Because you like Duke Nukem in Duke Nukem
It’s usually the good-looking, charismatic, play-by-their-own-rules types that get everyone into trouble, and Tyler Durden is Exhibit A. See them in Fight Club.
In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.
As an undercover cop, Schmidt is getting to relive high school as a cool kid. See them in 21 Jump Street.
Ace pilot Asuka Langley Soryu is confident, haughty, and a little less grown-up than she pretends to be. See them in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Maka is determined to collect and purify 99 Kishin eggs– human souls that have been corrupted by evil– and one witch soul. See them in Soul Eater.
A vain and arrogant womanizer, Roy Mustang has hidden depths. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.
Nothing instills more fear in the Empire than the deep kshhh of Darth Vader breathing through his helmet. See them in Star Wars Series.
Shrek is a nasty-on-the-surface ogre with a heart of gold and an earful of wax. See them in Shrek.
Frank N. Furter is just a sweet transvestite with some not-so-sweet plans. See them in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Simba just can't wait to be king, but he's got a lot of growing up to do first. See them in The Lion King.
As a scaring Assistant, Mike Wazowski frightens children to collect their screams to be used as a power supply for the city. See them in Monsters, Inc..