Because you like Hal 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey

Despite the dissolution of his state, Prussia hangs on – mooching off his younger brother Germany and reading comics. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.

Kyle Broflovski is an motional fourth-grader who plays Guitar Hero, speaks Pig Latin, and fights with his "Fat Ass" friend Cartman. See them in South Park.

Ratchet is a shoot-first, ask-questions-later, and then-shoot-again kind of lombax. See them in Ratchet & Clank.

Caleb Rivers is a bad boy with a good reason for acting out. See them in Pretty Little Liars.

Handsome Jack is wearing a mask of his own face to hide his scarred real one. See them in Borderlands Series.

Rapunzel's dreams might be even bigger than her hair. See them in Tangled.

A precocious 11-year-old, Satsuki Kusakabe is not quite as grown up as she pretends to be. See them in My Neighbor Totoro.

Tempestuous and talented, Claire Randall is a woman with a passionate heart and a quick mind. See them in Outlander.

Ally Maine is a star who is about to be born. See them in A Star is Born.

Jo Wilson is an accomplished doctor who's getting over her past. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Protecting his family's name and its power are more important to Tywin Lannister than anything or anyone. See them in Game of Thrones.

Chris Chambers is from a family of social outcasts and criminals, and he wants more than anything to avoid ending up like them. See them in Stand By Me.