< Five-Man Band
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The Sasuke Retrieval Squad is a five-man band mined from four groups of 3-person five-man-bands. Some hats get swapped in the process.
| The Leader | Shikamaru |
| The Lancer | Naruto |
| The Chick | Chouji |
| The Smart Guy | Neji |
| The Big Guy | Kiba |
| Sixth Ranger | Rock Lee |
| Team Pet | Akamaru |
And in the Konoha History Arc
| The Leader | Shikamaru |
| The Lancer | Naruto |
| The Smart Guy | Sakura |
| The Big Guy | Choji |
| The Chick | Ino |
| Sixth Ranger | Sasuke |
Shippuden tends to fall this way:
| The Hero | Naruto |
| The Lancer | Sai |
| The Smart Guy | Kakashi |
| The Big Guy | Yamato |
| The Chick | Sakura |
| The Sixth Ranger | Shikamaru |
| The Hero | Shinobu |
| The Lancer | Sasuke |
| The Big Guy | Onsokumaru |
| The Smart Guy | Miyabi |
| The Chick | Kaede |
| The Hero | Yu Goto |
| The Lancer | Isami Fujiwara |
| The Big Guy | Ai Hasebe |
| The Smart Guy | Miho Mukai |
| The Chick | Haruka Kaminogi |
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One Piece: The Straw Hat Pirates
| The Hero | Luffy |
| The Lancer | Zoro |
| The Big Guy | Sanji (Also occasional Smart Guy), Franky and Chopper when he's in his chunky form |
| The Smart Guy | Usopp, Robin, and Chopper (when he's being a doctor), sometimes Nami |
| The Chick | Nami, sometimes Usopp |
| Tagalong Kid & Team Pet | Chopper |
| Team Mom/Cool Big Sis | Robin (initially a Sixth Ranger); previously Nami also held this position. |
| Sixth Ranger | Brook |
And now we have the Jailbreak Gang, with some elements from a Five-Bad Band as well:
| The Hero | Luffy |
| The Lancer | Mr. 2 Bon Kurei |
| The Big Guy | Jinbei |
| The Smart Guy | Buggy & Ivankov |
| The Chick | Mr. 3 |
| Token Evil Teammate | Crocodile |
| The Dragon | Mr. 1 |
| Sixth Ranger | Inazuma, who is Ivankov's Lancer. |
| The Hero | Doremi |
| The Lancer | Onpu |
| The Smart Guy | Hazuki |
| The Big Guy | Aiko |
| The Chick | Momoko |
| Tagalong Kid | Pop |
| Sixth Ranger | Hana-Chan |
| The Hero | Tamaki |
| The Lancer | Kyouya (also The Smart Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Mori and Hani |
| The Smart Guy | Hikaru and Karou (who are also a bit of a The Lancer) |
| The Chick | Haruhi (also the Sixth Ranger) |
| Tagalong Kid | Honey |
| The Hero | Gene Starwind |
| The Lancer | Jim Hawkings (also a The Smart Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Aisha ClanClan |
| The Smart Guy | Gilliam (also the Team Pet) |
| The Chick | Melfina |
| Sixth Ranger | Twilight Suzuka (even though she actually joined the crew before Aisha did) |
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| The Hero | Rebecca Miyamoto |
| The Lancer | Himeko Katagiri |
| The Big Guy | Miyako Uehara |
| The Smart Guy | Rei Tachibana |
| The Chick | Sayaka Suzuki |
| The Generic Guy | Kurumi Momose |
| Sixth Ranger | Media |
| Token Evil Teammate | Ichijou |
| Team Pet | Mesousa |
| The Heroine | Yukari "Caroline" Hayasaka |
| The Lancer | Jouji "George" Koizumi |
| The Big Guy | Arashi Nagase |
| The Smart Guy | Daisuke Isabella Yamamoto |
| The Chick | Miwako Sakurada |
| Sixth Ranger | Hiroyuki Tokumori |
| The Hero | Yucie |
| The Lancer | Greta |
| The Big Guy | Elmina |
| The Smart Guy | Cocoloo |
| The Chick | Beth |
| Sixth Ranger | The judge who represents the Magic World |
| The Hero | Ash Ketchum |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Brock/Tracey Sketchit/Cilan |
| The Smart Guy | Max |
| The Chick | Misty/May/Dawn/Iris |
| Team Pet | Pikachu |
| The Hero | Momoko/Blossom/Hyper-Blossom |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Kaoru/Buttercup/Powered Buttercup |
| The Chick | Miyako/Bubbles/Rolling Bubbles |
| The Smart Guy/Tagalong Kid | Ken |
| Mentor Archetype | Professor Utonium |
| Team Pet | Poochi/Peach |
| Sixth Ranger | Shirogane Z (Mojo Jojo mistakenly believes that is one) |
- Note: In the original american version, Blossom also occupied the Smart Guy role.
Prétear - Leafe Knights
| The Hero | Hayate |
| The Lancer | Sasame |
| The Big Guy | Go |
| The Smart Guy | Kei |
| Tagalong Kids | Mannen, Hajime, and Shin |
| The Chick / Eighth Ranger | Himeno (she's been chosen by the Leafe Knights) |
| Team Pet | Tippi |
The Prince of Tennis - Seigaku version (again, more charas than in the usual Five Man Band, but they take turns at one or another role. This counts for all teams.)
| The Hero | Two: Ryoma Echizen and Kunimitsu Tezuka |
| The Lancer | Takeshi Momoshiro (Echizen's Lancer), Shuusuke Fuji (Tezuka's) |
| The Big Guy(s) | Eiji Kikumaru (also The Hero), Kaoru Kaidoh, Takashi Kawamura |
| The Smart Guy | Sadaharu Inui |
| The Chick | Syuichirou Oishi (also The Lancer to Eiji when they play) |
| Team Pet(s) and Tagalong Kid(s) | Sakuno, Tomoka, the first years |
| The Mentor | Ryuzaki-sensei, sometimes Nanjirou and Yamato |
The Prince of Tennis - Hyoutei version
| The Hero | Keigo Atobe |
| The Lancer(s) | Ryo Shishido and Yuushi Oshitari |
| The Big Guy | Munehiro Kabaji |
| The Smart Guy | Yuushi Oshitari |
| The Chick(s) | Gakuto Mukahi, Choutarou Ohtori (as the "nice one" or "mediator") |
| Sixth Ranger | Hiyoshi Wakashi |
| Sacrificial Lamb | Haginosuke Taki (actually "executed" by Shishido, to get back on the team) |
| The Mentor | Tarou Sakaki |
The Prince of Tennis - Fudomine version
| The Hero and The Mentor | Kippei Tachibana |
| The Lancer | Akira Kamio |
| The Big Guy | Tetsu Ishida |
| The Smart Guy | Shinji Ibu |
| The Chick(s) | Masaya Sakurai, Kyousuke Uchimura, Tatsunori Mouri (mostly by default, but they have potential to fill other roles) |
| Team Pet | An Tachibana |
The Prince of Tennis - Rikkaidai version
| The Hero | Seiichi Yukimura |
| The Lancer | Genichirou Sanada |
| The Big Guy | Akaya Kirihara (inversion via Unstoppable Rage since he's not as tall as the rest of the team members) |
| The Smart Guy | Masaharu Niou, Hiroshi Yagyuu, Bunta Marui (self-proclaimed genius) and Renji Yanagi (The Genius Bruiser Yanagi is the most standard version, but Yagyuu and Niou are two dangerous Masters Of Disguise, and Niou is a Master of Illusion) |
| The Chick | Jackal Kuwahara (Team Mom version) |
| Tagalong Kid | Shiita Urayama |
The Prince of Tennis - Shitenhouji version
| The Hero | Kuranosuke Shiraishi |
| The Lancer | Kenya Oshitari (Lightning Bruiser) |
| The Big Guy(s) | Gin Ishida (Genius Bruiser) and Kintarou Tooyama (not big, but he's ridiculously strong and a Genius Ditz Wild Child) |
| The Smart Guy(s) | Koharu Konjiki and Hikaru Zaizen |
| The Chick | Yuuji Hitouji (by default) |
| Sixth Ranger | Senri Chitose |
| The Mentor | Osamu Watanabe |
The Prince of Tennis - Yamabuki version
| The Anti-Hero | Jin Akutsu |
| The Lancer | Kiyosumi Sengoku |
| The Big Guy(s) | Masami Higashikata, Kentarou Minami |
| The Smart Guy(s) | Nitobe and Kita |
| The Chick and Team Pet | Taichi Dan |
| Sixth Ranger | Touji Muromachi |
| Trickster Mentor | Mikiya Banda (aka Banji) |
The Prince of Tennis - Seigaku's Tagalong Kids can be seen as a Five-Man Band, themselves
| The Hero and The Chick | Sakuno Ryuzaki |
| The Lancer | Tomoka Osakada |
| The Big Guy | Satoshi Horio |
| The Smart Guy | Katsuo Mizuno |
| The (other) Chick | Kachirou Kato |
Princess Tutu - Near the end
| The Hero | Mytho |
| The Lancer | Princess Tutu |
| The Big Guy | Autor |
| The Smart Guy | Fakir |
| The Chick | Rue |
Psycho Busters - The young phychics
| The Hero | Kakeru |
| The Lancer | Joi |
| The Big Guy | Kaito |
| The Smart Guy | Xiao Long |
| The Chick | Ayano |
Psyren - The main group of Drifters
| The Hero | Ageha |
| The Lancer | Oboro |
| The Big Guy | Hiryuu (of the Genius Bruiser variety) |
| The Smart Guy | Kabuto |
| The Chick | Sakurako (but rather of the Lady of War kind) |
| The Mentor | Matsuri |
Psyren - The Elmore kids
| The Hero | Fredrica (sometimes The Lancer to Marie) |
| The Lancer | Shao (also The Smart Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Kyle |
| The Chick | Marie (sometimes The Hero) |
| The Medic | Van |
| The Sixth Ranger | Ageha |
| The Mentor | Tenjuin Elmore |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica - subverted like hell, naturally
| The Hero / The Chick | Kaname Madoka |
| The Lancer | Miki Sayaka |
| The Big Guy | Akemi Homura |
| The Mentor | Tomoe Mami |
| Team Pet | Kyuubey |
| Sixth Ranger | Sakura Kyouko |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica's Spin-Off, Puella Magi Kazumi Magica, has the Pleiades Saints.
| The Hero | Saki Asami (clearly the one in charge) |
| The Lancer | Nico Kanna (with some elements of The Smart Guy) |
| The Smart Guy | Umika Misaki (with some elements of The Lancer) |
| The Big Guy | Kaoru Maki and Mirai Wakaba |
| The Chick | Satomi Usagi |
| The Heart | Kazumi (formerly The Hero) |
| Team Pet | Jubey |
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| The Hero | Takayama |
| The Lancer | Sakurai |
| The Big Guy | Iwaizumi |
| The Smart Guy | Koumi |
| The Chick | Iida |
Real Bout High School - The Shinsengumi
| The Hero | Ryoko Mitsurugi (The main character of the series) |
| The Lancer | Aoi Asahina (Devout Catholic and Yamato Nadeshiko of sorts who knows G is in there somewhere) |
| The Big Guy(s) | Megumi Momoi and Xiaoxing Huang (Tough grappler who puts herself though Training from Hell (with a pitching machine) and a tiny Anime Chinese Girl with Instant Knots) |
| The Smart Guy | Midori Misato (The Cracker as a good guy) |
| The Chick | Asuka Kuronari (Wannabe ninja; Extremely emotional) |
| The Tagalong Kid | Hitomi Yuuki (Ryoko's best friend) |
The Record of a Fallen Vampire - Bridget's original group
| The Hero | Bridget (has elements of The Smart Guy as well) |
| The Lancer | Renka |
| The Big Guy | Fuuhaku (he's the physically biggest character in the series, though we never see what he looks like underneath) |
| The Chick | Ethel (he's several centuries younger than all the members except Yuki) |
| The Sixth Ranger | Yuki |
Record of Lodoss War - Parn's Party
| The Hero | Parn (Hot-blooded upstart swordsman. Originally wants to clear his father's name; later moves up to saving the world in general.) |
| The Lancer | Etoh (Cleric; heals wounds, specializes in fighting ethereal demons. Shades of the Tagalong Kid.) |
| The Big Guy | Ghim (Standard axe-wielding dwarf warrior. Makes up in strength what he lacks in height. Failure Knight.) |
| The Smart Guy | Slayn (Wise wizard, old friend of Ghim. Occasionally pulls double duty as The Mentor.) |
| The Chick | Deedlit (High elf fencer/elementalist. Parn's girlfriend.) |
| Sixth Ranger | Woodchuck (Morally ambiguous thief, joins up last. Knife Nut.) |
Revolutionary Girl Utena - The Student Council functions like a warped version of a Five Man Band:
| The Hero | Touga (he's definitly not the Hero, but he's good at looking like one) |
| The Lancer | Saionji |
| The Big Guy | Juri |
| The Smart Guy | Miki |
| The Chick | Nanami |
Robotech: Second Generation (Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross)
| The Hero | Dana Stirling (Jeanne Francaix)) |
| The Lancer | Sean Phillips (Charles de Etouard) |
| The Big Guy | Angelo Dante (Andrejz Slawski) |
| The Smart Guy | Louie Nichols (Louis Ducasse) |
| The Chick | Bowie Grant (Bowie Emerson) |
Robotech: Third Generation (Genesis Climber Mospeada)
| The Hero | Scott (Stick) Bernard |
| The Lancer | Rand (Ray) |
| The Big Guy | Lunk (Jim Austen) |
| The Smart Guy | Lancer (Ironically) |
| The Chick | Rook |
| Tagalong Kid | Annie (Mint) |
Romeo X Juliet - The Capulet Resistence
| The Heroine | Juliet Fiamatta Asto Capulet |
| The Lancer and The Big Guy | Curio |
| The Smart Guy | Francisco |
| The Chick | Cordelia (Team Mom) |
| Tagalong Kid | Antonio (though he's more action-oriented than most) and later, Regan |
| The Mentor(s) | Conrad (Team Dad), Lady Ariel, Ariel's son, Willy |
| Sixth Ranger(s) | Tybalt, Romeo |
| Sacrificial Lamb | Dr. Lancelot (who had traces of The Smart Guy) |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Camilo |
| The Hero | Ryo |
| The Lancer | Alternatively Sage/Seiji and Cye/Shin, though the former better fits the mold |
| The Big Guy | Kento/Shuu |
| The Smart Guy | Rowen/Touma (ostensibly) |
| The Chick | Mia/Nasuchi (Team Mom, also a bit of The Smart Guy and The Strategist thanks to her booksmarts. At times, Cye/Shin could also qualify.) |
| Team Pet | White Blaze/Byakuen |
| The Sixth Ranger | Anubis/Shuten, followed by Kayura |
| The Mentor | The Ancient One/Kaosu |
| Tagalong Kid | Yuli/Jun |
Rosario + Vampire - The Newspaper Club
| The Hero | Tsukune/Inner Moka |
| The Lancer | Kurumu |
| The Big Guy | Mizore/Kokoa |
| The Smart Guy | Ruby/Yukari |
| The Chick | Outer Moka |
| The Sixth Ranger | Gin/Fongfong |
| The Hero | Oscar Francois de Jarjayes (the local Action Girl and main character) |
| The Lancer | Andre Grandier (Oscar's childhood friend and borderline Morality Pet. He's more agreeable than most Lancers, though) |
| The Big Guy | Alain de Soissons (to whom Oscar applies Defeat Means Friendship) |
| The Smart Guy | Bernard Chatelet (fast in making plans and strategies, an Intrepid Reporter) |
| The Chick | Rosalie Lamorliere (Oscar's close friend, very emotional and sensitive) |
| The Hero | Kenshin |
| The Lancer | Sanosuke |
| The Big Guy | Yahiko (a Bratty Half-Pint who can take one heck of a beating) |
| The Smart Guy (Genius Bruiser) | Saito |
| The Chick(s) | Kaoru, Misao |
| The Sixth Ranger | Aoshi |
| The Mentor | Hiko |
| The Medic | Megumi |
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