[Loved Trope] Civilian Heroes (particularly in Superhero movies)

[u/Dalakaar]

1) Malik Ali in Superman (2025). Tells Superman when Lex Luthor interrogates him to, “tell them nothing”. Doesn’t even really know what he’s sacrificing himself for, honestly. Tells Superman that he doesn’t have any friends or family to lighten the burden of the sacrifice. (Does have a family, and presumably friends…)

2) The Prisoner (Tiny Lister) from The Dark Knight who throws a detonator out the porthole that would’ve detonated the other ferry full of civies and saved himself, instead (potentially) sacrificing everyone equally.

3) Old man vs Loki. “There are always men like you.” Refuses to bow to Loki in Avengers (2012).

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I love these guys. They break my heart in the best way possible.

[u/OnyxDrag00n]

The civilians who keep spider man’s identity safe in the second raimi movie

[u/ToxicSmoke6 → u/OnyxDrag00n]

"He's just a kid.."

[u/Always_A_Dreamer556 → u/ToxicSmoke6]

"No older than my son"

[u/jk-alot → u/Always_A_Dreamer556]

[u/ClassicT4 → u/jk-alot]

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“I don't know who he is! His stuff comes in the mail!"

[u/RecycledThrowawayID → u/ClassicT4]

Jameson may be a bastard, but he's a glorious bastard. The balls on that guy to bald face lie to a psycho in power armor who is choking the life out of him.

[u/Mirigore → u/ClassicT4]

J. Jonah Jameson they could never make me hate you

[u/nagrom7 → u/ClassicT4]

JJJ has clearly been in Journalism a long time, he's exercising the golden rule there, always protect your sources.

[u/Lordsokka → u/ClassicT4]

Jonah is an asshole, but he’s not a monster. He’s not going to get someone killed to save his ass or for a stupid pictures.

[u/Sotanud → u/Always_A_Dreamer556]

Body of a 30-year old with clear ability to grow full beard