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* The '70s cult comedy ''Steelyard Blues'' centers around a group of this type.
* In a rare non battle/sports example, the groomsmen from ''[[I Love You, Man|I Love You Man]]'' consist of a the groom's father, brother, a few guys he went on "man dates" with,...and Lou Ferragino
* The ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' are a collection of convicts ([[In Space]]) who happen to be all of different races and, for the most part, initially tolerate each other for the sake of money or revenge. We have [[Large Ham]] Quill, [[Big Guy]] Drax, [[Smart Guy]] Rocket, [[Naive Newcomer|Young Guy]] Groot (especially in the sequel) and [[Hot Chick with a Sword]] Gamora - who doubles as the [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane One]].
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* The investigating team in [[The Alienist]] matches this description.
* The fellowship in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is about half [[Badass]], half misfit.
** The fact that it includes members of most of the free races adds to the misfit feel and is lampshaded by Elrond.
* In [[Dale Brown]]'s ''[[Act of War]]'', Task Force TALON starts as a mish-mash of FBI agents, "lab-bound mavericks" and actual combat-hardened personnel.
* The only defense the human race has against a race of parasitic aliens who take over their hosts' brains and render them completely helpless? [[Animorphs|Five teenagers and an alien cadet.]]
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