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==I==
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''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' - Nanyou version
''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' - Nanyou version
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Hakufu||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Ryomou||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Koukin||
|[[The Hero]]||Hakufu
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Gakushuu<ref>Although in a twist on the trope, he's weaker than both [[The Hero]] and [[The Lancer]].</ref>||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ryomou
||[[The Chick]]||Goei ([[Hot Shounen Mom]]), later joined by Chuubou ([[Yamato Nadeshiko]])||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Saji ( {{spoiler|who starts out as a [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]}})||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Koukin
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Gakushuu<ref>Although in a twist on the trope, he's weaker than both [[The Hero]] and [[The Lancer]].</ref>
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Goei ([[Hot Shounen Mom]]), later joined by Chuubou ([[Yamato Nadeshiko]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Saji ( {{spoiler|who starts out as a [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]}})
|}


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''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' - Seitou version
''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' - Seitou version
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Ryuubi||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Kan'u||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Koumei||
|[[The Hero]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Ryuubi
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Chouhi ([[Cute Bruiser]]), Kanshou ([[Gentle Giant]] [[Bare Fisted Monk]])||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Chou'un, Bashoku||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kan'u
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Koumei
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Chouhi ([[Cute Bruiser]]), Kanshou ([[Gentle Giant]] [[Bare-Fisted Monk]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Chou'un, Bashoku
|}


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''[[Inuyasha]]''
''[[Inuyasha]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Kagome||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Inuyasha (could be the [[The Hero]], except that he usually goes against the group, forcing Kagome to make him sit)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sango||
|[[The Hero]]||Kagome
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Miroku||
|[[The Lancer]]||Inuyasha (could be the [[The Hero]], except that he usually goes against the group, forcing Kagome to make him sit)
||[[The Chick]]||Shippo||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Kirara||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Sango
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Miroku
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Shippo
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Kirara
|}


==J==
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''[[Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'': It's important to note that all of these characters can double as [[The Smart Guy]], at least in the case of combat.
''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'': It's important to note that all of these characters can double as [[The Smart Guy]], at least in the case of combat.


Joseph's Group
Joseph's Group
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Joseph Joestar||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Caesar Antonio Zeppeli||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Stroheim||
|[[The Hero]]||Joseph Joestar
|-
||[[Action Girl]]||Lisa Lisa||
|[[The Lancer]]||Caesar Antonio Zeppeli
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Stroheim
|-
|[[Action Girl]]||Lisa Lisa
|}

Jotaro's Group
Jotaro's Group
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Jotaro Kujo||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Joseph Joestar (also [[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]])||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Avdul and Polnareff||
|[[The Hero]]||Jotaro Kujo
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kakyoin||
||[[Team Pet]]||Iggy (also the [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Joseph Joestar (also [[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]])
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Avdul and Polnareff
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kakyoin
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Iggy (also the [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]])
|}

An alternative:
An alternative:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Jotaro||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Joseph||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Polnareff||
|[[The Hero]]||Jotaro
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Avdul||
||[[The Chick]]||Kakyoin||
|[[The Lancer]]||Joseph
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Polnareff
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Avdul
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kakyoin
|}

Josuke's Group
Josuke's Group
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Josuke Higashikata||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Koichi Hirose||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Okuyasu Nijimura||
|[[The Hero]]||Josuke Higashikata
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Rohan Kishibe||
|[[The Lancer]]||Koichi Hirose
||[[The Chick]]||Yukako Yamagishi (subverted: As she is also a Very, ''very'' [[Yandere]].)||
|-
||[[Sacrificial Lamb]]|| {{spoiler|Fatty}}||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Okuyasu Nijimura
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rohan Kishibe
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yukako Yamagishi (subverted: As she is also a Very, ''very'' [[Yandere]].)
|-
|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]|| {{spoiler|Fatty}}
|}

Giorno's Group
Giorno's Group
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Giorno Giovanna (Though his relationship with the rest of the group starts out as more of a ''[[Sixth Ranger]]'' with Bucciaratti as ''The Hero'' in the others' minds.)||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Bucciaratti and Mista||
|[[The Hero]]||Giorno Giovanna (Though his relationship with the rest of the group starts out as more of a ''[[Sixth Ranger]]'' with Bucciaratti as ''The Hero'' in the others' minds.)
||[[The Big Guy]]||Fugo||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Abbaccio||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Bucciaratti and Mista
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Narancia Ghirga||
|-
||[[The Chick]] and [[Sixth Ranger]]||Trish Una||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Fugo
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Abbaccio
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Narancia Ghirga
|-
|[[The Chick]] and [[Sixth Ranger]]||Trish Una
|}

Jolyne's Group
Jolyne's Group
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Jolyne Kujo (she started out as more of [[The Chick]], however)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Hermes Costello||
|[[The Hero]]||Jolyne Kujo (she started out as more of [[The Chick]], however)
||[[The Big Guy]]||Weather Report||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Emporio Alnino||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||F.F.||
|[[The Lancer]]||Hermes Costello
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]] and [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Annasui||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Weather Report
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Emporio Alnino
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||F.F.
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]] and [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Annasui
|}

Gyro's Group (In a subversion they all act separately, only rarely working together with the exception of Gyro and Johnny)
Gyro's Group (In a subversion they all act separately, only rarely working together with the exception of Gyro and Johnny)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Gyro Zeppeli||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Johnny Joestar||
|[[The Hero]]||Gyro Zeppeli
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mountain Tim ( {{spoiler|becomes a [[Sacrificial Lamb]] later on}})||
|-
||[[The Chick]] ([[The Smart Guy]] variant)||Lucy Steel||
|[[The Lancer]]||Johnny Joestar
||[[The Chick]] ([[The Medic]] variant)|| {{spoiler|Hot Pants}}||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Sixth Ranger Traitor(s)]]||Dio Brando and {{spoiler|Sandman}} (at separate points.)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mountain Tim ( {{spoiler|becomes a [[Sacrificial Lamb]] later on}})
|-
|[[The Chick]] ([[The Smart Guy]] variant)||Lucy Steel
|-
|[[The Chick]] ([[The Medic]] variant)|| {{spoiler|Hot Pants}}
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Sixth Ranger Traitor(s)]]||Dio Brando and {{spoiler|Sandman}} (at separate points.)
|}


==K==
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''[[K-On! (Manga)|K-On]]''
''[[K-On!]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Yui Hirasawa||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Mio Akiyama||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ritsu Tainaka||
|[[The Hero]]||Yui Hirasawa
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tsumugi Kotobuki||
||[[The Chick]]||Azusa Nakano||
|[[The Lancer]]||Mio Akiyama
|-
||[[Team Mom]]||Ui Hirasawa||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ritsu Tainaka
||[[Cool Big Sis]] and [[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Sawako Yamanaka||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Azusa Nakano
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Tsumugi Kotobuki
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Ui Hirasawa
|-
|[[Cool Big Sis]] and [[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Sawako Yamanaka
|}


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''[[Kaleido Star]]''
''[[Kaleido Star]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero|The Heroine]]||Sora Naegino||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Layla Hamilton (during the first season), Leon Oswald and May Wong (take turns in the second.)||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]||Anna Heart||
|[[The Hero]]ine||Sora Naegino
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jerry the Policeman||
|[[The Lancer]]||Layla Hamilton (during the first season), Leon Oswald and May Wong (take turns in the second.)
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Mia Guillem, later Cathy Taymor||
|-
||[[The Chick]] ([[Non Action Guy]] version)||Kenneth "Ken" Robbins||
||[[The Chick]] ([[Team Mom]] version)||Sarah Dupont||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]||Anna Heart
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Rosetta Passel, {{spoiler|Yuri Killian (in the second season)}}||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jerry the Policeman
||[[Team Pet]]||Fool, the Spirit of the Stage and Jonathan, the baby seal||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Marion Benigni||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Mia Guillem, later Cathy Taymor
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Kalos Eidos, Layla Hamilton (in the second season)||
|-
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Yuri Killian ({{spoiler|in the first season}})||
|[[The Chick]] ([[Non-Action Guy]] version)||Kenneth "Ken" Robbins
||[[Sacrificial Lamb]]|| {{spoiler|Sophie Oswald}}||
|-
|[[The Chick]] ([[Team Mom]] version)||Sarah Dupont
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Rosetta Passel, {{spoiler|Yuri Killian (in the second season)}}
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Fool, the Spirit of the Stage and Jonathan, the baby seal
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Marion Benigni
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Kalos Eidos, Layla Hamilton (in the second season)
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Yuri Killian ({{spoiler|in the first season}})
|-
|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]|| {{spoiler|Sophie Oswald}}
|}


''[[Kara no Kyoukai:]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Kara no Kyoukai (Literature)|Kara no Kyoukai]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Shiki||
||[[The Lancer]]||Azaka, who is something of [[The Rival|a rival]] to Shiki||
|[[The Hero]]||Shiki
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Touko, who also fills a [[Mentor Archetype|mentor]] role to all three of the other characters||
|[[The Lancer]]||Azaka, who is something of [[The Rival|a rival]] to Shiki
||[[The Chick]]||Mikiya is a male example, given that he is the [[The Heart|most empathetic]] and the [[Non Action Guy|least action oriented]] of the cast||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Touko, who also fills a [[Mentor Archetype|mentor]] role to all three of the other characters
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mikiya is a male example, given that he is the [[The Heart|most empathetic]] and the [[Non-Action Guy|least action oriented]] of the cast
|}




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''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]''
''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]''
* Daliy Life Arc
||[[The Hero]]||Tsuna||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei||
||[[The Chick]]||Kyoko and Haru||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]|| Lambo and Ipin||
* Kokuyo Arc
||[[The Hero]]||Tsuna||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei||
||[[The Chick]]||Bianchi||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]|| Lambo and Ipin||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]|| Hibari, Dr.Shamal||
* Varia Arc
||[[The Hero]]||Tsuna||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei||
||[[The Chick]]||Chrome||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn, Dr.Shamal, Colonello,Yamaoto's dad||
||[[Big Brother Mentor]]||Dino||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Lambo||
||[[Aloof Ally]]||Hibari||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Mukuro, Basil||
* Future Arc
||[[The Hero]]||Tsuna||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei||
||[[The Chick]]||Chrome||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn, Future Hibari, Lal Mirch||
||[[Cool Big Sis]]/||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Bianchi||
||[[Tagalong Kids]]||Lambo, Ipin||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Future Ryohei, Future Mukuro, Kuskabe||
* Choice Arc
||[[The Hero]]||Tsuna||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei||
||[[The Chick]]||Chrome||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn, Squalo||
||[[Cool Big Sis]]||Bianchi||
||[[Big Brother Mentor]]||Dino||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Future Mukuro, Basil||
||[[Tagalong Kids]]||Lambo||
||[[Aloof Ally]]||Hibari||
* Future Final Battle Arc
||[[The Hero]]||Tsuna||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei||
||[[The Chick]]||Chrome||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Future Mukuro, Basil, Dino, Gamma, Nosaru,Tozaru, Lal Mirch, The Varia ||
||[[Tagalong Kids]]||Lambo||
||Aloof Ally||Hibari||
||[[Sacrificial Lamb]]||Uri||
* Inheritance Ceremony Arc
||[[The Hero]]||Tsuna||
||[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei||
||[[The Chick]]||Chrome||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn||
||Tagalong Kids||Lambo||
||[[Aloof Ally]]||Hibari||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Mukuro, Enma ( Final Fight with Daemon Spade)


Daliy Life Arc
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tsuna
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kyoko and Haru
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]|| Lambo and Ipin
|}

Kokuyo Arc
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tsuna
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Bianchi
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]|| Lambo and Ipin
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]|| Hibari, Dr.Shamal
|}

Varia Arc
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tsuna
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Chrome
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn, Dr.Shamal, Colonello,Yamaoto's dad
|-
|[[Big Brother Mentor]]||Dino
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Lambo
|-
|[[Aloof Ally]]||Hibari
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Mukuro, Basil
|}

Future Arc
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tsuna
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Chrome
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn, Future Hibari, Lal Mirch
|-
|[[Cool Big Sis]]/[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Bianchi
|-
|[[Tagalong Kids]]||Lambo, Ipin
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Future Ryohei, Future Mukuro, Kuskabe
|}

Choice Arc
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tsuna
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Chrome
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn, Squalo
|-
|[[Cool Big Sis]]||Bianchi
|-
|[[Big Brother Mentor]]||Dino
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Future Mukuro, Basil
|-
|[[Tagalong Kids]]||Lambo
|-
|[[Aloof Ally]]||Hibari
|}

Future Final Battle Arc
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tsuna
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Chrome
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Future Mukuro, Basil, Dino, Gamma, Nosaru,Tozaru, Lal Mirch, The Varia
|-
|[[Tagalong Kids]]||Lambo
|-
|Aloof Ally||Hibari
|-
|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]||Uri
|}

Inheritance Ceremony Arc
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tsuna
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamamoto
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gokudera
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryohei
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Chrome
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Reborn
|-
|Tagalong Kids||Lambo
|-
|[[Aloof Ally]]||Hibari
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Mukuro, Enma ( Final Fight with Daemon Spade)
|}

''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''
''[[Keroro Gunsou]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Keroro||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Giroro||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tamama||
|[[The Hero]]||Keroro
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kururu||
||[[The Chick]]||Angol Moa/Mois||
|[[The Lancer]]||Giroro
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Dororo||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tamama
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kururu
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Angol Moa/Mois
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Dororo
|}

''[[KiraKira★Pretty Cure à la Mode]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ichika Usami/Cure Whip
|-
|[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Himari Arisugawa/Cure Custard
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The (other) Smart Guy]]||Yukari Kotozume/Cure Macaron
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Aoi Tategami/Cure Gelato
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Akira Kenjou/Cure Chocolat
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Ciel Kirahoshi/Cure Parfait
|}


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''[[Koihime Musou]]''
''[[Koihime Musou]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Kannu||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Chouun||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Chouhi||
|[[The Hero]]||Kannu
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Shokatsuryou||
||[[The Chick]]||Kouchuu||
|[[The Lancer]]||Chouun
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Both Kouchuu and Bachou||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Chouhi
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shokatsuryou
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kouchuu
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Both Kouchuu and Bachou
|}


==L==
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''[[The Law of Ueki (Manga)|The Law of Ueki]]''
''[[The Law of Ueki]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Ueki||
|-
||[[The Lancer]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Sano and Rinko (rotate)||
|[[The Hero]]||Ueki
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hideyoshi, Rinko before Hideyoshi joins||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Mori||
|[[The Lancer]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Sano and Rinko (rotate)
||[[Team Pet]]||Tenko||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Kobayashi and Inumaru||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hideyoshi, Rinko before Hideyoshi joins
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mori
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Tenko
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Kobayashi and Inumaru
|}


''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Le Chevalier Deon]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Lia De Beaumont (Notable in that she's female, dead, and currently sharing her body with her still-living brother D'Eon.)||
|[[The Hero]]||Lia De Beaumont (Notable in that she's female, dead, and currently sharing her body with her still-living brother D'Eon.)
||[[The Lancer]]''/''[[The Big Guy]]||Durand||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Robin||
|[[The Lancer]]''/''[[The Big Guy]]||Durand
||[[The Chick]]||D'Eon de Beaumont (Notable in that he's male, and is sharing his body with his older sister--who seems to take a more aggressive, active role in their affairs.)||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Teillagory||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Robin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||D'Eon de Beaumont (Notable in that he's male, and is sharing his body with his older sister—who seems to take a more aggressive, active role in their affairs.)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Teillagory
|}


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The Earth's Five Champions from ''[[The Legend of Koizumi]]''
The Earth's Five Champions from ''[[The Legend of Koizumi]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Junichiro Koizumi||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Vladimir Putin||
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[George HW Bush|Papa Bush]]||
|[[The Hero]]||Junichiro Koizumi
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]] / [[The Mentor]]||[[The Pope]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||Vladimir Putin
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[George H. W. Bush|Papa Bush]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]] / [[The Mentor]]||[[The Pope]]
|}


''[[The Legend of Zelda (manga)|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus]]'' (to some extent.)
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Legend of Zelda (Manga)|The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus]]'' (to some extent.)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Green||
||[[The Lancer]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Blue||
|[[The Hero]]||Green
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Vio(let)||
||[[The Chick]]||Red||
|[[The Lancer]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Blue
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Shadow}}||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Vio(let)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Red
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Shadow}}
|}


''[[The Littl' Bits]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Littl Bits]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Willabit||
||[[The Lancer]]||Snagglebit||
|[[The Hero]]||Willabit
|-
||[[The Big Guy]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Chip||
||[[The Chick]]||Lillibit||
|[[The Lancer]]||Snagglebit
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Teenybit, sometimes Browniebit||
|[[The Big Guy]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Chip
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Uncle Snoozabit||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lillibit
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Teenybit, sometimes Browniebit
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Uncle Snoozabit
|}


''[[Love Hina]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Love Hina]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Naru||
||[[The Lancer]]||Mitsune||
|[[The Hero]]||Naru
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Motoko||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Su||
|[[The Lancer]]||Mitsune
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Shinobu||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mutsumi||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Motoko
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Keitaro||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Su
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Shinobu
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mutsumi
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Keitaro
|}


''[[Lucky Star]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Konata Izumi||
||[[The Lancer]]||Kagami Hiiragi||
|[[The Hero]]||Konata Izumi
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Miyuki Takara||
||[[The Chick]]||Tsukasa Hiiragi||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kagami Hiiragi
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Nanako Kuroi||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Miyuki Takara
||[[Team Pet]]||Minoru Shiraishi (Poor guy.)||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Tsukasa Hiiragi
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Nanako Kuroi
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Minoru Shiraishi (Poor guy.)
|}


''[[Lucky Star]]'': The freshmen could perhaps be organized thusly...
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'': The freshmen could perhaps be organized thusly...
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Hiyori Tamura||
||[[The Lancer]]||Patty Martin||
|[[The Hero]]||Hiyori Tamura
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Minami Iwasaki||
||[[The Chick]]||Yutaka Kobayakawa||
|[[The Lancer]]||Patty Martin
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Minami Iwasaki
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yutaka Kobayakawa
|}


==M==
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''[[Macross 7]]'' - Fire Bomber
''[[Macross 7]]'' - Fire Bomber
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]] ||Basara (Guitar, Vocals)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Mylene (Bass, Backing Vocals)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Viffidas (Drums)||
|[[The Hero]] ||Basara (Guitar, Vocals)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ray (Keyboard)||
|[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Mylene (Bass, Backing Vocals)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Viffidas (Drums)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ray (Keyboard)
|}


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''[[Macross Frontier]]'' - Skull Squadron
''[[Macross Frontier]]'' - Skull Squadron
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Ozma||
|-
||[[The Lancer]] ||Michel||
|[[The Hero]]||Ozma
||[[The Big Guy]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Clan Clang (technically not a Skull, but who cares?)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Luca||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alto||
|[[The Lancer]] ||Michel
|-
|[[The Big Guy]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Clan Clang (technically not a Skull, but who cares?)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Luca
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alto
|}


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''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' - Hayate and the Wolkenritter
''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' - Hayate and the Wolkenritter
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Signum (The leader of the Wolkenritter in combat.)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Vita (Impulsive, serves as a foil to Signum's [[The Stoic|stoic]] personality.)||
|[[The Hero]]||Signum (The leader of the Wolkenritter in combat.)
||[[The Big Guy]]||Zafila||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Shamal ([[Sensor Character]] in battle, disrupting enemy communications or searching and taking out vulnerable yet important targets like field commanders)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Vita (Impulsive, serves as a foil to Signum's [[The Stoic|stoic]] personality.)
||[[The Chick]]||Hayate (The Wolkenritter's [[Morality Pet]]. Being a [[Person of Mass Destruction|magical nuke dispenser]], she's a lot more powerful than the average Chick.)||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Reinforce, succeeded by Reinforce Zwei {{spoiler|after the former's [[Killed Off for Real]] [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zafila
* This concept was [[Invoked Trope|invoked]] in the [[All There in the Manual|last chapter of the second season's manga]], where it's mentioned that Admiral Leti decided to keep the Wolkenritter together because "A group of five has greater war potential", with Amy and Mariel agreeing. So...
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shamal ([[Sensor Character]] in battle, disrupting enemy communications or searching and taking out vulnerable yet important targets like field commanders)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Hayate (The Wolkenritter's [[Morality Pet]]. Being a [[Person of Mass Destruction|magical nuke dispenser]], she's a lot more powerful than the average Chick.)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Reinforce, succeeded by Reinforce Zwei {{spoiler|after the former's [[Killed Off for Real]] [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> This concept was [[Invoked Trope|invoked]] in the [[All There in the Manual|last chapter of the second season's manga]], where it's mentioned that Admiral Leti decided to keep the Wolkenritter together because "A group of five has greater war potential", with Amy and Mariel agreeing. So...


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''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Nanoha||
||[[The Lancer]]||Fate||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Arf||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Chrono||
||[[The Chick]]||Yuuno||


''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'' - Stars and Lightning Squads
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Nanoha||Fate||
||[[The Lancer]]||Vita||Signum||
|[[The Hero]]||Nanoha
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Subaru||Erio||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Teana||-||
|[[The Lancer]]||Fate
|-
||[[The Chick]]||-||Caro||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Arf
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chrono
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yuuno
|}


''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'' - Stars and Lightning Squads
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'' - The Forwards
|-
||[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]] #1||Subaru||
||[[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Teana||
|[[The Hero]]||Nanoha||Fate
|-
||[[The Big Guy]] #2||Erio||
||[[The Chick]]||Caro||
|[[The Lancer]]||Vita||Signum
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Fried||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Subaru||Erio
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Teana||-
|-
|[[The Chick]]||-||Caro
|}


''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'' - The Forwards
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid]]'' - Vivio's crew
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Vivio||
||[[The Lancer]]||Einhart||
|[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]] #1||Subaru
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Rio||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Lutecia||
|[[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Teana
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Corona||
|[[The Big Guy]] #2||Erio
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Caro
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Fried
|}

''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid]]'' - Vivio's crew
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Vivio
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Einhart
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Rio
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lutecia
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Corona
|}


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''[[Magical Project S]]'' - formed near the end of the series.
''[[Magical Project S]]'' - formed near the end of the series.
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Pretty Sammy||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Pixy Misa||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Washu||
|[[The Hero]]||Pretty Sammy
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ginji Kawai||
||[[Team Pet]](s)||Ryo-Ohki and Rumiya||
|[[The Lancer]]||Pixy Misa
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Washu
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ginji Kawai
|-
|[[Team Pet]](s)||Ryo-Ohki and Rumiya
|}


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''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Baka Rangers
''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Baka Rangers
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Asuna (Red)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Ku Fei (Yellow)||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]||Kaede (Blue)||
|[[The Hero]]||Asuna (Red)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Yue (Black)||Funnily enough, in that she is referred to as "Baka Leader" by the other rangers.||
||[[The Chick]]||Makie (Pink)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ku Fei (Yellow)
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Negi||Who subverts it by being 10.||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]||Kaede (Blue)
||[[Team Pet]]||Chamo||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Yue (Black) Funnily enough, in that she is referred to as "Baka Leader" by the other rangers.
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Makie (Pink)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Negi (who subverts it by being 10.)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Chamo
|}


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''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Kyoto arc
''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Kyoto arc
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Negi||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Asuna||
|[[The Hero]]||Negi
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl(s)]]||Setsuna (later, Mana and Ku Fei)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Nodoka||
||[[The Chick]]||Konoka||
|[[The Lancer]]||Asuna
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Chamo||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl(s)]]||Setsuna (later, Mana and Ku Fei)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Nodoka
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Konoka
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Chamo
|}


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''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - School Festival "eight days later"
''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - School Festival "eight days later"
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Negi||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Asuna and Setsuna||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Girls]]||Kaede and Ku Fei||
|[[The Hero]]||Negi
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girls]]||Yue and Nodoka||
||[[The Chick]]||Konoka||
|[[The Lancer]]||Asuna and Setsuna
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Chamo||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Girls]]||Kaede and Ku Fei
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Chisame||
|-
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Haruna (you know it to be true guys!)||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girls]]||Yue and Nodoka
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Konoka
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Chamo
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Chisame
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Haruna (you know it to be true guys!)
|}


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''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Ala Alba (White Wings) (The first six who were reunited.)
''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Ala Alba (White Wings) (The first six who were reunited.)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Negi||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Kotaro||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]||Chachamaru||
|[[The Hero]]||Negi
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Chisame||Although she branches into [[The Lancer]] and [[The Chick]] territory often. Acting as Negi's new second without Asuna around. {{spoiler|Directly commented on by Rakan.}}||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kotaro
||[[The Chick]]||Kazumi||Doesn't have much ability start of things, but branches into [[The Smart Guy]] as needed.||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Sayo||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Girl]]||Chachamaru
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girl]]||Chisame (Although she branches into [[The Lancer]] and [[The Chick]] territory often. Acting as Negi's new second without Asuna around. {{spoiler|Directly commented on by Rakan.}})
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kazumi (Doesn't have much ability start of things, but branches into [[The Smart Guy]] as needed.)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Sayo
|}


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''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Nagi's group Ala Rubra ([[Badass Crew|Crimson Wings]])
''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - Nagi's group Ala Rubra ([[Badass Crew|Crimson Wings]])
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Nagi||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Eishun and Albireo||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jack Rakan||
|[[The Hero]]||Nagi
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Albireo and Gateau||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Arika and Theo||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Eishun and Albireo
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kid(s)]]||Kurt and Takamichi||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jack Rakan
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Zect||He looks like the youngest {{spoiler|but is actually the [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|oldest of the group]].}}||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Albireo and Gateau
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Arika and Theo
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kid(s)]]||Kurt and Takamichi
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Zect. He looks like the youngest {{spoiler|but is actually the [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|oldest of the group]].}}
|}


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''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - post-reunion Magic World
''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' - post-reunion Magic World
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Negi||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Kotaro||
|[[The Hero]]||Negi
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Girls]]||Setsuna, Chachamaru, Kaede, Mana, Ku Fei, Yue||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girls]]||Chisame, Nodoka, Kazumi, Yue||
||[[The Chick|The Chicks]]||everyone else||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kotaro
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Girls]]||Setsuna, Chachamaru, Kaede, Mana, Ku Fei, Yue
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Girls]]||Chisame, Nodoka, Kazumi, Yue
|-
|[[The Chick]]s||everyone else
|}


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''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''
''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Lucia||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Rina (personality is totally opposite to Lucia's) and Hanon (frequently fights with Lucia)||
||[[The Big Girl]]||Caren||
|[[The Hero]]||Lucia
|-
||[[The Smart Girl]]||Noel||
|[[The Lancer]]||Rina (personality is totally opposite to Lucia's) and Hanon (frequently fights with Lucia)
||[[The Chick]]||Coco||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Seira||
|[[The Big Girl]]||Caren
||[[Team Pet]]||Hippo (doubles as [[The Big Guy]] when he gets his powers back)||
|-
||[[The Obi Wan]]||Sara||
||[[Cool Big Sis]]||Nikora||
|[[The Smart Girl]]||Noel
|-
||[[The One Guy]]||Kaito||
|[[The Chick]]||Coco
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Seira
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Hippo (doubles as [[The Big Guy]] when he gets his powers back)
|-
|[[The Obi-Wan]]||Sara
|-
|[[Cool Big Sis]]||Nikora
|-
|[[The One Guy]]||Kaito
|}


''[[Metal Armor Dragonar]]'' has a rare evil version of the [[Five-Man Band]].
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Metal Armor Dragonar]]'' has a rare evil version of the [[Five Man Band]].
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Gon Jem||
|[[The Hero]]||Gon Jem
||[[The Lancer]]||Ganan (This one is a tad of a stretch, though)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Zin||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ganan (This one is a tad of a stretch, though)
||[[The Big Guy]]||Gol||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lee Sue Min (Well, whenever she isn't being an [[Action Girl]])||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Zin
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Gol
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lee Sue Min (Well, whenever she isn't being an [[Action Girl]])
|}


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''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' (Played with; some members have been assigned the wrong roles to accommodate Haruhi.)
''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' (Played with; some members have been assigned the wrong roles to accommodate Haruhi.)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Haruhi (Really [[The Lancer]])||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Itsuki (Really [[The Smart Guy]])||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kyon (Really [[The Hero]])||
|[[The Hero]]||Haruhi (Really [[The Lancer]])
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Yuki (Really [[The Big Guy]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Mikuru ||
|[[The Lancer]]||Itsuki (Really [[The Smart Guy]])
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Tsuruya (Not officially in the Brigade, but still frequently involved.)||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Kyon's sister (It's not even a question)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Kyon (Really [[The Hero]])
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Shamisen||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yuki (Really [[The Big Guy]])
* The trope is played with in the drama CD, ''Sound Around'', when Haruhi makes the SOS-Dan into a band and gives them the proper (from her point of view) instruments, though Yuki and Kyon's guitars are switched.
|-
* It's also arguable that whilst Haruhi treats Kyon as the [[The Big Guy]] (i.e. using him for all the menial labour) and Itsuki as [[The Lancer]] (i.e. promoting him to her second-in-command), [[Alternative Character Interpretation|she really sees them as the other way round,]] since Kyon is her [[Straight Man]] (and quite possibly [[UST|love interest]]), as well as the one who gave the idea for the SOS Brigade in the first place, whilst Itsuki is just really there to back up all her decisions, and is also the tallest in the original novels ([[Adaptation Decay|the anime for some reason made Kyon the taller of the pair]]).
|[[The Chick]]||Mikuru
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Tsuruya (Not officially in the Brigade, but still frequently involved.)
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Kyon's sister (It's not even a question)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Shamisen
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> The trope is played with in the drama CD, ''Sound Around'', when Haruhi makes the SOS-Dan into a band and gives them the proper (from her point of view) instruments, though Yuki and Kyon's guitars are switched.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> It's also arguable that whilst Haruhi treats Kyon as the [[The Big Guy]] (i.e. using him for all the menial labour) and Itsuki as [[The Lancer]] (i.e. promoting him to her second-in-command), [[Alternative Character Interpretation|she really sees them as the other way round,]] since Kyon is her [[Straight Man]] (and quite possibly [[UST|love interest]]), as well as the one who gave the idea for the SOS Brigade in the first place, whilst Itsuki is just really there to back up all her decisions, and is also the tallest in the original novels ([[Adaptation Decay|the anime for some reason made Kyon the taller of the pair]]).



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''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Amuro Ray||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Kai Shiden||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hayato Kobayashi||
|[[The Hero]]||Amuro Ray
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryu Jose||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kai Shiden
||[[The Chick]]||either Frau Bow ([[Team Mom]] version) or Sayla ([[Action Girl]] version)||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Bright Noah ([[Team Dad]]), Mirai Yashima ([[Team Mom]])||
||[[Team Pet]]||Haro||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hayato Kobayashi
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kids]]||The three kids||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryu Jose
|-
|[[The Chick]]||either Frau Bow ([[Team Mom]] version) or Sayla ([[Action Girl]] version)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Bright Noah ([[Team Dad]]), Mirai Yashima ([[Team Mom]])
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Haro
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]s||The three kids
|}


''Mobile Suit Gundam: [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''Mobile Suit Gundam: [[The 08th MS Team]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Shiro Amada||
||[[The Lancer]]||Karen Joshua||
|[[The Hero]]||Shiro Amada
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Terry Sanders Jr.||
|[[The Lancer]]||Karen Joshua
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guys]] / [[The Chick|The Chicks]]||Eledore Massis, Michel Ninorich||
|-
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Kiki Rosita||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Terry Sanders Jr.
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]s / [[The Chick]]s||Eledore Massis, Michel Ninorich
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Kiki Rosita
|}


''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'' - The Shuffle Alliance
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'' - The Shuffle Alliance
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Domon Kasshu||
||[[The Lancer]]||Chibodee Crockett||
|[[The Hero]]||Domon Kasshu
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Sai Saici and George De Sand take turns at this: George is stylish and sly, Sai Saici has [[Indy Ploy|his quick wits]]||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Argo Gulskii||
|[[The Lancer]]||Chibodee Crockett
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Rain Mikamura (Also the [[Team Mom]], [[The Strategist]], [[Lady of War]] in the few times she fights)||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Sai Saici and George De Sand take turns at this: George is stylish and sly, Sai Saici has [[Indy Ploy|his quick wits]]
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Schwarz Bruder, Allenby Beardsly {{spoiler|(and later Kyral Mekirel)}}||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Argo Gulskii
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Rain Mikamura (Also the [[Team Mom]], [[The Strategist]], [[Lady of War]] in the few times she fights)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Schwarz Bruder, Allenby Beardsly {{spoiler|(and later Kyral Mekirel)}}
|}


''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]''
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Heero Yuy (No Pun intended)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Duo Maxwell||
|[[The Hero]]||Heero Yuy (No Pun intended)
|-
||[[The Big Guy]] ([[Genius Bruiser]] version)||Trowa Barton (Wields the most [[BFG|BFGs]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Duo Maxwell
||[[The Big Guy]] (standard version)||Chang Wufei (not much of a team player, but when he does he fills this role)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Quatre Raberba Winner (the emotional center of the five pilots, but otherwise not much of [[The Chick]])||
|[[The Big Guy]] ([[Genius Bruiser]] version)||Trowa Barton (Wields the most [[BFG]]s)
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Zechs Merquise||
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chicks]] (standard version)||Relena Darlian/Peacecraft||
|[[The Big Guy]] (standard version)||Chang Wufei (not much of a team player, but when he does he fills this role)
||[[The Chick|The Chicks]] ([[Team Mom]] versions)||Lucrezia Noin and Sally Po||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Quatre Raberba Winner (the emotional center of the five pilots, but otherwise not much of [[The Chick]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Zechs Merquise
|-
|[[The Chick]]s (standard version)||Relena Darlian/Peacecraft
|-
|[[The Chick]]s ([[Team Mom]] versions)||Lucrezia Noin and Sally Po
|}


''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]]'' - Kira's posse
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''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Seed]]'' - Kira's posse
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Kira Yamato||
||[[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Sai Argyle||
|[[The Hero]]||Kira Yamato
|-
||[[The Heart]] and [[Team Mom]]||Miriallia Haww||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tolle Koenig||
|[[The Lancer]] and [[The Smart Guy]]||Sai Argyle
|-
||[[The Load]]||Kuzzy Burskirk
||[[The Chick]]||Fllay Allster||
|[[The Heart]] and [[Team Mom]]||Miriallia Haww
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Cagali Yula Athna||
||[[Team Pet]]||Birdy||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tolle Koenig
|-
|[[The Load]]||Kuzzy Burskirk
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Fllay Allster
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Cagali Yula Athna
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Birdy
|}


''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny]]'' - The Minerva Crew
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny]]'' - The Minerva Crew
|-
||[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Shinn Asuka||
||[[The Lancer]]||Athrun Zala||
|[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Shinn Asuka
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Rey Ze Burrel||
||[[The Chick]]||Lunamaria Hawke||
|[[The Lancer]]||Athrun Zala
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rey Ze Burrel
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lunamaria Hawke
|}


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''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' - The Meisters in the second season
''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' - The Meisters in the second season
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Messiah]]||Setsuna F. Seiei||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Lockon Stratos ({{spoiler|AKA Lyle Dylandy}})||
||[[The Smart Guy/The Big Guy|The Smart Guy]]||Tieria Erde||
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Messiah]]||Setsuna F. Seiei
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Allelujah Haptism||
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]] || {{spoiler|Soma Peries, Saji Crossroad, Hallelujah Haptism}}||
|[[The Lancer]]||Lockon Stratos ({{spoiler|AKA Lyle Dylandy}})
|-
|[[The Smart Guy/The Big Guy|The Smart Guy]]||Tieria Erde
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Allelujah Haptism
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]s || {{spoiler|Soma Peries, Saji Crossroad, Hallelujah Haptism}}
|}


''[[Monster Rancher (anime)|Monster Rancher]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Monster Rancher (Anime)|Monster Rancher]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Genki||
||[[The Lancer]]||Tiger||
|[[The Hero]]||Genki
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hare||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Golem||
|[[The Lancer]]||Tiger
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Holly, Suezo||
||[[Team Pet]]||Mocchi||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hare
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Golem
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Holly, Suezo
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Mocchi
|}


''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase|Moon Phase]]''
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''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (Anime)|Moon Phase]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Hazuki (Kouhei doubles as this when Hazuki is [[The Chick]])||
||[[The Lancer]]||Elfriede (Doubles as [[The Smart Guy|The (alternate) Smart Guy]] on vampire matters)||
|[[The Hero]]||Hazuki (Kouhei doubles as this when Hazuki is [[The Chick]])
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Master Yayoi||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Seiji (Doubles as [[The Lancer]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Elfriede (Doubles as [[The Smart Guy|The (alternate) Smart Guy]] on vampire matters)
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Hazuki (when not [[The Hero]])||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Ryuuhei (Kouhei's grandfather) (Master Yayoi doubles as this later on)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Master Yayoi
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Haiji||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Seiji (Doubles as [[The Lancer]])
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Hazuki (when not [[The Hero]])
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Ryuuhei (Kouhei's grandfather) (Master Yayoi doubles as this later on)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Haiji
|}


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''[[Mugen Densetsu Takamagahara Dream Saga]]''
''[[Mugen Densetsu Takamagahara Dream Saga]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Yuuki||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Takaomi||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Taizou||
|[[The Hero]]||Yuuki
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Souta, Keima||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Nachi, Kaya||
|[[The Lancer]]||Takaomi
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Karyubinga||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Taizou
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Souta, Keima
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Nachi, Kaya
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Karyubinga
|}


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''[[Murder Princess]]'' - At least until midway through episode 4
''[[Murder Princess]]'' - At least until midway through episode 4
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Faris (a.k.a. Alita)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Jodo||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Pete||
|[[The Hero]]||Faris (a.k.a. Alita)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Dominikov||
||[[The Chick]]||Alita (a.k.a. Milano), Milano||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jodo
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Pete
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dominikov
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Alita (a.k.a. Milano), Milano
|}


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I

Ikki Tousen - Nanyou version

The Hero Hakufu
The Lancer Ryomou
The Smart Guy Koukin
The Big Guy Gakushuu[1]
The Chick Goei (Hot Shounen Mom), later joined by Chuubou (Yamato Nadeshiko)
Sixth Ranger Saji ( who starts out as a Sixth Ranger Traitor)

Ikki Tousen - Seitou version

The Hero and The Chick Ryuubi
The Lancer Kan'u
The Smart Guy Koumei
The Big Guy(s) Chouhi (Cute Bruiser), Kanshou (Gentle Giant Bare-Fisted Monk)
Sixth Ranger Chou'un, Bashoku

Inuyasha

The Hero Kagome
The Lancer Inuyasha (could be the The Hero, except that he usually goes against the group, forcing Kagome to make him sit)
The Big Guy Sango
The Smart Guy Miroku
The Chick Shippo
Team Pet Kirara

J

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: It's important to note that all of these characters can double as The Smart Guy, at least in the case of combat.

Joseph's Group

The Hero Joseph Joestar
The Lancer Caesar Antonio Zeppeli
The Big Guy Stroheim
Action Girl Lisa Lisa

Jotaro's Group

The Hero Jotaro Kujo
The Lancer Joseph Joestar (also The Mentor)
The Big Guy(s) Avdul and Polnareff
The Smart Guy Kakyoin
Team Pet Iggy (also the Sixth Ranger Traitor)

An alternative:

The Hero Jotaro
The Lancer Joseph
The Big Guy Polnareff
The Smart Guy Avdul
The Chick Kakyoin

Josuke's Group

The Hero Josuke Higashikata
The Lancer Koichi Hirose
The Big Guy Okuyasu Nijimura
The Smart Guy Rohan Kishibe
The Chick Yukako Yamagishi (subverted: As she is also a Very, very Yandere.)
Sacrificial Lamb Fatty

Giorno's Group

The Hero Giorno Giovanna (Though his relationship with the rest of the group starts out as more of a Sixth Ranger with Bucciaratti as The Hero in the others' minds.)
The Lancer(s) Bucciaratti and Mista
The Big Guy Fugo
The Smart Guy Abbaccio
Tagalong Kid Narancia Ghirga
The Chick and Sixth Ranger Trish Una

Jolyne's Group

The Hero Jolyne Kujo (she started out as more of The Chick, however)
The Lancer Hermes Costello
The Big Guy Weather Report
The Smart Guy Emporio Alnino
The Mentor F.F.
Sixth Ranger and Token Evil Teammate Annasui

Gyro's Group (In a subversion they all act separately, only rarely working together with the exception of Gyro and Johnny)

The Hero Gyro Zeppeli
The Lancer Johnny Joestar
The Big Guy Mountain Tim ( becomes a Sacrificial Lamb later on)
The Chick (The Smart Guy variant) Lucy Steel
The Chick (The Medic variant) Hot Pants
Sixth Ranger Traitor(s) Dio Brando and Sandman (at separate points.)

K

K-On!

The Hero Yui Hirasawa
The Lancer Mio Akiyama
The Big Guy Ritsu Tainaka
The Smart Guy Azusa Nakano
The Chick Tsumugi Kotobuki
Team Mom Ui Hirasawa
Cool Big Sis and The Mentor Sawako Yamanaka

Kaleido Star

The Heroine Sora Naegino
The Lancer Layla Hamilton (during the first season), Leon Oswald and May Wong (take turns in the second.)
The Big Girl Anna Heart
The Big Guy Jerry the Policeman
The Smart Girl Mia Guillem, later Cathy Taymor
The Chick (Non-Action Guy version) Kenneth "Ken" Robbins
The Chick (Team Mom version) Sarah Dupont
Sixth Ranger Rosetta Passel, Yuri Killian (in the second season)
Team Pet Fool, the Spirit of the Stage and Jonathan, the baby seal
Tagalong Kid Marion Benigni
The Mentor Kalos Eidos, Layla Hamilton (in the second season)
Token Evil Teammate Yuri Killian (in the first season)
Sacrificial Lamb Sophie Oswald

Kara no Kyoukai:

The Hero Shiki
The Lancer Azaka, who is something of a rival to Shiki
The Smart Guy Touko, who also fills a mentor role to all three of the other characters
The Chick Mikiya is a male example, given that he is the most empathetic and the least action oriented of the cast


Katekyo Hitman Reborn

Daliy Life Arc

The Hero Tsuna
The Lancer Yamamoto
The Smart Guy Gokudera
The Big Guy Ryohei
The Chick Kyoko and Haru
The Mentor Reborn
Tagalong Kid Lambo and Ipin

Kokuyo Arc

The Hero Tsuna
The Lancer Yamamoto
The Smart Guy Gokudera
The Big Guy Ryohei
The Chick Bianchi
The Mentor Reborn
Tagalong Kid Lambo and Ipin
The Sixth Ranger Hibari, Dr.Shamal

Varia Arc

The Hero Tsuna
The Lancer Yamamoto
The Smart Guy Gokudera
The Big Guy Ryohei
The Chick Chrome
The Mentor Reborn, Dr.Shamal, Colonello,Yamaoto's dad
Big Brother Mentor Dino
Tagalong Kid Lambo
Aloof Ally Hibari
The Sixth Ranger Mukuro, Basil

Future Arc

The Hero Tsuna
The Lancer Yamamoto
The Smart Guy Gokudera
The Big Guy Ryohei
The Chick Chrome
The Mentor Reborn, Future Hibari, Lal Mirch
Cool Big Sis/The Mentor Bianchi
Tagalong Kids Lambo, Ipin
The Sixth Ranger Future Ryohei, Future Mukuro, Kuskabe

Choice Arc

The Hero Tsuna
The Lancer Yamamoto
The Smart Guy Gokudera
The Big Guy Ryohei
The Chick Chrome
The Mentor Reborn, Squalo
Cool Big Sis Bianchi
Big Brother Mentor Dino
The Sixth Ranger Future Mukuro, Basil
Tagalong Kids Lambo
Aloof Ally Hibari

Future Final Battle Arc

The Hero Tsuna
The Lancer Yamamoto
The Smart Guy Gokudera
The Big Guy Ryohei
The Chick Chrome
The Mentor Reborn
The Sixth Ranger Future Mukuro, Basil, Dino, Gamma, Nosaru,Tozaru, Lal Mirch, The Varia
Tagalong Kids Lambo
Aloof Ally Hibari
Sacrificial Lamb Uri

Inheritance Ceremony Arc

The Hero Tsuna
The Lancer Yamamoto
The Smart Guy Gokudera
The Big Guy Ryohei
The Chick Chrome
The Mentor Reborn
Tagalong Kids Lambo
Aloof Ally Hibari
The Sixth Ranger Mukuro, Enma ( Final Fight with Daemon Spade)

Keroro Gunsou

The Hero Keroro
The Lancer Giroro
The Big Guy Tamama
The Smart Guy Kururu
The Chick Angol Moa/Mois
Sixth Ranger Dororo

KiraKira★Pretty Cure à la Mode

The Hero Ichika Usami/Cure Whip
The Lancer / The Smart Guy Himari Arisugawa/Cure Custard
The (other) Smart Guy Yukari Kotozume/Cure Macaron
The Big Guy Aoi Tategami/Cure Gelato
The Chick Akira Kenjou/Cure Chocolat
The Sixth Ranger Ciel Kirahoshi/Cure Parfait

Koihime Musou

The Hero Kannu
The Lancer Chouun
The Big Guy Chouhi
The Smart Guy Shokatsuryou
The Chick Kouchuu
Sixth Ranger Both Kouchuu and Bachou

L

The Law of Ueki

The Hero Ueki
The Lancer / The Big Guy Sano and Rinko (rotate)
The Smart Guy Hideyoshi, Rinko before Hideyoshi joins
The Chick Mori
Team Pet Tenko
The Mentor(s) Kobayashi and Inumaru

Le Chevalier d'Eon

The Hero Lia De Beaumont (Notable in that she's female, dead, and currently sharing her body with her still-living brother D'Eon.)
The Lancer/The Big Guy Durand
The Smart Guy Robin
The Chick D'Eon de Beaumont (Notable in that he's male, and is sharing his body with his older sister—who seems to take a more aggressive, active role in their affairs.)
The Mentor Teillagory

The Earth's Five Champions from The Legend of Koizumi

The Hero Junichiro Koizumi
The Lancer Vladimir Putin
The Big Guy Papa Bush
The Smart Guy / The Mentor The Pope

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Plus (to some extent.)

The Hero Green
The Lancer / The Big Guy Blue
The Smart Guy Vio(let)
The Chick Red
The Sixth Ranger Shadow

The Littl' Bits

The Hero Willabit
The Lancer Snagglebit
The Big Guy and The Smart Guy Chip
The Chick Lillibit
Tagalong Kid Teenybit, sometimes Browniebit
The Mentor Uncle Snoozabit

Love Hina

The Hero Naru
The Lancer Mitsune
The Big Guy Motoko
The Smart Guy Su
The Chick Shinobu
Sixth Ranger Mutsumi
Team Pet Keitaro

Lucky Star

The Hero Konata Izumi
The Lancer Kagami Hiiragi
The Smart Guy Miyuki Takara
The Chick Tsukasa Hiiragi
The Mentor Nanako Kuroi
Team Pet Minoru Shiraishi (Poor guy.)

Lucky Star: The freshmen could perhaps be organized thusly...

The Hero Hiyori Tamura
The Lancer Patty Martin
The Smart Guy Minami Iwasaki
The Chick Yutaka Kobayakawa

M

Macross 7 - Fire Bomber

The Hero Basara (Guitar, Vocals)
The Lancer and The Chick Mylene (Bass, Backing Vocals)
The Big Guy Viffidas (Drums)
The Smart Guy Ray (Keyboard)

Macross Frontier - Skull Squadron

The Hero Ozma
The Lancer Michel
The Big Guy and The Chick Clan Clang (technically not a Skull, but who cares?)
The Smart Guy Luca
Sixth Ranger Alto

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha - Hayate and the Wolkenritter

The Hero Signum (The leader of the Wolkenritter in combat.)
The Lancer Vita (Impulsive, serves as a foil to Signum's stoic personality.)
The Big Guy Zafila
The Smart Guy Shamal (Sensor Character in battle, disrupting enemy communications or searching and taking out vulnerable yet important targets like field commanders)
The Chick Hayate (The Wolkenritter's Morality Pet. Being a magical nuke dispenser, she's a lot more powerful than the average Chick.)
Sixth Ranger Reinforce, succeeded by Reinforce Zwei after the former's Killed Off for Real Heroic Sacrifice

* This concept was invoked in the last chapter of the second season's manga, where it's mentioned that Admiral Leti decided to keep the Wolkenritter together because "A group of five has greater war potential", with Amy and Mariel agreeing. So...


Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's

The Hero Nanoha
The Lancer Fate
The Big Guy Arf
The Smart Guy Chrono
The Chick Yuuno

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS - Stars and Lightning Squads

The Hero Nanoha Fate
The Lancer Vita Signum
The Big Guy Subaru Erio
The Smart Guy Teana -
The Chick - Caro

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS - The Forwards

The Hero and The Big Guy #1 Subaru
The Lancer and The Smart Guy Teana
The Big Guy #2 Erio
The Chick Caro
Team Pet Fried

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid - Vivio's crew

The Hero Vivio
The Lancer Einhart
The Big Guy Rio
The Smart Guy Lutecia
The Chick Corona

Magical Project S - formed near the end of the series.

The Hero Pretty Sammy
The Lancer Pixy Misa
The Smart Guy Washu
The Chick Ginji Kawai
Team Pet(s) Ryo-Ohki and Rumiya

Mahou Sensei Negima - Baka Rangers

The Hero Asuna (Red)
The Lancer Ku Fei (Yellow)
The Big Girl Kaede (Blue)
The Smart Girl Yue (Black) Funnily enough, in that she is referred to as "Baka Leader" by the other rangers.
The Chick Makie (Pink)
The Mentor Negi (who subverts it by being 10.)
Team Pet Chamo

Mahou Sensei Negima - Kyoto arc

The Hero Negi
The Lancer Asuna
The Big Girl(s) Setsuna (later, Mana and Ku Fei)
The Smart Girl Nodoka
The Chick Konoka
Team Pet Chamo

Mahou Sensei Negima - School Festival "eight days later"

The Hero Negi
The Lancer Asuna and Setsuna
The Big Girls Kaede and Ku Fei
The Smart Girls Yue and Nodoka
The Chick Konoka
Team Pet Chamo
Sixth Ranger Chisame
Token Evil Teammate Haruna (you know it to be true guys!)

Mahou Sensei Negima - Ala Alba (White Wings) (The first six who were reunited.)

The Hero Negi
The Lancer Kotaro
The Big Girl Chachamaru
The Smart Girl Chisame (Although she branches into The Lancer and The Chick territory often. Acting as Negi's new second without Asuna around. Directly commented on by Rakan.)
The Chick Kazumi (Doesn't have much ability start of things, but branches into The Smart Guy as needed.)
Team Pet Sayo

Mahou Sensei Negima - Nagi's group Ala Rubra (Crimson Wings)

The Hero Nagi
The Lancer(s) Eishun and Albireo
The Big Guy Jack Rakan
The Smart Guy(s) Albireo and Gateau
The Chick(s) Arika and Theo
Tagalong Kid(s) Kurt and Takamichi
The Mentor Zect. He looks like the youngest but is actually the oldest of the group.

Mahou Sensei Negima - post-reunion Magic World

The Hero Negi
The Lancer Kotaro
The Big Girls Setsuna, Chachamaru, Kaede, Mana, Ku Fei, Yue
The Smart Girls Chisame, Nodoka, Kazumi, Yue
The Chicks everyone else

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

The Hero Lucia
The Lancer Rina (personality is totally opposite to Lucia's) and Hanon (frequently fights with Lucia)
The Big Girl Caren
The Smart Girl Noel
The Chick Coco
Tagalong Kid Seira
Team Pet Hippo (doubles as The Big Guy when he gets his powers back)
The Obi-Wan Sara
Cool Big Sis Nikora
The One Guy Kaito

Metal Armor Dragonar has a rare evil version of the Five-Man Band.

The Hero Gon Jem
The Lancer Ganan (This one is a tad of a stretch, though)
The Smart Guy Zin
The Big Guy Gol
The Chick Lee Sue Min (Well, whenever she isn't being an Action Girl)

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Played with; some members have been assigned the wrong roles to accommodate Haruhi.)

The Hero Haruhi (Really The Lancer)
The Lancer Itsuki (Really The Smart Guy)
The Big Guy Kyon (Really The Hero)
The Smart Guy Yuki (Really The Big Guy)
The Chick Mikuru
Sixth Ranger Tsuruya (Not officially in the Brigade, but still frequently involved.)
Tagalong Kid Kyon's sister (It's not even a question)
Team Pet Shamisen

* The trope is played with in the drama CD, Sound Around, when Haruhi makes the SOS-Dan into a band and gives them the proper (from her point of view) instruments, though Yuki and Kyon's guitars are switched. * It's also arguable that whilst Haruhi treats Kyon as the The Big Guy (i.e. using him for all the menial labour) and Itsuki as The Lancer (i.e. promoting him to her second-in-command), she really sees them as the other way round, since Kyon is her Straight Man (and quite possibly love interest), as well as the one who gave the idea for the SOS Brigade in the first place, whilst Itsuki is just really there to back up all her decisions, and is also the tallest in the original novels (the anime for some reason made Kyon the taller of the pair).


Mobile Suit Gundam

The Hero Amuro Ray
The Lancer Kai Shiden
The Smart Guy Hayato Kobayashi
The Big Guy Ryu Jose
The Chick either Frau Bow (Team Mom version) or Sayla (Action Girl version)
The Mentor(s) Bright Noah (Team Dad), Mirai Yashima (Team Mom)
Team Pet Haro
Tagalong Kids The three kids

Mobile Suit Gundam: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

The Hero Shiro Amada
The Lancer Karen Joshua
The Big Guy Terry Sanders Jr.
The Smart Guys / The Chicks Eledore Massis, Michel Ninorich
The Sixth Ranger Kiki Rosita

Mobile Fighter G Gundam - The Shuffle Alliance

The Hero Domon Kasshu
The Lancer Chibodee Crockett
The Smart Guy(s) Sai Saici and George De Sand take turns at this: George is stylish and sly, Sai Saici has his quick wits
The Big Guy Argo Gulskii
The Chick Rain Mikamura (Also the Team Mom, The Strategist, Lady of War in the few times she fights)
Sixth Ranger(s) Schwarz Bruder, Allenby Beardsly (and later Kyral Mekirel)

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

The Hero Heero Yuy (No Pun intended)
The Lancer Duo Maxwell
The Big Guy (Genius Bruiser version) Trowa Barton (Wields the most BFGs)
The Big Guy (standard version) Chang Wufei (not much of a team player, but when he does he fills this role)
The Smart Guy Quatre Raberba Winner (the emotional center of the five pilots, but otherwise not much of The Chick)
The Sixth Ranger Zechs Merquise
The Chicks (standard version) Relena Darlian/Peacecraft
The Chicks (Team Mom versions) Lucrezia Noin and Sally Po

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Kira's posse

The Hero Kira Yamato
The Lancer and The Smart Guy Sai Argyle
The Heart and Team Mom Miriallia Haww
The Big Guy Tolle Koenig
The Load Kuzzy Burskirk
The Chick Fllay Allster
Sixth Ranger Cagali Yula Athna
Team Pet Birdy

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - The Minerva Crew

The Hero and The Big Guy Shinn Asuka
The Lancer Athrun Zala
The Smart Guy Rey Ze Burrel
The Chick Lunamaria Hawke

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - The Meisters in the second season

The Hero / The Messiah Setsuna F. Seiei
The Lancer Lockon Stratos (AKA Lyle Dylandy)
The Smart Guy Tieria Erde
The Chick Allelujah Haptism
Sixth Rangers Soma Peries, Saji Crossroad, Hallelujah Haptism

Monster Rancher

The Hero Genki
The Lancer Tiger
The Smart Guy Hare
The Big Guy Golem
The Chick(s) Holly, Suezo
Team Pet Mocchi

Moon Phase

The Hero Hazuki (Kouhei doubles as this when Hazuki is The Chick)
The Lancer Elfriede (Doubles as The (alternate) Smart Guy on vampire matters)
The Big Guy Master Yayoi
The Smart Guy Seiji (Doubles as The Lancer)
The Chick Hazuki (when not The Hero)
The Mentor Ryuuhei (Kouhei's grandfather) (Master Yayoi doubles as this later on)
Team Pet Haiji

Mugen Densetsu Takamagahara Dream Saga

The Hero Yuuki
The Lancer Takaomi
The Big Guy Taizou
The Smart Guy(s) Souta, Keima
The Chick(s) Nachi, Kaya
Team Pet Karyubinga

Murder Princess - At least until midway through episode 4

The Hero Faris (a.k.a. Alita)
The Lancer Jodo
The Big Guy Pete
The Smart Guy Dominikov
The Chick Alita (a.k.a. Milano), Milano
  1. ↑ Although in a twist on the trope, he's weaker than both The Hero and The Lancer.
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