< Five-Man Band
Five-Man Band/Film
The Five-Man Band is a group of characters whose members fall into archetypes which all complement one another. They are a very specific team with skills that contribute to the group in a unique way. Here are some places where the trope occurs in film:
0-9
| The Hero | 9 |
| The Lancer | 7, sometimes 5 |
| The Big Guy | 8 (formerly The Lancer to 1, later The Dragon), later 7 (after 8 is dead) |
| The Smart Guys | 3 & 4 (also the Tagalong Kids) |
| The Chick | 5 (combined with The Medic) |
| The Mentor | 2 (sometimes The Smart Guy; Complete with Mentor Occupational Hazard) |
| Wasteland Elder / Token Evil Teammate | 1 (formerly The Hero until 9 shows up) |
| Kid Appeal Character / The Sixth Ranger | 6 |
A-E
| The Hero | Flik |
| The Lancer | Francis |
| The Big Guys | Heimlich and Slim |
| The Smart Guy | Manny |
| The Chicks | Gypsy and Rosie |
| Kid Appeal Character | Dim |
| Those Two Guys | Tuck and Roll |
| The Hero | William |
| The Lancer | Wat |
| The Smart Guy | Chaucer |
| The Big Guy | Roland |
| The Chick | Kate (and Jocelyn) |
| The Hero | Hannibal |
| The Lancer | Face |
| The Smart Guy | Howlin' Mad (sort of...) |
| The Big Guy | B.A. |
| The Chick | Sosa |
Air Buddies series
| The Hero | B-Dawg |
| The Lancer | Mudbud |
| The Smart Guy | Buddha |
| The Big Guy | Budderball |
| The Chick | Rosebud |
| Sixth Ranger | Shasta, Spunick, Gravity, Puppy Paws, Tiny, Eddy and Pip |
| The Hero | Chazz |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Rex |
| The Smart Guy (Genius Ditz) | Pip |
| The Chicks | Kayla and Suzzi |
| Sixth Ranger / The Mentor | Ian |
| Reasonable Authority Figure | Sgt. O'Malley |
| The Hero | Alice Kingsleigh |
| The Lancer | The Mad Hatter |
| The Smart Guy | The Cheshire Cat and The Caterpillar |
| The Big Guy | The Bandersnatch |
| The Chick | The White Rabbit, The March Hare, and The Dormouse |
| Team Pet | Bayard the Bloodhound |
| Big Good | The White Queen |
Alien (the first film)
| The Hero | Dallas |
| The Lancer | Ripley |
| The Big Guy | Parker |
| The Smart Guys | Kane, Ash who is an android that betrays the crew |
| Those Two Guys | Parker and Brett |
| The Chick | Lambert |
| Team Pet | Jones the cat |
| The Hero | Ripley |
| The Lancer | Hicks, Burke until he betrays the group |
| The Smart Guy | Bishop |
| The Big Guy | Vasquez |
| The Chick | Hudson |
| Tagalong Kid | Newt |
Alien: Resurrection: the crew of the Betty
| The Hero | Elgyn |
| The Lancer | Christie |
| The Big Guy | Johner |
| The Smart Guy | Vriess |
| The Chicks | Sabra and Call |
| The Hero / The Smart Guy | Tom |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Jake |
| Those Two Guys | Art and Lee |
| The Chick | Hannah (combined with Tagalong Kid) |
| Team Pet | Sparks (named him Snuggle Lump) |
| Sixth Ranger | Bethany |
The omegas from Alpha and Omega
| The Hero | Humphrey |
| The Lancer | Shakey |
| The Smart Guy | Salty |
| The Big Guy | Mooch |
| The Chick's | Reba and Janice |
The alphas from Alpha and Omega
| The Hero | Winston |
| The Lancer | Hutch |
| The Smart Guy | Kate |
| The Big Guy and Team Mom | Eve |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
| The Hero | Ron Burgundy |
| The Lancer | Brian Fantana |
| The Big Guy | Champ Kind |
| The Chick | Brick Tamland |
| The Smart Guy / Sixth Ranger | Veronica Corningstone |
| Team Pet | Baxter |
| The Hero | Thomas O'Malley |
| The Lancer | Scat Cat |
| The Smart Guy | English and Italian Cats |
| The Big Guy | Russian Cat |
| The Chick | Duchess and Chinese Cat |
| Sixth Ranger | Roquefort the mouse |
| Tagalong Kid | Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz |
(Before they betray Rourke and Helga)
| The Hero | Rourke |
| The Lancer | Helga |
| The Big Guy | Joshua |
| The Smart Guy | Mole and Vinny |
| The Chick | Audrey (with elements of The Big Guy and The Smart Guy) |
| Sixth Ranger | Milo |
| Team Mom | Packard |
| Mentor Archetype / Big Good | Whitmore |
| The Heart / Team Pet | Cookie |
(After they betray Rourke and Helga)
| The Hero | Milo |
| The Lancer | Vinny |
| The Big Guy | Joshua |
| The Smart Guy | Mole |
| The Chick | Audrey (with elements of The Big Guy and The Smart Guy) |
| Sixth Ranger | Kida |
| Team Mom | Mrs. Packard |
| The Heart / Team Pet | Cookie |
| The Mentor | Kashekim |
| Big Good | Whitmore |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Rourke and Helga |
The Avengers (2012)
| The Hero | Captain America |
| The Lancer | Iron Man |
| The Smart Guy | Bruce Banner |
| The Big Guy | Thor (and Banner when he's Hulk) |
| The Chick | Black Widow |
| Sixth Ranger | Hawkeye |
| The Hero | Balto |
| The Lancer | Kodi |
| The Big Guy | Ralph |
| The Smart Guy | Kirby (the smarter of the two Big Guys) |
| The Chick | Dusty |
| The Hero | Skeeter Bronson |
| The Lancer | Mickey |
| The Chicks | Wendy Bronson and Jill |
| Tagalong Kids | Patrick and Bobbi |
| Team Pet | Bugsy |
| The Hero | Wang Chi |
| The Lancer | Jack Burton |
| The Big Guy | Eddie Lee |
| The Smart Guy / The Mentor | Egg Shen |
| The Chicks | Miao Yin, Gracie Law, Margo |
* Note: Jack Burton thinks he's the hero and Wang Chi is his lancer
| The Hero | Taran |
| The Lancer | Gurgi |
| The Smart Guy | Fflewddur Fflam(in a matter of speak...) |
| The Chick | Princess Eilonwy |
| Team Pet | Hen Wen |
| The Hero | Toaster |
| The Lancer | Lampy (Kirby occasionally fills this role as well) |
| The Smart Guy | Radio |
| The Big Guy | Kirby |
| The Chick | Blankie |
* Note: Lampy is The Chick in German version.
Parts Shop Appliances
| The Hero | The Hanging Lamp |
| The Lancer | The Desk Fan, the Shadeless Lamp, and the Popcorn Popper |
| The Smart Guy | The Record Player, the Cassette Player, and the Coffee Pot |
| The Big Guy | The Stove, the Refrigerator, and the Pencil Sharpener |
| The Chick | The Tape Recorder and the Mish-mash |
| Sacrificial Lamb | The Blender |
| The Hero | William Wallace |
| The Lancer | Hamish Campbell |
| The Big Guy | Stephen the Irishman (also a Sixth Ranger) |
| Team Dad | Campbell the Elder |
| Reasonable Authority Figure | Robert the Bruce |
| The Chick | Princess Isabella (also a Sixth Ranger) |
| The Hero | Bender (Yes, really.) |
| The Lancer | Claire |
| The Smart Guy | Brian |
| The Big Guy | Andy |
| The Chick | Allison |
| The Hero | Lightning McQueen |
| The Lancer | Mater |
| The Smart Guy | Fillmore, Sarge, Ramone, Luigi, and Guido |
| The Big Guy | Red, Sheriff, and Mack |
| The Chick | Sally, Flo, and Lizzie |
| Sixth Ranger | Finn McMissile and Holly Shiftwell |
| Mentor Archetype | Doc Hudson |
Cars 2
| The Hero | Mater |
| The Lancer | Finn McMissile |
| The Smart Guy | Tomber |
| The Big Guy | Siddely and Stephenson |
| The Chick | Holly Shiftwell |
| Sacrificial Lamb | Rod "Torque" Redline and Leland Turbo |
World Grand Prix racecars
| The Hero | Francesco Bernoulli |
| The Lancer | Jeff Gorvette and Lewis Hamilton |
| The Smart Guy | Max Schnell, Nigel Gearsley, and Shu Todoroki |
| The Big Guy | Raoul Caroule and Miguel Camino |
| The Chick | Carla Veloso and Rip Clutchgoneski |
| Sixth Ranger | Lightning McQueen |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009 film)
| The Hero | Flint |
| The Lancer and The Big Guy | Brent |
| The Smart Guy | Manny |
| The Chick | Sam |
| Team Pet | Steve |
| The Hero | Conan |
| The Lancer | Malak |
| The Big Guy | Zula |
| The Smart Guy | Akiro |
| The Chick | Princess Jehnna |
| Sixth Ranger | Bombatta |
| The Hero | Derice Bannock |
| The Lancer | Sanka Coffie |
| The Big Guy | Yul Brenner |
| The Smart Guy / The Chick | Junior Bevil |
| The Mentor | Irv Blitzer |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
| The Hero | Li Mu Bai |
| The Lancer | Yu Shu Lien |
| The Big Guy | Bo |
| The Chick | Jen Yu |
| Reasonable Authority Figure | Sir Te |
| Sixth Ranger | Lo |
Dawn of the Dead (the ones who make it to the boat anyway)
| The Hero | Ana |
| The Lancer | Michael |
| The Smart Guy | Terry |
| The Big Guy | Kenneth |
| The Chick | Nicole |
| The Hero | Aladar |
| The Lancer | Eema (also The Mentor during the journey) |
| The Smart Guy | Zini |
| The Big Guy | Baylene |
| The Chick | Suri |
| The Heart | Plio |
| Team Pet | Url |
| The Mentor | Yar (only on the island) |
| Sixth Ranger | Bruton |
Dumbo - The Crows
| The Hero | Jim |
| The Lancer | Preacher |
| The Smart Guy | Goggles |
| The Big Guy | Fatty |
| The Chick | Straw Hat |
| Sixth Ranger | Dumbo and Timothy Mouse |
|Dungeons and Dragons (the film nobody liked)
| The Hero | Ridley |
| The Lancer | Snails |
| The Big Guy | Elwood |
| The Smart Guy | Marina |
| The Chick | Norda |
Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of The Dragon God (the sequel barely anybody liked)
| The Hero | Berek |
| The Lancer | Nim |
| The Big Guy | Lux |
| The Smart Guy | Dorian |
| The Chick | Ormaline |
| The Hero | Scotty |
| The Lancer | Cooper |
| The Smart Guy | Jamie |
| The Chick | Jenny |
| The Big Guy | The English Hooligan leader (though not technically a part of the group, fits in this slot quite nicely) |
F-J
| The Hero | The Black Bandit |
| The Lancer | The Italian |
| The Smart Guy | Charles Darwin |
| The Big Guy | The Indian and Otto Benga |
| The Chick | Sister Evelyn |
| The Sixth Ranger | The Mystic |
| Team Pet | Wallace the monkey |
| Tagalong Kid | Alexandria |
| The Hero | Charles Grant |
| The Lancer | Dr. Michaels |
| The Big Guy | Capt. Bill Owens |
| The Smart Guy | Dr. Peter Duval |
| The Chick | Cora Peterson |
Finding Nemo - The Tank Gang
| The Hero | Nemo |
| The Lancer | Gurgle |
| The Big Guy | Bloat |
| The Smart Guy | Jacques |
| The Chick | Deb |
| Kid Appeal Character | Bubbles |
| Team Pet | Peach |
| The Mentor | Gill |
| Sixth Ranger | Nigel |
| The Hero | Shigeki |
| The Lancer | Ryoji |
| The Smart Guy | Okazaki |
| The Big Guy | Tetsuya |
| The Chick | Goro |
| The Hero | Flash Gordon (AAAAAAAHHHHH-AAAAAAAHHHHHH! SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE!) |
| The Lancer | Prince Barin |
| The Big Guy | Prince Vultan |
| The Smart Guy | Dr. Hans Zarkov |
| The Chick | Dale Arden |
| Sixth Ranger | Princess Aura |
The Fugitive: The U.S. Marshals
| The Hero | Samuel Gerard |
| The Lancer | Cosmo Renfro |
| The Big Guy | Robert Biggs |
| The Smart Guy | Noah Newman |
| The Chick | Erin Poole |
| Sixth Ranger | Dr. Richard Kimble |
Galaxy Quest: A special case, in which a Five-Man Band of actors play a Five-Man Band of characters in a Space Opera series, most of them occupying a different slot on the show than they do offscreen.
| The Hero | Jason Nesmith (who plays The Hero, Commander Peter Quincy Taggart) |
| The Lancer | Gwen De Marco (who plays The Chick, Lt. Tawny Madison) |
| The Big Guy | Fred Kwan (who plays The Smart Guy, Tech Sgt. Chen) |
| The Smart Guy | Alexander Dane (who plays The Lancer, Dr. Lazarus) |
| The Chick | Tommy Webber (who plays the Tagalong Kid, Ensign Laredo) |
| The Sixth Ranger | Guy Fleegman (who initially played a Red Shirt but returns to the remade series as a main character: Security Chief "Roc" Ingersol. Based on the character's name and job title, he is probably The Big Guy.) |
| The Hero | Peter Venkman (Hardly heroic but he is the de facto leader) |
| The Lancer | Ray Stanz (interacts the most with Peter) |
| The Big Guy / Sixth Ranger | Winston Zeddemore |
| The Smart Guy | Egon Spengler |
| The Chick | Janine Melnitz |
| Team Pet | Slimer |
* Note: Louis Tully was the Sixth Ranger in Ghostbusters II.
| The Hero | Maximus |
| The Lancer | Juba |
| The Big Guy | Hagen |
| The Chick | Lucilla |
| The Mentor | Proximo |
| The Hero | Chandler Jarrell |
| The Lancer / The Chick | Kee Nang |
| The Smart Guy | Dr. Hong |
| The Mentor | The Old Man |
| The Hero | Mikey Walsh |
| The Lancer | Mouth Devereaux |
| The Big Guy (standard version) | Chunk Cohen and Brand Walsh (who doubles as the Sixth Ranger) |
| The Big Guy (Gentle Giant version) / Team Pet | Sloth Fratelli |
| The Smart Guy | Data Wang |
| The Chicks | Andy Carmichael and Stef Steinbrenner (they are the Sixth Rangers) |
The T-Birds
| The Hero | Danny Zuko |
| The Lancer | Kenickie |
| The Smart Guy | Doodie |
| The Big Guy | Sonny |
| The Chick | Putzie |
The Pink Ladies in the first film
| The Hero | Betty Rizzo |
| The Lancer | Marty Maraschino |
| The Big Guy | Jan |
| The Chick | Frenchie |
| Sixth Ranger | Sandy Olsen (also The Heart) |
The Pink Ladies in Grease 2 (They are The Chicks)
| The Hero | Stephanie |
| The Lancer | Paulette |
| The Smart Guy | Sharon |
| The Big Guy | Rhonda |
| Tagalong Kid | Dolores |
Guardians of the Galaxy
The five archetypes are there, but their roles are more fluid than you expect.
| The Hero | Starlord, with elements of The Smart Guy |
| The Lancer | Gamora, with elements of The Chick |
| The Big Guy | Drax, with elements of The Hero: a Literal-Minded Blood Knight. Although not the main character, he is the one who confronts Big Bad Ronan the most. |
| The Smart Guy | Rocket, with elements of The Lancer: a mechanical genius and tactical planner, but is very cynical and prone to disagreements with Peter. |
| The Chick | Groot, with elements of The Big Guy: a gentle soul, very protective of his companions, and averse to in-fighting. He is not above brutal violence against those that would threaten his friends, however. |
Happily Ever After - The Dwarfelles
| The Hero | Muddy |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Sunburn |
| The Smart Guy | Critterina |
| The Chicks | Blossom, Marina, Moonbeam |
| Tagalong Kid | Thunderella |
| Team Mom | Snow White (subversion, she's a main character) |
| The Mentor | Mother Nature |
| Sixth Ranger | The Shadow Man (a.k.a. The Prince) |
| The Hero | Max |
| The Lancer | Allison |
| The Smart Guy | Binx |
| The Big Guy | Billy (also Sixth Ranger) |
| The Chick | Dani (also Tagalong Kid) |
| The Hero | Red |
| The Lancer | Wolf |
| The Smart Guy | Granny Puckett |
| The Big Guy | Kirk the Woodsman |
| Kid Appeal Character | Twitchy |
| The Mentor | Nicky Flppers |
| The Hero | Hiccup |
| The Lancer | Astrid |
| The Big Guy | Snoutlout |
| The Smart Guy | Fishlegs |
| Those Two Guys | Tuffnut and Ruffnut |
| Team Pet | Toothless |
Ice Age The Meltdown
| The Hero | Manny (doubles as The Big Guy) |
| The Lancer | Diego |
| The Smart Guy | Sid (subverted: He's a Genius Ditz) |
| The Chick | Ellie |
| Those Two Guys | Crash and Eddie |
| The Hero | Igor |
| The Lancer / The Smart Guy | Scamper |
| Plucky Comic Relief and Kid Appeal Character | Brain |
| The Big Guy / The Chick | Eva |
| The Mentor/SacrificialLamb | Dr. Glickenstein |
| The Hero | Dom Cobb ("The Extractor") |
| The Lancer | Arthur ("Point Man") |
| The Big Guy | Eames ("The Forger") |
| The Smart Guy | Yusuf ("The Chemist"), sometimes Ariadne |
| The Chick | Ariadne ("The Architect") |
* Note: N.B. Saito's the sixth man in this group, and is referred to as "The Tourist." At least, Ariadne is more positive aspects of this trope.
| The Hero / Team Dad | Mr. Incredible aka Bob Parr |
| The Lancer / Team Mom | Elastigirl aka Helen Parr |
| Tagalong Kids | Violet and Dash Parr |
| The Chick | Violet |
| The Big Guy | Dash |
| Sixth Ranger | Frozone, Jack-Jack Parr |
| The Smart Guy / The Mentor | Edna Mode |
| The Hero / The Smart Guy | David Levinson |
| The Lancer | Julius Levinson (with elements of The Mentor), Capt. Steven Hillard |
| Reasonable Authority Figure | President James Whitmore, General William Grey |
| The Chick | Constance Spano |
Alternately:
| The Hero | President James Whitmore |
| The Lancer | General William Grey |
| The Smart Guy | David Levinson |
| The Big Guy / Sixth Ranger | Capt. Steven Hillard |
| The Chick | Constance Spano |
| Tagalong Kid | Patricia Whitmore |
| The Heart | Julius Levinson |
The Indiana Jones films:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
| The Hero | Indiana Jones |
| The Lancer | Mutt Williams aka Henry Jones III |
| The Big Guy | George "Mac" McHale |
| The Smart Guy | Professor Harold "Ox" Oxley |
| The Chick | Marion Ravenwood |
* Please note: That Indy and Mutt both feature elements of both The Hero and The Lancer, and can arguably be traded back and forth between roles as the movie progresses.
| The Hero | Charlie (stealthy thief) |
| The Lancer | Left Ear (explosives) |
| The Big Guy | Handsome Rob (wheel man) |
| The Smart Guy | Lyle (computer genius) |
| The Chick | Stella (safe cracker) |
Jarhead
| The Hero | Swoff |
| The Lancer | Troy |
| The Big Guy | Cortez or Sykes |
| The Chick | Fergus |
| Mentor | Sykes |
| Tagalong Kid | Fergus |
| The Hero | Kate |
| The Lancer | Heather |
| The Big Guy | John (he's not part of a band, but he fits) |
| The Smart Girl | Carrie |
| The Chick | Beth |
The Jungle Book - The Vultures
| The Hero | Buzzy |
| The Lancer | Dizzy |
| The Smart Guy | Ziggy |
| The Big Guy | Flaps |
| The Chick | Lucky |
| Sixth Ranger | Mowgli |
K-O
Kung Fu Panda - The Furious Five
| The Hero | Master Tigress |
| The Lancer | Master Monkey |
| The Big Guy | Master Mantis (he's not kind of big in size, but he's a strongest) |
| The Smart Guy | Master Crane |
| The Chick | Master Viper |
| Sixth Ranger | Po |
| The Mentor | Master Shifu |
| Big Good | Master Oogway |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Tai Lung |
| The Hero | Master Po, the Dragon Warrior |
| The Lancer | Master Tigress |
| The Big Guy | Master Mantis |
| The Smart Guy | Master Crane |
| The Chick | Master Viper |
| Kid Appeal Character | Master Monkey |
| The Mentor | Master Shifu |
| The Hero / The Chick | Sarah |
| The Lancer | Sir Didymus |
| The Smart Guy | Hoggle |
| The Big Guy | Ludo |
| Team Pet | Ambrosius |
| The Hero | Littlefoot |
| The Lancer | Cera |
| The Big Guy | Spike |
| The Smart Guy | Petrie |
| The Chick | Ducky |
| Sixth Ranger | Chomper |
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
| The Hero | Soren ("The Leader") |
| The Lancer | Gylfie ("The Navigator") |
| The Smart Guy | Digger ("The Tracker") |
| The Big Guy | Twilight ("The Warrior") |
| The Chick | Mrs. Plithiver ("The Heart") |
| The Hero | Stella |
| The Lancer | Olivia |
| The Big Guy | Wen |
| The Smart Guy | Mo |
| The Chick | Charlie |
| Sixth Ranger | Scott |
| The Hero | Simba |
| The Lancer | Timon |
| The Big Guy | Pumbaa |
| The Smart Guy / The Mentor | Rafiki |
| The Chick | Nala |
| Sixth Ranger | Kiara, Kovu |
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning - The Catfish Club Band
| The Hero | Sebastian |
| The Lancer | Ray-Ray |
| The Big Guy | Cheeks |
| The Smart Guy | Shelbow |
| The Chick | Ink Spot |
| Sixth Rangers | Ariel and Flounder |
| The Hero | Alex |
| The Lancer | Marty |
| The Big Guy | Melman |
| The Chick | Gloria |
| Fifth Rangers | Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private |
| The Smart Guy | King Julien |
| Those Two Guys | The chimps |
The cheerleaders in Man Of The House
| The Hero | Anne |
| The Lancer | Teresa |
| The Smart Guy | Evie |
| The Big Guy | Heather |
| The Chick | Barb |
| Team Dad | Sharp (actual main character) |
| The Hero | Groucho |
| The Lancer | Chico |
| The Big Guy | Harpo |
| The Smart Guy | Zeppo (or equivalent) |
| The Chick | Margaret Dumont (or equivalent) |
| The Hero | Neo |
| The Lancer | Morpheus |
| The Chick | Trinity |
| The Big Guy | In the Matrix, Apoc and Switch; in the real world, Dozer |
| The Smart Guy | Tank |
| Tagalong Kid | Mouse |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Cypher |
| The Mentor | The Oracle |
Minutemen (Disney film)
| The Hero | Virgil Fox |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Zeke Thompson |
| The Smart Guy | Charlie Tuttle |
| The Chick | Jeanette Pachelewski |
| Team Pet | Albert Felineinstein |
| The Hero | Ethan Hunt |
| The Lancer / The Smart Guy | Luther Stickell |
| The Big Guy / Token Evil Teammate | Franz Krieger |
| The Chick | Claire Phillips |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening Of The Trailblazer - The Meisters
| Big Good / The Hero | Setsuna F. Seiei |
| The Lancer / Token Evil Teammate | H/Allelujah Haptism |
| The Big Guy | Lockon Stratos II |
| The Smart Guy | Tieria Erde |
| The Chick / Action Girl | Marie Parfacy/Soma Peries |
| Sixth Ranger | Graham Aker |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening Of The Trailblazer - The Ptolemios crew
| Big Good / The Hero and Team Mom | Sumeragi Lee Noriega (Can also function as The Smart Guy) |
| The Lancer and The Heart | Feldt Grace |
| The Smart Guy | Ian Vashti (The entire Vashti family can count. He's just the primary one being The Patriarch) |
| The Big Guy | Lasse Aeon |
| The Chick | Linda Vashti (Doubles as The Smart Guy) |
| Tag Along Girl | Mileina Vashti (Doubles as The Smart Guy being a Teen Genius) |
| Team Pet(s) | Haro(s) |
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening Of The Trailblazer - The Earth Sphere Federation army
| Big Good / Team Mom | Kati Mannequin (Can also function as The Smart Guy) |
| The Hero | Graham Aker |
| The Lancer | Patrick Colasour and Andrei Smirnov |
| The Big Guy | Descartes Shaman |
| The Smart Guy | Billy Katagiri (standard version) and Meena Carmine (also The Chick) |
| The Chick | Patrick Colasour, Meena Carmine |
| The Hero/The Chick | Susan / Ginormica |
| The Lancer | The Missing Link |
| The Big Guy/Team Pet | Insectosaurus |
| The Smart Guy | Dr. Cockroach |
| The Mentor | General Monger |
| Kid Appeal Character | B.O.B |
| Sacrificial Lamb | The Invisible Man |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
| The Hero | Arthur - King of the Britons |
| The Lancer and The Big Guy | Sir Lancelot the Brave |
| The Smart Guy | Sir Bedivere the Wise |
| The Chick | Sir Galahad the Chaste/Pure, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-As-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot[1] |
| Sixth Ranger | The Aptly Named Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film |
| Team Pet(s) | Patsy and the other squires/faithful servants/horses |
Mortal Kombat (1995)
| The Hero | Liu Kang |
| The Lancer | Kitana |
| The Big Guy | Johnny Cage |
| The Chick | Lt. Sonya Blade |
| The Mentor | Lord Raiden |
Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997)
| The Hero | Liu Kang |
| The Lancer | Kitana |
| The Big Guy | Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs |
| The Chick | Lt. Sonya Blade |
| The Mentor | Lord Raiden |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Jade |
| The Hero / Action Girl | Mulan |
| The Lancer | Yao |
| The Big Guy | Chien-Po |
| The Smart Guy | Ling |
| The Mentor | Shang (with elements of The Lancer) |
| Sixth Rangers | The three princesses (Mei, Ting-Ting, and Su) |
| Team Pets | Mushu and Cri-Kee |
| The Hero | The Shoveler |
| The Lancer | Mr. Furious |
| The Smart Guy | The Blue Raja, Dr. A. Heller |
| The Big Guy | The Spleen |
| The Chick | The Invisible Boy |
| Sixth Ranger | The Bowler |
| Big Brother Mentor | The Sphinx |
| The Hero | Abigail |
| The Lancer | Russell |
| The Smart Guy | Edgar |
| The Big Guy | Russell (again) |
| The Chick | Michelle |
| The Mentor | Cornelius (sometimes The Smart Guy) |
| The Hero | Oliver |
| The Lancer | Dodger and Tito |
| The Big Guy | Fagin and Georgette |
| The Smart Guy | Francis and Einstein |
| The Chick | Jenny and Rita |
P-T
| The Hero | Pinocchio |
| The Lancer / Team Pet | Figaro |
| The Smart Guy / The Mentor | Jiminy Cricket |
| The Big Guy / Team Dad | Gepetto |
| The Chick | Cleo |
| The Hero | Jack Sparrow |
| The Lancer | Joshamee Gibbs |
| The Big Guy | Cotton |
| The Smart Guy | Marty |
| The Chick | Anamaria (subversion: she is not very chicky, but other members fit perfectly and she is the only female) (later Elizabeth Swann) |
| Sixth Ranger | Pintel and Ragetti |
Planet 51 (After Chuck is held captive)
| The Hero | Lem |
| The Lancer/The Big Guy | Skiff |
| The Smart Guy/Tagalong Kid | Eckle |
| The Chick | Neera |
| Fourth Ranger | Chuck |
| Team Pet | Rover |
Planet of the Apes (2001 remake)
| The Hero | Capt. Leo Davidson |
| The Lancer | Ari |
| The Chick | Daena |
| The Big Guys | Krull and Gunnar |
| Tagalong Kid | Birn |
| Sixth Ranger | Limbo |
Planet of the Dinosaurs: Plus four others, but by the end of the film they are narrowed down to five.
| The Hero | Captain Lee Norsythe |
| The Lancer | Jim |
| The Smart Guy (The Medic) | Charlotte |
| The Big Guy | Chuck |
| The Chick | Nyla |
| Ms. Fanservice | Derna Lee and Cindy (to a lesser extent.) |
| Butt Monkey | Mike |
| The Scrappy | Harvey Baylor |
| The Hero | Tiana |
| The Lancer | Naveen |
| The Big Guy | Louis |
| The Smart Guy | Ray |
| The Chick | Charlotte |
| The Mentor | Mama Odie |
| Team Pet | Juju |
In-universe example: Fox Force Five in Pulp Fiction
| The Hero | Somerset O'Neill: The Leader |
| The Lancer | Raven McCoy: Knife expert and jokester |
| The Big Guy | The Japanese Fox, whose specialty is kung-fu |
| The Smart Guy | The Black Fox, whose specialty is demolitions |
| The Chick | The French Fox, whose specialty is sex |
Rebuild of Evangelion seems to be building up to this, although a lack of interaction between pilots makes it difficult to determine the exacts yet, and it is possible an additional pilot will be introduced to further mix things up.
| The Hero | Asuka at first, later Shinji |
| The Lancer(s) / The Smart Guy(s) | Mari, Rei |
| The Big Guy | Toji |
| The Chick | Shinji at first, later Asuka |
| The Sixth Ranger | Kaworu |
| The Hero | White |
| The Lancer | Orange |
| The Big Guy | Blonde |
| The Smart Guy | Pink |
| Non-Action Guy | Brown |
| Sacrificial Lamb | Blue |
Return of the Living Dead Part 2
| The Hero | Jesse Wilson |
| The Lancer | Lucy Wilson |
| The Smart Guy | Dr. Mandel |
| The Big Guy | Tom Essex |
| The Chick | Brenda |
| Those Two Guys | Ed and Joey |
| The Hero | Dorothy |
| The Lancer | Billina |
| The Smart Guy | Tik-Tok |
| The Big Guy | Gump |
| The Chick | Jack Pumpkinhead |
| The Hero | Lewis Skolnick |
| The Lancer | Gilbert Lowe |
| The Smart Guy | Lewis and Gilbert share this role with Arnold Poindexter and Takashi Toshiro |
| The Chick | Lamar Latrell |
| Tagalong Kid | Harold Wormser |
| Sixth Ranger | Booger |
| The Hero | Jewel, in the beginning but then Blu becames this |
| The Lancer | Rafael |
| The Big Guy | The Red-Crested Cardinal, Pedro |
| The Smart Guy | Nico |
| The Chick | Blu, in the beginning then he becomes The Hero, and makes Jewel, The Chick |
| Team Pet | Luiz the bulldog |
| The Hero | Sherrif John T. Chance |
| The Lancer | Dude |
| The Big Guy | Stumpy |
| The Smart Guy | Colorado Ryan |
| The Chick | Feathers |
| The Hero | Dalton |
| The Lancer / The Mentor | Wade Garrett |
| The Chicks | Elizabeth "Doc" Clay (also The Smart Guy) and Carrie |
| Reasonable Authority Figure | Frank Tilghman |
| Sixth Ranger | Cody |
| The Hero | Robin Hood, a fox |
| The Lancer | Little John, a bear |
| The Big Guy | Friar Tuck, a badger |
| The Smart Guy | Alan-a-Dale, a rooster |
| The Chick | Maid Marian, a vixen |
| Tagalong Kid | Skippy, a rabbit |
| The Hero | Robin Hood |
| The Lancer | At'Chu |
| The Big Guy | Little John |
| The Smart Guy | Will Scarlet |
| The Chick | Blinkin' |
| The Hero | Robin Hood |
| The Lancer | Azeem |
| The Big Guy | Little John |
| The Smart Guy | Friar Tuck |
| The Chick | Maid Marian (also the Sixth Ranger) |
| Sixth Ranger | Will Scarlet |
| The Hero | Edmund |
| The Lancer / The Big Guy | Snipes |
| The Smart Guy / The Chick | Peepers |
| The Mentor | Patou |
| Sixth Ranger | Chanticleer |
| The Hero | Curtis Powell |
| The Lancer | Rob "Fish" Fishman |
| The Big Guy | Amelia |
| The Chick | Matt Gadman |
| The Hero | Cliff Secord |
| The Lancer / The Smart Guy | Peevey (also possesses elements of The Mentor) |
| The Chick | Jenny Blake |
| Big Good | Howard Hughes |
| The Hero | Doc |
| The Lancer | Grumpy |
| The Smart Guy | Sleepy |
| The Big Guy | Happy |
| The Chick | Bashful |
| Kid Appeal Character | Sneezy |
| Butt Monkey / Tagalong Kid | Dopey |
| Team Mom | Snow White |
| Team Pet | Various forest animals |
| The Hero | Shaun |
| The Lancer | Ed (sometimes The Big Guy) and Liz (sometimes The Chick) |
| The Smart Guy | David |
| The Chick | Diane |
| The Sixth Ranger | Barbara |
| The Hero | Clumsy Smurf |
| The Lancer | Grouchy Smurf |
| The Big Guy | Gutsy Smurf |
| The Smart Guy | Brainy Smurf |
| The Chick | Smurfette |
| Team Dad | Papa Smurf |
| The Hero | Bishop |
| The Lancer | Crease |
| The Big Guy | Mother Roskow |
| The Smart Guy | Whistler Emory, but also Carl Arbogast |
| The Chick | Liz |
| The Hero | Bob |
| The Lancer | Colton |
| The Big Guy | Farren |
| The Smart Guy | Ian |
| The Chick | Nora |
| Sixth Ranger | Gillian |
| The Hero | Kirk |
| The Lancer | McCoy and Spock |
| The Smart Guy | Spock and Scotty (are traded off in this role.) |
| The Big Guy | Sulu |
| The Chick | Uhura |
| Tagalong Kid | Chekov |
| The Sixth Ranger | Scotty |
Star Wars (original trilogy)
| The Hero | Luke Skywalker |
| The Lancer | Han Solo |
| The Big Guy | Chewbacca |
| The Smart Guy | R2-D2 |
| Kid Appeal Character | C-3PO |
| The Chick | Princess Leia |
| The Obi-Wan | Obi-Wan Kenobi (obviously) |
| Eccentric Mentor | Yoda |
| Sixth Ranger | Lando Calrissian |
A straight example from A New Hope:
| The Hero | Luke Skywalker |
| The Lancer | Han Solo |
| The Big Guy | Chewbacca |
| The Smart Guy | Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| The Chick | Princess Leia |
A new one emerges during The Empire Strikes Back with the Falcon Crew:
| The Hero | Han Solo |
| The Lancer | Princess Leia |
| The Big Guy | Chewbacca |
| The Smart Guy | C-3PO |
During The Phantom Menace:
| The Hero | Qui-Gon Jinn |
| The Lancer | Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| The Smart Guy | R2-D2 |
| The Big Guy | Captain Panaka |
| The Chick | Padme Amidala |
| Kid Appeal Character | Jar Jar Binks |
| The Heart | Anakin |
And during episodes II and III:
| Big Good | Yoda |
| The Hero | Anakin Skywalker |
| The Lancer | Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| The Big Guy | Mace Windu |
| The Smart Guy | R2-D2 |
| The Chick | Padme Amidala |
Still Waiting...
| The Hero | Dennis |
| The Lancer | Naomi |
| The Big Guy(s) | Hank and Chuck |
| The Smart Guy | Amber |
| The Chick | Kristy |
| Tagalong Kid | Mason |
| The Scrappy / Suspiciously Similar Substitute(s) | Agnew (for Monty) and Joshua (for both Dean AND Mitch) |
| Those Two Guys | Nick and T-Dog (subverted in that they split before the film began) |
| Pointy-Haired Boss | Dan |
| The Rival | Calvin |
Street Fighter (1994)
| The Hero | Colonel Guile |
| The Lancers | Lt. Cammy White and Sgt. T. Hawk |
| The Smart Guy | Captain Sawada |
| The Big Guys | Balrog and Edmond Honda |
| The Chick | Chun-Li Zang |
| Those Two Guys / The Sixth Rangers | Ken Masters and Ryu Hoshi |
| The Mentor | Dr. Dhalsim |
| The Hero | Tom Cody |
| The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Billy Fish |
| The Big Guy | McCoy |
| The Chick | Ellen Aim |
| The Hero | John Winger |
| The Lancer | Russell Ziskey |
| The Big Guy | Dewey "Ox" Oxburger |
| The Chicks | Stella and Louise |
| The Mentor | Sgt. Hulka |
| The Hero | Baby Doll |
| The Lancer/The Big Guy on the ground | Sweet Pea |
| The Smart Guy/The Big Guy in the air | Amber |
| The Chick | Rocket |
| The Chick/Sixth Ranger Traitor |
| The Hero | Ramathorn |
| The Lancer | Foster and Mac (Who also has elements of both The Big Guy and Wacky Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Farva |
| The Smart Guy | Ursula (Also The Sixth Ranger) |
| The Chick | Rabbit |
| The Mentor | O'Hagen |
| The Hero | Maverick |
| The Lancer | Goose, Iceman |
| The Big Guy | Slider |
| The Mentor | Viper |
| The Chick | Charlie |
| The Hero | Quaid |
| The Lancer / Sixth Ranger Traitor | Benny |
| The Smart Guy / Big Good | Kuato |
| The Big Guy | Tony |
| The Chick | Melina |
|Toy Story series - Andy's Toys who eventually merge with Bonnie's Toys
| The Hero | Woody |
| The Lancer | Buzz Lightyear (also The Hero in 2) |
| The Big Guys | Mr. Potato Head (also The Lancer in 2), Rex (also The Chick) (and Rocky Gibraltar in the original), Sarge |
| The Smart Guy | Hamm |
| The Chick | Slinky Dog |
| The Chick (standard version) | Mrs. Potato Head (and Bo Peep in the original, and Barbie in 3 (with elements of The Smart Guy)) |
| Sixth Ranger | Jessie |
| Team Pet | Bullseye (RC, Robot and Snake in the original) |
| Tagalong Kids | Squeeze Toy Aliens (a.k.a. The Little Green Men) |
* Note: Barbie is Molly's doll who eventually merge with Sunnyside Daycare Toys that Ken stops her from the garbage truck.
|Toy Story 3 - Bonnie's Toys
| The Hero | Dolly |
| The Lancer | Buttercup |
| The Big Guy | Totoro |
| The Smart Guy / The Chick | Trixie |
| The Quiet One | Mr. Pricklepants |
| Sixth Ranger | Chuckles the Clown |
| Tagalong Kids | Peas-in-a-Pod |
| The Hero | Louis Winthorpe III |
| The Lancer | Billy Ray Valentine |
| The Smart Guy | Louis, who has technical knowledge of commodities trading |
| The Chick | Ophelia |
| Sixth Ranger | Coleman |
* Note: Louis and Billy Ray both possess traits of The Hero and The Lancer interchangeably.
| The Hero | Optimus Prime |
| The Lancer | Jazz |
| The Big Guy | Ironhide |
| The Smart Guy | Ratchet |
| The Chick | Bumblebee (less The Chick than most Kid Appeal Characters) |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
| The Hero | Optimus Prime |
| The Lancer | Ironhide |
| The Smart Guy | Ratchet |
| The Big Guy | Sideswipe (most combat oriented) |
| The Chicks | Arcee, Chromia, & Elita-1 |
| Kid Appeal Character | Bumblebee (of course) |
| Tagalong Kid | Mudflap, Skids, also Weelie |
| Cool Old Guy | Jetfire |
| Sixth Ranger | Jolt |
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
| The Hero | Optimus Prime |
| The Lancer | Ironhide |
| The Smart Guys | Ratchet and Wheeljack |
| The Big Guy | Sideswipe and Dino/Mirage |
| Kid Appeal Character | Bumblebee |
| Those Three Guys | Roadbuster, Leadfoot and Topspin |
| Tagalong Kids | Wheelie and Brains |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Sentinel Prime |
| The Hero | Tugg Speedman (Or so he thinks) |
| The Lancer | Kirk Lazarus |
| The Chick | Jeff Portnoy (more of a Plucky Comic Relief, but considering he's the least helpful...) |
| The Big Guy | Alpa Chino |
| The Smart Guy | Kevin Sandusky |
| The Hero | Harry Tasker |
| The Lancer | Albert Gibson |
| The Chick | Helen Tasker |
| The Smart Guy | Faisal |
| Tagalong Kid | Dana Tasker |
U-Z
| The Hero | Elliot Ness |
| The Lancer / The Mentor | Jimmy Malone |
| The Big Guy | George Stone |
| The Smart Guy | Oscar Wallace |
| The Hero | Keaton |
| The Lancer | Hockney |
| The Big Guy | McManus |
| The Smart Guy | Fenster/Verbal |
| The Chick | Verbal |
Waiting...
| The Hero(es) | Dean and Monty |
| The Lancer | Serena (Monty is The Lancer to Dean) |
| The Big Guy | Floyd |
| The Smart Guy | Raddimus |
| The Chick(s) | Calvin and Amy |
| Sixth Ranger / Ensemble Darkhorse | Naomi |
| Tagalong Kid | Mitch |
| Pointy-Haired Boss | Dan |
| Those Two Guys | Nick and T-Dog |
| The Mentor | Bishop |
| The Hero | David Lightman |
| The Lancer / The Chick | Jennifer Mack |
| The Smart Guy | McKittrick |
| Reasonable Authority Figure | General Berringer |
| Sixth Ranger | Professor Stephen Falken (also The Mentor) |
| The Hero | Yun, Virtue of Benevolence, Warrior of Water |
| The Lancer | Lai, Virtue of Order, Warrior of Wood |
| The Chick | Tsun, Virtue of Loyalty, Warrior of Earth |
| The Smart Guy | Chi, Virtue of Wisdom, Warrior of Fire |
| The Big Guy | Yee, Virtue of Righteousness, Warrior of Metal |
| The Hero | Coop |
| The Lancer | Andy |
| The Big Guy | Victor |
| The Smart Guy | Neil |
| The Chick | Katie |
| Sixth Ranger | Mostly McKinley, but could also be Ben or Susie. |
| The Hero | Wolverine |
| The Lancer | Storm |
| The Smart Guy(Genius Bruiser) | Beast |
| The Big Guy | Colossus |
| The Chick | Shadowcat |
| Kid Appeal Character | Iceman |
| The Hero / The Big Guy | Zed |
| The Lancer | Friend |
| The Smart Chicks | May and Consuella |
| The Chick | Avalow |
| The Hero | Walter |
| The Lancer | Danny |
| The Smart Guy | Danny (again) |
| The Big Guy | Future Walter |
| The Chick | Lisa |
| The Hero | Columbus |
| The Big Guy | Tallahassee |
| The Lancer | Wichita |
| The Smart Guy | Little Rock |
- ↑ ...who had nearly fought the fierce dragon of Angnor, almost stood to the vicious chicken of Bristol, and personally wet himself at the Battle for Badon Hill.
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