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Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
The Hero	Saber Rider
The Lancer	Fireball
The Big Guy	Colt (also Ramrod, of course)
The Smart Guy and The Chick	April Eagle

Sailor Moon
The Sailor Senshi in the anime.
The Hero	Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon
The Smart Guy	Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury
The Lancer	Rei Hino/Sailor Mars
The Big Guy	Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter
The Chick	Minako Aino/Sailor Venus
Sixth Ranger	Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Kamen
Tagalong Kid	Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon
Team Pets	Luna, Artemis and Diana
The Outer Senshi:
The Hero / The Big Guy	Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus
The Lancer	Michiru Kaioh/Sailor Neptune (with elements of The Chick)
The Smart Guy	Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto
The Chick	Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn
Mamoru and his guardians, before they turned evil in the manga:
The Hero	Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen/Endymion (the only one with the same role as his Sailor counterpart)
The Lancer	Kunzite
The Big Guy	Nephrite
The Smart Guy	Jadeite
The Chick	Zoicite
Sailor Moon's family early on:
The Hero	Usagi Tsukino
The Lancer	Chibiusa, originally Shingo Tsukino
The Big Guy	Kenji Tsukino (The Tall Overprotective Dad)
The Smart Guy	Shingo Tsukino
The Chick	Ikuko Tsukino
Team Pets	Luna and Diana

Saint Beast
The Hero	Judas
The Lancer	Luca
The Big Guy	Gou
The Smart Guy	Shin
The Chick	Rei
Kid Appeal Character	Gai (more or less)

Saint Seiya
The Hero	Pegasus Seiya
The Lancer	Dragon Shiryu
The Smart Guy	Cygnus Hyoga
The Chick	Andromeda Shun
The Sixth Ranger	Phoenix Ikki (fits this more than The Big Guy, as he's not espeially large, joins later, and is noticeably separate from the main group.)
The Mentor	Saori (aka Athena), Sagittarius Aiolos (from beyond the grave)

Saiyuki
The Hero	Genjo Sanzo
The Lancer	Sha Gojyo
The Big Guy	Son Goku
The Smart Guy	Team Pet Hakuryu
The Chick	Cho Hakkai (who is also The Heart)

Samurai Champloo
The Hero	Mugen
The Lancer	Jin
The Chick / The Heart	Fuu
Team Pet	Momo

Samurai 7 - also a Magnificent Seven
The Hero(es)	Kambei Shimada and Katsushiro Okamoto
The Lancer	Kyuzo and Shichiroji (share this role perfectly, and the role is previously held by/shared with Gorobei Katayama)
The Big Guy	Kikuchiyo
The Smart Guy	Hayashida Heihachi
The Chick	Kirara
The Tagalong Kid	Komachi
The Mentor	Kambei Shimada

Samurai Deeper Kyo
The Old Team
The Hero	Onime no Kyo
The Lancer	Akira
The Smart Guy	Akari
The Big Guy	Bontenmaru
The Chick	Hotaru
The New Team
The Hero	Onime no Kyo
The Lancer	Sanada Yukimura
The Smart Guy (subverted)	Benitora
The Big Guy (subverted)	Sasuke
The Chick	Shiina Yuya

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman; while hardly the first occurrence of this trope (arguably, the Ramayana might be), Gatchaman's deliberate choice of these five personality types for a five-person team of heroes has been copied and recopied (with variations) ever since.
The Hero	Ken "The Eagle" Washio
The Lancer	Joe "The Condor" Asakura
The Big Guy	Ryu "The Horned Owl" Nakanishi
The Smart Guy	Jinpei "The Swallow" (sometimes The Chick)
The Chick	Jun "The Swan" (sometimes The Smart Guy)
Sixth Ranger	Captain Red Impulse
The Mentor	Dr. Kozaburo Nambu

Sei Juushi Bismarck (The complete opposite of its Americanized version, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs)
The Hero	Hikari Shinji
The Lancer	Bill (as Second In Command), Richard (as The Smart Guy)
The Chick / Tagalong Kid	Marianne Louvre
The Big Guy	Captain Holliday
The Mentor	Charles Louvre

Minato's group in Sekirei
The Hero	Musubi
The Lancer	Tsukiumi
The Big Guy	Kazehana
The Smart Guy	Matsu
The Chick	Ku-Chan
The Sixth Ranger	Homura

Shakugan no Shana
The Hero	Shana
The Lancer	Yuji Sakai
The Big Guy	Margery Daw
The Smart Guy	Keisaku Satou and Eita Tanaka
The Chick	Kazumi Yoshida
The Sixth Ranger/The Mentor	Wilhelmina Carmel

Shaman King
Yoh's friends
The Hero	Yoh
The Lancer	Ren
The Big Guy	Ryu
The Smart Guy	Manta and Anna
The Chick	Horohoro
Sixth Ranger / Token Evil Teammate	Faust VIII
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Lyserg
The Mentor	Silva
Later, when they receive the five elemental spirits and become the Five Elemental Warriors
The Hero	Yoh
The Lancer	Ren
The Big Guy	Horohoro
The Smart Guy	Lyserg
The Chick	Chocolove

Silver Diamond
The Hero	Chigusa, believe it or not.
The Lancer	Narushige, which works remarkably well with his and Chigusa's interaction.
The Smart Guy	Koh fills this role when explaining Rakan's modern words, though the entire team could function as this.
The Big Guy	Touji technically falls into this, although he carries Sixth Ranger elements.
The Chick	An actually useful example in Rakan. (He is aware of this role and does not like it.)
Team Pet	Kuro, the stone wolf.

Slam Dunk
Big Good	Coach Anzai
The Hero	Hanamichi Sakuragi
The Lancer	Kaede Rukawa
The Big Guy (Genius Bruiser version)	Takenori Akagi
The Smart Guy	Ryouta Miyagi, sometimes Ayako
The Chick	Hisashi Mitsui (not in attitude or skills, but because of his lack of stamina which has proved to be a critical flaw) and/or Kiminobu Kogure (who acts more like a male Team Mom than anything)
Team Pet(s)	Haruko Akagi and Sakuragi's gang
Or, it you look at it from the team standings...
Big Good	Coach Anzai
The Hero	Takenori Akagi
The Lancer	Hanamichi Sakuragi
The Big Guy (Lightning Bruiser version)	Kaede Rukawa
The Smart Guy	Ryouta Miyagi
The Heart	Kiminobu Kogure
Sixth Ranger	Hisashi Mitsui
Team Pet(s)	Haruko Akagi and Sakuragi's gang
There's also Ryonan:
The Hero	Akira Sendoh
The Lancer and Sixth Ranger	Kicchou Fukuda
The Big Guy	Jun Uozumi
The Smart Guy	Hiroaki Koshino
The Chick	Ryoji Ikegami
Tagalong Kid	Hikoichi Aida

The Slayers
The Hero	Lina
The Lancer	Zelgadis (Occasionally overlaps with The Smart Guy,; Luke from the second arc of the light novels
The Big Guy	Gourry
The Smart Guy	Xellos (who's not weak, just too apathetic to help, interchangeably.)
The Chick	Amelia
The Sixth Ranger/The Medic	Sylphiel and Filia, who also carry shades of The Chick, Millina from the second arc of the light novels)
Token Evil Teammate	Martina
Tagalong Kid	Pokota
The Rival	Naga

Smile Pretty Cure!
The Chick	Miyuki Hohshizora	/	The Hero	Cure Happy
The Big Guy	Akane Hino	/	The Lancer	Cure Sunny
The Hero	Yayoi Kise	/	The Chick	Cure Peace
The Smart Guy	Nao Midorikawa	/	The Big Guy	Cure March
The Lancer	Reika Aoki	/	The Smart Guy	Cure Beauty
The Mentor	Candy	/	Team Pet	Pop

Sorcerer Hunters
The Hero	Tira
The Lancer	Chocolat
The Big Guy	Gateau
The Smart Guy	Marron
The Chick	Carrot
Sixth Ranger	Mille Fuille

Soul Eater
The Hero	Maka Albarn
The Lancer	Soul Eater (Evans)
The Big Guy	Black☆Star
The Smart Guy	Death the Kid
The Chicks	Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, Patti and Liz Thompson
Sixth Ranger	Crona (when with the good guys)
Team Pet	Blair

Speed Racer
The Hero	Speed
The Lancer/The Chick	Trixie
The Big Guy/Team Dad	Pops
The Smart Guy	Sparky
The Heart / Team Mom	Mom
The Tagalong Kid	Spritle
Team Pet	Chim-Chim
Sixth Ranger	Racer X

Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna, the Blade Children.
The Hero	Eyes Rutherford
The Lancer	Kanone Hilbert
The Big Guy	Kousuke Asazuki
The Other Big Guy	Ryoko Takamachi
The Smart Guy	Rio Takeuchi

• Slightly twisted, as they transition from Designated Villain to reluctant ally, their group dynamics are largely a thing of the past, The Big Guys are the Official Couple, and no chick, as that defeats their purpose.

Star Driver: Midnight Flight Drama Club
The Hero	Takuto Tsunashi (Though he's not the head of the club, he's obviously the main character)
The Lancer	Sugata Shindo
The Smart Guy	Sarina Endo (The actual head of the club and the most level-headed character in the entire cast)
The Big Guy(s)	Tiger and Jaguar (Due to their insane combat prowess)
The Chick(s)	Wako Agemaki, Mizuno You
Team Pet	Vice President

Super Dimension Fortress Macross/Robotech first Generation: "The Macross Saga"
The Hero	Hikaru Ichijyo/Rick Hunter
The Lancer / The Smart Guy	Maximilian Jenius/Max Sterling
The Chick	Milia Fallyna Jenius/Myria Parina Sterling, Lynn Minmay/Linn Minmei
Sacrificial Lamb	Roy Focker/Fokker (The Lancer) and Hayao Kakizaki/Ben Dixon (The Big Guy)
The SDF Crew
The Hero	Misa Hayase/Lisa Hayes
The Lancer	Claudia LaSalle/Claudia Grant
The Big Guy	Kim Kabirov/Kim Young
The Smart Guy	Vanessa Laird/Vanessa Leeds
The Chick	Shammy Milliome/Sammy Porter

T

Tai Chi Chasers

The Hero	Rai
The Lancer	Finn
The Smart Guy	Tori
The Big Guy	Donha
The Chick	Sena

Tekkaman Blade/Teknoman

The Hero	D-Boy/Blade/Slade
The Lancer	Noal/Ringo
The Big Guy	Honda/Mac
The Smart Guy	Rebin/Maggie
The Chick	Aki/Star
The Mentor	Freeman/Jameson
Tagalong Kid	Milly/Tina

Tenchi Muyo!! (all versions)
The Hero	Tenchi Masaki
The Lancer	Ryoko
The Genius Ditz	Mihoshi Kuramitsu
The Smart Gal	Washu Hakubi
The Chick	Ayeka Masaki Jurai
Tagalong Kid	Sasami Masaki Jurai
Team Pet	Ryo-Ohki
Sixth Ranger	Kiyone Makibi (Universe/Tokyo only)

Tenkuu Senki Shurato

The Hero	Shurato Hidaka (aka Shura-oh Shurato)
The Lancer	Ten-oh Hyuuga
The Big Guy	Ryuu-oh Ryouma
The Smart Guy	Karura-oh Reiga
The Chick	Lakshu
Team Pet	Mii

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann has a revolving five man band in its four arcs.

Part I

The Hero/The Big Guy	Kamina
The Lancer	Simon
The Smart Guy	Leeron
The Chick	Yoko (Subverted; Yoko is more of an Action Girl since she kicks just as much ass as Simon and Kamina.)
Team Pet	Boota

Part II

The Hero	Simon
The Lancer	Yoko
The Big Guy	Kittan
The Smart Guy	Leeron
The Chick	Nia
Tagalong Kids	Gimmy and Darry
Team Pet	Boota

Part III/IV

The Hero	Simon
The Lancer	Viral
The Big Guy	Kittan
The Smart Guy	Leeron
The Chick	Yoko
The Obi-Wan	LordGenome
Team Pet	Boota

Tokyo Mew Mew

The Hero	Mew Ichigo
The Lancer	Mew Mint
The Smart Guy	Mew Lettuce
The Chick	Mew Pudding
The Big Guy	Mew Zakuro
Sixth Ranger	Blue Knight

Tokyo Mew Mew New (2022)

The Hero	Ichigo Momomiya/Mew Ichigo
The Lancer	Minto Aizawa/Mew Mint
The Smart Guy	Retasu Midorikawa/Mew Lettuce
The Chick	Bu-Ling Huang/Mew Pudding
The Big Guy	Zakuro Fujiwara/Mew Zakuro
Team Pet	R-2000 / Masha

Toradora!

The Hero	Ryuji
The Lancer	Taiga
The Big Guy (Genki Girl subtype)	Minori
The Smart Guy	Ami
The Chick	Yusaku

The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk - Kaaya's Party

The Hero	Jil
The Lancer & The Big Guy	Ahmey (Bonus points for being a literal lancer.)
Squishy Wizard	Melt
White Magician Girl	Kaaya
Tagalong Kid	Coopa

The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk - Neeba's Party

The Hero	Neeba
Fragile Speedster	Kally (and how very fragile.)
Mighty Glacier	Utu
White Magician Girl	Fatina

The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk

The Hero	Jil
The Big Guy	Utu
White Magician Girl	Fatina
Tagalong Kid	Henaro (also The Mole)

Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle

The Hero	Syaoran
The Lancer/The Big Guy	Kurogane
The Smart Guy	Fai
The Chick	Princess Sakura
Team Pet	Mokona

• Note that these really work only through the first half of the story. After that point, it deconstructs itself and the categorizations begin to fall apart.

20th Century Boys

The Hero	Kenji Endou
The Lancer	Otcho
The Smart Guy	Yoshitsune
The Big Guy	Maruo
The Chick	Yukiji Setoguchi
Tagalong Kid	Kanna Endou

V

Voltes V

The Hero	Kenichi Gou
The Lancer	Ippei Mine
The Big Guy	Daijiro Gou
The Smart Guy	Hiyoshi Gou
The Chick	Megumi Ouka

Voltron (Air Team)

The Hero	Jeff
The Lancer	Rocky (second in command)
The Big Guy	Wolo
The Smart Guy	Chip
The Chick	Ginger

Voltron (Land Team)

The Hero	Cliff
The Lancer	Hutch
The Big Guy	Mordock
The Smart Guy	Marvin
The Chick	Cinda

Voltron (Sea Team)

The Hero	Cric
The Lancer	Shannon
The Big Guy	Tangor
The Smart Guy	Zandee
The Chick	Lisa

Voltron (Lion Force)

The Hero	Keith
The Lancer	Lance (no kidding)
The Big Guy	Hunk
The Smart Guy	Pidge
The Chick	Princess Allura
The Sixth Ranger	Sven

• Note: A merging of Go Lion's Sacrificial Lamb and Backup Twin, Sven's now an inverted Sixth Ranger: a founding member who was injured early on and later came back to kick some ass.

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