Because you like Jackie Burkhart in That '70s Show

Always headed towards adventure, Goku is frequently with a band of loyal companions at his side. See them in Dragon Ball.

Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.

He's an eccentric pirate making it up as he goes along. He's Jack Sparrow, savvy? See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

Hiccup Haddock III may be the only Viking nerd in recorded history. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.

An exuberant prankster, Naruto Uzumaki craves acknowledgement of any kind. See them in Naruto.

Just a hint of human emotion lurks under the enigmatic exterior of Rei Ayanami. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

A super-soldier, Master Chief might be more machine than man. And for humanity's sake, thank God. See them in Halo.

Captain Spock is on a five-year mission exploring the final frontier and boldly going where no man has gone before. See them in Star Trek.

Fiercely independent and extremely hot-blooded, Ryuko Matoi prefers to work alone. See them in Kill la Kill.

Father to a murdered son and husband to a murdered wife, Maximus Decimus Meridius will have his vengeance. See them in Gladiator.

Yuri is living in the afterlife, which takes the form of a high school where no one dies. But if you follow the school's rules and live a "normal" life you vanish. See them in Angel Beats!.

A wildly brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes can figure out everything except how to interact with other human beings. See them in Sherlock.