Four-Temperament Ensemble/Comic Books

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Examples of Four-Temperament Ensemble in Comic Books include:

  • Fantastic Four: Johnny is Sanguine, Ben is Choleric, Reed is Melancholic while Sue is Phlegmatic.
  • Doom Patrol: Robotman is Sanguine, the Chief is Choleric, Elasti-Girl is Melancholic and Negative Man is Phlegmatic.
    • Alternatively, in the second incarnation, Celsius is Choleric, Negative Woman is Melancholic and Tempest is Phlegmatic.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mikey is Sanguine (easy-going and lively), Raph is Choleric (ill-tempered and pessimistic), Don is Phlegmatic (rational and calm), and Leonardo is Melancholic (loyal and martyr-like). There's some tension between Leo, who expects his brothers to do what he tells them, and Raph, who's too insular and stubborn to follow without challenge.
  • Archie Comics: Typically, Archie is Sanguine, Veronica is Choleric, Betty is Melancholic and Jughead is Phlegmatic. Of course, with Archie Comics, it can vary from story to story.
  • Brazilian comic Monica's Gang: Monica is choleric (and how!), Cebolinha/Jimmy Five is sanguine, Cascão/Smudge is melancholic, and Magali/Maggy is supine.
  • Argentine comic Mafalda: Mafalda is choleric, Susanita is sanguine, Felipe is melancholic, and Manolito is phlegmatic. And when they became a Five-Man Band: Miguelito is supine (Sixth Ranger Libertad also fits supine, when she's not choleric).
  • Watchmen: Rorschach (melancholic); Dr. Manhattan (phlegmatic); Ozymandias (sanguine); Comedian (choleric). (Laurie and Dan are "supine").
  • Bone: Fone (melancholic), Phoney (sanguine), Smiley (phlegmatic), Thorn (choleric)
  • Reign of the Supermen begins with four characters each claiming to be either Superman risen from the dead, or a replacement for the character and each is referred to by one of Supes' old nicknames. The Last Son of Krypton (Eradicator) is Choleric, murdering villains left and right, the Man of Steel (Steel) is basically Phlegmatic though without the inherent laziness, the Man of Tomorrow (Cyborg Superman) is fairly Melancholic (well, appears to be), and The Metropolis Kid (Superboy) is, of course, Sanguine Cranked Up to Eleven.
  • Italian comic Bobo: The protagonist Bobo is Phlegmatic, his wife Bibi is Choleric, his friend Molotov is Melancholic and his neighbor Edna is Sanguine.
  • In a rare villainous example, the Fearsome Five Four from the new Darkwing Duck comics. Also rare is the fact that the Sanguine one is the leader in this case
    • Sanguine: Quackerjack, the insane and deadly toymaker
    • Choleric: Liquidator, the smarmy salesman turned water-elemental
    • Melancholic: Bushroot, the half-duck half-plant botanist
    • Phlegmatic II: Megavolt, the science geek turned walking battery who wants to free all the enslaved light bulbs in the world
  • From Green Lantern: Hal Jordan is Sanguine (the cocky ace pilot who loves adventure), Guy Gardner is Choleric (the brazen tough guy who speaks his mind), Kyle Rayner is Melancholic (the quiet artist who likes to work alone), and Jon Stewart is Phlegmatic (the born leader who stays calm under pressure).
    • In some interpretations, Guy Gardner is Sanguine (the laid-back bruiser who cracks wise at danger), Jon Stewart is Choleric (the hard-nosed military man who leads every charge), Hal Jordan is Melancholic (the veteran adventurer battling personal demons), and Kyle Rayner is Phlegmatic (the calm, intuitive artist).
  • Scott Pilgrim: Scott/Knives/Ramona (sanguine), Envy/Stacey (choleric), Stephen/Kim (melancholic), Young Neil (phlegmatic).


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