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* BigBrotherWorship: {{Implied|Trope}} as well. Being the youngest out of the two, Jeff looked up to Secretariat the way many younger siblings look up to their older brothers. Coming from the same abusive household, the two were certainly thick as thieves. It only made it more tragic to think about when this was most likely the reason Jeff caved in to the idea of going to Vietnam in his brother's place.
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* TheGenericGuy: PlayedForDrama. His relative blandness is the reason why he's only remembered as "Secretariat's brother".
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the SacrificialLamb. Jeffretariat's life was cut short by 'Nam, but he most likely had his story, his dreams, his own life, yet all people remember him today for is his connection to his ''much more known'' brother Secretariat and the way his death trigerred his descent into suicide.
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* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Poor Jeff is subject to this; even if he had survived to old age, he was never destined to be anything but the shadow of his brother Secretariat. Simple fact: Secretariat had the looks, the charm, the talent, the racing accomplishments and everyone's adoration on his side. Jeff was by comparison an average joe whose love and determination for his older brother made him a lackey for his orders, even when it went against his better judgement. InUniverse, his only relevance within the story is his relationship with his brother and how his death impacted him rather than any mention of his life, who he was, anything. In a rather unusual way, it's his lack of mention, features and how he's overshadowed by his brother what makes his story much more tragic: just as irrelevant in death as he was in life.
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* CannonFodder: Jeffretariat was enrolled within the army impromptu without any notice or training for the sake of his brother, neither of which did a good job of preparing him to be an imperative part of his platoon or someone who had the basic skills to survive.
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* AbusiveParents: {{Implied|Trope}} to have gone through the exact same hell Secretariat went through.
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Secretariat rationalized selling out his brother as a replacement within Army drafting for the Vietnam War as a necessary sacrifice to remain in the public's mind and keep his fame intact. However, if Kelsey's claims are to be believed, his breakdown upon hearing of his brother's death and soon-to-follow suicide implies his snapping out of this mentality was the thing that broke him.
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* SecondHandStorytelling: Most of his backstory, reasoning for his actions and influence within the story is thrown out during {{flashback}}s, dramatization through the making of his biopic or small background references peppered through the series.
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* GreaterScopeParagon: An odd mixture with GreaterScopeVillain, Secretariat is a grand figure in Hollywoo history and within horse racing, the protagonist of a modern greek tragedy and one of the best equine athletes within the game. Fame, recognition, women, awards, standing at the top with every mortal looking up to him for inspiration; even today, when his disgraces and backstabs are well known and documented, Secretariat is still considered a living landmark and fondly remembered by a lot of people and believed to have had an untimely passing. Still, his story and glorification as a figure of veneration has influenced several people to follow in his footsteps, flaws and all. His actions while still living may have costed a Pinto his career and his own brother Jeffretariat his life. Not to say, his horrible, ''horrible'' advice was a key part in the construction of the emotional trainwreck [=BoJack=] Horseman who has ruined quite a lot of lives.
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* HisStoryRepeatsItself: Hmmm, a seemingly collected celebrity who has it all and deep down is a BrokenBird with ParentalIssues, a DarkAndTroubledPast and a pretty bad case of [[{{Narcissist}} Narcissism]]. Are we talking about Secretariat or [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBojackHorseman [=BoJack=]]]?
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* HisStoryRepeatsItself: HistoryRepeats: Hmmm, a seemingly collected celebrity who has it all and deep down is a BrokenBird with ParentalIssues, a DarkAndTroubledPast and a pretty bad case of [[{{Narcissist}} Narcissism]]. Are we talking about Secretariat or [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBojackHorseman [=BoJack=]]]?
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* TheScottishTrope: A {{biopic}} about his life (beginnings, rise, fall) has been in production since the mid-80s with any attempts done often resulting in delays, turnarounds or just sheer DevelopmentHell. The curse believed to be bestowed upon the movie is legend among Hollywoo. It was only during 2014 when the movie blasted off with Kelsey Jannings as director, Lenny Turtletaub as producer and [=BoJack=] Horseman (one of Secretariat's biggest fans) playing the lead. Even then, the misfortunes occurred during filming certainly reek of this trope: there's assistant Debra burning her face; frequent clashes between director, producer and actor; Corduroy Jackson-Jackson's off-screen set death; delays resulting in a total rewrite of the movie with shift of crew halfway through filming; [=BoJack=] seemingly disappearing and a ToneShift the size never once seen in Hollywoo. Worse, people bought the bullshit version instead of reality.
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* {{Kneecapping}}: [[RashomonStyle May or may not]] have done this to a Pinto during one of his most difficult races.
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* ScholarshipStudent: Secretariat got his start in racing by earning a scholarship, partly to get out of his broken home. One of the reasons why the famed loss against "Giant Hearted" Sham affected him as much as it did was because it put his scholarship in jeopardy.
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* RagsToRiches: Not a lot of Secretariat's past is revealed: he and his brother didn't have the best of childhoods and this fact impulsed him to become successful. But one of the few known things was this: Secretariat wasn't born with any money, he had to work to gain wealth and reputation with his status as a ScholarshipStudent helping quite a bit.
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* AmbiguousSituation: According to ''Secretariat: A Biopic'', Secretariat may have been involved or at least a suspect in a {{kneecapping}} of a Pinto competitor during one of his races, getting defensive when accused of it. Whether it was true or not is never clarified, with the ShowWithinAShow making of the movie been coy about the facts as well.
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* KickTheDog: He sent his brother to the figurative knacker just to keep himself in the spotlight.
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** He sent his brother to the figurative knacker just to keep himself in thespotlight.spotlight.
** If the Kelsey-era {{biopic}} is to be believed, [[AmbiguousSituation he may or may not]] have been involved in a {{kneecapping}} of a rival Pinto in one of his races.
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** If the Kelsey-era {{biopic}} is to be believed, [[AmbiguousSituation he may or may not]] have been involved in a {{kneecapping}} of a rival Pinto in one of his races.
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* TheDandy: Always dressed with the best suits for every occasion.
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* AntagonisticOffspring: {{Downplayed|Trope]]. Secretariat never got along with his father, seeing him as a failure and an abusive bastard. Soon as he got an scholarship for sports, he left the family home, never intending on looking back with his sight on the future laying ahead. However, there's never any mention of Secretariat outright dissing his father, more of an "out of sight, out of mind" philosophy. Still, he reportedly fell into a slump when he was sent to the glue factory.
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* AntagonisticOffspring: {{Downplayed|Trope]].{{Downplayed|Trope}}. Secretariat never got along with his father, seeing him as a failure and an abusive bastard. Soon as he got an scholarship for sports, he left the family home, never intending on looking back with his sight on the future laying ahead. However, there's never any mention of Secretariat outright dissing his father, more of an "out of sight, out of mind" philosophy. Still, he reportedly fell into a slump when he was sent to the glue factory.
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* AntagonisticOffspring: {{Downplayed|Trope]]. Secretariat never got along with his father, seeing him as a failure and an abusive bastard. Soon as he got an scholarship for sports, he left the family home, never intending on looking back with his sight on the future laying ahead. However, there's never any mention of Secretariat outright dissing his father, more of an "out of sight, out of mind" philosophy. Still, he reportedly fell into a slump when he was sent to the glue factory.
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* PropagandaMachine: For Richard Nixon in tandem with a backstage deal for DraftDodging. He...[[BadLiar wasn't very good at hiding his uneasiness]].
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of what it means to be TheParagon, sun kissed and naturally talented, especially [[StepfordSmiler the enormous emotional toll]] of appearing flawless to the public when the entirety of your career and image might be a coping mechanism to escape your troubled past (as well your success based on the public's love) and [[JumpingTheSlipperySlope how far would anyone go to ensure they would remain someone for people to look up to]]. [[DrivenToSuicide His fate]] just proves how bad things can get when the spotlight is taken away from such character in his DarkestHour.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of what it means to be TheParagon, sun kissed and naturally talented, especially [[StepfordSmiler the enormous emotional toll]] of appearing flawless to the public when the entirety of your career and image might be a coping mechanism to escape your troubled past (as well your success based on the public's love) and [[JumpingTheSlipperySlope [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope how far would anyone go to ensure they would remain someone for people to look up to]]. [[DrivenToSuicide His fate]] just proves how bad things can get when the spotlight is taken away from such character in his DarkestHour.
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* BrokenHero: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Secretariat was [[DarkAndTroubledPast born and raised into a broken home and had a horrible childhood]] which he prefers not to remember, but [[RagsToRiches he eventually managed to rise from it]] and become a famous, renowned celebrity race horse with all the luxuries, status and reverence anyone could ask, all while remaining unwilling to sink into self-despair [[TheParagon by trying to be as nice, accommodating and helpful as possible with other people who remind him of his past situation]]. However, as things get more and more complicated, Secretariat starts to crack and reveal how truly screwed-up he is to the point that his need to remain in control, retain what he has earned over the years and simply refusing to deal with his issues and bad decisions [[FatalFlaw starts to cloud his better judgement]]. Eventually, all of his mistakes and personal tragedies catch up to him and lead him to an early grave.
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* TheCharmer: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Secretariat's fame was not just owed to his prowess in the racing fields; his large than life sense of humor and charisma would no doubt help, with everyone seeing him as someone beyond any flaws, to be admired, respected and beloved. As such, people (fans like [=BoJack=] especially) would project upon that perception, looking up to him and trying to perceive as what they needed him to be. As such, Secretariat was happy to comply with them in acting as the person they needed to see and imitate...but, deep down he knew he wasn't. Whatever everyone saw him as was nothing but a façade, role he felt had to keep playing out of fear people would dig deeper and recoil in horror and sadness at the real him, at the broken pony in the center. Eventually, giving people what they wanted without ever receiving anything in return or opening to someone hollowed him out completely, not to say made him dependent on others for "love" which would lead him to seek to keep that status no matter the cost...
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** Of the BrokenHero. Secretariat was [[DarkAndTroubledPast born and raised into a broken home and had a horrible childhood]] which he prefers not to remember, but [[RagsToRiches he eventually managed to rise from it]] and become a famous, renowned celebrity race horse with all the luxuries, status and reverence anyone could ask, all while remaining unwilling to sink into self-despair [[TheParagon by trying to be as nice, accommodating and helpful as possible with other people who remind him of his past situation]]. However, as things get more and more complicated, Secretariat starts to crack and reveal how truly screwed-up he is to the point that his need to remain in control, retain what he has earned over the years and simply refusing to deal with his issues and bad decisions [[FatalFlaw starts to cloud his better judgement]]. Eventually, all of his mistakes and personal tragedies catch up to him and lead him to an early grave.
** Of TheCharmer. Secretariat's fame was not just owed to his prowess in the racing fields; his large than life sense of humor and charisma would no doubt help, with everyone seeing him as someone beyond any flaws, to be admired, respected and beloved. As such, people (fans like [=BoJack=] especially) would project upon that perception, looking up to him and trying to perceive as what they needed him to be. As such, Secretariat was happy to comply with them in acting as the person they needed to see and imitate...but, deep down he knew he wasn't. Whatever everyone saw him as was nothing but a façade, role he felt had to keep playing out of fear people would dig deeper and recoil in horror and sadness at the real him, at the broken pony in the center. Eventually, giving people what they wanted without ever receiving anything in return or opening to someone hollowed him out completely, not to say made him dependent on others for "love" which would lead him to seek to keep that status no matter the cost...
** Of the BrokenHero. Secretariat was [[DarkAndTroubledPast born and raised into a broken home and had a horrible childhood]] which he prefers not to remember, but [[RagsToRiches he eventually managed to rise from it]] and become a famous, renowned celebrity race horse with all the luxuries, status and reverence anyone could ask, all while remaining unwilling to sink into self-despair [[TheParagon by trying to be as nice, accommodating and helpful as possible with other people who remind him of his past situation]]. However, as things get more and more complicated, Secretariat starts to crack and reveal how truly screwed-up he is to the point that his need to remain in control, retain what he has earned over the years and simply refusing to deal with his issues and bad decisions [[FatalFlaw starts to cloud his better judgement]]. Eventually, all of his mistakes and personal tragedies catch up to him and lead him to an early grave.
** Of TheCharmer. Secretariat's fame was not just owed to his prowess in the racing fields; his large than life sense of humor and charisma would no doubt help, with everyone seeing him as someone beyond any flaws, to be admired, respected and beloved. As such, people (fans like [=BoJack=] especially) would project upon that perception, looking up to him and trying to perceive as what they needed him to be. As such, Secretariat was happy to comply with them in acting as the person they needed to see and imitate...but, deep down he knew he wasn't. Whatever everyone saw him as was nothing but a façade, role he felt had to keep playing out of fear people would dig deeper and recoil in horror and sadness at the real him, at the broken pony in the center. Eventually, giving people what they wanted without ever receiving anything in return or opening to someone hollowed him out completely, not to say made him dependent on others for "love" which would lead him to seek to keep that status no matter the cost...
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* RedHeadedHero: For [[AntiHero a measure of it]].
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* KickTheMoralityPet: Judging by his reaction when he was informed of his death, Secretariat must have truly cared for his brother Jeff. This only underscores what a truly horrid thing he did by trading lives with him for a chance of a longer stay in the spotlight.
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** It goes without saying that the real Secretariat was not DrivenToSuicide at the age of 27 after getting caught betting on his own races or had a brother named Jeffretariat that was killed in 'Nam. In fact, the scene with Secretariat reading Bojack's fan letter at the height of his career specifically takes place in 1973, when the real Secretariat was three years old. Though that ''was'' the year the real Secretariat was retired, the real Secretariat also lived until 1989. [[note]]Horses live an average of 25-30 years, meaning this is about equivalent to a human dying in their fifties.[[/note]]
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* MortalityPhobia: Secretariat knows he's going to die eventually, but it's hard for him to get accustomed to the idea. Being forgotten as time goes by is something he ''won't'' accept, though. He'd rather sell those he loves than seeing his star fade away. By the end, he might have embraced the Reaper a bit too much.
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* TrappedInVillainy: Comes with the territory of becoming a living PropagandaMachine for one of the most unpopular presidents of your country. Likewise, he sealed the deal with promises of good PR in exchange for no war draft, but he most likely knew that if he ever stopped, Nixon could make his career crumble. Screwed one way or the other, but at least one path wouldn't have led to a full-time compromise.
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* CigaretteOfAnxiety: During an interview after making the deal with Nixon and winning another trophy, Secretariat takes several puffs of a cigarette while talking about how big of a hero his brother Jeffretariat is for "fighting the reds" and how much of a groovy dude is President Nixon. Notably, the ExhaustedEyebags return briefly.
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* InMemoriam: Specifically, an airport named ''Air Bud International Airport''.
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* InMemoriam: InUniverse. Specifically, an airport named ''Air Bud International Airport''.
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