Because you like Stan Marsh in South Park

A devoted butler, Alfred Pennyworth is both a fiercely protective guardian and a lethal gunman. See them in Gotham.

Andrew Glouberman is trying to make it through puberty with his sanity intact. See them in Big Mouth.

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

Matilda Wormwood is so smart, she taught herself how to be psychic. See them in Matilda.

As the hero of time, Link is reborn throughout history, always with the purpose of fighting and defeating the evil Ganon. See them in The Legend of Zelda.

Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.

A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.

Christine Palmer is a great surgeon and an even better friend. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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