He showed the greatest grace under the worst possible pressure when it mattered the most. That all by itself was enough. Anything else is irrelevant. Wanting more than a clear defense of 2A in a court of law at this crucial time is asking too much. His actions on that day were heroic. That doesn't make him a hero.

Wanting (or needing) heroes is detrimental to the GA. We must realize our own personhood, and what "personhood" really means. We must let go of our need for heroes to find our own meaningful actions, to forge our own way forward. I am very glad he is not retaining hero status by being an otherwise ignorant kid (like almost all kids due to the training of The Matrix).