Because you like Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place

Gollum is slimy and seething with hatred, the last person you would want to meet in a dark cave. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Cinder has been beaten down by the world, but she's learning that her cyborg abilities are pretty helpful. See them in Cinder .

Leslie Knope can accomplish anything, literally anything, with a little grit and help from her office. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Few high school students could be less concerned with labels. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.

A crabby troll, Karkat Vantas is perpetually angry about his lot in life. See them in Homestuck.

The Terminator is an emotionless killing machine who won't stop until he's changed the future. See them in The Terminator.

Big Boss is a disillusioned mercenary commander who wants to create a world for soldiers (and soldiers alone). See them in Metal Gear Series.

Holden Caulfield is convinced that the whole adult world is full of phonies. See them in The Catcher in the Rye.

Cooper says he used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, but now he looks down and worry about our place in the dirt. See them in Interstellar.

Marv is a brutish but principled thug who'd be right at home on an ancient battlefield. See them in Sin City.