Because you like Yu Shu Lien in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.
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.
While Fantine's gentleness has led others to take advantage of her, it ultimately forces her to become stronger. See them in Les Miserables.
Eponine is a scrappy street urchin with a bad case of unrequited love. See them in Les Miserables.
In his transformation from hardened convict to moral paragon, Jean Valjean is the kind of man we should all aspire to be. See them in Les Miserables.
Woody is a selfless leader of Andy's toys who likes change less than a snake in his boots. See them in Toy Story.
Jane Foster is an astrophysicist who suspects the colors in the sky may be a portal to another world. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Cooper says he used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, but now he looks down and worry about our place in the dirt. See them in Interstellar.
Diana Prince is using a truth-telling lasso and super-strength to make Earth a little more like Paradise. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Realizing that New York City was in his blood, Wilson Fisk will now do anything to make Hell's Kitchen a better place. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This isn't the Captian Hook of your nightmares; he's charming and devilishly handsome. See them in Once Upon a Time.