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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:
 
 
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''[[Abandon Series]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||John||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Frank||John
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mr. Liu||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Mr. Graves||Frank
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Pierce||
||[[TagalongThe KidBig Guy]]||Henry||Mr. Liu
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Hope, Typhon||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mr. Graves
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Pierce, Alex, and Kayla||
|-
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|[[The Chick]]||Pierce
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Henry
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Hope, Typhon
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Pierce, Alex, and Kayla
|}
 
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''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' - Bran's gang:
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||[[The Hero]]||Bran Stark||
||[[The Lancer]]=/=[[The ChickHero]]||MeeraBran Reed||Stark
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Hodor||
||[[The SmartLancer]]=/=[[The GuyChick]]||JojenMeera Reed||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Summer||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||Coldhands||Hodor
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jojen Reed
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Summer
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Coldhands
|}
 
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''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' - Jon Snow's gang.
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jon Snow||
||[[The LancerHero]]||SamwellJon Tarly||Snow
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Grenn||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Pypar,Samwell Samwell||Tarly
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Dareon||
||[[TeamThe PetBig Guy]]||Ghost||Grenn
|-
 
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Pypar, Samwell
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dareon
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Ghost
|}
 
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''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' - The Stark children, although they get separated very quickly.
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Robb Stark||
||[[The LancerHero]]||JonRobb Snow||Stark
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Arya--a subversion, since she's actually quite small, but she's the brawler of the group.||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||BrandonJon Stark||Snow
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Sansa Stark||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Arya--a subversion, since she's actually quite small, but she's the brawler of the group.
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Rickon Stark||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Brandon Stark
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Sansa Stark
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Rickon Stark
|}
 
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''[[Against a Dark Background]]'' (by Iain M. Banks)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Sharrow||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Cernuij||Sharrow
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Dloan||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Miz||Cernuij
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Zefla||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Dloan
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Miz
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Zefla
|}
 
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''[[The Age of Misrule (Literature)|The Age of Misrule]]'' (has two):
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jack Churchill||
||[[The LancerHero]]||LauraJack DuSantiago||Churchill
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ryan Veitch||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Shavi||Laura DuSantiago
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ruth Gallagher||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ryan Veitch
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shavi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruth Gallagher
And in the second trilogy:
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Mallory||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Caitlin Shepherd||Mallory
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Hunter||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Hal||Caitlin Shepherd
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Sophie Tallent||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Hunter
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hal
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Sophie Tallent
|}
 
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''[[All of a Kind Family|All-Of-A-Kind Family]]'' (is a subversion with it's five-''girl'' band):
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Ella||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Henny suits this to a T||Ella
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Charlotte (specifically her imagination)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Sarah||Henny suits this to a T
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Gertie||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Charlotte (specifically her imagination)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Sarah
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Gertie
|}
 
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''[[All the Kings Men]]'' - Willie Talos' campaign team:
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||[[The Hero]]||The Boss||
||[[The LancerHero]]||SadieThe Burke||Boss
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tiny Duffy||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||JackSadie Burden and/or Sadie||Burke
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lucy Talos||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tiny Duffy
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jack Burden and/or Sadie
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lucy Talos
|}
 
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Fred Vargas' Adamsberg series
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg||
|[[The Hero]]||Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
||[[The Lancer]]||Adrien Danglard (also [[The Smart Guy]])||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Violette Retancourt (also a [[Team Mom]] of sorts)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Adrien Danglard (also [[The Smart Guy]])
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Louis Veyrenc (he started as a [[Sixth Ranger]] and [[The Rival]] to Adamsberg in ''This Night's Foul Work'' but became this as of ''An Uncertain Place'')||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||La Boule||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Violette Retancourt (also a [[Team Mom]] of sorts)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Louis Veyrenc (he started as a [[Sixth Ranger]] and [[The Rival]] to Adamsberg in ''This Night's Foul Work'' but became this as of ''An Uncertain Place'')
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||La Boule
|}
 
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''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents|The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Hamnpork (or Darktan, sometimes)||
||[[The LancerHero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Hamnpork (or Darktan||, sometimes)
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Dangerous Beans||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||Peaches||Darktan
|-
||[[The Sixth Ranger]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Maurice||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dangerous Beans
||[[Team Pet]]||'The Stupid-Looking Kid'||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Peaches
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Maurice
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||'The Stupid-Looking Kid'
|}
 
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''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jake||
|[[The Hero]]||Jake
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Marco ("go-to" guy, Jake's best friend who cares about staying safe and sane), <s>Tobias ("Air Force", "eye in the sky"), strike:Rachel (challenger, dirty work, {{spoiler|died for the cause}})</s>||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Rachel (a rare case where this role is occupied by a female and the team isn't an [[Amazon Brigade]])||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Marco ("go-to" guy, Jake's best friend who cares about staying safe and sane), <s>Tobias ("Air Force", "eye in the sky"), strike:Rachel (challenger, dirty work, {{spoiler|died for the cause}})</s>
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Tobias ("behind the scenes scout"), <s>Marco (strategy), Cassie (animals), Ax (aliens & tech)</s>||
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Cassie (moral center), <s>Marco (comedian & tension breaker), Tobias ([[Wangst]])</s>||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Rachel (a rare case where this role is occupied by a female and the team isn't an [[Amazon Brigade]])
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ax||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||David||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Tobias ("behind the scenes scout"), <s>Marco (strategy), Cassie (animals), Ax (aliens & tech)</s>
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Cassie (moral center), <s>Marco (comedian & tension breaker), Tobias ([[Wangst]])</s>
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ax
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||David
|}
 
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''[[Babysitters Club]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Kristy Thomas (founder and president of the BSC)||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ClaudiaKristy KishiThomas (vice-founder and president of the BSC, her room is club headquarters)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Dawn Schafer (due to her outgoing and passionate nature)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Claudia Kishi (vice-president of the BSC, her room is club headquarters)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Stacey McGill (ultra-sophisticated math whiz)||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Mary Anne Spier (most emotional and sensitive member)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Dawn Schafer (due to her outgoing and passionate nature)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Stacey McGill (ultra-sophisticated math whiz)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mary Anne Spier (most emotional and sensitive member)
|}
 
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''Bad News Ballet''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||[[Last Name Basis|McGee]]||
||[[The LancerHero]]||[[HollywoodLast PudgyName Basis|GwenMcGee]]||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Known Only By Their Nickname|Rocky]]||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||[[HugeHollywood SchoolgirlPudgy|ZanGwen]]||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||[[Dojikko|Mary]] [[Southern Belle|Bubnik]]||
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Known Only By Their Nickname|Rocky]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[Huge Schoolgirl|Zan]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[Dojikko|Mary]] [[Southern Belle|Bubnik]]
|}
 
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''[[Battle Royale]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Shuya Nanahara||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ShogoShuya Kawada||Nanahara
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Hiroki Sugimura||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||ShinjiShogo Mimura||Kawada
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Noriko Nakagawa||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Hiroki Sugimura
||[[Sacrificial Lamb]]||Yoshitoki Kuninobu||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Yutaka Seto||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Shinji Mimura
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Noriko Nakagawa
|-
|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]||Yoshitoki Kuninobu
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Yutaka Seto
|}
 
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''[[The Belgariad]]'' - the core crew
|-
||[[The Hero]]||(Bel)Garion||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Durnik||(Bel)Garion
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||See [[The Big Guy]] Band below||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Silk||Durnik
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ce'Nedra||
||[[The MentorBig Guy]](s)||BelgarathSee and[[The Polgara||Big Guy]] Band below
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Silk
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ce'Nedra
|-
|[[The Mentor]](s)||Belgarath and Polgara
|}
 
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''[[The Belgariad]]'' - [[The Big Guy]] band
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Barak||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Hettar||Barak
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mandorallen||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Relg||Hettar
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lelldorin||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mandorallen
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Relg
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lelldorin
|}
 
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''[[The Malloreon]]'' - the core crew
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Belgarion||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Durnik||Belgarion
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Toth||
|[[The Lancer]]||Durnik
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Silk/Liselle/[[Evil Genius|Sadi]]||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ce'Nedra and Eriond||
||[[The MentorBig Guy]](s)||Belgarath and Polgara||Toth
|-
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||[[Heel Face Turn|'Zakath]]||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Silk/Liselle/[[Evil Genius|Sadi]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ce'Nedra and Eriond
|-
|[[The Mentor]](s)||Belgarath and Polgara
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||[[Heel Face Turn|'Zakath]]
|}
 
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''[[Black Dogs (Literature)|Black Dogs]]'' (before Sinai and Jacyl take off):
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Lyra||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Sadrao||Lyra
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sinai||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Trent||Sadrao
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Jacyl||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Sinai
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trent
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Jacyl
|}
 
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''[[Black Dogs (Literature)|Black Dogs]]'' (When Lyra and Sadrao are joined by Spite and Gunnar):
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Lyra||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Sadrao||Lyra
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Gunnar||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Trent||Sadrao
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Spite||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Gunnar
* 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.
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trent
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Spite
|}
<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.
 
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''[[Blade of the Flame]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Diran||
|[[The Hero]]||Diran
||[[The Lancer]]||Ghaji (sometimes [[The Big Guy]]), Asenka (when she shows up)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Solus (after he shows up)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Ghaji (sometimes [[The Big Guy]]), Asenka (when she shows up)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Tresslar||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Yvka, Makala (when she shows up), Asenka (when she shows up)||
||[[DamselThe inBig DistressGuy]]||MakalaSolus (againafter he shows up)||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Whatever the halfling's name was||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tresslar
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yvka, Makala (when she shows up), Asenka (when she shows up)
|-
|[[Damsel in Distress]]||Makala (again)
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Whatever the halfling's name was
|}
 
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''[[Chronicles of Narnia]]''
|-
||[[Big Good]]/[[The Big Guy]]||Aslan||
||[[TheBig HeroGood]]||Peter/[[The PevensieBig Guy]]||Aslan
|-
||[[The Lancer]] (and the [[Anti Hero]])||Edmund Pevensie||
||[[The Smart GuyHero]]||SusanPeter Pevensie||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lucy Pevensie||
|[[The Lancer]] (and the [[Anti Hero]])||Edmund Pevensie
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Susan Pevensie
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lucy Pevensie
|}
or
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||[[The Hero]]||Lucy Pevensie||
|-
||[[The Lancer]] (and the [[Anti Hero]])||Edmund Pevensie||
||[[The Smart GuyHero]]||SusanLucy Pevensie||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Peter Pevensie||
||[[The HeartLancer]]||Aslan /(and Lucythe Pevensie[[Anti Hero]])||Edmund Pevensie
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Susan Pevensie
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Peter Pevensie
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Aslan / Lucy Pevensie
|}
 
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''[[Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]'' - Book One: Lord Foul's Bane
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Atiaran, but later Prothall||
|[[The Hero]]||Atiaran, but later Prothall
||[[The Lancer]]||Thomas Covenant (despite being the main character)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Saltheart Foamfollower, with Bannor (coming in a close second)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Thomas Covenant (despite being the main character)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Lord Mhoram||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lena (at first), but later Llaura and then finally Lithe (who is also the [[Sixth Ranger]])||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Saltheart Foamfollower, with Bannor (coming in a close second)
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Pietten||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lord Mhoram
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lena (at first), but later Llaura and then finally Lithe (who is also the [[Sixth Ranger]])
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Pietten
|}
 
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''[[Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]'' - Book Two: The Illearth War
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Troy, and later Elena||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Thomas CovenantTroy, and later Mhoram||Elena
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Bannor, and briefly Trell||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||MhoramThomas Covenant, and later Amok||Mhoram
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Elena||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Bannor, and briefly Trell
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Mhoram, and later Amok
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Elena
|}
 
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''[[Codex Alera]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Tavi||
|[[The Hero]]||Tavi
||[[The Lancer]]||Kitai (although in earlier appearances sways more towards [[The Big Guy]])||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Maximus (with some elements of [[The Lancer]] -- generally switches out with Kitai, depending on who's in the scene)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Kitai (although in earlier appearances sways more towards [[The Big Guy]])
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ehren or Magnus||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Crassus (what with being the [[Only Sane Man]])||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Maximus (with some elements of [[The Lancer]] -- generally switches out with Kitai, depending on who's in the scene)
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Valiar Marcus||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ehren or Magnus
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Crassus (what with being the [[Only Sane Man]])
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Valiar Marcus
|}
 
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''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' (The present storyline)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Randall Lawrence Waterhouse||
|[[The Hero]]||Randall Lawrence Waterhouse
||[[The Lancer]]||America "Amy" Shaftoe (Randy's [[Action Girl]] [[Love Interest]] and foil)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Douglas MacAurthur Shaftoe (Amy's Father, an ex-Navy seal that Randy hires to salvage an old submarine, and later to provide security for the Crypt)||
|[[The Lancer]]||America "Amy" Shaftoe (Randy's [[Action Girl]] [[Love Interest]] and foil)
||[[The Smart Guy]] / [[The Chick]]||Avi (Technically the leader, but the focus is more on Randy. Acts both as mastermind to the data haven project, and as the group's moral center)||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Enoch Root ([[Cool Old Guy]] whom Randy has compared to [[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf]] at least once)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Douglas MacAurthur Shaftoe (Amy's Father, an ex-Navy seal that Randy hires to salvage an old submarine, and later to provide security for the Crypt)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]] / [[The Chick]]||Avi (Technically the leader, but the focus is more on Randy. Acts both as mastermind to the data haven project, and as the group's moral center)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Enoch Root ([[Cool Old Guy]] whom Randy has compared to [[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf]] at least once)
|}
 
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''[[Dark Heresy]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Mordechai||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Keira and Drake||Mordechai
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Vex||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||Vos||Keira and Drake
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Elyra||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The MentorSmart Guy]]||Carolus||Vex
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Vos
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Elyra
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Carolus
|}
 
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The ''ka-tet'' of ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' series
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||Roland Deschain||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Eddie Dean/ [[The Big Guy]]||Roland Deschain
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Jake Chambers||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||SusannahEddie Dean||
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Father Callahan||
||[[TeamThe PetSmart Guy]]||Oy||Jake Chambers
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Susannah Dean
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Father Callahan
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Oy
|}
 
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''[[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]]||
||[[The LancerHero]]||[[KnightCaptain TemplarObvious|Well-intentionedMaster SadistOf The Obvious]]||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||[[The Munchausen|Rambling Man]]||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||[[TheKnight WoobieTemplar|WhiningWell-intentioned MartyrSadist]]||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||[[The Quiet One|Sleeper]]||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||[[The Munchausen|Rambling Man]]
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[The Woobie|Whining Martyr]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[The Quiet One|Sleeper]]
|}
 
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''[[Discworld]]'' - Ankh-Morpork Watch:
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Carrot||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Vimes, Angua||Carrot
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Detritus, Dorfl||
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)Lancer]]||CheriVimes, Igor||Angua
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Colon||
||[[TeamThe PetBig Guy]]||Nobby||Detritus, Dorfl
|-
* 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.
|[[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.
 
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''[[Discworld]]'' - Unseen University:
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Archchancellor Ridcully||
|[[The Hero]]||Archchancellor Ridcully
||[[The Lancer]](s)||The Dean, in later books Ponder Stibbons||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||The Librarian||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]](s)||The Dean, in later books Ponder Stibbons||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||The Bursar||
|[[The Big Guy]]||The Librarian
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ponder Stibbons
|-
|[[The Chick]]||The Bursar
|}
 
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''[[Dracula (Literature)|Dracula]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jonathan Harker||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ArthurJonathan Holmwood/Lord Godalming||Harker
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Quincey Morris||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||JohnArthur Seward||Holmwood/Lord Godalming
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Mina Murray/Harker||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The MentorBig Guy]]||AbrahamQuincey Van Helsing||Morris
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||John Seward
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mina Murray/Harker
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Abraham Van Helsing
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Dragaera]]'' - The Khaavren trilogy
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Khaavren||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Aerich||Khaavren
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tazendra||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Pel||Aerich
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Micah (?)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tazendra
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Pel
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Micah (?)
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Dragonlance]]'' - The Chronicles trilogy
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Tanis Half-Elven||
||[[The LancerHero]]||SturmTanis Brightblade||Half-Elven
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Caramon Majere||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||RaistlinSturm Majere||Brightblade
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Goldmoon, later Laurana||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||Riverwind||Caramon Majere
|-
||[[Team Dad]]||Flint Fireforge||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Raistlin Majere
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tasslehoff Burrfoot||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Goldmoon, later Laurana
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Riverwind
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Flint Fireforge
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Tasslehoff Burrfoot
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Dragonlance]]'' - War of the Twins
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Caramon Majere||
||[[The LancerHero]]||TasslehoffCaramon Burrfoot||Majere
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Raistlin Majere||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||CrysaniaTasslehoff of Tarinius||Burrfoot
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Raistlin Majere
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Crysania of Tarinius
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Eberron|TheDragonBelow]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Singe||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Geth||Singe
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ashi, Geth||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Singe, Dandra||Geth
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Dandra||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Ashi, Geth
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Singe, Dandra
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dandra
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Dreaming Dark]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Daine||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Lei||Daine
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Pierce||
|[[The Lancer]]||Lei
||[[The Smart Guy]]||The Halfling ({{spoiler|before he dies}})||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Xu'sasar||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Pierce
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||The Halfling ({{spoiler|before he dies}})
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Xu'sasar
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Dresden Files]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Harry Dresden||
||[[The LancerHero]]||LieutenantHarry Murphy||Dresden
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Michael Carpenter (Originally), Sanya (in the more recent books)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Bob,Lieutenant Butters||Murphy
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Molly Carpenter||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Michael Carpenter (Originally), Sanya (in the more recent books)
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Thomas Raith||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Mouse (though he can also sub for a [[Big Guy]] in a pinch), Mister||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Bob, Butters
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Molly Carpenter
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Thomas Raith
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Mouse (though he can also sub for a [[Big Guy]] in a pinch), Mister
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Shannara|The Druid of Shannara]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Walker Boh||
|[[The Hero]]||Walker Boh
||[[The Lancer]]||Morgan Leah (although he thinks he's the hero)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Pe Ell [[Token Evil Teammate|(although he thinks he's the lancer)]]||
|[[The Lancer]]||Morgan Leah (although he thinks he's the hero)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Horner Dees||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Quickening||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Pe Ell [[Token Evil Teammate|(although he thinks he's the lancer)]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Horner Dees
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Quickening
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Ender's Game]]'' - Ender's jeesh
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Ender||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Alai||Ender
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Dink (especially in ego)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Bean||Alai
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Petra||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Dink (especially in ego)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Bean
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Petra
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Everworld]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||David Levin||
|[[The Hero]]||David Levin
||[[Plucky Comic Relief]]||Christopher Hitchcock||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Thorolf||
||[[ThePlucky SmartComic GuyRelief]]||JalilChristopher Sherman||Hitchcock
|-
||[[The Chick]]||April O'Brien||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig TraitorGuy]]||Senna Wales||Thorolf
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jalil Sherman
|-
|[[The Chick]]||April O'Brien
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger Traitor]]||Senna Wales
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Cornersville Trace Mythos (Literature)|Extraordinary*]]'' - Jen and her friends:
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jen||
||[[The LancerHero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Mutual||Jen
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jason||
||[[The ChickLancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Amber||Mutual
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Defeat Equals Friendship|Cathy, by the end]]||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jason
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Amber
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||[[Defeat Equals Friendship|Cathy, by the end]]
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Famous Five]]'' - [[Enid Blyton]]
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Julian (As the Eldest, he doubles up as [[Team Dad]])||
||[[The Smart GuyHero]]||DickJulian (alsoAs the Eldest, he doubles up as [[TheTeam HeartDad]])||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||George||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dick (also [[The Heart]])
||[[The Chick]]||Anne ([[Team Mom]], [[Silk Hiding Steel]], and occasionally [[Beware the Nice Ones]])||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Timmy the Dog||
|[[The Lancer]]||George
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Anne ([[Team Mom]], [[Silk Hiding Steel]], and occasionally [[Beware the Nice Ones]])
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Timmy the Dog
|}
 
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||border= cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
[[Robin Hobb|The Farseer Trilogy]] (specifically the second half of Assassin's Quest)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||[[Fitz Chivalry]] Farseer||
||[[The LancerHero]]||The[[Fitz FoolChivalry]] or Kettricken||Farseer
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Again, the Fool or Kettricken||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Kettle||The Fool or Kettricken
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Starling||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Again, the Fool or Kettricken
||[[Team Pet]]||Nighteyes||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Kettle
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Starling
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Nighteyes
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Forgotten Realms|The Forgotten Realms]]'' - The Companions of Mithral Hall
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Drizzt Do'Urden||
||[[The LancerHero]]||BruenorDrizzt Battlehammer||Do'Urden
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Wulfgar||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Regis||Bruenor Battlehammer
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Catti-Brie||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Wulfgar
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Regis
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Catti-Brie
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[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 LancerHero]]||DragonbaitAlias (Dragonbait, by contrast,Alias has the personality of [[The HeroLancer]], but plays the partrole of [[The LancerHero]] in the plot.)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mistinarperadnacles Hai Draco (Very big, since she's a great wyrm red dragon.)||
|[[The Lancer]]||Dragonbait (Dragonbait, by contrast, has the personality of [[The Hero]], but plays the part of [[The Lancer]].)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Akabar bel Akash||
|-
||[[The Dark Chick]]||Olive Ruskettle (She does a [[Heel Face Turn]] by the end.)||
|[[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"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Garfield|Garfield's Pet Force]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Garzooka||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Arbnermal||Garzooka
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Odious||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Compooky||Arbnermal
|-
||[[Action Girl]]||Starlena||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Odious
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Compooky
|-
|[[Action Girl]]||Starlena
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'' - The Them
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Adam Young||
||[[The LancerHero]]||PepperAdam (''Not'' [[The Chick]].)||Young
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Brian||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Wensleydale||Pepper (''Not'' [[The Chick]].)
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Dog||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Brian
* 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.
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Wensleydale
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Dog
|}
<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"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Guild Wars 2]] Edge of Destiny'' - Destiny's Edge
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Logan Thackeray/Eir Stegalkin||
||[[The LancerHero]]||RytlockLogan Brimstone (to Logan)Thackeray/LoganEir (to Eir)||Stegalkin
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Eir/Rytlock||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||BothRytlock ZojjaBrimstone and(to Snaff||Logan)/Logan (to Eir)
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Caithe||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Eir/Rytlock
||[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Garm, the Golems (Big Snaff, Big Zojja, Sandy)||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Both Zojja and Snaff
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Caithe
|-
|[[Team Pet|Team Pets]]||Garm, the Golems (Big Snaff, Big Zojja, Sandy)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Harry Potter]]'' - The Marauders
|-
||[[The Hero]]||James Potter||
||[[The LancerHero]]||SiriusJames Black||Potter
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Peter Pettigrew ([[Fat Bastard|He's the chubby one]])||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||RemusSirius Lupin||Black
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lily Evans (later she befriends the Marauders, after she dates James Potter)||
|[[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"
||border= cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/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 LancerHero]]||RonHarry Weasley||Potter
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Hermione Granger||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||NevilleRon Longbottom||Weasley
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ginny Weasley||
||[[SixthThe RangerSmart Guy]]||LunaHermione Lovegood||Granger
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Neville Longbottom
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ginny Weasley
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Luna Lovegood
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' - The SOS Brigade
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Haruhi Suzumiya||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Kyon||Haruhi Suzumiya
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Yuki Nagato (sometimes [[The Smart Guy]])||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Itsuki Koizumi||Kyon
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Mikuru Asahina||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Yuki Nagato (sometimes [[The Smart Guy]])
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Tsuruya||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Shamisen||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Itsuki Koizumi
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Mikuru Asahina
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Tsuruya
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Shamisen
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Heirs of Ash]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Sometimes Seren, sometimes Tristam||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ZedSometimes Arthen||Seren, sometimes Tristam
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Onyx||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Dalan||Zed Arthen
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Erania||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Onyx
||[[The Captain]]||That one gnome who runs the airship||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||The psycho halfling whose name starts with a 'g'||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Dalan
||[[Cool Ship]]||''Mourning Dawn''||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Erania
|-
|[[The Captain]]||That one gnome who runs the airship
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||The psycho halfling whose name starts with a 'g'
|-
|[[Cool Ship]]||''Mourning Dawn''
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Arthur||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Ford||Arthur
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Zaphod||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Marvin||Ford
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Trillian||
|[[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 LancerHero]]||Ford||Slartibartfast
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Zaphod||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Trillian||Ford
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Arthur||
||[[TeamThe PetBig Guy]]||Marvin||Zaphod
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Trillian
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Arthur
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Marvin
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Homeward Bounders]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Konstam||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Jamie (though he's the narrator||Konstam
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Joris||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||AdamJamie (whothough he'#s alsothe [[Genre Savvy]]) ||narrator
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Vanessa||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Joris
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Adam (who'#s also [[Genre Savvy]])
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Vanessa
Plus Helen, who as Jamie notes, resists categorisation.
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Cornersville Trace Mythos (Literature)|How To Get Suspended and Influence People]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Leon||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Anna||Leon
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Dustin||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Brian||Anna
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Edie||
||[[The SixthBig RangerGuy]]||Jenny||Dustin
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Brian
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Edie
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Jenny
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Hunger Games]]'' (during the latter half of the second book)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Katniss||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Finnick||Katniss
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Johanna||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Beetee||Finnick
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Peeta||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Johanna
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Beetee
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Peeta
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Hyperion]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||The Consul||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Brawne Lamia (The Detective)||Consul
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Fedmahn Kassad (The Soldier)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||SolBrawne WeintraubLamia (The ScholarDetective)||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lenar Hoyt (The Priest)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Fedmahn Kassad (The Soldier)
||[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Martin Silenus (The Poet), Het Masteen (The Templar)||
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Rachel Weintraub||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Sol Weintraub (The Scholar)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lenar Hoyt (The Priest)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Martin Silenus (The Poet), Het Masteen (The Templar)
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Rachel Weintraub
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Illuminatus]]!'' -- The Legion of Dynamic Discord
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Hagbard Celine||
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)Hero]]||Mavis,Hagbard Stella||Celine
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Howard||
||[[The SmartLancer|The GuyLancer(s)]]||FUCKUP||Mavis, Stella
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Miss Portinari||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||Joe Malik||Howard
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||George Dorn||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||FUCKUP
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Portinari
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Joe Malik
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George Dorn
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Illuminatus]]!'' -- Joe Malik & Co.
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Joseph Malik||
||[[The LancerHero]]||SimonJoseph Moon||Malik
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||John Dillanger||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||HagbardSimon Celine||Moon
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Miss Mao||
||[[TagalongThe KidBig Guy]]||GeorgeJohn Dorn||Dillanger
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Malaclypse the Elder||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hagbard Celine
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Miss Mao
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||George Dorn
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Malaclypse the Elder
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[In Death]]'' -- Eve Dalla's [[True Companions]].
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Eve Dallas||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Roarke||Eve Dallas
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||David Baxter||
|[[The Lancer]]||Roarke
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ian McNab, though Roarke and Feeney are no slouches themselves in that area||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Delia Peabody||
||[[TeamThe MomBig Guy]]||DoctorDavid Charlotte Mira||Baxter
|-
||[[Team Dad]]||Ryan Feeney||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ian McNab, though Roarke and Feeney are no slouches themselves in that area
||[[The Mentor]]||Ryan Feeney||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Jamie Lingstrom||
||[[TeamThe PetChick]]||Galahad,Delia Eve's cat||Peabody
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Doctor Charlotte Mira
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Ryan Feeney
|-
|[[The Mentor]]||Ryan Feeney
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Jamie Lingstrom
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Galahad, Eve's cat
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[IT]]'' -- The Losers Club.
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Bill Denbrough||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Richie Tozier||Bill Denbrough
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Ben Hanscom||
|[[The Lancer]]||Richie Tozier
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Stan Uris AND [[Badass Bookworm|Ben Hanscom]]||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Beverly Marsh||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The SixthBig RangerGuy]]||MikeBen Hanlon||Hanscom
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Eddie Kaspbrak||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Stan Uris AND [[Badass Bookworm|Ben Hanscom]]
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Beverly Marsh
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Mike Hanlon
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Eddie Kaspbrak
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[John Dies At the End]]'' -- The Las Vegas Arc
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Dave Wong||
||[[The LancerHero]]||John "Cheese"||Dave Wong
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Big Jim Sullivan||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||FredJohn Chan||"Cheese"
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Jennifer Lopez||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Big Jim Sullivan
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Fred Chan
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Jennifer Lopez
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Journey to The West (Literature)|Journey to The West]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Sun Wukong||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ZhuSun Bajie||Wukong
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Xuanzang||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Yulong||Zhu Bajie
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sha Wujing||
|[[The Chick]]||Xuanzang
* Note: It could be argued that ''Journey to the West'' effectively CREATED this trope (literally; written in 1590, this is one of the first and BEST examples of a [[Five Man Band]]), though this depends on the publication date of ''[[Le Morte Darthur (Literature)|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!?)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Yulong
|-
|[[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 Darthur (Literature)|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"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Jurassic Park]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Alan Grant||
|[[The Hero]]||Alan Grant
||[[The Lancer]]||Donald Gennaro (In the novel only; the film completely changes his characterization)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Robert Muldoon||
|[[The Lancer]]||Donald Gennaro (In the novel only; the film completely changes his characterization)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ian Malcolm||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ellie Sattler||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||GerryRobert Harding||Muldoon
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kids]]||Tim and Alexis Murphy||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ian Malcolm
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ellie Sattler
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Gerry Harding
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kids]]||Tim and Alexis Murphy
|}
 
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''[[Tales of Kolmar (Literature)|Tales of Kolmar]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Lanen Kaelar, sometimes Varien||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Jamie||Lanen Kaelar, sometimes Varien
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Varien Kantriakhor||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Rella||Jamie
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Shared by Lanen and Varien||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Varien Kantriakhor
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Rella
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Shared by Lanen and Varien
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
[[Dennis Lehane]]'s [[Kenzie and Gennaro Series]]
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Patrick Kenzie||
||[[The Lancer]]/[[The ChickHero]]||AngiePatrick Gennaro||Kenzie
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Bubba Rugowski||
||[[The Smart Guy|Lancer]]/[[The Smart GuysChick]]||CheswickAngie Hartman, Richie Colgan||Gennaro
|-
||[[Those Two Guys]]||Officers Devin Amronklin and Oscar Lee||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Bubba Rugowski
|-
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guys]]||Cheswick Hartman, Richie Colgan
|-
|[[Those Two Guys]]||Officers Devin Amronklin and Oscar Lee
|}
 
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
[[King Arthur|The Arthurian legends]] (''[[Le Morte Darthur (Literature)|Le Morte Darthur]]'') have two:
 
{| class="wikitable"
The main group:
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Arthur||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Lancelot||Arthur
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Merlin||
|[[The Lancer]]||Lancelot
||[[The Big Guy]]||Gawain (and very occasionally Kay)||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Guinevere||
|[[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 LancerHero]]||Mordred||Gawain
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Gaheris (in some versions)||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||Agrivain||Mordred
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Gareth (even when he's playing [[The Hero]])||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gaheris (in some versions)
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Agrivain
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Gareth (even when he's playing [[The Hero]])
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Kingdom Keepers]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Finn||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Maybeck||Finn
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Philiby||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||Willia||Maybeck
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Charlene (said to be very athletic, so...)||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The SixthSmart RangerGuy]]||Amanda||Philiby
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Willia
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Charlene (said to be very athletic, so...)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Amanda
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellopadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Last Days]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Moz (Lead Singer Minerva)||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ZahlerMoz (Lead guitarSinger MozMinerva)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Alana Ray Jones (Also the Drummer)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||PearlZahler (AlsoLead theguitar KeyboarderMoz)||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Minerva||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Alana Ray Jones (Also the Drummer)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Pearl (Also the Keyboarder)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Minerva
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Chronicles of Narnia|The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Peter Pevensie||
||[[The LancerHero]]||EdmundPeter Pevensie||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Lucy Pevensie||
|[[The Lancer]]||Edmund Pevensie
||[[The Big Guy]]||Aslan (when he's not busy playing [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]])||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Susan Pevensie (in the films, she becomes an [[Action Girl]] as well)||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lucy Pevensie
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Aslan (when he's not busy playing [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]])
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Susan Pevensie (in the films, she becomes an [[Action Girl]] as well)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Robin Hobb|Liveship Traders]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Althea||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Brashen||Althea
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Amber, Malta (post-[[Character Development]])||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||Jek||Brashen
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Malta, Ophelia||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Amber, Malta (post-[[Character Development]])
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Reyn||
|-
||[[Cool Ship]]||Paragon, Vivacia, and the rest of the liveships||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jek
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Malta, Ophelia
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Reyn
|-
|[[Cool Ship]]||Paragon, Vivacia, and the rest of the liveships
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Looking for Alaska]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Alaska Young||
|[[The Hero]]||Alaska Young
||[[The Lancer]]||Miles "Pudge" Halter (subversion, since he's the main character)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Chip "The Colonel" Martin||
|[[The Lancer]]||Miles "Pudge" Halter (subversion, since he's the main character)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Takumi Hikohito||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Lara Buterskaya||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Chip "The Colonel" Martin
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Takumi Hikohito
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Lara Buterskaya
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Lost World (Literature)|The Lost World]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Challenger||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Roxton||Challenger
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Zambo||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Summerlee||Roxton
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Malone||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zambo
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Summerlee
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Malone
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''The Lost World'' ([[Jurassic Park]])
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Ian Malcolm||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Richard Levine/ [[The Smart Guy]]||Ian Malcolm
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Doc Thorne (but doubles as [[The Smart Guy|smart]].)||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||SarahRichard Harding||Levine
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Eddie Carr||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Doc Thorne (but doubles as [[The Smart Guy|smart]].)
||[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kids]]||Kelly and Arby||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Sarah Harding
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Eddie Carr
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid|Tagalong Kids]]||Kelly and Arby
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Magic the Gathering]]'': Weatherlight story arc
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Gerrard||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Sisay||Gerrard
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tahngarth||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Hanna||Sisay
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Orim||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||Ertai||Tahngarth
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Hanna
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Orim
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ertai
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Magic Kingdom of Landover]]'', Ben's Court
|-
||[[The Hero]]||[[Reasonable Authority Figure|Ben Holiday]]||
||[[The LancerHero]]||[[IneptReasonable MageAuthority Figure|QuestorBen ThewsHoliday]]||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Everythings Better With Monkeys|Bunion]]||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Abernathy|[[Inept Mage|Questor Thews]]
|-
||[[The Chick]]||[[Love Freak|Willow]]||
|[[The Big Guy]]||[[Everythings Better With Monkeys|Bunion]]
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Abernathy
|-
|[[The Chick]]||[[Love Freak|Willow]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Maximum Ride]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Max||
||[[The Lancer]]||Fang (also [[The Big GuyHero]])||Max
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Iggy, Gazzy||
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)Lancer]]||Nudge,Fang Angel||(also [[The Big Guy]])
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Total||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||Iggy, Gazzy
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Nudge, Angel
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Total
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[Midnight World]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Andrey ("Aeneas") Viter||
||[[The LancerHero]]||IgorAndrey ("TsumeAeneas") Iskrennikov||Viter
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Konstantin ("Ken") Neverov||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||AntonIgor ("RaccoonTsume") Kuzmitchov||Iskrennikov
|-
||[[The Chick]]||May Day||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Konstantin ("Ken") Neverov
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Anton ("Raccoon") Kuzmitchov
|-
|[[The Chick]]||May Day
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''Midnighters''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Rex Greene||
|[[The Hero]]||Rex Greene
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Melissa the Mindcaster, Johnathan Martinez (sometimes [[The Big Guy]])||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Desdemona ("Dess") the Polymoth||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Melissa the Mindcaster, Johnathan Martinez (sometimes [[The Big Guy]])
||[[The Chick]]||Jessica Day the Flame Bringer||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Desdemona ("Dess") the Polymoth
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Jessica Day the Flame Bringer
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
''[[The Moomins]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Moomintroll||
|[[The Hero]]||Moomintroll
||[[The Lancer]]||Sniff (usually), Snufkin (sometimes), Little My (in the cartoons)||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||The Hemulens, Snork||
|[[The Lancer]]||Sniff (usually), Snufkin (sometimes), Little My (in the cartoons)
||[[The Big Guy]]||Moominpappa||
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Moominmamma, Snork Maiden||
|[[The Smart Guy|The Smart Guy(s)]]||The Hemulens, Snork
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Little My (in the books)||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Moominpappa
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Moominmamma, Snork Maiden
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Little My (in the books)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Mysterious Island]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Cyrus Smith||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Pencroff||Cyrus Smith
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Neb||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Gideon Spilett||Pencroff
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Herbert Brown (really an embryonic Smart Guy)||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||Ayrton||Neb
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Top||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Gideon Spilett
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Herbert Brown (really an embryonic Smart Guy)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Ayrton
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Top
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''N.E.R.D.S'' - First Book
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[Token Evil Teammate]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface||
|[[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 Lancer]]||Heathcliff Hodgins / Chompers {{spoiler|Turns out to have masterminded the entire plot at the end}}
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||MatildaJulio ChoiEscala / Wheezer||Flinch
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''N.E.R.D.S'' - Second Book
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick||
||[[The LancerHero]]||JulioDuncan EscalaDewey / Flinch||Gluestick
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||RubyJulio PeetEscala / Pufferfish||Flinch
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jackson Jones / Braceface
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''N.E.R.D.S'' - Third Book
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Matilda Choi / Wheezer||
||[[The LancerHero]]||JacksonMatilda JonesChoi / Braceface||Wheezer
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Julio Escala / Flinch||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||DuncanJackson DeweyJones / Gluestick||Braceface
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Julio Escala / Flinch
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Duncan Dewey / Gluestick
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Ruby Peet / Pufferfish
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Neverwhere]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Door||
|[[The Hero]]||Door
||[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||The Marquise de Carabas||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Hunter||
|[[The Lancer]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||The Marquise de Carabas
||[[The Chick]]||Richard Mayhew (though he's the viewpoint character)||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Hunter
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Richard Mayhew (though he's the viewpoint character)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The New Heroes]] (Quantum Prophecy to some)''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Colin||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Danny||Colin
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Razor (pretends to be [[The Big Guy]])||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||Renata||Danny
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Mina, Butler||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Razor (pretends to be [[The Big Guy]])
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Renata
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Mina, Butler
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Outsiders]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Darry||
|[[The Hero]]||Darry
||[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Dallas and Soda (sometimes [[The Chick]])||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Two-Bit||
|[[The Lancer|The Lancer(s)]]||Dallas and Soda (sometimes [[The Chick]])
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Steve||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Johnny||
||[[TagalongThe KidBig Guy]]||Ponyboy||Two-Bit
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Steve
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Johnny
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Ponyboy
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Princess Bride (Literature)|The Princess Bride]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Westley||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Inigo||Westley
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Fezzik||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||Buttercup||Inigo
|-
* Note: Vizzini ''would'' have been [[The Smart Guy]] if he had made the [[Heel Face Turn]] along with Fezzik and Inigo. He lost any possibility of being [[The Smart Guy]] when he said, "I accept." Brains are not worth dying over.
|[[The Big Guy]]||Fezzik
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Buttercup
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Note: Vizzini ''would'' have been [[The Smart Guy]] if he had made the [[Heel Face Turn]] along with Fezzik and Inigo. He lost any possibility of being [[The Smart Guy]] when he said, "I accept." Brains are not worth dying over.
 
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Railway Series]]'' ([[Thomas the Tank Engine]])
 
{| class="wikitable"
Thomas's Branch Line (Unfortunatley, this line up was never used in the TV series.)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Thomas||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Percy||Thomas
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Toby||
|[[The Lancer]]||Percy
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mavis (Diesel Shunter can move heavier loads.)||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Daisy||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Toby
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mavis (Diesel Shunter can move heavier loads.)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Daisy
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' – Book 2
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson||
||[[The Big GuyHero]]||Tyson||Percy Jackson
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Annabeth Chase||
||[[The ChickBig Guy]]||Grover Underwood||Tyson
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Clarisse La Rue||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Annabeth Chase
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Clarisse La Rue
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' – Book 3 (Very difficult to classify)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ThaliaPercy Grace||Jackson
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||[[Zo Ã]]« Nightshade||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||GroverThalia Underwood||Grace
|-
||[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Annabeth Chase, Bianca di Angelo||
||[[TeamThe PetBig Guy]]||Bessie[[Zo (a.k.aÃ]]« Ophiotaurus)||Nightshade
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Grover Underwood
|-
|[[The Chick|The Chick(s)]]||Annabeth Chase, Bianca di Angelo
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bessie (a.k.a Ophiotaurus)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' – Book 4
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Percy Jackson||
||[[The LancerHero]]||AnnabethPercy Chase (also [[The Smart Guy]])||Jackson
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]|The|Annabeth Chase (other)also [[The Smart Guy]]||Rachel Elizabeth Dare||)
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger(s)]]||Nico di Angelo, Rachel Elizabeth Dare||
|-
|[[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 LancerHero]]||ThaliaPercy Grace||Jackson
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tyson||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||AnnabethThalia Chase||Grace
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Grover Underwood||
||[[SixthThe RangerBig Guy]]||Nico di Angelo||Tyson
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Rachel Elizabeth Dare||
||[[Mentor Archetype|The MentorSmart Guy]]||Chiron||Annabeth Chase
|-
||[[Team Pet]]||Mrs. O'Leary||
|[[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"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Perry Rhodan]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Perry Rhodan||
||[[The LancerHero]]||AtlanPerry (Mascaren "Arkonide" da Gonozal)||Rhodan
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Reginald Bull||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||HomerAtlan G.(Mascaren Adams||"Arkonide" da Gonozal)
|-
||[[The Heart]]||Pucky (Cute Alien, also [[Superpower Lottery]])||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Reginald Bull
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]s||Dao-Lin H'ay, Icho Tolot (Aliens)||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||IT ([[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]], [[Trickster Mentor]])||
||[[TagalongThe KidSmart Guy]]||JulienHomer Tifflor||G. Adams
|-
|[[The Heart]]||Pucky (Cute Alien, also [[Superpower Lottery]])
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]s||Dao-Lin H'ay, Icho Tolot (Aliens)
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||IT ([[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]], [[Trickster Mentor]])
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Julien Tifflor
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Remote Man (Literature)|Remote Man]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Ned Spinner/Remote Man||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Rocky||Ned Spinner/Remote Man
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kate Spokes/Kuza||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Cleverton Lee/Ja||Rocky
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Yvette Claverloux/Salamandre||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Kate Spokes/Kuza
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Cleverton Lee/Ja
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Yvette Claverloux/Salamandre
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Robin Hood]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Robin Hood||
||[[The LancerHero]]||LittleRobin John||Hood
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Friar Tuck||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||AlanLittle a Dale||John
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Maid Marian||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Friar Tuck
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Alan a Dale
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Maid Marian
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Rod Allbright Alien Adventures]]'' - The crew of the Ferkel:
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Grakker||
|[[The Hero]]||Grakker
||[[The Lancer]]||Madame Pong or Snout, depending on the situation||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tar Gibbons||
|[[The Lancer]]||Madame Pong or Snout, depending on the situation
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Phil||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Usually Pong or Snout; occasionally Rod.||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Tar Gibbons
||[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Rod evolves into a rather effective one via [[Character Development]]}}||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Was Rod, became Elspeth||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Phil
||[[Team Pet]]||Seymour and Edgar (call Seymour that at your own risk)||
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Usually Pong or Snout; occasionally Rod.
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]|| {{spoiler|Rod evolves into a rather effective one via [[Character Development]]}}
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Was Rod, became Elspeth
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Seymour and Edgar (call Seymour that at your own risk)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[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.
|-
||[[The Hero]]||King Haarahld, later Cayleb||
||[[The LancerHero]]||EarlKing Grey HarborHaarahld, later Sharleyan||Cayleb
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Baron Wave Thunder, later Nahrmahn||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||Earl LockGrey IslandHarbor, later Merlin||Sharleyan
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Maikel Staynair||
||[[Sixth Ranger|The SixthSmart RangerGuy]]||MerlinBaron AthrawesWave Thunder, later Ohlyvya Baytz||Nahrmahn
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Earl Lock Island, later Merlin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Maikel Staynair
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Merlin Athrawes, later Ohlyvya Baytz
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
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''[[Sailor Nothing]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Himei||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Aki||Himei
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Shin||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||Seiki||Aki
|-
||[[Non Action Guy]] instead of [[The Chick]]||Kotashi||
||[[TeamThe PetSmart Guy]]||Dusty||Shin
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Seiki
|-
|[[Non Action Guy]] instead of [[The Chick]]||Kotashi
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Dusty
|}
 
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''[[The Seventh Tower]]'' (Tal and Milla's group when {{spoiler|storming the Violet tower}} in the last book.)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Tal||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Milla||Tal
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jarek, later Crow||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Ebbitt||Milla
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Malen||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Jarek, later Crow
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ebbitt
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Malen
|}
 
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''Sisterhood'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: The Big Five or The Five Musketeers (as called in the book ''Deja Vu'')
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jack Emery||
||[[The LancerHero]]||HarryJack Wong and Bert Navarro||Emery
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Harry Wong||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||TedHarry Robinson||Wong and Bert Navarro
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Joe Espinosa||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Harry Wong
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ted Robinson
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Joe Espinosa
|}
 
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''[[Someone Elses War (Literature)|Someone Elses War]]'': The core group of children trying to rescue their fellow [[Child Soldiers|child soldiers]] from the LRA.
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Matteo||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Asher||Matteo
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Jeremiah||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Ruth||Asher
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Otto||
||[[SacrificialThe LambBig Guy]]||Auley||Jeremiah
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Eliza||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Ruth
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Otto
|-
|[[Sacrificial Lamb]]||Auley
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Eliza
|}
 
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''[[The Swiss Family Robinson]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||The father||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Jack||The father
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Fritz||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Ernest||Jack
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Elizabeth||
||[[TagalongThe KidBig Guy]]||Franz||Fritz
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jenny||
||[[TeamThe PetSmart Guy]]||Knips||Ernest
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Elizabeth
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Franz
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Jenny
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Knips
|}
 
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''[[The Sword of Truth]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Richard||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Kahlan||Richard
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Cara or Chase||
||[[BlackThe Magician GirlLancer]]||Nicci||Kahlan
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Zedd||
||[[The SmartBig Guy]]||NicciCara andor Zedd (both step into this role whenever needed)||Chase
|-
|[[Black Magician Girl]]||Nicci
|-
|[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Zedd
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Nicci and Zedd (both step into this role whenever needed)
|}
 
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Fred Vargas' Three Evangelist series
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Marc Vandoosler||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ArmandMarc Vandoosler||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Mathias Delamarre (he's by no means dumb, but he often does physical work and is kind of a [[Gentle Giant]])||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||LucienArmand Devernois||Vandoosler
|-
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Louis Kehlweiler||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Mathias Delamarre (he's by no means dumb, but he often does physical work and is kind of a [[Gentle Giant]])
||[[Team Pet]]||Bufo||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lucien Devernois
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Louis Kehlweiler
|-
|[[Team Pet]]||Bufo
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Three Musketeers (Literature)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (an early appearance of the team)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||d'Artagnan (a.k.a D'Artagnan)||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Athosd'Artagnan (Olivera.k.a dD'Athos de la FéreArtagnan)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Porthos (Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||AramisAthos de(Oliver Vannesd'Athos (born:de Renéla d'HerblayFére)||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Constance Bonacieux (especially in the film)||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Porthos (Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds)
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Lord de Winter||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Aramis de Vannes (born: René d'Herblay)
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Constance Bonacieux (especially in the film)
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Lord de Winter
|}
 
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''[[Sarah Dessen|The Truth About Forever]]''-The Wish Catering Crew
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Macy||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Wes||Macy
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Monica||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Bert||Wes
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Kristy||
||[[TeamThe MomBig Guy]]||Delia||Monica
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Bert
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Kristy
|-
|[[Team Mom]]||Delia
|}
 
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''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'': The Cullen Family
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Edward||
|[[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 Lancer]]||Alice (cheerful, friendly [[Genki Girl]] to Edward's Wangst and standoffish attitude) or Rosalie (dislikes Bella)
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Jasper (strategy) or Carlisle (everything else)||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Esme||
||[[TeamThe PetBig Guy]]||Bella Swan||Emmett
|-
a different interpretation:
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jasper (strategy) or Carlisle (everything else)
||[[The Hero]]||Edward||
|-
||[[The Lancer]]||Rosalie (dislikes Bella)||
||[[The Big GuyChick]]||Emmett||Esme
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Jasper (the most knowledgeable next to Carlisle)||
||[[TheTeam ChickPet]]||Alice||Bella Swan
|}
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Bella (becomes a vampire and officially joins the family midway through the final book)||
 
||[[The Mentor]]||Carlisle||
{| class="wikitable"
||[[Team Mom]]||Esme||
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||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Shay||Tally
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Zane||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||David||Shay
|-
||[[The Chick]] / [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]||Aya||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Zane
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||David
|-
|[[The Chick]] / [[Sixth Ranger|Fifth Ranger]]||Aya
|}
 
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''[[Unreal Estate (Literature)|Unreal Estate]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Meiko (Not the protagonist, but leads the group)||
|[[The Hero]]||Meiko (Not the protagonist, but leads the group)
||[[The Lancer]]||Kisei||
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Eiko||
||[[The Big GuyLancer]]||Lorelei||Kisei
|-
||[[Non Action Guy]] instead of [[The Chick]]||Mallory (The protagonist)||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Eiko
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Lorelei
|-
|[[Non Action Guy]] instead of [[The Chick]]||Mallory (The protagonist)
|}
 
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''[[The Vorkosigan Saga]]'': Dendarii Mercenaries
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Miles Naismith||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ElliMiles Quinn, Bel Thorne||Naismith
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sereant Taura||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||BazElli JesekQuinn, ||Bel Thorne
|-
||[[The Chick]] ||Elena? Pretty badass for a Chick, though.||
||[[The MentorBig Guy]] ||KySereant Tung||Taura
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Baz Jesek
|-
|[[The Chick]] ||Elena? Pretty badass for a Chick, though.
|-
|[[The Mentor]] ||Ky Tung
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
The ''[[Legends of Laconia]]'' series: ''Waking Echoes''
|-
||[[The Hero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Ty||
||[[The LancerHero]] / [[The Smart Guy]]||Joy||Ty
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Art||
|[[The Lancer]]||Joy
||[[The Chick]]||Riq, despite being the only male, is definitely this.||
|-
|[[The Big Guy]]||Art
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Riq, despite being the only male, is definitely this.
|}
 
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''[[The War of the Flowers]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Theo||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Applecore||Theo
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Cumber||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||Poppy||Applecore
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Cumber
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Poppy
|}
 
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''[[Warhammer 40000]]'': [[Ciaphas Cain]] - 597th Valhallan Regiment
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Ciaphas Cain||
||[[The LancerHero]]||ReginaCiaphas Kasteen||Cain
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Anton Broklaw||
|[[The Lancer]]||Regina Kasteen
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Ferik Juergen (smart in terms of useful skills)||
|-
||[[The Chick]] and [[The Lancer|The (alternate) Lancer]]||Amberly Vail||
|[[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
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Warhammer 40000]]'': [[Eisenhorn]] - Inquisitor Eisenhorn and company
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Gregor Eisenhorn||
|[[The Hero]]||Gregor Eisenhorn
||[[The Lancer]]||Midas Betancore, later Lize Bequin (Also Mission Control)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Godwyn Fischig||
|[[The Lancer]]||Midas Betancore, later Lize Bequin (Also Mission Control)
||[[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.)||
|[[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.)
|}
 
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''[[Warhammer 40000]]'': [[Gaunts Ghosts (Literature)|Gaunts Ghosts]] - The Ghosts
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Ibram Gaunt||
|[[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 GuyLancer|The Lancer(s)]]||AgunRawne, SoricColm Corbec, Mkoll||, later Gol Kolea
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Possibly Docs Dorden and Curth (in general role, but both can and do hold their own in combat.)||
|[[The Big Guy|The Big Guy(s)]]||"Try Again" Bragg, Colm Corbec, Brostin, Gol Kolea (until promoted to Lancer)
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Commissar Viktor Hark||
|-
|[[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
|}
 
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||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' ''[[Ravenor]]'' - Inquisitor Ravenor and company
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Harlon Nayl||
||[[The LancerHero]]||PatienceHarlon Kys||Nayl
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Zeph Mathuin ( {{spoiler|until he dies, when the place is filled by Thonius}})||
|[[The Lancer]]||Patience Kys
||[[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||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Zeph Mathuin ( {{spoiler|until he dies, when the place is filled by Thonius}})
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor]]||Gideon Ravenor himself (though he can 'ware' any other member of the team.)||
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Zael, and later Isobob||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Carl Thonius ([[Phrase Catcher|The things he knows]]) ( {{spoiler|until Mathuin's death, when Zael seems to be taking over}})
||[[The Medic]]||Belknap||
|-
||[[Kid Appeal Character]]||Sholto Unwerth ([[Plucky Comic Relief|to some degree]])||
|[[The Chick]]||Kara Swole
||[[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]].||
|[[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]].
|}
 
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''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]''-Fireheart's [[True Companions]] in ''The Original Series''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Fireheart||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Graystripe||Fireheart
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Sandstorm||
|[[The Lancer]]||Graystripe
||[[The Smart Guy]]/[[The Medic]]||Cinderpelt||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Cloudtail||
||[[The SixthBig RangerGuy]]||Ravenpaw||Sandstorm
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Bramblepaw||
|[[The Smart Guy]]/[[The Medic]]||Cinderpelt
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Cloudtail
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||Ravenpaw
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Bramblepaw
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]'' - [[The Chosen One|The Chosen Ones]] from the beginning of ''The New Prophecy'' Series
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Brambleclaw||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Stormfur||Brambleclaw
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Crowpaw (Not the strongest but most willing to fight)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Tawnypelt||Stormfur
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Feathertail||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Crowpaw (Not the strongest but most willing to fight)
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Squirrelpaw||
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Tawnypelt
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Feathertail
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Squirrelpaw
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Warrior Cats (Literature)|Warrior Cats]]'' - Omen of the Stars Heroes
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Dovewing||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Ivypool||Dovewing
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Lionblaze||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Jayfeather||Ivypool
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Cinderheart||
||[[TeamThe DadBig Guy]]||Firestar||Lionblaze
|-
||[[The Sixth Ranger]]||{{spoiler|Hollyleaf}}||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Jayfeather
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Cinderheart
|-
|[[Team Dad]]||Firestar
|-
|[[The Sixth Ranger]]||{{spoiler|Hollyleaf}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Watership Down]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Hazel||
||[[The Lancer]]||Bigwig (also [[The Big GuyHero]])||Hazel
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Blackberry||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||PipkinBigwig (oralso possibly[[The FiverBig Guy]])||
|-
||[[The Big Guy|The (other) Big Guy]]||Silver||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Blackberry
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Pipkin (or possibly Fiver)
|-
|[[The Big Guy|The (other) Big Guy]]||Silver
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Witcher|The Witcher saga]]'' (the posse from third book onwards)
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Geralt||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Cahir||Geralt
|-
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Regis||
||[[The ChickLancer]]||Dandilion||Cahir
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Regis
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Dandilion
Ironically, this leaves us token female teammate as [[The Big Guy]] (unless we swap her with Cahir):
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Milva||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Milva
||[[Sixth Ranger]]||Zoltan Chivay (in the third book), Angouleme (in the fifth book)||
|-
|[[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]].
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Wheel of Time]]: Book I''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Rand||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Mat||Rand
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Perrin||
|[[The Lancer]]||Mat
||[[The Smart Guy]]||Loial (appears later, but fits better) or Nynaeve||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Egwene al'Vere||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Perrin
||[[Sixth Ranger|The Sixth Ranger]]||Nynaeve or Loial (see above note)||
|-
||[[Mentor Archetype|The Mentor(s)]]||Moiraine, Lan, and Thom ||
|[[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"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Wheel of Time]]: Egwene's Conspiracy''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Egwene||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Siuan||Egwene
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Nynaeve (in terms of raw Power)||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Siuan, later Verin||
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Leane, Elayne||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nynaeve (in terms of raw Power)
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Siuan, later Verin
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Leane, Elayne
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[The Wheel of Time]]: Band of the Red Hand''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Mat||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Talmanes||Mat
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Nalesean||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]|| Vanin||Talmanes
|-
||[[Tagalong Kid]]||Olver||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Nalesean
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]|| Vanin
|-
|[[Tagalong Kid]]||Olver
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[World of Warcraft]]: Beyond the Dark Portal''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Turalyon||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Danath Trollbane||Turalyon
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Kurdran Wildhammer||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Khadgar||Danath Trollbane
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Alleria Windrunner||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Kurdran Wildhammer
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Khadgar
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Alleria Windrunner
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Xanth]]'' - ''The Source of Magic''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Bink||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Crombie||Bink
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Chester Centaur||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Humphery||Crombie
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Grundy Golem||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Chester Centaur
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Humphery
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grundy Golem
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Xanth]]'' - the Dor books
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Dor||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Irene||Dor
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Smash Ogre||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Chet Centaur||Irene
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Grundy||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Smash Ogre
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Chet Centaur
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Grundy
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''[[Young Jedi Knights]]''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Jacen||
||[[The LancerHero]]||Jaina||Jacen
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Tenel Ka||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Lowbacca||Jaina
|-
||[[The Chick]]||M-TD||
||[[SixthThe Ranger|SithBig RangerGuy]]||Zekk||Tenel Ka
|-
||[[The Mentor]]||Luke||
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Lowbacca
|-
|[[The Chick]]||M-TD
|-
|[[Sixth Ranger|Sith Ranger]]||Zekk
|-
|[[The Mentor]]||Luke
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
||border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0
''Spiran och staven (The Sceptre and the Quarterstaff)''
|-
||[[The Hero]]||Räven (Fox)||
||[[The LancerHero]]||EldfågelRäven (FirebirdFox)||
|-
||[[The Big Guy]]||Leontas||
||[[The Smart GuyLancer]]||Umbra||Eldfågel (Firebird)
|-
||[[The Chick]]||Stormfödd (Storm-born) -- well, he is no more mister Nice-Guy when Umbra gets threatened.||
|[[The Big Guy]]||Leontas
|-
|[[The Smart Guy]]||Umbra
|-
|[[The Chick]]||Stormfödd (Storm-born) -- well, he is no more mister Nice-Guy when Umbra gets threatened.
 
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[[Category:Five Man Band]]
[[Category:Literature]]
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Revision as of 21:39, 4 January 2014


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:


Abandon Series
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
A Song of Ice and Fire - Bran's gang:
The Hero Bran Stark
The Lancer=/=The Chick Meera Reed
The Big Guy Hodor
The Smart Guy Jojen Reed
Team Pet Summer
Sixth Ranger Coldhands
A Song of Ice and Fire - Jon Snow's gang.
The Hero Jon Snow
The Lancer Samwell Tarly
The Big Guy Grenn
The Smart Guy Pypar, Samwell
The Chick Dareon
Team Pet Ghost
A Song of Ice and Fire - The Stark children, although they get separated very quickly.
The Hero Robb Stark
The Lancer Jon Snow
The Big Guy Arya--a subversion, since she's actually quite small, but she's the brawler of the group.
The Smart Guy Brandon Stark
The Chick Sansa Stark
Tagalong Kid Rickon Stark
Against a Dark Background (by Iain M. Banks)
The Hero Sharrow
The Lancer Cernuij
The Big Guy Dloan
The Smart Guy Miz
The Chick Zefla
The Age of Misrule (has two):
The Hero Jack Churchill
The Lancer Laura DuSantiago
The Big Guy Ryan Veitch
The Smart Guy Shavi
The Chick Ruth Gallagher

And in the second trilogy:

The Hero Mallory
The Lancer Caitlin Shepherd
The Big Guy Hunter
The Smart Guy Hal
The Chick Sophie Tallent
All-Of-A-Kind Family (is a subversion with it's five-girl band):
The Hero Ella
The Lancer Henny suits this to a T
The Big Guy Charlotte (specifically her imagination)
The Smart Guy Sarah
The Chick Gertie
All the Kings Men - Willie Talos' campaign team:
The Hero The Boss
The Lancer Sadie Burke
The Big Guy Tiny Duffy
The Smart Guy Jack Burden and/or Sadie
The Chick Lucy Talos
Fred Vargas' Adamsberg series
The Hero Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg
The Lancer Adrien Danglard (also The Smart Guy)
The Big Guy Violette Retancourt (also a Team Mom of sorts)
The Smart Guy Louis Veyrenc (he started as a Sixth Ranger and The Rival to Adamsberg in This Night's Foul Work but became this as of An Uncertain Place)
Team Pet La Boule
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'
Animorphs
The Hero Jake
The Lancer(s) Marco ("go-to" guy, Jake's best friend who cares about staying safe and sane), Tobias ("Air Force", "eye in the sky"), strike:Rachel (challenger, dirty work, died for the cause)
The Big Guy Rachel (a rare case where this role is occupied by a female and the team isn't an Amazon Brigade)
The Smart Guy(s) Tobias ("behind the scenes scout"), Marco (strategy), Cassie (animals), Ax (aliens & tech)
The Chick(s) Cassie (moral center), Marco (comedian & tension breaker), Tobias (Wangst)
Sixth Ranger Ax
Sixth Ranger Traitor David
Babysitters Club
The Hero Kristy Thomas (founder and president of the BSC)
The Lancer Claudia Kishi (vice-president of the BSC, her room is club headquarters)
The Big Guy Dawn Schafer (due to her outgoing and passionate nature)
The Smart Guy Stacey McGill (ultra-sophisticated math whiz)
The Chick Mary Anne Spier (most emotional and sensitive member)
Bad News Ballet
The Hero McGee
The Lancer Gwen
The Big Guy Rocky
The Smart Guy Zan
The Chick Mary Bubnik
Battle Royale
The Hero Shuya Nanahara
The Lancer Shogo Kawada
The Big Guy Hiroki Sugimura
The Smart Guy Shinji Mimura
The Chick Noriko Nakagawa
Sacrificial Lamb Yoshitoki Kuninobu
Sixth Ranger Yutaka Seto
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
The Belgariad - The Big Guy band
The Hero Barak
The Lancer Hettar
The Big Guy Mandorallen
The Smart Guy Relg
The Chick Lelldorin
The Malloreon - the core crew
The Hero Belgarion
The Lancer Durnik
The Big Guy Toth
The Smart Guy Silk/Liselle/Sadi
The Chick Ce'Nedra and Eriond
The Mentor(s) Belgarath and Polgara
The Sixth Ranger 'Zakath
Black Dogs (before Sinai and Jacyl take off):
The Hero Lyra
The Lancer Sadrao
The Big Guy Sinai
The Smart Guy Trent
The Chick Jacyl
Black Dogs (When Lyra and Sadrao are joined by Spite and Gunnar):
The Hero Lyra
The Lancer Sadrao
The Big Guy Gunnar
The Smart Guy Trent
The Chick Spite

* 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.

Blade of the Flame
The Hero Diran
The Lancer Ghaji (sometimes The Big Guy), Asenka (when she shows up)
The Big Guy Solus (after he shows up)
The Smart Guy Tresslar
The Chick Yvka, Makala (when she shows up), Asenka (when she shows up)
Damsel in Distress Makala (again)
Tagalong Kid Whatever the halfling's name was
Chronicles of Narnia
Big Good/The Big Guy Aslan
The Hero Peter Pevensie
The Lancer (and the Anti Hero) Edmund Pevensie
The Smart Guy Susan Pevensie
The Chick Lucy Pevensie

or

The Hero Lucy Pevensie
The Lancer (and the Anti Hero) Edmund Pevensie
The Smart Guy Susan Pevensie
The Big Guy Peter Pevensie
The Heart Aslan / Lucy Pevensie
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Book One: Lord Foul's Bane
The Hero Atiaran, but later Prothall
The Lancer Thomas Covenant (despite being the main character)
The Big Guy Saltheart Foamfollower, with Bannor (coming in a close second)
The Smart Guy Lord Mhoram
The Chick Lena (at first), but later Llaura and then finally Lithe (who is also the Sixth Ranger)
Tagalong Kid Pietten
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant - Book Two: The Illearth War
The Hero Troy, and later Elena
The Lancer Thomas Covenant, and later Mhoram
The Big Guy Bannor, and briefly Trell
The Smart Guy Mhoram, and later Amok
The Chick Elena
Codex Alera
The Hero Tavi
The Lancer Kitai (although in earlier appearances sways more towards The Big Guy)
The Big Guy Maximus (with some elements of The Lancer -- generally switches out with Kitai, depending on who's in the scene)
The Smart Guy Ehren or Magnus
The Chick Crassus (what with being the Only Sane Man)
The Sixth Ranger Valiar Marcus
Cryptonomicon (The present storyline)
The Hero Randall Lawrence Waterhouse
The Lancer America "Amy" Shaftoe (Randy's Action Girl Love Interest and foil)
The Big Guy Douglas MacAurthur Shaftoe (Amy's Father, an ex-Navy seal that Randy hires to salvage an old submarine, and later to provide security for the Crypt)
The Smart Guy / The Chick Avi (Technically the leader, but the focus is more on Randy. Acts both as mastermind to the data haven project, and as the group's moral center)
The Mentor Enoch Root (Cool Old Guy whom Randy has compared to Gandalf at least once)
Dark Heresy
The Hero Mordechai
The Lancer Keira and Drake
The Smart Guy Vex
The Big Guy Vos
The Chick Elyra
The Mentor Carolus
The ka-tet of The Dark Tower series
The Hero / The Big Guy Roland Deschain
The Lancer Eddie Dean
The Smart Guy Jake Chambers
The Chick Susannah Dean
Sixth Ranger Father Callahan
Team Pet Oy
The Dilbert Principle - In the chapter about meetings, the author identifies meetings as a performance art with these character types:
The Hero Master Of The Obvious
The Lancer Well-intentioned Sadist
The Smart Guy Rambling Man
The Big Guy Whining Martyr
The Chick Sleeper
Discworld - Ankh-Morpork Watch:
The Hero Carrot
The Lancer Vimes, Angua
The Big Guy Detritus, Dorfl
The Smart Guy(s) Cheri, Igor
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 Lancer in terms of character archetype.

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
Dracula
The Hero Jonathan Harker
The Lancer Arthur Holmwood/Lord Godalming
The Big Guy Quincey Morris
The Smart Guy John Seward
The Chick Mina Murray/Harker
The Mentor Abraham Van Helsing
Dragaera - The Khaavren trilogy
The Hero Khaavren
The Lancer Aerich
The Big Guy Tazendra
The Smart Guy Pel
The Chick Micah (?)
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
Dragonlance - War of the Twins
The Hero Caramon Majere
The Lancer Tasslehoff Burrfoot
The Smart Guy Raistlin Majere
The Chick Crysania of Tarinius
TheDragonBelow
The Hero Singe
The Lancer Geth
The Big Guy Ashi, Geth
The Smart Guy Singe, Dandra
The Chick Dandra
The Dreaming Dark
The Hero Daine
The Lancer Lei
The Big Guy Pierce
The Smart Guy The Halfling (before he dies)
The Chick Xu'sasar
The Dresden Files
The Hero Harry Dresden
The Lancer Lieutenant Murphy
The Big Guy Michael Carpenter (Originally), Sanya (in the more recent books)
The Smart Guy Bob, Butters
The Chick Molly Carpenter
Sixth Ranger Thomas Raith
Team Pet Mouse (though he can also sub for a Big Guy in a pinch), Mister
The Druid of Shannara
The Hero Walker Boh
The Lancer Morgan Leah (although he thinks he's the hero)
The Big Guy Pe Ell (although he thinks he's the lancer)
The Smart Guy Horner Dees
The Chick Quickening
Ender's Game - Ender's jeesh
The Hero Ender
The Lancer Alai
The Big Guy Dink (especially in ego)
The Smart Guy Bean
The Chick Petra
Everworld
The Hero David Levin
Plucky Comic Relief Christopher Hitchcock
The Big Guy Thorolf
The Smart Guy Jalil Sherman
The Chick April O'Brien
Sixth Ranger Traitor Senna Wales
Extraordinary* - Jen and her friends:
The Hero Jen
The Lancer / The Smart Guy Mutual
The Big Guy Jason
The Chick Amber
Sixth Ranger Cathy, by the end
The Famous Five - Enid Blyton
The Hero Julian (As the Eldest, he doubles up as Team Dad)
The Smart Guy Dick (also The Heart)
The Lancer George
The Chick Anne (Team Mom, Silk Hiding Steel, and occasionally Beware the Nice Ones)
The Big Guy Timmy the Dog
The Farseer Trilogy (specifically the second half of Assassin's Quest)
The Hero Fitz Chivalry Farseer
The Lancer The Fool or Kettricken
The Big Guy Again, the Fool or Kettricken
The Smart Guy Kettle
The Chick Starling
Team Pet Nighteyes
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
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.)
Garfield's Pet Force
The Hero Garzooka
The Lancer Arbnermal
The Big Guy Odious
The Smart Guy Compooky
Action Girl Starlena
Good Omens - The Them
The Hero Adam Young
The Lancer Pepper (Not The Chick.)
The Big Guy Brian
The Smart Guy Wensleydale
Team Pet Dog

* 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.

Guild Wars 2 Edge of Destiny - Destiny's Edge
The Hero Logan Thackeray/Eir Stegalkin
The Lancer Rytlock Brimstone (to Logan)/Logan (to Eir)
The Big Guy Eir/Rytlock
The Smart Guy Both Zojja and Snaff
The Chick Caithe
Team Pets Garm, the Golems (Big Snaff, Big Zojja, Sandy)
Harry Potter - The Marauders
The Hero James Potter
The Lancer Sirius Black
The Big Guy Peter Pettigrew (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 (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
Haruhi Suzumiya - The SOS Brigade
The Hero Haruhi Suzumiya
The Lancer Kyon
The Big Guy Yuki Nagato (sometimes The Smart Guy)
The Smart Guy Itsuki Koizumi
The Chick Mikuru Asahina
Sixth Ranger Tsuruya
Team Pet Shamisen
Heirs of Ash
The Hero Sometimes Seren, sometimes Tristam
The Lancer Zed Arthen
The Big Guy Onyx
The Smart Guy Dalan
The Chick Erania
The Captain That one gnome who runs the airship
Tagalong Kid The psycho halfling whose name starts with a 'g'
Cool Ship Mourning Dawn
The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy
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:
The Hero Slartibartfast
The Lancer Ford
The Big Guy Zaphod
The Smart Guy Trillian
The Chick Arthur
Team Pet Marvin
The Homeward Bounders
The Hero Konstam
The Lancer Jamie (though he's the narrator
The Big Guy Joris
The Smart Guy Adam (who'#s also Genre Savvy)
The Chick Vanessa

Plus Helen, who as Jamie notes, resists categorisation.

How To Get Suspended and Influence People
The Hero Leon
The Lancer Anna
The Big Guy Dustin
The Smart Guy Brian
The Chick Edie
The Sixth Ranger Jenny
The Hunger Games (during the latter half of the second book)
The Hero Katniss
The Lancer Finnick
The Big Guy Johanna
The Smart Guy Beetee
The Chick Peeta
Hyperion
The Hero The Consul
The Lancer Brawne Lamia (The Detective)
The Big Guy Fedmahn Kassad (The Soldier)
The Smart Guy Sol Weintraub (The Scholar)
The Chick Lenar Hoyt (The Priest)
Sixth Ranger(s) Martin Silenus (The Poet), Het Masteen (The Templar)
Team Pet Rachel Weintraub
Illuminatus! -- The Legion of Dynamic Discord
The Hero Hagbard Celine
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
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
The Mentor Malaclypse the Elder
In Death -- Eve Dalla's True Companions.
The Hero Eve Dallas
The Lancer Roarke
The Big Guy David Baxter
The Smart Guy Ian McNab, though Roarke and Feeney are no slouches themselves in that area
The Chick Delia Peabody
Team Mom Doctor Charlotte Mira
Team Dad Ryan Feeney
The Mentor Ryan Feeney
Tagalong Kid Jamie Lingstrom
Team Pet Galahad, Eve's cat
IT -- The Losers Club.
The Hero Bill Denbrough
The Lancer Richie Tozier
The Big Guy Ben Hanscom
The Smart Guy(s) Stan Uris AND Ben Hanscom
The Chick Beverly Marsh
The Sixth Ranger Mike Hanlon
Tagalong Kid Eddie Kaspbrak
John Dies At the End -- The Las Vegas Arc
The Hero Dave Wong
The Lancer John "Cheese"
The Big Guy Big Jim Sullivan
The Smart Guy Fred Chan
The Chick Jennifer Lopez
Journey to The West
The Hero Sun Wukong
The Lancer Zhu Bajie
The Chick Xuanzang
The Smart Guy Yulong
The Big Guy Sha Wujing

* 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 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!?)

Jurassic Park
The Hero Alan Grant
The Lancer Donald Gennaro (In the novel only; the film completely changes his characterization)
The Big Guy Robert Muldoon
The Smart Guy Ian Malcolm
The Chick Ellie Sattler
Sixth Ranger Gerry Harding
Tagalong Kids Tim and Alexis Murphy
Tales of Kolmar
The Hero Lanen Kaelar, sometimes Varien
The Lancer Jamie
The Big Guy Varien Kantriakhor
The Smart Guy Rella
The Chick Shared by Lanen and Varien
Dennis Lehane's Kenzie and Gennaro Series
The Hero Patrick Kenzie
The Lancer/The Chick Angie Gennaro
The Big Guy Bubba Rugowski
The Smart Guys Cheswick Hartman, Richie Colgan
Those Two Guys Officers Devin Amronklin and Oscar Lee

The Arthurian legends (Le Morte Darthur) have two:

The main group:
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:
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)
The Kingdom Keepers
The Hero Finn
The Lancer Maybeck
The Smart Guy Philiby
The Chick Willia
The Big Guy Charlene (said to be very athletic, so...)
The Sixth Ranger Amanda
The Last Days
The Hero Moz (Lead Singer Minerva)
The Lancer Zahler (Lead guitar Moz)
The Big Guy Alana Ray Jones (Also the Drummer)
The Smart Guy Pearl (Also the Keyboarder)
The Chick Minerva
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Hero Peter Pevensie
The Lancer Edmund Pevensie
The Smart Guy Lucy Pevensie
The Big Guy Aslan (when he's not busy playing Crystal Dragon Jesus)
The Chick Susan Pevensie (in the films, she becomes an Action Girl as well)
Liveship Traders
The Hero Althea
The Lancer Brashen
The Smart Guy Amber, Malta (post-Character Development)
The Big Guy Jek
The Chick Malta, Ophelia
The Sixth Ranger Reyn
Cool Ship Paragon, Vivacia, and the rest of the liveships
Looking for Alaska
The Hero Alaska Young
The Lancer Miles "Pudge" Halter (subversion, since he's the main character)
The Big Guy Chip "The Colonel" Martin
The Smart Guy Takumi Hikohito
The Chick Lara Buterskaya
The Lost World
The Hero Challenger
The Lancer Roxton
The Big Guy Zambo
The Smart Guy Summerlee
The Chick Malone
The Lost World (Jurassic Park)
The Hero / The Smart Guy Ian Malcolm
The Lancer Richard Levine
The Big Guy Doc Thorne (but doubles as smart.)
The Chick Sarah Harding
Sixth Ranger Eddie Carr
Tagalong Kids Kelly and Arby
Magic the Gathering: Weatherlight story arc
The Hero Gerrard
The Lancer Sisay
The Big Guy Tahngarth
The Smart Guy Hanna
The Chick Orim
Sixth Ranger Ertai
Magic Kingdom of Landover, Ben's Court
The Hero Ben Holiday
The Lancer Questor Thews
The Big Guy Bunion
The Smart Guy Abernathy
The Chick Willow
Maximum Ride
The Hero Max
The Lancer Fang (also The Big Guy)
The Smart Guy(s) Iggy, Gazzy
The Chick(s) Nudge, Angel
Team Pet Total
Midnight World
The Hero Andrey ("Aeneas") Viter
The Lancer Igor ("Tsume") Iskrennikov
The Big Guy Konstantin ("Ken") Neverov
The Smart Guy Anton ("Raccoon") Kuzmitchov
The Chick May Day
Midnighters
The Hero Rex Greene
The Lancer(s) Melissa the Mindcaster, Johnathan Martinez (sometimes The Big Guy)
The Smart Guy Desdemona ("Dess") the Polymoth
The Chick Jessica Day the Flame Bringer
The Moomins
The Hero Moomintroll
The Lancer Sniff (usually), Snufkin (sometimes), Little My (in the cartoons)
The Smart Guy(s) The Hemulens, Snork
The Big Guy Moominpappa
The Chick(s) Moominmamma, Snork Maiden
Tagalong Kid Little My (in the books)
The Mysterious Island
The Hero Cyrus Smith
The Lancer Pencroff
The Big Guy Neb
The Smart Guy Gideon Spilett
The Chick Herbert Brown (really an embryonic Smart Guy)
Sixth Ranger Ayrton
Team Pet Top
N.E.R.D.S - First Book
The Hero / Token Evil Teammate Jackson Jones / Braceface
The Lancer Heathcliff Hodgins / Chompers 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
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
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
Neverwhere
The Hero Door
The Lancer / The Smart Guy The Marquise de Carabas
The Big Guy Hunter
The Chick Richard Mayhew (though he's the viewpoint character)
The New Heroes (Quantum Prophecy to some)
The Hero Colin
The Lancer Danny
The Smart Guy Razor (pretends to be The Big Guy)
The Big Guy Renata
The Chick(s) Mina, Butler
The Outsiders
The Hero Darry
The Lancer(s) Dallas and Soda (sometimes The Chick)
The Big Guy Two-Bit
The Smart Guy Steve
The Chick Johnny
Tagalong Kid Ponyboy
The Princess Bride
The Hero Westley
The Lancer Inigo
The Big Guy Fezzik
The Chick Buttercup

* Note: Vizzini would have been The Smart Guy if he had made the Heel Face Turn along with Fezzik and Inigo. He lost any possibility of being The Smart Guy when he said, "I accept." Brains are not worth dying over.

The Railway Series (Thomas the Tank Engine)

Thomas's Branch Line (Unfortunatley, this line up was never used in the TV series.)
The Hero Thomas
The Lancer Percy
The Smart Guy Toby
The Big Guy Mavis (Diesel Shunter can move heavier loads.)
The Chick Daisy
Percy Jackson and The Olympians – Book 2
The Hero Percy Jackson
The Big Guy Tyson
The Smart Guy Annabeth Chase
The Chick Grover Underwood
The Sixth Ranger Clarisse La Rue
Percy Jackson and The Olympians – Book 3 (Very difficult to classify)
The Hero Percy Jackson
The Lancer Thalia Grace
The Big Guy Zo ë Nightshade
The Smart Guy Grover Underwood
The Chick(s) Annabeth Chase, Bianca di Angelo
Team Pet Bessie (a.k.a Ophiotaurus)
Percy Jackson and The Olympians – Book 4
The Hero Percy Jackson
The Lancer Annabeth Chase (also The Smart Guy)
The Big Guy Tyson
The (other) Smart Guy Rachel Elizabeth Dare
The Chick Grover Underwood
The Sixth Ranger(s) Nico di Angelo, Rachel Elizabeth Dare
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
The Mentor Chiron
Team Pet Mrs. O'Leary
Perry Rhodan
The Hero Perry Rhodan
The Lancer Atlan (Mascaren "Arkonide" da Gonozal)
The Big Guy Reginald Bull
The Smart Guy Homer G. Adams
The Heart Pucky (Cute Alien, also Superpower Lottery)
The Sixth Rangers Dao-Lin H'ay, Icho Tolot (Aliens)
The Mentor IT (Sufficiently Advanced Alien, Trickster Mentor)
Tagalong Kid Julien Tifflor
Remote Man
The Hero Ned Spinner/Remote Man
The Lancer Rocky
The Big Guy Kate Spokes/Kuza
The Smart Guy Cleverton Lee/Ja
The Chick Yvette Claverloux/Salamandre
Robin Hood
The Hero Robin Hood
The Lancer Little John
The Big Guy Friar Tuck
The Smart Guy Alan a Dale
The Chick Maid Marian
Rod Allbright Alien Adventures - The crew of the Ferkel:
The Hero Grakker
The Lancer Madame Pong or Snout, depending on the situation
The Big Guy Tar Gibbons
The Smart Guy Phil
The Chick Usually Pong or Snout; occasionally Rod.
Sixth Ranger Rod evolves into a rather effective one via Character Development
Tagalong Kid Was Rod, became Elspeth
Team Pet Seymour and Edgar (call Seymour that at your own risk)
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.
The Hero King Haarahld, later Cayleb
The Lancer Earl Grey Harbor, later Sharleyan
The Smart Guy Baron Wave Thunder, later Nahrmahn
The Big Guy Earl Lock Island, later Merlin
The Chick Maikel Staynair
The Sixth Ranger Merlin Athrawes, later Ohlyvya Baytz
Sailor Nothing
The Hero Himei
The Lancer Aki
The Smart Guy Shin
The Big Guy Seiki
Non Action Guy instead of The Chick Kotashi
Team Pet Dusty
The Seventh Tower (Tal and Milla's group when storming the Violet tower in the last book.)
The Hero Tal
The Lancer Milla
The Big Guy Jarek, later Crow
The Smart Guy Ebbitt
The Chick Malen
Sisterhood series by Fern Michaels: The Big Five or The Five Musketeers (as called in the book Deja Vu)
The Hero Jack Emery
The Lancer Harry Wong and Bert Navarro
The Big Guy Harry Wong
The Smart Guy Ted Robinson
The Chick Joe Espinosa
Someone Elses War: The core group of children trying to rescue their fellow child soldiers from the LRA.
The Hero Matteo
The Lancer Asher
The Big Guy Jeremiah
The Smart Guy Ruth
The Chick Otto
Sacrificial Lamb Auley
Sixth Ranger Eliza
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Hero The father
The Lancer Jack
The Big Guy Fritz
The Smart Guy Ernest
The Chick Elizabeth
Tagalong Kid Franz
Sixth Ranger Jenny
Team Pet Knips
The Sword of Truth
The Hero Richard
The Lancer Kahlan
The Big Guy Cara or Chase
Black Magician Girl Nicci
The Mentor Zedd
The Smart Guy Nicci and Zedd (both step into this role whenever needed)
Fred Vargas' Three Evangelist series
The Hero Marc Vandoosler
The Lancer Armand Vandoosler
The Big Guy Mathias Delamarre (he's by no means dumb, but he often does physical work and is kind of a Gentle Giant)
The Smart Guy Lucien Devernois
Sixth Ranger Louis Kehlweiler
Team Pet Bufo
The Three Musketeers (an early appearance of the team)
The Hero d'Artagnan (a.k.a D'Artagnan)
The Lancer Athos (Oliver d'Athos de la Fére)
The Big Guy Porthos (Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds)
The Smart Guy Aramis de Vannes (born: René d'Herblay)
The Chick Constance Bonacieux (especially in the film)
The Sixth Ranger Lord de Winter
The Truth About Forever-The Wish Catering Crew
The Hero Macy
The Lancer Wes
The Big Guy Monica
The Smart Guy Bert
The Chick Kristy
Team Mom Delia
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
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
Uglies
The Hero Tally
The Lancer Shay
The Smart Guy Zane
The Big Guy David
The Chick / Fifth Ranger Aya
Unreal Estate
The Hero Meiko (Not the protagonist, but leads the group)
The Lancer Kisei
The Smart Guy Eiko
The Big Guy Lorelei
Non Action Guy instead of The Chick Mallory (The protagonist)
The Vorkosigan Saga: Dendarii Mercenaries
The Hero Miles Naismith
The Lancer Elli Quinn, Bel Thorne
The Big Guy Sereant Taura
The Smart Guy Baz Jesek
The Chick Elena? Pretty badass for a Chick, though.
The Mentor Ky Tung
The Legends of Laconia series: Waking Echoes
The Hero / The Smart Guy Ty
The Lancer Joy
The Big Guy Art
The Chick Riq, despite being the only male, is definitely this.
The War of the Flowers
The Hero Theo
The Lancer Applecore
The Smart Guy Cumber
The Chick Poppy
Warhammer 40000: 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 (alternate) Lancer Amberly Vail
Warhammer 40000: 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.)
Warhammer 40000: Gaunts Ghosts - The Ghosts
The Hero Ibram Gaunt
The Lancer(s) Rawne, Colm Corbec, Mkoll, later Gol Kolea
The Big Guy(s) "Try Again" Bragg, Colm Corbec, Brostin, Gol Kolea (until promoted to Lancer)
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.)
The Sixth Ranger Commissar Viktor Hark
Warhammer 40000Ravenor - Inquisitor Ravenor and company
The Hero Harlon Nayl
The Lancer Patience Kys
The Big Guy Zeph Mathuin ( until he dies, when the place is filled by Thonius)
The Smart Guy Carl Thonius (The things he knows) ( until Mathuin's death, when Zael seems to be taking over)
The Chick Kara Swole
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 (to some degree)
Sixth Ranger Maud Plyton, Belknap (can also count), and later in the series, Angharad and Interrogator Ballack. The latter of which turns out to be the Token Evil Teammate.
The Stoic Not having earned a particular role in the lineup, Wystan Frauka spends his time at the hideout chain-smoking, reading bad porn, and generally being a blank.
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
Warrior Cats - 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
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 Hollyleaf
Watership Down
The Hero Hazel
The Lancer Bigwig (also The Big Guy)
The Smart Guy Blackberry
The Chick Pipkin (or possibly Fiver)
The (other) Big Guy Silver
The Witcher saga (the posse from third book onwards)
The Hero Geralt
The Lancer Cahir
The Smart Guy Regis
The Chick Dandilion

Ironically, this leaves us token female teammate as The Big Guy (unless we swap her with Cahir):

The Big Guy Milva
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.

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
The Sixth Ranger Nynaeve or Loial (see above note)
The Mentor(s) Moiraine, Lan, and Thom
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
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
World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal
The Hero Turalyon
The Lancer Danath Trollbane
The Big Guy Kurdran Wildhammer
The Smart Guy Khadgar
The Chick Alleria Windrunner
Xanth - The Source of Magic
The Hero Bink
The Lancer Crombie
The Big Guy Chester Centaur
The Smart Guy Humphery
The Chick Grundy Golem
Xanth - the Dor books
The Hero Dor
The Lancer Irene
The Big Guy Smash Ogre
The Smart Guy Chet Centaur
The Chick Grundy
Young Jedi Knights
The Hero Jacen
The Lancer Jaina
The Big Guy Tenel Ka
The Smart Guy Lowbacca
The Chick M-TD
Sith Ranger Zekk
The Mentor Luke
Spiran och staven (The Sceptre and the Quarterstaff)
The Hero Räven (Fox)
The Lancer Eldfågel (Firebird)
The Big Guy Leontas
The Smart Guy Umbra
The Chick Stormfödd (Storm-born) -- well, he is no more mister Nice-Guy when Umbra gets threatened.
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