Because you like Daniel Cleaver in Bridget Jones's Diary

Keeping your cool is just as useful in the underworld as in war, and Michael Corleone is stone-cold. See them in The Godfather.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.

Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Awkward and anxious. It's not easy being Meg Griffin. See them in Family Guy.

Velma Kelly will do anything to get the limelight back. See them in Chicago.

Blunt, petty, neurotic, Larry David can never live and let live. See them in Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Paulie Bleeker is shy, sweet, and super into orange tic-tacs. See them in Juno.

Ursula will oh-so-generously grant your wishes for a price. See them in The Little Mermaid.

A company man who has never done a day of work, Creed Bratton pursues sketchy extracurricular activities that keep him busy. See them in The Office.

For a taciturn, shadowy vampire, Angel has got a big mouth. See them in Angel.

Wheatley's got an endless supply of bad ideas that he wants to share. See them in Portal Series.

Buddy Pine is an unhinged superfan of superheroes using technology to take down his idols. See them in The Incredibles.