Because you like Lester Freamon in The Wire
Kesuke Miyagi is a karate expert who thinks the best way a scrawny high schooler can learn how to defend himself is by washing every surface in sight. See them in The Karate Kid.
A brave "Young Wolf," Robb Stark has never lost a battle. See them in Game of Thrones.
Born and raised in the darkness, Bane is determined to have the city totally under his control so that he can demolish it. See them in DC Extended Universe.
They say they saved Adam Jensen by turning him into a cyborg, but he's not sure saved is the right word. See them in Deus Ex Series.
Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.
Egon Spengler prefers collecting spores, molds, and fungus to interacting with people. See them in Ghostbusters.
An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.
In his heart, this student rebel is more of a lover than a fighter. See them in Les Miserables.
Boomerang is equally skilled at tossing boomerangs and tossing back beers. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Xander Harris' life motto: laugh in the face of danger and then hide until it goes away. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Riggan Thomson is a washed-up movie star running from his inner demons. Alas those inner demons look just like the superhero he used to play. See them in Birdman.
Char is always thinking two or three steps ahead of the enemy. See them in Mobile Suit Gundam Series.