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A bloodsucker, Carlisle Cullen is actually more likely to give you a blood infusion. See them in Twilight.

Phoebe Halliwell is a bestselling author and martial arts master with power of premonitions. See them in Charmed.

A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.

Loyal and supportive, Cece Parekh is the best friend a girl could ask for. It doesn't hurt that she's a supermodel. See them in New Girl.

The Kid doesn't talk. He just acts with determination. See them in Bastion.

Khan Noonien Singh is super strong, super smart, and out for revenge. He always seems to be two steps ahead of his enemies. See them in Star Trek Into Darkness.

Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.

Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.

Dante Alighieri is a crusader fighting his way to absolution. See them in Dante's Inferno.

After having his mind altered after a bad breakup, Joel Barish is not convinced that ignorance is bliss. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

Catwoman might be slightly unhinged, but you can't say this feline villainess isn't confident. See them in DC Extended Universe.