Because you like Harvey Pekar in American Splendor

Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

Olive Hoover is an irrepressible child beauty queen (or would-be queen) who doesn't play by your rules. See them in Little Miss Sunshine.

Hank McCoy is a quintessential nerdy scientist but with a few rather unconventional physical attributes. See them in X-Men Series.

Michael Kelso gets by on his good looks and his openhearted nature. See them in That '70s Show.

Ted is a cursing, smoking, drinking teddy bear who's anything but cuddly. See them in Ted.

Tom Haverford is set on being a world-renowned entrepreneur who dates models. Problem is, he's stuck in Indiana with a lazy business partner. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Needles Kane says shut up and bleed. See them in Twisted Metal .

Zeratul is cryptic, mystic, and not to be messed with. See them in StarCraft .

Paulie Bleeker is shy, sweet, and super into orange tic-tacs. See them in Juno.

Boomerang is equally skilled at tossing boomerangs and tossing back beers. See them in DC Extended Universe.