Because you like Henry Chinaski in Barfly

Jin Kazama is a fearsome warrior torn between the darkness and the light. See them in Tekken .

Dr. Gordon Freeman is a brilliant physicist is a quiet hero. And given all the violent aliens, he better be. See them in Half-Life.

Riggan Thomson is a washed-up movie star running from his inner demons. Alas those inner demons look just like the superhero he used to play. See them in Birdman.

Ruling with an iron fist, Pablo owns the drug trade and is bathing in the fame and wealth that the cocaine trade in Columbia offers. See them in Narcos.

Blake Henderson is happiest smoking weed on the roof ‘til the end of time, but the real world just has a way of killing his vibe. See them in Workaholics.

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.

Although Morrigan knows every kind of magic there is, friendship is an untested area for her. See them in Dragon Age Series.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Marge Gunderson embodies the very best of the American Midwest. She's kind, friendly, and fiercely honest. See them in Fargo.

Roger Kint is a nervous, weak, ham-handed criminal. We think. See them in The Usual Suspects.

The "runt" of his biker gang, Tetsuo Shima grapples with a perpetual inferiority complex. See them in Akira.

Dev Shah is a technology-obsessed New Yorker balancing struggles in his love life and career. Maybe you've seen his Go-Gurt commercial. See them in Master of None.