Because you like Dr. Gordon Freeman in Half-Life

A cursed pirate captain, Barbossa is greedy, vengeful, and surprisingly cheeky. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.

For Celty Sturluson, it's rather upsetting to be the only headless girl in a city filled with full-bodied humans. See them in Durarara!!.

The Ice King is lonely and looking for a princess to sweep him off his feet. See them in Adventure Time.

A responsible kid, Hugo Cabret is still capable of flights of fancy. See them in Hugo.

Cynicism is his armor and words are his weapons, but what Tyrion Lannister would really like is some nice wine. See them in Game of Thrones.

There's never a dull moment when this mischievous high-schooler gets up to his hijinks. Save Ferris! See them in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

The self-described "ghost with the most" knows the ins-and-outs of specter life like no other. Just ask him. See them in Beetlejuice.

A scary monster on the outside, James P. Sullivan is really a softie on the inside. See them in Monsters, Inc..

Abandoned by her parents, Rey made her living selling scrap metal and got used to being her own friend and teacher. See them in Star Wars Series.

Andy Dwyer might not be completely literate, but he makes up for it in spirit. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Harrison Wells is a brilliant scientist full of secrets. See them in DC Extended Universe.

Light Yagami has a plan to make a better world, and morals won't stop him. See them in Death Note.