Getting the characters to be liable and relatable are key. Most people will be able to tell you all about their favorite fictional character and why they feel a connection towards them. In my case, one of my favorite characters of all time is Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. I've never been able to explain why, but I have a profound love for Pirate of the Caribbean, and Jack Sparrow in particular. According to an article from the Mary Sue, the reason people get attached to fictional characters is because of empathy. "If you Google “why do we get attached to fictional characters?” 2,800,000 results are returned. Some of them are articles like this, asking questions about the psychology, the philosophy, of how we relate to our favorite characters. Others, however, are a slew of message board posts and blogs where people wonder rather frightfully if they are “sick” for developing very real emotional responses to characters that they know, intellectually, are not real.", the article says. And such claim is true, but when it comes down to it, I believe that we do get attached to characters because we empathize them.
An idea of what protagonist will look like:
Carolyn-cox. "The Psychology of Fandom: Why We Get Attached to Fictional Characters." The Mary Sue. The Mary Sue, 19 Aug. 2015. Web. 12 Mar. 2017.
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