Because you like Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Dana Scully, sometimes looking for extreme possibilities makes you blind to the probable explanation right in front of you. See them in The X-Files.

Amy Santiago likes following the rules a little too much. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Selfishly taking her father’s place to fight in the Imperial Army, Hua Mulan risks treason if they find out she isn’t who she says she is. See them in Mulan.

Often the one to deliver bad news to the families of victims, Jennifer Jareau isn't sure this is what she signed up for. See them in Criminal Minds.

A believer in the pursuit of justice, Garrus Vakarian hates it when bad guys slip through the cracks of the bureaucratic justice system. See them in Mass Effect.

This master marksman may be a villain, but Deadshot's motives aren't quite as selfish as they seem. See them in DC Extended Universe.

What Mako Mankanshoku lacks in common sense, she makes up for in sheer optimism and force of personality. See them in Kill la Kill.

Morticia Addams hates anything bright and cheery and loves all things ghoulish, ghastly, and violent. See them in The Addams Family.

Nancy Wheeler is popular but independent, sheltered but gutsy. See them in Stranger Things.

This android may not have emotions, but Lt. Commander Data's curiosity about humanity is endless. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Sue Sylvester has a win-at-all-costs philosophy, a bizarre fixation on a school singing club, and a fashion style that involves a red tracksuit. See them in Glee.

Ellen Ripley defines the word "badass." When she's not leading her crew on an interstellar voyage, she's slaying terrifying creatures. See them in Alien.