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• 8-Bit Theater: The Dark Warriors:
  • The Big Bad - Garland
  • The Dragon / The Starscream - Drizz'l
  • The Evil Genius - Vilbert/Drizz'l
  • The Brute - Bikke
  • The Dark Chick - absent, they tried to recruit Evil Princess Sara for the slot but she laughed in their faces for like an hour

• Breakfast of the Gods
  • The Big Bad: Count Chocula
  • The Dragon: Frankenberry
  • The Evil Genius: Lucky the Leprechaun
  • The Brute: Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
  • The Dark Chick: Booberry

• The Crossoverlord combined it with Legion of Doom
  • The Big Bad and Evil Genius: Smiling Man
  • The Dragon: Sisters of Twillight
  • The Brute: Red
  • The Dark Chick(s): Goldie and Pink Flash
  • Reserve member: Darkbringer can fit as Dragon, Brute and sometimes Evil Genius if there's a need.

• Elf Blood (Dependent on who you're rooting for, really)
  • The Big Bad - King, leader of the secretive Council.
  • The Dragon - SKO, a ruthless supersoldier and psychic commander.
  • The Evil Genius - Captain Dr. Erica Wehrner, super-soldier creator.
  • The Brute - Buma, big dumb and violent.
  • The Dark Chick - Gipsy, all-round bitch.
  • The Sixth Ranger - Mint, also potentially the Token Good Teammate although he does have his ruthless moments.

• Erfworld (a subversion, since the characters are protagonists and may not be evil)
  • The Big Bad - Lord Stanley
  • The Dragon - Wanda
  • The Evil Genius - Parson Gotti
  • The Brute - Bogroll
  • The Dark Chick - Sizemore

• Homestuck:
  • The Midnight Crew
    • The Big Bad: Spades Slick
    • The Brute: Hearts Boxcars
    • Evil Genius: Diamonds Droog
    • Dark Chick: Clubs Deuce
  • And their main-universe counterparts:
    • The Big Bad: Jack Noir
    • The Dragon / Evil Genius: Draconian Dignitary
    • The Brute: Hegemonic Brute
    • The Dark Chick: Courtyard Droll

• Keychain of Creation: Resonance Ben's band. Very much lampshaded in this strip.
  • The Big Bad - Resonance Ben
  • The Dragon - Flame (Who points out that he isn't affiliated with Ben's 'Band' despite Ben naming him...Manager.)
  • The Evil Genius - "Bass guitar"
  • The Brute - "The drummer"
  • The Dark Chick - "The keyboardist"

• Mortifer has...
  • the the protagonists:
    • Big Bad: Joey Von Krause
    • The Lancer: Valentine, the main character, who probably fits this role better than The Dragon
    • Psycho for Hire: Matthew
    • The Cracker: Myrith Mcrain
    • The Dark Chick: Kole
    • The Sixth Ranger: Leonest, Alyce
    • Evil Genius/ The Mole: Alyce
  • Also, the leader of the black market seems to be assembling one of these around himself as well:
    • Big Bad / The Chessmaster: Vlademyre Hynner
    • The Dragon: Zebidiah
    • Psycho for Hire: Matthew, after switching sides
    • Evil Genius: Alyce
    • The Dark Chick: Cyrus

• The Noob has the PKers, although the band's lineup could be interpreted one of two ways.
  • Big Bad: Fred the Dread (main leader of the PKers and causer of the most mayhem) or Drakoola (the actual Guild Leader)
  • The Dragon: Dakilla (if Fred is the Big Bad) or Fred the Dread (if Drakoola is the Big Bad)
  • The Smart Guy: D34dly D34dly (as the spellcaster) or Dakilla (the guy who pays attention to the game lore)
  • The Brute: Your Name Here (both versions)
  • The Dark Chick: Drakoola (he's mostly off doing his own thing and rarely with the rest of the PKers), or D34dly D34dly (as the comic relief and stupid one)

• Order of the Stick has The Linear Guild (who also happen to be Psycho Rangers):
  • The Big Bad - Nale
  • The Dragon - Sabine
  • The Evil Genius - Zz'dtri, temporarily replaced by Pompey
  • The Brute - Thog, later replaced by Tarquin
  • The Dark Chick - Hilgya, later replaced by Leeky, later replaced by Malack
  • The Sixth Ranger - Yikyik, later replaced by Yokyok, later replaced by Yukyuk, later replaced by Kilkil
  • A note should be made about the spoilered members - this is how this is supposed to be, but considering all people involved, we don't know how it will turn out.

• A note should be made about Team Evil from The Order of the Stick. Yes, they're a band of villains, but they don't work together as a band, neither Tsukiko nor the Monster in the Darkness fit into the Five Bad Band dynamic, and there isn't a fifth member.

• Penny and Aggie: The Injustice Gang during "The Popsicle Wars"
  • The Big Bad - Karen
  • The Dragon - Samantha
  • The Brute - Charlotte
  • The Evil Genius - Cindy
  • The Dark Chick - Meg

• Sluggy Freelance
  • Hereti Corp as of the most recent arc
    • The Big Bad - Dr Schlock, who is also the Evil Genius
    • The Dragon - Kusari
    • The Brute - Reynold Strom (Also a Sixth Ranger Traitor)
    • Dark Chick - Frog
  • AyleeOrgNet.Com from the "Dangerous Days" arc
    • The Big Bad - Dadealus, head of parent company Hereti Corp
    • The Dragon - Aylee ( technically her clone, Cloney)
    • The Evil Genius - Chen
    • The Brute - Killum
    • The Dark Chick - Gwynn

• Survivor Fan Characters
  • Baxter's alliance in Season 3:
    • Big Bad: Baxter
    • The Dragon: Alex
    • The Evil Genius: Spade
    • The Brute: Issac
    • The Dark Chicks: Hope and Beth
  • The Corsona alliance in Season 7:
    • Big Bad: Phil
    • The Dragon: Dinah
    • The Evil Genius: Wrecker
    • The Dark Chicks: Ryuia and Chloe
    • Team Pet: Quadratic