Because you like Carl Grimes in The Walking Dead

For the sake of science, Kurisu Makise will persevere no matter how deep into the dark secrets of the world she finds herself. See them in Steins;Gate.

Meat Boy tenaciously throws himself into danger, and when he fails, he immediately gets back up and tries again. See them in Super Meat Boy.

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.

If anyone can stay optimistic and friendly under harsh alien rule, it's Alyx Vance. See them in Half-Life 2.

Stanley Barber is a loveable goofball with impeccable (if eccentric) fashion sense, unique music taste, and a wealth of strange but useful knowledge. See them in I Am Not Okay With This.

We're all puppets. Dr. Manhattan is just a puppet who can see the strings. See them in Watchmen.

Juliet Starling is a cheerleader by day, gleefully unhinged zombie killer by night. See them in Lollipop Chainsaw.

Jane Smith is a stone-cold killer, but you would never know it from looking at her. See them in Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

He tells you everything you need to know: "I. Am. Groot." See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

A good-natured and academically minded superhero, Dan Dreiberg can still get his hands dirty in a fight. See them in Watchmen.

Those who stand against this singular super ninja are doomed to fail. See them in Ninja Gaiden.

Undercover as an average high school student, Kallen Stadtfeld is actually most at ease when the action's fast, furious, and dangerous. See them in Code Geass.