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''[[.hack]]''
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||[[The Hero]]||Shugo||

||[[The Lancer]]||Rena||
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||[[The Big Guy]]||Ouka||
!colspan=2|''[[.hack]]''
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mireille (minor subversion; she's the healer)||

||[[The Chick]]||Hotaru (bigger subversion; she's got the attack magic)||
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|[[The Hero]]||Shugo
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|[[The Lancer]]||Rena
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ouka
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|[[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)
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''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''
''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''
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||[[The Hero]]||Ikki ||

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

||[[The Lancer]]||Husky||
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||[[The Big Guy]]||Senri||
||[[The Chick]]||Nana||
|[[The Hero]]||Cooro
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|[[The Lancer]]||Husky
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Senri
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|[[The Chick]]||Nana
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''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' - Allied Forces (roles subject to change, of course)
''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' - Allied Forces (roles subject to change, of course)
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||[[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]])||
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||[[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 Hero]]||America ([[Love Freak|or so he wants to believe]])
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||[[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 [[Who's Laughing Now?|changes out of his traditional robes into a Zhongshan suit]]. I mean, a Mao suit.)||
|[[The Lancer]]||England ([[Straight Man]] and [[The Rival]] of sorts to America, [[Team Dad]]... [[Not So Above It All|sometimes]])
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Canada (Whose presence is rarely noticed by the other Allies and sometimes mistaken for America.)||
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In fanwork, the East Asian nations are typically portrayed as a [[Five-Man Band]] as well:
|[[The Big Guy]]||Russia (The tallest and [[Psychopathic Manchild|more unstable]] of the group)
||[[The Hero]]||China (Switches from [[The Chick]] to this since he's the eldest of the group and the others's [[Parental Substitute]])||
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||[[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]]||France (extremely [[Manipulative Bastard|manipulative]], sneaky and sly when he wants)
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||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hong Kong (mysterious, calm, kinda emotionless, possible [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosives expert]])||
|[[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 [[Who's Laughing Now?|changes out of his traditional robes into a Zhongshan suit]]. I mean, a Mao suit.)
||[[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.||
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Canada (Whose presence is rarely noticed by the other Allies and sometimes mistaken for America.)
||[[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)||
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||[[The Lancer]]||Sweden (Finland's <s> husband</s> [[Ho Yay|partner]])||
!colspan=2|In fanwork, the East Asian nations are typically portrayed as a [[Five-Man Band]] as well:
||[[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)||
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||[[The Chick]]||Iceland (the youngest of the group, barring Sealand. This might change)||
|[[The Hero]]||China (Switches from [[The Chick]] to this since he's the eldest of the group and the others's [[Parental Substitute]])
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Sealand (Sweden's "adoptive child")||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Hana-Tamago!||
|[[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.
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|[[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.
|}

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!colspan=2|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]])
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Denmark (possible [[Boisterous Bruiser]], with an axe as his [[Weapon of Choice]])
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Norway ([[Deadpan Snarker]], can see spirits, argues with Denmark)
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|[[The Chick]]||Iceland (the youngest of the group, barring Sealand. This might change)
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Sealand (Sweden's "adoptive child")
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|[[Team Pet]]||Hana-Tamago!
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!colspan=2|''[[Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Akihisa Yoshii
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|[[The Lancer]]||Minami Shimada
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Mizuki Himeji
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yuji Sakamoto
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|[[The Chick]]||Hideyoshi Kinoshita
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Kōta Tsuchiya
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!colspan=2|''[[Bakugan]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Dan
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|[[The Lancer|The Co-Lancers]]||Shun, Runo
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marucho (mainly), but also Alice (prior to episode 36) and Joe (after episode 36)
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|[[The Chick]]||Julie
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Joe, Alice
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!colspan=2|''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans


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|[[The Hero]]||Drago
''[[Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu]]''
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||[[The Hero]]||Akihisa Yoshii||
||[[The Lancer]]||Minami Shimada||
|[[The Lancer]]||Skyress
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||[[The Big Guy]]||Mizuki Himeji||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yuji Sakamoto||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tigrerra
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||[[The Chick]]||Hideyoshi Kinoshita||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Kōta Tsuchiya||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Gorem
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|[[The Chick]]||Preyas
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Hydranoid}}
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''[[Bakugan]]''
!colspan=2|New Vestroia Arc of ''[[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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|[[The Hero]]||Dan
''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Drago||
||[[The Lancer]]||Skyress||
|[[The Lancer]]||Mira
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||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tigrerra||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Gorem||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ace (doubles as the second [[The Lancer|Lancer]])
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||[[The Chick]]||Preyas||
|[[The Big Guy|The (other) Big Guy]]||Baron
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Hydranoid}}||
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marucho
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Shun}}
|-
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New Vestroia Arc of ''[[Bakugan]]''
!colspan=2|New Vestroia Arc of ''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
||[[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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|[[The Hero]]||Drago
New Vestroia Arc of ''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Drago||
||[[The Lancer]]||Percival||
|[[The Lancer]]||Percival
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||[[The Smart Guy]]||Nemus||
||[[The Chick]]||Elfin (with elements of [[The Smart Guy]])||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nemus
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||[[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Inagram}}||
|[[The Chick]]||Elfin (with elements of [[The Smart Guy]])
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|[[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Inagram}}
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''[[Bakugan|Bakugan Gundalian Invaders]]''
''[[Bakugan|Bakugan Gundalian Invaders]]''
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||[[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]]||Dan
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||[[The Hero]]||Tamaki||
||[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Kirino||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Shun, Ren ({{spoiler|being [[The Mole]]}})
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||[[The Big Guy]]||Miyako||
||[[The Chick]]||Sayako||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jake
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Azuma||
|[[The Chick]]||Fabia (a.k.a. Princess Fabia)
||[[Team Dad]]||Kojiro||
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!colspan=2|''[[Bamboo Blade]]''
''[[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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|[[The Hero]]||Tamaki
''[[Berserk]]'' (The original Band of the Hawk)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Griffith||
||[[The Lancer]]/[[Sixth Ranger]]||Guts||
|[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Kirino
|-
||[[The Big Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Pippin||
||[[The Smart Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Judeau||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Miyako
|-
||[[The Chick]]/[[Action Girl]]||Casca (who was Griffith's [[The Lancer|Lancer]] before Guts came along)||
|[[The Chick]]||Sayako
||[[Non-Action Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Corkus||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Rickert||
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Azuma
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Kojiro
|-
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!colspan=2|''[[Battle Royale]]'' (Shuuya's friends before being sent to the island)
''[[Berserk]]'' (Guts' new [[True Companions]])

||[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Guts||
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||[[The Lancer]]||Serpico||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Isidro||
|[[The Hero]]||Shuya
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||[[The Smart Guy]] / [[Sixth Ranger]]||Schierke||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Casca and Farnese||
|[[The Lancer]]||Yoshitoki
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||[[Fairy Companion|Fairy Companion(s)]]||Puck and Evarella||
||[[Non-Action Guy]]||Magnifico||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Sugimura
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mimura
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|[[The Chick]]||Yutaka
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!colspan=2|''[[Berserk]]'' (The original Band of the Hawk)

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Griffith
|-
|[[The Lancer]]/[[Sixth Ranger]]||Guts
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|[[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
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|[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Rickert
|-
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!colspan=2|''[[Berserk]]'' (Guts' new [[True Companions]])

|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Guts
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Serpico
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Isidro
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|[[The Smart Guy]] / [[Sixth Ranger]]||Schierke
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Casca and Farnese
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|[[Fairy Companion|Fairy Companion(s)]]||Puck and Evarella
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|[[Non-Action Guy]]||Magnifico
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''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]''
''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]''
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||[[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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|[[The Hero]]||Train Heartnet
''[[Black Lagoon]]''
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||[[The Hero]]||Dutch (also [[The Big Guy]])||
||[[The Lancer]]||Revy||
|[[The Lancer]]||Sven Vollfied
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Benny||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Eve ([[Cute Bruiser]]; doubles as [[The Smart Guy]])
||[[The Chick]]||Rock||
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|[[The Chick]]||Rinslet
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|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Both Jenos and Sephiria, nearer the end.
|-
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!colspan=2|''[[Black Lagoon]]''

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Dutch (also [[The Big Guy]])
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Revy
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Benny
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|[[The Chick]]||Rock
|-
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|}

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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]''

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Kurosaki
|-
|[[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)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Renji Abarai
|-
|[[Team Pet]]/[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Yoruichi Shihōin
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The (other) Mentor]]||Kisuke Urahara
|}


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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 Big Guy]]||Yasutora "Chad" Sado||
|[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Kurosaki
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Rukia Kuchiki||
||[[The Chick]]||Orihime Inoue||
|[[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 [[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 Big Guy]]||Ikkaku Madarame||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa||
||[[The Chick]]||Rangiku Matsumoto||


|-
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|[[The Hero]]||Toshiro Hitsugaya
''[[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 Lancer]]||Renji Abarai
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa (or Yachiru Kusajishi)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ikkaku Madarame
||[[The Chick]]||Yachiru Kusajishi (or Yumichika Ayasegawa)||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Rangiku Matsumoto
|-
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|}


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''[[Bleach]]'' - The Vizards could be divided into their own band too:
!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - Squad 11 is one of the few developed Squads, and has its own semi-FMB:
||[[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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|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Kenpachi Zaraki
''[[Bleach]]'' - Hell, even Urahara's crew can qualify:
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Kisuke Urahara||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yoruichi Shihōin||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ikkaku Madarame
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tessai Tsukabishi||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa (or Yachiru Kusajishi)
||[[The Chick]]||Ururu Tsumugiya||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Isshin Kurosaki, Ryūken Ishida||
|[[The Chick]]||Yachiru Kusajishi (or Yumichika Ayasegawa)
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Jinta Hanakiri||
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[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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|}


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''[[Bleach]]'' - The {{spoiler|Real}} Karakura Town crew:
''[[Bleach]]'' - The {{spoiler|Real}} Karakura Town crew:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[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 Hero]]||Tatsuki Arisawa
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Chizuru Honshō||
|[[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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|}


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''[[Bleach]]'' - Aside from [[Big Bad|Muramasa]], the post-rebellion Zanpakuto spirit forms can be sorted into their own band:
''[[Bleach]]'' - Aside from [[Big Bad|Muramasa]], the post-rebellion Zanpakuto spirit forms can be sorted into their own band:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[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)||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as a younger teenager)
''[[Bobobo Bobobobo]]'': Bo-bobo's gang
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Bo-bobo||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Hihiō Zabimaru, Haineko and Kazeshini (likely the most prominently shown Zanpakuto)
||[[The Lancer]]||Don Patch||
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Jelly Jiggler, Hatenko||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Ryūmon Hōzukimaru, Daiguren Hyōrinmaru, Wabisuke, Gonryōmaru, Gegetsuburi, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō/Tenken, Ryūjin Jakka
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Softon||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Beauty||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as an old man), Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Sode no Shirayuki, Katen Kyōkotsu and Tobiume
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gasser||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Dengaku Man||
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Suzumebachi, Ruri'ro Kujaku, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō, Sōgyo no Kotowari
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Torpedo Girl||
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Hisagomaru (the last Zanpakuto introduced) and Minazuki (by elimination, really)
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Bobobo Bobobobo]]'': Bo-bobo's gang
''[[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||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Bo-bobo
''[[Buso Renkin]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Kazuki||
||[[The Lancer]]||Tokiko||
|[[The Lancer]]||Don Patch
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Captain Bravo (doubles as [[The Mentor]])||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Jelly Jiggler, Hatenko
||[[The Rival]]||Papillon, to an extent (formerly the [[Big Bad]])||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Softon
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Beauty
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gasser
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Dengaku Man
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Torpedo Girl
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' (with opposite sexes)
''[[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)||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Priss
''[[Chrono Crusade]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Rosette||
||[[The Lancer]]||Chrono (who is also [[The Smart Guy]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Sylia (The leader, but not the POV Character.)
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Satella||
||[[The Chick]]||Azmaria||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Linna (By process of elimination.)
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Father Remington||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nene
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mackie
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Buso Renkin]]''
''[[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||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Kazuki
''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Holy Blades
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Toudou||
||[[The Lancer]]||Asahina||
|[[The Lancer]]||Tokiko
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Senba||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Urabe||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Captain Bravo (doubles as [[The Mentor]])
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Chiba||
|[[The Rival]]||Papillon, to an extent (formerly the [[Big Bad]])
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[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)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4|''[[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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Holy Blades

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Toudou
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Asahina
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Senba
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Urabe
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Chiba
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


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''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Ashford Academy [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council|student council]]
''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Ashford Academy [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council|student council]]
{| class="wikitable"
||[[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 Hero]]||[[Student Council President|Milly Ashford]]
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Nina Einstein (or/and [[Magnificent Bastard|Lelouch himself]])||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Rivalz Cardemonde||
|[[The Lancer]]||Lelouch Lamperouge (Actually, [[Supporting Protagonist|the hero of the story]])
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tag Along Kid]]||Nunnally Lamperouge||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Suzaku Kururugi, Kallen Stadfeld/Kozuki, Gino Weinberg and Anya Alstreim||
|[[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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=4|''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': Note that Bebop plays with or does variants on all of these roles.


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[Anti-Hero|Anti]] [[The Hero|Hero]]||Spike Spiegel
''[[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 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 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)||
|[[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)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


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''[[Shin Chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' - For the Kasukabe Defense Organization, we have:
''[[Shin Chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' - For the Kasukabe Defense Organization, we have:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[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||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Shinnosuke Nohara (Not that he cares.)
''[[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 Lancer]]||Tooru Kazama (May also be [[The Smart Guy]].)
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Albert/004 (sometimes [[The Smart Guy]]), Geronimo/005 ([[Genius Bruiser]])||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nene Sakurada (Formerly [[The Chick]]. Sometimes [[The Lancer]].)
||[[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]])||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ba-chan (May also be [[The Big Guy]].)
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Gilmore, Dr. Koizumi (2001 anime)||
|[[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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[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)
''[[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||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Joe/009
''[[Dancougar]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Shinobu||
||[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Sara||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jet/002
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryo||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Albert/004 (sometimes [[The Smart Guy]]), Geronimo/005 ([[Genius Bruiser]])
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Masato||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alan||
|[[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)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Dancougar Nova]]''
!colspan=2|''[[D Gray Man]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Aoi||
||[[The Lancer]]||Kurara||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sakuya||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Johnny||
||[[The Chick]] ''and'' [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Eida}}||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Allen Walker
''[[Dangaioh]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Mia Alice||
||[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Big Guy]]||Pai Thunder||
|[[The Lancer]]||Lavi, Yu Kanda
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Roll Kran||
||[[The Chick]]||Lamda Nom||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Arystar Krory (Or Kanda again)
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Tarsan||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lavi, Bookman, Lenalee and also Komui Lee
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lenalee Lee
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Miranda Lotto
|-
|[[Trickster Mentor]]||General Cross
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Dancougar]]''

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Shinobu
|-
|[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Sara
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryo
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Masato
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alan
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[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}}
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
The Japanese Police from ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]''
The Japanese Police from ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Kirihara||

||[[The Lancer]]||Saito||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Also Saito||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Matsumoto||
|[[The Hero]]||Kirihara
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Kano||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mayu or Kaname||
|[[The Lancer]]||Saito
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Also Saito
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Matsumoto
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kano
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mayu or Kaname
|}

The main characters from [[Darker Than Black (Anime)|the same series]]:
The main characters from [[Darker Than Black (Anime)|the same series]]:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti-Hero|(Anti) Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Hei||

||[[The Lancer]]||Huang||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mao||
|[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti-Hero|(Anti) Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Hei
||[[The Chick]]||Yin||
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Huang
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mao
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yin
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'': The Japanese task-force form one.
''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'': The Japanese task-force form one.
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Soichiro||
||[[The Lancer]]||Aizawa||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mogi||
||[[The Smart Guy]] and [[Big Good]]||L||
||[[The Chick]]||Matsuda||
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]||Ukita, Ite and {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Light]]}}||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Soichiro
''Detective Academy Q'' (aka ''[[Tantei Gakuen Q]]'')
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Kyu Renjo||
||[[The Lancer]]||Ryu Amakusa||
|[[The Lancer]]||Aizawa
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kintaro Tooyama||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kazuma Narusawa||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mogi
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Megumi Minami||
|[[The Smart Guy]] and [[Big Good]]||L
||[[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]]||Matsuda
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]||Ukita, Ite and {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Light]]}}
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

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


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]''
''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]''


Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Adventure]]'')
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Adventure]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
||[[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 Hero]]||Tai Kamiya/Yagami Taichi
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Izzy/Koushirou Izumi||
||[[The Chick]]||Mimi Tachikawa||
|[[The Lancer]]||Matt/Yamato Ishida
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Gennai||
|[[The Heart]]||Sora Takenouchi
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari||
|[[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
|}


Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
||[[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]]||Davis/Daisuke Motomiya
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yolei/Miyako Inoue (sometimes [[The Big Guy]])||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari||
|[[The Lancer]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ken Ichijouji (who doubles as the second [[The Lancer|Lancer]])||
|[[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
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ken Ichijouji (who doubles as the second [[The Lancer|Lancer]])
|}


Chosen Children's Digimon (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
Chosen Children's Digimon (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||V-mon/Veemon||

||[[The Lancer]]||Tailmon/Gatomon||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Armadillomon||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hawkmon||
|[[The Hero]]||V-mon/Veemon
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Patamon||
|[[The Lancer]]||Tailmon/Gatomon
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen's Digimon||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Wormmon||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Armadillomon
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hawkmon
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Patamon
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen's Digimon
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Wormmon
|}


''[[Digimon Savers (Anime)|DATS]]''
''[[Digimon Savers (Anime)|DATS]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Marcus Damon/Daimon Masaru||

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


Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Frontier (Anime)|Frontier]]'')
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Frontier (Anime)|Frontier]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Takuya Kanbara||

||[[The Lancer]]||Koji/Kouji Minamoto||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||J.P./Junpei Shibayama||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tommy/Tomoki Himi||
|[[The Hero]]||Takuya Kanbara
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Zoe/Izumi Orimoto||
|[[The Lancer]]||Koji/Kouji Minamoto
||[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Bokomon and Neemon, later Patamon||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Koichi/Kouichi Kimura||
|[[The Big Guy]]||J.P./Junpei Shibayama
|-
|[[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
|}


Tamers (''[[Digimon Tamers (Anime)|Tamers]]'')
Tamers (''[[Digimon Tamers (Anime)|Tamers]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Takato Matsuki/Matsuda||

||[[The Lancer]]||Rika Nonaka/Makino Ruki||
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Kazu and Kenta||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Henry Wong/Lee Jianglong||
|[[The Hero]]||Takato Matsuki/Matsuda
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Jeri Kato/Katou Juri||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ryo Akiyama||
|[[The Lancer]]||Rika Nonaka/Makino Ruki
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Suzie Wong/Lee Shaochung, also later Ai & Mako||
|[[The Big Guy|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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Dinosaur King]]'': D-Team


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


{| class="wikitable"
(22nd Budokai)
!colspan=2|(22nd Budokai)
||[[The Hero]]||Roshi||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Goku||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin||
||[[The Chick]]||Bulma||


|-
(23rd Budokai)
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
|[[The Hero]]||Roshi
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tien||
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Chi-Chi, Bulma||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Goku
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Roshi, Kami||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Chiaotzu||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(23rd Budokai)

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha
|-
|[[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
|}


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Dragonball Z]]''
''[[Dragonball Z]]''


{| class="wikitable"
(Saiyan saga)
!colspan=2|(Saiyan saga)
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha||
||[[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||


|-
(Freeza saga)
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Vegeta||
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin||
||[[The Chick]]||Bulma||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tien
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||King Kai||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan||
|[[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"
(Cell saga)
!colspan=2|(Freeza 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||


|-
(Buu saga)
||[[The Hero]]||Goku||
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Vegeta||
|[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Gohan and Gotenks (Alternately)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kaioshin||
||[[The Chick]]||Videl||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Vegeta
|-
|[[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|(Cell saga)
''Et Cetera''
||[[The Hero]]||Mingchao||
||[[The Lancer]]||Baskerville||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Benkate||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Fino||
||[[The Chick]]||Yaghi||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Alternate (Also doubles as another [[The Smart Guy]].)||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
''[[Eyeshield 21]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Sena||
||[[The Lancer]]||Monta||
|[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kurita||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hiruma||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Vegeta
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Mamori ([[Team Mom]]), later Suzuna (standard)||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trunks
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan (though he subverts it by surpassing every other hero)
|-
|[[Overshadowed By Awesome]]||Krillin
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(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
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''Et Cetera''

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Mingchao
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Baskerville
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Benkate
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Fino
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yaghi
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Alternate (Also doubles as another [[The Smart Guy]].)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Eyeshield 21]]''

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


||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Excel Saga (Manga)|Excel Saga]]'' (manga)
''[[Excel Saga (Manga)|Excel Saga]]'' (manga)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Matsuya||

||[[The Lancer]]||Watanabe||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ropponmatsu 1 or Ropponmatsu II, depending on which one is working||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Sumiyoshi||
|[[The Hero]]||Matsuya
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Iwata||
|[[The Lancer]]||Watanabe
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ropponmatsu 1 or Ropponmatsu II, depending on which one is working
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Sumiyoshi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Iwata
|}

* Continuity differs between the manga and the anime.
* Continuity differs between the manga and the anime.


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0

|}

''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' (anime)
''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' (anime)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Iwata||

||[[The Lancer]]||Matsuya||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Roponmatsu 1||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Sumiyoshi||
|[[The Hero]]||Iwata
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Watanabe||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ropponmatsu 2||
|[[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.
* 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
''[[Fairy Tail]]''
!colspan=2|''[[Fairy Tail]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Natsu||
||[[The Lancer]]||Gray||
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Action Girl|Erza]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Happy||
||[[The Chick]]||[[Summon Magic|Lucy]] (also the [[Supporting Protagonist]])||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Gajeel}}||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||[[The Medic|Wendy]]||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Natsu
''Fang Of The Sun Dougram''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Rocky||
||[[The Lancer]]||Festa, later Crinn||
|[[The Lancer]]||Gray
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Crinn, later Henkel||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Chico and/or Nanashi||
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Action Girl|Erza]]
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Canary, later Rita||
||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Billy||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Happy
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||George||
|[[The Chick]]||[[Summon Magic|Lucy]] (also the [[Supporting Protagonist]])
||[[Team Pet]]||Nanashi||
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Gajeel}}
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||[[The Medic|Wendy]]
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''Fang Of The Sun Dougram''
''[[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||


|-
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|[[The Hero]]||Rocky
''[[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 Lancer]]||Festa, later Crinn
||[[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 Smart Guy]]||Crinn, later Henkel
||[[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]]||Chico and/or Nanashi
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Lt. Gen. Grumman (Specifically, Mustang's mentor in the manga.)||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Black Hayate||
|[[The Chick]]||Canary, later Rita
|-
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Billy
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Nanashi
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=2|''[[Flame of Recca]]'': Team Hokage
''[[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 Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Bido, Martel (they are the best reconnaissance and survive the longest)||
||[[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||


|-
(Scar's group)
||[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti-Hero]]||Scar||
|[[The Hero]]||Recca Hanabishi
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Mei Chang||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Dr. Marcoh||
|[[The Lancer]]||Tokiya Mikigami
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guys]]||[[Petting Zoo People|Jerso and Zampano]] (also count as [[Those Two Guys]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Yoki||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kaoru Koganei
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||[[Pandaing to The Audience|Xiao May]]||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Domon Ishijima
|-
|[[The Chick]] ([[Action Girl]])||Fuuko Kirisawa
|-
|[[The Chick]] ([[The Medic]])||Yanagi Sakoshita
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Kagehoshi
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
(Ed's later group)
!colspan=2|''[[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]]||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||


|-
(Father's Sacrifices)
||[[The Hero]]||Ed||
|[[The Hero]]||Roy Mustang
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Al||
|[[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 Smart Guy]]||Hohenheim||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Izumi Curtis (Best martial artist and alchemist of the bunch with the possible exception of Hohenheim)||
|[[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 Chick]]||Roy Mustang (By virtue of being blind at the time)||
|-
|[[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.)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Lt. Gen. Grumman (Specifically, Mustang's mentor in the manga.)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Black Hayate
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}


{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
!colspan=3|''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Greed's main chimera. Because they're anti-villains, they're somewhere between this and [[Five-Bad Band]].
''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'': Suzaku warriors

||[[Big Good]]||Miaka||
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Tamahome||
||[[The Lancer]]||Tasuki||
|[[The Hero|The Boss]]||Greed
|-
||[[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 Lancer]]||Dorocetto
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Hotohori (Royalty, [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]], fights like a [[Lady of War]], sits out battle during the second half of the series.)||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Bido, Martel (they are the best reconnaissance and survive the longest)
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Mitsukake and Chiriko, collectively||
|-
|[[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
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|(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]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(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"
!colspan=2|(Father's Sacrifices)

|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ed
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Al
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hohenheim
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Izumi Curtis (Best martial artist and alchemist of the bunch with the possible exception of Hohenheim)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Roy Mustang (By virtue of being blind at the time)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'': Suzaku warriors

|-
|[[Big Good]]||Miaka
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tamahome
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Tasuki
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nuriko (slight subversion, he's a [[Cute Bruiser]] more than a standard [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]])
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chichiri
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|[[The Chick]]||Hotohori (Royalty, [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]], fights like a [[Lady of War]], sits out battle during the second half of the series.)
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Mitsukake and Chiriko, collectively
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''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' - Sugo Asurada Team
''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' - Sugo Asurada Team
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||[[The Hero]]||Hayato Kazami||

||[[The Lancer]]||Miki Jounouchi (also the [[Cool Big Sis]])||
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||[[The Smart Guy]]||Shinsuke Maki||
||[[The Chick]]||Asuka Sugo||
|[[The Hero]]||Hayato Kazami
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||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ryohei Sumi (although he's not the [[Older Than They Look|youngest of the team]])||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Tetsuichiro Kurumada (also [[Team Dad]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Miki Jounouchi (also the [[Cool Big Sis]])
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||[[Team Pet]]||V-8||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shinsuke Maki
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Knight Schumacher/{{spoiler|Osamu Sugo}}||
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|[[The Chick]]||Asuka Sugo
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|[[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]])
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|[[Team Pet]]||V-8
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Knight Schumacher/{{spoiler|Osamu Sugo}}
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''Fuwa'' (Beijing Olympics mascots - there is an animated series of them, so I'll include them here)
|[[The Hero]]||Huan Huan
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||[[The Hero]]||Huan Huan||
||[[The Lancer]]||Ying Ying (a [[Fragile Speedster]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ying Ying (a [[Fragile Speedster]])
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||[[The Big Guy]]||Jing Jing||
||[[Team Mom]]||Bei Bei||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jing Jing
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||[[Action Girl]]||Ni Ni||
|[[Team Mom]]||Bei Bei
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|[[Action Girl]]||Ni Ni
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Revision as of 04:15, 14 January 2014


.hack
The Hero Shugo
The Lancer Rena
The Big Guy Ouka
The Smart Guy Mireille (minor subversion; she's the healer)
The Chick Hotaru (bigger subversion; she's got the attack magic)
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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

The Hero Cooro
The Lancer Husky
The Big Guy Senri
The Chick Nana
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Axis Powers Hetalia - Allied Forces (roles subject to change, of course)

The Hero America (or so he wants to believe)
The Lancer England (Straight Man and The Rival of sorts to America, Team Dad... sometimes)
The Big Guy Russia (The tallest and more unstable of the group)
The Smart Guy France (extremely 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 even from the allies until 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 betraying him at some point)
The Big Guy South Korea (Tallest and more energetic of the bunch)
The Smart Guy Hong Kong (mysterious, calm, kinda emotionless, possible explosives expert)
The Chick Taiwan (the only girl for a while.
Sixth Ranger Actually, two: Vietnam (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 husband 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
The Sixth Ranger Kōta Tsuchiya
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Bakugan
The Hero Dan
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 Hydranoid
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New Vestroia Arc of Bakugan
The Hero Dan
The Lancer Mira
The Big Guy Ace (doubles as the second Lancer)
The (other) Big Guy Baron
The Smart Guy Marucho
Sixth Ranger 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)
Fifth Ranger Inagram
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Bakugan Gundalian Invaders

The Hero Dan
The Lancer(s) Shun, Ren (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 / Sacrificial Lion Pippin
The Smart Guy / Sacrificial Lion Judeau
The Chick/Action Girl Casca (who was Griffith's Lancer before Guts came along)
Non-Action Guy / Sacrificial Lion Corkus
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(s) Casca and Farnese
Fairy Companion(s) Puck and Evarella
Non-Action Guy Magnifico
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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/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 could be divided into their own band too:
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 - 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(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 can be sorted into their own band:

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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Bobobo Bobobobo: Bo-bobo's gang
The Hero Bo-bobo
The Lancer Don Patch
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)
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
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 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 Lelouch himself)
The Chick and 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 student council

The Hero Milly Ashford
The Lancer Lelouch Lamperouge (Actually, 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 Lelouch himself)
The Chick Rivalz Cardemonde
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 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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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 ô
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.)
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)
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 Fifth Ranger 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
The Mentor Dr. Tarsan
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The Japanese Police from Darker Than Black

The Hero Kirihara
The Lancer Saito
The Big Guy Also Saito
The Smart Guy Matsumoto
The Chick Kano
Sixth Ranger Mayu or Kaname

The main characters from the same series:

The (Anti) Hero and The Big Guy Hei
The Lancer Huang
The Smart Guy Mao
The Chick Yin
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Death Note: The Japanese task-force form one.

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

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)

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

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

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

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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Dragonball

(22nd Budokai)
The Hero Roshi
The Lancer Yamcha
The Big Guy Goku
The Smart Guy Krillin
The Chick Bulma
(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
(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
(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
(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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Et Cetera
The Hero Mingchao
The Lancer Baskerville
The Big Guy Benkate
The Smart Guy Fino
The Chick Yaghi
The Sixth Ranger Alternate (Also doubles as another The Smart Guy.)
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Eyeshield 21
The Hero Sena
The Lancer Monta
The Big Guy Kurita
The Smart Guy Hiruma
The Chick Mamori (Team Mom), later Suzuna (standard)
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Excel Saga (manga)

The Hero Matsuya
The Lancer Watanabe
The Big Guy Ropponmatsu 1 or Ropponmatsu II, depending on which one is working
The Smart Guy Sumiyoshi
The Chick Iwata
  • Continuity differs between the manga and the 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.
Fairy Tail
The Hero Natsu
The Lancer Gray
The Big Guy Erza
The Smart Guy Happy
The Chick Lucy (also the Supporting Protagonist)
Sixth Ranger Gajeel
Tagalong Kid Wendy
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Fang Of The Sun Dougram
The Hero Rocky
The Lancer Festa, later Crinn
The Smart Guy Crinn, later Henkel
The Big Guy Chico and/or Nanashi
The Chick Canary, later Rita
Kid Appeal Character Billy
Tagalong Kid George
Team Pet Nanashi
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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
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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 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 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 Mentor Lt. Gen. Grumman (Specifically, Mustang's mentor in the manga.)
Team Pet Black Hayate
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Greed's main chimera. Because they're anti-villains, they're somewhere between this and Five-Bad Band.
The Boss Greed
The Lancer Dorocetto
The Smart Guy(s) Bido, Martel (they are the best reconnaissance and survive the longest)
The Chick(s) Bido, Martel (both are weaker than chimera and are The Hearts of the group)
The Big Guy Law
(Scar's group)
The Anti-Hero Scar
The Lancer Mei Chang
The Smart Guy Dr. Marcoh
The Big Guys Jerso and Zampano (also count as Those Two Guys)
The Chick Yoki
Team Pet Xiao May
(Ed's later group)
The Hero Ed
The Lancer(s) 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 Guys Darius and Heinkel (also count as Those Two Guys)
Action Girl Lan Fan
The Mentor Fuu
(Father's Sacrifices)
The Hero Ed
The Lancer Al
The Smart Guy Hohenheim
The Big Guy Izumi Curtis (Best martial artist and alchemist of the bunch with the possible exception of Hohenheim)
The Chick Roy Mustang (By virtue of being blind at the time)
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Fushigi Yuugi: Suzaku warriors
Big Good Miaka
The Hero Tamahome
The Lancer Tasuki
The Big Guy Nuriko (slight subversion, he's a Cute Bruiser more than a standard Big Guy)
The Smart Guy Chichiri
The Chick Hotohori (Royalty, So Beautiful It's a Curse, fights like a Lady of War, sits out battle during the second half of the series.)
The Sixth Ranger(s) Mitsukake and Chiriko, collectively
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Future GPX Cyber Formula - Sugo Asurada Team

The Hero Hayato Kazami
The Lancer Miki Jounouchi (also the Cool Big Sis)
The Smart Guy Shinsuke Maki
The Chick Asuka Sugo
Tagalong Kid Ryohei Sumi (although he's not the youngest of the team)
The Mentor Tetsuichiro Kurumada (also Team Dad)
Team Pet V-8
Sixth Ranger Knight Schumacher/Osamu Sugo
Fuwa (Beijing Olympics mascots - there is an animated series of them, so I'll include them here)
The Hero Huan Huan
The Lancer Ying Ying (a Fragile Speedster)
The Big Guy Jing Jing
Team Mom Bei Bei
Action Girl Ni Ni
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