Because you like Reagan Abbott in A Quiet Place
Don't underestimate Maggie Greene. She's a farm girl with a mission. See them in The Walking Dead.
Everyone is just a chess piece, and Izaya Orihara is a master player. See them in Durarara!!.
Elio Perlman likes the piano, peaches, and his father's new research assistant a little too much. See them in Call Me by Your Name.
Frodo might have carried the ring, but Samwise Gamgee carried the ring bearer. See them in The Lord of the Rings.
Dr. Gordon Freeman is a brilliant physicist is a quiet hero. And given all the violent aliens, he better be. See them in Half-Life.
Rayman is a fearless hero who flies into action with a propeller on his head and a smile on his face. See them in Rayman.
A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.
Viking Astrid Hofferson has it all: brains, brawn, and some killer braids. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.
Glenn Rhee somehow never loses his enthusiastic spirit – even in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. See them in The Walking Dead.
Charles Boyle is the human equivalent of a puppy, only slightly less adorable. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Joyce Byers isn't crazy. She's just speaking to her missing son across dimensions using Christmas lights. See them in Stranger Things.