Because you like Alaska Young in Looking for Alaska

Told her son will one day save the world, Sarah Connor dedicates her life to training him to do just that. See them in The Terminator.

Jin Kazama is a fearsome warrior torn between the darkness and the light. See them in Tekken .

The only defense Earth has against alien invaders are giant robots in the hands of pilots like Kaworu. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Bedside manner is for chumps, not the brilliant Dr. Gregory House. See them in House M.D..

Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.

Liu Kang spends his days training his body and spirit, seeking to become the ultimate warrior. See them in Mortal Kombat.

Phoebe Buffay works as a masseuse while attempting to put her spark in a world where everyone else’s seems to have dulled. See them in Friends.

The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

If you need her, Lisa Simpson will be in her room with her saxophone and a good book. See them in The Simpsons.

A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.

Don't let Princess Peach's sweet, gentle nature fool you. Princess Peach can put up a good fight. See them in Super Mario Bros..

Once a lonely hat maker, Sophie Hatter is now cleaning goo from bathtubs and cooking breakfast for the grumpiest wizard in all the land. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.