Because you like Effy Stonem in Skins
Although Penny's friends have genius-level IQs, they regularly come to her for advice and insight. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
The Terminator is an emotionless killing machine who won't stop until he's changed the future. See them in The Terminator.
A crabby troll, Karkat Vantas is perpetually angry about his lot in life. See them in Homestuck.
Usually the life of the party, Laszlo is now seriously planning the vampiric takeover of the New World. Or at least Staten Island. See them in What We Do In The Shadows.
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.
Aragorn is the one true king, a title he is too humble to accept. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
Annie Walker can bake a beautiful cupcake, but everything else in her life is a mess. See them in Bridesmaids.
There's no obstacle too great for this charismatic treasure-hunter. See them in Uncharted.
Vengeance is William Wallace’s game. With his father, brother, and wife killed by the English, he slaughters the garrison and sacks cities. See them in Braveheart.
She got locked up so her husband could make it big, but now Cookie Lyon is coming for what's hers. See them in Empire.
Cynicism is his armor and words are his weapons, but what Tyrion Lannister would really like is some nice wine. See them in Game of Thrones.
An underdog with nothing left to lose, Donnie Creed has everything to prove. See them in Creed.