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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.
Yoda is wise, patient, and capable of kicking ass. He's done his best to mentor young Jedi and protect the balance of Light and Dark. See them in Star Wars Series.
Ariel knows there's a whole other world above the sea, but exploring it comes at a big price. See them in The Little Mermaid.
WALL-E is a quirky little romantic robot cleaning the wasteland known as Earth. See them in WALL-E.
A wildly brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes can figure out everything except how to interact with other human beings. See them in Sherlock.
A dreamy space cadet, Luna Lovegood has never met a conspiracy theory she didn't believe in. See them in Harry Potter Series.
A bookish know-it-all with a bossy streak, Hermione Granger always stands up for what she believes in. See them in Harry Potter Series.
She's mostly doom and gloom, but you'd get nowhere without Sadness. See them in Inside Out.
The adventurous daughter of Port Royal's governor, Elizabeth Swann would rather conspire with pirates than sit pretty in her corset. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Brilliant, violent, and only a little insane, the Joker doesn't listen to anyone except the voices in his head. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Steve Rogers is a good soldier. But above all, he's a good man. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Thor is Asgardian nobility who is tickled by how us earthlings live. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.