Because you like Manuel Calavera in Grim Fandango

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

A reformed former outlaw, John Marston doesn't want any trouble, yet somehow trouble always seems to find him. See them in Red Dead Redemption.

Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.

While his twin tries to save lives, Millions Knives does the best to end them. See them in Trigun.

Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

A speed-loving daredevil who lives on the edge, Sonic is as brave as he is cocky. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.

Altair Ibn-La'Ahad is as much a philosopher and detective as he is a killer. He takes nothing at face value and continually searches for deeper truths. See them in Assassin's Creed Series.

Though cynical about the world, Shuya Nanahara is caring and protective towards his friends. See them in Battle Royale.

Arthur Dent is an incredibly normal man on an incredibly abnormal adventure. See them in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Bad-ass Rayne has sworn her life to finding and destroying her vampire dad, Kagan, and killing as many other vampires as she can in the bargain. See them in BloodRayne .

Charlie is a Type A theater director dealing with something out of his control: a painful divorce. See them in Marriage Story.