Buck (Home on the Range)

Buck is a self-centered, action-loving horse, and a major protagonist in Disney's 2004 film Home on the Range. He has a mind of an action horse with martial art skills. He then reforms at the end and helps the cows after he discovers that Rico, his idol, is secretly working for Alameda Slim.
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==Personality==
Buck is Sheriff Sam Brown's impetuous and egotistical horse who is always hungry for action and adventure in the town. He is best friends with Rusty, the sheriff's dog, and they both seem to enjoy playing tic-tac-toe together. Buck has a tendency to act immaturely at times, but he can also be very helpful when he wants to. Being a stallion, Buck usually has a mind of his own.
Buck's ego and selfishness makes him rather unethical, in that he sets out to prove himself to his hero, Rico, by capturing outlaw Slim without a care for the cows who had the same goal in order to save their farm, going so as far as to mock and even attempt to sabotage them. However, upon finding out that his "hero" was no hero at all, Buck redeems himself by helping the real good guys. This proves that, despite his hotshot character, Buck stands for justice and will not forsake that for anything or anyone.
==Role in the film==
At the start, Buck is dissatisfied with his humdrum existence as Sam the Sheriff's horse, spending the days on the plains playing tic-tac-toe in the dust with Rusty the dog, and hassling the cows from Patch of Heave. Subject to delusions of grandeur, Buck would rather be out taking name and putting the drop of bad guys, so when the grim and gruff Eastwood-esque bounty hunter Rico (who even the flies shush for) arrives and asks to use Buck as his mount for his next job, Buck is ecstatic. Buck's ego is fueled as he considers himself Rico's "partner", and he insists that he and Rico are going to catch the notorious, hypnotic yodeling, land-greedy cattle rustler, Alameda Slim, before Maggie, Grace and Mrs. Calloway do. Buck is also prone to break out into fits, whirling from one dramatic fighting post to another, and when Rico notices Buck's erratic behavior, he asks for a new horse, saying Buck is "too skittish around cows". Buck is devastated when Rico's saddle is removed, and he vows to take in Slim by himself, but ultimately must join forces with the bovines. His resolve is solidified when he realizes his hero Rico is actually a renegade, keeping the authorities off the trail of Slim for a hefty price. Alone, the animals weren't really able to get much done, but as a team, Buck proved that he was one of the good guys.
==Trivia==
*Buck is very similar to Chance from the Homeward Bound films, in that they are both impetuous and act immaturely.
*After Buck and Sheriff Brown deliver the auction notice to Pearl, Mrs. Calloway angrily tells Buck, "I hope you're proud of yourself!", to which Buck retorts, "As a matter of fact, I am." This is never explained, as the film never establishes why Buck had it in for the farm and never seems to resolve this case.
*Maggie's derogatory nickname for Buck, "Stallion of the Ci-moron", is a reference to the 2002 DreamWorks animated film, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.
*When Buck jokingly says, "Got milk?" to the cows, his dialogue is based on various TV commercials featuring the humorous tagline: "Got milk?"
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