Because you like Butters Stotch in South Park

Whether he's fighting or flirting, Jace Wayland is all swagger. See them in City of Bones.

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.

Sam Roth is sensitive, musically gifted, and scarred by his past. See them in Shiver .

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Faced with inequality, Gale Hawthorne has a rebellious spirit that only grows. See them in The Hunger Games .

Eragon is one part brave but three parts fool. See them in Eragon.

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

John Tyree has survived heavy gunfire and aggressive enemy soldiers. But can he handle a girl? See them in Dear John.

Tobias "Four" Eaton is only afraid of four things, but you should probably be afraid of him. See them in Divergent.

America Singer is a feisty, fiercely independent musician who places little value on the restrictive rules of her society. See them in The Selection .

Will Herondale is an emotionally distant bad boy with a secret. See them in Clockwork Angel .

This high school queen bee has everything, including a genius-level IQ—a fact Lydia Martin keeps hidden to maintain her image. See them in Teen Wolf.