Five-Man Band/Video Games/D-F
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| The Hero | The Monk (Cool-headed and dedicated to order) |
| The Lancer | The Demon Hunter (Makes the unholy suffer) |
| The Big Guy | The Barbarian (Proud Warrior Race Guy/Girl) |
| The Smart Guy | The Wizard (Lusts for knowledge) |
| The Heart | The Witch Doctor (Surprisingly sweet) |
| The Hero | Laharl |
| The Lancer | Etna |
| The Chick | Flonne |
| The Big Guy | Gordon (Subverted because Jennifer could actually beat Gordon in battle, easily, if she doesn't hold back) |
| The Smart Guy | Jennifer |
| Team Pet | Thursday |
| The Sixth Ranger | Kurtis. |
| The Hero | Mao |
| The Lancer | Almaz |
| The Chick | Sapphire (though subverts it by being the craziest and most trigger-happy member of the group) |
| The Smart Guy | Raspberyl |
| The Big Guy | Mr. Champloo (Sapphire elements of this) |
Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten
| The Hero | Valvatorez |
| The Lancer | Fenrich |
| The Chick | Vulcanus Artina |
| The Smart Guy | Emizel |
| The Big Guy | Fuka |
| Team Pet | Desco |
| Sixth Ranger | Axel |
Dissidia Final Fantasy has a small team of heroes while Bartz and Zidane pair off and Squall and the Warrior of Light go it alone.
| The Hero | Cloud, the others look up to him as collected and leaderly |
| The Lancer | Cecil, the most leaderly after Cloud |
| The Big Guy | Tidus, the most gung-ho of the group |
| The Smart Guy | Firion, the most introspective and questioning of the group after Cloud |
| The Chick | Terra, who joins Cloud when he departs from the group for a time |
| Tagalong Kid | Onion Knight, who was travelling with Terra before she met Cloud |
| The Hero | Donkey |
| The Lancer | Diddy |
| The Big Guy | Chunky |
| The Smart Guy | Lanky (subversion, he's not kind of smart) |
| The Chick | Tiny |
Dynasty Warriors has a couple, depending on the situation.
| Shu, Battle Of Chang Ban | |
| The Hero | Liu Bei |
| The Lancer | Zhao Yun |
| The Big Guy | Zhang Fei |
| The Smart Guy | Zhuge Liang |
| The Chick | Yue Ying |
| Sixth Ranger | Guan Yu (as he only joins up with the others part way into the battle) |
Shu, Battle of Bai Di Castle
| The Hero | Liu Shan |
| The Lancer | Huang Zhong |
| The Big Guy | Ma Chao |
| The Smart Guy | Jiang Wei |
| The Chick | Xing Cai |
Dynasty Warriors Advance has you start with three playable characters from each kingdom, with the faction's leader becoming playable after completing story mode. There is also a 5th character, whom, while not playable, has his own sprite. So you end up with three groups who fit into this category.
| Shu | |
| The Hero | Liu Bei |
| The Lancer | Guan Yu |
| The Big Guy | Zhang Fei |
| The Smart Guy | Zhuge Liang |
| Kid Appeal Character | Zhao Yun |
| Wei | |
| The Hero | Cao Cao |
| The Lancer | Xiahou Dun |
| The Big Guy | Xu Zhu |
| The Smart Guy | Sima Yi |
| The Chick | Zhen Ji |
| Wu | |
| The Hero | Sun Jian |
| The Lancer | Sun Quan |
| The Big Guy | Sun Ce |
| The Smart Guy | Zhou Yu |
| The Chick | Sun Shang Xiang |
E
| The Hero | Ness |
| The Lancer | King |
| The Chick | Paula |
| The Smart Guy | Jeff |
| The Big Guy | Poo |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Companions Circle
| The Hero | Kodlak |
| The Lancer | Skjor |
| The Big Guy | Farkas |
| The Smart Guy | Vilkas |
| The Chick | Aela |
| The Sixth Ranger | Eorlund |
| The Hero | Agent J |
| The Lancer | Agent Chieftain |
| The Big Guy | Agent Derek |
| The Smart Guy | Agent Morris |
| Tagalong Kid | Agent Spin |
For the first two chapters:
| The Hero | Allegretto |
| The Lancer | Beat |
| The Big Guy | Viola |
| The Smart Guy | Frederic |
| The Chick | Polka |
| Sixth Ranger | Salsa |
For Chapter 3:
| The Hero | Jazz |
| The Lancer | Falsetto |
| The Big Guy | Viola |
| The Smart Guy | Allegretto |
| The Chick | Claves |
For Chapter 4:
| The Hero | Polka |
| The Lancer | Frederic (also The Big Guy, due to being the only adult in the group.) |
| The Smart Guy | Beat |
| The Chick | Salsa |
| Sixth Ranger | March |
F
| The Hero | The Main Character |
| The Lancer | Ian |
| The Big Guy | Tycho |
| The Smart Guy | Katja |
| The Chick | Tandi |
| Team Pet | Dogmeat |
Mothership Zeta DLC in Fallout 3
| The Hero | You |
| The Lancer | Somah |
| The Big Guy | Paulson |
| The Smart Guy | Tercorien |
| The Sixth Ranger | Toshiro Kago |
| The Chick | Sally, a Tagalong Kid who brings the group together |
NCR First Recon
| The Hero | Gorobetz |
| The Lancer | Bitter Root |
| The Big Guy | Sterling |
| The Smart Guy | 10 of Spades |
| The Chick | Betsy |
Enclave Remnants
| The Hero | Judah Kreger |
| The Lancer | Cannibal Johnson |
| The Big Guy | Orion Moreno |
| The Smart Guy | Dr Henry |
| The Chick | Daisy Whitman |
Think Thank, Old World Blues DLC
| The Hero | Dr Klein |
| The Lancer | Dr Borous |
| The Big Guy | Dr 0 |
| The Smart Guy | Dr 8 |
| The Chick | Dr Dala |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Dr Mobius |
It's difficult to pin down one group for the game since the party rotates so often, so why not include all of them?
Beginning Arc:
| The Hero | Cecil |
| The Lancer | Rosa |
| The Big Guy | Yang |
| The Smart Guy | Tellah |
| The Chick | Edward |
| Tagalong Kid | Rydia |
Redemption Arc:
| The Hero | Cecil |
| The Lancer | Cid |
| The Big Guy | Yang |
| The Smart Guy | Tellah |
| Tagalong Kids | Palom and Porom (double as The Smart Guy) |
Crystal Retrieval Arc:
| The Hero | Cecil |
| The Lancer | Kain |
| The Smart Guy | Cid, Tellah |
| The Big Guy | Yang |
| The Chick | Rosa |
Moon Arc:
| The Hero | Cecil |
| The Lancer | Kain |
| The Smart Guy | Rydia |
| The Big Guy | Edge |
| The Chick | Rosa |
Final Fantasy VI (Early stage of the game when your rooster was fixed exhibited this trope)
| The Hero | Terra |
| The Lancer | Locke |
| The Smart Guy | Edgar |
| The Big Guy | Sabin |
| The Mentor | Banon |
Final Fantasy XI - The Mythril Musketeers
| The Hero | Volker |
| The Lancer | Zeid |
| The Big Guy | Iron Eater |
| The Smart Guy | Naji |
| The Chick | Ayame |
Final Fantasy XI - The terrestrial avatars
| The Hero | Phoenix |
| The Lancer | Fenrir |
| The Big Guy | Bahamut |
| The Smart Guy | Diabolos |
| The Chick | Carbuncle |
| The Hero | Ashe |
| The Lancer | Balthier |
| The Big Guy | Basch |
| The Smart Guy | Fran |
| The Chick | Vaan and Penelo |
| The Hero | Lightning |
| The Lancer | Sazh |
| The Big Guy | Snow |
| The Smart Guy | Hope |
| The Chick | Vanille |
| The Sixth Ranger | Fang |
Final Fantasy XIII - Team NORA
| The Hero | Snow |
| The Lancer | Gadot |
| The Big Guy | Yuj |
| The Smart Guy | Maqui |
| The Chick | Lebreau |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
| The Hero | Yuri |
| The Lancer | Chelinka |
| The Big Guy | Gnash |
| The Smart Guy | Alhanalem |
| The Chick | Meeth Crym |
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Sword (Eliwood's Team, Main cast and Starting)
| The Hero | Eliwood |
| The Lancer | Lyndis (Lyn), Lowen (at the start.) |
| The Big Guy | Hector, Dorcas and Bartre (at the start.) |
| The Smart Guy | Nils, Marcus (at the start and doubles as The Mentor) |
| The Chick | Ninian, Rebecca (at the start.) |
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Elincia's troupe (While there are others, this is more or less the core.)
| The Hero | Elincia |
| The Lancer | Geoffrey |
| The Big Guy | Kieran |
| The Smart Guy | Bastian |
| The Chick | Lucia |
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - The Dawn Brigade
| The Hero | Micaiah - The Leader and the face of the group. |
| The Lancer | Sothe - argues very often with Micaiah's decision, but "just follows [her] orders". |
| The Big Guy | Edward - his first instinct is always to fight, his dream to be strong enough a swordsman to be able to drive the Begnion armies off by himself. Also part of a Red Oni, Blue Oni mechanic with Leonardo. |
| The Smart Guy | Leonardo - more reasonable, especially compared to Edward, he also thinks about the consequences of their actions. |
| The Chick | Nolan - Team Mom; he's wise and always plays the role of the mediator. |
Fire Emblem: The Sword of Seals: The Etrurian Generals
| The Hero | Klein |
| The Lancer | Percival |
| The Big Guy | Douglas (in a Genius Bruiser way) |
| The Smart Guy | Elphin (Spoony Bard; aka Prince Mildain) |
| The Chick | Cecilia |
| The Hero | Christopher Stone |
| The Lancer | Phil Bagzton |
| The Big Guy | Troy Stone |
| The Smart Guy | Mr. Jones |
| The Chick | Isabella Angelina |
| Sixth Ranger | The Kid (also The (other) Smart Guy) |
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