Because you like Stede Bonnet in Our Flag Means Death
An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.
Burton Guster is a level-headed investigator with a "Super Sniffer" nose. See them in Psych.
With a unique ability to empathize with killers, Will Graham helps society but his sanity pays the price. See them in Hannibal.
If Eleanor Shellstrop's true identity is revealed, she'll be sent to The Bad Place. See them in The Good Place.
When push comes to shove, the usually overly cautious Luigi has the heart of a hero. See them in Super Mario Bros..
Joyce Byers isn't crazy. She's just speaking to her missing son across dimensions using Christmas lights. See them in Stranger Things.
Donkey Kong is a strong, banana-loving, and caring uncle to Diddy Kong. See them in Donkey Kong.
Anger is a cantankerous hothead whose job is to get others riled up. See them in Inside Out.
Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Bobby Singer is a redneck ghost hunter, but all he wants to do is retire to the junk yards of South Dakota. See them in Supernatural.
Madman, murderer, or musician? No one knows the Phantom behind the mask. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.