Because you like Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls
Selfishly taking her father’s place to fight in the Imperial Army, Hua Mulan risks treason if they find out she isn’t who she says she is. See them in Mulan.
When his friend goes missing, Lucas Sinclair is ready to fight. All of the Dungeons and Dragons is really paying off. See them in Stranger Things.
A scary monster on the outside, James P. Sullivan is really a softie on the inside. See them in Monsters, Inc..
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!.
You wouldn't know it by looking at her, but beneath Sheila Jackson's sweet, motherly exterior lies a sex addict. See them in Shameless.
Harvey Specter depends on no one and gets his fulfilment from ambition, material success, and expression of his own worth. See them in Suits.
Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.
Dolores Umbridge keeps her villainy hidden (albeit poorly) behind a sheen of sugary pink politeness. See them in Harry Potter Series.
If the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not like Vanya Hargreeves? See them in The Umbrella Academy.
Crono may not talk, but this time-traveling hero's heart speaks volumes. See them in Chrono Trigger.
When the safety of Hyrule is at stake, Princess Zelda does not hesitate to sacrifice herself for the good of the land. See them in The Legend of Zelda.