Because you like Gary the Snail in SpongeBob SquarePants

Although she's only six, Hushpuppy is a tough girl ready to stand up to terrifying, pre-historic beasts after the storm. See them in Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Riggan Thomson is a washed-up movie star running from his inner demons. Alas those inner demons look just like the superhero he used to play. See them in Birdman.

Undercover as an average high school student, Kallen Stadtfeld is actually most at ease when the action's fast, furious, and dangerous. See them in Code Geass.

An all-business doc , Miranda Bailey dispenses tough love to the interns she trains. Emphasis on "tough." See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Daria Morgendorffer is so defensive that she actively works to make people dislike her so that she don't feel bad when they do. See them in Daria.

Samwell Tarly is a scholar, not a fighter. But that's not good for an aspiring member of the Night's Watch. See them in Game of Thrones.

Blaine Anderson is a put-together prep school boy with the voice of an angel. See them in Glee.

Fiery and adventurous, Amy Pond is the sort of woman you'd want by your side on a journey through time and space. See them in Doctor Who.

The personification of America is all about superheroes, hamburgers, and spreading democracy and justice. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

Poussey Washington is a former army brat who loves to read and loves her friends. See them in Orange Is The New Black.

Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.

Everyone is just a chess piece, and Izaya Orihara is a master player. See them in Durarara!!.