# Faking Street Cred Hero Tattoos By lourdes sanchez bayas | Published 2008-03-26 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faking-street-cred-hero-tattoos References: [guerrilla-innovation](http://www.guerrilla-innovation.com/archives/2008/03/000645.php) & [missandladysboutique.de](http://www.missandladysboutique.de/products/hero-tattoos) These are called **[Hero Tattoos](http://www.missandladysboutique.de/products/hero-tattoos)** and what they do is fake street cred. So for example, If someone takes a nasty, embarrassing spill and sustains a cut that needs stitches, they can get a tattoo claiming that they got the scar fighting off an armed robber who slashed him with a knife. I'm making stuff up here but basically, that's the gist of it. If you have a scar that you acquired in a rather pedestrian, lackluster way, no problem. You can get a Hero tattoo saying that you got the scar saving a baby's life or something like that. At the moment, Hero tattoos are only available in German. Thank goodness for that. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Graffiti](https://www.trendhunter.com/graffiti) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Fake Street Cred:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform or service that allows people to create and customize their own fake street cred tattoos. - **Scar Storytelling:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a brand or service that specializes in designing and applying tattoos that tell unique and empowering stories about scars. - **Personal Branding Tattoos:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the concept of using tattoos as a form of personal branding, allowing individuals to express their values, beliefs, and achievements through ink. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Tattoo Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce new tattoo techniques or technologies that enable more intricate and hyper-realistic designs for storytelling tattoos. - **Fashion Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with fashion brands to create clothing and accessories that complement and enhance the storytelling aspect of tattoos. - **Personal Development Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a personalized coaching or self-improvement program that incorporates the use of tattoos as a tool for self-expression and empowerment. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tattoo-Inspired Joint Blemish Patches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tattoo-compact.md) - [Vitamin-Packed Temporary Tattoos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daily-defense-patches.md) - [Transformative Survivor Tattoos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mark-of-life.md) - [QSR Temporary Tattoo Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chipotle-temporary-tattoo-collection.md) - [Interactive Tattoo Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inkstory.md) - [Supermarket Temporary Tattoos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/specialbuy-temporary-tattoos.md) - [Unusual Food Tattoo Challenges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omaha-steak.md) - [Scannable Tattoo Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whopper-tattoo.md) - [Progressive Rewritable Tattoos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magic-ink.md)