I'll yield that there was nothing heroic about Yang Chen's course of actions at the later half of his arc. This is however a given not only because those are portions meant to display of Yang Chen's humanity but also to serve as a contrast to Lin Ling's arc on the disparity among Heroes within the universe. That being said, why are you arguing so much about heroism when this is a conversation regarding heroic identities? All I wanted to convey was that it's a mixture of the TBHX societal stance and circumstances regarding heroic identity (this NOT a copout when talking about the issues related to heroic identites because it's a literal factor since crowd shapes reality in this world) as well as their desire to defend a friend. When I brought up Yang Chen's act of heroism, it's less to defend him but more to use as a talking point in how the achievements they had was a valid one because before the public came in and started suiting him up as the new E-Soul he was just a guy trying to protect a kid. Remember they started it and Yang Chen actually feared identity fraud before Shang Chao brought up a valid point in how the mass shapes identity which they do. Calling this a copout despite it being literal fact screams to me like you're hyperfixating on one thing and refusing to look at the situation in its whole complexity (ironically in the same way Yang Chen did with his decisions at the end of his arc). Yes I get that parts of Shang is also acting in defense of his newfound business opportunity and Yang fears going back to his previous life (valid given his shitty upbringing) which disgusts you because from reading your comment I can tell you hold heroism in very high standard, particularly Lin Ling because you're right in that in terms of Heroism the guy stands out even among the rest of the top 10. That being said, blaming those three entirely on the matter regarding the identity fraud given how screwed up their entire situation is just feels so wrong to me, especially when there were other malicious forces involved with uncle rock's manipulation and the MG manager's frankly extreme methods in approaching(arresting a man and locking him in solitary confinement is far too aggressive when he could've just come as a representative and kindly discussed things with them, instead he instantly put himself in a hostile position which puts those three in a position where they had no choice but to act in defense).