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As great a group of friends as you are, if a situation is particularly dire for the group, and/or if something has a strongly negative effect for a particular character, that same group of [[True Companions]] might not be able to stick together anymore. If you want the story to become [[Darker and Edgier]], have a main character drive the others apart. Have that character drive a wedge between the protagonists, dividing the [[Five Man Band]] to a near-irreparable state.

As great a group of friends as you are, if a situation is particularly dire for the group, and/or if something has a strongly negative effect for a particular character, that same group of [[True Companions]] might not be able to stick together anymore. If you want the story to become [[Darker and Edgier]], have a main character drive the others apart. Have that character drive a wedge between the protagonists, dividing the [[Five-Man Band]] to a near-irreparable state.

This brings a great tragedy for a [[Five Man Band]], as well. For any group of [[True Companions]], actually. Circumstances develop so badly that one character simply had enough, choosing a [[Face Heel Turn]] so devastating that the rest of the group won't be able to function from the shock. In other cases, [[The Resenter]] might take a few jabs at [[The Hero]], on account of the former being [[Always Second Best]]. If they can't resolve the feud peacefully, friends of both are forced to take sides. Maybe the one that brought them together starts facing problems with their friends' personality flaws or psychological hang-ups; peer pressure kicks in, and [[The Heart|The Hearts]]' attempts to resolve their friends' issues leads to more problems (maybe even more psychological distress on the part of [[The Heart]]) and broken bonds because of those problems.

This brings a great tragedy for a [[Five-Man Band]], as well. For any group of [[True Companions]], actually. Circumstances develop so badly that one character simply had enough, choosing a [[Face Heel Turn]] so devastating that the rest of the group won't be able to function from the shock. In other cases, [[The Resenter]] might take a few jabs at [[The Hero]], on account of the former being [[Always Second Best]]. If they can't resolve the feud peacefully, friends of both are forced to take sides. Maybe the one that brought them together starts facing problems with their friends' personality flaws or psychological hang-ups; peer pressure kicks in, and [[The Heart|The Hearts]]' attempts to resolve their friends' issues leads to more problems (maybe even more psychological distress on the part of [[The Heart]]) and broken bonds because of those problems.

Maybe [[The Chick|the one that keeps them together]] starts hating his/her designated role as the [[Distressed Damsel]] or [[The Load]], and their resentment leads to [[A House Divided]], or they decide to leave the [[Five Man Band]], which [[Breaking the Fellowship|falls apart]] because the one balancing them isn't there. In another scenario, [[The Hero Dies]], and the rest of the characters fight over whether or not to revive him, despite the great risks involving such an act. In another scenario, the [[Implied Love Interest]] goes through so much [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]], or [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], that they turn into the [[Yandere]] and take every step needed to keep the rest of their friends from influencing their love interest.

Maybe [[The Chick|the one that keeps them together]] starts hating his/her designated role as the [[Distressed Damsel]] or [[The Load]], and their resentment leads to [[A House Divided]], or they decide to leave the [[Five-Man Band]], which [[Breaking the Fellowship|falls apart]] because the one balancing them isn't there. In another scenario, [[The Hero Dies]], and the rest of the characters fight over whether or not to revive him, despite the great risks involving such an act. In another scenario, the [[Implied Love Interest]] goes through so much [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]], or [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]], that they turn into the [[Yandere]] and take every step needed to keep the rest of their friends from influencing their love interest.

Whatever the case, good luck trying to bring the group back together after these depressing turn of events.

See also [[Breaking the Fellowship]]. Absolutely not related to an evil interrogator trying to break [[James Bond]].

== Anime & Manga ==

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== Western Animation ==

* An impressively realistic example comes from the animated [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]] show - fans know the episode as "How Long Is Forever". After Starfire goes through time while fighting the token villain of the week, she disappears from the rest of the Titans' lives. What was a few seconds for her, were ''twenty years'' for the rest of the team, and ''none'' of them handled her absence well, since she balanced them out.

* Similar to the [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]] example, in the 2003 [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] show, Donatello was warped into an alternate future where he had disappeared for 20 years. The Turtles were disbanded, which lead to the Shredder succeeding in world domination, and Michelangelo flat-out tells Don it's because he wasn't there to balance them out. Both this and the [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]] are also variations on [[~~Its~~ a Wonderful Plot]].

* Similar to the [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]] example, in the 2003 [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] show, Donatello was warped into an alternate future where he had disappeared for 20 years. The Turtles were disbanded, which lead to the Shredder succeeding in world domination, and Michelangelo flat-out tells Don it's because he wasn't there to balance them out. Both this and the [[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]] are also variations on [[It's a Wonderful Plot]].