Because you like Michael Kelso in That '70s Show

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

Miss Havisham is the creepiest old rich lady in town. See them in Great Expectations.

Motivated by a strong sense of curiosity, fleet-footed Lina Mayfleet is happiest when she's on the move. See them in The City of Ember.

Lady Macbeth takes being a powerful woman to a whole other level. See them in Macbeth.

As a monster-hunter cursed with supernatural abilities, Geralt of Rivia is a cynic burdened by scruples in an unscrupulous world. See them in The Witcher.

A no-nonsense professor famous for her strictness, Minerva McGonagall only shows her warmer side to those closest to her. See them in Harry Potter Series.

Winry Rockbell is an energetic tomboy mechanic with an empathetic streak. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.

Empathetic Nausicaa embraces all forms of life, even those that might scare other people. See them in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

Olivia Benson brings order to a world full of chaos. And she never forgets who she's fighting for. See them in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Daxter is half otter, half weasel, all snark. See them in Jak and Daxter.

Judge Dredd is less a man and more a living manifestation of justice. See them in Dredd.

Konata Izumi has a live-now, worry-later view of the world. See them in Lucky Star.