Because you like Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Christian Grey is just as controlling in the bedroom as the boardroom. See them in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Xena's a warrior on a redemptive quest who excels in extreme sports and uses a whip to block axes in mid-air. See them in Xena Warrior Princess.

Jacob Black is the boy next door who's also the wolf next door. See them in Twilight.

An aloof punk rock goddess, Nana Osaki has a surprisingly big heart. See them in Nana.

A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.

Dimitri Belikov is a stoic vampire guardian who has the reserve, focus, and discipline of a soldier. See them in Vampire Academy .

Eren Jaeger will erase the Titans from this world until not a single one remains. See them in Attack on Titan.

Jenna Rink is physically 30 but emotionally 13. She has a better excuse than most. See them in 13 Going on 30.

Willow Rosenberg may be a witch who can defeat the forces of evil, but she still gets emotional over kittens on the Internet. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

With the loyalty and pluckiness of a puppy, Nana Komatsu is a hopeless romantic. See them in Nana.

Eowyn isn’t allowed to fight, but then again, when have rules ever stopped her? See them in The Lord of the Rings.

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