Because you like Big Bird in Sesame Street

When his friend goes missing, Lucas Sinclair is ready to fight. All of the Dungeons and Dragons is really paying off. See them in Stranger Things.

Simon Spier has long known that he's gay, but he doesn't know how to open up about that – even to his closest friends See them in Love, Simon.

Knuckles the Echidna is a 16-year-old red echidna (aka a spiny anteater) and guardian of the ancient Master Emerald. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.

Kesuke Miyagi is a karate expert who thinks the best way a scrawny high schooler can learn how to defend himself is by washing every surface in sight. See them in The Karate Kid.

Nadja was feminasty before it was cool. See them in What We Do In The Shadows.

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.

Lazy and cynical‚ Bernard Black is the ultimate curmudgeon. See them in Black Books.

Frederick Frankenstein is an eccentric (O.K., maybe a little insane) professor who is excited to be delving into his family's past. See them in Young Frankenstein.

Summer Roberts is privileged and preppy but also surprisingly open-minded and fiercely loyal. See them in The O.C..

Paris Geller is a newspaper editor, class president, and headed for Harvard. See them in Gilmore Girls.

Irene Adler has to use both her brains and her body to survive. Luckily, she's usually the most brilliant person in the room. See them in Sherlock.

The destroyer, Drax lives for one thing and one thing only: revenge. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.