Dally is very helpful in the story. Dally helps Johnny and Ponyboy after Johnny killed Bob , he give the two boys money and supplies that they could use if they needed to survive on the run for a little bit. Dally would help anybody in the gang especially Johnny. The ability to help people at any given is something that not everybody can do. That is a character trait a hero would possess.
Secondly Dally is very caring and surprising very kind. Dally may not care