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L.A. Noire: Formed in the last three Arson cases.

The Hero Jack Kelso
The Lancer Cole Phelps
The Big Guy Herschel Biggs
The Smart Guy Petersen
The Chick Elsa Litchmann

The Last Remnant: Athlum Generals

The Hero David
The Lancer Torgal
The Big Guy Blocter
The Smart Guy Pagus
The Chick Emma, later Emmy

Last Scenario

The Hero Hilbert
The Lancer / The Big Guy Matilda
The Smart Guy Thorve, Randolph
The Chick Lorenza
Sixth Ranger Ethan, eventually Zawu

Left 4 Dead

The Hero Bill (also The Mentor)
The Lancer Francis (doubles as The Big Guy)
The Smart Guy Louis
The Chick Zoey

Left 4 Dead 2

The Hero Coach (also The Brute)
The Lancer Nick
The Smart Guy Ellis
The Chick Rochelle

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - The Indigo-Go's, who are also a Five-Man Band in the musical sense.

The Hero Mikau (guitarist)
The Lancer Japas (bassist)
The Big Guy Tijo (drummer)
The Smart Guy Evan (pianist)
The Chick Lulu (vocalist)

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has this with the Resistance group members.

The Hero Rusl
The Lancer Ashei
The Big Guy Auru
The Smart Guy Shad
The Chick Telma
The Sixth Ranger / The Ace Link

The crew of the Cogito Ergo Sum in Live a Live

The Hero Hol
The Lancer Kirk
The Big Guy Huey
The Smart Guy Kato
The Chick Rachel
TheSixth Ranger Darth
Team Pet Cube (subverted in that he's actually the main character of the chapter)

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

The Hero Berethor
The Lancer Idrial
The Big Guy Hadhod
The Smart Guy Elegost
The Chick Morwen
The Sixth Ranger Eaoden

Lost Vikings

The Hero Erik the Swift
The Lancer Baleog the Fierce
The Big Guy Scorch
The Smart Guy Fang
The Chick Olaf the Stout

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals

The Hero Maxim
The Lancer Selan
The Big Guy Guy
The Smart Guy Artea/Lexis
The Chick Tia
Sixth Ranger Dekar

Lunar: Eternal Blue

The Hero Hiro
The Lancer Ronfar
The Big Guy Jean
The Smart Guy Lemina
The Chick Lucia
Sixth Ranger Leo
The Mentor Gwyn
Team Pet Ruby

Lunar: Silver Star/Silver Star Story/Silver Star Harmony

The Hero Alex
The Lancer Nash
The Big Guy Kyle
The Smart Guy Mia
The Medic Jessica
The Chick Luna
Sixth Ranger Tempest
The Mentor Laike
Team Pet Nall

M

Partisan of Majin Tensei II

The Hero Naoki Takeuchi
The Lancer Tomoharu Kikuchi
The Smart Guy Karen Rose or Ogiwara
The Big Guy Kaoru Tachibana
The Chick Aya Kikuchi

The Normandy squadmates in Mass Effect 1.

The Hero Commander Shepard
The Lancer Ashley Williams or Kaidan Alenko, depending on the player
The Smart Guy Garrus Vakarian and Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
The Big Guy Urdnot Wrex
The Chick Liara T'Soni

The Normandy squadmates in Mass Effect 3

The Hero Commander Shepard
The Lancer Ashley Williams/Kaidan Alenko and Garrus Vakarian
The Smart Guy Tali'Zorah vas Normandy, EDI
The Big Guy James Vega
The Chick Liara T'Soni
Sixth Ranger Javik

Mega Man Battle Network Lan and his friends:

The Hero(es) Lan and MegaMan
The Lancer(s) Chaud and ProtoMan
The Big Guy(s) Dex and GutsMan
The Smart Guy(s) Yai and Glyde
The Chick(s) Mayl and Roll

Mega Man Battle Network 5 introduced team-based gameplay, with 7-member teams with fairly explicit roles:

Archetype Team Colonel Team ProtoMan
The Hero Colonel ProtoMan Later, each of them switches roles with MegaMan.
The Lancer MegaMan MegaMan
The Big Guy KnightMan and TomahawkMan MagnetMan and NapalmMan The former from each team specializes in defense, and the latter in offense.
The Smart Guy ShadowMan and NumberMan GyroMan and SearchMan The former two specialize in infiltrating enemy territory, the latter two specialize in retrieving items
The Chick ToadMan Meddy Has supportive abilities.

* Sadly, this arrangement doesn't really apply to the operators, all of whom are Heroes, Lancers, or Chicks (with the lone exception of Smart Guy Higsby).

Mega Man Star Force: And also the satella police commandos that A.C. Eos leads towards the end of the third game

The Hero A.C. Eos
The Lancer Solo (Had he joined them)
The Big Guy Bud (Until he left the group)
The Smart Guy Geo
The Chick Sonia

Mega Man X Command Mission

The Hero X
The Lancer(s) Zero, Marino (sometimes The Chick)
The Big Guy Massimo (Call him Steel Massimo!)
The Smart Guy Axl
The Chick Cinnamon
Sixth Ranger Traitor Spider
Mission Control Nana

* Marino is introduced as The Lancer during Zero's absence, but is demoted to The Chick when Zero comes back, presumably because there can only be one girly, red, melee specialist Lancer at a time.

Metroid: Other M - The 07th Platoon Squad

The Hero Adam Malkovich
The Lancer Samus Aran
The Smart Guy Maurice Favreau, K.G. Misawa, Lyle Smithsonian
The Big Guy Anthony Higgs

Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Devlin Arcanus
The Big Guy Simon Templar or Overdune Snapfinger
The Smart Guy Frederick Talimere
The Chick Elsbeth Lamentia or Cauri Blackthorne

Millennium A New Hope

The Hero Marine
The Lancer Benoit, Jezabel the Deadpan Snarker
The Big Guy Karine
The Smart Guy Hirado, possibly Abu, who is also The Medic
The Chick Marine doubles as this.
Tagalong Kid Merline, Marine's little sister.
Team Pet Piu Piu and Gravitron, the Robot Buddy

Minecraft

The Hero Steve
The Lancer The Wolves
The Big Guy Snow Golems
The Smart Guy The Cats (still in development)
The Chick The Villagers

Mother 3

Notable because the instrument analogy on the main Five-Man Band is actually used by the characters, with the instrument that accompanies their attacks in battle:

The Hero Lucas (clean electric guitar)
The Lancer Kumatora (overdriven electric guitar)
The Big Guy Duster (bass)
Team Pet Boney (barking sounds)

It was intended that Claus wouldn't die, and would join the band

The Hero Lucas
The Chick Kumatora
The Big Guy Duster
The Smart Guy Boney (barking sounds)
The Lancer Claus

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Need for Speed: Carbon

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Sal
The Big Guy Neville
The Smart Guy Samson
The Chick Yumi
Sixth Ranger Nikki

Neo Quest II (Neopets)

The Hero Rohane (Blumaroo with a Cool Sword.)
The Chick Mipsy (Acara Black Magician Girl.)
The Lancer Talina (Eyrie The Archer.)
The Smart Guy Velm (Techo Simple Staff wielding healer.)

Neverwinter Nights (Official Campaign)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Whichever henchman you choose, though Sharwyn is the most well-rounded
The Big Guy Daelan
The Smart Guy Boddyknock
The Chick Linu
Tagalong Kid Tomi
Token Evil Teammate Grimgnaw

Neverwinter Nights (Shadows of Undrentide)

The Hero The Player
The Big Guy Xanos
The Smart Guy Dorna
The Chick Mischa
Tagalong Kid Deekin
The Mentor Drogan

Neverwinter Nights (Hordes of the Underdark)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Deekin, the only henchman recruitable in all chapters, and the most loyal
The Big Guy Valen
The Smart Guy Nathyrra
The Chick Aribeth's Ghost

Neverwinter Nights (A Dance With Rogues)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Could be any of them, most likely whichever one you romance
The Big Guy Bran, Norah
The Smart Guy The Player (usually), Rizzen (on occasion)
The Chick Anden, Pia
The Mentor Master Nathan, Mando
Token Evil Teammate Vico, Jacia
Defector From Decadence Rizzen

Neverwinter Nights (Tales of Arterra)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Evanine
The Big Guy Montador
The Chick Persey

Neverwinter Nights (Sanctum of the Archmage)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Robin
The Smart Guy / The Chick Orion
TheSixth Ranger Diana
The Mentor First Lenard, later Nimrod

* Note: Orion is technically a combination of The Smart Guy and The Chick into a tough version of The Medic -- in other words, a Combat Medic.

Neverwinter Nights 2 (Official Campaign)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Casavir, Bishop, Khelgar
The Big Guy Khelgar, the Blade Golem
The Smart Guy Quara, Sand, Zhjaeve
The Chick Elanee, Neeshka, Shandra
Token Evil Teammate Bishop
Tagalong Kid Grobnar

Neverwinter Nights 2 (Mask of the Betrayer)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Gannayev
The Big Guy Okku or One Of Many
The Smart Guy Safiya
The Chick Kaelyn

Neverwinter Nights 2 (Dark Waters)

The Hero The Player
The Lancer Daniel and Heather trade off here
The Big Guy Daniel
The Smart Guy Heather
The Chick Robert

Nicktoons: Attack Of The Toybots

The Hero SpongeBob SquarePants
The Lancer Tak
The Big Guy(s) Patrick Star, Danny Phantom, Sam Manson, Stimpy (in console version)
The Smart Guy Jimmy Neutron
The Chick(s) Timmy Turner, Jenny Wakeman
Kid Appeal Character Rocko (in console version), GIR
Sixth Ranger Traitors Invader Zim, Mr. Blik, El Tigre (in DS version)
Fairy Companions Cosmo and Wanda

Nicktoons: Battle For Volcano Island

The Heroes Danny Phantom and SpongeBob SquarePants
The Lancers Sam Manson and Squidward Tentacles (he is not a playable)
The Smart Guys Tucker Foley and Jimmy Neutron (they both are not playables)
The Big Guy Patrick Star
The Chick Timmy Turner
Action Girl Sandy Cheeks
Fairy Companions Cosmo and Wanda
The Mentor The Wise Old Crab

Nicktoons: Globs Of Doom (a.k.a. SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs Of Doom)

The Hero SpongeBob SquarePants
The Lancer Tak
The Smart Guy Jimmy Neutron
The Big Guy Danny Phantom
Token Evil Teammate Invader Zim
Sixth Ranger Traitors Plankton, Traloc, Technus, Beautiful Georgeous, and Dib
The Mentor The Wise Old Crab

* Note: Patrick is not playable.

Nicktoons Unite!

The Hero SpongeBob SquarePants
The Lancer and The Smart Guy Jimmy Neutron
The Big Guy Danny Phantom
The Chick Timmy Turner