Because you like Natasha Rostova in War and Peace

Rose Hathaway is a reckless, rebellious smartass who's training to be a royal vampire guardian. See them in Vampire Academy.

Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.

His name is Inigo Montoya and whoever killed his father should be prepared to die. See them in The Princess Bride.

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Hannah Horvath is kind of a mess, but she owns her messiness in a way few people do. See them in Girls.

Call her. Beep her. If anyone's in trouble, Kim Possible is there. See them in Kim Possible.

Green skin, pointy hat, evil cackle—this villain has it all! See them in The Wizard of Oz.

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.

Cinder has been beaten down by the world, but she's learning that her cyborg abilities are pretty helpful. See them in Cinder .

Part archaeologist, part philosopher, part politician, Jean-Luc Picard is an unashamed intellectual who runs a tight ship. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Bree Van De Kamp likes her whiskey's neat, her napkins pressed, and her guns loaded. See them in Desperate Housewives.