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This is a visual trope: a shot of the main cast of a work whole posed as for a group photograph or portrait, usually against an abstract or "typical" background. Often the shot is "assembled" by sliding or fading individuals or small groups into their places in the composition. This is a common way for the opening credits of a work to end.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* This is the standard way to end the credits for most [[Humongous Mecha]] series.
* The opening credits for ''[[El-Hazard: The Magnificent World]]'' end with a classic Team Shot, as do the various ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' [[OVA]]s, and ''[[Grenadier]]''.
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' offers an unusual variation in that the heroes take up one corner of the screen while two of the main antagonists fill the rest, framing them.
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* ''[[Love Hina]] Again'' parodies the trope by building a classic Team Shot with all the girls in front of the Hinata Apartments, and then literally dropping Keitaro into the scene to lay battered and broken on the ground in front of them. Then Naru lands on him, sitting.
* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''—one of the ending sequences almost perfectly matches the description.
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* A deconstruction: In ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'', after every battle, the heroines (and hero) pose for a photo with the tagline "Shouri no POSE, kime!" (Roughly, "Victory Pose, Set!") The hero finds this somewhat awkward the first couple of times it happens. Every time new characters are introduced, they also find it incredibly dumb - but a couple of battles later, they're happily joining in. The high-water mark is in the third game, where the hero is assigned to command a new team of girls - and is left as the only one posing, whilst his new comrades-in-arms recoil in horror.
* Most ''[[Backyard Sports]]'' games.
* Team Shots are popular among players of [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]]s, especially in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' where they are usually taken after the completion of a Trial or Taskforce.
* Every game in the [[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Galaxy Angel]] gameverse, as well as the ''[[Galaxy Angel (anime)|Galaxy Angel]]'' anime. (Yes, they each deserve their own entry. They're about as similar as a Greek epic and a sitcom.)
* Mocked hilariously at the end of the Mad Midget Five's intro in ''[[God Hand]]'', where their team pose involves falling on their backs and kicking their legs up into a V. Gene, watching all of the preceding, can only respond with a stunned, "''Douchebags!''"
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Lampshaded, like everything else, by ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''.
* In ''[[Earthsong]]'', we get [http://www.earthsongsaga.com/images/vol3/ch8/35-36.jpg one of the good guys]. Then we get [http://www.earthsongsaga.com/images/vol3/ch8/37-38.jpg one of the bad guys]. Also has some (presumably unintentional) [[Rhymes on a Dime]].
* Pose as a team, [[Problem Sleuth|BECAUSE SHIT JUST GOT REAL]]
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