Five-Man Band/Web Comics: Difference between revisions

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 webcomics:

 

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''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Arthur

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''[[Bomberman Land Parody]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Shiro

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''[[Critter County]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Ricky (more or less)

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''[[The Crossoverlord]]''

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|[[The Lancer]]||[[Indefensible Positions|Dead Debbie]]

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''[[The Crossoverkill]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||[[Bad Guy High|Captain Perfect]]

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''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Ethan

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''[[Daily Grind]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Howlett

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''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]] (Main original cast)''

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|[[The Hero]]||Dan

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|[[The Hero]]||Jim (Qui-Gon Jinn, later Padmé Amidala)

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''[[Digger]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Digger

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''[[The Dreamer]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Alan Warren

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''[[Drowtales]]'' (in the Overworld arc)

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|[[The Hero]]||Ariel

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''[[El Goonish Shive]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Elliot

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''[[Elf Blood]]'' (Arranged as Renegades/Council)

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|[[The Hero]]||TKO / King

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|[[The Hero]]||Eastwood

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''[[Fans]]'';

First Generation

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|[[The Hero]]||Rikk

|[[The Big Guy]]||Will

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|[[Sixth Ranger]]||Shanna

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Second Generation

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|[[The Big Guy]]||Will

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The "old guard" in ''[[Girl Genius]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Bill Heterodyne

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''[[Goblins]]: Life through their eyes''

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|[[The Hero]]||Complains of Names

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|[[The Hero]]||Byron

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|[[The Hero]]||Antimony

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''[[Hitmen for Destiny]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Annette

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''[[Homestuck]]'' - the kids

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|[[The Hero]] / [[The Big Guy]]||John Egbert

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''[[Homestuck]]'' - the exiles

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|[[The Lancer]]||Wayward Vagabond (Was [[The Hero]] as Warweary Villein)

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|[[The Hero]]||Karkat Vantas

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''[[Homestuck]]'' - troll Blue Team

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|[[The Hero]]||Sollux Captor, doubles as [[The Smart Guy]]

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''[[Homestuck]]'' - troll combined team ("Team Adorabloodthirsty")

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|[[The Hero]]||Karkat Vantas

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''[[Homestuck]]'' - The remaining trolls

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|[[The Hero]]||Karkat Vantas

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''[[Homestuck]]'' - Post-Scratch kids

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|[[The Hero]]||Jane Crocker

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''[[Housepets]]'' - The Good Ol' Dogs Club

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|[[The Hero]]||Bino

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''[[Indefensible Positions]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Foil

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''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Bob

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''[[Jewel Vixens]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Sapphire

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''[[Khatru]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Flynn

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''[[Least I Could Do]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Rayne

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|[[The Hero]]||Mr. Perfect

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''[[Looking for Group]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Cale

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|[[The Hero]]||Kevin

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The Order of the Stick

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|[[The Hero]]||Roy Greenhilt

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The Order of the Scribble

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|[[The Hero]]||Soon Kim

|[[The Chick]]||Serini Toormuck/Lirian

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''[[Panthera]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Leo

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''[[RPG World]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The Hero]]

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''[[Rumors of War]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||[[Action Girl|Elysia]]

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''[[Sandusky]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Sandusky

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''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Torg

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Later, in the bRoken arc, we get possibly the ''oddest'' [[Five-Man Band]] in history. Quoth Sasha "are you ''sure'' we're the good guys?"

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|[[The Hero]]||Torg

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''[[Supernormal Step]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Fiona

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''[[Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Sweet Bro

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''[[Trigger Star]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Avacado

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''[[Troy]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Troy, sometimes Rigo

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|[[The Hero]]||Trace

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''[[Wapsi Square]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Monica

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''[[The Wotch]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Anne

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''[[Cheer|The Wotch: Cheer!]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Alex

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''[[Zap]]''

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|[[The Hero]]||Zap

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