Because you like Charles Ryder in Brideshead Revisited

A level-headed show business icon despite his amphibian status, Kermit is the brains behind the success of the Muppets. See them in The Muppet Movie.

With a unique ability to empathize with killers, Will Graham helps society but his sanity pays the price. See them in Hannibal.

A fourth grader without a moral compass, Eric Cartman lives on KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Cheesy Poofs. See them in South Park.

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.

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

Veronica Sawyer thinks that if you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being, you'd be a game-show host. See them in Heathers.

Marty McFly is a skateboarder, aspiring rock star, and reluctant time-traveler. See them in Back to the Future.

Bedside manner is for chumps, not the brilliant Dr. Gregory House. See them in House M.D..

The quiet, intense Daryl Dixon lets his crossbow do the talking. See them in The Walking Dead.

Aragorn is the one true king, a title he is too humble to accept. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Charlie Kelmeckis is a wallflower who's starting to blossom into something more. See them in The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

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