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[[caption-width-right:260:Can you guess which is which? <ref>pictured: [[The Lancer|Angel]], [[The Smart Guy|Iceman]], [[The Hero|Cyclops]], [[The Big Guy|The Beast]], and [[The Chick|Marvel Girl]]. You could shuffle the roles around a bit if you wanted, but they definitely fit.</ref>
[[File:original_xmen.jpg|link=X-Men (Comic Book)|frame|Can you guess which is which? <ref>pictured: [[The Lancer|Angel]], [[The Smart Guy|Iceman]], [[The Hero|Cyclops]], [[The Big Guy|The Beast]], and [[The Chick|Marvel Girl]]. You could shuffle the roles around a bit if you wanted, but they definitely fit.</ref>]]


The [[Five Man Band]] is a group of characters whose members fall into archetypes which all complement one another. They are a very specific team with skills that contribute to the group in a unique way. Here are some places where the trope occurs in comic books:
The [[Five-Man Band]] is a group of characters whose members fall into archetypes which all complement one another. They are a very specific team with skills that contribute to the group in a unique way. Here are some places where the trope occurs in comic books:


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== Avengers ==
== Avengers ==
''The original [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]''
''The original [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||[[The Mighty Thor|Thor]]||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Ant-Man]]||
|[[The Hero]]||[[The Mighty Thor|Thor]]
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Hulk]]||
||[[The Chick]]||[[The Wasp|Wasp]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Iron Man]]
|-
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||[[Captain America]]||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Ant-Man]]
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Incredible Hulk|Hulk]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[The Wasp|Wasp]]
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||[[Captain America (comics)]]
|}


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''Classic [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]''
''Classic [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||[[Captain America]]||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Hawkeye]] or [[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]]; Originally, The Hulk They've both got a long history of not getting along with Cap, but neither can touch The Hulk in terms of being uncooperative.||
|[[The Hero]]||[[Captain America (comics)]]
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hank Pym... even when he's Giant Man||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Thor||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Hawkeye]] or [[Iron Man]]; Originally, The Hulk They've both got a long history of not getting along with Cap, but neither can touch The Hulk in terms of being uncooperative.
||[[The Chick]]||The Wasp||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hank Pym... even when he's Giant Man
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Thor
|-
|[[The Chick]]||The Wasp
|}


''[[Heroic Age (comics)|Heroic Age]] Avengers''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Captain America
|-
|[[The Lancer]](s)||Hawkeye, Wolverine
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]](s)||Iron Man and Protector
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Thor
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[Spider-Woman]]
|-
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||[[Spider-Man]]
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Red Hulk]]
|}


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''[[Heroic Age (Comic Book)|Heroic Age]] Avengers''
||[[The Hero]]||Captain America||
||[[The Lancer]](s)||Hawkeye, Wolverine||
||[[The Smart Guy]](s)||Iron Man and Protector||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Thor||
||[[The Chick]]||[[Spider-Woman (Comic Book)|Spider-Woman]]||
||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||[[Spider-Man (Franchise)|Spider-Man]]||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Red Hulk]]||

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''Avengers Academy Teaching Staff''
''Avengers Academy Teaching Staff''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Justice||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Tigra||
|[[The Hero]]||Justice
||[[The Smart Guy]]||<s>Wasp</s> [[I Have Many Names|Giant-Man]]||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Quicksilver||
||[[The Chick]]||Speedball||
|[[The Lancer]]||Tigra
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||<s>Wasp</s> [[I Have Many Names|Giant-Man]]
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Quicksilver
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Speedball
|}


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''Mighty Avengers''
''Mighty Avengers''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||[[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]] and [[Ms. Marvel (Comic Book)|Ms. Marvel]]||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||[[Ares (Comic Book)|Ares]] and [[Black Widow (Comic Book)|Black Widow]]||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Ares, [[The Sentry]], and [[Wonder Man]]||
|[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||[[Iron Man]] and [[Ms. Marvel]]
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Iron Man||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||[[Ares (Comic Book)|Ares]] and [[Black Widow (comics)|Black Widow]]
||[[The Chick]]||Wasp||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Spider-Woman||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Ares, [[The Sentry]], and [[Wonder Man]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Iron Man
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Wasp
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Spider-Woman
|}


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''Post [[Secret Invasion]] Mighty Avengers''
''Post [[Secret Invasion]] Mighty Avengers''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Wasp (Henry Pym)||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||U.S. Agent, [[Quicksilver]]||
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Pym, Amadeus Cho, Vision||
|[[The Hero]]||Wasp (Henry Pym)
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Incredible Hercules|Hercules]]||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Stature and Jocasta||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||U.S. Agent, [[Quicksilver]]
|-
||[[Team Mom]]||Jarvis||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Pym, Amadeus Cho, Vision
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Incredible Hercules|Hercules]]
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Stature and Jocasta
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Jarvis
|}


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''Original New Avengers''
''Original New Avengers''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||[[Captain America]]||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||[[Spider-Man (Franchise)|Spider-Man]] and [[Wolverine]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]]||
|[[The Hero]]||[[Captain America (comics)]]
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Luke Cage Hero for Hire]]||
||[[The Chick]]||Spider-Woman||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||[[Spider-Man]] and [[Wolverine]]
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Sentry and first Ronin||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Iron Man]]
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Luke Cage, Hero for Hire]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Spider-Woman
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Sentry and first Ronin
|}


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''Post [[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]] New Avengers''
''Post [[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]] New Avengers''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Luke Cage||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Wolverine]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Doctor Strange||
|[[The Hero]]||Luke Cage
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and [[Immortal Iron Fist|Iron Fist]]||
||[[The Chick]]||Spider-Woman, later Echo||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Wolverine]]
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Echo and second Ronin||
||[[The Mole]]||Spider-Woman||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Doctor Strange
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and [[Immortal Iron Fist|Iron Fist]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Spider-Woman, later Echo
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Echo and second Ronin
|-
|[[The Mole]]||Spider-Woman
|}


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''Post Secret Invasion New Avengers''
''Post Secret Invasion New Avengers''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||Ronin and New Captain America||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Spider-Man and Wolverine||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mockingbird||
|[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||Ronin and New Captain America
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Luke Cage and Ms. Marvel||
||[[The Chick]]||Spider-Woman||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Spider-Man and Wolverine
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mockingbird
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Luke Cage and Ms. Marvel
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Spider-Woman
|}


''[[Heroic Age (comics)|Heroic Age]] New Avengers''
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Heroic Age (Comic Book)|Heroic Age]] New Avengers''
|-
||[[The Hero]] ||Luke Cage||
||[[The Lancer]]||Hawkeye||
|[[The Hero]] ||Luke Cage
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Iron Fist||
||[[The Big Guy]](s)||Thing and Ms. Marvel||
|[[The Lancer]]||Hawkeye
|-
||[[Team Mom]]||[[Alias (Comic Book)|Jessica Jones]]||
||[[The Mentor]]||[[Doctor Strange]]||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Iron Fist
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Victoria Hand||
|[[The Big Guy]](s)||Thing and Ms. Marvel
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||[[Alias (Comic Book)|Jessica Jones]]
|-
|[[The Mentor]]||[[Doctor Strange]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Victoria Hand
|}


''[[Pet Avengers]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Pet Avengers (Comic Book)|Pet Avengers]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Throg (Frog of Thunder)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Redwing||
|[[The Hero]]||Throg (Frog of Thunder)
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Zabu||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Lockheed||
|[[The Lancer]]||Redwing
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ms. Lion||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Lockjaw||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zabu
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Hairball||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lockheed
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ms. Lion
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Lockjaw
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Hairball
|}


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''Secret Avengers''
''Secret Avengers''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Steve Rogers||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Ant-Man, Black Widow, [[Moon Knight]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast||
|[[The Hero]]||Steve Rogers
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Valkyrie, [[War Machine]], and [[Nova (Comic Book)|Nova]]||
||[[The Chick]]||Agent 13||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ant-Man, Black Widow, [[Moon Knight]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Valkyrie, [[War Machine]], and [[Nova]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Agent 13
|}


== X-Men and all related teams ==
== X-Men and all related teams ==


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''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' (original lineup)
''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' (original lineup)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Cyclops||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Angel (Cyclops' main rival and a hothead with authority problems) or Iceman (the youngest member and jokester to contrast Cyclops as [[The Stoic]])||
|[[The Hero]]||Cyclops
||[[The Big Guy]]||The Beast (While a [[Genius Bruiser]], his strength took the forefront in those days)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Iceman (as The Smartass Guy and the guy with the most versatile and creative powers) Later, Beast would grow into the [[Genius Bruiser]].||
|[[The Lancer]]||Angel (Cyclops' main rival and a hothead with authority problems) or Iceman (the youngest member and jokester to contrast Cyclops as [[The Stoic]])
||[[The Chick]]||Marvel Girl (definitely the heart of the team)||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Professor X||
|[[The Big Guy]]||The Beast (While a [[Genius Bruiser]], his strength took the forefront in those days)
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Mimic, and later Havok and Polaris||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Iceman (as The Smartass Guy and the guy with the most versatile and creative powers) Later, Beast would grow into the [[Genius Bruiser]].
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Marvel Girl (definitely the heart of the team)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Professor X
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Mimic, and later Havok and Polaris
|}


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The "All-New, All-Different" ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''
The "All-New, All-Different" ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Cyclops||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Wolverine and Thunderbird (Their personalities were so similar, an editor decided one of them should be killed off)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Colossus||
|[[The Hero]]||Cyclops
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Storm]] (Until she was [[Flanderization|flanderized]] into a trite [[Action Girl]], Ororo was the thoughtful member of the team who provided most of the psychological, ethical, and spiritual insights -- even to Professor X)||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Wolverine and Thunderbird (Their personalities were so similar, an editor decided one of them should be killed off)
||[[The Chick]]||Nightcrawler||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Professor X||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Phoenix||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Colossus
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Kitty Pryde||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Storm]] (Until she was [[Flanderization|flanderized]] into a trite [[Action Girl]], Ororo was the thoughtful member of the team who provided most of the psychological, ethical, and spiritual insights -- even to Professor X)
||[[Team Pet]]||Lockheed||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Nightcrawler
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Professor X
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Phoenix
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Kitty Pryde
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Lockheed
|}


''[[New X-Men]]'' ([[Grant Morrison]] run)
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[New X-Men (Comic Book)|New X-Men]]'' ([[Grant Morrison (Creator)|Grant Morrison]] run)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Cyclops||
||[[The Lancer]]||Jean Grey||
|[[The Hero]]||Cyclops
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Wolverine||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jean Grey
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Emma Frost||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Xorn||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wolverine
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Beak||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Emma Frost
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Xorn
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Beak
|}


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''Astonishing X-Men''
''Astonishing X-Men''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Cyclops||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Emma Frost||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Wolverine||
|[[The Hero]]||Cyclops
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast||
||[[The Chick]]||Kitty Pryde||
|[[The Lancer]]||Emma Frost
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Colossus||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Armor||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wolverine
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kitty Pryde
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Colossus
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Armor
|}


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''Post [[House of M]] New X-Men''
''Post [[House of M]] New X-Men''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Surge||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Hellion||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Rockslide||
|[[The Hero]]||Surge
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]](s)||Elixir and later Prodigy||
||[[The Chick]]||Dust||
|[[The Lancer]]||Hellion
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[X-23]]||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Rockslide
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]](s)||Elixir and later Prodigy
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dust
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[X-23]]
|}


''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]''
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[X-Factor (Comic Book)|X-Factor]]''
|-
||[[Big Good]]||Valerie Cooper||
||[[The Hero]]||Havok||
|[[Big Good]]||Valerie Cooper
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Polaris||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Quicksilver||
|[[The Hero]]||Havok
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Strong Guy||
||[[The Chick]]||Wolfsbane||
|[[The Lancer]]||Polaris
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Ranger]]||Multiple Man||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Quicksilver
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Strong Guy
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Wolfsbane
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Ranger]]||Multiple Man
|}


''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]'' - Current Lineup
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[X-Factor (Comic Book)|X-Factor]]'' - Current Lineup
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Multiple Man||
||[[The Lancer]]||Siryn and Layla Miller||
|[[The Hero]]||Multiple Man
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Rictor and M||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Strong Guy and Shatterstar||
|[[The Lancer]]||Siryn and Layla Miller
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Wolfsbane||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Longshot||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rictor and M
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Strong Guy and Shatterstar
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Wolfsbane
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Longshot
|}



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''[[X-Force]]''
''[[X-Force]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Wolverine||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Archangel||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||X-23||
|[[The Hero]]||Wolverine
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Warpath||
||[[The Chick]]||Wolfsbane and later Elixir||
|[[The Lancer]]||Archangel
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Domino||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||X-23
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Warpath
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Wolfsbane and later Elixir
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Domino
|}


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''Uncanny X-Force''
''Uncanny X-Force''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Wolverine||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Archangel||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Fantomex||
|[[The Hero]]||Wolverine
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Deadpool]]||
||[[The Chick]]||Psylocke||
|[[The Lancer]]||Archangel
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Fantomex
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Deadpool]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Psylocke
|}


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''X-Statix''
''X-Statix''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||The Orphan/Mr. Sensitive, Zeitgeist (originally)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||The Anarchist (was actually even designed to ''look'' like the lone wolf with an attitude problem; Dead Girl is the friendlier variant)||
|[[The Hero]]||The Orphan/Mr. Sensitive, Zeitgeist (originally)
||[[The Big Guy]]||Phat||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Vivisector (For a guy whose mutation basically makes him a werewolf, he's still mostly useful to the team in an intellectual capacity)||
|[[The Lancer]]||The Anarchist (was actually even designed to ''look'' like the lone wolf with an attitude problem; Dead Girl is the friendlier variant)
||[[The Chick]]||U-Go Girl and Venus Dee Milo||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||El Guapo||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Phat
||[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||The Spike (originally a secondary [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]] and the best melee fighter in the group, he betrayed the team several times in his desire to become the leader)||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Doop (It's not exactly clear ''what'' he is, precisely, but what ''is'' known is that he can go toe-to-toe with Thor and speaks his own language (with its own unique alphabet) and looks like a flying potato with arms.)||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Vivisector (For a guy whose mutation basically makes him a werewolf, he's still mostly useful to the team in an intellectual capacity)

|-
|[[The Chick]]||U-Go Girl and Venus Dee Milo
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||El Guapo
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||The Spike (originally a secondary [[The Big Guy|Big Guy]] and the best melee fighter in the group, he betrayed the team several times in his desire to become the leader)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Doop (It's not exactly clear ''what'' he is, precisely, but what ''is'' known is that he can go toe-to-toe with Thor and speaks his own language (with its own unique alphabet) and looks like a flying potato with arms.)
|}


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''Generation Hope''
''Generation Hope''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Hope Summers||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Gabriel, who doubles as a love interest||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Teon||
|[[The Hero]]||Hope Summers
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Laurie||
|[[The Lancer]]||Gabriel, who doubles as a love interest
||[[The Chick]]||Idie||
|-
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Kenji||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Teon
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Laurie
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Idie
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Kenji
|}




== Archie Comics ==
== Archie Comics ==
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''[[Archie Comics]]'': The main group:
''[[Archie Comics]]'': The main group:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Archie Andrews||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Jughead Jones||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Betty Cooper||
|[[The Hero]]||Archie Andrews
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Reggie Mantle||
||[[The Chick]]||Veronica Lodge||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jughead Jones
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Betty Cooper
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Reggie Mantle
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Veronica Lodge
|}


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''[[Archie Comics]]'': The whole gang:
''[[Archie Comics]]'': The whole gang:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Archie Andrews||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Dilton Doiley||
|[[The Hero]]||Archie Andrews
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Moose Mason||
||[[The Heart]]||Betty Cooper||
|[[The Lancer]]||Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Veronica Lodge, Midge Klump and Ethel Muggs||
||[[Team Pet]]||Hot Dog||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dilton Doiley
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Chuck Clayton, Nancy Woods and Cheryl Blossom||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Moose Mason
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Betty Cooper
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Veronica Lodge, Midge Klump and Ethel Muggs
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Hot Dog
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Chuck Clayton, Nancy Woods and Cheryl Blossom
|}


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''[[Archie Comics]]'': When it's just the girls:
''[[Archie Comics]]'': When it's just the girls:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Betty Cooper||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Veronica Lodge||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Nancy Woods||
|[[The Hero]]||Betty Cooper
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ethel Muggs||
||[[The Chick]]||Midge Klump||
|[[The Lancer]]||Veronica Lodge
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Cheryl Blossom||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nancy Woods
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ethel Muggs
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Midge Klump
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Cheryl Blossom
|}


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''[[Archie Comics]]'': Riverdale High's faculty:
''[[Archie Comics]]'': Riverdale High's faculty:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Mr. Weatherbee||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Miss Grundy||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Prof. Flutesnoot and Miss Haggly||
|[[The Hero]]||Mr. Weatherbee
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Coach Kleats and Coach Clayton||
||[[The Chick]]||Miss Beazley||
|[[The Lancer]]||Miss Grundy
|-
||[[The Heart]]||Mr. Svenson||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Prof. Flutesnoot and Miss Haggly
||[[Mentors|The Mentor]]||Superintendent Hassle||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ms. Phlips and Mr. Howitzer||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Coach Kleats and Coach Clayton
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Beazley
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Mr. Svenson
|-
|[[Mentors|The Mentor]]||Superintendent Hassle
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ms. Phlips and Mr. Howitzer
|}


''[[Josie and the Pussy Cats]]''
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''[[Josie and The Pussy Cats (Animation)|Josie and The Pussy Cats]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Josie Jones||
||[[The Lancer]]||Alexander and Alexandra Cabot||
|[[The Hero]]||Josie Jones
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Valerie Smith||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Alan M. Mayberry||
|[[The Lancer]]||Alexander and Alexandra Cabot
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Melody Valentine||
||[[Team Pet]]||Sebastian||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Valerie Smith
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Alan M. Mayberry
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Melody Valentine
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Sebastian
|}


''[[Josie and the Pussy Cats|She's Josie]]''
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''[[Josie and The Pussy Cats (Animation)|She's Josie]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Josie Jones||
||[[The Lancer]]||Alexander Cabot||
|[[The Hero]]||Josie Jones
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Pepper||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sock||
|[[The Lancer]]||Alexander Cabot
|-
||[[The Heart]]||Albert||
||[[The Chick]]||Melody Valentine||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Pepper
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alexandra Cabot||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Sock
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Albert
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Melody Valentine
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Alexandra Cabot
|}


''[[Katy Keene]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Katy Keene (Comic Book)|Katy Keene]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Katy Keene||
||[[The Lancer]]||Gloria Granbilt||
|[[The Hero]]||Katy Keene
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Randy van Ronson||
||[[The Big Guy]]||K.O. Kelly||
|[[The Lancer]]||Gloria Granbilt
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lucki Lorelei||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Sis Keene||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Randy van Ronson
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||K.O. Kelly
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lucki Lorelei
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Sis Keene
|}


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''Li'l Jinx''
''Li'l Jinx''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Jinx Holliday||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Gigi and Greg||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mort and Russ||
|[[The Hero]]||Jinx Holliday
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Charley Hawse||
||[[The Chick]]||Roz||
|[[The Lancer]]||Gigi and Greg
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mort and Russ
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Charley Hawse
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Roz
|}


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''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Comic Book)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Comic Book)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Sabrina Spellman||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Aunt Hilda||
||[[The Smart Guy]] and [[The Chick]]||Aunt Zedla||
|[[The Hero]]||Sabrina Spellman
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Cousin Ambrose||
||[[The Heart]]||Harvey Kinkle||
|[[The Lancer]]||Aunt Hilda
|-
||[[Mentors|The Mentor]]||Della the Head Witch||
|[[The Smart Guy]] and [[The Chick]]||Aunt Zedla
||[[Team Pet]]||Salem||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Cousin Ambrose
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Harvey Kinkle
|-
|[[Mentors|The Mentor]]||Della the Head Witch
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Salem
|}

''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog]]'':


''[[Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog (Comic Book)|Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog]]'':
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Things have changed over time. From issue #3:
Things have changed over time. From issue #3:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Sally Acorn||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Rotor Walrus||
|[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Bunnie Rabbot||
||[[The Chick]]||Antoine D'Coolette||
|[[The Lancer]]||Sally Acorn
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tails||
||[[Team Mom]]||Rosie||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rotor Walrus
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Knuckles (from #26)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Bunnie Rabbot
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Antoine D'Coolette
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tails
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Rosie
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Knuckles (from #26)
|}

Things evolved with character development to #177, when spinal injuries forced Rotor from active duty:
Things evolved with character development to #177, when spinal injuries forced Rotor from active duty:
''[[Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog (Comic Book)|Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (from issue #177)
||[[Big Good]]||Princess Sally, who doubles as [[The Smart Guy]]||
||[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog||
||[[The Lancer]]||Tails||
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Battle Couple|Bunnie D'Coolette (née Rabbot) & Antoine D'Coolette]]||
||[[The Chick]]||Amy Rose||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Rotor Walrus||
* The Chaotix in the [[Archie Comics]] are similar to the Fleetway version sans Mentor and sans Sonic.


''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (from issue #177)
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|-
|[[Big Good]]||Princess Sally, who doubles as [[The Smart Guy]]
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Tails
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Battle Couple|Bunnie D'Coolette (née Rabbot) & Antoine D'Coolette]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Amy Rose
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Rotor Walrus
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> The Chaotix in the [[Archie Comics]] are similar to the Fleetway version sans Mentor and sans Sonic.

''That Wilkin Boy''
''That Wilkin Boy''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Bingo Wilkin||
|-
||[[The Lancer]] and [[The Big Guy]]||"Tough" Teddy Tambourine||
||[[The Smart Guy]] and [[The Chick]]||Samantha Smythe||
|[[The Hero]]||Bingo Wilkin
|-
||[[The Quiet One]]||Buddy Drumhead||
|[[The Lancer]] and [[The Big Guy]]||"Tough" Teddy Tambourine
||[[Team Pet]]||Rebel||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]] and [[The Chick]]||Samantha Smythe
|-
|[[The Quiet One]]||Buddy Drumhead
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Rebel
|}


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''Wilbur Comics''
''Wilbur Comics''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Wilbur Wilkin||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Linda Moore||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Red||
|[[The Hero]]||Wilbur Wilkin
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Slats||
||[[The Chick]]||Laurie Lake||
|[[The Lancer]]||Linda Moore
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Red
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Slats
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Laurie Lake
|}




''[[Agents of Atlas (Comic Book)|Agents of Atlas]]''
''[[Agents of Atlas]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Jimmy Woo||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Gorilla Man||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Marvel Boy||
|[[The Hero]]||Jimmy Woo
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||M-11, The Human Robot||
||[[The Chick]]||Venus||
|[[The Lancer]]||Gorilla Man
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Namora||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marvel Boy
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||M-11, The Human Robot
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Venus
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Namora
|}


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''Annihilators''
''Annihilators''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Quasar||
|-
||[[The Lancer]](s)||Ronan and Gladiator||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Beta Ray Bill||
|[[The Hero]]||Quasar
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Silver Surfer]]||
|[[The Lancer]](s)||Ronan and Gladiator
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ikon||
|-
||[[Team Pet]] and [[Mission Control]]||Cosmo||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Beta Ray Bill
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Silver Surfer]]
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ikon
|-
|[[Team Pet]] and [[Mission Control]]||Cosmo
|}


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''Dirty Half-Dozen'' from Annihilation: Conquest
''Dirty Half-Dozen'' from Annihilation: Conquest
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Peter Quill (the jaded ex-superhero)||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Captain Universe and Bug (the idealistic rookie and the lady-lovin' loverbug)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Rocket Racoon (the quick-witted anthropomorfic animal)||
|[[The Hero]]||Peter Quill (the jaded ex-superhero)
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Groot (the giant plant who cares only for honor)||
||[[The Chick]]||Mantis (the self-proclaimed savior of the universe)||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Captain Universe and Bug (the idealistic rookie and the lady-lovin' loverbug)
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Deathcry (who was an original member, but still a disembler)||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rocket Racoon (the quick-witted anthropomorfic animal)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Groot (the giant plant who cares only for honor)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mantis (the self-proclaimed savior of the universe)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Deathcry (who was an original member, but still a disembler)
|}


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''The Atomic Knights''
''The Atomic Knights''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Gardner Grayle: Leader of the Atomic Knights||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Douglas Herald: Schoolteacher||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Wayne and Hollis Hobard: Identical twins, former soldiers and loyal Atomic Knights||
|[[The Hero]]||Gardner Grayle: Leader of the Atomic Knights
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Bryndon: One of the last scientists on Earth||
||[[The Chick]]||Marene Herald: Douglas's sister||
|[[The Lancer]]||Douglas Herald: Schoolteacher
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wayne and Hollis Hobard: Identical twins, former soldiers and loyal Atomic Knights
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Bryndon: One of the last scientists on Earth
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Marene Herald: Douglas's sister
|}


''[[The Authority]]''
''[[The Authority]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Jenny Sparks, Jack Hawskmoor (after her death), later Jenny Quantum (which is also [[Sixth Ranger]])||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Jack Hawskmoor, Midnighter||
|[[The Hero]]||Jenny Sparks, Jack Hawskmoor (after her death), later Jenny Quantum (which is also [[Sixth Ranger]])
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Doctor and Engineer||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Apollo||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Jack Hawskmoor, Midnighter
||[[The Chick]]||Swift||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Second Doctor, Rose Tatoo (which is also [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]])||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Doctor and Engineer
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Apollo
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Swift
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Second Doctor, Rose Tatoo (which is also [[Sixth Ranger Traitor]])
|}


''[[Batman|Batman Family]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Batman (Franchise)|Batman Family]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Batman||
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Nightwing]]||
|[[The Hero]]||Batman
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Robin, also Oracle||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Batgirl||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Nightwing]]
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Alfred (being the one who cleans up after them, is medically skilled, and often settles emotional disputes. A truly awesome [[Team Mom]])||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Robin, also Oracle
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Batgirl
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Alfred (being the one who cleans up after them, is medically skilled, and often settles emotional disputes. A truly awesome [[Team Mom]])
|}


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''[[Birds of Prey]]'' (classic)
''[[Birds of Prey]]'' (classic)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||[[Black Canary]]||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Huntress]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Oracle||
|[[The Hero]]||[[Black Canary]]
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Creote||
||[[The Chick]]||Savant, also [[Vixen (Comic Book)|Vixen]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Huntress]]
|-
||[[Team Dad]]||Wildcat||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Oracle
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Creote
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Savant, also [[Vixen (comics)|Vixen]]
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Wildcat
|}


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''[[Birds of Prey]]'' (new series)
''[[Birds of Prey]]'' (new series)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Black Canary||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Huntress||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Oracle||
|[[The Hero]]||Black Canary
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Hawk (Lady Blackhawk probably fits here as well)||
||[[The Chick]]||Dove||
|[[The Lancer]]||Huntress
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Oracle
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Hawk (Lady Blackhawk probably fits here as well)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dove
|}


''[[Bone]]''
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Bone (Comic Book)|Bone]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Thorn Harvestar||
||[[The Lancer]]||Phoney Bone||
|[[The Hero]]||Thorn Harvestar
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Fone Bone||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Rose "Gran'ma" Ben||
|[[The Lancer]]||Phoney Bone
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Smiley Bone||
||[[Team Pet]]||Bartleby||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Fone Bone
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Rose "Gran'ma" Ben
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Smiley Bone
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bartleby
|}


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''[[The Boys]]''
''[[The Boys]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Billy Butcher||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Mother's Milk||
|[[The Hero]]||Billy Butcher
||[[The Big Guy]]||The Female (Subversion: Is an unassuming young woman), Frenchie||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mother's Milk||
||[[The Chick]]||Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk||
|[[The Lancer]]||Mother's Milk
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Jamie (Wee Hughie's hamster) or Terror (Butcher's bulldog)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||The Female (Subversion: Is an unassuming young woman), Frenchie
[[The Boys]] spin-off Herogasm issue #3 has a picture of the Fantastic Four parody Fantastico as a band with their version of Mr. Fantastic as the lead singer, Human Torch clone as the guitarist, Doofer (Thing-like being) as the drummer and Invisi-lass as the bassplayer:
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mother's Milk
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Jamie (Wee Hughie's hamster) or Terror (Butcher's bulldog)
|}
[[The Boys]] spin-off ''Herogasm'' issue #3 has a picture of the Fantastic Four parody Fantastico as a band with their version of Mr. Fantastic as the lead singer, Human Torch clone as the guitarist, Doofer (Thing-like being) as the drummer and Invisi-lass as the bassplayer:



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''The Challengers of the Unknown''
''The Challengers of the Unknown''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Ace Morgan||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Red Ryan||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Rocky Davis||
|[[The Hero]]||Ace Morgan
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Prof Haley||
||[[The Chick]]||June Robbins or Corinna Stark||
|[[The Lancer]]||Red Ryan
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Rocky Davis
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Prof Haley
|-
|[[The Chick]]||June Robbins or Corinna Stark
|}


''[[Doom Patrol]]'' (original version)
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[DN Agents]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Amber||
||[[The Lancer]]||Surge||
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Robotman
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tank||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Sham||
|[[The Lancer]]||Negative Man
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Rainbow||
||[[Team Pet]]||Snafu||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||The Chief
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Elasti-Girl
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mento
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Beast Boy
|}


''[[Doom Patrol]]'' ([[Grant Morrison]] lineup)
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Doom Patrol (Comic Book)|Doom Patrol]]'' (original version)
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Robotman||
||[[The Lancer]]||Negative Man||
|[[The Hero]]||Robotman/Cliff Steele
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||The Chief||
||[[The Chick]]||Elasti-Girl||
|[[The Lancer]]||Larry Trainor/Dr. Poole/Rebis
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Mento||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Crazy Jane/Kay Challis (at least in most personalities.)
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Beast Boy||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tempest/Joshua Clay
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dorothy Spinner
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The Chief/Doctor Caulder
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Danny The Street
|}


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''[[Doom Patrol (Comic Book)|Doom Patrol]]'' ([[Grant Morrison]] lineup)
||[[The Hero]]||Robotman/Cliff Steele||
||[[The Lancer]]||Larry Trainor/Dr. Poole/Rebis||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Crazy Jane/Kay Challis (at least in most personalities.)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tempest/Joshua Clay||
||[[The Chick]]||Dorothy Spinner||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The Chief/Doctor Caulder||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Danny The Street||

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''The Doom Patrol (2003)''
''The Doom Patrol (2003)''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Robotman||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Fever (a spacey [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and [[Naive Everygirl]])||
|[[The Hero]]||Robotman
||[[The Big Guy]]||Freak (basically the only person besides Robotman with particularly physical powers.)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||<s> Flash Forward</s> Negative Man (whose biting sarcasm and pessimism soon earned him a new codename)||
||[[The Chick]]||Kid Slick (mostly due to how mellow and introspective he is.)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Fever (a spacey [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and [[Naive Everygirl]])
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Freak (basically the only person besides Robotman with particularly physical powers.)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||<s> Flash Forward</s> Negative Man (whose biting sarcasm and pessimism soon earned him a new codename)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kid Slick (mostly due to how mellow and introspective he is.)
|}


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''[[Dynamo 5]]''
''[[Dynamo 5]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Slingshot||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Myriad||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Scatterbrain||
|[[The Hero]]||Slingshot
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Visionary||
||[[Cute Bruiser]]||Scrap||
|[[The Lancer]]||Myriad
|-
||[[Sink or Swim Mentor]]||Maddie Warner||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Scatterbrain
The dynamic changed slightly when their powers changed:
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Visionary
|-
|[[Cute Bruiser]]||Scrap
|-
|[[Sink or Swim Mentor]]||Maddie Warner
|}


The dynamic changed slightly when their powers changed:

''[[Dynamo 5]]''
''[[Dynamo 5]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Supervision (formerly Scrap)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Wraith (formerly Myriad)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ramjet (formerly Scatterbrain)||
|[[The Hero]]||Supervision (formerly Scrap)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Smasher (formerly Visionary)||
||[[The Chick]]||Menagerie (formerly Slingshot)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Wraith (formerly Myriad)
|-
||[[Sink or Swim Mentor]]||still Maddie Warner||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ramjet (formerly Scatterbrain)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Smasher (formerly Visionary)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Menagerie (formerly Slingshot)
|-
|[[Sink or Swim Mentor]]||still Maddie Warner
|}


''[[Fables]]'' (principal cast)
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Fables (Comic Book)|Fables]]'' (principal cast)
|-
||[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||Boy Blue and Flycatcher||
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Bigby and Snow White||
|[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||Boy Blue and Flycatcher
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Frau Totenkinder||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Beast||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Bigby and Snow White
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Beauty||
||[[Team Pet]]||Bufkin||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Frau Totenkinder
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Beast
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Beauty
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bufkin
|}


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''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]''
''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Varies by story (usually Mr. Fantastic)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||The Human Torch||
||[[The Big Guy]]||The Thing||
|[[The Hero]]||Varies by story (usually Mr. Fantastic)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mister Fantastic||
||[[The Chick]]||The Invisible Girl/Woman||
|[[The Lancer]]||The Human Torch
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||The Thing
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mister Fantastic
|-
|[[The Chick]]||The Invisible Girl/Woman
|}


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''[[The Filth]]''
''[[The Filth]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Ned Slade||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Cameron Spector (or Greg Feely)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Moog Mercury||
|[[The Hero]]||Ned Slade
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Dmitri-9||
||[[The Chick]]||Miami Nil||
|[[The Lancer]]||Cameron Spector (or Greg Feely)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Moog Mercury
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Dmitri-9
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miami Nil
|}


[[Jack Kirby]]'s ''Forever People''
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
[[Jack Kirby (Creator)|Jack Kirby]]'s ''Forever People''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Mark Moonrider||
||[[The Big Guy]] / [[The Lancer]]||Big Bear||
|[[The Hero]]||Mark Moonrider
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Vykin the Black ([[The Lancer|Back-Up Lancer]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Beautiful Dreamer||
|[[The Big Guy]] / [[The Lancer]]||Big Bear
|-
||<s> [[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]</s> [[The Chick]] ''[[The Chick|Other]]'' [[The Chick|Chick]]||Serafin||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Vykin the Black ([[The Lancer|Back-Up Lancer]])
* Note: Quiet, sensitive, innocent, emotional Serafin is such a [[The Chick|Chick]] that he'd be ''unequivocally'' [[The Chick]] if psychic, illusionist, female perpetual kidnapee Beautiful Dreamer wasn't even ''more'' [[The Chick]].
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Beautiful Dreamer
|-
|<s> [[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]</s> [[The Chick]] ''[[The Chick|Other]]'' [[The Chick|Chick]]||Serafin
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: Quiet, sensitive, innocent, emotional Serafin is such a [[The Chick|Chick]] that he'd be ''unequivocally'' [[The Chick]] if psychic, illusionist, female perpetual kidnapee Beautiful Dreamer wasn't even ''more'' [[The Chick]].


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''First [[Secret Invasion|God]] [[The Incredible Hercules|Squad]]''
''First [[Secret Invasion|God]] [[The Incredible Hercules|Squad]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Hercules||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Amadeus Cho||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ajak||
|[[The Hero]]||Hercules
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Demogorge||
||[[The Chick]]||Snowbird||
|[[The Lancer]]||Amadeus Cho
|-
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Amatsu-Mikaboshi||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ajak
||[[Team Pet]], {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}||Kirby||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Demogorge
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Snowbird
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Amatsu-Mikaboshi
|-
|[[Team Pet]], {{spoiler|[[The Mole]]}}||Kirby
|}


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''Second God Squad''
''Second God Squad''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Hercules||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Amadeus Cho||
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Galactus]]||
|[[The Hero]]||Hercules
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Silver Surfer]]||
||[[The Chick]]||Sersi||
|[[The Lancer]]||Amadeus Cho
|-
||[[The Heart]]||Venus||
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Galactus]]
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||[[Anti Anti Christ|Daimon Hellstorm, the Son Of Satan]]||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]], [[Team Pet]]||Panther God Of Wakanda||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Silver Surfer]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Sersi
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Venus
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||[[Anti-Anti-Christ|Daimon Hellstorm, the Son Of Satan]]
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]], [[Team Pet]]||Panther God Of Wakanda
|}


''[[Get Fuzzy]] (Only in one story arc, but)''
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''[[Get Fuzzy (Comic Strip)|Get Fuzzy]] (Only in one story arc, but)''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Bucky Katt||
||[[The Lancer]]||Mac Manc Mcmanx||
|[[The Hero]]||Bucky Katt
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Shakespug||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Foodar||
|[[The Lancer]]||Mac Manc Mcmanx
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Satchel Pooch||
||[[The Heart]]||Chubby Huggs||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shakespug
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Foodar
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Satchel Pooch
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Chubby Huggs
|}

''[[Green Lantern]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Hal Jordan
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||John and Guy (switch off)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||John Stewart ([[The Daily Show|No relation]])
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Guy Gardner
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kyle Rayner (He's [[The Woobie]], and you know it.)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Alan Scott
|}


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''[[Green Lantern (Franchise)|Green Lantern]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Hal Jordan||
||[[The Lancer]]||John and Guy (switch off)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||John Stewart ([[The Daily Show (TV)|No relation]])||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Guy Gardner||
||[[The Chick]]||Kyle Rayner (He's [[The Woobie]], and you know it.)||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Alan Scott||
Alternatively:
Alternatively:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Hal Jordan||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Kyle Rayner||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||John Stewart||
|[[The Hero]]||Hal Jordan
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kilowog||
||[[The Chick]]||Soranik Natu||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kyle Rayner
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Guy Gardner||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Ganthet||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||John Stewart
|-
And during ''[[Blackest Night (Comic Book)|Blackest Night]]'':
||[[The Hero]]||Hal Jordan||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Kilowog
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Sinestro]]||
|[[The Chick]]||Soranik Natu
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Orphaned/Characters/GL Indigo Tribe|Indigo-1]]||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Orphaned/Characters/GL Red Lantern Corps|Atrocitus]]||
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Guy Gardner
||[[The Chick]]||[[Orphaned/Characters/GL Star Sapphire Corps|Carol Ferris]]||
|-
||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||[[Orphaned/Characters/GL Orange Lantern Corps|Larfleeze]] (though, in a subversion, he's probably [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|the oldest.]])||
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Ganthet
||[[The Heart]]||[[Orphaned/Characters/GL Blue Lantern Corps|Saint Walker]]||
|}
* The [[Orphaned/Characters/GL Green Lantern Corps|Green Lantern Corps]] premise is [[The Chosen Many]]: There are 3600-7200 Green Lanterns in the Galaxy as a whole. ''Earth alone'' has enough GLs to make a [[Five Man Band]].

And during ''[[Blackest Night]]'':
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Hal Jordan
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Sinestro]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[GL Indigo Tribe/Characters|Indigo-1]]
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[GL Red Lantern Corps/Characters|Atrocitus]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[Green Lantern/Characters/Star Sapphire Corps|Carol Ferris]]
|-
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||[[GL Orange Lantern Corps/Characters|Larfleeze]] (though, in a subversion, he's probably [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|the oldest.]])
|-
|[[The Heart]]||[[GL Blue Lantern Corps/Characters|Saint Walker]]
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> The [[GL Green Lantern Corps/Characters|Green Lantern Corps]] premise is [[The Chosen Many]]: There are 3600-7200 Green Lanterns in the Galaxy as a whole. ''Earth alone'' has enough GLs to make a [[Five-Man Band]] of their own.


''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Hellboy]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Hellboy (of course)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Abe Sapien||
|[[The Hero]]||Hellboy (of course)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Johann Kraus (Arguably. Abe Sapien also fills this role)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Roger the Homoculus||
|[[The Lancer]]||Abe Sapien
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Liz Sherman||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Johann Kraus (Arguably. Abe Sapien also fills this role)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Roger the Homoculus
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Liz Sherman
|}


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''Heroes For Hire''
''Heroes For Hire''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Misty Knight||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Coleen Wing, Tarantula||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Bug||
|[[The Hero]]||Misty Knight
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Shang-Chi||
||[[The Chick]]||Black Cat||
|[[The Lancer]]||Coleen Wing, Tarantula
|-
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Paladin||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Bug
||[[Team Pet]]||[[Devil Dinosaur|Moon Boy]]||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Shang-Chi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Black Cat
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Paladin
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||[[Devil Dinosaur|Moon Boy]]
|}


''[[The Invisibles]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Invisibles (Comic Book)|The Invisibles]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||King Mob (also [[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]])||
|[[The Hero]]||King Mob (also [[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]])
||[[The Lancer]]||Jack Frost||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Boy (later Jolly Roger)||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Lord Fanny||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jack Frost
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ragged Robin||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Boy (later Jolly Roger)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lord Fanny
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ragged Robin
|}


''[[Justice League of America|JLA]]: [[Post-Crisis|Year One]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Justice League of America|JLA]]: [[Post Crisis|Year One]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||[[The Flash]]||
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Green Lantern (Franchise)|Green Lantern]]||
|[[The Hero]]||[[The Flash]]
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Martian Manhunter]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Green Lantern]]
|-
||[[The Chick]]||[[Black Canary]]||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Green Arrow]]||
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Aquaman]]
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||"Snapper" Carr||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Martian Manhunter]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[Black Canary]]
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Green Arrow]]
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||"Snapper" Carr
|}


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''[[Justice League of America|JLA]]-- Classic Big Seven''
''[[Justice League of America|JLA]]-- Classic Big Seven''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||[[Superman (Franchise)|Superman]]||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Batman (Franchise)|Batman]]||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Green Lantern||
|[[The Hero]]||[[Superman]]
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Martian Manhunter||
||[[The Chick]]||[[Wonder Woman]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Batman]]
|-
||[[The Heart]]||The Flash||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Aquaman||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Green Lantern
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Martian Manhunter
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[Wonder Woman]]
|-
|[[The Heart]]||The Flash
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Aquaman
|}


''[[Justice League International|Justice League Europe]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Justice League International (Comic Book)|Justice League Europe]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||[[Captain Atom (Comic Book)|Captain Atom]]||
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Power Girl]]||
|[[The Hero]]||[[Captain Atom]]
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Rocket Red and [[Metamorpho (Comic Book)|Metamorpho]]||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Elongated Man|Ralph Dibny]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||[[Power Girl]]
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||The Crimson Fox and the Silver Sorceress||
||[[Team Mom|Team Mom(s)]]||Catherine Cobert and Sue Dibny||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Rocket Red and [[Metamorpho]]
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Power Girl's cat||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Elongated Man|Ralph Dibny]]
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||The Crimson Fox and the Silver Sorceress
|-
|[[Team Mom|Team Mom(s)]]||Catherine Cobert and Sue Dibny
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Power Girl's cat
|}


''[[Knights of the Dinner Table]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Knights of the Dinner Table (Webcomic)|Knights of the Dinner Table]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Bob Herzog (Using the term loosely)||
||[[The Lancer]]||Dave Harcord Bozwell||
|[[The Hero]]||Bob Herzog (Using the term loosely)
|-
||[[The Big Guy]] ''and'' [[The Smart Guy]]||Brian Montgomery VanHoose||
|[[The Lancer]]||Dave Harcord Bozwell
||[[The Chick]] ''and'' [[Sixth Ranger|Fourth Ranger]]||Sara Felton||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]] ''and'' [[The Smart Guy]]||Brian Montgomery VanHoose
|-
|[[The Chick]] ''and'' [[Sixth Ranger|Fourth Ranger]]||Sara Felton
|}


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''[[Knights of the Old Republic (Comic Book)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' (the comic spin-off, not the games)
''[[Knights of the Old Republic (Comic Book)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' (the comic spin-off, not the games)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Zayne Carrick||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Gryph Hierogryph||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Elbee (T1-LB)||
|[[The Hero]]||Zayne Carrick
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Camper (Gorman Vandrayk)||
||[[The Chick]]||Jarael||
|[[The Lancer]]||Gryph Hierogryph
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Rohlan||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Elbee (T1-LB)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Camper (Gorman Vandrayk)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Jarael
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Rohlan
|}


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''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' (comic version)
''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' (comic version)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Mina Harker||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Allan Quatermain (Although in the first volume Mina is [[Expecting Someone Taller|thoroughly disappointed by him]] and he's not terribly effective.)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Edward Hyde||
|[[The Hero]]||Mina Harker
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Captain Nemo||
|[[The Lancer]]||Allan Quatermain (Although in the first volume Mina is [[Expecting Someone Taller|thoroughly disappointed by him]] and he's not terribly effective.)
||[[The Chick]]||Dr. Henry Jekyll||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Hawley Griffin (The Invisible Man)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Edward Hyde
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Captain Nemo
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dr. Henry Jekyll
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Hawley Griffin (The Invisible Man)
|}


''The [[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (core team)
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{| class="wikitable"
''The [[Legion of Super-Heroes (Comic Book)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (core team)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Cosmic Boy||
|[[The Hero]]||Cosmic Boy
||[[The Lancer]]||Saturn Girl (originally), then Lightning Lad||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Superboy]], Mon-El, or [[Supergirl]] (depending on the era)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Saturn Girl (originally), then Lightning Lad
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Brainiac 5||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lightning Lad (originally), then Saturn Girl||
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Superboy]], Mon-El, or [[Supergirl]] (depending on the era)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Brainiac 5
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lightning Lad (originally), then Saturn Girl
|}


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''[[Livewires]]''
''[[Livewires]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Stem Cell (Despite being the team's resident tech specialist)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Hollowpoint Ninja (The "stealthy loner" type)||
|[[The Hero]]||Stem Cell (Despite being the team's resident tech specialist)
||[[The Big Guy]]||Gothic Lolita (Actually the smallest, but she's still "500 ''adorable'' pounds of beat-em-upness".)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Cornfed (A [[Genius Bruiser]] who rarely gets physical, he's mostly just [[The Medic]], despite his [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Hollowpoint Ninja (The "stealthy loner" type)
||[[The Chick]]||Social Butterfly (Programmed to read social cues like a book, she's a master of the [[Jedi Mind Trick]]. Did we mention the pheromones?)||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Gothic Lolita (Actually the smallest, but she's still "500 ''adorable'' pounds of beat-em-upness".)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Cornfed (A [[Genius Bruiser]] who rarely gets physical, he's mostly just [[The Medic]], despite his [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]])
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Social Butterfly (Programmed to read social cues like a book, she's a master of the [[Jedi Mind Trick]]. Did we mention the pheromones?)
|}


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''Lullaby''
''Lullaby''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Alice of Wonderland (A jaded warrior from another world and the hand of the Queen)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Jim Hawkins (A hotheaded pirate with a [[Pirate Parrot|parrot]] and a living sword)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Red (a confrontational [[Cute Bruiser|little fox-girl]] who can take on aspects of the wolf)||
|[[The Hero]]||Alice of Wonderland (A jaded warrior from another world and the hand of the Queen)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Cheshire Cat (a [[Deadpan Snarker]] who always knows what he's talking about)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jim Hawkins (A hotheaded pirate with a [[Pirate Parrot|parrot]] and a living sword)
||[[The Chick]]||Piper (The adopted son of Pied Piper) (Quiet, emotional virtuoso who plays enchanted music and has a fate intertwined with Alice's)||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Pinocchio (Until he was [[Touched By Vorlons]], he was almost [[The Millstone]])||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Red (a confrontational [[Cute Bruiser|little fox-girl]] who can take on aspects of the wolf)
||[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Milady (An arrogant French swordswoman who stole the swords, and souls, of the Three Musketeers before setting her sights on Jim)||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Cheshire Cat (a [[Deadpan Snarker]] who always knows what he's talking about)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Piper (The adopted son of Pied Piper) (Quiet, emotional virtuoso who plays enchanted music and has a fate intertwined with Alice's)
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Pinocchio (Until he was [[Touched by Vorlons]], he was almost [[The Millstone]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Milady (An arrogant French swordswoman who stole the swords, and souls, of the Three Musketeers before setting her sights on Jim)
|}


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''[[Metal Men|The Metal Men]]''
''[[Metal Men|The Metal Men]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Gold||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Mercury||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tin||
|[[The Hero]]||Gold
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Iron and Lead||
||[[The Chick]]||Platinum||
|[[The Lancer]]||Mercury
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Copper||
||[[Team Dad]]||Doc Magnus||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tin
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Iron and Lead
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Platinum
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Copper
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Doc Magnus
|}



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''[[Guardians of the Galaxy|Modern Guardians Of The Galaxy]]''
''[[Guardians of the Galaxy|Modern Guardians Of The Galaxy]]''

''First Team''
''First Team''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Star Lord||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Rocket Racoon, sometimes Adam||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Adam Warlock]]||
|[[The Hero]]||Star Lord
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Drax, Gamora (is a Big Girl)||
||[[The Chick]]||Subverted with [[Quasar]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||Rocket Racoon, sometimes Adam
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Rocket Racoon||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Adam Warlock]]
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Drax, Gamora (is a Big Girl)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Subverted with [[Quasar (comics)|Quasar]]
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Rocket Racoon
|}

''Second Team''
''Second Team''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Rocket Racoon||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Cosmo and Major Victory||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Mantis||
|[[The Hero]]||Rocket Racoon
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Groot||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Cosmo and Major Victory
||[[The Chick]]||Bug||
|-
And later these two variations merged, creating something between [[Five Man Band]] and [[Command Roster]]:
||[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||Star Lord, Major Victory||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mantis
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Martyr, Rocket Raccoon||
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Mantis, Adam Warlock||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Groot
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Drax, Gamora and Groot||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Moondragon, Bug||
|[[The Chick]]||Bug
|}
||[[Team Pet]]||Cosmo||

And later these two variations merged, creating something between a [[Five-Man Band]] and a [[Command Roster]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero|The Hero(es)]]||Star Lord, Major Victory
|-
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Martyr, Rocket Raccoon
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Mantis, Adam Warlock
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Drax, Gamora and Groot
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Moondragon, Bug
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Cosmo
|}



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''The Omega Men'' (original lineup)
''The Omega Men'' (original lineup)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Primus||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Tigorr||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Broot||
|[[The Hero]]||Primus
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Nimbus||
||[[The Chick]]||Kalista||
|[[The Lancer]]||Tigorr
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Broot
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nimbus
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kalista
|}


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''Planetary''
''Planetary''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Elijah Snow||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Jakita Wagner||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||The Drummer||
|[[The Hero]]||Elijah Snow
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ambrose Chase||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jim Wilder||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jakita Wagner
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||The Drummer
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ambrose Chase
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jim Wilder
|}


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''[[Power Pack]]''
''[[Power Pack]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Alex Power||
|-
||[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Smart Guy]]||Julie Power||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jack Power||
|[[The Hero]]||Alex Power
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Katie Power||
|[[The Lancer]] ''and'' [[The Smart Guy]]||Julie Power
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Franklin Richards||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jack Power
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Katie Power
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Franklin Richards
|}


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''[[Pride High]]''
''[[Pride High]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Kid Mischief||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Scotch Bonnet||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Chip Cheetah||
|[[The Hero]]||Kid Mischief
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Unison||
||[[The Chick]]||Suravi||
|[[The Lancer]]||Scotch Bonnet
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Kid Olympus||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chip Cheetah
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Unison
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Suravi
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Kid Olympus
|}


''[[Runaways]]'' (at any point after the first arc)
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Runaways (Comic Book)|Runaways]]'' (at any point after the first arc)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Nico Minoru||
|[[The Hero]]||Nico Minoru
||[[The Lancer]]||Xavin or Gert Yorkes ({{spoiler|depending on whether Gert's alive at this point...}})||
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Chase Stein and Molly Hayes||
|[[The Lancer]]||Xavin or Gert Yorkes ({{spoiler|depending on whether Gert's alive at this point...}})
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Victor Mancha||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Karolina Dean||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Klara Prast}}||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Chase Stein and Molly Hayes
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Victor Mancha
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Karolina Dean
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Klara Prast}}
|}


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''Heroes For Hire''
''Heroes For Hire''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Misty Knight||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Coleen Wing, Tarantula||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Bug||
|[[The Hero]]||Misty Knight
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Shang-Chi||
||[[The Chick]]||Black Cat||
|[[The Lancer]]||Coleen Wing, Tarantula
|-
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Paladin||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Bug
||[[Team Pet]]||[[Devil Dinosaur|Moon Boy]]||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Shang-Chi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Black Cat
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Paladin
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||[[Devil Dinosaur|Moon Boy]]
|}


''[[The Sandman]]'' - The Endless
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'' - The Endless
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Dream||
||[[The Lancer]]||Death||
|[[The Hero]]||Dream
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Despair||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Desire||
|[[The Lancer]]||Death
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Delirium||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Destruction||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Despair
|-
||[[Team Dad]]||Destiny||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Desire
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Delirium
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Destruction
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Destiny
|}


''[[The Sandman]]'' - Inhabitants of the Dreaming
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''[[The Sandman (Comic Book)|The Sandman]]'' - Inhabitants of the Dreaming
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Dream||
||[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Lucien||
|[[The Hero]]||Dream
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Merv Pumpkinhead||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Cain and Abel||
|[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Lucien
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Nuala||
||[[Team Pet]]||Matthew the Raven||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Merv Pumpkinhead
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Cain and Abel
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Nuala
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Matthew the Raven
|}


''[[Scare Tactics (comics)|Scare Tactics]]''
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''[[Scare Tactics (Comic Book)|Scare Tactics]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Fang||
||[[The Lancer]]||Screamqueen||
|[[The Hero]]||Fang
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Slither||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Grossout||
|[[The Lancer]]||Screamqueen
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Slither (pulling double duty)||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Slither
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Arnie Burnsteel||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Grossout
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Slither (pulling double duty)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Arnie Burnsteel
|}


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''[[Secret Six]]'' (''Villains United'' incarnation)
''[[Secret Six]]'' (''Villains United'' incarnation)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]/ [[The Smart Guy]]||Scandal||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Deadshot and Catman||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Parademon||
|[[The Hero]]/ [[The Smart Guy]]||Scandal
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Rag Doll||
||[[The Mole]]||Cheshire||
|[[The Lancer]]||Deadshot and Catman
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Parademon
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Rag Doll
|-
|[[The Mole]]||Cheshire
|}


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''[[Secret Six]]'' (current incarnation)
''[[Secret Six]]'' (current incarnation)
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]/ [[The Smart Guy]]||Scandal||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Catman and Deadshot||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Bane||
|[[The Hero]]/ [[The Smart Guy]]||Scandal
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Rag Doll||
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jeanette||
|[[The Lancer]]||Catman and Deadshot
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Bane
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Rag Doll
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jeanette
|}


[[Seven Soldiers]] ([[Grant Morrison]] version). {{spoiler|Yes, they almost never meet, but if they did...}}
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[[Seven Soldiers]] ([[Grant Morrison (Creator)|Grant Morrison]] version). {{spoiler|Yes, they almost never meet, but if they did...}}
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Shining Knight, as [[Knight in Shining Armour|classic an example]] as you can get.||
|[[The Hero]]||Shining Knight, as [[Knight in Shining Armour|classic an example]] as you can get.
||[[The Lancer]]||Manhattan Guardian||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Zatanna]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||Manhattan Guardian
||[[The Big Guy]]||Frankenstein, both the [[Genius Bruiser]] variety and very, ''very'' big.||
|-
||[[The Chick]] by way of [[The Heart]]||Bulleteer||
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Klarion||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Zatanna]]
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger|Seventh Ranger]]|| Mr. Miracle, whose story has arguably the least influence on everyone else's and contains a lot of foreshadowing for [[Final Crisis]].||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Frankenstein, both the [[Genius Bruiser]] variety and very, ''very'' big.
||[[Team Pet]]||Teekl the cat, Vanguard the flying horse and Metal Mickey, Bulleteer's [[Killer Rabbit|super-strong, invulnerable pet mouse.]]||
|-
|[[The Chick]] by way of [[The Heart]]||Bulleteer
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Klarion
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Seventh Ranger]]|| Mr. Miracle, whose story has arguably the least influence on everyone else's and contains a lot of foreshadowing for [[Final Crisis]].
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Teekl the cat, Vanguard the flying horse and Metal Mickey, Bulleteer's [[Killer Rabbit|super-strong, invulnerable pet mouse.]]
|}


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''Shadowpact''
''Shadowpact''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Nightmaster (Initially), then Blue Devil (stepped up)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Ragman||
|[[The Hero]]||Nightmaster (Initially), then Blue Devil (stepped up)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Detective Chimp||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Blue Devil, followed by Nightmaster||
||[[The Chick]]||Nightshade||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ragman
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Enchantress and/or Zauriel||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Detective Chimp
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Blue Devil, followed by Nightmaster
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Nightshade
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Enchantress and/or Zauriel
|}

''[[Sonic the Comic]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Amy Rose
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Porker Lewis and/or Tekno the Canary
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Johnny Lightfoot and/or Shortfuse the Cybernik
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Tails
|}


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''[[Sonic the Comic]]''
||[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog||
||[[The Lancer]]||Amy Rose||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Porker Lewis and/or Tekno the Canary||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Johnny Lightfoot and/or Shortfuse the Cybernik||
||[[The Chick]]||Tails||
This dynamic also applies to the Chaotix Crew when they're teamed with either Sonic or Knuckles:
This dynamic also applies to the Chaotix Crew when they're teamed with either Sonic or Knuckles:
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog or Knuckles the Echidna||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Espio the Chamelion (Nack before his [[Face Heel Turn]])||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Vector the Crocodile||
|[[The Hero]]||Sonic the Hedgehog or Knuckles the Echidna
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mighty the Armadillo||
||[[The Chick]]||Charmy the Bee||
|[[The Lancer]]||Espio the Chamelion (Nack before his [[Face Heel Turn]])
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The Omni-Viewer||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Vector the Crocodile
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mighty the Armadillo
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Charmy the Bee
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||The Omni-Viewer
|}


''[[Star Fox (comics)|Star FOX]]''
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''[[Star Fox (Comic Book)|Star Fox]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Fox [McCloud]||
||[[The Lancer]]||Falco Lombardi||
|[[The Hero]]||Fox [McCloud]
|-
||[[The Obi Wan]]||Peppy Hare||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Slippy Toad||
|[[The Lancer]]||Falco Lombardi
|-
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Fara Phoenix||
|[[The Obi-Wan]]||Peppy Hare
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Slippy Toad
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Fara Phoenix
|}


''[[Star Wars Republic]]''
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''[[Star Wars Republic]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Quinlan Vos||
||[[The Lancer]]||Aayla Secura||
|[[The Hero]]||Quinlan Vos
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Master Tholme||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Vilmarh Grahrk||
|[[The Lancer]]||Aayla Secura
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Khaleen Hentz||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Master Tholme
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Vilmarh Grahrk
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Khaleen Hentz
|}


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''[[The Stuff of Legend]]'': Stretched to Eight Man Band, go figure.
''[[The Stuff of Legend]]'': Stretched to Eight Man Band, go figure.
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||The Colonel||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Jester||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Maxwell||
|[[The Hero]]||The Colonel
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Percy||
||[[Action Girl]]||The Princess||
|[[The Lancer]]||Jester
|-
||[[The Heart]]||Harmony||
||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Quackers||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Maxwell
|-
||[[Team Pet]] (literally!)||Scout||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Percy
|-
|[[Action Girl]]||The Princess
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Harmony
|-
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Quackers
|-
|[[Team Pet]] (literally!)||Scout
|}


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''[[Supreme Power]]''
''[[Supreme Power]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Hyperion (If a real person tried to be [[The Cape]]...)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Nighthawk ([[Darker and Edgier]] than any of the others. Has a huge problem with Hyperion.)||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Shape (Mentally Handicapped Superstrong [[Rubber Man]]||
|[[The Hero]]||Hyperion (If a real person tried to be [[The Cape (trope)]]...)
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||The Amphibian ([[No Social Skills|Naive]] Raised by nobody [[Wild Child]])||
|[[The Lancer]]||Nighthawk ([[Darker and Edgier]] than any of the others. Has a huge problem with Hyperion.)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Doc Spectrum (Snarky wielder of a proto-[[Green Lantern Ring]] that sometimes has control over ''him'')||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||The Blur ([[Fragile Speedster]] with no direction in his life)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Shape (Mentally Handicapped Superstrong [[Rubber Man]]
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Zarda ([[Ax Crazy]] [[Stalker With a Crush]] with a few [[Full Frontal Assault|full frontal assaults]] to her name)||
|-
||[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Emil Zebediah Burbank ([[Evil Genius]] and Smartest Man on the Planet.)||
|[[Team Pet]]||The Amphibian ([[No Social Skills|Naive]] Raised by nobody [[Wild Child]])
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Doc Spectrum (Snarky wielder of a proto-[[Green Lantern Ring]] that sometimes has control over ''him'')
|-
|[[The Chick]]||The Blur ([[Fragile Speedster]] with no direction in his life)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Zarda ([[Ax Crazy]] [[Stalker with a Crush]] with a few [[Full-Frontal Assault|full frontal assaults]] to her name)
|-
|[[Token Evil Teammate]]||Emil Zebediah Burbank ([[Evil Genius]] and Smartest Man on the Planet.)
|}


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''Founding [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
''Founding [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||[[Robin (Comic Book)|Robin]]||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Aqualad||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Wonder Girl||
|[[The Hero]]||[[Robin]]
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Kid Flash||
||[[The Chick]]||Wonder Girl||
|[[The Lancer]]||Aqualad
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Speedy||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wonder Girl
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kid Flash
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Wonder Girl
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Speedy
|}


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''80's [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
''80's [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Robin/Nightwing||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Donna Troy, or at times Cyborg (Donna even became leader for a while)||
|[[The Hero]]||Robin/Nightwing
||[[The Big Guy]]||Cyborg and most certainly Starfire (Both of them packed a big punch in terms of power, and Star was often hard to restrain)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Cyborg or Robin/Nightwing (Nightwing has detective skills, Cyborg has tech skills)||
||[[The Chick]]||Donna Troy or Raven (Donna was SO the [[Team Mom]] meanwhile Raven was naive and the one who bought the team together.)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Donna Troy, or at times Cyborg (Donna even became leader for a while)
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jericho and later Danny Chase (Both "shook up" the team), Jericho (also very much [[The Chick]])||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Cyborg and most certainly Starfire (Both of them packed a big punch in terms of power, and Star was often hard to restrain)
||[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Changeling (constantly complaining of being treated like a kid as the youngest)||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Cyborg or Robin/Nightwing (Nightwing has detective skills, Cyborg has tech skills)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Donna Troy or Raven (Donna was SO the [[Team Mom]] meanwhile Raven was naive and the one who bought the team together.)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jericho and later Danny Chase (Both "shook up" the team), Jericho (also very much [[The Chick]])
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|The Tagalong Kid]]||Changeling (constantly complaining of being treated like a kid as the youngest)
|}


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''Pre-Flashpoint [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]] (keep in mind they're constantly changing)''
''Pre-Flashpoint [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]] (keep in mind they're constantly changing)''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Robin (Also doubles as [[The Smart Guy|Smart Guy]])||
|-
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Wonder Girl and [[Static (Comic Book)|Static]]||
|[[The Hero]]||Robin (Also doubles as [[The Smart Guy|Smart Guy]])
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Red Devil and [[Blue Beetle]] (a comedic duo with huge amounts of power)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Robin (doubles as [[The Hero|the leader]])||
||[[The Chick]]||Miss Martian and Red Devil (at times)||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Wonder Girl and [[Static (comics)|Static]]
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ravager and later Bombshell (Both "shook up" the team)||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Red Devil and [[Blue Beetle]] (a comedic duo with huge amounts of power)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Robin (doubles as [[The Hero|the leader]])
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Martian and Red Devil (at times)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ravager and later Bombshell (Both "shook up" the team)
|}


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''[[New 52]] [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
''[[New 52]] [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Red Robin ||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Kid Flash||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Wonder Girl||
|[[The Hero]]||Red Robin
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Bunker||
||[[The Chick]]||Solstice||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kid Flash
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| Superboy and Skitter||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wonder Girl
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Bunker
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Solstice
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| Superboy and Skitter
|}


''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage]]'' (started out as a comic)
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage (Comic Book)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage]]'' (started out as a comic)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Leonardo||
||[[The Lancer]]/[[The Big Guy]]||Raphael||
|[[The Hero]]||Leonardo
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Donatello||
|[[The Lancer]]/[[The Big Guy]]||Raphael
||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Michelangelo||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||April O'Neil||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Donatello
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Master Splinter||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Casey Jones||
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Michelangelo
|-
|[[The Chick]]||April O'Neil
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Master Splinter
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Casey Jones
|}


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''[[Tintin]]''
''[[Tintin]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Tintin||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]/[[The Big Guy]]||Captain Haddock||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Professor Calculus||
|[[The Hero]]||Tintin
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Thompson and Thomson (the cowarders of the team, sometimes used to manipulate Haddock)||
|[[The Lancer]]/[[The Big Guy]]||Captain Haddock
||[[Team Pet]]||Snowy||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Professor Calculus
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Thompson and Thomson (the cowarders of the team, sometimes used to manipulate Haddock)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Snowy
|}


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''Terra Obscura''
''Terra Obscura''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||The Magnet||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Fighting Spirit||
||[[The Big Guy]]||The Liberator||
|[[The Hero]]||The Magnet
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Dr. Tom Strange||
||[[The Chick]]||The Woman In Red||
|[[The Lancer]]||Fighting Spirit
|-
||[[Badass Normal]]||Miss Masque||
||[[Genius Bruiser]]||Scarab||
|[[The Big Guy]]||The Liberator
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tim Roland||
||[[Team Pet]]||Adam the Ape||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dr. Tom Strange
|-
||[[Big Brother Mentor]]||The Ghost (also The Terror)||
|[[The Chick]]||The Woman In Red
|-
|[[Badass Normal]]||Miss Masque
|-
|[[Genius Bruiser]]||Scarab
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tim Roland
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Adam the Ape
|-
|[[Big Brother Mentor]]||The Ghost (also The Terror)
|}


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''Terra Obscura (Volume II)''
''Terra Obscura (Volume II)''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Dr. Tom Strange (he's the viewpoint character this time around)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Princess Pantha (fills the void left by both Tom's sidekick Mike AND his girlfriend Virginia)||
|[[The Hero]]||Dr. Tom Strange (he's the viewpoint character this time around)
||[[The Big Guy]](s)||Thoth (Scarab) and Set (Mystico)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||The Ghost (takes a more active role in this story)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Princess Pantha (fills the void left by both Tom's sidekick Mike AND his girlfriend Virginia)
||[[The Chick]]||Miss Masque||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Adam the Ape||
|[[The Big Guy]](s)||Thoth (Scarab) and Set (Mystico)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||The Ghost (takes a more active role in this story)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Masque
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Adam the Ape
|}


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''post Civil War Thunderbolts''
''post Civil War Thunderbolts''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Songbird||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Moonstone||
|[[The Hero]]||Songbird
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Venom (Comic Book)|Venom]]||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Radioactive Man||
||[[The Chick]]||Penance||
|[[The Lancer]]||Moonstone
|-
||[[Psycho for Hire]]||Bullseye||
||[[Mission Control]]||[[Norman Osborn]]||
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Venom (Comic Book)|Venom]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Radioactive Man
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Penance
|-
|[[Psycho for Hire]]||Bullseye
|-
|[[Mission Control]]||[[Norman Osborn]]
|}


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''Tom Strong''
''Tom Strong''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Tom Strong||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||King Solomon||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Pneuman||
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Tom Strong
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Dhalua Strong||
||[[Action Girl]]||Tesla Strong||
|[[The Lancer]]||King Solomon
|-
||[[The Mentor]]||Chief Omotu||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Pneuman
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kids]]||The Strongmen of America||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dhalua Strong
|-
|[[Action Girl]]||Tesla Strong
|-
|[[The Mentor]]||Chief Omotu
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kids]]||The Strongmen of America
|}


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''Tom Strong and America's Best''
''Tom Strong and America's Best''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Tom Strong||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Greyshirt||
|[[The Hero]]||Tom Strong
||[[The Big Guy]]||Johnny Future (later replaced by his niece, JONNI Future)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Jack B. Quick||
|[[The Lancer]]||Greyshirt
||[[The Chick]] / [[Ms. Fanservice]]||Cobweb (Clarice too, obviously)||
|-
||[[Plucky Comic Relief]]||Splash Brannigan||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Johnny Future (later replaced by his niece, JONNI Future)
||[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Promethea (subverted in that she's not evil; her destiny puts her at odds with the rest of the team)||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jack B. Quick
|-
|[[The Chick]] / [[Ms. Fanservice]]||Cobweb (Clarice too, obviously)
|-
|[[Plucky Comic Relief]]||Splash Brannigan
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Promethea (subverted in that she's not evil; her destiny puts her at odds with the rest of the team)
|}


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''Top 10''
''Top 10''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Sgt. Kemlo Caesar (he's essentially the leader)||
|-
||[[The Lancer]](s)||Dust Devil, Shock-Headed Peter||
||[[The Big Guy]](s)||Smax, Irma Geddon, King Peacock, Wolfspider||
|[[The Hero]]||Sgt. Kemlo Caesar (he's essentially the leader)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]](s)||Synaesthesia, Joe Pi, Micro-Maid||
|[[The Lancer]](s)||Dust Devil, Shock-Headed Peter
||[[The Chick]]||Toybox (even though she's most often the viewpoint character)||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]](s)||Peregrine, Multi-Woman (they showed up a little later; Joe Pi would probably count as well)||
|[[The Big Guy]](s)||Smax, Irma Geddon, King Peacock, Wolfspider
||[[Ms. Fanservice]]||Girl One||
|-
||[[Cool Big Sis]]||Jackie Phantom||
|[[The Smart Guy]](s)||Synaesthesia, Joe Pi, Micro-Maid
||[[The Mentor]]||Jetman||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Toybox (even though she's most often the viewpoint character)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]](s)||Peregrine, Multi-Woman (they showed up a little later; Joe Pi would probably count as well)
|-
|[[Ms. Fanservice]]||Girl One
|-
|[[Cool Big Sis]]||Jackie Phantom
|-
|[[The Mentor]]||Jetman
|}


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''[[Ultimate X-Men]]''
''[[Ultimate X-Men]]''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Cyclops||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Wolverine||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast||
|[[The Hero]]||Cyclops
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Colossus, sometimes Storm||
||[[The Chick]]||Jean (but not useless)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Wolverine
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Xavier||
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Iceman||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Beast
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Colossus, sometimes Storm
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Jean (but not useless)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Xavier
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Iceman
|}


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''Original Wilds C.A.T.S''
''Original Wilds C.A.T.S''
{| class="wikitable"
||[[The Hero]]||Spratan, Lord Emp (who's also a [[Mentor Archetype|Mentor]])||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Grifter, [[Action Girl|Zealot]], Warblade||
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Void and Lord Emp, Maul in human form||
|[[The Hero]]||Spratan, Lord Emp (who's also a [[Mentor Archetype|Mentor]])
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Maul||
||[[The Chick]]||Vodoo||
|[[The Lancer]]||Grifter, [[Action Girl|Zealot]], Warblade
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Void and Lord Emp, Maul in human form
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Maul
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Vodoo
|}


''[[W.I.T.C.H.]]''
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[WITCH (Comic Book)|WITCH]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Will||
||[[The Lancer]]||Cornelia||
|[[The Hero]]||Will
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Taranee||
||[[The Big Guy]]||Irma, somtimes Hay Lin||
|[[The Lancer]]||Cornelia
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||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Hay Lin, sometimes Irma||
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Orube||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Taranee
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Irma, somtimes Hay Lin
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|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Hay Lin, sometimes Irma
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|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Orube
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''[[Young Avengers]]''
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||[[The Hero]]||Patriot||
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||[[The Lancer]]||Hawkeye||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Vision||
|[[The Hero]]||Patriot
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||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Hulkling and Stature||
||[[The Chick]]||Wiccan||
|[[The Lancer]]||Hawkeye
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||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Speed||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Vision
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|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Hulkling and Stature
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|[[The Chick]]||Wiccan
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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Speed
|}

''[[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]]''
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|[[The Hero]]||Robin
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|[[The Lancer]]||[[Superboy]] (whose mood swings often throw the team for a loop, and Wonder Girl, who actually becomes leader later on.)
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|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Li'l Lobo/Slobo and Wonder Girl
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|[[The Smart Guy]]||Impulse (Actually. Yeah, he's usually about as sharp as a doorknob, but his idiosyncratic thought process leads him to conclusions no one else would consider.), Robin (also doubles, in this category.)
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|[[The Chick]]||The Secret (from her indirect-but still formidable-powers to her massive crush on Robin to her extreme naivite.) Arrowette (when she was around, she got along with everybody.)
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|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Empress (who started out as an [[Aloof Ally]] and happens to be the daughter of one of [[Those Two Bad Guys]]), and Ray (a slick, handsome guy with light based powers.)
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|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||[[Red Tornado]] (a [[Tin Man]] desperate to be with his family again)
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||[[The Hero]]||Robin||
||[[The Lancer]]||[[Superboy]] (whose mood swings often throw the team for a loop, and Wonder Girl, who actually becomes leader later on.)||
||[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||Li'l Lobo/Slobo and Wonder Girl||
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Impulse (Actually. Yeah, he's usually about as sharp as a doorknob, but his idiosyncratic thought process leads him to conclusions no one else would consider.), Robin (also doubles, in this category.)||
||[[The Chick]]||The Secret (from her indirect-but still formidable-powers to her massive crush on Robin to her extreme naivite.) Arrowette (when she was around, she got along with everybody.)||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Empress (who started out as an [[Aloof Ally]] and happens to be the daughter of one of [[Those Two Bad Guys]]), and Ray (a slick, handsome guy with light based powers.)||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||[[Red Tornado]] (a [[Tin Man]] desperate to be with his family again)||


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Latest revision as of 13:54, 18 April 2024


Can you guess which is which? [1]

The Five-Man Band is a group of characters whose members fall into archetypes which all complement one another. They are a very specific team with skills that contribute to the group in a unique way. Here are some places where the trope occurs in comic books:

Avengers

The original Avengers

The Hero Thor
The Lancer Iron Man
The Smart Guy Ant-Man
The Big Guy Hulk
The Chick Wasp
The Sixth Ranger Captain America (comics)

Classic Avengers

The Hero Captain America (comics)
The Lancer Hawkeye or Iron Man; Originally, The Hulk They've both got a long history of not getting along with Cap, but neither can touch The Hulk in terms of being uncooperative.
The Smart Guy Hank Pym... even when he's Giant Man
The Big Guy Thor
The Chick The Wasp

Heroic Age Avengers

The Hero Captain America
The Lancer(s) Hawkeye, Wolverine
The Smart Guy(s) Iron Man and Protector
The Big Guy Thor
The Chick Spider-Woman
Kid Appeal Character Spider-Man
Sixth Ranger Red Hulk

Avengers Academy Teaching Staff

The Hero Justice
The Lancer Tigra
The Smart Guy Wasp Giant-Man
The Big Guy Quicksilver
The Chick Speedball

Mighty Avengers

The Hero(es) Iron Man and Ms. Marvel
The Lancer(s) Ares and Black Widow
The Big Guy(s) Ares, The Sentry, and Wonder Man
The Smart Guy Iron Man
The Chick Wasp
Sixth Ranger Traitor Spider-Woman

Post Secret Invasion Mighty Avengers

The Hero Wasp (Henry Pym)
The Lancer(s) U.S. Agent, Quicksilver
The Smart Guy(s) Pym, Amadeus Cho, Vision
The Big Guy Hercules
The Chick(s) Stature and Jocasta
Team Mom Jarvis

Original New Avengers

The Hero Captain America (comics)
The Lancer(s) Spider-Man and Wolverine
The Smart Guy Iron Man
The Big Guy Luke Cage, Hero for Hire
The Chick Spider-Woman
Sixth Ranger Sentry and first Ronin

Post Civil War New Avengers

The Hero Luke Cage
The Lancer Wolverine
The Smart Guy Doctor Strange
The Big Guy(s) Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and Iron Fist
The Chick Spider-Woman, later Echo
Sixth Ranger Echo and second Ronin
The Mole Spider-Woman

Post Secret Invasion New Avengers

The Hero(es) Ronin and New Captain America
The Lancer(s) Spider-Man and Wolverine
The Smart Guy Mockingbird
The Big Guy(s) Luke Cage and Ms. Marvel
The Chick Spider-Woman

Heroic Age New Avengers

The Hero Luke Cage
The Lancer Hawkeye
The Smart Guy Iron Fist
The Big Guy(s) Thing and Ms. Marvel
Team Mom Jessica Jones
The Mentor Doctor Strange
The Chick Victoria Hand

Pet Avengers

The Hero Throg (Frog of Thunder)
The Lancer Redwing
The Big Guy Zabu
The Smart Guy Lockheed
The Chick Ms. Lion
The Mentor Lockjaw
Sixth Ranger Hairball

Secret Avengers

The Hero Steve Rogers
The Lancer Ant-Man, Black Widow, Moon Knight
The Smart Guy Beast
The Big Guy Valkyrie, War Machine, and Nova
The Chick Agent 13

X-Men and all related teams

X-Men (original lineup)

The Hero Cyclops
The Lancer Angel (Cyclops' main rival and a hothead with authority problems) or Iceman (the youngest member and jokester to contrast Cyclops as The Stoic)
The Big Guy The Beast (While a Genius Bruiser, his strength took the forefront in those days)
The Smart Guy Iceman (as The Smartass Guy and the guy with the most versatile and creative powers) Later, Beast would grow into the Genius Bruiser.
The Chick Marvel Girl (definitely the heart of the team)
The Mentor Professor X
The Sixth Ranger Mimic, and later Havok and Polaris

The "All-New, All-Different" X-Men

The Hero Cyclops
The Lancer(s) Wolverine and Thunderbird (Their personalities were so similar, an editor decided one of them should be killed off)
The Big Guy Colossus
The Smart Guy Storm (Until she was flanderized into a trite Action Girl, Ororo was the thoughtful member of the team who provided most of the psychological, ethical, and spiritual insights -- even to Professor X)
The Chick Nightcrawler
The Mentor Professor X
Sixth Ranger Phoenix
Tagalong Kid Kitty Pryde
Team Pet Lockheed

New X-Men (Grant Morrison run)

The Hero Cyclops
The Lancer Jean Grey
The Big Guy Wolverine
The Smart Guy Beast
The Chick Emma Frost
Sixth Ranger Xorn
Tagalong Kid Beak

Astonishing X-Men

The Hero Cyclops
The Lancer Emma Frost
The Big Guy Wolverine
The Smart Guy Beast
The Chick Kitty Pryde
Sixth Ranger Colossus
Tagalong Kid Armor

Post House of M New X-Men

The Hero Surge
The Lancer Hellion
The Big Guy Rockslide
The Smart Guy(s) Elixir and later Prodigy
The Chick Dust
Sixth Ranger X-23

X-Factor

Big Good Valerie Cooper
The Hero Havok
The Lancer Polaris
The Smart Guy Quicksilver
The Big Guy Strong Guy
The Chick Wolfsbane
The Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Ranger Multiple Man

X-Factor - Current Lineup

The Hero Multiple Man
The Lancer Siryn and Layla Miller
The Smart Guy Rictor and M
The Big Guy(s) Strong Guy and Shatterstar
The Chick Wolfsbane
The Sixth Ranger Longshot

X-Force

The Hero Wolverine
The Lancer Archangel
The Smart Guy X-23
The Big Guy Warpath
The Chick Wolfsbane and later Elixir
Sixth Ranger Domino

Uncanny X-Force

The Hero Wolverine
The Lancer Archangel
The Smart Guy Fantomex
The Big Guy Deadpool
The Chick Psylocke

X-Statix

The Hero The Orphan/Mr. Sensitive, Zeitgeist (originally)
The Lancer The Anarchist (was actually even designed to look like the lone wolf with an attitude problem; Dead Girl is the friendlier variant)
The Big Guy Phat
The Smart Guy Vivisector (For a guy whose mutation basically makes him a werewolf, he's still mostly useful to the team in an intellectual capacity)
The Chick U-Go Girl and Venus Dee Milo
The Sixth Ranger El Guapo
Sixth Ranger Traitor The Spike (originally a secondary Big Guy and the best melee fighter in the group, he betrayed the team several times in his desire to become the leader)
Team Pet Doop (It's not exactly clear what he is, precisely, but what is known is that he can go toe-to-toe with Thor and speaks his own language (with its own unique alphabet) and looks like a flying potato with arms.)

Generation Hope

The Hero Hope Summers
The Lancer Gabriel, who doubles as a love interest
The Big Guy Teon
The Smart Guy Laurie
The Chick Idie
The Sixth Ranger Kenji


Archie Comics

Archie Comics: The main group:

The Hero Archie Andrews
The Lancer Jughead Jones
The Smart Guy Betty Cooper
The Big Guy Reggie Mantle
The Chick Veronica Lodge

Archie Comics: The whole gang:

The Hero Archie Andrews
The Lancer Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones
The Smart Guy Dilton Doiley
The Big Guy Moose Mason
The Heart Betty Cooper
The Chick Veronica Lodge, Midge Klump and Ethel Muggs
Team Pet Hot Dog
Sixth Ranger Chuck Clayton, Nancy Woods and Cheryl Blossom

Archie Comics: When it's just the girls:

The Hero Betty Cooper
The Lancer Veronica Lodge
The Smart Guy Nancy Woods
The Big Guy Ethel Muggs
The Chick Midge Klump
Sixth Ranger Cheryl Blossom

Archie Comics: Riverdale High's faculty:

The Hero Mr. Weatherbee
The Lancer Miss Grundy
The Smart Guy Prof. Flutesnoot and Miss Haggly
The Big Guy Coach Kleats and Coach Clayton
The Chick Miss Beazley
The Heart Mr. Svenson
The Mentor Superintendent Hassle
Sixth Ranger Ms. Phlips and Mr. Howitzer

Josie and the Pussy Cats

The Hero Josie Jones
The Lancer Alexander and Alexandra Cabot
The Smart Guy Valerie Smith
The Big Guy Alan M. Mayberry
The Chick Melody Valentine
Team Pet Sebastian

She's Josie

The Hero Josie Jones
The Lancer Alexander Cabot
The Smart Guy Pepper
The Big Guy Sock
The Heart Albert
The Chick Melody Valentine
Sixth Ranger Alexandra Cabot

Katy Keene

The Hero Katy Keene
The Lancer Gloria Granbilt
The Smart Guy Randy van Ronson
The Big Guy K.O. Kelly
The Chick Lucki Lorelei
Tagalong Kid Sis Keene

Li'l Jinx

The Hero Jinx Holliday
The Lancer Gigi and Greg
The Smart Guy Mort and Russ
The Big Guy Charley Hawse
The Chick Roz

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

The Hero Sabrina Spellman
The Lancer Aunt Hilda
The Smart Guy and The Chick Aunt Zedla
The Big Guy Cousin Ambrose
The Heart Harvey Kinkle
The Mentor Della the Head Witch
Team Pet Salem

Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog:

Things have changed over time. From issue #3:

The Hero Sonic the Hedgehog
The Lancer Sally Acorn
The Smart Guy Rotor Walrus
The Big Guy Bunnie Rabbot
The Chick Antoine D'Coolette
Tagalong Kid Tails
Team Mom Rosie
Sixth Ranger Knuckles (from #26)

Things evolved with character development to #177, when spinal injuries forced Rotor from active duty:

Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog (from issue #177)

Big Good Princess Sally, who doubles as The Smart Guy
The Hero Sonic the Hedgehog
The Lancer Tails
The Big Guy Bunnie D'Coolette (née Rabbot) & Antoine D'Coolette
The Chick Amy Rose
The Mentor Rotor Walrus

* The Chaotix in the Archie Comics are similar to the Fleetway version sans Mentor and sans Sonic.

That Wilkin Boy

The Hero Bingo Wilkin
The Lancer and The Big Guy "Tough" Teddy Tambourine
The Smart Guy and The Chick Samantha Smythe
The Quiet One Buddy Drumhead
Team Pet Rebel

Wilbur Comics

The Hero Wilbur Wilkin
The Lancer Linda Moore
The Smart Guy Red
The Big Guy Slats
The Chick Laurie Lake


Agents of Atlas

The Hero Jimmy Woo
The Lancer Gorilla Man
The Smart Guy Marvel Boy
The Big Guy(s) M-11, The Human Robot
The Chick Venus
Sixth Ranger Namora

Annihilators

The Hero Quasar
The Lancer(s) Ronan and Gladiator
The Big Guy Beta Ray Bill
The Smart Guy Silver Surfer
Sixth Ranger Ikon
Team Pet and Mission Control Cosmo

Dirty Half-Dozen from Annihilation: Conquest

The Hero Peter Quill (the jaded ex-superhero)
The Lancer(s) Captain Universe and Bug (the idealistic rookie and the lady-lovin' loverbug)
The Smart Guy Rocket Racoon (the quick-witted anthropomorfic animal)
The Big Guy Groot (the giant plant who cares only for honor)
The Chick Mantis (the self-proclaimed savior of the universe)
Sixth Ranger Deathcry (who was an original member, but still a disembler)

The Atomic Knights

The Hero Gardner Grayle: Leader of the Atomic Knights
The Lancer Douglas Herald: Schoolteacher
The Big Guy Wayne and Hollis Hobard: Identical twins, former soldiers and loyal Atomic Knights
The Smart Guy Bryndon: One of the last scientists on Earth
The Chick Marene Herald: Douglas's sister

The Authority

The Hero Jenny Sparks, Jack Hawskmoor (after her death), later Jenny Quantum (which is also Sixth Ranger)
The Lancer(s) Jack Hawskmoor, Midnighter
The Smart Guy(s) Doctor and Engineer
The Big Guy Apollo
The Chick Swift
Sixth Ranger Second Doctor, Rose Tatoo (which is also Sixth Ranger Traitor)

Batman Family

The Hero Batman
The Lancer Nightwing
The Smart Guy Robin, also Oracle
The Big Guy Batgirl
The Chick Alfred (being the one who cleans up after them, is medically skilled, and often settles emotional disputes. A truly awesome Team Mom)

Birds of Prey (classic)

The Hero Black Canary
The Lancer Huntress
The Smart Guy Oracle
The Big Guy Creote
The Chick Savant, also Vixen
Team Dad Wildcat

Birds of Prey (new series)

The Hero Black Canary
The Lancer Huntress
The Smart Guy Oracle
The Big Guy Hawk (Lady Blackhawk probably fits here as well)
The Chick Dove

Bone

The Hero Thorn Harvestar
The Lancer Phoney Bone
The Smart Guy Fone Bone
The Big Guy Rose "Gran'ma" Ben
The Chick Smiley Bone
Team Pet Bartleby

The Boys

The Hero Billy Butcher
The Lancer Mother's Milk
The Big Guy The Female (Subversion: Is an unassuming young woman), Frenchie
The Smart Guy Mother's Milk
The Chick Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk
Team Pet Jamie (Wee Hughie's hamster) or Terror (Butcher's bulldog)

The Boys spin-off Herogasm issue #3 has a picture of the Fantastic Four parody Fantastico as a band with their version of Mr. Fantastic as the lead singer, Human Torch clone as the guitarist, Doofer (Thing-like being) as the drummer and Invisi-lass as the bassplayer:


The Challengers of the Unknown

The Hero Ace Morgan
The Lancer Red Ryan
The Big Guy Rocky Davis
The Smart Guy Prof Haley
The Chick June Robbins or Corinna Stark

Doom Patrol (original version)

The Hero / The Big Guy Robotman
The Lancer Negative Man
The Smart Guy The Chief
The Chick Elasti-Girl
Sixth Ranger Mento
Tagalong Kid Beast Boy

Doom Patrol (Grant Morrison lineup)

The Hero Robotman/Cliff Steele
The Lancer Larry Trainor/Dr. Poole/Rebis
The Big Guy Crazy Jane/Kay Challis (at least in most personalities.)
The Smart Guy Tempest/Joshua Clay
The Chick Dorothy Spinner
The Mentor The Chief/Doctor Caulder
Sixth Ranger Danny The Street

The Doom Patrol (2003)

The Hero Robotman
The Lancer Fever (a spacey Cloudcuckoolander and Naive Everygirl)
The Big Guy Freak (basically the only person besides Robotman with particularly physical powers.)
The Smart Guy Flash Forward Negative Man (whose biting sarcasm and pessimism soon earned him a new codename)
The Chick Kid Slick (mostly due to how mellow and introspective he is.)

Dynamo 5

The Hero Slingshot
The Lancer Myriad
The Big Guy Scatterbrain
The Smart Guy Visionary
Cute Bruiser Scrap
Sink or Swim Mentor Maddie Warner


The dynamic changed slightly when their powers changed:

Dynamo 5

The Hero Supervision (formerly Scrap)
The Lancer Wraith (formerly Myriad)
The Big Guy Ramjet (formerly Scatterbrain)
The Smart Guy Smasher (formerly Visionary)
The Chick Menagerie (formerly Slingshot)
Sink or Swim Mentor still Maddie Warner

Fables (principal cast)

The Hero(es) Boy Blue and Flycatcher
The Lancer(s) Bigby and Snow White
The Smart Guy Frau Totenkinder
The Big Guy Beast
The Chick Beauty
Team Pet Bufkin

Fantastic Four

The Hero Varies by story (usually Mr. Fantastic)
The Lancer The Human Torch
The Big Guy The Thing
The Smart Guy Mister Fantastic
The Chick The Invisible Girl/Woman

The Filth

The Hero Ned Slade
The Lancer Cameron Spector (or Greg Feely)
The Smart Guy Moog Mercury
The Big Guy Dmitri-9
The Chick Miami Nil

Jack Kirby's Forever People

The Hero Mark Moonrider
The Big Guy / The Lancer Big Bear
The Smart Guy Vykin the Black (Back-Up Lancer)
The Chick Beautiful Dreamer
The Tagalong Kid The Chick Other Chick Serafin

* Note: Quiet, sensitive, innocent, emotional Serafin is such a Chick that he'd be unequivocally The Chick if psychic, illusionist, female perpetual kidnapee Beautiful Dreamer wasn't even more The Chick.

First God Squad

The Hero Hercules
The Lancer Amadeus Cho
The Smart Guy Ajak
The Big Guy Demogorge
The Chick Snowbird
Token Evil Teammate Amatsu-Mikaboshi
Team Pet, The Mole Kirby

Second God Squad

The Hero Hercules
The Lancer Amadeus Cho
The Big Guy Galactus
The Smart Guy Silver Surfer
The Chick Sersi
The Heart Venus
Token Evil Teammate Daimon Hellstorm, the Son Of Satan
Sixth Ranger, Team Pet Panther God Of Wakanda

Get Fuzzy (Only in one story arc, but)

The Hero Bucky Katt
The Lancer Mac Manc Mcmanx
The Smart Guy Shakespug
The Big Guy Foodar
The Chick Satchel Pooch
The Heart Chubby Huggs

Green Lantern

The Hero Hal Jordan
The Lancer John and Guy (switch off)
The Smart Guy John Stewart (No relation)
The Big Guy Guy Gardner
The Chick Kyle Rayner (He's The Woobie, and you know it.)
The Mentor Alan Scott

Alternatively:

The Hero Hal Jordan
The Lancer Kyle Rayner
The Smart Guy John Stewart
The Big Guy Kilowog
The Chick Soranik Natu
Sixth Ranger Guy Gardner
The Mentor Ganthet

And during Blackest Night:

The Hero Hal Jordan
The Lancer Sinestro
The Smart Guy Indigo-1
The Big Guy Atrocitus
The Chick Carol Ferris
Kid Appeal Character Larfleeze (though, in a subversion, he's probably the oldest.)
The Heart Saint Walker

* The Green Lantern Corps premise is The Chosen Many: There are 3600-7200 Green Lanterns in the Galaxy as a whole. Earth alone has enough GLs to make a Five-Man Band of their own.

Hellboy

The Hero Hellboy (of course)
The Lancer Abe Sapien
The Smart Guy Johann Kraus (Arguably. Abe Sapien also fills this role)
The Big Guy Roger the Homoculus
The Chick Liz Sherman

Heroes For Hire

The Hero Misty Knight
The Lancer Coleen Wing, Tarantula
The Smart Guy Bug
The Big Guy Shang-Chi
The Chick Black Cat
Token Evil Teammate Paladin
Team Pet Moon Boy

The Invisibles

The Hero King Mob (also The Mentor)
The Lancer Jack Frost
The Big Guy Boy (later Jolly Roger)
The Smart Guy Lord Fanny
The Chick Ragged Robin

JLA: Year One

The Hero The Flash
The Lancer Green Lantern
The Big Guy Aquaman
The Smart Guy Martian Manhunter
The Chick Black Canary
Sixth Ranger Green Arrow
Tagalong Kid "Snapper" Carr

JLA-- Classic Big Seven

The Hero Superman
The Lancer Batman
The Big Guy Green Lantern
The Smart Guy Martian Manhunter
The Chick Wonder Woman
The Heart The Flash
Sixth Ranger Aquaman

Justice League Europe

The Hero Captain Atom
The Lancer Power Girl
The Big Guy(s) Rocket Red and Metamorpho
The Smart Guy Ralph Dibny
The Chick(s) The Crimson Fox and the Silver Sorceress
Team Mom(s) Catherine Cobert and Sue Dibny
Team Pet Power Girl's cat

Knights of the Dinner Table

The Hero Bob Herzog (Using the term loosely)
The Lancer Dave Harcord Bozwell
The Big Guy and The Smart Guy Brian Montgomery VanHoose
The Chick and Fourth Ranger Sara Felton

Knights of the Old Republic (the comic spin-off, not the games)

The Hero Zayne Carrick
The Lancer Gryph Hierogryph
The Big Guy Elbee (T1-LB)
The Smart Guy Camper (Gorman Vandrayk)
The Chick Jarael
Sixth Ranger Rohlan

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (comic version)

The Hero Mina Harker
The Lancer Allan Quatermain (Although in the first volume Mina is thoroughly disappointed by him and he's not terribly effective.)
The Big Guy Edward Hyde
The Smart Guy Captain Nemo
The Chick Dr. Henry Jekyll
Sixth Ranger Hawley Griffin (The Invisible Man)

The Legion of Super-Heroes (core team)

The Hero Cosmic Boy
The Lancer Saturn Girl (originally), then Lightning Lad
The Big Guy Superboy, Mon-El, or Supergirl (depending on the era)
The Smart Guy Brainiac 5
The Chick Lightning Lad (originally), then Saturn Girl

Livewires

The Hero Stem Cell (Despite being the team's resident tech specialist)
The Lancer Hollowpoint Ninja (The "stealthy loner" type)
The Big Guy Gothic Lolita (Actually the smallest, but she's still "500 adorable pounds of beat-em-upness".)
The Smart Guy Cornfed (A Genius Bruiser who rarely gets physical, he's mostly just The Medic, despite his Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness)
The Chick Social Butterfly (Programmed to read social cues like a book, she's a master of the Jedi Mind Trick. Did we mention the pheromones?)

Lullaby

The Hero Alice of Wonderland (A jaded warrior from another world and the hand of the Queen)
The Lancer Jim Hawkins (A hotheaded pirate with a parrot and a living sword)
The Big Guy Red (a confrontational little fox-girl who can take on aspects of the wolf)
The Smart Guy Cheshire Cat (a Deadpan Snarker who always knows what he's talking about)
The Chick Piper (The adopted son of Pied Piper) (Quiet, emotional virtuoso who plays enchanted music and has a fate intertwined with Alice's)
The Tagalong Kid Pinocchio (Until he was Touched by Vorlons, he was almost The Millstone)
Sixth Ranger Traitor Milady (An arrogant French swordswoman who stole the swords, and souls, of the Three Musketeers before setting her sights on Jim)

The Metal Men

The Hero Gold
The Lancer Mercury
The Smart Guy Tin
The Big Guy(s) Iron and Lead
The Chick Platinum
Sixth Ranger Copper
Team Dad Doc Magnus


Modern Guardians Of The Galaxy

First Team

The Hero Star Lord
The Lancer Rocket Racoon, sometimes Adam
The Smart Guy Adam Warlock
The Big Guy Drax, Gamora (is a Big Girl)
The Chick Subverted with Quasar
Team Pet Rocket Racoon

Second Team

The Hero Rocket Racoon
The Lancer(s) Cosmo and Major Victory
The Smart Guy Mantis
The Big Guy Groot
The Chick Bug

And later these two variations merged, creating something between a Five-Man Band and a Command Roster:

The Hero(es) Star Lord, Major Victory
The Lancer(s) Martyr, Rocket Raccoon
The Smart Guy(s) Mantis, Adam Warlock
The Big Guy(s) Drax, Gamora and Groot
The Chick(s) Moondragon, Bug
Team Pet Cosmo


The Omega Men (original lineup)

The Hero Primus
The Lancer Tigorr
The Big Guy Broot
The Smart Guy Nimbus
The Chick Kalista

Planetary

The Hero Elijah Snow
The Lancer Jakita Wagner
The Smart Guy The Drummer
The Big Guy Ambrose Chase
Sixth Ranger Jim Wilder

Power Pack

The Hero Alex Power
The Lancer and The Smart Guy Julie Power
The Big Guy Jack Power
The Chick Katie Power
Sixth Ranger Franklin Richards

Pride High

The Hero Kid Mischief
The Lancer Scotch Bonnet
The Smart Guy Chip Cheetah
The Big Guy Unison
The Chick Suravi
Sixth Ranger Kid Olympus

Runaways (at any point after the first arc)

The Hero Nico Minoru
The Lancer Xavin or Gert Yorkes (depending on whether Gert's alive at this point...)
The Big Guy(s) Chase Stein and Molly Hayes
The Smart Guy Victor Mancha
The Chick Karolina Dean
The Sixth Ranger Klara Prast

Heroes For Hire

The Hero Misty Knight
The Lancer Coleen Wing, Tarantula
The Smart Guy Bug
The Big Guy Shang-Chi
The Chick Black Cat
Token Evil Teammate Paladin
Team Pet Moon Boy

The Sandman - The Endless

The Hero Dream
The Lancer Death
The Big Guy Despair
The Smart Guy Desire
The Chick Delirium
Sixth Ranger Destruction
Team Dad Destiny

The Sandman - Inhabitants of the Dreaming

The Hero Dream
The Lancer / The Smart Guy Lucien
The Big Guy Merv Pumpkinhead
The Chick(s) Cain and Abel
Sixth Ranger Nuala
Team Pet Matthew the Raven

Scare Tactics

The Hero Fang
The Lancer Screamqueen
The Smart Guy Slither
The Big Guy Grossout
The Chick Slither (pulling double duty)
The Mentor Arnie Burnsteel

Secret Six (Villains United incarnation)

The Hero/ The Smart Guy Scandal
The Lancer Deadshot and Catman
The Big Guy Parademon
The Chick Rag Doll
The Mole Cheshire

Secret Six (current incarnation)

The Hero/ The Smart Guy Scandal
The Lancer Catman and Deadshot
The Big Guy Bane
The Chick Rag Doll
Sixth Ranger Jeanette

Seven Soldiers (Grant Morrison version). Yes, they almost never meet, but if they did...

The Hero Shining Knight, as classic an example as you can get.
The Lancer Manhattan Guardian
The Smart Guy Zatanna
The Big Guy Frankenstein, both the Genius Bruiser variety and very, very big.
The Chick by way of The Heart Bulleteer
Token Evil Teammate Klarion
Seventh Ranger Mr. Miracle, whose story has arguably the least influence on everyone else's and contains a lot of foreshadowing for Final Crisis.
Team Pet Teekl the cat, Vanguard the flying horse and Metal Mickey, Bulleteer's super-strong, invulnerable pet mouse.

Shadowpact

The Hero Nightmaster (Initially), then Blue Devil (stepped up)
The Lancer Ragman
The Smart Guy Detective Chimp
The Big Guy Blue Devil, followed by Nightmaster
The Chick Nightshade
Sixth Ranger Enchantress and/or Zauriel

Sonic the Comic

The Hero Sonic the Hedgehog
The Lancer Amy Rose
The Smart Guy Porker Lewis and/or Tekno the Canary
The Big Guy Johnny Lightfoot and/or Shortfuse the Cybernik
The Chick Tails

This dynamic also applies to the Chaotix Crew when they're teamed with either Sonic or Knuckles:

The Hero Sonic the Hedgehog or Knuckles the Echidna
The Lancer Espio the Chamelion (Nack before his Face Heel Turn)
The Smart Guy Vector the Crocodile
The Big Guy Mighty the Armadillo
The Chick Charmy the Bee
The Mentor The Omni-Viewer

Star FOX

The Hero Fox [McCloud]
The Lancer Falco Lombardi
The Obi-Wan Peppy Hare
The Smart Guy Slippy Toad
The Sixth Ranger Fara Phoenix

Star Wars Republic

The Hero Quinlan Vos
The Lancer Aayla Secura
The Smart Guy Master Tholme
The Big Guy Vilmarh Grahrk
The Chick Khaleen Hentz

The Stuff of Legend: Stretched to Eight Man Band, go figure.

The Hero The Colonel
The Lancer Jester
The Big Guy Maxwell
The Smart Guy Percy
Action Girl The Princess
The Heart Harmony
Kid Appeal Character Quackers
Team Pet (literally!) Scout

Supreme Power

The Hero Hyperion (If a real person tried to be The Cape (trope)...)
The Lancer Nighthawk (Darker and Edgier than any of the others. Has a huge problem with Hyperion.)
The Big Guy Shape (Mentally Handicapped Superstrong Rubber Man
Team Pet The Amphibian (Naive Raised by nobody Wild Child)
The Smart Guy Doc Spectrum (Snarky wielder of a proto-Green Lantern Ring that sometimes has control over him)
The Chick The Blur (Fragile Speedster with no direction in his life)
Sixth Ranger Zarda (Ax Crazy Stalker with a Crush with a few full frontal assaults to her name)
Token Evil Teammate Emil Zebediah Burbank (Evil Genius and Smartest Man on the Planet.)

Founding Teen Titans

The Hero Robin
The Lancer Aqualad
The Big Guy Wonder Girl
The Smart Guy Kid Flash
The Chick Wonder Girl
Sixth Ranger Speedy

80's Teen Titans

The Hero Robin/Nightwing
The Lancer Donna Troy, or at times Cyborg (Donna even became leader for a while)
The Big Guy Cyborg and most certainly Starfire (Both of them packed a big punch in terms of power, and Star was often hard to restrain)
The Smart Guy Cyborg or Robin/Nightwing (Nightwing has detective skills, Cyborg has tech skills)
The Chick Donna Troy or Raven (Donna was SO the Team Mom meanwhile Raven was naive and the one who bought the team together.)
Sixth Ranger Jericho and later Danny Chase (Both "shook up" the team), Jericho (also very much The Chick)
The Tagalong Kid Changeling (constantly complaining of being treated like a kid as the youngest)

Pre-Flashpoint Teen Titans (keep in mind they're constantly changing)

The Hero Robin (Also doubles as Smart Guy)
The Lancer(s) Wonder Girl and Static
The Big Guy(s) Red Devil and Blue Beetle (a comedic duo with huge amounts of power)
The Smart Guy Robin (doubles as the leader)
The Chick Miss Martian and Red Devil (at times)
Sixth Ranger Ravager and later Bombshell (Both "shook up" the team)

New 52 Teen Titans

The Hero Red Robin
The Lancer Kid Flash
The Big Guy Wonder Girl
The Smart Guy Bunker
The Chick Solstice
Sixth Ranger Superboy and Skitter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage (started out as a comic)

The Hero Leonardo
The Lancer/The Big Guy Raphael
The Smart Guy Donatello
Kid Appeal Character Michelangelo
The Chick April O'Neil
The Mentor Master Splinter
Sixth Ranger Casey Jones

Tintin

The Hero Tintin
The Lancer/The Big Guy Captain Haddock
The Smart Guy Professor Calculus
The Chick Thompson and Thomson (the cowarders of the team, sometimes used to manipulate Haddock)
Team Pet Snowy

Terra Obscura

The Hero The Magnet
The Lancer Fighting Spirit
The Big Guy The Liberator
The Smart Guy Dr. Tom Strange
The Chick The Woman In Red
Badass Normal Miss Masque
Genius Bruiser Scarab
Tagalong Kid Tim Roland
Team Pet Adam the Ape
Big Brother Mentor The Ghost (also The Terror)

Terra Obscura (Volume II)

The Hero Dr. Tom Strange (he's the viewpoint character this time around)
The Lancer Princess Pantha (fills the void left by both Tom's sidekick Mike AND his girlfriend Virginia)
The Big Guy(s) Thoth (Scarab) and Set (Mystico)
The Smart Guy The Ghost (takes a more active role in this story)
The Chick Miss Masque
Team Pet Adam the Ape

post Civil War Thunderbolts

The Hero Songbird
The Lancer Moonstone
The Big Guy Venom
The Smart Guy Radioactive Man
The Chick Penance
Psycho for Hire Bullseye
Mission Control Norman Osborn

Tom Strong

The Hero / The Smart Guy Tom Strong
The Lancer King Solomon
The Big Guy Pneuman
The Chick Dhalua Strong
Action Girl Tesla Strong
The Mentor Chief Omotu
Tagalong Kids The Strongmen of America

Tom Strong and America's Best

The Hero Tom Strong
The Lancer Greyshirt
The Big Guy Johnny Future (later replaced by his niece, JONNI Future)
The Smart Guy Jack B. Quick
The Chick / Ms. Fanservice Cobweb (Clarice too, obviously)
Plucky Comic Relief Splash Brannigan
Sixth Ranger Traitor Promethea (subverted in that she's not evil; her destiny puts her at odds with the rest of the team)

Top 10

The Hero Sgt. Kemlo Caesar (he's essentially the leader)
The Lancer(s) Dust Devil, Shock-Headed Peter
The Big Guy(s) Smax, Irma Geddon, King Peacock, Wolfspider
The Smart Guy(s) Synaesthesia, Joe Pi, Micro-Maid
The Chick Toybox (even though she's most often the viewpoint character)
Sixth Ranger(s) Peregrine, Multi-Woman (they showed up a little later; Joe Pi would probably count as well)
Ms. Fanservice Girl One
Cool Big Sis Jackie Phantom
The Mentor Jetman

Ultimate X-Men

The Hero Cyclops
The Lancer Wolverine
The Smart Guy Beast
The Big Guy Colossus, sometimes Storm
The Chick Jean (but not useless)
The Mentor Xavier
Tagalong Kid Iceman

Original Wilds C.A.T.S

The Hero Spratan, Lord Emp (who's also a Mentor)
The Lancer Grifter, Zealot, Warblade
The Smart Guy(s) Void and Lord Emp, Maul in human form
The Big Guy Maul
The Chick Vodoo

W.I.T.C.H.

The Hero Will
The Lancer Cornelia
The Smart Guy Taranee
The Big Guy Irma, somtimes Hay Lin
Kid Appeal Character Hay Lin, sometimes Irma
The Sixth Ranger Orube

Young Avengers

The Hero Patriot
The Lancer Hawkeye
The Smart Guy Vision
The Big Guy(s) Hulkling and Stature
The Chick Wiccan
Sixth Ranger Speed

Young Justice

The Hero Robin
The Lancer Superboy (whose mood swings often throw the team for a loop, and Wonder Girl, who actually becomes leader later on.)
The Big Guy(s) Li'l Lobo/Slobo and Wonder Girl
The Smart Guy Impulse (Actually. Yeah, he's usually about as sharp as a doorknob, but his idiosyncratic thought process leads him to conclusions no one else would consider.), Robin (also doubles, in this category.)
The Chick The Secret (from her indirect-but still formidable-powers to her massive crush on Robin to her extreme naivite.) Arrowette (when she was around, she got along with everybody.)
The Sixth Ranger Empress (who started out as an Aloof Ally and happens to be the daughter of one of Those Two Bad Guys), and Ray (a slick, handsome guy with light based powers.)
The Mentor Red Tornado (a Tin Man desperate to be with his family again)
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  1. ↑ pictured: Angel, Iceman, Cyclops, The Beast, and Marvel Girl. You could shuffle the roles around a bit if you wanted, but they definitely fit.
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