Someone of the lower social hierarchy order who adopts the "ways of a HERO" in order to make themselves look the social icon they dream to be. The first two known HEROs were CP and MEAT. Of course the whole HERO buisness was intended to be facetious and 'put on' but CP never quite saw it that way.
one falsely presuming that their own actions are far more cool/significant that they actually are, often deserving the song "Heroes" (originally performed by David Bowie and later by the Wallflowers) to be played/sung as a sarcastic theme song as they walk away.
Jack and Jill are sitting at a coffee shop enjoying polite conversation. A pop-collar-frat-boy-looking hero appears.
Jack: Can I help you?
Hero: (staring intently at Jill) I just wanted to say whazzzup and see how y'all were doing.
Jill: Go away, you're creeping me out.
Hero: Well I'll see you kids later then. (turns and walks away, obviously trying to strut as he does so)
Dave has opened the door, because no one else would, Dave now hasn't got enough money for the mystery box, but he put the team before himself. Dave is a hero