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==Bleach==
''[[.hack]]''
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||[[The Hero]]||Shugo||
!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]''
||[[The Lancer]]||Rena||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ouka||
|[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Kurosaki
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mireille (minor subversion; she's the healer)||
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||[[The Chick]]||Hotaru (bigger subversion; she's got the attack magic)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Rukia Kuchiki (or Renji Abarai)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Yasutora "Chad" Sado
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Uryū Ishida
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Orihime Inoue (or Rukia Kuchiki)
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Renji Abarai
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|[[Team Pet]]/[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Yoruichi Shihōin
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The (other) Mentor]]||Kisuke Urahara
|}


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''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Ikki ||
||[[The Lancer]]||Kazu||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Buccha||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Agito/Akito||
||[[The Chick]]||Onigiri||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Crossant Mask, Emily||

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''[[Plus Anima (Manga)|Plus Anima]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Cooro||
||[[The Lancer]]||Husky||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Senri||
||[[The Chick]]||Nana||

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''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' - Allied Forces (roles subject to change, of course)
||[[The Hero]]||America ([[Love Freak|or so he wants to believe]])||
||[[The Lancer]]||England ([[Straight Man]] and [[The Rival]] of sorts to America, [[Team Dad]]... [[Not So Above It All|sometimes]])||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Russia (The tallest and [[Psychopathic Manchild|more unstable]] of the group)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||France (extremely [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulative]], sneaky and sly when he wants)||
||[[The Chick]]||China (The most traditionally bishonen and kinda artsy. He's also [[The Woobie]] of the group [[With Friends Like These|even from the allies]] until [[Whos Laughing Now|changes out of his traditional robes into a Zhongshan suit]]. I mean, a Mao suit.)||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Canada (Whose presence is rarely noticed by the other Allies and sometimes mistaken for America.)||
In fanwork, the East Asian nations are typically portrayed as a [[Five Man Band]] as well:
||[[The Hero]]||China (Switches from [[The Chick]] to this since he's the eldest of the group and the others's [[Parental Substitute]])||
||[[The Lancer]]||Japan (Disagrees with China a LOT, ends up [[Face Heel Turn|betraying him]] at some point)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||South Korea (Tallest and [[Hot Blooded|more]] [[Fun Personified|energetic]] of the bunch)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hong Kong (mysterious, calm, kinda emotionless, possible [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosives expert]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Taiwan (the [[The Smurfette Principle|only girl]] for a while.
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Actually, two: Vietnam ([[Tomboy and Girly Girl|the tomboy to Taiwan's girly girl]]) and Thailand (newest East Asian introduced). Mongolia and Tibet have the potential to be this as well, but they've barely showed up.||
||[[Team Pet]]||Pochi! Or.. Shinatty-chan.||
Lately, fans also apply these dynamics to the Nordics:
||[[The Hero]]||Finland (Nordic-centered strips are almost always from his POV)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Sweden (Finland's <s> husband</s> [[Ho Yay|partner]])||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Denmark (possible [[Boisterous Bruiser]], with an axe as his [[Weapon of Choice]])||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Norway ([[Deadpan Snarker]], can see spirits, argues with Denmark)||
||[[The Chick]]||Iceland (the youngest of the group, barring Sealand. This might change)||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Sealand (Sweden's "adoptive child")||
||[[Team Pet]]||Hana-Tamago!||

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''[[Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Akihisa Yoshii||
||[[The Lancer]]||Minami Shimada||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mizuki Himeji||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yuji Sakamoto||
||[[The Chick]]||Hideyoshi Kinoshita||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Kōta Tsuchiya||

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''[[Bakugan]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Dan||
||[[The Lancer|The Co-Lancers]]||Shun, Runo||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Marucho (mainly), but also Alice (prior to episode 36) and Joe (after episode 36)||
||[[The Chick]]||Julie||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Joe, Alice||

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''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
||[[The Hero]]||Drago||
||[[The Lancer]]||Skyress||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tigrerra||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Gorem||
||[[The Chick]]||Preyas||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Hydranoid}}||

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New Vestroia Arc of ''[[Bakugan]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Dan||
||[[The Lancer]]||Mira||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ace (doubles as the second [[The Lancer|Lancer]])||
||[[The Big Guy|The (other) Big Guy]]||Baron||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Marucho||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Shun}}||

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New Vestroia Arc of ''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
||[[The Hero]]||Drago||
||[[The Lancer]]||Percival||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Nemus||
||[[The Chick]]||Elfin (with elements of [[The Smart Guy]])||
||[[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Inagram}}||

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''[[Bakugan|Bakugan Gundalian Invaders]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Dan||
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Shun, Ren ({{spoiler|being [[The Mole]]}})||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jake||
||[[The Chick]]||Fabia (a.k.a. Princess Fabia)||

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''[[Bamboo Blade]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Tamaki||
||[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Kirino||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Miyako||
||[[The Chick]]||Sayako||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Azuma||
||[[Team Dad]]||Kojiro||

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''[[Battle Royale]]'' (Shuuya's friends before being sent to the island)
||[[The Hero]]||Shuya||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yoshitoki||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sugimura||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mimura||
||[[The Chick]]||Yutaka||

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''[[Berserk]]'' (The original Band of the Hawk)
||[[The Hero]]||Griffith||
||[[The Lancer]]/[[Sixth Ranger]]||Guts||
||[[The Big Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Pippin||
||[[The Smart Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Judeau||
||[[The Chick]]/[[Action Girl]]||Casca (who was Griffith's [[The Lancer|Lancer]] before Guts came along)||
||[[Non Action Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Corkus||
||[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Rickert||

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''[[Berserk]]'' (Guts' new [[True Companions]])
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Guts||
||[[The Lancer]]||Serpico||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Isidro||
||[[The Smart Guy]] / [[Sixth Ranger]]||Schierke||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Casca and Farnese||
||[[Fairy Companion|Fairy Companion(s)]]||Puck and Evarella||
||[[Non Action Guy]]||Magnifico||

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''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Train Heartnet||
||[[The Lancer]]||Sven Vollfied||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Eve ([[Cute Bruiser]]; doubles as [[The Smart Guy]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Rinslet||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Both Jenos and Sephiria, nearer the end.||

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''[[Black Lagoon]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Dutch (also [[The Big Guy]])||
||[[The Lancer]]||Revy||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Benny||
||[[The Chick]]||Rock||

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''[[Bleach]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Kurosaki||
||[[The Lancer]]||Rukia Kuchiki (or Renji Abarai)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Yasutora "Chad" Sado||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Uryū Ishida||
||[[The Chick]]||Orihime Inoue (or Rukia Kuchiki)||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Renji Abarai||
||[[Team Pet]]/[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Yoruichi Shihōin||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The (other) Mentor]]||Kisuke Urahara||
* Varies A LOT: Initially, Rukia is [[The Lancer]], but leaves and is briefly replaced by Uryu, who returns to Smart Guy when Renji joins the team.
* Varies A LOT: Initially, Rukia is [[The Lancer]], but leaves and is briefly replaced by Uryu, who returns to Smart Guy when Renji joins the team.
** Uryū doesn't really lower the saddle on his high horse enough to fill his ''[[The Smart Guy]]'' role very well until shortly after the Soul Society arc ends. Early on, before Renji joins the team and before Uryū calms down, it's more like this:
** Uryū doesn't really lower the saddle on his high horse enough to fill his ''[[The Smart Guy]]'' role very well until shortly after the Soul Society arc ends. Early on, before Renji joins the team and before Uryū calms down, it's more like this:


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''[[Bleach]]''
!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Kurosaki||
||[[The Lancer]]||Uryū Ishida||
|[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Kurosaki
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Yasutora "Chad" Sado||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Rukia Kuchiki||
|[[The Lancer]]||Uryū Ishida
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Orihime Inoue||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Yasutora "Chad" Sado
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rukia Kuchiki
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Orihime Inoue
|}

* Varies A LOT: One of the complicating factors is that, aside from [[The Big Guy]], Rukia has some elements of all five roles, acting as the [[The Smart Guy|informative]] [[The Lancer|partner]]-[[Mentor Archetype|mentor]] to Ichigo in the Substitution arc, posing as the [[The Chick|primary focus]] of the Soul Society rescue arc, and in the first half of the story, was the series' co-star, important enough to be considered as [[The Hero]] for her own personal character arc.
* Varies A LOT: One of the complicating factors is that, aside from [[The Big Guy]], Rukia has some elements of all five roles, acting as the [[The Smart Guy|informative]] [[The Lancer|partner]]-[[Mentor Archetype|mentor]] to Ichigo in the Substitution arc, posing as the [[The Chick|primary focus]] of the Soul Society rescue arc, and in the first half of the story, was the series' co-star, important enough to be considered as [[The Hero]] for her own personal character arc.
** In the Arrancar arc, Chad and Uryū are replaced by Renji/Ikkaku and Hitsugaya respectively, and Rukia becomes [[The Lancer]] again.
** In the Arrancar arc, Chad and Uryū are replaced by Renji/Ikkaku and Hitsugaya respectively, and Rukia becomes [[The Lancer]] again.
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** In all OVAs and filler arcs, Rukia is [[The Lancer]] and Renji the [[Sixth Ranger]].
** In all OVAs and filler arcs, Rukia is [[The Lancer]] and Renji the [[Sixth Ranger]].


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''[[Bleach]]'' - The five Shinigami/Soul Reapers who travel to the world of the living at the start of the Arrancar arc can be sorted into a similar team:
!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - The five Shinigami/Soul Reapers who travel to the world of the living at the start of the Arrancar arc can be sorted into a similar team:
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Toshiro Hitsugaya||
||[[The Lancer]]||Renji Abarai||
|[[The Hero]]||Toshiro Hitsugaya
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||[[The Big Guy]]||Ikkaku Madarame||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa||
|[[The Lancer]]||Renji Abarai
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Rangiku Matsumoto||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ikkaku Madarame

|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa
''[[Bleach]]'' - Squad 11 is one of the few developed Squads, and has its own semi-FMB:
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Kenpachi Zaraki||
||[[The Lancer]]||Ikkaku Madarame||
|[[The Chick]]||Rangiku Matsumoto
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||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa (or Yachiru Kusajishi)||
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||[[The Chick]]||Yachiru Kusajishi (or Yumichika Ayasegawa)||
|}

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''[[Bleach]]'' - The Vizards could be divided into their own band too:
||[[The Hero]]||Shinji Hirako||
||[[The Lancer]]||Hiyori Sarugaki||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Love Aikawa, Kensei Muguruma||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hachigen Ushōda||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Lisa Yadōmaru, Mashiro Kuna||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Rōjūrō "Rose" Ōtoribashi||

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''[[Bleach]]'' - Hell, even Urahara's crew can qualify:
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Kisuke Urahara||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yoruichi Shihōin||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tessai Tsukabishi||
||[[The Chick]]||Ururu Tsumugiya||
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Isshin Kurosaki, Ryūken Ishida||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Jinta Hanakiri||

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''[[Bleach]]'' - The {{spoiler|Real}} Karakura Town crew:
||[[The Hero]]||Tatsuki Arisawa||
||[[The Lancer]]||Misaomaru Kanonji (or Keigo Asano)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Keigo Asano (or Don Kanonji)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mizuiro Kojima||
||[[The Chick]]||Chizuru Honshō||

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''[[Bleach]]'' - Aside from [[Big Bad|Muramasa]], the post-rebellion Zanpakuto spirit forms can be sorted into their own band:
||[[The Hero]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as a younger teenager)||
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Hihiō Zabimaru, Haineko and Kazeshini (likely the most prominently shown Zanpakuto)
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Ryūmon Hōzukimaru, Daiguren Hyōrinmaru, Wabisuke, Gonryōmaru, Gegetsuburi, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō/Tenken, Ryūjin Jakka||
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as an old man), Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Sode no Shirayuki, Katen Kyōkotsu and Tobiume||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Suzumebachi, Ruri'ro Kujaku, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō, Sōgyo no Kotowari||
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Hisagomaru (the last Zanpakuto introduced) and Minazuki (by elimination, really)||

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''[[Bobobo Bobobobo]]'': Bo-bobo's gang
||[[The Hero]]||Bo-bobo||
||[[The Lancer]]||Don Patch||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Jelly Jiggler, Hatenko||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Softon||
||[[The Chick]]||Beauty||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gasser||
||[[Team Pet]]||Dengaku Man||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Torpedo Girl||

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''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' (with opposite sexes)
||[[The Hero]]||Priss||
||[[The Lancer]]||Sylia (The leader, but not the POV Character.)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Linna (By process of elimination.)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Nene||
||[[The Chick]]||Mackie||

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''[[Buso Renkin]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Kazuki||
||[[The Lancer]]||Tokiko||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Captain Bravo (doubles as [[The Mentor]])||
||[[The Rival]]||Papillon, to an extent (formerly the [[Big Bad]])||

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''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' (there are more players in the team, but they take turns into playing one or another role during the games, and here is the more usual pattern in the National Team)
||[[The Hero]]||Tsubasa Ohzora (Oliver Atton)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Genzou Wakabayashi (Benji Price) or Koujirou (Steve) Hyuga||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryou Ishizaki (Bruce Harper), Makoto Souda or Hiroshi Jitou (Clifford Yuma)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Jun Misugi (Julian Ross) or Hikaru Matsuyama (Phillip Callaghan)||
||[[The Chick]]||Taro Misaki (Tom Becker)||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ken Wakashimazu (Ed Warner, who also Hyuga's Lancer in Toho) or Shingo Aoi (Nico Alliot)||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Whatever coach is in the bench; the ones who fit the most are Mikami (Freddy), Kira, Gamo and/or Dubois form the 2002 anime||
||[[Team Pet]]||Sanae (Patty), Kumi (Eva), Yukari (Annabelle) or Yayoi (Mary)||

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''[[Chrono Crusade]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Rosette||
||[[The Lancer]]||Chrono (who is also [[The Smart Guy]])||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Satella||
||[[The Chick]]||Azmaria||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Father Remington||

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''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Main Characters (Note: They were never a [[Five Man Band]] within the series, but they all fit)
||[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti Hero|Anti]] and [[Byronic Hero]]||Lelouch Lamperouge/vi Britania||
||[[The Lancer]]||Suzaku Kururugi (or/and C.C.)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kallen Kozuki/Stadfeld||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||C.C. (or/and [[Magnificent Bastard|Lelouch himself]])||
||[[The Chick]] and [[Tagalong Kid|Tag Along Kid]]||Nunnally Lamperouge/vi Britania||

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''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Holy Blades
||[[The Hero]]||Toudou||
||[[The Lancer]]||Asahina||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Senba||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Urabe||
||[[The Chick]]||Chiba||

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''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Ashford Academy [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council|student council]]
||[[The Hero]]||[[Student Council President|Milly Ashford]]||
||[[The Lancer]]||Lelouch Lamperouge (Actually, [[Supporting Protagonist|the hero of the story]])||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Shirley Fenette (The most athletic of the group being a member of the swimming team. Her personality, however, is a subversion.)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Nina Einstein (or/and [[Magnificent Bastard|Lelouch himself]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Rivalz Cardemonde||
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tag Along Kid]]||Nunnally Lamperouge||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Suzaku Kururugi, Kallen Stadfeld/Kozuki, Gino Weinberg and Anya Alstreim||

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''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': Note that Bebop plays with or does variants on all of these roles.
||[[Anti Hero|Anti]] [[The Hero|Hero]]||Spike Spiegel||
||[[The Lancer]]||Jet Black (Acts more typically heroic than Spike, doubles as [[The Big Guy]])||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Edward (A major case of playing with a trope, as she's [[Genius Ditz]]/[[Cloudcuckoolander]] with [[No Social Skills]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Faye Valentine (Although she's a total subversion of the [[Women Are Wiser]] and heart/spiritual tendencies)||
||[[Team Pet]]||Ein (Although there are hints that Ein is the actually the smartest of them all)||

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''[[Shin Chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' - For the Kasukabe Defense Organization, we have:
||[[The Hero]]||Shinnosuke Nohara (Not that he cares.)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Tooru Kazama (May also be [[The Smart Guy]].)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Nene Sakurada (Formerly [[The Chick]]. Sometimes [[The Lancer]].)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ba-chan (May also be [[The Big Guy]].)||
||[[The Chick]]||Masao [[Sat Ã]]´||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ai Suotome (wanted to be one in an episode, even to the point to offer the team Power Ranger-esque costumes. At the end, [[Status Quo Is God]].)||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Midori Yoshinaga||
||[[Team Pet]]||Shiro the Dog||

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''[[Cyborg 009]]'' (Note: There are more than five characters, so they're all lumped together in the tags that are the closest to their roles in the team)
||[[The Hero]]||Joe/009 ||
||[[The Lancer]]||Jet/002||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Albert/004 (sometimes [[The Smart Guy]]), Geronimo/005 ([[Genius Bruiser]])||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ivan/001, GB/007, Pyunma/008||
||[[The Chick]]||Francoise/003 (sometimes [[Team Mom]], sometimes [[The Smart Guy]]), Chang/006||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ivan/001 (also The [[Smart Guy]])||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Gilmore, Dr. Koizumi (2001 anime)||

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''[[D Gray Man]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Allen Walker||
||[[The Lancer]]||Lavi, Yu Kanda||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Arystar Krory (Or Kanda again)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Lavi, Bookman, Lenalee and also Komui Lee||
||[[The Chick]]||Lenalee Lee||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Miranda Lotto||
||[[Trickster Mentor]]||General Cross||

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''[[Dancougar]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Shinobu||
||[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Sara||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryo||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Masato||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alan||

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''[[Dancougar Nova]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Aoi||
||[[The Lancer]]||Kurara||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sakuya||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Johnny||
||[[The Chick]] ''and'' [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Eida}}||

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''[[Dangaioh]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Mia Alice||
||[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Big Guy]]||Pai Thunder||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Roll Kran||
||[[The Chick]]||Lamda Nom||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Tarsan||


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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - Squad 11 is one of the few developed Squads, and has its own semi-FMB:
The Japanese Police from ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Kirihara||
||[[The Lancer]]||Saito||
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Kenpachi Zaraki
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Also Saito||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Matsumoto||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ikkaku Madarame
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Kano||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa (or Yachiru Kusajishi)
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mayu or Kaname||
|-
The main characters from [[Darker Than Black (Anime)|the same series]]:
|[[The Chick]]||Yachiru Kusajishi (or Yumichika Ayasegawa)
||[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti Hero|(Anti) Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Hei||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Huang||
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||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mao||
|}
||[[The Chick]]||Yin||


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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - The Vizards
''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'': The Japanese task-force form one.
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Soichiro||
||[[The Lancer]]||Aizawa||
|[[The Hero]]||Shinji Hirako
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mogi||
||[[The Smart Guy]] and [[Big Good]]||L||
|[[The Lancer]]||Hiyori Sarugaki
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Matsuda||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Love Aikawa, Kensei Muguruma
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]||Ukita, Ite and {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Light]]}}||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hachigen Ushōda
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Lisa Yadōmaru, Mashiro Kuna
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Rōjūrō "Rose" Ōtoribashi
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - Urahara's crew
''Detective Academy Q'' (aka ''[[Tantei Gakuen Q]]'')
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Kyu Renjo||
||[[The Lancer]]||Ryu Amakusa||
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Kisuke Urahara
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kintaro Tooyama||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kazuma Narusawa||
|[[The Lancer]]||Yoruichi Shihōin
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Megumi Minami||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tessai Tsukabishi
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Morihiko Dan, but Shino Katagiri ([[Team Mom]]), Kotaro Nanami ([[Trickster Mentor]]) and Tatsumi Hongou ([[Stern Teacher]]) (also filled in at one moment or another)||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ururu Tsumugiya
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Isshin Kurosaki, Ryūken Ishida
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Jinta Hanakiri
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - The {{spoiler|Real}} Karakura Town crew:
''[[Detective Conan (Manga)|Detective Conan]]'' - The Shonen Tantei-Dan (Detective Boys)/Junior Detective League
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Conan (also [[The Smart Guy]] most of the time)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Haibara (formerly Genta)||
|[[The Hero]]||Tatsuki Arisawa
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Genta||
|[[The Lancer]]||Misaomaru Kanonji (or Keigo Asano)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mitsuhiko||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ayumi||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Keigo Asano (or Don Kanonji)
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Prof. Agasa||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Haibara (initially)||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mizuiro Kojima
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Chizuru Honshō
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - Aside from [[Big Bad|Muramasa]], the post-rebellion Zanpakuto spirit forms
''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as a younger teenager)
|-
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Hihiō Zabimaru, Haineko and Kazeshini (likely the most prominently shown Zanpakuto)
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Ryūmon Hōzukimaru, Daiguren Hyōrinmaru, Wabisuke, Gonryōmaru, Gegetsuburi, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō/Tenken, Ryūjin Jakka
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as an old man), Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Sode no Shirayuki, Katen Kyōkotsu and Tobiume
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Suzumebachi, Ruri'ro Kujaku, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō, Sōgyo no Kotowari
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Hisagomaru (the last Zanpakuto introduced) and Minazuki (by elimination, really)
|-
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|}


==D==
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Adventure]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Tai Kamiya/Yagami Taichi||
!colspan=2|''[[Dangaioh]]''
||[[The Lancer]]||Matt/Yamato Ishida||
|-
||[[The Heart]]||Sora Takenouchi||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Joe/Jou Kido (His digimon anyway)||
|[[The Hero]]||Mia Alice
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Izzy/Koushirou Izumi||
||[[The Chick]]||Mimi Tachikawa||
|[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Big Guy]]||Pai Thunder
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Gennai||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Roll Kran
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari||
|[[The Chick]]||Lamda Nom
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Tarsan
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
!colspan=2|''[[Darker than Black]]'' - The main characters
||[[The Hero]]||Davis/Daisuke Motomiya||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Cody/Iori Hida (also with the "actually the smallest" subversion; sometimes [[The Smart Guy]])||
|[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti-Hero|(Anti) Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Hei
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yolei/Miyako Inoue (sometimes [[The Big Guy]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari||
|[[The Lancer]]||Huang
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mao
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ken Ichijouji (who doubles as the second [[The Lancer|Lancer]])||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yin
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
Chosen Children's Digimon (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
!colspan=2|''[[Darker than Black]]'' - The Japanese Police
||[[The Hero]]||V-mon/Veemon||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Tailmon/Gatomon||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Armadillomon||
|[[The Hero]]||Kirihara
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hawkmon||
||[[The Chick]]||Patamon||
|[[The Lancer]]||Saito
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen's Digimon||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Wormmon||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Also Saito
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Matsumoto
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kano
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mayu or Kaname
|}


''[[Digimon Savers (Anime)|DATS]]''
||[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Marcus Damon/Daimon Masaru||
||[[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Thomas/Tohma H. Norstein||
||[[The Chick]]||Yoshino Fujieda||
||[[Lovely Angels]]||Miki and Megumi||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Richard Samson/Satsuma Rentarou||
||[[Cool Old Guy]]||Homer/Hiroshi Yushima||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Keenan Crier/Noguchi Ikuto||


{| class="wikitable"
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Frontier (Anime)|Frontier]]'')
!colspan=2|''[[Death Note]]'': The Japanese task-force
||[[The Hero]]||Takuya Kanbara||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Koji/Kouji Minamoto||
||[[The Big Guy]]||J.P./Junpei Shibayama||
|[[The Hero]]||Soichiro
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tommy/Tomoki Himi||
||[[The Chick]]||Zoe/Izumi Orimoto||
|[[The Lancer]]||Aizawa
|-
||[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Bokomon and Neemon, later Patamon||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mogi
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Koichi/Kouichi Kimura||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]] and [[Big Good]]||L
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Matsuda
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]s||Ukita, Ite and {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Light]]}}
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
Tamers (''[[Digimon Tamers (Anime)|Tamers]]'')
!colspan=2|''Detective Academy Q'' (aka ''[[Tantei Gakuen Q]]'')
||[[The Hero]]||Takato Matsuki/Matsuda||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Rika Nonaka/Makino Ruki||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Kazu and Kenta||
|[[The Hero]]||Kyu Renjo
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Henry Wong/Lee Jianglong||
||[[The Chick]]||Jeri Kato/Katou Juri||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ryu Amakusa
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ryo Akiyama||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Kintaro Tooyama
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Suzie Wong/Lee Shaochung, also later Ai & Mako||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kazuma Narusawa
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Megumi Minami
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Morihiko Dan, but Shino Katagiri ([[Team Mom]]), Kotaro Nanami ([[Trickster Mentor]]) and Tatsumi Hongou ([[Stern Teacher]]) (also filled in at one moment or another)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Dinosaur King]]'': D-Team
||[[The Hero]]||Max Taylor/Ryuta Kodai||
||[[The Lancer]]||Rex Owen/Ancient||
||[[The Big Guy]]''/''[[Team Dad]]||Spike Taylor/Kenryu Kodai||
||[[The Smart Guy]]''/''[[Team Mom]]||Reese Drake/Riasu Tatsuno||
||[[The Chick]]||Zoe Drake/Malm Tatsuno||
||[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Chomp, Ace, and Paris||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|The Alpha Gang}}||


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Detective Conan]]'' - The Shonen Tantei-Dan (Detective Boys)/Junior Detective League
''[[Dragonball]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Conan (also [[The Smart Guy]] most of the time)
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Haibara (formerly Genta)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Genta
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mitsuhiko
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ayumi
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Prof. Agasa
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Haibara (initially)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


(22nd Budokai)
||[[The Hero]]||Roshi||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Goku||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin||
||[[The Chick]]||Bulma||


{| class="wikitable"
(23rd Budokai)
!colspan=2|''[[Digimon]]'' - Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure|Adventure]]'')
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tien||
|[[The Hero]]||Tai Kamiya/Yagami Taichi
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Chi-Chi, Bulma||
|[[The Lancer]]||Matt/Yamato Ishida
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Roshi, Kami||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Chiaotzu||
|[[The Heart]]||Sora Takenouchi
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Joe/Jou Kido (His digimon anyway)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Izzy/Koushirou Izumi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mimi Tachikawa
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Gennai
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari
|}


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''[[Dragonball Z]]''


{| class="wikitable"
(Saiyan saga)
!colspan=2|''[[Digimon]]'' - Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure 02|Adventure 02]]'')
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tien||
|[[The Hero]]||Davis/Daisuke Motomiya
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin||
|[[The Lancer]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Piccolo||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Roshi, Kami, King Kai||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Cody/Iori Hida (also with the "actually the smallest" subversion; sometimes [[The Smart Guy]])
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kid(s)]]||Chiaotzu, Gohan||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yolei/Miyako Inoue (sometimes [[The Big Guy]])
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ken Ichijouji (who doubles as the second [[The Lancer|Lancer]])
|}


(Freeza saga)
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
||[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Vegeta||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin||
||[[The Chick]]||Bulma||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||King Kai||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan||


{| class="wikitable"
(Cell saga)
!colspan=2|''[[Digimon]]'' - Chosen Children's Digimon (''[[Digimon Adventure 02|Adventure 02]]'')
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Vegeta||
|[[The Hero]]||V-mon/Veemon
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Trunks||
||[[The Chick]]||Bulma||
|[[The Lancer]]||Tailmon/Gatomon
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan (though he subverts it by surpassing every other hero)||
||[[Overshadowed By Awesome]]||Krillin||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Armadillomon
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hawkmon
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Patamon
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen's Digimon
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Wormmon
|}


(Buu saga)
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
||[[The Lancer]]||Vegeta||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Gohan and Gotenks (Alternately)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kaioshin||
||[[The Chick]]||Videl||


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Digimon]]'' - ''[[Digimon Savers|DATS]]''
''Et Cetera''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Mingchao||
|[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Marcus Damon/Daimon Masaru
||[[The Lancer]]||Baskerville||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Benkate||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Fino||
|[[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Thomas/Tohma H. Norstein
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Yaghi||
|[[The Chick]]||Yoshino Fujieda
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Alternate (Also doubles as another [[The Smart Guy]].)||
|-
|[[Lovely Angels]]||Miki and Megumi
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Richard Samson/Satsuma Rentarou
|-
|[[Cool Old Guy]]||Homer/Hiroshi Yushima
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Keenan Crier/Noguchi Ikuto
|}


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Eyeshield 21]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Sena||
||[[The Lancer]]||Monta||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kurita||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hiruma||
||[[The Chick]]||Mamori ([[Team Mom]]), later Suzuna (standard)||


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Digimon]]'' - Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Frontier|Frontier]]'')
''[[Excel Saga (Manga)|Excel Saga]]'' (manga)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Matsuya||
||[[The Lancer]]||Watanabe||
|[[The Hero]]||Takuya Kanbara
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ropponmatsu 1 or Ropponmatsu II, depending on which one is working||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Sumiyoshi||
|[[The Lancer]]||Koji/Kouji Minamoto
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Iwata||
|[[The Big Guy]]||J.P./Junpei Shibayama
* Continuity differs between the manga and the anime.
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tommy/Tomoki Himi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Zoe/Izumi Orimoto
|-
|[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Bokomon and Neemon, later Patamon
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Koichi/Kouichi Kimura
|}


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' (anime)
||[[The Hero]]||Iwata||
||[[The Lancer]]||Matsuya||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Roponmatsu 1||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Sumiyoshi||
||[[The Chick]]||Watanabe||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ropponmatsu 2||
* Note that when these characters actually form a team (a paordy of [[Sentai]] heroes), it is late in the series, and the roles they pretend to play may not actually be how they act in the rest of the show.


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Digimon]]'' - Tamers (''[[Digimon Tamers|Tamers]]'')
''[[Fairy Tail]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Natsu||
||[[The Lancer]]||Gray||
|[[The Hero]]||Takato Matsuki/Matsuda
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Action Girl|Erza]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Happy||
|[[The Lancer]]||Rika Nonaka/Makino Ruki
|-
||[[The Chick]]||[[Summon Magic|Lucy]] (also the [[Supporting Protagonist]])||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Kazu and Kenta
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Gajeel}}||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||[[The Medic|Wendy]]||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Henry Wong/Lee Jianglong
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Jeri Kato/Katou Juri
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ryo Akiyama
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Suzie Wong/Lee Shaochung, also later Ai & Mako
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Dinosaur King]]'': D-Team
''Fang Of The Sun Dougram''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Rocky||
||[[The Lancer]]||Festa, later Crinn||
|[[The Hero]]||Max Taylor/Ryuta Kodai
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Crinn, later Henkel||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Chico and/or Nanashi||
|[[The Lancer]]||Rex Owen/Ancient
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Canary, later Rita||
|[[The Big Guy]]''/''[[Team Dad]]||Spike Taylor/Kenryu Kodai
||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Billy||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||George||
|[[The Smart Guy]]''/''[[Team Mom]]||Reese Drake/Riasu Tatsuno
||[[Team Pet]]||Nanashi||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Zoe Drake/Malm Tatsuno
|-
|[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Chomp, Ace, and Paris
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|The Alpha Gang}}
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Flame of Recca]]'': Team Hokage
||[[The Hero]]||Recca Hanabishi||
||[[The Lancer]]||Tokiya Mikigami||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kaoru Koganei||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Domon Ishijima||
||[[The Chick]] ([[Action Girl]])||Fuuko Kirisawa||
||[[The Chick]] ([[The Medic]])||Yanagi Sakoshita||
||[[Team Mom]]||Kagehoshi||


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Dragon Ball]]'' - 22nd Budokai
''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' (The Elric brothers may be too independent to fully fit this trope, so for now we'll use the military team instead.)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Roy Mustang||
|[[The Hero]]||Roshi
||[[The Lancer]]||Lt. Riza Hawkeye (is always by Mustang's side, serving as his sole confidant - she is also the highest ranked besides Mustang, and generally level-headed where the other guys are completely lost. She also keeps Mustang on track and serves as his bodyguard on occasion. Comes close to being Mustangs [[Battle Butler]].)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Lt. Jean Havoc (It seems Breda would be, but Havoc is the most experienced (aside from Hawkeye and Mustang) in combat. Serves more in this capacity in the manga then the anime, in the anime he serves as more of the team butt monkey or even the Chick then anything else.)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Lt Heymans Breda, WO Vato Falman (He looks like the big guy, but truth is Breda is a tactical genius, though this is more an informed ability then anything else. He often does the espionage work for Mustang, including picking up Dr Marcoh, supervising illegal border crossings, and interrogating Maria Ross. Warrant Officer Falman might also count considering he has a photographic memory and a more 'Spock' like manner.)||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Master Sergeant Kain Fuery (He's the techie, almost useless at fighting, and has the lowest rank of all the assembled team. He'd be the smart guy, except Breda and Falman are much smarter then he is. Often gets in the way when fighting breaks out.)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Goku
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Lt. Gen. Grumman (Specifically, Mustang's mentor in the manga.)||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Black Hayate||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Dragon Ball]]'' - 23rd Budokai
''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Greed's main chimera. Because they're anti-villains, they're somewhere between this and [[Five Bad Band]].
|-
||[[The Hero|The Boss]]||Greed||
||[[The Lancer]]||Dorocetto||
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Bido, Martel (they are the best reconnaissance and survive the longest)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Bido, Martel (both are weaker than chimera and are [[The Heart|The Hearts]] of the group)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Law||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tien
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Chi-Chi, Bulma
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Roshi, Kami
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Chiaotzu
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


(Scar's group)
||[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti Hero]]||Scar||
||[[The Lancer]]||Mei Chang||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Dr. Marcoh||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guys]]||[[Petting Zoo People|Jerso and Zampano]] (also count as [[Those Two Guys]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Yoki||
||[[Team Pet]]||[[Pandaing to The Audience|Xiao May]]||


(Ed's later group)
||[[The Hero]]||Ed||
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||[[Fan Nickname|Greedling]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hohenheim (once he joins; before that Ed or Ling- Ed's smarter but Ling is the best battle strategist)||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guys]]||[[Petting Zoo People|Darius and Heinkel]] (also count as [[Those Two Guys]])||
||[[Action Girl]]||Lan Fan||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Fuu||


{| class="wikitable"
(Father's Sacrifices)
!colspan=2|''[[Dragonball Z]]'' - Saiyan saga
||[[The Hero]]||Ed||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Al||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hohenheim||
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Izumi Curtis (Best martial artist and alchemist of the bunch with the possible exception of Hohenheim)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha
||[[The Chick]]||Roy Mustang (By virtue of being blind at the time)||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tien
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Piccolo
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Roshi, Kami, King Kai
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kid(s)]]||Chiaotzu, Gohan
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Dragonball Z]]'' - Freeza saga
''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'': Suzaku warriors
|-
||[[Big Good]]||Miaka||
||[[The Hero]]||Tamahome||
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Tasuki||
|[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo
||[[The Big Guy]]||Nuriko (slight subversion, he's a [[Cute Bruiser]] more than a standard [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]])||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Chichiri||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Vegeta
||[[The Chick]]||Hotohori (Royalty, [[So Beautiful Its a Curse]], fights like a [[Lady of War]], sits out battle during the second half of the series.)||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Mitsukake and Chiriko, collectively||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||King Kai
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Dragonball Z]]'' - Cell saga
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|-
''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' - Sugo Asurada Team
||[[The Hero]]||Hayato Kazami||
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Miki Jounouchi (also the [[Cool Big Sis]])||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Shinsuke Maki||
|[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo
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||[[The Chick]]||Asuka Sugo||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Vegeta
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ryohei Sumi (although he's not the [[Older Than They Look|youngest of the team]])||
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||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Tetsuichiro Kurumada (also [[Team Dad]])||
||[[Team Pet]]||V-8||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trunks
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||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Knight Schumacher/{{spoiler|Osamu Sugo}}||
|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan (though he subverts it by surpassing every other hero)
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|[[Overshadowed by Awesome]]||Krillin
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''Fuwa'' (Beijing Olympics mascots - there is an animated series of them, so I'll include them here)
!colspan=2|''[[Dragonball Z]]'' - Buu saga
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||[[The Hero]]||Huan Huan||
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
||[[The Lancer]]||Ying Ying (a [[Fragile Speedster]])||
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||[[The Big Guy]]||Jing Jing||
||[[Team Mom]]||Bei Bei||
|[[The Lancer]]||Vegeta
|-
||[[Action Girl]]||Ni Ni||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Gohan and Gotenks (Alternately)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kaioshin
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|[[The Chick]]||Videl
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Latest revision as of 18:00, 17 March 2024


Bleach

Bleach
The Hero Ichigo Kurosaki
The Lancer Rukia Kuchiki (or Renji Abarai)
The Big Guy Yasutora "Chad" Sado
The Smart Guy Uryū Ishida
The Chick Orihime Inoue (or Rukia Kuchiki)
Sixth Ranger Renji Abarai
Team Pet/The Mentor Yoruichi Shihōin
The (other) Mentor Kisuke Urahara
  • Varies A LOT: Initially, Rukia is The Lancer, but leaves and is briefly replaced by Uryu, who returns to Smart Guy when Renji joins the team.
    • Uryū doesn't really lower the saddle on his high horse enough to fill his The Smart Guy role very well until shortly after the Soul Society arc ends. Early on, before Renji joins the team and before Uryū calms down, it's more like this:
Bleach
The Hero Ichigo Kurosaki
The Lancer Uryū Ishida
The Big Guy Yasutora "Chad" Sado
The Smart Guy Rukia Kuchiki
The Chick Orihime Inoue
  • Varies A LOT: One of the complicating factors is that, aside from The Big Guy, Rukia has some elements of all five roles, acting as the informative partner-mentor to Ichigo in the Substitution arc, posing as the primary focus of the Soul Society rescue arc, and in the first half of the story, was the series' co-star, important enough to be considered as The Hero for her own personal character arc.
    • In the Arrancar arc, Chad and Uryū are replaced by Renji/Ikkaku and Hitsugaya respectively, and Rukia becomes The Lancer again.
    • In the midst of the Soul Society Arc, Hitsugaya briefly substitutes for Ichigo as The Hero, with his friend, Momo Hinamori as The Chick and lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto as The Lancer.
    • In all OVAs and filler arcs, Rukia is The Lancer and Renji the Sixth Ranger.
Bleach - The five Shinigami/Soul Reapers who travel to the world of the living at the start of the Arrancar arc can be sorted into a similar team:
The Hero Toshiro Hitsugaya
The Lancer Renji Abarai
The Big Guy Ikkaku Madarame
The Smart Guy Yumichika Ayasegawa
The Chick Rangiku Matsumoto
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Bleach - Squad 11 is one of the few developed Squads, and has its own semi-FMB:
The Hero / The Big Guy Kenpachi Zaraki
The Lancer Ikkaku Madarame
The Smart Guy Yumichika Ayasegawa (or Yachiru Kusajishi)
The Chick Yachiru Kusajishi (or Yumichika Ayasegawa)
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Bleach - The Vizards
The Hero Shinji Hirako
The Lancer Hiyori Sarugaki
The Big Guy(s) Love Aikawa, Kensei Muguruma
The Smart Guy Hachigen Ushōda
The Chick(s) Lisa Yadōmaru, Mashiro Kuna
Sixth Ranger Rōjūrō "Rose" Ōtoribashi
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Bleach - Urahara's crew
The Hero / The Smart Guy Kisuke Urahara
The Lancer Yoruichi Shihōin
The Big Guy Tessai Tsukabishi
The Chick Ururu Tsumugiya
Sixth Ranger(s) Isshin Kurosaki, Ryūken Ishida
Tagalong Kid Jinta Hanakiri
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Bleach - The Real Karakura Town crew:
The Hero Tatsuki Arisawa
The Lancer Misaomaru Kanonji (or Keigo Asano)
The Big Guy Keigo Asano (or Don Kanonji)
The Smart Guy Mizuiro Kojima
The Chick Chizuru Honshō
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Bleach - Aside from Muramasa, the post-rebellion Zanpakuto spirit forms
The Hero Tensa Zangetsu (as a younger teenager)
The Lancer(s) Hihiō Zabimaru, Haineko and Kazeshini (likely the most prominently shown Zanpakuto)
The Big Guy(s) Ryūmon Hōzukimaru, Daiguren Hyōrinmaru, Wabisuke, Gonryōmaru, Gegetsuburi, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō/Tenken, Ryūjin Jakka
The Smart Guy(s) Tensa Zangetsu (as an old man), Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Sode no Shirayuki, Katen Kyōkotsu and Tobiume
The Chick(s) Suzumebachi, Ruri'ro Kujaku, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō, Sōgyo no Kotowari
Sixth Ranger(s) Hisagomaru (the last Zanpakuto introduced) and Minazuki (by elimination, really)
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D

Dangaioh
The Hero Mia Alice
The Lancer and The Big Guy Pai Thunder
The Smart Guy Roll Kran
The Chick Lamda Nom
The Mentor Dr. Tarsan
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Darker than Black - The main characters
The (Anti) Hero and The Big Guy Hei
The Lancer Huang
The Smart Guy Mao
The Chick Yin
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Darker than Black - The Japanese Police
The Hero Kirihara
The Lancer Saito
The Big Guy Also Saito
The Smart Guy Matsumoto
The Chick Kano
Sixth Ranger Mayu or Kaname


Death Note: The Japanese task-force
The Hero Soichiro
The Lancer Aizawa
The Big Guy Mogi
The Smart Guy and Big Good L
The Chick Matsuda
Sixth Rangers Ukita, Ite and Light
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Detective Academy Q (aka Tantei Gakuen Q)
The Hero Kyu Renjo
The Lancer Ryu Amakusa
The Big Guy Kintaro Tooyama
The Smart Guy Kazuma Narusawa
The Chick Megumi Minami
The Mentor(s) Morihiko Dan, but Shino Katagiri (Team Mom), Kotaro Nanami (Trickster Mentor) and Tatsumi Hongou (Stern Teacher) (also filled in at one moment or another)
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Detective Conan - The Shonen Tantei-Dan (Detective Boys)/Junior Detective League
The Hero Conan (also The Smart Guy most of the time)
The Lancer Haibara (formerly Genta)
The Big Guy Genta
The Smart Guy Mitsuhiko
The Chick Ayumi
The Mentor Prof. Agasa
Sixth Ranger Traitor Haibara (initially)
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Digimon - Chosen Children (Adventure)
The Hero Tai Kamiya/Yagami Taichi
The Lancer Matt/Yamato Ishida
The Heart Sora Takenouchi
The Big Guy Joe/Jou Kido (His digimon anyway)
The Smart Guy Izzy/Koushirou Izumi
The Chick Mimi Tachikawa
Tagalong Kid T.K./Takeru Takaishi
The Mentor Gennai
Sixth Ranger Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari


Digimon - Chosen Children (Adventure 02)
The Hero Davis/Daisuke Motomiya
The Lancer T.K./Takeru Takaishi
The Big Guy Cody/Iori Hida (also with the "actually the smallest" subversion; sometimes The Smart Guy)
The Smart Guy Yolei/Miyako Inoue (sometimes The Big Guy)
The Chick Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari
The Mentor The previous Chosen
Sixth Ranger Ken Ichijouji (who doubles as the second Lancer)


Digimon - Chosen Children's Digimon (Adventure 02)
The Hero V-mon/Veemon
The Lancer Tailmon/Gatomon
The Big Guy Armadillomon
The Smart Guy Hawkmon
The Chick Patamon
The Mentor The previous Chosen's Digimon
Sixth Ranger Wormmon


Digimon - DATS
The Hero and The Big Guy Marcus Damon/Daimon Masaru
The Lancer and The Smart Guy Thomas/Tohma H. Norstein
The Chick Yoshino Fujieda
Lovely Angels Miki and Megumi
The Mentor Richard Samson/Satsuma Rentarou
Cool Old Guy Homer/Hiroshi Yushima
Sixth Ranger Keenan Crier/Noguchi Ikuto


Digimon - Chosen Children (Frontier)
The Hero Takuya Kanbara
The Lancer Koji/Kouji Minamoto
The Big Guy J.P./Junpei Shibayama
The Smart Guy Tommy/Tomoki Himi
The Chick Zoe/Izumi Orimoto
Team Pets Bokomon and Neemon, later Patamon
Sixth Ranger Koichi/Kouichi Kimura


Digimon - Tamers (Tamers)
The Hero Takato Matsuki/Matsuda
The Lancer Rika Nonaka/Makino Ruki
The Big Guy(s) Kazu and Kenta
The Smart Guy Henry Wong/Lee Jianglong
The Chick Jeri Kato/Katou Juri
Sixth Ranger Ryo Akiyama
Tagalong Kid Suzie Wong/Lee Shaochung, also later Ai & Mako
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Dinosaur King: D-Team
The Hero Max Taylor/Ryuta Kodai
The Lancer Rex Owen/Ancient
The Big Guy/Team Dad Spike Taylor/Kenryu Kodai
The Smart Guy/Team Mom Reese Drake/Riasu Tatsuno
The Chick Zoe Drake/Malm Tatsuno
Team Pets Chomp, Ace, and Paris
Sixth Ranger The Alpha Gang
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Dragon Ball - 22nd Budokai
The Hero Roshi
The Lancer Yamcha
The Big Guy Goku
The Smart Guy Krillin
The Chick Bulma
Dragon Ball - 23rd Budokai
The Hero Goku
The Lancer Yamcha
The Big Guy Tien
The Smart Guy Krillin
The Chick(s) Chi-Chi, Bulma
The Mentor(s) Roshi, Kami
Tagalong Kid Chiaotzu
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Dragonball Z - Saiyan saga
The Hero Goku
The Lancer Yamcha
The Big Guy Tien
The Smart Guy Krillin
The Sixth Ranger Piccolo
The Mentor(s) Roshi, Kami, King Kai
Tagalong Kid(s) Chiaotzu, Gohan
Dragonball Z - Freeza saga
The Hero Goku
The Lancer Piccolo
The Big Guy Vegeta
The Smart Guy Krillin
The Chick Bulma
The Mentor King Kai
Tagalong Kid Gohan
Dragonball Z - Cell saga
The Hero Goku
The Lancer Piccolo
The Big Guy Vegeta
The Smart Guy Trunks
The Chick Bulma
Tagalong Kid Gohan (though he subverts it by surpassing every other hero)
Overshadowed by Awesome Krillin
Dragonball Z - Buu saga
The Hero Goku
The Lancer Vegeta
The Big Guy(s) Gohan and Gotenks (Alternately)
The Smart Guy Kaioshin
The Chick Videl
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