Because you like Janine Teagues in Abbott Elementary

Mikasa Ackerman is a near-perfect soldier who won't break her stone-faced expression whether she's killing foes or protecting loved ones. See them in Attack on Titan.

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

Light Yagami has a plan to make a better world, and morals won't stop him. See them in Death Note.

Few high school students could be less concerned with labels. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.

Everyone Barney Stinson knows is getting married or pregnant. But he's just getting more awesome. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

People think that because Tris is small, or a girl, or a Stiff, she can't possibly be cruel. But they're wrong. See them in Divergent.

Stewie Griffin is just your average evil-genius, talking, sociopathic baby. See them in Family Guy.

Tobias "Four" Eaton is only afraid of four things, but you should probably be afraid of him. See them in Divergent.

Korra is stubborn, outgoing, and faced with huge responsibilities she might not be ready for. See them in The Legend of Korra.

Howl puts the "tortured" in tortured artist. He just wants to be recognized for his work, but no one wants to trust a boy that sorta looks like a bird. See them in Howl's Moving Castle.

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

Part of an elite team of investigators, Abby Sciuto is the happiest Goth to ever work in law enforcement. See them in NCIS.