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Sometimes irritated that the Prodigal seems to be the favorite, while he's [[The Unfavorite]]. But they'll eventually forgive the (usually) younger sibling before the film ends.
Sometimes
Compare and contrast [[The Reliable One]], [[Cloudcuckoolander's Minder]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Sojiroh Nichikado of ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]'' 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.
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** Early drafts and one printing of the ''RotJ'' novel indicate that originally [[Determined Homesteader|Owen Lars]] was supposed to be this for [[Sibling Yin-Yang]] with his brother: Obi-Wan Kenobi.
* ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' is unusual in that the "prodigal" son is actually an [[Ace Pilot]] war hero who idolizes his older brother.
* George VI is
** Likewise in ''[[The King's Speech]]''.
* In the [[Steve Martin]] vehicle ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]'', his prodigal brother that his father always preferred turns up and turns out to be as useless as ever, teaching his father the value of Martin's more dutiful ways.
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** Richard Abernathie, whose funeral begins ''After the Funeral,'' maintained the family business and raised six younger brothers and sisters after his [[Promotion to Parent]].
* [[Lindsey Davis]]' Marcus Didius Falco; his older brother was a [[Loveable Rogue]] 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'').
* Granny Weatherwax in [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[
** Important note: She probably would have been the good one anyway, but what she really wanted was the opportunity to ''choose'', which Lily took from her.
* In [[J. K. Rowling]]'s ''[[Harry Potter]]'':
** Regulus Black as recalled by his brother in ''[[
** Aberforth Dumbledore in ''[[
** Percy Weasley {{spoiler|in the first four books}}: prefect in his fifth year (''[[Harry Potter and
* Sostratos in ''[[Over the Wine Dark Sea]]'' by [[Harry Turtledove]]. 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.
* Danny Saunders in ''[[The Chosen]]'' is like this. He does not follow this plot and feels no jealousy toward his brother. But he is a very dutiful son especially considering his rather "rigorous" upbringing.
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* Picard's brother Robert in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode "[http://tinyurl.com/5bg5ol Family]".
* Feel like guessing who in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''? In a twist, Dean is just as capable of being a [[Big Brother Instinct|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 he/Dean does resent Sam for getting to leave. Dean also manages to combine this with [[Troubled but Cute]].
* A variation happens in the [[Sitcom]] ''[[Wings (TV 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
* On [[General Hospital]] 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
* Cesare [[The Borgias|Borgia]] goes above and beyond. He starts off by helping Daddy Rodrigo become [[Sinister Minister|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 despite the fact that his father is basically forcing him to [[Sexy Priest|become a cardinal]] while giving his [[Too Dumb to Live]] brother the military position Cesare has always wanted and would most likely excel at.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Zalanna of ''[[Ears for Elves]]'' fits this trope very well, and wishes everyone else did too. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141227021538/http://www.earsforelves.com/archives/250 Sometimes] she lectures [[Rebellious Princess|Tanna]] about it: "As daughters of the founding families, it is our duty- nay, our birthright to set an example for the common folk."
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