Because you like Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol

Extremely violent and loyal, Sandor Clegane is called the Hound for a reason. See them in Game of Thrones.

After years of living vicariously through other people's heroic stories, Wade Watts is about to become a hero himself. See them in Ready Player One.

Anya Jenkins has a real harsh bark to go with her demonic bite. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Not only will Emmett Brown's time-saving gadgets help you travel with ease, his tinkering on your car will help you get wherever you need to go. Fast. See them in Back to the Future.

Kesuke Miyagi is a karate expert who thinks the best way a scrawny high schooler can learn how to defend himself is by washing every surface in sight. See them in The Karate Kid.

Ciri had a princess upbringing, and some of the facts of common people's lives are a mystery to her. See them in The Witcher.

Javert is an inspector with a single-minded focus: to bring criminals to justice. See them in Les Miserables.

Madman, murderer, or musician? No one knows the Phantom behind the mask. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.

A life spent as "Number Two" is bound to give Diego Hargreeves an inferiority complex. See them in The Umbrella Academy.

Driven and straightforward with high-technology parts, EVE was sent to Earth to see if it is habitable. See them in WALL-E.

Jillian Holtzmann's madcap mind is always whirring and she will transform anything into one of her machines. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).