Because you like Art3mis in Ready Player One
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Phoebe Halliwell is a bestselling author and martial arts master with power of premonitions. See them in Charmed.
Nancy Wheeler is popular but independent, sheltered but gutsy. See them in Stranger Things.
Kyoya Ootori is possibly the only person who could reasonably go from VP of a school club to ruling the world. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.
An inquisitive archaeologist, Professor Hershel Layton knows a gentleman leaves no puzzle unsolved. See them in Professor Layton.
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.
An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
A machete-wielding mass-murderer, Jason Voorhees is a terrifying blank slate. See them in Friday the 13th.
For Sly Cooper, stealing isn't just about the haul. It's also about the journey. See them in Sly Cooper.
Rupert Giles is a librarian on the outside, fearless evil-fighter on the inside. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Wei Shen is an undercover cop on a mission for justice (or at least vengeance). See them in Sleeping Dogs.
Dante Alighieri is a crusader fighting his way to absolution. See them in Dante's Inferno.