You can use self-respecting with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person. 典型的(一类人)
adjective [原级]有自尊心的;自重的
He died as any self-respecting gangster should—in a hail of bullets. 他死于乱枪之下—正如匪徒的典型下场一样。