Heroing It
From The Extended Group
Heroing it loosely describes the reckless approach to an activity which traditionally requires a great deal more caution.
Origin
The term was first coined during a marathon round of Mario All-Stars: The Lost Levels. Growing weary of a more cautious approach, players would occasionally dash blindly through the stage, causing onlookers to exclaim, "don't be a hero!" This sort of behavior was especially prevalent in the perilous Bowser stages.
While this technique typically led to certain doom, it proved sporadically useful in the more advanced levels, particularly when all traditional means of approach were exhausted. As the night wore on, the act of being a hero became known simply as heroing it. After a session of consistent utilization, this phrase quickly drifted into obscurity.
Trivia
The phrase made an appearance in a Drawing Game round, in which Jamie "neglects common sense" and attempts to hero it through sex. Later panels from this prompt produced the memorable Drawing Game character, the Anthropomorphic Vagina.
This phrase was later re-used by Gavin during his time at Whitworth, to describe his tendency while playing Resident Evil 4 to try to make a run for it after foolishly wasting his ammo. This phrase did not catch on, but instead was replaced by "Shaun Alexandering it", based on the assumption that the Seahawks running back would be too good natured to fight and would attempt to run past zombies. "Shaun Alexandering it" is still in use by Gavin and his friends, most recently used to describe running a short distance back to their dorm after setting off the cash register alarm in the HUB during a failed attempt to annoy a friend who works there.
