Because you like Kyle Broflovski in South Park

After years of living vicariously through other people's heroic stories, Wade Watts is about to become a hero himself. See them in Ready Player One.

Taystee Jefferson is always down for a laugh and to help a friend out. See them in Orange Is The New Black.

There's erratic, and then there's Senor Chang. See them in Community.

Quirky teen Carly Shay is the director of her own life story. See them in iCarly.

An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.

There's nothing "demi" about this demigod's massive ego. See them in Moana.

Ursula will oh-so-generously grant your wishes for a price. See them in The Little Mermaid.

Howard Wolowitz is an engineer whose serious mommy issues somehow haven't dimmed his confidence. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

Experiment 626 was designed for one thing: to destroy everything he touches. See them in Lilo & Stich.

For Lee Everett, every day is now just another struggle to collect supplies, find other survivors, and stay alive. See them in The Walking Dead (Video Game).

Li Shang will make a man out of you—even if you're a girl. See them in Mulan.

Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.