I would say " A " hero.. not " THE" hero...and I say that out of my personality, not ego, as I'm not thinking of a bad ass super hero or anything...pretty much a normal person, who would put the self at risk to save/help another if need be..
think of it more like the secondary or " extra" jedi in the newer movies, or books....I'm by no means a main character.. I may have been there on Geonosis to save Ani, and Obi-wan...and most likely never really have a name anyone knows, hell I may have died on Geonosis, or during the jedi purge......but atleast I was there trying to do what was right.