Because you like Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow

Regina Mills is a cold evil queen turned chilly town mayor. See them in Once Upon a Time.

Kat Stratford is part of the "out" crowd and proud of it. See them in 10 Things I Hate About You.

Belle has ready every storybook in town, and she's slowly realizing that life is no fairytale. See them in Beauty and the Beast.

Hiccup Haddock III may be the only Viking nerd in recorded history. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.

Artemis Fowl understands the way of the world. If he wins, he's a prodigy. If he loses, then he's crazy. That is how history is written. See them in Artemis Fowl.

An All-American football player, a ping pong star, and a freakishly determined runner, Forrest Gump has a ton of stories to tell. See them in Forrest Gump.

Unaware of the fact that he's a toy and made of plastic, Buzz Lightyear is a spaceman on a mission fully of snappy catch phrases. See them in Toy Story.

L is enigmatic, child-like, and one of the smartest people in the world. See them in Death Note.

Though Twilight might be opposed to it, her new friends might just be able to teach this serious-minded pony how to relax. See them in My Little Pony.

Cosima Niehaus loves exploring the unknown. Even her own DNA is a puzzle, waiting to be unlocked. See them in Orphan Black.

Where Ash comes from, food and shelter pay for themselves. Even as a penniless vagrant, he is able to pursue his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master See them in Pokemon.

She's mostly doom and gloom, but you'd get nowhere without Sadness. See them in Inside Out.