Because you like Riku in Kingdom Hearts
Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.
After surviving a CIA mission that was supposed to kill him, ex-military man John Reese bets it all on a chance to redeem himself. See them in Person of Interest.
Samwell Tarly is a scholar, not a fighter. But that's not good for an aspiring member of the Night's Watch. See them in Game of Thrones.
An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.
Anyone who's said "Don't worry, it's just a dream" never met Freddy Krueger. See them in A Nightmare on Elm Street.
The brilliant and well-adjusted Ender Wiggin is being groomed for the next generation of military leaders to fight alien invaders. See them in Ender's Game.
Tony Stonem is the golden boy of Bristol. Problem is, he knows it. See them in Skins.
Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.
Mike Wheeler loves Dungeons and Dragons, even after his real life starts imitating the game. See them in Stranger Things.
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.
A bloodsucker, Carlisle Cullen is actually more likely to give you a blood infusion. See them in Twilight.