Because you like Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite
Abandoned by her parents, Rey made her living selling scrap metal and got used to being her own friend and teacher. See them in Star Wars Series.
Thor is Asgardian nobility who is tickled by how us earthlings live. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Jim Halpert is a master at the art of making it through the work day, including participating in an office Olympics. See them in The Office.
If you need her, Lisa Simpson will be in her room with her saxophone and a good book. See them in The Simpsons.
A beacon of positivity with a brilliant legal mind to boot, Elle Woods breaks down stereotypes about what girls can and can't do. See them in Legally Blonde.
Father to a murdered son and husband to a murdered wife, Maximus Decimus Meridius will have his vengeance. See them in Gladiator.
She's mostly doom and gloom, but you'd get nowhere without Sadness. See them in Inside Out.
Is there more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking? Derek Zoolander thinks not. See them in Zoolander.
Leonard Hofstadter is the normal one among his scientist friends, though in fairness that's a low bar. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Penelope Garcia is the smartest ex-con turned FBI tech, but her fashion never fails to raise eyebrows. See them in Criminal Minds.
Amy Santiago likes following the rules a little too much. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.