Because you like Lieutenant Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation

Jim Hopper is a weary and beaten down police officer who numbs his pain through beer, pills, and cigarettes. See them in Stranger Things.

Danny Zuko's car is auto-matic. Its system-matic. Its hyyyyydro-matic. Why, its greased lightning! See them in Grease.

Be careful around Marie Laveau. There's no one more vengeful than a double-crossed voodoo queen. See them in American Horror Story.

Jesse Aarons' frustration can only find outlet in another world. See them in Bridge to Terabithia.

A legendary warrior with a complicated relationship to the truth, Jaime Lannister is revered and reviled in equal measure See them in Game of Thrones.

Anna Karenina doesn't want to be a respectable woman any more. She thinks respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be. See them in Anna Karenina.

This wizard is never late, nor is he early. Gandalf arrives precisely when he means to. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Optimus Prime is a shapeshifting sentient robot leading a team of robots to stop evil from taking over. See them in Transformers.

Django was once a slave. Now that he has a taste of freedom, he understandably wants a full meal. See them in Django Unchained.

Loyal to his family and associates and distrustful of anyone else, Tony Soprano is a good guy to have on your side. See them in The Sopranos.

Though seemingly caring and calm, this motel owner has a mysterious streak of intensity. See them in Psycho.

Celie Johnson says she's poor, black, and may even be ugly. But dear God she's here. See them in The Color Purple.