Can someone let me know if i answer this so the question is what makes a hero? write down the names of two or three people, real or fictional, whom you consider heroic. then take a few minutes to list character traits that you think a hero of any time and place should have. what makes a hero to me is someone who is fair, loyal and stands up for what is right ad also others in need. two heroes to me were martin luther king jr. and rosa parks. i think them as heroic because they both stood up for their rights as u. s citizens and every other african american citizen.