Because you like Aku in Samurai Jack

Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.

Juno MacGuff is hoping sarcasm will get her through the stress of teenage life. And also, teenage pregnancy. See them in Juno.

This beautiful aesthete wins the hearts of both ladies and men. But Dorian Gray also happens to have his soul sealed in a painting. See them in Dorian Gray.

Felicity Smoak is a brilliant hacker who nonetheless becomes tongue-tied in front of attractive men. See them in DC Extended Universe.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Izzie Stevens is a model-turned-med student who can do it all, even if people underestimate her. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

A talented OBGYN, Addison Montgomery is trying to figure out the whole love and marriage thing. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Nicky Nichols just wants to settle down with a nice girl, but being in prison is making that a little difficult. See them in Orange Is The New Black.

Charles Xavier is a telepath who believes mutants and humans are both good at heart and can live in harmony. See them in X-Men Series.

When their organization was infiltrated by evil HYDRA, who was the one guy Captain America trusted? A former soldier with kickass wings named Sam Wilson. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Captain Spock is on a five-year mission exploring the final frontier and boldly going where no man has gone before. See them in Star Trek.

Arthur Dent is an incredibly normal man on an incredibly abnormal adventure. See them in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.