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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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 Pet(s)||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 Pet(s)||Luna and Diana||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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)||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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)||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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)||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpaddding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Yoh's friends in Shaman King ||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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Later, in Shaman King when they recieve 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 "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.||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Smile Pretty Cure! ||The Hero||Miyuki Hohshizora/Cure Happy|| ||The Big Guy||Akane Hino/Cure Sunny (could overlap with The Lancer)|| ||The Chick||Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace|| ||The Lancer||Nao Midorikawa/Cure March|| ||The Smart Guy||Reika Aoki/Cure Beauty|| ||Team Pet||Candy and Pop||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Sorcerer Hunters ||The Hero||Tira|| ||The Lancer||Chocolat|| ||The Big Guy||Gateau|| ||The Smart Guy||Marron|| ||The Chick||Carrot|| ||Sixth Ranger||Mille Fuille||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna, the Blade Children. ||The Hero||Eyes Rutherford|| ||The Lancer||Kanone Hilbert|| ||The Big Guy||Kousuke Asazuki|| ||The Smart Guy||Rio Takeuchi|| ||The (other) Big Guy||Ryoko Takamachi||

• 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.

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Tai Chi Chasers ||The Hero||Rai|| ||The Lancer||Finn|| ||The Smart Guy||Tori|| ||The Big Guy||Donha|| ||The Chick||Sena||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann has a revolving five man band in its four arcs.

Part I ||The Hero||Kamina|| ||The Lancer||Simon|| ||The Smart Guy||Leeron|| ||The Chick||Yoko|| ||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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Tokyo Mew Mew ||The Hero||Mew Ichigo|| ||The Lancer||Mew Mint|| ||The Chick||Mew Lettuce|| ||The Big Guy||Mew Pudding|| ||The Smart Guy||Mew Zakuro|| ||Sixth Ranger||Blue Knight||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (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.) ||The Hero||Syaoran|| ||The Lancer/The Big Guy||Kurogane|| ||The Smart Guy||Fai|| ||The Chick||Princess Sakura|| ||Team Pet||Mokona||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Twentieth 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||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Voltes V ||The Hero||Kenichi Gou|| ||The Lancer||Ippei Mine|| ||The Big Guy||Daijiro Gou|| ||The Smart Guy||Hiyoshi Gou|| ||The Chick||Megumi Ouka||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Voltron (Air Team) ||The Hero||Jeff|| ||The Lancer||Rocky (second in command)|| ||The Big Guy||Wolo|| ||The Smart Guy||Chip|| ||The Chick||Ginger||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Voltron (Land Team) ||The Hero||Cliff|| ||The Lancer||Hutch|| ||The Big Guy||Mordock|| ||The Smart Guy||Marvin|| ||The Chick||Cinda||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 Voltron (Sea Team) ||The Hero||Cric|| ||The Lancer||Shannon|| ||The Big Guy||Tangor|| ||The Smart Guy||Zandee|| ||The Chick||Lisa||

||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 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.