Five-Man Band/Anime/0-D
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| The Hero | Shugo |
| The Lancer | Rena |
| The Big Guy | Ouka |
| The Smart Guy | Mireille (minor subversion; she's the healer) |
| The Chick | Hotaru (bigger subversion; she's got the attack magic) |
A
| The Hero | Ikki |
| The Lancer | Kazu |
| The Big Guy | Buccha |
| The Smart Guy | Agito/Akito |
| The Chick | Onigiri |
| Sixth Ranger | Crossant Mask, Emily |
| The Hero | Cooro |
| The Lancer | Husky |
| The Big Guy | Senri |
| The Chick | Nana |
Axis Powers Hetalia - Allied Forces
| The Hero | America |
| The Lancer | England |
| The Big Guy | Russia |
| The Smart Guy | France |
| The Chick | China |
| Sixth Ranger | Canada |
- Although the Allied Forces are portrayed as the antagonists of the story (it makes more sense in context), they fit the Five Man Band dynamic quite well.
- You could also exchange France and China's places: China can be The Smart Guy due to having the most common sense, while France is The Chick for being the one who invokes emotional things the most.
Axis Powers Hetalia - Axis Powers
| The Hero | Germany |
| The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Japan |
| The Big Guy | Hungary |
| The Chick | Italy |
| Team Dad | Austria |
| Big Brother Mentor | Prussia (sorta) |
Axis Powers Hetalia - The Nordic group, specially in the Hetalia Bloodbath 2010
| The Hero | Finland |
| The Lancer | Sweden |
| The Big Guy | Denmark |
| The Smart Guy | Norway |
| The Chick | Iceland |
| Sixth Ranger | Estonia |
| Tagalong Kid | Sealand (Sweden's "adoptive child") |
| Team Pet | Hanatamago! |
Axis Powers Hetalia - The Asian Group
| The Hero | China (Gets upgraded from The Chick / The Smart Guy to this, since he's the eldest of the group and the others' Parental Substitute) |
| The Lancer | Japan (Disagrees with China a LOT, ends up betraying him at some point, after they get along better he's still rather cynical to him) |
| The Big Guy | South Korea (Tallest and the most energetic of the bunch) |
| The Smart Guy | Hong Kong (always deadpan, quite the trickster), Macau (Only Sane Man, upgraded from Sixth Ranger in Hetaween 2011) |
| The Chick | Taiwan (the only girl for quite a while, the most Moe of the group, very enthusiastic and colorful when in the spotlight. She's more Tsundere than other Chicks, tho) |
| Sixth Ranger | either Vietnam (the tomboy to Taiwan's girly girl), Macau (until he was promoted to The Smart Guy) and Thailand (a colorful yet kinda satellite East Asian male) |
Axis Powers Hetalia - The Micronations!
| The Hero | Sealand, being made of steel he's also the strongest. |
| The Lancer | Wy, in virtue of being the Only Sane Woman and resident Little Miss Snarker. |
| The Big Guy | Molossia, the more aggressive and unstable of the group. |
| The Smart Guy | Hutt River, of the comic relief kind |
| The Chick | Kugelmugel. |
| Sixth Ranger | Ladonia is the type who antagonizes The Hero and actually tries to take over the position of leader. |
| Big Brother Mentor | Seborga, the oldest of the group. |
| Team Pet | Either Hutt River's bilby or Molossia's pup. |
| The Hero | Tomo |
| The Lancer | Yomi |
| The Big Guy | Miss Sakaki |
| The Smart Guy | Chiyo |
| The Chick | Osaka |
| The Sixth Ranger | Kagura |
| Team Pet | Mr. Tadekichi and Maya |
| Mentors | Yukari and Nyamo |
B
| The Hero | Akihisa Yoshii |
| The Lancer | Minami Shimada |
| The Big Guy | Mizuki Himeji |
| The Smart Guy | Yuji Sakamoto |
| The Chick | Hideyoshi Kinoshita |
| The Sixth Ranger | Kota Tsuchiya |
| The Hero | Dan |
| The Co-Lancers | Shun, Runo |
| The Smart Guy | Marucho (mainly), but also Alice (prior to episode 36) and Joe (after episode 36) |
| The Chick | Julie |
| Sixth Ranger | Joe, Alice |
Bakugan: The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
| The Hero | Drago |
| The Lancer | Skyress |
| The Smart Guy | Tigrerra |
| The Big Guy | Gorem |
| The Chick | Preyas |
| Sixth Ranger | Hydranoid |
New Vestroia Arc of Bakugan
| The Hero | Dan |
| The Lancer | Mira |
| The Big Guy | Ace (doubles as the second Lancer) |
| The (other) Big Guy | Baron |
| The Smart Guy | Marucho |
| Sixth Ranger | Shun |
New Vestroia Arc of Bakugan: The Humans' Guardian Bakugans
| The Hero | Drago |
| The Lancer | Percival |
| The Smart Guy | Nemus |
| The Chick | Elfin (with elements of The Smart Guy) |
| Fifth Ranger | Inagram |
| The Hero | Dan |
| The Lancer(s) | Shun, Ren (being The Mole) |
| The Big Guy | Jake |
| The Chick | Fabia (a.k.a. Princess Fabia) |
| The Hero | Tamaki |
| The Lancer / The Smart Guy | Kirino |
| The Big Guy | Miyako |
| The Chick | Sayako |
| Sixth Ranger | Azuma |
| Team Dad | Kojiro |
Battle Royale (Shuuya's friends before being sent to the island)
| The Hero | Shuya |
| The Lancer | Yoshitoki |
| The Big Guy | Sugimura |
| The Smart Guy | Mimura |
| The Chick | Yutaka |
Berserk (The original Band of the Hawk)
| The Hero | Griffith |
| The Lancer/Sixth Ranger | Guts |
| The Big Guy / Sacrificial Lion | Pippin |
| The Smart Guy / Sacrificial Lion | Judeau |
| The Chick/Action Girl | Casca (who was Griffith's Lancer before Guts came along) |
| Non-Action Guy / Sacrificial Lion | Corkus |
| The Tagalong Kid | Rickert |
Berserk (Guts' new True Companions)
| The Hero / The Big Guy | Guts |
| The Lancer | Serpico |
| Tagalong Kid | Isidro |
| The Smart Guy / Sixth Ranger | Schierke |
| The Chick(s) | Casca and Farnese |
| Fairy Companion(s) | Puck and Evarella |
| Non-Action Guy | Magnifico |
| The Hero | Train Heartnet |
| The Lancer | Sven Vollfied |
| The Big Guy | Eve (Cute Bruiser; doubles as The Smart Guy) |
| The Chick | Rinslet |
| The Sixth Ranger | Both Jenos and Sephiria, nearer the end. |
| The Hero | Dutch (also The Big Guy) |
| The Lancer | Revy |
| The Smart Guy | Benny |
| The Chick | Rock |
| The Hero | Ichigo Kurosaki, which is briefly shared with Toshiro Hitsugaya in the Soul Society arc. |
| The Lancer | Rukia Kuchiki, who quadruples as the informative, supporting partner-mentor to Ichigo in the Substitution arc. |
| The Big Guy | Yasutora "Chad" Sado, who doubles as The Lancer by sharing the same dark powers as Ichigo, but choosing to embrace it rather than fear it. |
| The Smart Guy | Uryu Ishida, who doubles as The Lancer by fitting The Rival mold. |
| The Chick | Orihime Inoue |
| Sixth Ranger | Renji Abarai, who fits as The Lancer in the final act of the Soul Society arc. |
| The Mentors | Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi Shihoin, the latter of whom used to be the Team Pet. |
Bleach - Early on, before Renji joins the team and Ishida calms down, it's more like this:
| The Hero | Ichigo Kurosaki |
| The Lancer | Uryu Ishida |
| The Big Guy | Yasutora Sado |
| The Smart Guy | Rukia Kuchiki |
| The Chick | Orihime Inoue |
Bleach - Following the Arrancar Invasion arc, the roles get switched up again.
| The Hero | Ichigo Kurosaki |
| The Lancer | Rukia Kuchiki |
| The Big Guy | Ikkaku Madarame |
| The Smart Guy | Toshiro Hitsugaya |
| The Chick | Orihime Inoue |
| Sixth Ranger | Renji Abarai |
Bleach - Currently,[when?] for the Lost Agent arc, following Orihime and Sado's incapacitation, the roles have been switched around again.
| The Hero | Ichigo Kurosaki |
| The Lancer | Uryu Ishida |
| The Big Guy | Renji Abarai |
| The Smart Guy | Toshiro Hitsugaya |
| The Chick | Rukia Kuchiki |
Bleach - The five Shinigami officers, who travel to the world of the living at the start of the Arrancar arc, can be sorted into a similar team:
| The Hero | Toshiro Hitsugaya |
| The Lancer | Renji Abarai |
| The Big Guy | Ikkaku Madarame |
| The Smart Guy | Yumichika Ayasegawa |
| The Chick | Rangiku Matsumoto |
Bleach - Squad 11 is one of the few developed Squads, and has its own semi-FMB:
| The Hero / The Big Guy | Kenpachi Zaraki |
| The Lancer | Ikkaku Madarame |
| The Smart Guy | Yumichika Ayasegawa |
| The Chick | Yachiru Kusajishi |
| Sixth Ranger | Makizo Aramaki |
Bleach - The Visoreds could be divided into their own band too:
| The Hero | Shinji Hirako |
| The Lancers | Hiyori Sarugaki, Lisa Yadomaru |
| The Big Guys | Love Aikawa, Kensei Muguruma |
| The Smart Guy | Hachigen Ushoda |
| The Chicks | Mashiro Kuna, Rojuro "Rose" Otoribashi |
Bleach - Hell, even Urahara's crew can qualify:
| The Hero / The Smart Guy | Kisuke Urahara |
| The Lancer(s) | Isshin Kurosaki, Yoruichi Shihoin |
| The Big Guy | Tessai Tsukabishi |
| The Chick | Ururu Tsumugiya |
| Sixth Ranger | Ryuken Ishida |
| Tagalong Kid | Jinta Hanakiri |
Bleach - The Real Karakura Town crew:
| The Hero | Tatsuki Arisawa |
| The Lancer | Keigo Asano |
| The Big Guy | Don Kanonji |
| The Smart Guy | Mizuiro Kojima |
| The Chick | Chizuru Honsho |
Bleach - Ichigo and his True Companions, in the beginning of the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc.
| The Hero | Ichigo Kurosaki |
| The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Uryu Ishida |
| The Big Guy | Yasutora Sado |
| The Chick | Orihime Inoue (upgrading from The Medic to Combat Medic) |
| Those Two Guys | Ryunosuke Yuki and Shino |
Bleach - Ichigo and his True Companions, once they return to Hueco Mundo in the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc.
| The Hero | Ichigo Kurosaki |
| The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Kisuke Urahara |
| The Big Guy | Yasutora Sado |
| The Chick | Orihime Inoue |
| Those Two Guys | Nel snd Pesche |
Bobobo-Bo Bo-bobo: Bo-bobo's gang
| The Hero | Bo-bobo |
| The Lancer | Don Patch |
| The Big Guy(s) | Jelly Jiggler, Hatenko |
| The Smart Guy | Softon |
| The Chick | Beauty |
| Tagalong Kid | Gasser |
| Team Pet | Dengaku Man |
| Sixth Ranger | Torpedo Girl |
Bubblegum Crisis (with opposite sexes)
| The Hero | Priss |
| The Lancer | Sylia (The leader, but not the POV Character.) |
| The Big Guy | Linna (By process of elimination.) |
| The Smart Guy | Nene |
| The Chick | Mackie |
| The Hero | Kazuki |
| The Lancer | Tokiko |
| The Big Guy | Captain Bravo (doubles as The Mentor) |
| The Rival | Papillon, to an extent (formerly the Big Bad) |
C
Cage of Eden (the first group introduced)
| The Hero | Akira Sengoku |
| The Lancer | Rion Akagami |
| The Big Guy | Kazuma Saji |
| The Smart Guy | Shirou Mariya |
| The Chick (Team Mom) | Kanako Oomori |
Captain Tsubasa (there are more players in the team, but they take turns into playing one or another role during the games, and here is the more usual pattern in the National Team)
| The Hero | Tsubasa Ohzora |
| The Lancer | Genzou Wakabayashi or Koujirou Hyuuga |
| The Big Guy | Ryou Ishizaki, Makoto Souda or Hiroshi Jitou |
| The Smart Guy | Jun Misugi or Hikaru Matsuyama |
| The Chick | Taro Misaki |
| Sixth Ranger | Ken Wakashimazu (who also Hyuuga's Lancer in Toho) or Shingo Aoi |
| The Mentor | Whatever coach is in the bench; the ones who fit the most are Mikami , Kira, Gamo and/or Dubois from the 2002 anime |
| Team Pet | Sanae, Kumi, Yukari or Yayoi |
| The Hero | Sakura Kinomoto |
| The Lancer | Syaoran Li |
| The Chick | Tomoyo Daidouji |
| Sixth Ranger | Meiling Li (anime exclusive) |
| Team Pet/The Mentor | Kerberos |
| The Big Guy/The (other) Mentor | Yue |
- Syaoran is initially The Rival prior to softening in personality.
- Meiling also frequently plays The Chick/The Load on occasion, Sakura also has traits of The Chick, albeit subtle due to also playing The Hero.
| The Hero | Mikoto "Railgun" Misaka |
| The Lancer | Kuroko Shirai |
| The Smart Guy | Kazari Uiharu |
| The Chick | Ruiko Saten |
| Cool Big Sis | Mii Konori |
| The Hero | Rosette |
| The Lancer | Chrono (who is also The Smart Guy) |
| The Big Guy | Satella |
| The Chick | Azmaria |
| The Mentor | Father Remington |
Code Geass - The Main Characters (Note: They were never a Five-Man Band within the series, but they all fit)
| The Anti and Byronic Hero | Lelouch Lamperouge/vi Britania |
| The Lancer | Suzaku Kururugi (or/and C.C.) |
| The Big Guy | Kallen Kozuki/Stadfeld |
| The Smart Guy | C.C. (or/and Lelouch himself) |
| The Chick and Tag Along Kid | Nunnally Lamperouge/vi Britania |
Code Geass - The Holy Blades
| The Hero | Toudou |
| The Lancer | Asahina |
| The Big Guy | Senba |
| The Smart Guy | Urabe |
| The Chick | Chiba |
Code Geass - The Black Knights when Lelouch becomes the new emperor
| The Hero | Li Xingke |
| The Lancer | Toudou |
| The Big Guy | Kallen and Gino |
| The Smart Guy | Rakshata |
| The Chick | Oghi |
Code Geass - The Ashford Academy student council
| The Hero | Milly Ashford |
| The Lancer | Lelouch Lamperouge (Actually, the hero of the story) |
| The Big Guy | Shirley Fenette (The most athletic of the group being a member of the swimming team. Her personality, however, is a subversion.) |
| The Smart Guy | Nina Einstein (or/and Lelouch himself) |
| The Chick | Rivalz Cardemonde |
| Tag Along Kid | Nunnally Lamperouge |
| Sixth Ranger | Suzaku Kururugi, Kallen Stadfeld/Kozuki, Gino Weinberg and Anya Alstreim |
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| The Hero | Hyoma Aoi |
| The Lancer | Juzo Naniwa |
| The Big Guy | Daisaku Nishikawa |
| The Smart Guy | Kosuke Kita |
| The Chick | Chizuru Nanbara |
Corrector Yui - formed in season 2.
| The Hero | Corrector Yui |
| The Lancer | Control |
| The Big Guy | Synchiro |
| The Smart Guy | IR |
| The Chick | Rescue |
| Sixth Ranger | Corrector Haruna and Corrector Ai |
Cowboy Bebop: Note that Bebop plays with or does variants on all of these roles.
| Anti Hero | Spike Spiegel |
| The Big Guy | Jet Black (Doubles as The Lancer in his close friendship with Spike, was The Smart Guy before Ed came along) |
| The Smart Guy | Edward (Expert computer hacker) (A major case of playing with a trope, as she's Genius Ditz/Cloudcuckoolander with No Social Skills) |
| The Chick | Faye Valentine (One of her go-to tactics involve Show Some Leg, though a total subversion of the Women Are Wiser and heart/spiritual tendencies) |
| Team Pet | Ein (Although there are hints that Ein is the actually the smartest of them all) |
Crayon Shin-chan - For the Kasukabe Defense Organization, we have:
| The Hero | Shinnosuke Nohara (Not that he cares.) |
| The Lancer | Tooru Kazama (May also be The Smart Guy.) |
| The Big Guy | Nene Sakurada (Formerly The Chick. Sometimes The Lancer.) |
| The Smart Guy | Ba-chan (May also be The Big Guy.) |
| The Chick | Masao |
| Sixth Ranger | Ai Suotome (wanted to be one in an episode, even to the point to offer the team Power Ranger-esque costumes. At the end, Status Quo Is God.) |
| The Mentor | Midori Yoshinaga |
| Team Pet | Shiro the Dog |
Cyborg 009 (Note: There are more than five characters, so they're all lumped together in the tags that are the closest to their roles in the team)
| The Hero | Joe/009 |
| The Lancer | Jet/002 |
| The Big Guy | Albert/004 (sometimes The Smart Guy), Geronimo/005 (Genius Bruiser) |
| The Smart Guy | Ivan/001, GB/007, Pyunma/008 |
| The Chick | Francoise/003 (sometimes Team Mom, sometimes The Smart Guy), Chang/006 |
| Tagalong Kid | Ivan/001 (also The Smart Guy) |
| The Mentor | Dr. Gilmore, Dr. Koizumi (2001 anime) |
D
| The Hero | Allen Walker |
| The Lancer | Lenalee |
| The Big Guy | Arystar Krory |
| The Smart Guy | Lavi |
| The Chick | Miranda Lotto |
| Sixth Ranger | Yu Kanda |
| The Mentor | Bookman |
D.Gray-man: The generals also form a Five-Man Band.
| The Hero | Cross Marian |
| The Lancer | Froi Tiedoll (seeing as he's the opposite of Cross) |
| The Big Guy | Winters Socalo |
| The Smart Guy | Kevin Yeegar |
| The Chick | Klaud Nine (the only female general, though she has some traits that subvert the personality type) |
| The Hero | Shinobu |
| The Lancer and The Chick | Sara |
| The Big Guy | Ryo |
| The Smart Guy | Masato |
| Sixth Ranger | Alan |
| The Hero | Aoi |
| The Lancer | Kurara |
| The Big Guy | Sakuya |
| The Smart Guy | Johnny |
| The Chick and Fifth Ranger | Eida |
| The Hero | Mia Alice |
| The Lancer and The Big Guy | Pai Thunder |
| The Smart Guy | Roll Kran |
| The Chick | Lamda Nom |
| The Mentor | Dr. Tarsan |
The Japanese Police from Darker than Black
| The Hero | Kirihara |
| The Lancer | Saito |
| The Big Guy | Also Saito |
| The Smart Guy | Matsumoto |
| The Chick | Kano |
| Sixth Ranger | Mayu or Kaname |
The main characters from the same series:
| The (Anti) Hero and The Big Guy | Hei |
| The Lancer | Huang |
| The Smart Guy | Mao |
| The Chick | Yin |
Death Note: The Japanese task-force form one.
| The Hero | Soichiro |
| The Lancer | Aizawa |
| The Big Guy | Mogi |
| The Smart Guy and Big Good | L |
| The Chick | Matsuda |
| Sixth Rangers | Ukita, Ide and Light |
| The Hero | Yuko "Yasako" Okonogi |
| The Lancer | Fumie Hashimoto |
| The Smart Guy | Ken'ichi "Haraken" Harakawa |
| The Big Guy | Daichi Sawaguchi |
| The Chick | Denpa |
| Tagalong Kid | Kyoko Okonogi |
| Team Pet | Densuke |
| Sixth Ranger | Yuko "Isako" Amasawa |
| The Hero | Toko |
| The Lancer | Natsuno |
| The Smart Guy | Yuka |
| The Big Guy | Flora |
| The Chick | Hitomi |
| Tagalong Kid | Ayaka |
| Sixth Ranger | Yuka |
Detective Academy Q (aka Tantei Gakuen Q)
| The Hero | Kyu Renjo |
| The Lancer | Ryu Amakusa |
| The Big Guy | Kintaro Tooyama |
| The Smart Guy | Kazuma Narusawa |
| The Chick | Megumi Minami |
| The Mentor(s) | Morihiko Dan, but Shino Katagiri (Team Mom), Kotaro Nanami (Trickster Mentor) and Tatsumi Hongou (Stern Teacher) (also filled in at one moment or another) |
Detective Conan - The Shonen Tantei-Dan (Detective Boys)/Junior Detective League
| The Hero | Conan (also The Smart Guy most of the time) |
| The Lancer | Haibara (formerly Genta) |
| The Big Guy | Genta |
| The Smart Guy | Mitsuhiko |
| The Chick | Ayumi |
| The Mentor | Prof. Agasa |
| Sixth Ranger Traitor | Haibara (initially) |
Chosen Children (Adventure)
| The Hero | Tai Kamiya/Yagami Taichi |
| The Lancer | Matt/Yamato Ishida |
| The Smart Guy | Izzy/Koushirou Izumi |
| The Medic | Joe/Jou Kido |
| The Chick | Mimi Tachikawa |
| The Heart | Sora Takenouchi |
| Tagalong Kid | T.K./Takeru Takaishi |
| Team Pet | Their digimon partners |
| The Mentor | Gennai |
| Sixth Ranger | Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari |
Chosen Children (Adventure 02)
| The Hero | Davis/Daisuke Motomiya |
| The Lancer | T.K./Takeru Takaishi (first half) |
| The Heart | T.K./Takeru (second half) |
| The Big Guy | Cody/Iori Hida (also with the "actually the smallest" subversion; sometimes The Smart Guy) |
| The Smart Guy | Yolei/Miyako Inoue (sometimes The Big Guy) |
| The Chick | Kari Kamiya/Yagami Hikari |
| The Mentor | The previous Chosen |
| Sixth Ranger | Ken Ichijouji (who becomes The Lancer in the second half) |
Chosen Children (Tamers)
| The Hero | Takato Matsuki/Matsuda |
| The Lancer | Rika Nonaka/Makino Ruki |
| The Smart Guy | Henry Wong/Lee Jianglong |
| The Big Guy | Kazu Shioda/ Shiota Hirokazu |
| The Heart | Kenta Kitagawa |
| The Chick | Jeri Kato/Katou Juri |
| Sixth Ranger | Ryo Akiyama |
| Tagalong Kid | Suzie Wong/Lee Shaochung, also later Ai & Mako |
Chosen Children (Frontier)
| The Hero | Takuya Kanbara |
| The Lancer | Koji/Kouji Minamoto |
| The Big Guy | J.P./Junpei Shibayama |
| The Smart Guy | Tommy/Tomoki Himi |
| The Chick | Zoe/Izumi Orimoto |
| Team Pets | Bokomon and Neemon, later Patamon |
| Sixth Ranger | Koichi/Kouichi Kimura |
Chosen Children (DATS)
| The Hero and The Big Guy | Marcus Damon/Daimon Masaru |
| The Lancer and The Smart Guy | Thomas/Tohma H. Norstein |
| The Chick | Yoshino Fujieda |
| Lovely Angels | Miki and Megumi |
| The Mentor | Richard Samson/Satsuma Rentarou |
| Cool Old Guy | Homer/Hiroshi Yushima |
| Sixth Ranger | Keenan Crier/Noguchi Ikuto |
Dinosaur King: D-Team
| The Hero | Max Taylor/Ryuta Kodai |
| The Lancer | Rex Owen/Ancient |
| The Big Guy/Team Dad | Spike Taylor/Kenryu Kodai |
| The Smart Guy/Team Mom | Reese Drake/Riasu Tatsuno |
| The Chick | Zoe Drake/Malm Tatsuno |
| Team Pets | Chomp, Ace, and Paris |
| Sixth Ranger | The Alpha Gang |
(Pilaf Saga)
| The Hero/The Big Guy | Goku |
| The Lancer/The Smart Guy | Bulma |
| The Smart Guy | Oolong |
| Sixth Ranger | Yamcha |
| The Chick | Puar |
(21st Budokai)
| The Hero | Goku |
| The Lancer | Krillin |
| The Big Guy | Yamcha |
| The Smart Guy | Master Roshi |
| The Chick | Bulma |
(22nd Budokai)
| The Hero | Goku |
| The Lancer | Krillin |
| The Big Guy | Yamcha |
| The Smart Guy | Master Roshi |
| The Chick | Bulma |
(Saiyan saga)
| The Hero | Goku |
| The Lancer | Piccolo |
| The Smart Guy | Krillin |
| The Big Guy | Tien |
| The Chick | Bulma |
| The Mentor(s) | Kami, King Kai |
| Tagalong Kid | Gohan |
| Sacrificial Lambs | Yamcha, Chaozu |
(Freeza saga)
| The Hero | Goku |
| The Lancer | Piccolo |
| The Smart Guy | Krillin |
| The Big Guy | Gohan (when in one of his berseker rages he was the most powerful member before Goku arrived) |
| The Chick | Bulma |
| Sixth Ranger | Vegeta |
| The Mentor | King Kai |
(Cell Games saga)
| The Hero | Goku |
| The Lancer | Vegeta |
| The Big Guy | Trunks |
| The Smart Guy | Piccolo |
| The Chick | Bulma |
| The Heart | Krillin |
| Sixth Ranger | #16 |
| Tagalong Kid | Gohan (though he subverts it by surpassing every other hero) |
| Overshadowed by Awesome | Tien and Yamcha |
(Buu saga)
| The Hero | Goku |
| The Lancer | Vegeta |
| The Smart Guy | Piccolo |
| The Big Guy | Gohan |
| Tagalong Kids | Trunks, Goten |
| The Chick | Krillin |
| The Heart | Mr. Satan |
| Sixth Ranger | Tien |
| Eleventh-Hour Ranger | Fat Buu |
| The Hero | Teru |
| The Lancer | Nimura |
| The Smart Guy | Iwada |
| The Big Guy | Nimura |
| The Chick | Ako |
| The Hero | Sho |
| The Lancer | Ikigaki |
| The Smart Guy | Gamo |
| The Big Guy | Otomo |
| The Chick | Sakiko |
Duel Masters (as of the second season)
| The Hero | Shobu |
| The Lancer | Hakuoh |
| The Smart Guy | George |
| The Big Guy | Mimi |
| The Chick | Rekuta |
| Sixth Ranger | Kokujo (at least during the PLOOP saga) |
| The Mentor | Knight |
| The Hero | Mikado |
| The Lancer | Masaomi |
| The Smart Guy | Shinra |
| The Big Guy | Shizuo |
| The Chick | Anri |
| Team Mom | Celty (if not The Hero) |
| The Mentor | Simon |
Durarara!! The van crew gets this as well:
| The Hero, The Big Guy | Kadota |
| The Lancer | Saburo |
| The Smart Guy | Walker |
| The Chick | Erika |
| Sixth Ranger | Kaztano |