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!colspan=2|''[[.hack]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Shugo
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|[[The Lancer]]||Rena
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ouka
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mireille (minor subversion; she's the healer)
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|[[The Chick]]||Hotaru (bigger subversion; she's got the attack magic)
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''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''
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|[[The Lancer]]||Kazu
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Buccha
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Agito/Akito
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|[[The Chick]]||Onigiri
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Crossant Mask, Emily
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''[[Plus Anima (Manga)|Plus Anima]]''
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|[[The Lancer]]||Husky
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Senri
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|[[The Chick]]||Nana
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''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' - Allied Forces (roles subject to change, of course)
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|[[The Lancer]]||England ([[Straight Man]] and [[The Rival]] of sorts to America, [[Team Dad]]... [[Not So Above It All|sometimes]])
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Russia (The tallest and [[Psychopathic Manchild|more unstable]] of the group)
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|[[The Chick]]||China (The most traditionally bishonen and kinda artsy. He's also [[The Woobie]] of the group [[With Friends Like These|even from the allies]] until [[Who's Laughing Now?|changes out of his traditional robes into a Zhongshan suit]]. I mean, a Mao suit.)
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Canada (Whose presence is rarely noticed by the other Allies and sometimes mistaken for America.)
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!colspan=2|In fanwork, the East Asian nations are typically portrayed as a [[Five-Man Band]] as well:
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|[[The Hero]]||China (Switches from [[The Chick]] to this since he's the eldest of the group and the others's [[Parental Substitute]])
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|[[The Lancer]]||Japan (Disagrees with China a LOT, ends up [[Face Heel Turn|betraying him]] at some point)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||South Korea (Tallest and [[Hot Blooded|more]] [[Fun Personified|energetic]] of the bunch)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hong Kong (mysterious, calm, kinda emotionless, possible [[Stuff Blowing Up|explosives expert]])
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|[[The Chick]]||Taiwan (the [[The Smurfette Principle|only girl]] for a while.
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Actually, two: Vietnam ([[Tomboy and Girly Girl|the tomboy to Taiwan's girly girl]]) and Thailand (newest East Asian introduced). Mongolia and Tibet have the potential to be this as well, but they've barely showed up.
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|[[Team Pet]]||Pochi! Or.. Shinatty-chan.
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!colspan=2|Lately, fans also apply these dynamics to the Nordics:
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|[[The Hero]]||Finland (Nordic-centered strips are almost always from his POV)
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|[[The Lancer]]||Sweden (Finland's <s> husband</s> [[Ho Yay|partner]])
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Denmark (possible [[Boisterous Bruiser]], with an axe as his [[Weapon of Choice]])
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Norway ([[Deadpan Snarker]], can see spirits, argues with Denmark)
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|[[The Chick]]||Iceland (the youngest of the group, barring Sealand. This might change)
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Sealand (Sweden's "adoptive child")
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|[[Team Pet]]||Hana-Tamago!
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!colspan=2|''[[Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Akihisa Yoshii
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|[[The Lancer]]||Minami Shimada
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Mizuki Himeji
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yuji Sakamoto
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|[[The Chick]]||Hideyoshi Kinoshita
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Kōta Tsuchiya
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!colspan=2|''[[Bakugan]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Dan
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|[[The Lancer|The Co-Lancers]]||Shun, Runo
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marucho (mainly), but also Alice (prior to episode 36) and Joe (after episode 36)
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|[[The Chick]]||Julie
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Joe, Alice
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!colspan=2|''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
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|[[The Hero]]||Drago
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|[[The Chick]]||Preyas
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Hydranoid}}
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!colspan=2|New Vestroia Arc of ''[[Bakugan]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Dan
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|[[The Big Guy|The (other) Big Guy]]||Baron
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marucho
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Shun}}
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!colspan=2|New Vestroia Arc of ''[[Bakugan]]'': The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
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|[[The Hero]]||Drago
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|[[The Chick]]||Elfin (with elements of [[The Smart Guy]])
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|[[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Inagram}}
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''[[Bakugan|Bakugan Gundalian Invaders]]''
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|[[The Chick]]||Fabia (a.k.a. Princess Fabia)
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!colspan=2|''[[Bamboo Blade]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Tamaki
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|[[The Chick]]||Sayako
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Azuma
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|[[Team Dad]]||Kojiro
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!colspan=2|''[[Battle Royale]]'' (Shuuya's friends before being sent to the island)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mimura
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|[[The Chick]]||Yutaka
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!colspan=2|''[[Berserk]]'' (The original Band of the Hawk)
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|[[The Hero]]||Griffith
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|[[The Lancer]]/[[Sixth Ranger]]||Guts
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|[[The Big Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Pippin
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|[[The Smart Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Judeau
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|[[The Chick]]/[[Action Girl]]||Casca (who was Griffith's [[The Lancer|Lancer]] before Guts came along)
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|[[Non-Action Guy]] / {{spoiler|[[Sacrificial Lion]]}}||Corkus
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|[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Rickert
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!colspan=2|''[[Berserk]]'' (Guts' new [[True Companions]])
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|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Guts
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|[[The Lancer]]||Serpico
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Isidro
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|[[The Smart Guy]] / [[Sixth Ranger]]||Schierke
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|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Casca and Farnese
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|[[Fairy Companion|Fairy Companion(s)]]||Puck and Evarella
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|[[Non-Action Guy]]||Magnifico
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''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Train Heartnet
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Eve ([[Cute Bruiser]]; doubles as [[The Smart Guy]])
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|[[The Chick]]||Rinslet
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|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Both Jenos and Sephiria, nearer the end.
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!colspan=2|''[[Black Lagoon]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Dutch (also [[The Big Guy]])
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|[[The Lancer]]||Revy
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Benny
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|[[The Chick]]||Rock
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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Ichigo Kurosaki
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|[[The Lancer]]||Rukia Kuchiki (or Renji Abarai)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Yasutora "Chad" Sado
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Uryū Ishida
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|[[The Chick]]||Orihime Inoue (or Rukia Kuchiki)
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Renji Abarai
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|[[Team Pet]]/[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Yoruichi Shihōin
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The (other) Mentor]]||Kisuke Urahara
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* Varies A LOT: Initially, Rukia is [[The Lancer]], but leaves and is briefly replaced by Uryu, who returns to Smart Guy when Renji joins the team.
** Uryū doesn't really lower the saddle on his high horse enough to fill his ''[[The Smart Guy]]'' role very well until shortly after the Soul Society arc ends. Early on, before Renji joins the team and before Uryū calms down, it's more like this:
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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]''
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Yasutora "Chad" Sado
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rukia Kuchiki
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|[[The Chick]]||Orihime Inoue
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* Varies A LOT: One of the complicating factors is that, aside from [[The Big Guy]], Rukia has some elements of all five roles, acting as the [[The Smart Guy|informative]] [[The Lancer|partner]]-[[Mentor Archetype|mentor]] to Ichigo in the Substitution arc, posing as the [[The Chick|primary focus]] of the Soul Society rescue arc, and in the first half of the story, was the series' co-star, important enough to be considered as [[The Hero]] for her own personal character arc.
** In the Arrancar arc, Chad and Uryū are replaced by Renji/Ikkaku and Hitsugaya respectively, and Rukia becomes [[The Lancer]] again.
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** In all OVAs and filler arcs, Rukia is [[The Lancer]] and Renji the [[Sixth Ranger]].
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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - The five Shinigami/Soul Reapers who travel to the world of the living at the start of the Arrancar arc can be sorted into a similar team:
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|[[The Hero]]||Toshiro Hitsugaya
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ikkaku Madarame
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa
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|[[The Chick]]||Rangiku Matsumoto
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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' -
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|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Kenpachi Zaraki
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yumichika Ayasegawa (or Yachiru Kusajishi)
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|[[The Chick]]||Yachiru Kusajishi (or Yumichika Ayasegawa)
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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - The Vizards could be divided into their own band too:
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|[[The Hero]]||Shinji Hirako
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|[[The Lancer]]||Hiyori Sarugaki
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|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Love Aikawa, Kensei Muguruma
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hachigen Ushōda
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|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Lisa Yadōmaru, Mashiro Kuna
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Rōjūrō "Rose" Ōtoribashi
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!colspan=2|''[[Bleach]]'' - Hell, even Urahara's crew can qualify:
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|[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Kisuke Urahara
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|[[The Lancer]]||Yoruichi Shihōin
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Tessai Tsukabishi
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|[[The Chick]]||Ururu Tsumugiya
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|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Isshin Kurosaki, Ryūken Ishida
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Jinta Hanakiri
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''[[Bleach]]'' - The {{spoiler|Real}} Karakura Town crew:
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|[[The Lancer]]||Misaomaru Kanonji (or Keigo Asano)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Keigo Asano (or Don Kanonji)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mizuiro Kojima
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|[[The Chick]]||Chizuru Honshō
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''[[Bleach]]'' - Aside from [[Big Bad|Muramasa]], the post-rebellion Zanpakuto spirit forms can be sorted into their own band:
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|[[The Hero]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as a younger teenager)
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|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Hihiō Zabimaru, Haineko and Kazeshini (likely the most prominently shown Zanpakuto)
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|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Ryūmon Hōzukimaru, Daiguren Hyōrinmaru, Wabisuke, Gonryōmaru, Gegetsuburi, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō/Tenken, Ryūjin Jakka
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|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Tensa Zangetsu (as an old man), Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Sode no Shirayuki, Katen Kyōkotsu and Tobiume
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|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Suzumebachi, Ruri'ro Kujaku, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō, Sōgyo no Kotowari
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|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Hisagomaru (the last Zanpakuto introduced) and Minazuki (by elimination, really)
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Bobobo Bobobobo]]'': Bo-bobo's gang
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|[[The Hero]]||Bo-bobo
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|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Jelly Jiggler, Hatenko
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Softon
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|[[The Chick]]||Beauty
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gasser
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|[[Team Pet]]||Dengaku Man
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Torpedo Girl
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!colspan=2|''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' (with opposite sexes)
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|[[The Hero]]||Priss
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nene
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|[[The Chick]]||Mackie
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!colspan=2|''[[Buso Renkin]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Kazuki
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|[[The Rival]]||Papillon, to an extent (formerly the [[Big Bad]])
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!colspan=2|''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' (there are more players in the team, but they take turns into playing one or another role during the games, and here is the more usual pattern in the National Team)
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|[[The Hero]]||Tsubasa Ohzora (Oliver Atton)
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|[[The Lancer]]||Genzou Wakabayashi (Benji Price) or Koujirou (Steve) Hyuga
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryou Ishizaki (Bruce Harper), Makoto Souda or Hiroshi Jitou (Clifford Yuma)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jun Misugi (Julian Ross) or Hikaru Matsuyama (Phillip Callaghan)
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|[[The Chick]]||Taro Misaki (Tom Becker)
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ken Wakashimazu (Ed Warner, who also Hyuga's Lancer in Toho) or Shingo Aoi (Nico Alliot)
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Whatever coach is in the bench; the ones who fit the most are Mikami (Freddy), Kira, Gamo and/or Dubois form the 2002 anime
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|[[Team Pet]]||Sanae (Patty), Kumi (Eva), Yukari (Annabelle) or Yayoi (Mary)
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!colspan=2|''[[Chrono Crusade]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Rosette
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|[[The Lancer]]||Chrono (who is also [[The Smart Guy]])
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Satella
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|[[The Chick]]||Azmaria
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Father Remington
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!colspan=4|''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Main Characters (Note: They were never a [[Five-Man Band]] within the series, but they all fit)
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|[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti-Hero|Anti]] and [[Byronic Hero]]||Lelouch Lamperouge/vi Britania
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|[[The Lancer]]||Suzaku Kururugi (or/and C.C.)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Kallen Kozuki/Stadfeld
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||C.C. (or/and [[Magnificent Bastard|Lelouch himself]])
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|[[The Chick]] and [[Tagalong Kid|Tag Along Kid]]||Nunnally Lamperouge/vi Britania
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!colspan=2|''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Holy Blades
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|[[The Hero]]||Toudou
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|[[The Lancer]]||Asahina
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Senba
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Urabe
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|[[The Chick]]||Chiba
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''[[Code Geass]]'' - The Ashford Academy [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council|student council]]
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|[[The Hero]]||[[Student Council President|Milly Ashford]]
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|[[The Lancer]]||Lelouch Lamperouge (Actually, [[Supporting Protagonist|the hero of the story]])
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Shirley Fenette (The most athletic of the group being a member of the swimming team. Her personality, however, is a subversion.)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nina Einstein (or/and [[Magnificent Bastard|Lelouch himself]])
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|[[The Chick]]||Rivalz Cardemonde
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|[[Tagalong Kid|Tag Along Kid]]||Nunnally Lamperouge
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Suzaku Kururugi, Kallen Stadfeld/Kozuki, Gino Weinberg and Anya Alstreim
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!colspan=4|''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'': Note that Bebop plays with or does variants on all of these roles.
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|[[Anti-Hero|Anti]] [[The Hero|Hero]]||Spike Spiegel
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Edward (A major case of playing with a trope, as she's [[Genius Ditz]]/[[Cloudcuckoolander]] with [[No Social Skills]])
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|[[The Chick]]||Faye Valentine (Although she's a total subversion of the [[Women Are Wiser]] and heart/spiritual tendencies)
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|[[Team Pet]]||Ein (Although there are hints that Ein is the actually the smartest of them all)
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''[[Shin Chan|Crayon Shin-chan]]'' - For the Kasukabe Defense Organization, we have:
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|[[The Hero]]||Shinnosuke Nohara (Not that he cares.)
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Nene Sakurada (Formerly [[The Chick]]. Sometimes [[The Lancer]].)
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|[[The Chick]]||Masao [[Sat Ã]]´
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ai Suotome (wanted to be one in an episode, even to the point to offer the team Power Ranger-esque costumes. At the end, [[Status Quo Is God]].)
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Midori Yoshinaga
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|[[Team Pet]]||Shiro the Dog
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!colspan=2|''[[Cyborg 009]]'' (Note: There are more than five characters, so they're all lumped together in the tags that are the closest to their roles in the team)
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|[[The Hero]]||Joe/009
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Albert/004 (sometimes [[The Smart Guy]]), Geronimo/005 ([[Genius Bruiser]])
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ivan/001, GB/007, Pyunma/008
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|[[The Chick]]||Francoise/003 (sometimes [[Team Mom]], sometimes [[The Smart Guy]]), Chang/006
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ivan/001 (also The [[Smart Guy]])
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Gilmore, Dr. Koizumi (2001 anime)
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!colspan=2|''[[
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|[[The Hero]]||Allen Walker
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lavi, Bookman, Lenalee and also Komui Lee
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|[[The Chick]]||Lenalee Lee
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Miranda Lotto
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|[[Trickster Mentor]]||General Cross
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!colspan=2|''[[Dancougar]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Shinobu
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|[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Chick]]||Sara
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryo
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Masato
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alan
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!colspan=2|''[[Dancougar Nova]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Aoi
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|[[The Lancer]]||Kurara
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Sakuya
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Johnny
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|[[The Chick]] ''and'' [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Eida}}
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!colspan=2|''[[Dangaioh]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Mia Alice
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|[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Big Guy]]||Pai Thunder
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Roll Kran
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|[[The Chick]]||Lamda Nom
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Dr. Tarsan
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The Japanese Police from ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]''
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Also Saito
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Matsumoto
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|[[The Chick]]||Kano
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mayu or Kaname
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The main characters from [[Darker Than Black (Anime)|the same series]]:
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|[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti-Hero|(Anti) Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Hei
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|[[The Lancer]]||Huang
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mao
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|[[The Chick]]||Yin
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''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'': The Japanese task-force form one.
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|[[The Hero]]||Soichiro
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|[[The Smart Guy]] and [[Big Good]]||L
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|[[The Chick]]||Matsuda
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|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Rangers]]||Ukita, Ite and {{spoiler|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor|Light]]}}
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!colspan=2|''Detective Academy Q'' (aka ''[[Tantei Gakuen Q]]'')
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|[[The Hero]]||Kyu Renjo
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|[[The Lancer]]||Ryu Amakusa
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Kintaro Tooyama
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kazuma Narusawa
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|[[The Chick]]||Megumi Minami
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Morihiko Dan, but Shino Katagiri ([[Team Mom]]), Kotaro Nanami ([[Trickster Mentor]]) and Tatsumi Hongou ([[Stern Teacher]]) (also filled in at one moment or another)
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''[[Detective Conan (Manga)|Detective Conan]]'' - The Shonen Tantei-Dan (Detective Boys)/Junior Detective League
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|[[The Hero]]||Conan (also [[The Smart Guy]]
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Genta
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mitsuhiko
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|[[The Chick]]||Ayumi
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Prof. Agasa
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|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Haibara (initially)
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''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]''
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Adventure]]'')
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Joe/Jou Kido (His digimon anyway)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Izzy/Koushirou Izumi
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|[[The Chick]]||Mimi Tachikawa
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Gennai
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari
|}
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[The Hero]]||Davis/Daisuke Motomiya
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|[[The Lancer]]||T.K./Takeru Takaishi
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Cody/Iori Hida (also with the "actually the smallest" subversion; sometimes [[The Smart Guy]])
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yolei/Miyako Inoue (sometimes [[The Big Guy]])
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|[[The Chick]]||Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ken Ichijouji (who doubles as the second [[The Lancer|Lancer]])
|}
Chosen Children's Digimon (''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Adventure 02]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[The Lancer]]||Tailmon/Gatomon
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Armadillomon
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hawkmon
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|[[The Chick]]||Patamon
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The previous Chosen's Digimon
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Wormmon
|}
''[[Digimon Savers (Anime)|DATS]]''
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|[[The Hero]] and [[The Big Guy]]||Marcus Damon/Daimon Masaru
|-
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yoshino Fujieda
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|[[Lovely Angels]]||Miki and Megumi
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Richard Samson/Satsuma Rentarou
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|[[Cool Old Guy]]||Homer/Hiroshi Yushima
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Keenan Crier/Noguchi Ikuto
|}
Chosen Children (''[[Digimon Frontier (Anime)|Frontier]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Koji/Kouji Minamoto
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|[[The Big Guy]]||J.P./Junpei Shibayama
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tommy/Tomoki Himi
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|[[The Chick]]||Zoe/Izumi Orimoto
|-
|[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Bokomon and Neemon, later Patamon
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Koichi/Kouichi Kimura
|}
Tamers (''[[Digimon Tamers (Anime)|Tamers]]'')
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Kazu and Kenta
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Henry Wong/Lee Jianglong
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Jeri Kato/Katou Juri
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ryo Akiyama
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Suzie Wong/Lee Shaochung, also later Ai & Mako
|-
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|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Dinosaur King]]'': D-Team
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|[[The Hero]]||Max Taylor/Ryuta Kodai
|-
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Zoe Drake/Malm Tatsuno
|-
|[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Chomp, Ace, and Paris
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|The Alpha Gang}}
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|}
''[[Dragonball]]''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(22nd Budokai)
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(23rd Budokai)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Yamcha
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Tien
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin
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|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Chi-Chi, Bulma
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Roshi, Kami
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Chiaotzu
|-
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|}
''[[Dragonball Z]]''
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(Saiyan saga)
|-
|-
|-
|-
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Piccolo
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Roshi, Kami, King Kai
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kid(s)]]||Chiaotzu, Gohan
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(Freeza saga)
|-
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Piccolo
|-
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Krillin
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|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||King Kai
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(Cell saga)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trunks
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Bulma
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Gohan (though he subverts it by surpassing every other hero)
|-
|[[Overshadowed By Awesome]]||Krillin
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(Buu saga)
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|[[The Hero]]||Goku
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Vegeta
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|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Gohan and Gotenks (Alternately)
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kaioshin
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|[[The Chick]]||Videl
|-
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|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''Et Cetera''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Mingchao
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Baskerville
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Benkate
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Fino
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yaghi
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Alternate (Also doubles as another [[The Smart Guy]].)
|-
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|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Eyeshield 21]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Sena
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Monta
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Kurita
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hiruma
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|[[The Chick]]||Mamori ([[Team Mom]]), later Suzuna (standard)
|-
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|}
''[[Excel Saga (Manga)|Excel Saga]]'' (manga)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Watanabe
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ropponmatsu 1 or Ropponmatsu II, depending on which one is working
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Sumiyoshi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Iwata
|}
* Continuity differs between the manga and the anime.
{| class="wikitable"
|}
''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' (anime)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Roponmatsu 1
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Sumiyoshi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Watanabe
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ropponmatsu 2
|}
* Note that when these characters actually form a team (a paordy of [[Sentai]] heroes), it is late in the series, and the roles they pretend to play may not actually be how they act in the rest of the show.
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Fairy Tail]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Natsu
|-
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[Summon Magic|Lucy]] (also the [[Supporting Protagonist]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Gajeel}}
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||[[The Medic|Wendy]]
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''Fang Of The Sun Dougram''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Rocky
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Festa, later Crinn
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Crinn, later Henkel
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Chico and/or Nanashi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Canary, later Rita
|-
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Billy
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|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George
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|[[Team Pet]]||Nanashi
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Flame of Recca]]'': Team Hokage
|-
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Domon Ishijima
|-
|[[The Chick]] ([[Action Girl]])||Fuuko Kirisawa
|-
|[[The Chick]] ([[The Medic]])||Yanagi Sakoshita
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Kagehoshi
|-
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|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' (The Elric brothers may be too independent to fully fit this trope, so for now we'll use the military team instead.)
|-
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Lt. Riza Hawkeye (is always by Mustang's side, serving as his sole confidant - she is also the highest ranked besides Mustang, and generally level-headed where the other guys are completely lost. She also keeps Mustang on track and serves as his bodyguard on occasion. Comes close to being Mustangs [[Battle Butler]].)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Lt. Jean Havoc (It seems Breda would be, but Havoc is the most experienced (aside from Hawkeye and Mustang) in combat. Serves more in this capacity in the manga then the anime, in the anime he serves as more of the team butt monkey or even the Chick then anything else.)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lt Heymans Breda, WO Vato Falman (He looks like the big guy, but truth is Breda is a tactical genius, though this is more an informed ability then anything else. He often does the espionage work for Mustang, including picking up Dr Marcoh, supervising illegal border crossings, and interrogating Maria Ross. Warrant Officer Falman might also count considering he has a photographic memory and a more 'Spock' like manner.)
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Master Sergeant Kain Fuery (He's the techie, almost useless at fighting, and has the lowest rank of all the assembled team. He'd be the smart guy, except Breda and Falman are much smarter then he is. Often gets in the way when fighting breaks out.)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Lt. Gen. Grumman (Specifically, Mustang's mentor in the manga.)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Black Hayate
|-
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|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Greed's main chimera. Because they're anti-villains, they're somewhere between this and [[Five-Bad Band]].
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Bido, Martel (they are the best reconnaissance and survive the longest)
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Bido, Martel (both are weaker than chimera and are [[The Heart|The Hearts]] of the group)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Law
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|(Scar's group)
|-
|[[The Hero|The]] [[Anti-Hero]]||Scar
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Mei Chang
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dr. Marcoh
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guys]]||[[Petting Zoo People|Jerso and Zampano]] (also count as [[Those Two Guys]])
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yoki
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||[[Pandaing to The Audience|Xiao May]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(Ed's later group)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ed
|-
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||[[Fan Nickname|Greedling]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hohenheim (once he joins; before that Ed or Ling- Ed's smarter but Ling is the best battle strategist)
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guys]]||[[Petting Zoo People|Darius and Heinkel]] (also count as [[Those Two Guys]])
|-
|[[Action Girl]]||Lan Fan
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Fuu
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|(Father's Sacrifices)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ed
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Al
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hohenheim
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Izumi Curtis (Best martial artist and alchemist of the bunch with the possible exception of Hohenheim)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Roy Mustang (By virtue of being blind at the time)
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'': Suzaku warriors
|-
|[[Big Good]]||Miaka
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tamahome
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Tasuki
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nuriko (slight subversion, he's a [[Cute Bruiser]] more than a standard [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]])
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chichiri
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Hotohori (Royalty, [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]], fights like a [[Lady of War]], sits out battle during the second half of the series.)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Mitsukake and Chiriko, collectively
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|-
|border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
|}
''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' - Sugo Asurada Team
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shinsuke Maki
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Asuka Sugo
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ryohei Sumi (although he's not the [[Older Than They Look|youngest of the team]])
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Tetsuichiro Kurumada (also [[Team Dad]])
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||V-8
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Knight Schumacher/{{spoiler|Osamu Sugo}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|''Fuwa'' (Beijing Olympics mascots - there is an animated series of them, so I'll include them here)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Huan Huan
|-
|-
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Bei Bei
|-
|[[Action Girl]]||Ni Ni
|}
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Anime A-F]]
[[Category:Five Man Band]]
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