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Examples of [[True Companions]] in [[Western Animation]].
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* ''[[Teen Titans (
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** [[The Hero|Aang]] calls his group "family". Since he and all of the other Air Nomads were raised apart from their blood relatives by monks, this is likely more or less his ''definition'' of family.
** [[Affirmative Action Girl|Toph]] acts like her real self in a way she probably never did with her biological family.
** Azula, Mai, and Ty Lee are true companions, although {{spoiler|eventually this falls apart--Mai betrays the true companions first, then Ty Lee sides with her, probably because Azula is a scary controlling maniac and being her true companion sucks; also notable is the fact that Mai stood up for Ty Lee against her boyfriend, who was making fun of her, and Azula who laughs at this teasing. The loss of this crew causes Azula's subsequent emotional breakdown.}}
*** These three make a pretty nice subversion of the concept, actually; one person so scary they can get people to put their lives on the line in any number of situations just because taking that risk is still preferable to dealing with that one person.
** Suggested to be the case within the [[
* Subverted in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'': in the beginning, the kids weren't very loyal to each other, and worked more like a [[Teeth
* Mr. Schneider's class from ''[[Gravedale High]]''. The kind-hearted human teacher Mr. Schneider tries his best to keep his monster students in line, and is glad to help them whenever they have an issue. The students themselves also help each other time after time, like when Vinnie Stoker [[Heroic BSOD|lost the confidence to fly after being struck by lightning]].
* Numbuh 1 from ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'',
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'': [[Team Dad|Eddy is very much the "dad" of the group]], while [[Team Mom|Edd is the "mom"]] and Ed is the "child." A lot of [[Team Dad|Eddy]] and [[Team Mom|Edd's]] arguments, especially involving Ed's behavior, come across as marital bickering. Slash writers are fond of invoking this [[Trope]], but it works on a purely platonic level, too.▼
* This is largely the whole point of ''[[
▲* ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'': [[Team Dad|Eddy is very much the "dad" of the group]], while [[Team Mom|Edd is the "mom"]] and Ed is the "child." A lot of [[Team Dad|Eddy]] and [[Team Mom|Edd's]] arguments, especially involving Ed's behavior, come across as marital bickering. Slash writers are fond of invoking this [[Trope]], but it works on a purely platonic level, too.
▲* This is largely the whole point of ''[[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', with the "Foster's Five" considering each other to be family. Pretty [[Justified Trope|justified]], as four of them are imaginary friends, who can't technically have blood relatives, and one is the imaginary friend of the only human, who was created by said human and owes his existence to him.
* ''[[Futurama]]'':
** The Planet Express crew. Fry says so in [[Cloudcuckoolander|his own odd way.]]
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** Also subverted once by Farnsworth:
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** Fry, Leela and Bender form a smaller group of true companions within the greater group of Planet Express.
* The various clans in ''[[
* Despite the fact that Wade is only ever seen on a screen until late Season 3, [[Action Girl|Kim]], Ron, Wade and [[Team Pet|Rufus]] are true companions in ''[[Kim Possible]]''.
* In ''[[King of the Hill]]'', Hank and his neighbors, even Khan eventually, are true companions, though Dale generally will only be on the receiving end of help in risky situations due to his cowardice. Toward the end of the "Not in My Back-hoe" episode, Hank touches on the difference between his relationship with his neighbors and that with his friends. Hank also treats his coworkers as true companions, but this is not reciprocated, at least not by Buck consistantly (though he does go to bat for Hank occasionally, particularly in when Hank is in a bad legal situation [assuming that Buck isn't framing Hank]).
** On the other hand, Hank downright hates talking to his coworkers outside of work and wants nothing to do with their problems that aren't propane related.
* ''[[Lilo
* Lucky, Rolly, Cadpig, and Spot the Chicken from the ''[[
* ''[[Metalocalypse]]'':
** The members of Dethklok all see each other as family, though only Toki ever says it out loud. While it's been stated that they have agreed never to interfere with each others' personal business, let alone take active joy in the suffering of each other (such as the effect that Pickles' brother's blatant manipulation of his wealthy sibling and family has on him), they do care for each other.
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** The manager of Dethklok, Charles Foster Ofdensen, cares about the band or [[Alternate Character Interpretation|cares about not losing the golden goose he is riding shotgun on]]. His famous end of season one on-liner [[Big Damn Heroes|"That's my]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|bread and butter]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|you're f* cking with...]]" line was later the subject of a call-back at the end of season two, when Nathan says "That's my bread and butter you're f* cking with..." as he saves Charles from being killed by a sadistic murderer.
** Considering how listless and hurt that Dethklok was by Charles' angry outbursts and unintentional neglect in Doublebookedklok (and how they could be motivated to snap out of it just by him apologizing), it's pretty much confirmed that it's not just Nathan who considers Charles an extension of the crew now.
* The Freedom Fighters of the ''[[Sonic Sat AM
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (
* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', the title characters, Baljeet, Buford, Perry, and Isabella are true companions, though Isabella has romantic feelings for Phineas. The Fireside Girls can also be considered an example. (Proof of Perry's status as a true companion: in one episode, Doofenschmirtz's 'inator of the week "will destroy ANYONE who can't make up their minds." Perry flashes back to the title characters' [[Incredibly Lame Pun|uncharacteristic]] indecision at the kitchen table that morning, and proceeds to handcuff D. to a pipe before, [[Once an Episode|as usually happens]], the device can be ''activated.")
** Taken a step further in ''[[Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across
* In ''[[South Park]]'', [[Straight Man|Stan]] and [[The Conscience|Kyle]] can be trusted to consistently treat one another like family, going to considerable lengths for one another in a variety of episodes (for example "Cherokee Hair Tampons", "Super Best Friends", "Imaginationland", "Guitar Queer-o", "Follow That Egg", "The List", "You Have 0 Friends"--you get the idea); [[The Conscience|Kyle]] even goes so far as to call [[Straight Man|Stan]] his brother in "Ike's Wee-Wee." However, they treat Butters and [[The Chew Toy|Kenny]] more ambivalently, and make no secret of their contempt for [[Jerkass|Cartman]], making the dynamic between the ''[[South Park]]'' boys more indicative of two [[Blood Brothers]] surrounded by many morons.
* In ''[[
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** After tracking down the stolen device, they're captured and Shane is forced to fight Killbane. During the bigger dust-up, Killbane sneers at his "little brother".
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** Mindnet also marks the first time the Rangers "pool their badges" in a [[Mental Fusion]] tactic that is used occasionally throughout the rest of the series. Zachary is very quick to fall into the [[Team Dad]] role, especially when it comes to the parent-less Niko and Shane. Fanon states that his true-companion relationship with the Rangers is what has kept him relatively sane after the loss of his wife and his rebuilding into a [[Hollywood Cyborg]].
* Some of the main characters in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
* The cast and the producer of ''LilyMu'' from ''[[Kappa Mikey]]''. Though there are many other cast and crew members seen in the background, the show only focuses on the seven principle characters.
* ''[[Top Cat]]'': Top Cat and his gang.
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* It could be said that the original seven of the DCAU's [[Justice League]] are true companions. They would have to be after all they've gone through together.
** A great example of it this is Flash's [[Day in The Limelight]] episode of ''[[Justice League Unlimited|Unlimited]]''. Flash is able to convince ''Batman'' to come to the opening of his museum with little more than a "please," and delivers a breif but touching "you ''don't'' understand at Orion, who straight up asked how he can put up with the Flash's antics and methods.
* Most of the combiner groups in ''[[
** [[Transformers Prime|Team Prime]] is definitely this. Arcee even refers to them as "family".
* ''[[Pepper Ann]]'': Ann, Milo and Nicky are always there for each other even though PA's crazy schemes get out of hand sometimes.
* The ''[[Rugrats]]'' babies are pretty much always together, and it's often hard to believe that the in-universe time the series takes up would have to be less than a year or two. Even [[Spoiled Brat|Angelica]] is included.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash. It's a series about [[The Power of Friendship]]. They may fight sometimes, but it's crystal clear that no matter what, there's no way they're abandoning one another.
*** In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo and Apple Bloom, who bonded [[Fire
* Spider-Man, Firestar, and Iceman on ''[[Spider
* The main six kids in ''[[Recess]]''. They are usually always together, and in [[The Movie]], when everyone except T.J. leaves for camp, he becomes depressed as a result.
* The Junkyard Gang from ''[[Fat Albert and
* ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'': The Ghostbusters.
* ''[[
* Ookla, Ariel, and ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]''.
* The crew of the ''Wraith'' in ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]].''
* Matt, Nick, A.J., Leader-1, Turbo, and Scooter on ''[[Challenge of the Go Bots]].''
* The six kids on ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (
* ''[[The Weekenders]]'': The fact they spend evey weekend together helps.
* ''[[Birdz]]'': Eddie, Sleepy, Tommy and Gregory.
* ''[[
* The members of ''[[Young Justice (
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' went to some decent pains to develop this among the four main character [[The Chosen One|Chosen Ones]]. While they have the makings in place early on with [[The Hero|Omi]], [[The Lancer|Rai]][[The Smart Guy|mundo]], [[The Smart Guy|Kimi]][[The Chick|ko]], and [[The Big Guy|Clay]], it takes [[Character Development|well past Season 1]] to turn them from [[Teeth
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