Five-Man Band/Video Games

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MOD NOTE: The examples are currently grouped onto pages by their game names sorted alphabetically. Since people rarely look for games by their names (nobody says "If you liked Super Princess Peach, you'll like Super Robot Wars", but they're listed right beside each other alphabetically) but do look for games by their genre (4X, Wide-Open sandbox, First-Person Shooter, etc.), the examples should be re-sorted by genre. The list of genres is on the page, commented out.

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 video games:

The examples are on subpages:


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