A Hero 

Someone who is not Caitlyn Jenner.

"Hey Anthony, I just saved a women from being raped!"
"Wow Mike! You really are A Hero!"

A Hero by Sir Battletoad July 28, 2016

A Hero 

a hero is someone that buys the door in zombies on round 25

man last knight I was playing zombies and a hero saved our game

A Hero by Jerome steven January 12, 2017

a hero 

someone who is noble and a good role model.

Superman is a hero.

a hero by morgzzzz February 26, 2014

A hero with a zero 

A hero with a zero is a soul that cares about everything else except their own wealth

He was a hero with a zero, it didn't matter to home what the outcome was.

A hero with a zero by Dejiah voooo August 15, 2019

A hero has arisen 

In a line or large crowd of traffic, a hero has arisen when someone jets into an open lane and gains speed rapidly, trying to budge in ahead in line. The appropriate response is a hard shutdown, with the comment "There's no time for heroes, and you're not one."

Oh look! A hero has arisen! Speaking into mirror and speeding up to close any gap: There's no time for heroes and you're not one.

A hero has arisen by Rambler Man May 23, 2023

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. 

Coined in the movie "The Dark Knight Rises" by Harvey Dent, A.k.a. Two-Face.

It is the philisophical summary that, no matter what good you intend to do, as long as you live and continue, you will bring about just as much evil as good, if not more through accident or intent. Death becomes a saving grace, providing vindication for their actions and preventing a worsening of certain outcomes through inactivity.

Examples include:
Falling to the same corrupton you sought to eliminate. ( Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars, Lois Griffin from Family Guy)
Prolonged exposure to evil, despite good intentions. (Frodo from Lord of the Rings, Ice King from Adventure Time)
Narrow minded destruction in belief of a greater goal. (Harvey Dent from "The Dark Knight Rises")

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. by TheAllKnowingOne November 23, 2013

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain

A quote from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight by the character Harvey Dent in reference to Julius Caesar and Batman. Repeated by Batman at the end of the film.

There are several possible meanings:

1. Absolute power eventually corrupts (as in the case of Julius Caesar).
2. Being consistently heroic is difficult if not impossible, circumstances will eventually push you towards villainy (as in the case of Harvey Dent and Batman).
3. Public opinion can easily change and will eventually change. Many people have the tendency find faults even when there are none. It can also be easily manipulated. You might adhere to your code despite 1. and 2., you can still be painted as a villain by your enemies (as in the case of what Joker did to Batman).
4. Villainy and Heroism are relative and not absolute. "Good" will change with time. Different people have different concepts of "good" (the actions of Julius Caesar can be judged very differently by different people throughout the different ages). In many situations, the line between the two concepts can be very blurry (following the law versus vigilantism).

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain by Project Book August 5, 2015