local hero

plural local heroes

1. A person who is regarded as a hero in local society.

   They get their local hero / Somebody with the right style / They get their local hero / Somebody with just the right smile

   1992, Bruce Springsteen, “Local Hero”, in Lucky Town

   2 more examples

   […] and this took place in Estremadura, where their local hero Paredes, according to Cervantes, stopped entire legions with his single sword.

   1855, Richard Ford, A Handbook for Travellers in Spain, 3rd edition, page 473

   Mary Lou, who became a local hero in 1984 for outrunning a grizzly bear, ran her Fun House bar for 40 years before closing it in favor of the gift shop and liquor store.

   1991 August, Mark Blackwell, “Anchorage, Alaska”, in Spin, →ISSN, page 52

   Synonyms: toast of the town

2. A superhero that serves as the mascot of a place in Japan.