Because you like Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days
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.
Billy Butcher's job is to give everyone hell by any means necessary. See them in The Boys.
Hughie Campbell didn't ask to be a hero, but he's tired of injustice. See them in The Boys.
Cosette is an idealistic woman whose innocence stands in contrast to her harsh childhood. See them in Les Miserables.
Boomerang is equally skilled at tossing boomerangs and tossing back beers. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Xander Harris' life motto: laugh in the face of danger and then hide until it goes away. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
From secret organizations to alien attacks, Kyon's life has been one weird, unexplainable thing happening after another. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Relentlessly cheery Ned Flanders enjoys a nice piece of bread with water on the side for dipping See them in The Simpsons.
Charismatic, sociopathic, and dramatic, Charlie Bronson wants nothing more than to be famous. See them in Bronson.
A no-nonsense pro, Agent K has dedicated his whole life to his job. See them in Men in Black.
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
Wendy Testaburger is a born leader who is not afraid to stand up to the other fourth graders for what she believes in. See them in South Park.