Because you like Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur
Bobby Singer is a redneck ghost hunter, but all he wants to do is retire to the junk yards of South Dakota. See them in Supernatural.
A bloodsucker, Carlisle Cullen is actually more likely to give you a blood infusion. See them in Twilight.
If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.
A fight every now and then makes Dante's life a little more interesting. See them in Devil May Cry.
Anger is a cantankerous hothead whose job is to get others riled up. See them in Inside Out.
Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.
Don't ask the ruthless queen of the Tokyo underworld any questions unless you're fine with losing a limb. See them in Kill Bill vol. 1.
Although Mako Mori may be small and quiet, she is a core of battle-hardened steel. See them in Pacific Rim.
Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.
R2-D2 has been in the galaxy saving business for decades. Not bad for somebody whose vocabulary is limited to "beep-boop." See them in Star Wars Series.
Beloved by all, Lucy is the most corageous Pevensie. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.
A compassionate medical student, Martha Jones has found a Doctor she can really look up to. See them in Doctor Who.