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* In ''Literature/HeraldsOfRhimn'', Gildhe is one of the oldest fey in Courtfather Snow's care by the time the main series starts, and they spend most of their time helping him take care of the court. Because of his poor social skills and his tendency to run away from home, they view Meparik as [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling the foolish sibling]] between the two of them.
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** Percy Weasley [[spoiler: in the first four books]]: prefect in his fifth year (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]''), Head Boy in his seventh year (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]''), followed by the career his mother Molly approved of in the Ministry of Magic (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'') - but his no-nonsense attitude give him trouble with his family: Molly sang his praises throughout the first four books and seemed depressed when [[spoiler: he walked out on the family.]]; with Arthur, it's more a matter of absentmindedness than outright favoritism, and his siblings do love him but are peeved by his attitude, especially the very chaotic twins. [[spoiler: He even has a FaceHeelTurn, but returns home in ''Deathly Hallows'' just in time for the last battle]].
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** Percy Weasley [[spoiler: in [[spoiler:in the first four books]]: prefect in his fifth year (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]''), Head Boy in his seventh year (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]''), followed by the career his mother Molly approved of in the Ministry of Magic (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'') - -- but his no-nonsense attitude give him trouble with his family: Molly sang his praises throughout the first four books and seemed depressed when [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he walked out on the family.]]; family]]; with Arthur, it's more a matter of absentmindedness than outright favoritism, and his siblings do love him but are peeved by his attitude, especially the very chaotic twins. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He even has a FaceHeelTurn, but returns home in ''Deathly Hallows'' just in time for the last battle]].
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* ''Literature/InCryptid'': Mary Dunlavy stayed on Earth as a ghost to take care of her ailing father.
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* Happy Loman from ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman.'''' But since Willy’s parenting screwed his kids up and since Biff is able to recognize this, being dutiful isn’t such a good thing.
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* ''VideoGame/GoodbyeVolcanoHigh'': Naser's parents have high expectations for him while being dismissive towards his older sibling, Fang, who they can't relate to due to Fang's gender transition and pursuit of a music career. Because of this, Naser is the one keeping the peace between his family and handling the home responsibilities like cooking and cleaning, all on top of his Class President duties at school.
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* ''Fanfic/FamilyOfTheShield'' has Naofumi decide to form a family of his own made up from Monsters that he hatches and raises as his own Sons and Daughters, among them all; [[OurManticoresAreSpinier Monti Iwatani]] due to his quiet and reserved personality along with his hard-working nature has Naofumi genuinely see Monti as the sort of son he'd be happy to show off to friends and other people back in Japan.
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* ''Fanfic/FamilyOfTheShield'' has Naofumi decide to form a family of his own made up from Monsters that he hatches and raises as his own Sons and Daughters, among Daughters. Among them all; [[OurManticoresAreSpinier Monti Iwatani]] due to his quiet and reserved personality along with his hard-working nature has Naofumi genuinely see Monti as the sort of son he'd be happy to show off to friends and other people back in Japan.
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* ''Fanfic/FamilyOfTheShield'' has Naofumi decide to form a family of his own made up from Monsters that he hatches and raises as his own Sons and Daughters, among them all; [[OurManticoresAreSpinier Monti Iwatani]] due to his quiet and reserved personality along with his hard-working nature has Naofumi genuinely see Monti as the sort of son he'd be happy to show off to friends and other people back in Japan.
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** [[HeroicSelfDeprecation [=BoJack=]]] was molded by his mother Beatrice to be a successful star to make up for wrapping her into a loveless marriage. Oscillating between feelings of love and hate for her, [=BoJack=] would go to great lengths to impress her even after gaining independence and entering show business, inviting her to the first ''JustforFun/HorsinAround'' taping regardless of his prism of experience. Even after that, [=BoJack=] has often searched for the kind of love missing in his life, which is the root of his crippling narcissism.
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** [[HeroicSelfDeprecation [[Characters/BojackHorsemanBojackHorseman [=BoJack=]]] was molded by his mother Beatrice to be a successful star to make up for wrapping her into a loveless marriage. Oscillating between feelings of love and hate for her, [=BoJack=] would go to great lengths to impress her even after gaining independence and entering show business, inviting her to the first ''JustforFun/HorsinAround'' taping regardless of his prism of experience. Even after that, [=BoJack=] has often searched for the kind of love missing in his life, which is the root of his crippling narcissism.
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* ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'': In the first eight episodes, Kanan Matsuura isn't attending the start of her third year as she is helping her grandfather run his diver shop, since her father is recovering from a bone fracture. Once he heals up, Kanan returns to school in the ninth episode.
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* ''[[Fanfic/StarsEyesOfHeaven Demolition Man]]'': Following Keicho's death, Nijimura Okuyasu is planning to devote himself int taking care of his mutated father, even dropping out of high school to so. Thankfully, [[AdoptivePeerParent Jotaro steps in to help with any financial troubles]].
* ''[[Fanfic/StarsEyesOfHeaven Demolition Man]]'': Following Keicho's death, Nijimura Okuyasu is planning to devote himself int taking care of his mutated father, even dropping out of high school to so. Thankfully, [[AdoptivePeerParent Jotaro steps in to help with any financial troubles]].
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* ''Fanfic/OneDayAtATimeFanfic'': A vigilante family variant. Jason Todd did not want to be Batman but conceded to taking on the mantle and putting his own personal desires on hold after two of the other viable successors (Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain) refused and the last (Damian) was rejected on the basis of being too young. He only planned to be Batman until Damian was old enough, but after Tim and Damian's deaths a mere two years later, those plans had to be nixed so he could also run the family company and, later on, raise his three younger siblings (Helena Wayne, Terry [=McGinnis=] and Matthew [=McGinnis=]).
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* ''Fanfic/OneDayAtATimeFanfic'': ''Fanfic/OneDayAtATimeNyame'': A vigilante family variant. Jason Todd did not want to be Batman but conceded to taking on the mantle and putting his own personal desires on hold after two of the other viable successors (Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain) refused and the last (Damian) was rejected on the basis of being too young. He only planned to be Batman until Damian was old enough, but after Tim and Damian's deaths a mere two years later, those plans had to be nixed so he could also run the family company and, later on, raise his three younger siblings (Helena Wayne, Terry [=McGinnis=] and Matthew [=McGinnis=]).
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* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Part of Nicks’ CharacterArc in the eighth volume is his angst over this, since he’s been left scrambling to prepare to be the UnexpectedSuccessor to their noble house, while Leon has been a hero and making everyone compare Nicks unfavorably. Nicks' LoveInterest Dorothea comforts him over this.
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* Witz Su from ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'' is supposed to become one of these after his father and younger brother die and leave him to care for his very numerous family (mother, three sisters, one brother). However, Witz runs away from home and becomes a Gundam pilot, something his mom is very upset about, and doubly because she hates mobile suits. [[spoiler: He gets to go back home with his girlfriend Toniya, so it's hinted they've made amends.]]
* Creator/{{Funimation}}'s dub of ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' makes Ao's explanation of why she doesn't tell her parents she doesn't want to [[spoiler:move with them]] to sound like she attempts to be this, despite the fact that it is heartbreaking to her.
-->'''Ao''', in the dub: Adults shouldn't have to jeopardize their career paths to satisfy the whims of a child.
* Sojiroh Nichikado of ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers'' serves this purpose in his family; his oldest brother left to become a doctor and is considered the black sheep of the family, while Sojiroh stayed behind to train to take charge of his family's tea ceremony enterprise. However, while he's not the protagonist, he's a far more important character than his never-seen brother and is a flagrant hedonist and womanizer.
* Kojiro Hyuga in ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' does plenty of part-time jobs to support his family, since his father died when he was very young. Part of his motivation is to secure a well-paid professional contract as a soccer player so his mother and siblings can eventually get a house of their own.
* Jeremy from ''Manga/ACruelGodReigns'' endures physical and sexual abuse from his step-father so that his mother can be happy in her new marriage. He even goes to the lengths of [[spoiler: begging Greg not to tell Sandra when he threatens to expose them when Jeremy won't do exactly as he asks, as he fears that Sandra will attempt suicide (again.)]] In fact, if he hadn't done that, [[spoiler: Sandra and Greg would not have gotten married in the first place.]] His role of being this trope is what causes Jeremy's TraumaCongaLine and DeusAngstMachina.
* [[NiceGuy Canada]] of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' is this during his time as England's colony, remaining loyal to him even when his [[IJustWantToBeFree brother America]] tries to get him to declare independence. He also takes up the role of comforting England through the emotional trauma and heartbreak he experiences after [[UsefulNotes/AmericanRevolution America's departure]]. He [[WhatTheHellHero chews America out]] for causing the latter.
* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
** Illumi, the perfect emotion-impaired first son of an assassin family, is quite baffled by his little brother running away from home and talking nonsense about making friends and not wanting to murder people for money anymore. However, he remains convinced that it's just a phase and Killua will calmly return to the family business eventually.
** Milluki, Killua's other older brother, fits the other part of this trope. He doesn't understand why his father and grandfather still favor Killua (the unofficial heir, despite being a rebellious middle child) over Illumi and him, and heavily resents his younger brother for this. He eagerly accepts the responsibility of disciplining Killua with chains and whips. Ironically, Milluki himself is a failure of an assassin (essentially a FatBastard otaku geek) according to the rest of the family ([[SmallNameBigEgo though he obviously thinks otherwise]]).
* Yukifumi "Yuki" Todou from ''Manga/SensualPhrase'' is supposed to continue with the family tradition, which is Noh acting. He becomes a rock musician instead and is even disinherited. [[spoiler:He returns to acting when Aucifer is disbanded.]]
* Muramasa Kaburagi, Kotetsu's older brother, from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', who runs the family liquor store and occasionally takes care of Kaede while Kotetsu is out being a {{superhero}}.
* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Part of Nicks’ CharacterArc in the eighth volume is his angst over this, since he’s been left scrambling to prepare to be the UnexpectedSuccessor to their noble house, while Leon has been a hero and making everyone compare Nicks unfavorably. Nicks' LoveInterest Dorothea comforts him over this.
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* Witz Su from ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'' is supposed to become one of these after his father and younger brother die and leave him to care for his very numerous family (mother, three sisters, one brother). However, Witz runs away from home and becomes a Gundam pilot, something his mom is very upset about, and doubly because she hates mobile suits. [[spoiler: He gets to go back home with his girlfriend Toniya, so it's hinted they've made amends.]]
* Creator/{{Funimation}}'s dub of ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' makes Ao's explanation of why she doesn't tell her parents she doesn't want to [[spoiler:move with them]] to sound like she attempts to be this, despite the fact that it is heartbreaking to her.
-->'''Ao''', in the dub: Adults shouldn't have to jeopardize their career paths to satisfy the whims of a child.
* Sojiroh Nichikado of ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers'' serves this purpose in his family; his oldest brother left to become a doctor and is considered the black sheep of the family, while Sojiroh stayed behind to train to take charge of his family's tea ceremony enterprise. However, while he's not the protagonist, he's a far more important character than his never-seen brother and is a flagrant hedonist and womanizer.
* Kojiro Hyuga in ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' does plenty of part-time jobs to support his family, since his father died when he was very young. Part of his motivation is to secure a well-paid professional contract as a soccer player so his mother and siblings can eventually get a house of their own.
* Jeremy from ''Manga/ACruelGodReigns'' endures physical and sexual abuse from his step-father so that his mother can be happy in her new marriage. He even goes to the lengths of [[spoiler: begging Greg not to tell Sandra when he threatens to expose them when Jeremy won't do exactly as he asks, as he fears that Sandra will attempt suicide (again.)]] In fact, if he hadn't done that, [[spoiler: Sandra and Greg would not have gotten married in the first place.]] His role of being this trope is what causes Jeremy's TraumaCongaLine and DeusAngstMachina.
* [[NiceGuy Canada]] of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' is this during his time as England's colony, remaining loyal to him even when his [[IJustWantToBeFree brother America]] tries to get him to declare independence. He also takes up the role of comforting England through the emotional trauma and heartbreak he experiences after [[UsefulNotes/AmericanRevolution America's departure]]. He [[WhatTheHellHero chews America out]] for causing the latter.
* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'':
** Illumi, the perfect emotion-impaired first son of an assassin family, is quite baffled by his little brother running away from home and talking nonsense about making friends and not wanting to murder people for money anymore. However, he remains convinced that it's just a phase and Killua will calmly return to the family business eventually.
** Milluki, Killua's other older brother, fits the other part of this trope. He doesn't understand why his father and grandfather still favor Killua (the unofficial heir, despite being a rebellious middle child) over Illumi and him, and heavily resents his younger brother for this. He eagerly accepts the responsibility of disciplining Killua with chains and whips. Ironically, Milluki himself is a failure of an assassin (essentially a FatBastard otaku geek) according to the rest of the family ([[SmallNameBigEgo though he obviously thinks otherwise]]).
* Yukifumi "Yuki" Todou from ''Manga/SensualPhrase'' is supposed to continue with the family tradition, which is Noh acting. He becomes a rock musician instead and is even disinherited. [[spoiler:He returns to acting when Aucifer is disbanded.]]
* Muramasa Kaburagi, Kotetsu's older brother, from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', who runs the family liquor store and occasionally takes care of Kaede while Kotetsu is out being a {{superhero}}.
* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Part of Nicks’ CharacterArc in the eighth volume is his angst over this, since he’s been left scrambling to prepare to be the UnexpectedSuccessor to their noble house, while Leon has been a hero and making everyone compare Nicks unfavorably. Nicks' LoveInterest Dorothea comforts him over this.
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* ''Fanfic/ADovahkiinSpreadsHisWings'': Robb Stark finds himself grappling with [[ConflictingLoyalty Conflicting Loyalties]] between his mother and brother when the people of Winterfell start gossiping about how much Catelyn resents Jon Snow/Whitewolf. While his role as the dutiful son dictates that he should defend her honor, his BigBrotherInstinct suggests that he should protect ''Jon'' instead.
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* ''Fanfic/OneDayAtATimeFanfic'': A vigilante family variant. Jason Todd did not want to be Batman but conceded to taking on the mantle and putting his own personal desires on hold after two of the other viable successors (Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain) refused and the last (Damian) was rejected on the basis of being too young. He only planned to be Batman until Damian was old enough, but after Tim and Damian's deaths a mere two years later, those plans had to be nixed so he could also run the family company and, later on, raise his three younger siblings (Helena Wayne, Terry [=McGinnis=] and Matthew [=McGinnis=]).
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* In Creator/AAPessimal's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' work ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheep'', a dutiful niece has to bail her confidence-trickster rogue of an uncle out of almost four thousand dollars' worth of trouble, knowing family needs dictate this. When he lands her with his unpaid gambling debts, her Assassin best friend intervenes but is asked not to kill him, if she can avoid this.
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* ''Fanfic/MemoirsOfAMaster'': Shifu's eldest brother resents how Shifu left and has become recognized as a mighty and famous kung-fu master. Eventually, he gets over this after seeing Shifu and his students save their village from [[spoiler:Red Claw's army]].
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* In ''Fanfic/{{Uplifted}}'', Rael'Jarva, growing up he was the model of what the future Quarian ideal would have become had the fleet not intervened in World War II.
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* In ''Fanfic/ForgivenessIsTheAttributeOfTheStrong'', Tomura serves this role for All for One, loyally following his orders, unlike Izuku. [[spoiler:This changes after he starts learning more about his past, and the role All for One played in shaping it.]]
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* ''Fanfic/FreezeOnTheStones'': Zelena plays the dutiful daughter out of a desperate desire to [[WellDoneSonGuy please her mother]]. By contrast, Regina merely plays the role whenever Cora twists her arm.
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* In ''Fanfic/OhMamaMama'', Katakuri is the most responsible of Linlin's many children.
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* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': Daeron serves this role towards Queen Rhaella, tending to her wounds after Aerys's [[MaritalRapeLicense visits]]. King Aerys also seems to favor Daeron over Rhaegar as a result, as his second-born son proves to be dutiful and loyal while he suspects his eldest of scheming against him.
* ''Fanfic/AGameOfVengeanceAndJustice'': ''After Vengeance and Justice'' has Arlan, whose devotion to his father is unquestioned. He also plays a decisive role at the battle of Meadow Fields as a result.
* ''Fanfic/KnightOfTheDreadfortTheBalladOfTheRedKing'': Mychel Redfort, though he regrets this, as he was the only one able to [[spoiler:marry Ysilla after his brother got hitched in a ShotgunWedding]].
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* In ''Fanfic/MoreThanYouKnow'', Ludwig takes responsibility for [[PromotionToParent looking after his siblings]] and loyally following his father despite his blatant ParentalFavoritism towards Junior.
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* ''Fanfic/ADovahkiinSpreadsHisWings'': Robb Stark finds himself grappling with [[ConflictingLoyalty Conflicting Loyalties]] between his mother and brother when the people of Winterfell start gossiping about how much Catelyn resents Jon Snow/Whitewolf. While his role as the dutiful son dictates that he should defend her honor, his BigBrotherInstinct suggests that he should protect ''Jon'' instead.
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* ''Fanfic/OneDayAtATimeFanfic'': A vigilante family variant. Jason Todd did not want to be Batman but conceded to taking on the mantle and putting his own personal desires on hold after two of the other viable successors (Tim Drake and Cassandra Cain) refused and the last (Damian) was rejected on the basis of being too young. He only planned to be Batman until Damian was old enough, but after Tim and Damian's deaths a mere two years later, those plans had to be nixed so he could also run the family company and, later on, raise his three younger siblings (Helena Wayne, Terry [=McGinnis=] and Matthew [=McGinnis=]).
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* In Creator/AAPessimal's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' work ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheep'', a dutiful niece has to bail her confidence-trickster rogue of an uncle out of almost four thousand dollars' worth of trouble, knowing family needs dictate this. When he lands her with his unpaid gambling debts, her Assassin best friend intervenes but is asked not to kill him, if she can avoid this.
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* ''Fanfic/MemoirsOfAMaster'': Shifu's eldest brother resents how Shifu left and has become recognized as a mighty and famous kung-fu master. Eventually, he gets over this after seeing Shifu and his students save their village from [[spoiler:Red Claw's army]].
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* In ''Fanfic/{{Uplifted}}'', Rael'Jarva, growing up he was the model of what the future Quarian ideal would have become had the fleet not intervened in World War II.
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* In ''Fanfic/ForgivenessIsTheAttributeOfTheStrong'', Tomura serves this role for All for One, loyally following his orders, unlike Izuku. [[spoiler:This changes after he starts learning more about his past, and the role All for One played in shaping it.]]
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* ''Fanfic/FreezeOnTheStones'': Zelena plays the dutiful daughter out of a desperate desire to [[WellDoneSonGuy please her mother]]. By contrast, Regina merely plays the role whenever Cora twists her arm.
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* In ''Fanfic/OhMamaMama'', Katakuri is the most responsible of Linlin's many children.
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* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': Daeron serves this role towards Queen Rhaella, tending to her wounds after Aerys's [[MaritalRapeLicense visits]]. King Aerys also seems to favor Daeron over Rhaegar as a result, as his second-born son proves to be dutiful and loyal while he suspects his eldest of scheming against him.
* ''Fanfic/AGameOfVengeanceAndJustice'': ''After Vengeance and Justice'' has Arlan, whose devotion to his father is unquestioned. He also plays a decisive role at the battle of Meadow Fields as a result.
* ''Fanfic/KnightOfTheDreadfortTheBalladOfTheRedKing'': Mychel Redfort, though he regrets this, as he was the only one able to [[spoiler:marry Ysilla after his brother got hitched in a ShotgunWedding]].
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* In ''Fanfic/MoreThanYouKnow'', Ludwig takes responsibility for [[PromotionToParent looking after his siblings]] and loyally following his father despite his blatant ParentalFavoritism towards Junior.
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* ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'':
** Ivan is beholden to his parents for all that they've done to help him with his genetic condition, and feels honour-bound to repay them for it.
** Marko's father is slipping into old age, and so Marko gave up his free time to instead take over duties in the family store to ease the workload, to the point that he doesn't have time to involve himself in anything he'd consider 'fun'.
* ''Roleplay/DawnOfANewAgeOldportBlues'':
** Ivan is beholden to his parents for all that they've done to help him with his genetic condition, and feels honour-bound to repay them for it.
** Marko's father is slipping into old age, and so Marko gave up his free time to instead take over duties in the family store to ease the workload, to the point that he doesn't have time to involve himself in anything he'd consider 'fun'.
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* Danny Saunders in ''Literature/TheChosen'' is like this. He does not follow this plot and feels
* Creator/AgathaChristie used this in some BigScrewedUpFamily situations:
** In ''Literature/DeathComesAsTheEnd'', the eldest son Yahmose makes a plodding, responsible, henpecked contrast to
** Marko's father is slipping into old age,
** In ''[[Literature/MissMarple A Pocketful of Rye]]'', Percival Fortescue makes a dull, respectable showing against his dashing younger brother Lance, the family
** Richard Abernathie, whose funeral begins ''[[Literature/HerculePoirot After the
* In Creator/JKRowling's ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** Regulus Black as recalled by his brother in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]''. Given that this is [[FantasticRacism the Black family]], this meant that he became a Death Eater while [[WhiteSheep the 'shameful' one]], Sirius, joined the Order of the Phoenix.
** Aberforth Dumbledore in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows''. It's a twist on the described trope, though, as Aberforth is younger than Albus and viewed as the BlackSheep by outsiders, but not between the brothers themselves.
** Percy Weasley [[spoiler: in the first four books]]: prefect in his fifth year (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]''), Head Boy in his seventh year (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]''), followed by the career his mother Molly approved of in the Ministry of Magic (''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'') - but his no-nonsense attitude give him trouble with his family: Molly sang his praises throughout the first four books and seemed depressed when [[spoiler: he walked out on the family.]]; with Arthur, it's more a matter of absentmindedness than outright favoritism, and his siblings do love him but are peeved by his attitude, especially the very chaotic twins. [[spoiler: He even has a FaceHeelTurn, but returns home in ''Deathly Hallows'' just in time for the last battle]].
* Creator/LindseyDavis' Literature/MarcusDidiusFalco; his older brother was a LoveableRogue who got himself killed in battle by being too dashing to wear his helmet properly, after which Falco cleaned up the messes his brother left behind (see especially ''Poseidon's Gold'').
* Benjamin in ''Series/NeverWipeTearsWithoutGloves'' starts out as the dutiful son and a very promising Jehovah's Witness. This makes it all the more difficult for him to come out of the closet.
* Sostratos in ''Literature/OverTheWineDarkSea'' by Creator/HarryTurtledove. He is a respectable young man who gets along well with his father and younger sister. When he goes to sea as supercargo in the Ancient Hellenic merchant galley Aphrodite, he is always beside himself trying to keep the captain, his cousin Menedemos, from getting into trouble and hurting the family business.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' has a few examples of this:
** Both Cersei and Tyrion Lannister see themselves like this, with both undergoing much sexism and ableism respectively in order to get where they are and further the Lannisters in hopes of earning their father Tywin's favor. Tywin, however, favours their brother Jaime, who ironically doesn't
** Stannis Baratheon considers himself this. This is especially in
** In contrast to willful Arianne and FlatCharacter Trystane, Quentyn Martell dutifully sees to his father's plan to the best of his abilities. [[spoiler:Tragically due to being WrongGenreSavvy, this ends up getting him killed by a dragon.]]
** Aegon V Targaryen arranged marriages for his five children, but the eldest [[UptownGirl decided to elope with a lowborn]], the following two [[BrotherSisterIncest chose to marry each other]], and the one after that [[AmbiguouslyGay just wanted to be with his boyfriend]]. The left the youngest as the only one who didn't spurn her father's original proposal. That person was Rhaelle Baratheon, the paternal grandmother of Robert, Stannis, and Renly Baratheon.
* Granny Weatherwax in Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/WitchesAbroad''. She claims that after her sister Lily left, she had to stay and be the good one. She didn't seem particularly happy about this either. She probably would have been the good one anyway, but what she really wanted was the opportunity to ''choose'', which Lily took from her.
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* Happy Loman from ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman.''
* Nessarose from ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}''. When Elphaba becomes a rebel, an outcast, and an activist, Nessa takes over her father's position as governor of Munchkinland. However, Nessa eventually also becomes a wicked witch and goes {{Yandere}} for Boq.
* Happy Loman from ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman.''
* Nessarose from ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}''. When Elphaba becomes a rebel, an outcast, and an activist, Nessa takes over her father's position as governor of Munchkinland. However, Nessa eventually also becomes a wicked witch and goes {{Yandere}} for Boq.
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* ''Series/BobHeartsAbishola'': Bob wanted to be a football commentator, but after his father died of a heart attack, he gave up that dream so he could take care of his grieving mother and twin siblings, as well as run the family business.
* ''Series/TheBorgias'': Cesare Borgia goes above and beyond. He starts off by helping Daddy Rodrigo become [[SinisterMinister pope]], saves his life within the first two episodes, and refuses to leave his side even when [[spoiler: the French are invading]]. All of this in spite of the fact that his father is forcing him to [[SexyPriest become a cardinal]] while giving his TooDumbToLive brother the military position Cesare has always wanted and would most likely excel at.
** Judging from
* Nessarose from ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}''. When Elphaba becomes a rebel, an outcast, and an activist, Nessa takes
* So Yi Jung, the Korean counterpart of Sojiroh Nichikado of the manga ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers'' in the ''Series/BoysBeforeFlowers'' K-Drama. Though the family is into traditional pottery instead of tea ceremony, he's given a more sympathetic approach.
* ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'': Back when they were kids, Earl and his sister Pearl dreamed of being singers. However, for the sake of his sick mother, Earl set the dream aside and resented his sister for not doing the same.
* ''Series/DowntonAbbey'': Inverted. William Mason would very much have preferred to stay on the farm and take care of the horses, but his parents wanted him to get a secure job instead of dealing with hard and risky farm life, so that's what he did.
* On ''Series/GeneralHospital'', the extremely rich and equally screwed up Quartermaine family had Ned Ashton who was constantly trying to appease his grandfather and cover his cousin's screw-ups. He eventually left town simply because he got tired of it.
* ''Series/GraceAndFrankie'': Bud is much more aware of his family's needs than his siblings are, spending the first season trying to make sure his parents are doing well after the divorce. In later seasons, he [[FollowInMyFootsteps inherits his father's
-->'''Bud:''' Because I'm a good son, and being a good son is participating in an unending parade of bullshit with a smile on your face.
* Arthur Spooner in ''Series/TheKingOfQueens'' is an elderly ManChild on the outer edge of senility who drives daughter Carrie Heffernan to despair with continual unreasonable demands. Carrie, normally a woman who has no patience with idiots, leeches, or timewasters, feels she has no choice other than to take him in after he burns down his uninsured house. This causes frequent tensions with husband Doug, who tries to make his peace with the BasementDweller but is frequently exasperated by his father-in-law.
* Doug Hammond in ''Series/PoliticalAnimals''. While his drug-addicted gay brother and philandering father constantly draw the family into the tabloids and wreak havoc on his mother's political career, long-suffering Doug struggles to be the responsible one.
* David from ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' stayed to take care of his family's business while his brother Nathan went away not wanting to work with dead people.
* Jean-Luc Picard's brother Robert in the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode [[http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Family_%28episode%29 "Family,"]] remained on the family vineyard while Jean-Luc left to join Starfleet.
* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'': John Sheppard's brother in "Outcast", who stayed behind to take care of the family business while Sheppard was out on military ventures across the world after having a fallout with his father. They eventually manage to reconcile after their father's death.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** Dean Winchester obeys his father John without question and berates Sam for questioning his orders. Dean is just as capable of being a [[BigBrotherInstinct dutiful brother]] and as shown by "What Is and What Should Never Be", tends to idolize Sam. But it was revealed by the shifter in "Skin" that Dean does resent Sam for getting to leave. Dean also
** [[ArchangelMichael Michael]] continues to follow his absent father's orders millennia after God suddenly abandoned his sons and
* Stefan from ''Series/TheVampireDiaries''. Part of the reason why Stefan was the favoured child with Giuseppe was that Stefan was a dutiful, responsible, obedient son.
* A variation happens in the SitCom ''Series/{{Wings}}''. Brian and Joe's mother ran out on the family when they were little, and their father... well, <wigflip, cuckoo>. So, anyway, Joe had to step up as a child and be TheDutifulSon; as he pointed out later when he [[CallingTheOldManOut ranted to his returned mom]]: "You left me to take care of two little kids, Brian and Dad!"
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* Zalanna of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' fits this trope very well, and wishes everyone else did too. [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/250 Sometimes]] she lectures [[RebelliousPrincess Tanna]] about it: "As daughters of the founding families, it is our duty- nay, our birthright to set an example for the common folk."
* ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'' shows that Saniko, Muko's older sister, has to deal with a depressed father, an irresponsible younger sister, and an absent mother while working overtime. It takes a toll on her emotional health.
* Zalanna of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' fits this trope very well, and wishes everyone else did too. [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/250 Sometimes]] she lectures [[RebelliousPrincess Tanna]] about it: "As daughters of the founding families, it is our duty- nay, our birthright to set an example for the common folk."
* ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'' shows that Saniko, Muko's older sister, has to deal with a depressed father, an irresponsible younger sister, and an absent mother while working overtime. It takes a toll on her emotional health.
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** Ivan is
* ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'' shows
** Marko's father is slipping into old age, and so Marko gave up his free time to instead take over duties in the family store to ease the workload, to the point that he doesn't have time to involve himself in anything he'd consider 'fun'.
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* Given [[BigScrewedUpFamily the nature of families]] in the series, ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' has [[DeconstructedTrope a few heavily deconstructed examples]]:
** [[LoveMartyr Diane Nguyen]] returns without question to Boston upon the news of her father's death, [[NoRespectGuy in spite of the abuse thrown her way by practically everyone in her family]]. She organizes and plans the funeral to which no one shows up...or cares to even provide the body. This becomes especially frustrating for her since nobody tries to lend her a hand. To top it off, they insult her, her mother especially who clearly favors her incompetent brothers over her, the responsible sibling. It's implied she endures the abuse expecting [[WellDoneSonGuy to receive some sort of recognition of any kind]] despite knowing better.
--->''The stupid thing is, even now I still just want them to be proud of me and think I did good. [[DeconstructedTrope Is that really stupid?]]''
** [[HeroicSelfDeprecation [=BoJack=]]] was molded by his mother Beatrice to be a successful star to make up for wrapping her into a loveless marriage. Oscillating between feelings of love and hate for her, [=BoJack=] would go to great lengths to impress her even after gaining independence and entering show business, inviting her to the first ''JustforFun/HorsinAround'' taping regardless of his prism of experience. Even after that, [=BoJack=] has often searched for the kind of love missing in his life, which is the root of his crippling narcissism.
** [[spoiler:[[ChronicHeroSyndrome Princess Carolyn]] used to be one as well, and the experiences clearly affected her mindset. Having to cover for your mother while she drank her weight in alcohol and cooking for a rich family who constantly yelled and flaunted their riches can create a sort of savior complex. To say nothing of the possible greed and envy it can create, sending someone into a self-centered orbit.]]
** [[SadClown Captain Peanutbutter]] is an interesting case. He and his brother PB get along just fine (PB being comfortable in Hollywood and Captain ditto in the Labrador Peninsula closer to their parents) but his sense of reliability and calmness make him [[BigBrotherWorship a sort of grand figure of admiration for Mr. Peanutbutter]]. Such is the trust he has in him that the younger brother fails to consider that something might trouble Captain. AT ALL. [[spoiler:[[SecretlyDying A twisted spleen, for example]].]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
** An interesting case where the ''youngest'' sibling Tenzin considers himself this in preserving his father's legacy compared to his free-spirited sister Kya and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} brother Bumi. Kya, however, shoots back that she was the one to settle down and take care of their mother when their father died, so Tenzin's idea of himself as "the responsible one" of the three isn't true or fair.
** Lin Beifong is the dutiful elder daughter who follows in her mother's footsteps to become Chief of Police of Republic City. Her little half-sister Suyin meanwhile gets sent away to her grandparents after [[spoiler: participating in a robbery and nearly destroying her mother's reputation]], then spends the next decade or so traveling the world with pirates, the circus, etc. as a free spirit before settling down with her future husband to build her own city. Lin is a bit jealous and incredulous that Suyin did everything 'wrong', yet has a seemingly perfect life as an adult; whereas Lin was [[spoiler: left by the major love of her life for a younger woman]], and is left with the lingering feeling that she never really found what she was passionate about because she spent her whole life attempting in vain to impress her mother by trying to be Toph's carbon copy.
** This is the backstory for Mako and Bolin's father San. San left his family in Ba Sing Se on bad terms after refusing to take over the family fruit stand from his father, instead choosing to make a new life for himself in Republic City. The responsibility of running the family business then fell to his brother Chow. Tragically, [[spoiler: San never got the chance to return home on better terms, as he and his wife were murdered by a firebender in Republic City when Mako and Bolin were little.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Downplayed with Applejack's brother Big Mac. Both Big Mac and Applejack dedicate most of their time to running the family farm Sweet Apple Acres and looking after their grandmother and younger sister. However, Applejack is one of TheChosenMany and frequently gets called away on epic adventures and dangerous quests. Big Mac is the one who keeps the farm running while she's away.
* Given [[BigScrewedUpFamily the nature of families]] in the series, ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' has [[DeconstructedTrope a few heavily deconstructed examples]]:
** [[LoveMartyr Diane Nguyen]] returns without question to Boston upon the news of her father's death, [[NoRespectGuy in spite of the abuse thrown her way by practically everyone in her family]]. She organizes and plans the funeral to which no one shows up...or cares to even provide the body. This becomes especially frustrating for her since nobody tries to lend her a hand. To top it off, they insult her, her mother especially who clearly favors her incompetent brothers over her, the responsible sibling. It's implied she endures the abuse expecting [[WellDoneSonGuy to receive some sort of recognition of any kind]] despite knowing better.
--->''The stupid thing is, even now I still just want them to be proud of me and think I did good. [[DeconstructedTrope Is that really stupid?]]''
** [[HeroicSelfDeprecation [=BoJack=]]] was molded by his mother Beatrice to be a successful star to make up for wrapping her into a loveless marriage. Oscillating between feelings of love and hate for her, [=BoJack=] would go to great lengths to impress her even after gaining independence and entering show business, inviting her to the first ''JustforFun/HorsinAround'' taping regardless of his prism of experience. Even after that, [=BoJack=] has often searched for the kind of love missing in his life, which is the root of his crippling narcissism.
** [[spoiler:[[ChronicHeroSyndrome Princess Carolyn]] used to be one as well, and the experiences clearly affected her mindset. Having to cover for your mother while she drank her weight in alcohol and cooking for a rich family who constantly yelled and flaunted their riches can create a sort of savior complex. To say nothing of the possible greed and envy it can create, sending someone into a self-centered orbit.]]
** [[SadClown Captain Peanutbutter]] is an interesting case. He and his brother PB get along just fine (PB being comfortable in Hollywood and Captain ditto in the Labrador Peninsula closer to their parents) but his sense of reliability and calmness make him [[BigBrotherWorship a sort of grand figure of admiration for Mr. Peanutbutter]]. Such is the trust he has in him that the younger brother fails to consider that something might trouble Captain. AT ALL. [[spoiler:[[SecretlyDying A twisted spleen, for example]].]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
** An interesting case where the ''youngest'' sibling Tenzin considers himself this in preserving his father's legacy compared to his free-spirited sister Kya and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} brother Bumi. Kya, however, shoots back that she was the one to settle down and take care of their mother when their father died, so Tenzin's idea of himself as "the responsible one" of the three isn't true or fair.
** Lin Beifong is the dutiful elder daughter who follows in her mother's footsteps to become Chief of Police of Republic City. Her little half-sister Suyin meanwhile gets sent away to her grandparents after [[spoiler: participating in a robbery and nearly destroying her mother's reputation]], then spends the next decade or so traveling the world with pirates, the circus, etc. as a free spirit before settling down with her future husband to build her own city. Lin is a bit jealous and incredulous that Suyin did everything 'wrong', yet has a seemingly perfect life as an adult; whereas Lin was [[spoiler: left by the major love of her life for a younger woman]], and is left with the lingering feeling that she never really found what she was passionate about because she spent her whole life attempting in vain to impress her mother by trying to be Toph's carbon copy.
** This is the backstory for Mako and Bolin's father San. San left his family in Ba Sing Se on bad terms after refusing to take over the family fruit stand from his father, instead choosing to make a new life for himself in Republic City. The responsibility of running the family business then fell to his brother Chow. Tragically, [[spoiler: San never got the chance to return home on better terms, as he and his wife were murdered by a firebender in Republic City when Mako and Bolin were little.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Downplayed with Applejack's brother Big Mac. Both Big Mac and Applejack dedicate most of their time to running the family farm Sweet Apple Acres and looking after their grandmother and younger sister. However, Applejack is one of TheChosenMany and frequently gets called away on epic adventures and dangerous quests. Big Mac is the one who keeps the farm running while she's away.
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* Nessarose from ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}''. When Elphaba becomes a
** [[LoveMartyr Diane Nguyen]] returns without question to Boston upon the news of
--->''The stupid thing is, even now I still just want them to be proud of me and think I did good. [[DeconstructedTrope Is that really stupid?]]''
** [[HeroicSelfDeprecation [=BoJack=]]] was molded by his mother Beatrice to be a successful star to make up for wrapping her into a loveless marriage. Oscillating between feelings of love and hate for her, [=BoJack=] would go to great lengths to impress her even after gaining independence and entering show business, inviting her to the first ''JustforFun/HorsinAround'' taping regardless of his prism of experience. Even after that, [=BoJack=] has often searched for the kind of love missing in his life, which is the root of his crippling narcissism.
** [[spoiler:[[ChronicHeroSyndrome Princess Carolyn]] used to be one as well, and the experiences clearly affected her mindset. Having to cover for your mother while she drank her weight in alcohol and cooking for a rich family who constantly yelled and flaunted their riches can create a sort of savior complex. To say nothing of the possible greed and envy it can create, sending someone into a self-centered orbit.]]
** [[SadClown Captain Peanutbutter]] is an interesting case. He and his brother PB get along just fine (PB being comfortable in Hollywood and Captain ditto in the Labrador Peninsula closer to their parents) but his sense of reliability and calmness make him [[BigBrotherWorship a sort of grand figure of admiration for Mr. Peanutbutter]]. Such is the trust he has in him that the younger brother fails to consider that something might trouble Captain. AT ALL. [[spoiler:[[SecretlyDying A twisted spleen, for example]].]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
** An interesting case where the ''youngest'' sibling Tenzin considers himself this in preserving his father's legacy compared to his free-spirited sister Kya and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} brother Bumi. Kya, however, shoots back that she was the one to settle down and take care of their mother when their father died, so Tenzin's idea of himself as "the responsible one" of the three isn't true or fair.
** Lin Beifong is the dutiful elder daughter who follows in her mother's footsteps to become Chief of Police of Republic City. Her little half-sister Suyin meanwhile gets sent away to her grandparents after [[spoiler: participating in a robbery and nearly destroying her mother's reputation]], then spends the next decade or so traveling the world with pirates, the circus, etc. as a free spirit before settling down with her future husband to build her own city. Lin is a bit jealous and incredulous that Suyin did everything 'wrong', yet has a seemingly perfect life as an adult; whereas Lin was [[spoiler: left by the major love of her life for a younger woman]], and is left with the lingering feeling that she never really found what she was passionate about because she spent her whole life attempting in vain to impress her mother by trying to be Toph's carbon copy.
** This is the backstory for Mako and Bolin's father San. San left his family in Ba Sing Se on bad terms after refusing to take over the family fruit stand from his father, instead choosing to make a new life for himself in Republic City. The responsibility of running the family business then fell to his brother Chow. Tragically, [[spoiler: San never got the chance to return home on better terms, as he and his wife were murdered by a firebender in Republic City when Mako and Bolin were little.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Downplayed with Applejack's brother Big Mac. Both Big Mac and Applejack dedicate most of their time to running the family farm Sweet Apple Acres and looking after their grandmother and younger sister.
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* Gamlen paints himself like this in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' because he stayed and took care of his and Leandra's elderly parents while Leandra spent years on the run because of her husband's status as an unregistered mage. Of course, this doesn't justify his later cheating her out of her inheritance, or his making deals that force her kids into indentured servitude for a year.
* ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Prince Wilbur takes over the Kingdom of Coburg after his stepfather's death and continues to follow his mother's orders to the letter, despite how evil they may be.
* Yoo Minho of ''VideoGame/EnigmaAnIllusionNamedFamily'' has done his best to be TheReliableOne and hold his family together following their father's death. Unfortunately, he regards most of his siblings as foolish and/or greedy and has been blocking them from receiving any inheritance money in order to keep them bound to their home, fostering resentment. He's also not very sympathetic to Minhyuk's SurvivorGuilt, unintentionally compounding it with his demands to prove worthy of their father's HeroicSacrifice.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** King Edgar, ruler of Figaro, is like this in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. After their father is murdered by TheEmpire, Edgar's twin brother Sabin is so angry and upset that he can't take it anymore and wants to strike out on his own. Edgar tries to remind him of their responsibilities to Figaro, and what would happen to the kingdom if they both left. Sabin doesn't want to leave the kingdom hanging, but his desire for freedom is so overwhelming that it's tearing him apart. Edgar eventually proposes a coin toss, where the winner will go out on his own with no regrets. It turns out that [[spoiler:Edgar rigged the coin toss so that Sabin would win either way, but this method allowed him to leave with a clear conscience.]]
** Marche's role as this in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' becomes a plot point late in the story combined with [[spoiler: SiblingRivalry and BecauseYouCanCope]]. Marche gets into a heated argument with his little brother Doned after [[spoiler: Doned tries repeatedly to stop him from changing the world back to normal]]. Doned makes it clear he has no intention of going back, as he's wheelchair-bound in the real world and has regained the use of his legs in the changed Ivalice. He then accuses Marche of being selfish for not considering this, claiming that Marche "has everything" while he has nothing. Finally, at his breaking point, Marche reveals [[spoiler: that he's jealous of Doned for getting all of their mother's attention, while he himself feels forced to quietly concede to Doned's needs and whims while sacrifice his own, eventually believing that their mother loves Doned more. This revelation finally convinces Doned that neither of their lives is perfect and that they need to go home and deal with reality]].
* Hanzo from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''; unfortunately, the family he's loyal to is a crime family, and his eventual confrontation with his less responsible brother, Genji, [[WeCanRebuildHim took a turn for the tragic]].
* Arthur is this to Dutch and his gang in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemptionII'', while John is the irresponsible prodigal son who, prior to the events of the game, abandoned the gang and then returned a year later. Arthur is very much still holding a grudge against John for his actions by the beginning of ''II''.
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* Zalanna of ''Webcomic/EarsForElves'' fits this trope very well, and wishes everyone else did too. [[http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/250 Sometimes]] she lectures [[RebelliousPrincess Tanna]] about it: "As daughters of the founding families, it is our duty- nay, our birthright to set an example for the common folk."
* ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'' shows that Saniko, Muko's older sister, has to deal with a depressed father, an irresponsible younger sister, and an absent mother while working overtime. It takes a toll on her emotional health.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Given [[BigScrewedUpFamily the nature of families]] in the series, ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' has [[DeconstructedTrope a few heavily deconstructed examples]]:
** [[LoveMartyr Diane Nguyen]] returns without question to Boston upon the news of her father's death, [[NoRespectGuy in spite of the abuse thrown her way by practically everyone in her family]]. She organizes and plans the funeral to which no one shows up...or cares to even provide the body. This becomes especially frustrating for her since nobody tries to lend her a hand. To top it off, they insult her, her mother especially who clearly favors her incompetent brothers over her, the responsible sibling. It's implied she endures the abuse expecting [[WellDoneSonGuy to receive some sort of recognition of any kind]] despite knowing better.
--->''The stupid thing is, even now I still just want them to be proud of me and think I did good. [[DeconstructedTrope Is that really stupid?]]''
** [[HeroicSelfDeprecation [=BoJack=]]] was molded by his mother Beatrice to be a successful star to make up for wrapping her into a loveless marriage. Oscillating between feelings of love and hate for her, [=BoJack=] would go to great lengths to impress her even after gaining independence and entering show business, inviting her to the first ''JustforFun/HorsinAround'' taping regardless of his prism of experience. Even after that, [=BoJack=] has often searched for the kind of love missing in his life, which is the root of his crippling narcissism.
** [[spoiler:[[ChronicHeroSyndrome Princess Carolyn]] used to be one as well, and the experiences clearly affected her mindset. Having to cover for your mother while she drank her weight in alcohol and cooking for a rich family who constantly yelled and flaunted their riches can create a sort of savior complex. To say nothing of the possible greed and envy it can create, sending someone into a self-centered orbit.]]
** [[SadClown Captain Peanutbutter]] is an interesting case. He and his brother PB get along just fine (PB being comfortable in Hollywood and Captain ditto in the Labrador Peninsula closer to their parents) but his sense of reliability and calmness make him [[BigBrotherWorship a sort of grand figure of admiration for Mr. Peanutbutter]]. Such is the trust he has in him that the younger brother fails to consider that something might trouble Captain. AT ALL. [[spoiler:[[SecretlyDying A twisted spleen, for example]].]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
** An interesting case where the ''youngest'' sibling Tenzin considers himself this in preserving his father's legacy compared to his free-spirited sister Kya and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} brother Bumi. Kya, however, shoots back that she was the one to settle down and take care of their mother when their father died, so Tenzin's idea of himself as "the responsible one" of the three isn't true or fair.
** Lin Beifong is the dutiful elder daughter who follows in her mother's footsteps to become Chief of Police of Republic City. Her little half-sister Suyin meanwhile gets sent away to her grandparents after [[spoiler: participating in a robbery and nearly destroying her mother's reputation]], then spends the next decade or so traveling the world with pirates, the circus, etc. as a free spirit before settling down with her future husband to build her own city. Lin is a bit jealous and incredulous that Suyin did everything 'wrong', yet has a seemingly perfect life as an adult; whereas Lin was [[spoiler: left by the major love of her life for a younger woman]], and is left with the lingering feeling that she never really found what she was passionate about because she spent her whole life attempting in vain to impress her mother by trying to be Toph's carbon copy.
** This is the backstory for Mako and Bolin's father San. San left his family in Ba Sing Se on bad terms after refusing to take over the family fruit stand from his father, instead choosing to make a new life for himself in Republic City. The responsibility of running the family business then fell to his brother Chow. Tragically, [[spoiler: San never got the chance to return home on better terms, as he and his wife were murdered by a firebender in Republic City when Mako and Bolin were little.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Downplayed with Applejack's brother Big Mac. Both Big Mac and Applejack dedicate most of their time to running the family farm Sweet Apple Acres and looking after their grandmother and younger sister. However, Applejack is one of TheChosenMany and frequently gets called away on epic adventures and dangerous quests. Big Mac is the one who keeps the farm running while she's away.
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