Because you like Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain

Ilana Wexler is rarely found without a joint. When she's not absolutely blazed, she is a below average employee and an incredible best friend. See them in Broad City.

Calling Alicia Florrick a "good wife" is damning this smart, capable, thoughtful woman with too-faint praise. See them in The Good Wife.

Big Boss is a disillusioned mercenary commander who wants to create a world for soldiers (and soldiers alone). See them in Metal Gear Series.

Arwen has to choose between a life of loneliness or love and inevitible death, both rather unfortunate options. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

V is a violent anarchist with literally nothing left to lose. But, he might have a point. See them in V for Vendetta.

A crooked cop, Harvey Bullock is the product of a not-so-just criminal justice system. See them in Gotham.

Carrie Bradshaw is a sex columnist addicted to expensive shoes, Cosmopolitan martinis, and unavailable men. See them in Sex and the City.

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

Liu Kang spends his days training his body and spirit, seeking to become the ultimate warrior. See them in Mortal Kombat.

As Marlena Rosenbluth is finding out, confidence in the limelight doesn't always translate to power at home. See them in Water for Elephants.

Bad-ass Rayne has sworn her life to finding and destroying her vampire dad, Kagan, and killing as many other vampires as she can in the bargain. See them in BloodRayne .

Even with the world on the line, Bayonetta is an Umbra Witch who maintains a biting sense of humor. See them in Bayonetta.