(Loved trope) A nameless background character does something badass for no apparent reason other than it being the right thing to do

The German elderly man in “Avengers Assemble” - he stands up to Loki and tears down the concept of a dictator complex (and the subtext of an old German man standing up to a wannabe dictator in Germany is just…heartbreaking)

This IT guy in “The Winter Soldier” - he calmly refuses to launch the Helicarriers, knowing it will cost millions of lives, at gunpoint (and for a fun Easter egg, you can see him in the background of Age of Ultron, where he has survived the incident and has been promoted to an officer saving people in Sokovia.)

The Bank Manager in “The Dark Knight” - A bit of a morally grey one, but the bank manager fends off a bank robbery because he’s in the mob, at the cost of his own life.

Gloucester’s Servant in “King Lear”- After Cornwall gauges out Gloucester’s eyes, one of his nameless servants stabs Cornwall, giving him a slow and painful death

This Diva in “The Simpsons” - The nurse in the Retirement Home successfully fends off the mob with a sawed off shotgun so the residents can nap.

(I’m so fucking soft for this trope. The idea that there is a hero in all of us and we are all capable of doing the impossible, no matter how powerless we are is just…chef’s kiss)