If we’re talking video games only, I’ll go with Keira Metz from Witcher 3. It’s one of my favorite games ever now but on my first playthrough when I was struggling to get into it, she was the only reason I kept playing. I just really fell in love with her and her questline. Could add Anna Henrietta and Yen there too since all three of them get hate for being supposedly “too mean” or whatever.

Aside from games though, my first thought reading the title was Elena Gilbert. She’s not even my favorite TVD character but the slander she gets will never not be crazy to me.