Five-Man Band/Anime N-S
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| Naruto | |
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| The Sasuke Retrieval Squad is a five-man band mined from four groups of 3-person five-man-bands. Some hats get swapped in the process. | |
| The Hero | Shikamaru (formerly The Smart Guy) |
| The Lancer | Naruto (formerly The Hero) |
| The Chick | Chouji (formerly The Big Guy) |
| The Smart Guy | Neji (formerly The Rival) |
| The Big Guy | Kiba (formerly The Lancer) |
| Sixth Ranger | Rock Lee (formerly The Determinator. Heck, still is.) |
| Team Pet | Akamaru |
| And in the Imortals Arc: | |
| The Hero and The Smart Guy | Shikamaru |
| The Lancer | Kakashi |
| The Big Guy | Chouji |
| The Chick | Ino |
| Also, virtually every Genin squad with a Jounin sensei can be broken down this way: | |
| Squad 7 | |
| The Hero | Naruto |
| The Lancer | Sasuke |
| The Big Guy | Kakashi (doubles as The Smart Guy) |
| The Chick | Sakura |
| Squad 8 | |
| The Hero | Kurenai |
| The Smart Guy | Shino |
| The Big Guy | Kiba (doubles as The Lancer) |
| The Chick | Hinata |
| Squad 10 | |
| The Hero | Asuma |
| The Smart Guy | Shikamaru |
| The Big Guy | Choji |
| The Chick | Ino |
| Team Guy | |
| The Hero | Rock Lee |
| The Lancer / The Smart Guy | Neji Hyuga |
| The Chick | Tenten |
| The Big Guy | Might Guy |
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| Ninin ga Shinobuden | |
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| The Hero | Shinobu |
| The Lancer | Sasuke |
| The Big Guy | Onsokumaru |
| The Smart Guy | Miyabi |
| The Chick | Kaede |
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion never actually had all five Children serving together, but the they do fit a Five-Man Band. According to Asuka on their Radio Drama (included on the album Neon Genesis Evangelion Addition), "Shin Sentai Evangelion" would go like this: | |
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| The Hero | Asuka (what with her wearing red) |
| The Lancer | Kaworu (because of his black plugsuit) |
| The Big Guy | Toji (references his Kansai accent) |
| The Smart Guy | Shinji (called antisocial) |
| The Chick | Rei (says that her suit color is as blank as her brain) |
| Sixth Ranger | Mari |
In Asuka's little Mind perhaps...
The children might be forming an actual Five Man Band in Rebuild,tough, expecially since the Trailer for Q/3.0 announced a "meeting of the children whose fates have been predetermined" Based on their personalities, I'd rather tend towards the following group layout, tough:
| The Hero | Shinji (He's the protagonist after all - and keep in mind that this is [[Took a Level in Badass Rebuild Shinji |
| The Lancer | Asuka (Think of more emotionally healthy but still snarky Eyepatch!Asuka who has given up on her romantic feelings for him but more openly accepts him as a friend |
| The Big Guy | Mari (Because she is just that Badass) |
| The Smart Guy/The Sixth Ranger/Sixth Ranger Traitor | Kaworu. (He's well informed/likes philosophy, is the last one to join the group and then there's his... origin) |
| The Chick | Rei (Again, think of her Rebuild incarnation.) |
| The Mentor | Misato |
| Alternatively, the bridge crew at NERV: | |
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| The Hero | Gendo (in his own mind) |
| The Lancer | Fuyutsuki (Gendo's foil, subtle rival) |
| The Big Guy | Aoba (a bit of a jock) |
| The Smart Guy | Hyuga (glasses? check. Otaku? check) |
| The Chick | Ibuki (a girl, the more stable one) |
| Plus: | |
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| The Heart | Misato |
| The Medic | Ritsuko |
| The Sixth Ranger | Kaji |
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One Piece: Was one for a while but the crew now has 8 members so it's a bit messy.
| The Hero | Luffy |
| The Lancer | Zoro, sometimes Robin |
| The Big Guy | Sanji (Also occasional Smart Guy), Franky and Chopper when he's in his chunky form |
| The Smart Guy | Usopp, Robin, and Chopper (when he's being a doctor), sometimes Nami |
| The Chick | Nami (Team Mom version), sometimes Usopp |
| Tagalong Kid & Team Pet | Chopper |
| Sixth Ranger | Robin (initially) |
Brook is more of a general sort of comedy relief so far. Though considering he is a LOT older than everyone else he may become a Mentor. Probably Trickster Mentor,
| And now we have the Jailbreak Gang, with some elements from a Five-Bad Band as well: | |
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| The Hero | Luffy |
| The Lancer | Mr. 2 Bon Kurei |
| The Big Guy | Jinbei |
| The Smart Guy | Ivankov |
| The Chick | Buggy & Mr. 3 |
| Token Evil Teammate | Crocodile |
| The Dragon | Mr. 1 |
| Sixth Ranger | Inazuma, who is Ivankov's Lancer. |
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| Ojamajo Doremi | |
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| The Hero | Doremi |
| The Smart Guy | Hazuki |
| The Lancer | Aiko |
| Tagalong Kid | Pop |
| The Chick | Onpu |
| The Big Guy | Momoko |
| Sixth Ranger | Hana-Chan |
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| Ouran High School Host Club | |
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| The Hero | Tamaki |
| The Lancer | Kyouya (also The Smart Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Mori and Hani |
| The Smart Guy | Hikaru and Karou (who are also a bit of a The Lancer) |
| The Chick | Haruhi (also the Sixth Ranger) |
| Tagalong Kid | Honey |
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| Outlaw Star | |
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| The Hero | Gene Starwind |
| The Lancer | Jim Hawkings (also a The Smart Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Aisha ClanClan |
| The Smart Guy | Gilliam (also the Team Pet) |
| The Chick | Melfina |
| Sixth Ranger | Twilight Suzuka (even though she actually joined the crew before Aisha did) |
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| Paradise Kiss | ||
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| The Heroine | Yukari "Caroline" Hayasaka | |
| The Lancer | Jouji "George" Koizumi | |
| The Big Guy | Arashi Nagase | |
| The Smart Guy | Daisuke Isabella Yamamoto | |
| The Chick | Miwako Sakurada | |
| Sixth Ranger | Hiroyuki Tokumori | |
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| Petite Princess Yucie | |
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| The Hero | Yucie |
| The Lancer | Greta |
| The Big Guy | Elmina |
| The Smart Guy | Cocoloo |
| The Chick | Beth |
| Sixth Ranger | The judge who represents the Magic World |
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| Powerpuff Girls Z | |
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| The Hero | Momoko/Blossom/Hyper-Blossom |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Kaoru/Buttercup/Powered Buttercup |
| The Chick | Miyako/Bubbles/Rolling Bubbles |
| The Smart Guy/Tagalong Kid | Ken |
| Mentor Archetype | Professor Utonium |
| Team Pet | Poochi/Peach |
| Sixth Ranger | Shirogane Z (Mojo Jojo mistakenly believes that is one) |
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| Prétear - Leafe Knights | |
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| The Hero | Hayate |
| The Lancer | Sasame |
| The Big Guy | Go |
| The Smart Guy | Kei |
| Tagalong Kids | Mannen, Hajime, and Shin |
| The Chick / Eighth Ranger | Himeno (she's been chosen by the Leafe Knights) |
| Team Pet | Tippi |
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| The Prince of Tennis - Seigaku version (again, more charas than in the usual Five Man Band, but they take turns at one or another role. This counts for all teams.) | |
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| The Hero | Two: Ryoma Echizen and Kunimitsu Tezuka |
| The Lancer | Takeshi Momoshiro (Echizen's Lancer), Shuusuke Fuji (Tezuka's) |
| The Big Guy(s) | Eiji Kikumaru (also The Hero), Kaoru Kaidoh, Takashi Kawamura |
| The Smart Guy | Sadaharu Inui |
| The Chick | Syuichirou Oishi (also The Lancer to Eiji when they play) |
| Team Pet(s) and Tagalong Kid(s) | Sakuno, Tomoka, the first years |
| The Mentor | Ryuzaki-sensei, sometimes Nanjirou and Yamato |
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| The Prince of Tennis - Hyoutei version | |
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| The Hero | Keigo Atobe |
| The Lancer(s) | Ryo Shishido and Yuushi Oshitari |
| The Big Guy | Munehiro Kabaji |
| The Smart Guy | Yuushi Oshitari |
| The Chick(s) | Gakuto Mukahi, Choutarou Ohtori (as the "nice one" or "mediator") |
| Sixth Ranger | Hiyoshi Wakashi |
| Sacrificial Lamb | Haginosuke Taki (actually "executed" by Shishido, to get back on the team) |
| The Mentor | Tarou Sakaki |
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| The Prince of Tennis - Fudomine version | ||
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| The Hero and The Mentor | Kippei Tachibana | |
| The Lancer | Akira Kamio | |
| The Big Guy | Tetsu Ishida | |
| The Smart Guy | Shinji Ibu | |
| The Chick(s) | Masaya Sakurai, Kyousuke Uchimura, Tatsunori Mouri (mostly by default, but they have potential to fill other roles) | |
| Team Pet | An Tachibana | |
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| The Prince of Tennis - Rikkaidai version | |
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| The Hero | Seiichi Yukimura |
| The Lancer | Genichirou Sanada |
| The Big Guy | Akaya Kirihara (inversion via Unstoppable Rage since he's not as tall as the rest of the team members) |
| The Smart Guy | Masaharu Niou, Hiroshi Yagyuu, Bunta Marui (self-proclaimed genius) and Renji Yanagi (The Genius Bruiser Yanagi is the most standard version, but Yagyuu and Niou are two dangerous Masters Of Disguise, and Niou is a Master of Illusion) |
| The Chick | Jackal Kuwahara (Team Mom version) |
| Tagalong Kid | Shiita Urayama |
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| The Prince of Tennis - Shitenhouji version | |
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| The Hero | Kuranosuke Shiraishi |
| The Lancer | Kenya Oshitari (Lightning Bruiser) |
| The Big Guy(s) | Gin Ishida (Genius Bruiser) and Kintarou Tooyama (not big, but he's ridiculously strong and a Genius Ditz Wild Child) |
| The Smart Guy(s) | Koharu Konjiki and Hikaru Zaizen |
| The Chick | Yuuji Hitouji (by default) |
| Sixth Ranger | Senri Chitose |
| The Mentor | Osamu Watanabe |
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| The Prince of Tennis - Yamabuki version | ||
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| The Anti-Hero | Jin Akutsu | |
| The Lancer | Kiyosumi Sengoku | |
| The Big Guy(s) | Masami Higashikata, Kentarou Minami | |
| The Smart Guy(s) | Nitobe and Kita | |
| The Chick and Team Pet | Taichi Dan | |
| Sixth Ranger | Touji Muromachi | |
| Trickster Mentor | Mikiya Banda (aka Banji) | |
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The Prince of Tennis - Seigaku's Tagalong Kids can be seen as a Five-Man Band, themselves
| The Hero and The Chick | Sakuno Ryuzaki |
| The Lancer | Tomoka Osakada |
| The Big Guy | Satoshi Horio |
| The Smart Guy | Katsuo Mizuno |
| The (other) Chick | Kachirou Kato |
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| Psycho Busters - The young phychics | |
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| The Hero | Kakeru |
| The Lancer | Joi |
| The Big Guy | Kaito |
| The Smart Guy | Xiao Long |
| The Chick | Ayano |
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| Psyren - The main group of Drifters | |
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| The Hero | Ageha |
| The Lancer | Oboro |
| The Big Guy | Hiryuu (of the Genius Bruiser variety) |
| The Smart Guy | Kabuto |
| The Chick | Sakurako (but rather of the Lady of War kind) |
| The Mentor | Matsuri |
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| Psyren - The Elmore kids | |
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| The Hero | Fredrica (sometimes The Lancer to Marie) |
| The Lancer | Shao (also The Smart Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Kyle |
| The Chick | Marie (sometimes The Hero) |
| The Medic | Van |
| The Sixth Ranger | Ageha |
| The Mentor | Tenjuin Elmore |
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| Real Bout High School - The Shinsengumi | |
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| The Hero | Ryoko Mitsurugi (The main character of the series) |
| The Lancer | Aoi Asahina (Devout Catholic and Yamato Nadeshiko of sorts who knows G is in there somewhere) |
| The Big Guy(s) | Megumi Momoi and Xiaoxing Huang (Tough grappler who puts herself though Training from Hell (with a pitching machine) and a tiny Anime Chinese Girl with Instant Knots) |
| The Smart Guy | Midori Misato (The Cracker as a good guy) |
| The Chick | Asuka Kuronari (Wannabe ninja; Extremely emotional) |
| The Tagalong Kid | Hitomi Yuuki (Ryoko's best friend) |
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| The Record of a Fallen Vampire - Bridget's original group | |
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| The Hero | Bridget (has elements of The Smart Guy as well) |
| The Lancer | Renka |
| The Big Guy | Fuuhaku (he's the physically biggest character in the series, though we never see what he looks like underneath) |
| The Chick | Ethel (he's several centuries younger than all the members except Yuki) |
| The Sixth Ranger | Yuki |
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| Record of Lodoss War - Parn's Party | |
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| The Hero | Parn (Hot-blooded upstart swordsman. Originally wants to clear his father's name; later moves up to saving the world in general.) |
| The Lancer | Etoh (Cleric; heals wounds, specializes in fighting ethereal demons. Shades of the Tagalong Kid.) |
| The Big Guy | Ghim (Standard axe-wielding dwarf warrior. Makes up in strength what he lacks in height. Failure Knight.) |
| The Smart Guy | Slayn (Wise wizard, old friend of Ghim. Occasionally pulls double duty as The Mentor.) |
| The Chick | Deedlit (High elf fencer/elementalist. Parn's girlfriend.) |
| Sixth Ranger | Woodchuck (Morally ambiguous thief, joins up last. Knife Nut.) |
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| Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Student Council functions like a warped version of a Five Man Band: | |
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| The Hero | Touga (he's definitly not the Hero, but he's good at looking like one) |
| The Lancer | Saionji |
| The Big Guy | Juri |
| The Smart Guy | Miki |
| The Chick | Nanami |
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| Robotech: Second Generation (Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross) | |
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| The Hero | Dana Stirling (Jeanne Francaix)) |
| The Lancer | Sean Phillips (Charles de Etouard) |
| The Big Guy | Angelo Dante (Andrejz Slawski) |
| The Smart Guy | Louie Nichols (Louis Ducasse) |
| The Chick | Bowie Grant (Bowie Emerson) |
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| Robotech: Third Generation (Genesis Climber Mospeada) | |
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| The Hero | Scott (Stick) Bernard |
| The Lancer | Rand (Ray) |
| The Big Guy | Lunk (Jim Austen) |
| The Smart Guy | Lancer (Ironically) |
| The Chick | Rook |
| Tagalong Kid | Annie (Mint) |
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| Romeo X Juliet - The Capulet Resistence | ||
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| The Heroine | Juliet Fiamatta Asto Capulet | |
| The Lancer and The Big Guy | Curio | |
| The Smart Guy | Francisco | |
| The Chick | Cordelia (Team Mom) | |
| Tagalong Kid | Antonio (though he's more action-oriented than most) and later, Regan | |
| The Mentor(s) | Conrad (Team Dad), Lady Ariel, Ariel's son, Willy | |
| Sixth Ranger(s) | Tybalt, Romeo | |
| Sacrificial Lamb | Dr. Lancelot (who had traces of The Smart Guy) | |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Camilo | |
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| Ronin Warriors | |
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| The Hero | Ryo |
| The Lancer | Alternatively Sage/Seiji and Cye/Shin, though the former better fits the mold |
| The Big Guy | Kento/Shuu |
| The Smart Guy | Rowen/Touma (ostensibly) |
| The Chick | Mia/Nasuchi (Team Mom, also a bit of The Smart Guy and The Strategist thanks to her booksmarts. At times, Cye/Shin could also qualify.) |
| Team Pet | White Blaze/Byakuen |
| The Sixth Ranger | Anubis/Shuten, followed by Kayura |
| The Mentor | The Ancient One/Kaosu |
| Tagalong Kid | Yuli/Jun |
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| Rurouni Kenshin | |
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| The Hero | Kenshin |
| The Lancer | Sanosuke |
| The Big Guy | Yahiko (a Bratty Half-Pint who can take one heck of a beating) |
| The Smart Guy (Genius Bruiser) | Saito |
| The Chick(s) | Kaoru, Misao |
| The Sixth Ranger | Aoshi |
| The Mentor | Hiko |
| The Medic | Megumi |
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