The Addams Family.

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Derek Shepherd is a talented and passionate neurosurgeon. Some people call him McDreamy. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Ciri had a princess upbringing, and some of the facts of common people's lives are a mystery to her. See them in The Witcher.

Reckless, vulgar, loud-mouthed: that's what makes Amethyst so awesome. See them in Steven Universe.

M. Bison is a diabolical megalomaniac hell-bent on dominating the world. See them in Street Fighter.

Kilgrave is a domineering, abusive boyfriend. Then, add in the power of mind control. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.