Because you like C. J. Cregg in The West Wing

Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.

Green skin, pointy hat, evil cackle—this villain has it all! See them in The Wizard of Oz.

Daphne Blake's unfailing enthusiasm keeps the team's morale up even as they're battling evil spirits and other ghouls. See them in Scooby-Doo.

Macbeth was probably named "Most Likely to Kill His Rivals" in his senior yearbook. See them in Macbeth.

Artemis Fowl understands the way of the world. If he wins, he's a prodigy. If he loses, then he's crazy. That is how history is written. See them in Artemis Fowl.

Clank is the quintessential rational, intelligent robot sidekick. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

Romantic, tortured, and at times cruel, Heathcliff is an intense man. See them in Wuthering Heights.

A company man who has never done a day of work, Creed Bratton pursues sketchy extracurricular activities that keep him busy. See them in The Office.

He may be one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, but War still maintains a strong sense of honor. See them in Darksiders Series.

A bureaucrat in the Land of the Dead, Manuel Calavera is a jaded, sarcastic loner who just might have a hidden heroic side. See them in Grim Fandango.

A doting grandfather, Edwin Hoover also has a heroin addiction and a penchant for swearing. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.