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{{trope}}
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 literature:
 
Examples of [[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]s in [[{{SUBPAGENAME}}]] include:
 
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== ''[[The Belgariad]]'' ==
The core crew
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Abandon Series]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||John(Bel)Garion
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||FrankDurnik
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mr.See Liu[[The Big Guy]] Band below
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mr. GravesSilk
|-
|[[The Chick]]||PierceCe'Nedra
|-
|[[The Mentor]](s)||Belgarath and Polgara
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Henry
|}
 
[[The Big Guy]] band
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[TeamThe PetHero]]||Hope, TyphonBarak
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Hettar
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Pierce, Alex, and Kayla
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mandorallen
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Relg
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lelldorin
|}
 
== ''[[Discworld]]'' ==
''[[The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Hamnpork (or Darktan, sometimes)
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Darktan
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dangerous Beans
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Peaches
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Maurice
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||'The Stupid-Looking Kid'
|}
 
Ankh-Morpork Watch:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Carrot
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Vimes, Angua
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Detritus, Dorfl
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Cheri, Igor
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Colon
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Nobby
|}
Varies a lot: Despite the later novels being considerably more Vimes-centered than Carrot-centered, Vimes remains a classic [[The Lancer|Lancer]] in terms of character archetype.
 
Unseen University:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Archchancellor Ridcully
|-
|[[The Lancer]](s)||The Dean, in later books Ponder Stibbons
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||The Librarian
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ponder Stibbons
|-
|[[The Chick]]||The Bursar
|}
 
== ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' ==
''[[Dragonlance]]'' - The Chronicles trilogy
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tanis Half-Elven
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Sturm Brightblade
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Caramon Majere
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Raistlin Majere
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Goldmoon, later Laurana
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Riverwind
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Flint Fireforge
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tasslehoff Burrfoot
|}
 
''[[Dragonlance]]'' - War of the Twins
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Caramon Majere
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Tasslehoff Burrfoot
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Raistlin Majere
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Crysania of Tarinius
|}
 
''[[Forgotten Realms|The Forgotten Realms]]'' - The Companions of Mithral Hall
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Drizzt Do'Urden
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Bruenor Battlehammer
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wulfgar
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Regis
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Catti-Brie
|}
 
''[[Forgotten Realms|The Forgotten Realms]]'' - ''Azure Bonds''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Alias (Alias has the personality of [[The Lancer]], but plays the role of [[The Hero]] in the plot.)
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Dragonbait (Dragonbait, by contrast, has the personality of [[The Hero]], but plays the part of [[The Lancer]].)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mistinarperadnacles Hai Draco (Very big, since she's a great wyrm red dragon.)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Akabar bel Akash
|-
|[[The Dark Chick]]||Olive Ruskettle (She does a [[Heel Face Turn]] by the end.)
|}
 
== ''[[Harry Potter]]'' ==
The Marauders
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||James Potter
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Sirius Black
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Peter Pettigrew ([[Fat Bastard|He's the chubby one]])
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Remus Lupin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lily Evans (later she befriends the Marauders, after she dates James Potter)
|}
 
''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (novel)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' (specifically on the rescue mission at the Ministry of Magic)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Harry Potter
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ron Weasley
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hermione Granger
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Neville Longbottom
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ginny Weasley
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Luna Lovegood
|}
 
== ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' ==
''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Arthur
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ford
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zaphod
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marvin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Trillian
|}
 
Things were changed a bit in ''Life, the Universe, and Everything'':
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Slartibartfast
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ford
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zaphod
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trillian
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Arthur
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Marvin
|}
 
== ''[[Illuminatus]]!'' ==
The Legion of Dynamic Discord
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Hagbard Celine
|-
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Mavis, Stella
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Howard
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||FUCKUP
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Portinari
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Joe Malik
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George Dorn
|}
 
Joe Malik & Co.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Joseph Malik
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Simon Moon
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||John Dillanger
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hagbard Celine
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Mao
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George Dorn
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Malaclypse the Elder
|}
 
== ''[[Le Morte d'Arthur]]'' ==
The main group:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Arthur
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Lancelot
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Merlin
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Gawain (and very occasionally Kay)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Guinevere
|}
 
The Orkney brothers are a five-man band unto themselves, and their roles tend to switch:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Gawain
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Mordred
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gaheris (in some versions)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Agrivain
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Gareth (even when he's playing [[The Hero]])
|}
 
== ''[[N.E.R.D.S.]]'' ==
First Book
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Heathcliff Hodgins / Chompers {{spoiler|Turns out to have masterminded the entire plot at the end}}
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Julio Escala / Flinch
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|}
 
Second Book
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Julio Escala / Flinch
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|}
 
Third Book
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Julio Escala / Flinch
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|}
 
== ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' ==
Book 2
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Annabeth Chase
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Clarisse La Rue
|}
 
Book 3 (Very difficult to classify){{context|reason=It looks classified to me.}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Thalia Grace
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zoé Nightshade
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[The Chick]](s)||Annabeth Chase, Bianca di Angelo
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bessie (a.k.a Ophiotaurus)
|}
 
Book 4
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Annabeth Chase (also [[The Smart Guy]])
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The (other) Smart Guy]]||Rachel Elizabeth Dare
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Nico di Angelo, Rachel Elizabeth Dare
|}
 
The entire series
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Thalia Grace
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Annabeth Chase
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Nico di Angelo
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Rachel Elizabeth Dare
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Chiron
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Mrs. O'Leary
|}
 
== ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' ==
Bran's gang:
{| class="wikitable"
''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' - Bran's gang:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Bran Stark
Line 39 ⟶ 405:
|}
 
Jon Snow's gang.
{| class="wikitable"
''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' - Jon Snow's gang.
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jon Snow
Line 55 ⟶ 421:
|}
 
The Stark children, although they get separated very quickly.
{| class="wikitable"
''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' - The Stark children, although they get separated very quickly.
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Robb Stark
Line 71 ⟶ 437:
|}
 
== ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' ==
The Cullen Family
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Edward
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Alice (cheerful, friendly [[Genki Girl]] to Edward's Wangst and standoffish attitude) or Rosalie (dislikes Bella)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Emmett
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jasper (strategy) or Carlisle (everything else)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Esme
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bella Swan
|}
 
A different interpretation:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Edward
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Rosalie (dislikes Bella)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Emmett
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jasper (the most knowledgeable next to Carlisle)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Alice
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Bella (becomes a vampire and officially joins the family midway through the final book)
|-
|[[The Mentor]]||Carlisle
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Esme
|}
 
== ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' ==
[[Ciaphas Cain]] - 597th Valhallan Regiment
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ciaphas Cain
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Regina Kasteen
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Anton Broklaw
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ferik Juergen (smart in terms of useful skills)
|-
|[[The Chick]] and [[The Lancer|The (alternate) Lancer]]||Amberly Vail
|}
 
[[Eisenhorn]] - Inquisitor Eisenhorn and company
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Gregor Eisenhorn
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Midas Betancore, later Lize Bequin (Also Mission Control)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Godwyn Fischig
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Autosavant Uber Aemos
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Warhammer 40000 (is really, really not big on Chicks, but Bequin might ''just'' qualify at her introduction. Medea Betancore in the later books.)
|}
 
[[Gaunt's Ghosts]] - The Ghosts
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ibram Gaunt
|-
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Rawne, Colm Corbec, Mkoll, later Gol Kolea
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||"Try Again" Bragg, Colm Corbec, Brostin, Gol Kolea (until promoted to Lancer)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Lancer(s)]]||Agun Soric, Mkoll
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Possibly Docs Dorden and Curth (in general role, but both can and do hold their own in combat.)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Commissar Viktor Hark
|}
 
''[[Ravenor]]'' - Inquisitor Ravenor and company
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Harlon Nayl
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Patience Kys
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zeph Mathuin ( {{spoiler|until he dies, when the place is filled by Thonius}})
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Carl Thonius ([[Phrase Catcher|The things he knows]]) ( {{spoiler|until Mathuin's death, when Zael seems to be taking over}})
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kara Swole
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Gideon Ravenor himself (though he can 'ware' any other member of the team.)
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Zael, and later Isobob
|-
|[[The Medic]]||Belknap
|-
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Sholto Unwerth ([[Plucky Comic Relief|to some degree]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Maud Plyton, Belknap (can also count), and later in the series, [[Hot Amazon|Angharad]] and Interrogator [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Ballack]]. {{spoiler|The latter of which turns out to be the [[Token Evil Teammate]].}}
|-
|[[The Stoic]]||[[Non-Action Guy|Not having earned]] a particular role in the lineup, Wystan Frauka spends his time at the hideout [[Must Have Nicotine|chain-smoking]], [[Porn Stash|reading bad porn]], and [[Lethal Joke Character|generally being a blank]].
|}
 
== ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' ==
Fireheart's [[True Companions]] in ''The Original Series''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Fireheart
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Graystripe
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Sandstorm
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]/[[The Medic]]||Cinderpelt
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Cloudtail
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Ravenpaw
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Bramblepaw
|}
 
[[The Chosen One]]s from the beginning of ''The New Prophecy'' Series
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Brambleclaw
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Stormfur
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Crowpaw (Not the strongest but most willing to fight)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tawnypelt
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Feathertail
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Squirrelpaw
|}
 
Omen of the Stars Heroes
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Dovewing
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ivypool
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Lionblaze
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jayfeather
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Cinderheart
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Firestar
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||{{spoiler|Hollyleaf}}
|}
 
== ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' ==
''Book I''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Rand
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Mat
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Perrin
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Loial (appears later, but fits better) or Nynaeve
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Egwene al'Vere
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Nynaeve or Loial (see above note)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Moiraine, Lan, and Thom
|}
 
''Egwene's Conspiracy''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Egwene
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Siuan
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nynaeve (in terms of raw Power)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Siuan, later Verin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Leane, Elayne
|}
 
''Band of the Red Hand''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Mat
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Talmanes
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nalesean
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]|| Vanin
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Olver
|}
 
== ''[[Xanth]]'' ==
''The Source of Magic''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Bink
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Crombie
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Chester Centaur
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Humphery
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grundy Golem
|}
 
the Dor books
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Dor
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Irene
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Smash Ogre
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chet Centaur
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grundy
|}
 
== Other works ==
''[[Abandon Series]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||John
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Frank
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mr. Liu
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mr. Graves
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Pierce
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Henry
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Hope, Typhon
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Pierce, Alex, and Kayla
|}
 
''[[Against a Dark Background]]'' (by Iain M. Banks)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Sharrow
Line 85 ⟶ 709:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Age of Misrule]]'' (has two):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jack Churchill
Line 97 ⟶ 721:
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruth Gallagher
|}
 
And in the second trilogy:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Mallory
Line 110 ⟶ 737:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[All of a Kind Family|All-Of-A-Kind Family]]'' (is a subversion with it's five-''girl'' band):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ella
Line 124 ⟶ 751:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[All the King's Men]]'' - Willie Talos' campaign team:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||The Boss
Line 138 ⟶ 765:
|}
 
Fred Vargas' ''Adamsberg'' series
{| class="wikitable"
Fred Vargas' Adamsberg series
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
Line 152 ⟶ 779:
|}
 
''[[Animorphs]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Discworld/The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents|The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Hamnpork (or Darktan, sometimes)
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Darktan
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dangerous Beans
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Peaches
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Maurice
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||'The Stupid-Looking Kid'
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Animorphs]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jake
Line 186 ⟶ 797:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Babysitters Club]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Kristy Thomas (founder and president of the BSC)
Line 200 ⟶ 811:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''Bad News Ballet''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||[[Last-Name Basis|McGee]]
Line 214 ⟶ 825:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Battle Royale]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Shuya Nanahara
Line 232 ⟶ 843:
|}
 
''[[The Malloreon]]'' - the core crew
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Belgariad]]'' - the core crew
|-
|[[The Hero]]||(Bel)Garion
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Durnik
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||See [[The Big Guy]] Band below
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Silk
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ce'Nedra
|-
|[[The Mentor]](s)||Belgarath and Polgara
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Belgariad]]'' - [[The Big Guy]] band
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Barak
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Hettar
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mandorallen
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Relg
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lelldorin
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Malloreon]]'' - the core crew
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Belgarion
Line 280 ⟶ 861:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Black Dogs]]'' (before Sinai and Jacyl take off):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Lyra
Line 294 ⟶ 875:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Black Dogs]]'' (When Lyra and Sadrao are joined by Spite and Gunnar):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Lyra
Line 309 ⟶ 890:
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: Gunnar is probably as qualified, if not moreso to be [[The Chick]] as Spite, despite him being male and physically the largest member of the band. He the extremely placid voice of reason throughout the second half of the series, and although spite is tiny and female, she's the most violent and aggressive character in the entire book. She single-handedly takes out a creature large enough to swallow whole elephants. These two are a complete inversion of whole [[Five-Man Band]] whereas Sinai and Jacyl play it completely straight.
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Blade of the Flame]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Diran
Line 327 ⟶ 908:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[Big Good]]/[[The Big Guy]]||Aslan
Line 354 ⟶ 935:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]'' - Book One: Lord Foul's Bane
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Atiaran, but later Prothall
Line 370 ⟶ 951:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]'' - Book Two: The Illearth War
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Troy, and later Elena
Line 384 ⟶ 965:
|}
 
''[[Codex Alera]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Codex Alera]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tavi
Line 400 ⟶ 981:
|}
 
''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' (The present{{when}} storyline)
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' (The present storyline)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Randall Lawrence Waterhouse
Line 414 ⟶ 995:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Dark Heresy]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Mordechai
Line 430 ⟶ 1,011:
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
The ''ka-tet'' of ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' series
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Roland Deschain
Line 446 ⟶ 1,027:
|}
 
''[[Dilbert|The Dilbert Principle]]'' - In the chapter about meetings, the author identifies meetings as a performance art with these character types:
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Dilbert|The Dilbert Principle]]'' - In the chapter about meetings, the author identifies meetings as a performance art with these character types:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||[[Captain Obvious|Master Of The Obvious]]
Line 460 ⟶ 1,041:
|}
 
''[[Dracula (novel)|Dracula]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Discworld]]'' - Ankh-Morpork Watch:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Carrot
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Vimes, Angua
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Detritus, Dorfl
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Cheri, Igor
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Colon
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Nobby
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Varies A Lot: Despite the later novels being considerably more Vimes-centered than Carrot-centered, Vimes remains a classic [[The Lancer|Lancer]] in terms of character archetype.
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Discworld]]'' - Unseen University:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Archchancellor Ridcully
|-
|[[The Lancer]](s)||The Dean, in later books Ponder Stibbons
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||The Librarian
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ponder Stibbons
|-
|[[The Chick]]||The Bursar
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Dracula (novel)|Dracula]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jonathan Harker
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|}
 
''[[Dragaera]]'' - The Khaavren trilogy
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''[[Dragaera]]'' - The Khaavren trilogy
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Khaavren
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''[[Eberron|TheDragonBelow]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Dragonlance]]'' - The Chronicles trilogy
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tanis Half-Elven
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Sturm Brightblade
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Caramon Majere
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Raistlin Majere
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Goldmoon, later Laurana
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Riverwind
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Flint Fireforge
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tasslehoff Burrfoot
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Dragonlance]]'' - War of the Twins
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Caramon Majere
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Tasslehoff Burrfoot
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Raistlin Majere
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Crysania of Tarinius
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Eberron|TheDragonBelow]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Singe
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|}
 
''[[The Dreaming Dark]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Dreaming Dark]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Daine
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|}
 
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''[[The Dresden Files]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Harry Dresden
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|}
 
''[[Shannara|The Druid of Shannara]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Shannara|The Druid of Shannara]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Walker Boh
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''[[Ender's Game]]'' - Ender's jeesh
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''[[Ender's Game]]'' - Ender's jeesh
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ender
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Everworld]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||David Levin
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Cornersville Trace Mythos|Extraordinary*]]'' - Jen and her friends:
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|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jen
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Famous Five]]'' - [[Enid Blyton]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Julian (As the Eldest, he doubles up as [[Team Dad]])
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{| class="wikitable"
[[Robin Hobb|The Farseer Trilogy]] (specifically the second half of Assassin's Quest)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||[[Fitz Chivalry]] Farseer
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|}
 
''[[Garfield|Garfield's Pet Force]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Forgotten Realms|The Forgotten Realms]]'' - The Companions of Mithral Hall
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Drizzt Do'Urden
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Bruenor Battlehammer
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wulfgar
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Regis
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Catti-Brie
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Forgotten Realms|The Forgotten Realms]]'' - ''Azure Bonds''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Alias (Alias has the personality of [[The Lancer]], but plays the role of [[The Hero]] in the plot.)
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Dragonbait (Dragonbait, by contrast, has the personality of [[The Hero]], but plays the part of [[The Lancer]].)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mistinarperadnacles Hai Draco (Very big, since she's a great wyrm red dragon.)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Akabar bel Akash
|-
|[[The Dark Chick]]||Olive Ruskettle (She does a [[Heel Face Turn]] by the end.)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Garfield|Garfield's Pet Force]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Garzooka
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Good Omens]]'' - The Them
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Adam Young
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: If anyone is to be shoehorned into being [[The Chick]], it's either Anathema or possibly Pepper's younger sister. Both are enough of a stretch that it's probably best just to consider the role to be left vacant.
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Guild Wars 2]] Edge of Destiny'' - Destiny's Edge
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Logan Thackeray/Eir Stegalkin
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''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' - The SOS Brigade
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Harry Potter]]'' - The Marauders
|-
|[[The Hero]]||James Potter
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Sirius Black
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Peter Pettigrew ([[Fat Bastard|He's the chubby one]])
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Remus Lupin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lily Evans (later she befriends the Marauders, after she dates James Potter)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Harry Potter]]'' (specifically on the rescue mission at the Ministry of Magic)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Harry Potter
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ron Weasley
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hermione Granger
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Neville Longbottom
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ginny Weasley
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Luna Lovegood
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' - The SOS Brigade
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Haruhi Suzumiya
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Heirs of Ash]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Sometimes Seren, sometimes Tristam
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|}
 
''[[The Homeward Bounders]]''
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''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Arthur
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ford
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zaphod
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Marvin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Trillian
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
Things were changed a bit in ''Life, the Universe, and Everything'':
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Slartibartfast
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ford
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zaphod
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trillian
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Arthur
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Marvin
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Homeward Bounders]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Konstam
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Cornersville Trace Mythos|How To Get Suspended and Influence People]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Leon
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Hunger Games]]'' (during the latter half of the second book)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Katniss
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{| class="wikitable"
''[[Hyperion]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||The Consul
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|}
 
''[[In Death]]'' -- Eve Dalla's [[True Companions]].
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Illuminatus]]!'' -- The Legion of Dynamic Discord
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Hagbard Celine
|-
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Mavis, Stella
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Howard
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||FUCKUP
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Portinari
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Joe Malik
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George Dorn
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Illuminatus]]!'' -- Joe Malik & Co.
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Joseph Malik
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Simon Moon
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||John Dillanger
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hagbard Celine
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Mao
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George Dorn
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Malaclypse the Elder
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[In Death]]'' -- Eve Dalla's [[True Companions]].
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Eve Dallas
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[IT]]'' -- The Losers Club.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Bill Denbrough
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|}
 
''[[John Dies at the End]]'' -- The Las Vegas Arc
{| class="wikitable"
''[[John Dies at the End]]'' -- The Las Vegas Arc
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Dave Wong
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|}
 
''[[Journey to the West]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Journey to the West]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Sun Wukong
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|[[The Big Guy]]||Sha Wujing
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: It could be argued that ''Journey to the West'' effectively ''created'' this trope (literally; written in 1590, this is one of the earliest and ''best'' examples of a [[Five-Man Band]]), though this depends on the publication date of ''[[Le Morte d'Arthur|Le Morte Darthur]]'' (possibly 1485). However, none of the characters are any one archetype, either (except the horse, which subsequent authors have all but forgotten); in a strange twist of the trope, for example, the monk Xuangzang, while still being [[The Hero]] by default, also falls under the trope of [[The Chick]], because he's, well, the downright perfect example of it - down to his propensity to be captured or put into danger more often than Lois Lane and Mary-Jane Watson ''combined'' (seriously; what self-respecting hero needs to be saved from certain death by [[The Lancer]] in over 60 chapters of a 100 chapter epic!?)
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Jurassic Park]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Alan Grant
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Tales of Kolmar]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Lanen Kaelar, sometimes Varien
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
[[Dennis Lehane]]'s [[Kenzie and Gennaro Series]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Patrick Kenzie
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|}
 
[[King Arthur|The Arthurian legends]] (''[[Le Morte d'Arthur|Le Morte Darthur]]'') have two:
 
''[[The Kingdom Keepers]]''
{| class="wikitable"
The main group:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Arthur
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Lancelot
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Merlin
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Gawain (and very occasionally Kay)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Guinevere
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
The Orkney brothers are a five-man band unto themselves, and their roles tend to switch:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Gawain
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Mordred
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gaheris (in some versions)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Agrivain
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Gareth (even when he's playing [[The Hero]])
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Kingdom Keepers]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Finn
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Last Days]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Moz (Lead Singer Minerva)
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Chronicles of Narnia|The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Peter Pevensie
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Robin Hobb|Liveship Traders]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Althea
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|}
 
''[[Looking for Alaska]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Looking for Alaska]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Alaska Young
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|}
 
''[[The Lost World (novel)|The Lost World]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Lost World (novel)|The Lost World]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Challenger
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''The Lost World'' ([[Jurassic Park]])
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Ian Malcolm
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'': Weatherlight story arc
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Gerrard
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Magic Kingdom of Landover]]'', Ben's Court
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||[[Reasonable Authority Figure|Ben Holiday]]
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Maximum Ride]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Max
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Midnight World]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Andrey ("Aeneas") Viter
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''Midnighters''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Rex Greene
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Moomins]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Moomintroll
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Mysterious Island]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Cyrus Smith
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|}
 
''[[Neverwhere]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''N.E.R.D.S'' - First Book
|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Heathcliff Hodgins / Chompers {{spoiler|Turns out to have masterminded the entire plot at the end}}
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Julio Escala / Flinch
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''N.E.R.D.S'' - Second Book
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Julio Escala / Flinch
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''N.E.R.D.S'' - Third Book
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Julio Escala / Flinch
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Neverwhere]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Door
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|}
 
''[[The New Heroes]] (Quantum Prophecy to some)''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The New Heroes]] (Quantum Prophecy to some)''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Colin
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Outsiders]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Darry
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Princess Bride (novel)|The Princess Bride]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Westley
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''[[The Railway Series]]'' ([[Thomas the Tank Engine]])
 
{| class="wikitable"
Thomas's Branch Line (Unfortunatley, this line up was never used in the TV series.)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Thomas
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|}
 
''[[Perry Rhodan]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' – Book 2
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Annabeth Chase
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Clarisse La Rue
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' – Book 3 (Very difficult to classify)
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Thalia Grace
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zoé Nightshade
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[The Chick]](s)||Annabeth Chase, Bianca di Angelo
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bessie (a.k.a Ophiotaurus)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' – Book 4
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Annabeth Chase (also [[The Smart Guy]])
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The (other) Smart Guy]]||Rachel Elizabeth Dare
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Nico di Angelo, Rachel Elizabeth Dare
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
For the entire ''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' Series, it goes like this
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Thalia Grace
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Annabeth Chase
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Nico di Angelo
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Rachel Elizabeth Dare
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Chiron
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Mrs. O'Leary
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Perry Rhodan]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Perry Rhodan
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Remote Man]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ned Spinner/Remote Man
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|}
 
''[[Robin Hood]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Robin Hood]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Robin Hood
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|}
 
''[[Rod Allbright Alien Adventures]]'' - The crew of the Ferkel:
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Rod Allbright Alien Adventures]]'' - The crew of the Ferkel:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Grakker
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Safehold]]'' initially has the Charisian upper leadership. Starting from the second book, as characters learn the truth behind Safehold's history, an "inner circle" begins to form.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||King Haarahld, later Cayleb
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Sailor Nothing]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Himei
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Seventh Tower]]'' (Tal and Milla's group when {{spoiler|storming the Violet tower}} in the last book.)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tal
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''Sisterhood'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: The Big Five or The Five Musketeers (as called in the book ''Deja Vu'')
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jack Emery
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|}
 
''[[Someone Else's War]]'': The core group of children trying to rescue their fellow [[Child Soldiers]] from the LRA.
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Someone Else's War|Someone Elses War]]'': The core group of children trying to rescue their fellow [[Child Soldiers]] from the LRA.
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Matteo
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Swiss Family Robinson]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||The father
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Sword of Truth]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Richard
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
Fred Vargas' Three Evangelist series
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Marc Vandoosler
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Three Musketeers (novel)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (an early appearance of the team)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||d'Artagnan (a.k.a D'Artagnan)
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|}
 
''[[Sarah Dessen|The Truth About Forever]]'' - The Wish Catering Crew
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Sarah Dessen|The Truth About Forever]]''-The Wish Catering Crew
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Macy
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|}
 
''[[Uglies]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'': The Cullen Family
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Edward
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Alice (cheerful, friendly [[Genki Girl]] to Edward's Wangst and standoffish attitude) or Rosalie (dislikes Bella)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Emmett
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jasper (strategy) or Carlisle (everything else)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Esme
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bella Swan
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
A different interpretation:
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Edward
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Rosalie (dislikes Bella)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Emmett
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jasper (the most knowledgeable next to Carlisle)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Alice
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Bella (becomes a vampire and officially joins the family midway through the final book)
|-
|[[The Mentor]]||Carlisle
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Esme
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Uglies]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Tally
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Unreal Estate]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Meiko (Not the protagonist, but leads the group)
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Vorkosigan Saga]]'': Dendarii Mercenaries
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Miles Naismith
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|}
 
The ''[[Legends of Laconia]]'' series: ''Waking Echoes''
{| class="wikitable"
The ''[[Legends of Laconia]]'' series: ''Waking Echoes''
|-
|[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Ty
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The War of the Flowers]]''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Theo
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|}
 
''[[Watership Down]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'': [[Ciaphas Cain]] - 597th Valhallan Regiment
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ciaphas Cain
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Regina Kasteen
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Anton Broklaw
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ferik Juergen (smart in terms of useful skills)
|-
|[[The Chick]] and [[The Lancer|The (alternate) Lancer]]||Amberly Vail
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'': [[Eisenhorn]] - Inquisitor Eisenhorn and company
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Gregor Eisenhorn
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Midas Betancore, later Lize Bequin (Also Mission Control)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Godwyn Fischig
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Autosavant Uber Aemos
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Warhammer 40000 (is really, really not big on Chicks, but Bequin might ''just'' qualify at her introduction. Medea Betancore in the later books.)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'': [[Gaunt's Ghosts|Gaunts Ghosts]] - The Ghosts
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Ibram Gaunt
|-
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Rawne, Colm Corbec, Mkoll, later Gol Kolea
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||"Try Again" Bragg, Colm Corbec, Brostin, Gol Kolea (until promoted to Lancer)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Lancer(s)]]||Agun Soric, Mkoll
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Possibly Docs Dorden and Curth (in general role, but both can and do hold their own in combat.)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Commissar Viktor Hark
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' ''[[Ravenor]]'' - Inquisitor Ravenor and company
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Harlon Nayl
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Patience Kys
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zeph Mathuin ( {{spoiler|until he dies, when the place is filled by Thonius}})
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Carl Thonius ([[Phrase Catcher|The things he knows]]) ( {{spoiler|until Mathuin's death, when Zael seems to be taking over}})
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kara Swole
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Gideon Ravenor himself (though he can 'ware' any other member of the team.)
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Zael, and later Isobob
|-
|[[The Medic]]||Belknap
|-
|[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Sholto Unwerth ([[Plucky Comic Relief|to some degree]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Maud Plyton, Belknap (can also count), and later in the series, [[Hot Amazon|Angharad]] and Interrogator [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Ballack]]. {{spoiler|The latter of which turns out to be the [[Token Evil Teammate]].}}
|-
|[[The Stoic]]||[[Non-Action Guy|Not having earned]] a particular role in the lineup, Wystan Frauka spends his time at the hideout [[Must Have Nicotine|chain-smoking]], [[Porn Stash|reading bad porn]], and [[Lethal Joke Character|generally being a blank]].
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Warrior Cats]]''-Fireheart's [[True Companions]] in ''The Original Series''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Fireheart
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Graystripe
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Sandstorm
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]/[[The Medic]]||Cinderpelt
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Cloudtail
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Ravenpaw
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Bramblepaw
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Warrior Cats]]'' - [[The Chosen One|The Chosen Ones]] from the beginning of ''The New Prophecy'' Series
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Brambleclaw
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Stormfur
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Crowpaw (Not the strongest but most willing to fight)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tawnypelt
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Feathertail
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Squirrelpaw
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Warrior Cats]]'' - Omen of the Stars Heroes
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Dovewing
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Ivypool
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Lionblaze
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jayfeather
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Cinderheart
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Firestar
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||{{spoiler|Hollyleaf}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Watership Down]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Hazel
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Witcher|The Witcher saga]]'' (the posse from third book onwards)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Geralt
Line 1,982 ⟶ 2,077:
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Zoltan Chivay (in the third book), Angouleme (in the fifth book)
|}
However, sometimes [[The Chick]] ''can'' be an [[Action Girl]]. Milva can be both [[The Chick]] and [[The Big Guy]], while Dandillion would be [[Kid Appeal Character]].
|}
 
''[[World of Warcraft]]: Beyond the Dark Portal''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Wheel of Time]]: Book I''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Rand
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Mat
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Perrin
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Loial (appears later, but fits better) or Nynaeve
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Egwene al'Vere
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Nynaeve or Loial (see above note)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Moiraine, Lan, and Thom
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Wheel of Time]]: Egwene's Conspiracy''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Egwene
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Siuan
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nynaeve (in terms of raw Power)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Siuan, later Verin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Leane, Elayne
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Wheel of Time]]: Band of the Red Hand''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Mat
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Talmanes
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nalesean
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]|| Vanin
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Olver
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[World of Warcraft]]: Beyond the Dark Portal''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Turalyon
Line 2,045 ⟶ 2,094:
|}
 
''[[Young Jedi Knights]]''
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Xanth]]'' - ''The Source of Magic''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Bink
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Crombie
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Chester Centaur
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Humphery
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grundy Golem
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Xanth]]'' - the Dor books
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Dor
|-
|[[The Lancer]]||Irene
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Smash Ogre
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chet Centaur
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grundy
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Young Jedi Knights]]''
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Jacen
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''Spiran och staven (The Sceptre and the Quarterstaff)''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[The Hero]]||Räven (Fox)
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|-
|[[The Chick]]||Stormfödd (Storm-born) -- well, he is no more mister Nice-Guy when Umbra gets threatened.
|}
 
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