Because you like Michael Kelso in That '70s Show
Connor Walsh is arrogant enough to think he's the smartest guy in the room, and quick-witted enough to prove that he is. See them in How to Get Away with Murder.
Kilgrave is a domineering, abusive boyfriend. Then, add in the power of mind control. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Underneath his preening narcissist exterior, Schmidt is, well, still kind of a preening narcissist. But he has a good heart too. See them in New Girl.
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.
Knuckles the Echidna is a 16-year-old red echidna (aka a spiny anteater) and guardian of the ancient Master Emerald. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
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.
How lucky are we that Arthur Curry, the King of Atlantis, hasn't taken over the surface world? Very! See them in DC Extended Universe.
Claire Standish is a popular, perfect princess who's deeper than she seems. See them in The Breakfast Club.
Dorothy Gale is a down-home Kansas girl in a bizarre fantasy land with beautiful red shoes. See them in The Wizard of Oz.
Nate Archibald is confident, shrewd and trying to do the right thing. But that isn't always easy on the ruthless Upper East Side. See them in Gossip Girl.