Because you like Mrs. Which in A Wrinkle in Time
Billy Batson is a troublemaking teen grappling with a pretty weird superhero identity crisis See them in DC Extended Universe.
After years of living vicariously through other people's heroic stories, Wade Watts is about to become a hero himself. See them in Ready Player One.
Bob Parr is an ex-superhero now focused on being a dad, but he misses the action. See them in The Incredibles.
Amy Farrah Fowler deserves sainthood for putting up with Sheldon Cooper. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Howard Wolowitz is an engineer whose serious mommy issues somehow haven't dimmed his confidence. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Ultron is security software turned evil mastermind. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
There's magic behind Tara Maclay's quiet façade. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Freddie Freeman is a superhero aficionado with a dark sense of humor. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Peter Pevensie shows as much courage as a child king as he did under The Blitz of London. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
Buddy Pine is an unhinged superfan of superheroes using technology to take down his idols. See them in The Incredibles.
Rupert Giles is a librarian on the outside, fearless evil-fighter on the inside. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.