Because you like Sethe in Beloved

There's no one cooler than this intergalactic smuggler who hangs out in dens of iniquity all over the galaxy. And Han Solo knows it! See them in Star Wars Series.

Part of an elite team of investigators, Abby Sciuto is the happiest Goth to ever work in law enforcement. See them in NCIS.

Accessing more than 10 percent of your brain can do strange things to anyone, and Lucy is Exhibit A. See them in Lucy.

Teddy Sanders loves his frat brothers so much he might never leave school. See them in Neighbors.

John Bender's interests include marijuana, fighting, and breaking the rules. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Emmet Brickowski is so upbeat it's not even human. Everything is AWESOME! See them in The Lego Movie.

An aristocrat-turned-tomb-raider, Lara Croft does her best thinking while plunging off cliffs. See them in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

He might look like a pretty boy, but resourceful Leon Scott Kennedy is the man to have at your side during a crisis. See them in Resident Evil Series.

Foul mouthed and disturbingly comfortable with violence, Hit-Girl is a precocious assassin who doesn't need anyone's protection. See them in Kick-Ass.

Ramona Flowers is a delivery girl who's been through her fair share of bad breakups. Super-bad breakups! See them in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

Rhodes has to trust his conscience to guide him through a political struggle that could change the very shape of modern warfare. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Pepper Potts can run a company, manage an egomaniac, and take down bad guys, all without breaking a sweat. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.