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==S==
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!colspan=2|''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Saber Rider
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|[[The Lancer]]||Fireball
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Colt (also [[Humongous Mecha|Ramrod]], of course)
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|[[The Smart Guy]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||April Eagle
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!colspan=2|''[[Sailor Moon]]''
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!colspan=2|The Sailor Senshi in the anime.
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|[[The Lancer]]||Rei Hino/Sailor Mars
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter
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|[[The Chick]]||Minako Aino/Sailor Venus <ref>Usagi is actually chickier than Minako in the anime's first season. By the end of the fifth season, Minako has [[Flanderization|become The Chick almost completely]] to balance out Usagi's character growth</ref>
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mamoru Chiba/Tuxedo Kamen
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Chibiusa/Sailor Chibi Moon
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|[[Team Pet]]s||Luna, Artemis and Diana
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!colspan=2|The Outer Senshi:
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|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Haruka Tenoh/Sailor Uranus
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|[[The Lancer]]||Michiru Kaioh/Sailor Neptune (with elements of [[The Chick]])
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto
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|[[The Chick]]||Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn
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!colspan=2|Mamoru and his guardians, before they turned evil in the manga:
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|[[The Hero]]||Mamoru/Tuxedo Kamen/Endymion (the only one with the same role as his Sailor counterpart)
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|[[The Lancer]]||Kunzite
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Nephrite
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jadeite
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|[[The Chick]]||Zoicite
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!colspan=2|Sailor Moon's family early on:
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|[[The Hero]]||Usagi Tsukino
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|[[The Lancer]]||Chibiusa, originally Shingo Tsukino
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Kenji Tsukino ([[Overprotective Dad|The Tall Overprotective Dad]])
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shingo Tsukino
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|[[The Chick]]||Ikuko Tsukino
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|[[Team Pet]]s||Luna and Diana
|}
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!colspan=2|''[[Saint Beast]]''
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|[[The Lancer]]||Luca
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Gou
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shin
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|[[The Chick]]||Rei
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|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Gai (more or less)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Saint Seiya]]''
|-
|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Cygnus Hyoga
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|[[The Chick]]||Andromeda Shun
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|[[Sixth Ranger|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.)
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Saori (aka Athena), {{spoiler|Sagittarius Aiolos (from ''beyond the grave'')}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Saiyuki]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Genjo Sanzo
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Son Goku
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Team Pet]] Hakuryu
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|[[The Chick]]||Cho Hakkai (who is also [[The Heart]])
|}
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!colspan=2|''[[
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|-
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|[[The Chick]] / [[The Heart]]||Fuu
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|[[Team Pet]]||Momo
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Samurai 7]]'' - also a [[Magnificent Seven]]
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|[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||Kambei Shimada and Katsushiro Okamoto
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|[[The Lancer]]||Kyuzo and Shichiroji (share this role perfectly, and the role is previously held by/shared with Gorobei Katayama)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Kikuchiyo
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hayashida Heihachi
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|[[The Chick]]||Kirara
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|[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Komachi
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Kambei Shimada
|}
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!colspan=2|''[[
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!colspan=2|The Old Team
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|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Akira
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Akari
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Bontenmaru
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|[[The Chick]]||Hotaru
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!colspan=2|The New Team
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|[[The Hero]]||Onime no Kyo
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|[[The Lancer]]||Sanada Yukimura
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|[[The Smart Guy]] (subverted)||Benitora
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|[[The Big Guy]] (subverted)||Sasuke
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|[[The Chick]]||Shiina Yuya
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]''; while hardly the first occurrence of this trope (arguably, the Ramayana might be), [[Trope Codifier|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.
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|[[The Hero]]||Ken "The Eagle" Washio
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|[[The Lancer]]||Joe "The Condor" Asakura
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryu "The Horned Owl" Nakanishi
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jinpei "The Swallow" (sometimes [[The Chick]])
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|[[The Chick]]||Jun "The Swan" (sometimes [[The Smart Guy]])
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Captain Red Impulse
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Kozaburo Nambu
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Sei Juushi Bismarck]]'' (The complete opposite of its Americanized version, ''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]'')
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|[[The Lancer]]||Bill (as [[Number Two|Second In Command]]), Richard (as [[The Smart Guy]])
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|-
|-
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!colspan=2|Minato's group in ''[[Sekirei]]''
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|[[The Lancer]]||Tsukiumi
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Kazehana
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Matsu
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|[[The Chick]]||Ku-Chan
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Homura
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Shakugan no Shana]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Shana
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Margery Daw
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Keisaku Satou and Eita Tanaka
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|[[The Chick]]||Kazumi Yoshida
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]/[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Wilhelmina Carmel
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Yoh's friends
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|-
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryu
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Manta and Anna
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|[[The Chick]]||Horohoro
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|[[Sixth Ranger]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Faust VIII
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|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Lyserg
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|[[The Mentor]]||Silva
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!colspan=2|Later, when {{spoiler|they receive the five elemental spirits}} and become the Five Elemental Warriors
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|[[The Hero]]||Yoh
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|[[The Lancer]]||Ren
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Horohoro
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lyserg
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|[[The Chick]]||Chocolove
|}
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!colspan=2|''[[
|-
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|[[The Lancer]]||Narushige, which works remarkably well with his and Chigusa's interaction.
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Koh fills this role when explaining Rakan's modern words, though the entire team could function as this.
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Touji technically falls into this, although he carries [[Sixth Ranger]] elements.
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|[[The Chick]]||An actually useful example in [[The Heart|Rakan]]. (He is aware of this role and does not like it.)
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| {{spoiler|[[Team Pet]] }}|| {{spoiler|Kuro, the stone wolf.}}
|}
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|-
|-
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|[[The Lancer]]||Kaede Rukawa
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|[[The Big Guy]] ([[Genius Bruiser]] version)||Takenori Akagi
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ryouta Miyagi, sometimes Ayako
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|[[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)
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|[[Team Pet|Team Pet(s)]]||Haruko Akagi and Sakuragi's gang
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!colspan=2|Or, it you look at it from the team standings...
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|[[Big Good]]||Coach Anzai
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Large and In Charge|Takenori]] [[The Captain|Akagi]]
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|[[The Lancer]]||Hanamichi Sakuragi
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|[[The Big Guy]] ([[Lightning Bruiser]] version)||Kaede Rukawa
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ryouta Miyagi
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|[[The Heart]]||Kiminobu Kogure
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Hisashi Mitsui
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|[[Team Pet|Team Pet(s)]]||Haruko Akagi and Sakuragi's gang
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!colspan=2|There's also Ryonan:
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|[[The Hero]]||Akira Sendoh
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|[[The Lancer]] and [[Sixth Ranger]]||Kicchou Fukuda
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Jun Uozumi
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hiroaki Koshino
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|[[The Chick]]||Ryoji Ikegami
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Hikoichi Aida
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Slayers|The Slayers]]''
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|[[The Lancer]]||Zelgadis (Occasionally overlaps with [[The Smart Guy]],; Luke from the second arc of [[Light Novel|the light novels]]
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Gourry
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Xellos (who's not weak, just too apathetic to help, interchangeably.)
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|[[The Chick]]||Amelia
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]/[[The Medic]]||Sylphiel and Filia, who also carry shades of [[The Chick]], Millina from the second arc of the light novels)
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|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Martina
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Pokota
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|[[The Rival]]||Naga
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=5|''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]!''
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|[[The Chick]]||Miyuki Hohshizora||/||[[The Hero]]||Cure Happy
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Akane Hino||/||[[The Lancer]]||Cure Sunny
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|[[The Hero]]||Yayoi Kise||/||[[The Chick]]||Cure Peace
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nao Midorikawa||/||[[The Big Guy]]||Cure March
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|[[The Lancer]]||Reika Aoki||/||[[The Smart Guy]]||Cure Beauty
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Candy||/||[[Team Pet]]||Pop
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Tira
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|[[The Lancer]]||Chocolat
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Gateau
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marron
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|[[The Chick]]||Carrot
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mille Fuille
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[
|-
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|[[The Lancer]]||Soul Eater (Evans)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Black☆Star
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Death the Kid
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|[[The Chick]]s||Tsubaki Nakatsukasa, Patti and Liz Thompson
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||{{spoiler|Crona}} (when with the good guys)
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[
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|[[The Hero]]||Speed
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|[[The Lancer]]''/''[[The Chick]]||Trixie
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|[[The Big Guy]]/[[Team Dad]]||Pops
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|[[The Heart]] / [[Team Mom]]||Mom
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|[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Spritle
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|[[Team Pet]]||Chim-Chim
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Racer X
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Spiral]]'': Suiri no Kizuna, the Blade Children.
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|[[The Hero]]||Eyes Rutherford
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|-
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|[[The Big Guy|The Other Big Guy]]||Ryoko Takamachi
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|[[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 Guy]]s are the [[Official Couple]], and no chick, as that defeats their purpose.
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|[[Star Driver]]: Midnight Flight Drama Club
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|[[The Hero]]||Takuto Tsunashi (Though he's not the head of the club, he's obviously the main character)
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|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Sarina Endo (The actual head of the club and the most level-headed character in the entire cast)
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|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Tiger and Jaguar (Due to their insane combat prowess)
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|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Wako Agemaki, Mizuno You
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|[[Team Pet]]||Vice President
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]''/''[[Robotech]] first Generation: "The Macross Saga"''
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|[[The Hero]]||Hikaru Ichijyo/Rick Hunter
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|-
|[[The Chick]]||Milia Fallyna Jenius/Myria Parina Sterling, Lynn Minmay/Linn Minmei
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|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]||Roy Focker/Fokker ([[The Lancer]]) and Hayao Kakizaki/Ben Dixon ([[The Big Guy]])
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!colspan=2|The SDF Crew
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|[[The Hero]]||Misa Hayase/Lisa Hayes
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|[[The Lancer]]||Claudia LaSalle/Claudia Grant
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Kim Kabirov/Kim Young
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Vanessa Laird/Vanessa Leeds
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|[[The Chick]]||Shammy Milliome/Sammy Porter
|}
==T==
''[[Tai Chi Chasers]]''
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|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tori
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Donha
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|[[The Chick]]||Sena
|}
''[[Tekkaman Blade]]/Teknoman''
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|-
|-
|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rebin/Maggie
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|[[The Chick]]||Aki/Star
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Freeman/Jameson
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Milly/Tina
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]!'' (all versions)
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|[[The Hero]]||Tenchi Masaki
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|[[The Lancer]]||Ryoko
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|[[The Big Guy|The]] [[Genius Ditz]]||Mihoshi Kuramitsu
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|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Gal]]||Washu Hakubi
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|[[The Chick]]||Ayeka Masaki Jurai
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Sasami Masaki Jurai
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|[[Team Pet]]||Ryo-Ohki
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Kiyone Makibi (''Universe/Tokyo'' only)
|}
''Tenkuu Senki Shurato''
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|-
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryuu-oh Ryouma
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Karura-oh Reiga
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|[[The Chick]]||Lakshu
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|[[Team Pet]]||Mii
|}
''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has a revolving five man band in its four arcs.
Part I
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Leeron
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|[[The Chick]]||Yoko (Subverted; Yoko is more of an [[Action Girl]] since she kicks just as much ass as Simon and Kamina.)
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|[[Team Pet]]||Boota
|}
Part II
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|-
|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Leeron
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|[[The Chick]]||Nia
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]s||Gimmy and Darry
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|[[Team Pet]]||Boota
|}
Part III/IV
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|-
|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Leeron
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|[[The Chick]]||Yoko
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|[[The Obi-Wan]]|| {{spoiler|1=LordGenome}}
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|[[Team Pet]]||Boota
|}
''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]''
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|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mew Lettuce
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|[[The Chick]]||Mew Pudding
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Mew Zakuro
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Blue Knight
|}
''[[Tokyo Mew Mew|Tokyo Mew Mew New (2022)]]''
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Momomiya/Mew Ichigo
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|[[The Lancer]]||Minto Aizawa/Mew Mint
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Retasu Midorikawa/Mew Lettuce
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|[[The Chick]]||Bu-Ling Huang/Mew Pudding
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Zakuro Fujiwara/Mew Zakuro
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|[[Team Pet]]||R-2000 / Masha
|}
''[[Toradora!]]''
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[The Hero]]||Ryuji
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|[[The Lancer]]||Taiga
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|[[The Big Guy]] ([[Genki Girl]] subtype)||Minori
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ami
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|[[The Chick]]||Yusaku
|}
''[[The Tower of Druaga (anime)|The Tower of Druaga]]: The Aegis of Uruk'' - Kaaya's Party
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[The Hero]]||Jil
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|[[The Lancer]] & [[The Big Guy]]||Ahmey (Bonus points for being a literal lancer.)
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|[[Squishy Wizard]]||Melt
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|[[White Magician Girl]]||Kaaya
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Coopa
|}
''[[The Tower of Druaga (anime)|The Tower of Druaga]]: The Aegis of Uruk'' - Neeba's Party
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[The Hero]]||Neeba
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|[[Fragile Speedster]]||Kally ({{spoiler|[[Tear Jerker|and how very fragile.]]}})
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|[[Mighty Glacier]]||Utu
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|[[White Magician Girl]]||Fatina
|}
''[[The Tower of Druaga (anime)|The Tower of Druaga]]: The Sword of Uruk''
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[The Hero]]||Jil
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Utu
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|[[White Magician Girl]]||Fatina
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Henaro ({{spoiler|also [[The Mole]]}})
|}
''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Syaoran
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|[[The Lancer]]''/''[[The Big Guy]]||Kurogane
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Fai
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|[[The Chick]]||Princess Sakura
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|[[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]]''
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yoshitsune
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Maruo
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|[[The Chick]]||Yukiji Setoguchi
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Kanna Endou
|}
==U==
==V==
''[[Voltes V]]''
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Daijiro Gou
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hiyoshi Gou
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|[[The Chick]]||Megumi Ouka
|}
''[[Voltron]]'' (Air Team)
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|-
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Wolo
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chip
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|[[The Chick]]||Ginger
|}
''[[Voltron]]'' (Land Team)
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|-
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Mordock
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marvin
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|[[The Chick]]||Cinda
|}
''[[Voltron]]'' (Sea Team)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Tangor
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Zandee
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|[[The Chick]]||Lisa
|}
''[[Voltron]]'' (Lion Force) <ref>loosely based on [[GoLion]]</ref>
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|-
|-
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Pidge
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|[[The Chick]]||Princess Allura
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Sven
|}
* Note: [[Woolseyism|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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