You either die and be a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

This is quoted from Two-Face of the Dark Knight movie.An interpretation of this quote is that you could stick to your morals,of what's right,to be loyal to a cause,even if it is of your detriment (die and be a hero).Should you contradict your values for your betterment,you may find yourself making the same decisions of the very people you yourself considered corrupt/evil(live long enough to see yourself become a villain.)

Black Mirror(15 million merits)
Before:Main character opposes system of the rich profiting off of working class

After:Main character is hired by rich to host a vlog to rant about systemic oppression,only to be benefiting from the system he once fought against

You either die and be a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

Black Mirror(15 million merits)
Before:Main character opposes system of the rich profiting off of working class

After:Main character is hired by rich to host a vlog to rant about systemic oppression,only to be benefiting from the system he once fought against

by Smart Patrick October 18, 2022

you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian

It means that in life you are given choices and this defines who you will become morally. You choose who you are and if you choose to be bad than you are the villian but if you choose to be good then you are a hero. We are all faced with the choice of being good or bad but you only you can choose it.

A quote from the dark knight by harvey dent

Tejeda chose to be good for the first 25 years of his life but then he decided to rob and kill people. At his trial the judge asked Tejada how he could've changed so drastically and his lawyer replied by saying you either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian.

by max payne 3 April 10, 2010

PIP Hero

A mythical mysterious masked altruistic creature that gives support to the disabled and has become a hero amongst the disabled community.

Wow I won my PIP disability award your such a PIP Hero

by anonymous January 1, 2024

sidewalk hero

A person that looks/acts like a civilian in public but will jump into action when a medical or social crisis hits outside of typical occupations/environments, typically on public sidewalks.
I.E. people that treat injured people or stop criminals before they escape the scene of the crime

"Did you hear about that woman that saved a girl's life in the news? Patched her injury up to keep her alive until the paramedics arrived!"
"Yeah, she was a real sidewalk hero!"

by Mega Erofan January 4, 2020

beige the hero

A champion of racism by day, and lover of black men by night

Henry is a real beige the hero

by alllllllllah August 29, 2025

skatepark hero

A skatepark hero is the skater at the park who shows off, drops in on you, and has no skatepark etiquette because they think they are the best.

Watch out, that skatepark hero is about the snake you again.

by SkaterNatKD May 16, 2023

Hero

A hero is a person who actively goes out of the way to do the right thing. They are despised by most people for being goody tooshoos around certain people as well, Anyone can go from a normal person to a hero in a matter of one action

Person 1: Jason is such a hero around the teachers that guy needs to stop sucking off the teachers
Person 2: I NEED A HERO, IM HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO TO THE END OF THE NIGHT

Jason: What's wrong young fellow?
Person 2: My ball got kicked across the oval
Jason: I'll go get it

by Sex_god_cryptoMAIN June 13, 2022