Because you like Kayla Day in Eighth Grade

Jenny Flint is a devoted wife and daring crime fighter, which is pretty unconventional for a Victorian maid. See them in Doctor Who.

Maya Lambert is an obsessive intelligence officer with tunnel vision leading toward Osama bin Laden. See them in Zero Dark Thirty.

A believer in the philosophy of Nietzsche, Dwayne Hoover has taken a vow of silence until he becomes a test pilot for the Air Force. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

A brilliant graduate student in Italy for "research," Oliver has other things on his mind: flirting, swimming, and dancing. See them in Call Me by Your Name.

Carol Aird is driven to fight to make her life better, regardless the consequences. See them in Carol.

There's magic behind Tara Maclay's quiet façade. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.

Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.

As high-strung as she is talented, Rachel Berry both marches and sings to the beat of her own drum. See them in Glee.

Dutiful, composed, and aloof, Sun Bak is the fighting force behind her team of eight "sensates" who are telepathically linked. See them in Sense8.

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