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* ''[[Action Man (Animation)|Action Man]]'': [[Obviously Evil|The Council of Doom]]
** [[The Big Bad]]: Dr. X
** [[The Dragon]]: Tempest
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** [[The Dark Chick]]: Asazi (although she also has some characteristics that are usually associated with the Dragon)
 
* ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]'': The League of Villains
** [[Big Bad]]: King Goobot
** [[The Dragon]]: Professor Calamitous
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** [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: Zix, Travolton, and Tee
 
* ''[[The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Animation)|The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin]]'': MAVO
** [[Big Bad]]: Quellor
** [[The Dragon]](s): Bognostroclum and Mrs. Maggotheart
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** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Tweeg, or so he aspires to be.
 
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': [[Well -Intentioned Extremist|Jet's Freedom Fighters]] <ref>Mainly in their first and most antagonistic appearance.</ref>
** [[Big Bad]]/[[Evil Genius]]: Jet
** [[The Dragon]]: Longshot
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** [[Tagalong Kid]]: The Duke
 
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': The Fire Nation
** [[Big Bad]]: Fire Lord Ozai
** [[The Dragon]]: Azula
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** [[Token Good Teammate]]: Iroh
** [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]: {{spoiler|Prince Zuko}}
* '' The Legend of Korra '': The Villains
** [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: Amon, Vaatu, Zaheer and Kurvira
** [[The Dragon]]: Hiroshi Sato, Unalaq, P'li and Bataar Jr
** [[Evil Genius]]: Tarrlok, Varrick, Zhu Lee and Ghazan
** [[The Brute]]: The Lieutenant, Eska and Ming Hua
** [[The Dark Chick]]: Desna and Aiwei
 
* ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'': Team Penguin
** [[Big Bad]] - Penguin
** [[The Dragon]] - Killer Moth (was [[The Load]] before his mutation)
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** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Ragdoll
 
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Animationanimation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'': Fat Cat's gang
** [[Big Bad]] - Fat Cat
** [[The Dragon]] and [[Evil Genius]] - Wart
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** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]]- Mepps
 
* ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]''
** [[Big Bad]]: Father
** [[The Dragon]]: Delightful Children from Down the Lane
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** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Quackerjack, whose special ability is "wackiness" (his 'gimmick' of making deadly toys isn't a superpower).
 
* ''[[Der FuehrersFuehrer's Face]]''
** [[Big Bad]] - "Goebbels" (trombone)
** [[The Dragon]] - "Himmler" (snare drum)
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** [[Bigger Bad]] - [[Adolf Hitler|"Der Fuehrer"]]
 
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'': The Kankers are a three man version of this, from the other kids' POV:
** [[Big Bad]] and [[The Brute]]: Lee
** [[The Dragon]] and [[Evil Genius]] (sort of): Marie
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** [[Big Bad]] - Sartana of the Dead
** [[The Dragon]] - Django
** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - Dr. Chipotle sr. and jr.
** [[The Brute]] - El Oso
** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Flock of Fury
 
* ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]"'' - The other holidays in "Christmas Everyday!"
** [[Big Bad]] - Easter Bunny
** [[The Dragon]] / [[The Brute]] - Baby New Year
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** [[Team Pet]] - Hallo-Weenie Dog
 
* ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'': The Pack
** [[Big Bad]]: Fox. Pulls double duty as the [[Smart Guy]]. Later replaced by Coyote.
** [[The Dragon]]: Wolf. Constantly trying to take over (from Coyote; he didn't seem to mind working for Fox), but failing miserably.
** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]]: Dingo. [[Combat Pragmatist]] who prefers explosives and long-range weapons. Besides Fox, the most level-headed of the group.
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** [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]] - Storm Shadow and Firefly, the highest-ranking Cobras who are still ultimately servants of Cobra Commander above all, and his liasons with the Arashikage ninjas.
 
* ''[[He-Man and Thethe Masters of The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of Thethe Universe]]'' (new series)
** [[Big Bad]] - Skeletor
** [[The Dragon]] - Beast Man
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** [[Sixth Ranger]]/ [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]] - Kobra Khan
 
* ''[[House of Mouse]]'', Jafar and the other [[Main/Disney/Characters/Villains/Characters|Characters]] form one in ''Mickey's House of Villains''
** [[Big Bad]] - Jafar
** [[The Dragon]] - Captain Hook
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* [[The DCU]]'s Injustice League
** [[Big Bad]] - [[General Failure|Major Disaster]], whose name is also a handy way to describe the team in general.
** [[The Dragon]] - [[Deadpan Snarker|Cluemaster]], who constantly complains about having to work with the rest. [[The Last of His Kind|The only one to survive the team's mission as the]] [[Suicide Squad]].
** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - [[Insufferable Genius|Clock King]], whose precise timing and ability to calculate the exact amount of time necessary to do something are a tremendous asset to the team.
** [[The Brute]] - [[Psychopathic Manchild|Big Sir]], who is tremendously large and powerful, but also mentally handicapped. Real name: Doofus P. Ratchet
** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - [[The Chew Toy|Multi-Man]], who always comes back to life if killed, each time with a new superpower, meaning his role in the team is ever-changing.
 
* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (Animation)|Jackie Chan Adventures]]'': The Dark Hand
** [[Big Bad]]: Shendu and Valmont
** [[The Dragon]]: Valmont. Shendu, ''ironically'' especially when Valmont uses him as a diversion for Jackie in the season 1 finale, becoming [[The Starscream]].
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** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]]: Finn (obsessed with disco) and Chow (with [[Cool Shades]], although they are also his eyeglasses)
 
* ''[[The Legion of Super -Heroes (TV series)|The Legion of Super Heroes]]'': The Fatal Five
** [[Big Bad]] - The Emerald Empress
** [[The Dragon]] - The Persuader, who would easily be [[The Brute]] in any other team.
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* ''[[Minoriteam]]'': The White Shadow
** [[Big Bad]] - The White Shadow himself, a [[Modern Major -General]] if there ever was one
** [[The Dragon]] - The Corporate Ladder, a cowardly backstabbing yes-man.
** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - The Standardized Test, a gigantic supersmart robot
** [[The Brute]] - Racist Frankenstein, [[Dumb Muscle]] straight out of the Ivy League
** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Seamus MacFisticuffs, a hairy, leprechaun-like Irishman
** [[Sixth Ranger]] - Danger Doom. That is, he ''would'' be, if he ever showed up at the meetings or returned the White Shadow's calls...
 
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** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - I and Am, catlike creatures with [[Twin Telepathy]] and more cunning between them than the rest of the group, Mira excluded, combined.
** [[The Brute]] - Boris, a tremendous Russian who doesn't know the meaning of the word "finesse." Overestimates his own abilities; His plan for killing Jack hinged on Jack's sword breaking against his skin. Extremely dimwitted.
** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]]- The Gentleman, a Southern style dandy and master of the duel. Equipped with [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]] and [[Dual -Wielding]] knives
** [[Bigger Bad]] - Aku
 
* ''[[Spider-Man]]''
** The Insidious Six from the [[Spider-Man: theThe Animated Series|90's Spider-Man series]]
*** [[Big Bad]] - The Kingpin, [[The Man Behind the Man]] for the team.
*** [[The Dragon]] - Doctor Octopus, field leader and the most competent.
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** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Moichi Mochiato
 
* ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]''
** The [[Card -Carrying Villain|Brotherhood of Evil]]
*** [[Big Bad]] and [[Evil Genius]]- The Brain (he's the leader of the whole group, and far away the most intelligent)
*** [[The Dragon]]- Monsieur Mallah (the Brain's loyal and powerful enforcer)
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*** [[The Dragon]] and [[Dark Chick]]- [[Dark Action Girl|Jinx]]
*** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]]- [[Gadgeteer Genius|Gizmo]]
*** [[The Brute]]- [[Dumb Muscle|Mammoth]]
 
** The HIVE (Without Brother Blood)
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* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
** [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|1987 series]]
*** [[Big Bad]] - Krang
*** [[The Dragon]] - Shredder
*** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - Baxter Stockman, or sometimes Krang himself.
*** [[The Brute]](s) aka [[Those Two Bad Guys]] - Bebop & Rocksteady.
*** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Slash
*** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Leatherhead and/or the Rat King
 
** [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|2003 series]]: The Foot higher-ups in the second ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' 'toon were organized in roughly this manner in the show's third season.
*** [[Big Bad]] - Oroku Saki/The Shredder.
*** [[The Dragon]] - Hun and Karai
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*** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Karai, again.
 
** ''[[Turtles Forever]]'': Features a [[Villain Team -Up]] between most of the above two groups
*** [[Big Bad]] - Ch'rell/'03 Shredder
*** [[The Dragon]] - Karai
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** [[The Dark Chick]] - Yokoza and Kabuto Ninjas
 
* ''[[Totally Spies!]]'': LAMOS
** [[Big Bad]] - Terence Lewis
** [[The Dragon]] - Tim Scam
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*** [[Bigger Bad]] - Megatron
 
* ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]]'': The Predacons
** [[Big Bad]] - Megatron
** [[The Dragon]] - Scorponok (season 1), Inferno (seasons 2-3 also [[The Brute]]).
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** [[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]] - Rampage (seasons 2-3, also [[The Brute]]), Dinobot II (season 3) {{spoiler|until the finale}}.
 
* ''[[Beast Machines (Animation)|Beast Machines]],'' the sequel to ''[[Beast Wars (Animation)|Beast Wars]],'' had a continuously evolving cast of villains, but they conformed to the standard configuration pretty well.
** [[Big Bad]]: Megatron.
** [[The Dragon]]: Originally Jetstorm, then Thrust and finally Obsidian and Strika as [[Co -Dragons]].
** [[The Evil Genius]]: First {{spoiler|Tankor/Rhinox}}, then [[The Strategist|Strika and Obsidian]].
** [[The Brute]]: Tankor {{spoiler|until Rhinox resurfaces.}}
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* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', The Revenge Society!
** [[Big Bad]] - Revenge (Phantom Limb, gone off his rocker)
** [[Co -Dragons]] - Dragoon and Red Mantle, the Councilmen (unwillingly)
** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - Wisdom
** [[The Brute]] - Chuck
** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Lady Nightshade
** The [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]] - Billy Quizboy (again, unwillingly)
*** Note: Three of these are {{spoiler|[[Companion Cube|inanimate objects]]}}
 
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*** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]]: Lyndon Bee and Ladyhawk Johnson, Fat Chance.
 
* ''[[Winx Club]]''
** Shadowhaunt
*** [[Big Bad]] - [[Evil Overlord|Darkar]]
*** [[The Dragon]] - [[An Ice Person|Icy]]/ [[The Mole|Fake Avalon]]
*** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - [[Manipulative Bastard|Darcy]]
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*** The [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]] - [[Not Himself|Dark Bloom]]
 
* ''[[WITCH (Animationanimation)|WITCH]]''
** Phobos and his followers in season 1
*** [[Big Bad]] - Prince Phobos
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*** [[Team Pet]] - Kor
 
* ''[[Wolverine and Thethe X-Men]]'': The Brotherhood
** [[Big Bad]] - Quicksilver
** [[The Dragon]] -Avalanche
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** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]] - Toad
 
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]''
** The Brotherhood, who later develop into an excellent example of what happens to a [[Five -Bad Band]] when they lose their [[Big Bad]].
*** [[Big Bad]] - [[Magneto]], relatively briefly, then Mystique, and, eventually, Avalanche.
*** [[The Dragon]] - technically Mystique, although [[Troubled but Cute|Avalanche/Lance]], a [[Hair -Trigger Temper]] with a few too many [[Berserk Button|Berserk Buttons]], fits more plot and character-wise, and once the Brotherhood's ties with Mystique were cut, Toad.
*** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]]- Quicksilver/Pietro would ''like'' to think of himself this way, but whether he fits the genius part is debatable. While he is probably the smartest, the entire rest of the group is made up of D students. They do end up the [[Terrible Trio]], after all.
*** [[The Brute]] - Fred/Blob. Like all of the Brotherhood, more sympathetic than usual.
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*** [[Dark Chick|The Dark Chick]]: Gambit
 
* ''[[Yin Yang Yo (Animation)!|Yin Yang Yo]]'': Season 2
** [[Big Bad]] - Eradicus
** [[Evil Genius|The Evil Genius]] - Molecu Larse
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** [[Sixth Ranger]] - Rubber Chucky
 
* [[Young Justice (Animationanimation)|Young Justice]]: The Light
** The [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|[[Vandal Savage]]}}
** [[Co -Dragons]]: {{spoiler|[[Lex Luthor]] and Ra's Al Ghul}}
** The [[Dark Chick]]: {{spoiler|Queen Bee}}
** [[The Evil Genius]]: {{spoiler|The Brain}}
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*** [[The Brute]]: Black Adam, Wotan
*** [[The Dark Chick]]: Atomic Skull
** Doom
*** [[Big Bad]] SNAPTRAP
***[[The Dragon]]/[[Evil Genius]] Larry
***[[The Brute]] Fransisco
***[[The Dark Chick]] Ollie
 
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  • Darkwing Duck: Fearsome Five
    • Big Bad - Negaduck, the definite leader, who fits the other roles so well, too - right down to Dark Chick.
    • The Dragon - Megavolt, with a flashy, obvious power and a popularity that might just be the greatest both among the fandom and among the writers.
    • The Evil Genius - Bushroot, botanist whose plant attacks are relatively indirect and often bolstered by experimental chemistry.
    • The Brute - Liquidator, a water elemental whose innate power is potentially far greater in terms of raw threat than anyone else in the show, whose weakness is that he is relatively unimaginative.
    • The Dark Chick - Quackerjack, whose special ability is "wackiness" (his 'gimmick' of making deadly toys isn't a superpower).
  • Gargoyles: The Pack
    • Big Bad: Fox. Pulls double duty as the Smart Guy. Later replaced by Coyote.
    • The Dragon: Wolf. Constantly trying to take over (from Coyote; he didn't seem to mind working for Fox), but failing miserably.
    • The Evil Genius: Dingo. Combat Pragmatist who prefers explosives and long-range weapons. Besides Fox, the most level-headed of the group.
    • The Brute: Jackal. Actually, both he and his sister Hyena fill the brute roles. They both love to slice and dice with mean claws.
    • The Dark Chick: Hyena, basically just by gender-based process of elimination, as usual.
  • Samurai Jack: The Bounty Hunters
    • Big Bad - Princess Mira, a deposed royal desperate to regain her kingdom by killing Jack for Aku
    • The Dragon - Jujunga, an intimidating indigenous Australian whose blowdarts are tipped with the deadliest poisons.
    • The Evil Genius - I and Am, catlike creatures with Twin Telepathy and more cunning between them than the rest of the group, Mira excluded, combined.
    • The Brute - Boris, a tremendous Russian who doesn't know the meaning of the word "finesse." Overestimates his own abilities; His plan for killing Jack hinged on Jack's sword breaking against his skin. Extremely dimwitted.
    • The Dark Chick- The Gentleman, a Southern style dandy and master of the duel. Equipped with Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness and Dual-Wielding knives
    • Bigger Bad - Aku
  • Spider-Man
    • The Insidious Six from the 90's Spider-Man series
      • Big Bad - The Kingpin, The Man Behind the Man for the team.
      • The Dragon - Doctor Octopus, field leader and the most competent.
      • The Evil Genius - Mysterio, his tech and resources are heavily used in their initial plot against Spider-Man.
        • Also applies to Doctor Octopus, especially following Mysterio's death.
      • The Brute - Rhino and Scorpion share this role as both are good for raw brawn and not much else.
      • The Dark Chick - The Shocker, relatively the least formidable on the team.
      • Sixth Ranger - The Chameleon, the most distant of the group, betrays them in their last incarnation. Also the Vulture is a more fitting example, replacing Mysterio after his supposed death.
    • The Sinister Six (The Spectacular Spider-Man version)
      • Big Bad - Doctor Octopus, the leader of the bunch and probably the most competent.
      • The Dragon - Electro, who wields more raw power than anyone else on the team, and is also the most loyal to Doc Ock.
      • The Evil Genius - Vulture, a Gadgeteer Genius.
      • The Brute - Sandman and Rhino share the position.
      • The Dark Chick - Shocker. The closest thing to an ordinary guy on the team. While quite formidable, his teammates tend to outstrip him in power and/or smarts.
  • Teen Titans
    • The Brotherhood of Evil
      • Big Bad and Evil Genius- The Brain (he's the leader of the whole group, and far away the most intelligent)
      • The Dragon- Monsieur Mallah (the Brain's loyal and powerful enforcer)
      • The Brute- Madame Rouge (she's not dumb, but uses brute force the most and usually gets sent to do kidnappings and killings)
      • The Dark Chick- General Immortus (why exactly was he there again? EXPERIENCE!)
  • Transformers Animated
    • Decepticons (Notably, they don't really come together like this until the final episodes)
      • Big Bad - Megatron
      • The Dragon - Starscream initially, then Blitzwing takes the role
      • The Evil Genius - Shockwave (Soundwave normally takes this role, but he never actually joins the group in this series)
      • The Brute - Lugnut
      • Wild Card - Starscream, along with all his clones
  • Transformers Prime
    • Big Bad- Megatron
    • The Dragon- Starscream though following his defection, the role now seems to rotate among Soundwave, Knock Out, and Airachnid, depending on Megatron's mood.
    • The Evil Genius- Soundwave and Knock Out (Soundwave is the espionage expert, Knock Out is tech advisor and medic)
    • The Brute- Breakdown
    • The Dark Chick- Airachnid
    • Sixth Ranger: Dreadwing, who joins in season 2 and several episodes later is promoted to the vacant Dragon position.
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