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* ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard''[='=]s crew consists of:
** Loki: The Master Mind, The Hacker, The Conman, The Pickpocket.
** Thor: The Distraction, The Inside Man can be also The Muscle if needed.
** Verity: The Coordinator, magic Hacker if it's seeing through illusions.
** Sigurd The Ever-Glorious: The Muscle, The Inside Man, he can do The Burglar if needed.
** Lorelei: The Burglar, The Roper, The Distraction.
* In the FlashBack in ''Comicbook/IronMan'' #10 (part 1 of "The Secret History of Tony Stark"), the Stark Seven who take on TheGreys' Vegas casino are:
** Howard Stark: The Mastermind, The Backer, The Gadget Guy.
** Rollo: The Inside Man, The Acquisitioner, The Roper (convincing his fellow Greys that the con is on, but [[KansasCityShuffle not where they think it is]]).
** [[Comicbook/AgentsOfAtlas Jimmy Woo]]: The Hacker, The Burglar.
** The Bear: The Burglar (via explosives rather than safecracking).
** [[Comicbook/RedHulk Thunderbolt Ross]], [[Comicbook/{{SHIELD}} Dum-Dum Dugan]] and Nessa the Kitten: The Distraction. (Thunderbolt and Dum-Dum would also have been The Muscle if this had gone wrong.)
** And although not counted as one of the Seven, Maria Stark: The Driver (helicopter).
* In ''Franchise/TheFlash'', the Rogues have a tendency to group up like this, since they're largely just a group of BadassNormal blue-collar crooks with fancy sci-fi tech up against heroes with a noteworthy StoryBreakerPower. As their line-up varies, each one tends to very which role they perform, especially as some are prone to DependingOnTheWriter. Notably, a ''lot'' of them tend to play The Wild Card, which hasn't exactly done them many favours.

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* ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard''[='=]s crew consists of:
** Loki:
''ComicBook/TheFlash'': The Master Mind, The Hacker, The Conman, The Pickpocket.
** Thor: The Distraction, The Inside Man can be also The Muscle if needed.
** Verity: The Coordinator, magic Hacker if it's seeing through illusions.
** Sigurd The Ever-Glorious: The Muscle, The Inside Man, he can do The Burglar if needed.
** Lorelei: The Burglar, The Roper, The Distraction.
* In the FlashBack in ''Comicbook/IronMan'' #10 (part 1 of "The Secret History of Tony Stark"), the Stark Seven who take on TheGreys' Vegas casino are:
** Howard Stark: The Mastermind, The Backer, The Gadget Guy.
** Rollo: The Inside Man, The Acquisitioner, The Roper (convincing his fellow Greys that the con is on, but [[KansasCityShuffle not where they think it is]]).
** [[Comicbook/AgentsOfAtlas Jimmy Woo]]: The Hacker, The Burglar.
** The Bear: The Burglar (via explosives rather than safecracking).
** [[Comicbook/RedHulk Thunderbolt Ross]], [[Comicbook/{{SHIELD}} Dum-Dum Dugan]] and Nessa the Kitten: The Distraction. (Thunderbolt and Dum-Dum would also have been The Muscle if this had gone wrong.)
** And although not counted as one of the Seven, Maria Stark: The Driver (helicopter).
* In ''Franchise/TheFlash'', the
Rogues have a tendency to group up like this, since they're largely just a group of BadassNormal blue-collar crooks with fancy sci-fi tech up against heroes with a noteworthy StoryBreakerPower. As their line-up varies, each one tends to very which role they perform, especially as some are prone to DependingOnTheWriter. Notably, a ''lot'' of them tend to play The Wild Card, which hasn't exactly done them many favours.


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* ''ComicBook/IronMan'': In the FlashBack in ''ComicBook/IronMan2013'' #10 (part 1 of "The Secret Origin of Tony Stark"), the Stark Seven who take on TheGreys' Vegas casino are:
** Howard Stark: The Mastermind, The Backer, The Gadget Guy.
** Rollo: The Inside Man, The Acquisitioner, The Roper (convincing his fellow Greys that the con is on, but [[KansasCityShuffle not where they think it is]]).
** [[ComicBook/AgentsOfAtlas Jimmy Woo]]: The Hacker, The Burglar.
** The Bear: The Burglar (via explosives rather than safecracking).
** [[ComicBook/RedHulk Thunderbolt Ross]], [[ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} Dum-Dum Dugan]] and Nessa the Kitten: The Distraction. (Thunderbolt and Dum-Dum would also have been The Muscle if this had gone wrong.)
** And although not counted as one of the Seven, Maria Stark: The Driver (helicopter).
* ''ComicBook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'': Loki[='=]s crew consists of:
** Loki: The Master Mind, The Hacker, The Conman, The Pickpocket.
** Thor: The Distraction, The Inside Man can be also The Muscle if needed.
** Verity: The Coordinator, magic Hacker if it's seeing through illusions.
** Sigurd The Ever-Glorious: The Muscle, The Inside Man, he can do The Burglar if needed.
** Lorelei: The Burglar, The Roper, The Distraction.
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* In ''VisualNovel/CodeRealize'', the group falls into this, most prominently seen during the train heist to kidnap the Twilight leader in Chapter 6. Due to the small number of members, they can double for multiple roles.
** Lupin is the Mastermind and Con Artist, who found out about the travel route by disguise and planned out the heist.

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* In ''VisualNovel/CodeRealize'', the group falls into this, most prominently seen during the train heist to kidnap the Twilight leader in Chapter 6. Due to the small number of members, members in the group, they can double for multiple roles.
** Lupin is the Mastermind and Con Artist, who found out about the travel route by disguise infiltrating Twilight and planned out the heist.
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* ''VideoGame/LoveOfMagic'': The Fixers, a group of thieves that get brought in for the attack on the bank vaults holding Cult backup bodies. [[spoiler:They're actually allied with one faction of the Cult and betray Katie and her team, killing Keith.]]
** Alexander Fitzroy is the Mastermind, leading the crew. He's an enchanter. [[spoiler:He's actually Friedrich de Vinzgau, a necromancer.]]
** Robin de Barre is the Conman and the Distraction, a ceremonial magician. [[spoiler:She's actually a necromancer as well.]]
** Ian Duncan is the Safe-Cracker, an Esoteric Magician whose abilities include breaking security systems. [[spoiler:He's actually a sorcerer, and doesn't realize he's allied with the Cult.]]
**Jerry Boyle is the Muscle, a half-orc who grew up with Ian.
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As part of his responsibilities as leader, Joker buys the Phantom Thieves weapons and medicines for their heists, brews SP-restoring coffee, and is the one Mishima, the team's info broker reports to.


* The cast of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' form one as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Joker is the Mastermind, Mona swaps between the Partner In Crime and the Burglar, Skull is the Muscle, Panther is the Conman, Fox is the Gadget Guy (albeit a supernatural version), Queen is the Coordinator and the Driver, Oracle is the Hacker, Noir is the Inside Man, [[spoiler:Crow is a combination of the New Kid and the Mark, and Violet is a more straightforward version of the New Kid.]] Their Personae collectively function as the Legendary Thieves, as they are all famous historical, mythical, or fictional entities who lend their skills to their summoners and inspire them to become thieves.

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* The cast of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' form one as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Joker is the Mastermind, Mastermind and the Fixer, Mona swaps between the Partner In Crime and the Burglar, Skull is the Muscle, Panther is the Conman, Fox is the Gadget Guy (albeit a supernatural version), Queen is the Coordinator and the Driver, Oracle is the Hacker, Noir is the Inside Man, [[spoiler:Crow is a combination of the New Kid and the Mark, and Violet is a more straightforward version of the New Kid.]] Their Personae collectively function as the Legendary Thieves, as they are all famous historical, mythical, or fictional entities who lend their skills to their summoners and inspire them to become thieves.
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** Cardia is the New Meat but was trained by the others in various skills such as lockpicking, infiltrating and fighting to act as any other role as needed.

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** Cardia is the New Meat Kid but was trained by the others in various skills such as lockpicking, infiltrating and fighting to act as any other role as needed.
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* In ''VisualNovel/CodeRealize'', the group falls into this, most prominently seen during the train heist to kidnap the Twilight leader in Chapter 6. Due to the small number of members, they can double for multiple roles.
** Lupin is the Mastermind and Con Artist, who found out about the travel route by disguise and planned out the heist.
** Impey is the Driver and Gadget Guy, whose inventions such as the Ornithopter was crucial in planning their escape.
** Van Helsing is the Muscle, who as a OneManArmy was able to lure in and take down as many Twilight soldiers as possible to leave their leader defenseless.
** Victor as the ScienceHero uses his inventions and smoke bombs as the Distraction to help backup Van Helsing.
** Saint-Germain is the Backer, whose mansion is the hideout for the group. Due to his wide range of knowledge and skills, he can easily jump into other roles such as the Driver or the Muscle.
** Cardia is the New Meat but was trained by the others in various skills such as lockpicking, infiltrating and fighting to act as any other role as needed.
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* The second major arc in the first season of ''Series/{{Andor}}'' revolves around Cassian being recruited into a mission where he helps a ragtag group from the nascent Rebellion steal a large cash deposit from the vault in an Imperial garrison. Some of the members play multiple roles or blend them together, but the lineup ultimately maps very well onto a classic caper crew. The roster goes like this:
** Luthen is a combination of the Backer and the Mastermind, having set the whole operation in motion, picked the target, and funding/supplying the crew. He leans more towards the Backer, as he takes no direct role in the heist and only Vel and Cassian (who Luthen recruited at the last minute), are known to have any interaction with him.
** Vel is the Mastermind as far as everyone else is concerned, being the leader of the Rebel crew and needing to command and manage them all on the ground.
** Taramyn is the Partner In Crime who acts as Vel's NumberTwo. He also plays an important role in training the group, since they have to infiltrate the garrison by posing as soldiers and Taramyn is the only one with military experience in the Empire, so he teaches them how to pass as soldiers long enough to gain access to the garrison's vault.
** [[DefectorFromDecadence Lieutenant Gorn]], the garrison's second highest ranking officer, is the Inside Man. He has fed invaluable information to the crew and uses his authority and influence to make both the vault and the garrison's Commandant as vulnerable to them as possible. He also gives the infiltrators an excuse to be there because he claims to have ordered them to come from another base to provide extra security.
** Skeen and Cinta are the muscle, although in different ways. Skeen is the more typical sort, being the tallest member of the crew, a [[TattooedCrook former prisoner with multiple tattoos]] who threatens the Imperial grunts that were guarding the vault, and is a potential triggerman if needed. Cinta looks like the last person you'd expect to be muscle, being an attractive, quiet woman who acts as an [[TheMedic emergency medic]] in the days leading up the heist, but as Skeen tells Cassian, she is [[WellIntentionedExtremist stone cold]] and [[NervesOfSteel fearless]], which she proves by [[ShootTheHostageTaker shooting an Imperial officer who was holding a member of the crew at gun point]] during the first stage of the plan. She is entrusted to keep the Commandant's family hostage ([[DirtyBusiness and kill them, if the Commandant doesn't cooperate]] in opening the vault for the Rebels), and then to slip away and escape separately from the rest of the group.
*** [[spoiler:Skeen ultimately also has elements of the Wild Card, as he tries to turn on the crew after the heist and take off with the money. He also turned out to be less than competent as a gunman, as he contributes to Taramyn's death during a shootout with garrison's soldiers by failing to provide adequate cover fire for Taramyn when Taramyn tries to make a run for their ship.]]
** Nemik is the Hacker and Gadget Guy. After the group forces the garrison's Commandant to open the vault, Nemik hacks and releases physical restraints keeping the cash in place. He also devises a gadget that blocks Imperial communications while the Rebels are able to use their own, and he operates a navigation device that lets them make their getaway flying directly through what is essentially a huge meteor shower, something that would be suicidal without guidance. He also has elements of the New Kid, as he's the youngest member, a NaiveNewcomer, and has several moments showing his inexperience or other members looking out for him.
** Lastly Cassian is something of a potential JackOfAllTrades, because he's an experienced conman/burglar and is capable in a firefight, but his main role is the Driver, as he's an AcePilot and the only one who can be trusted to fly their makeshift getaway vehicle. Several other members are also obviously worried that he's going to be the Wild Card or even someone who's undercover trying to bust them, but this is averted.
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** [[MinionMaster Charon]] is The Searcher, having already dug tunnels into the outer layers of Mammon's lair.

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** [[MinionMaster [[TheMinionMaster Charon]] is The Searcher, having already dug tunnels into the outer layers of Mammon's lair.
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* In ''Series/TheATeam'' Hannibal is the Mastermind, B.A. is the Muscle and Gadget Guy, Face is the Con-Artist and Fixer, and Murdock is the Wild Card. The role of the Driver is split between B.A. (when they need to drive a ground vehicle), and Murdock (when they have to fly an airplane or helicopter.) in the final season, they pick up a second Gadget Guy in [[SixthRanger Frankie Santana]].

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* In ''Series/TheATeam'' Hannibal is the Mastermind, B.A. is the Muscle and Gadget Guy, Face is the Con-Artist and Fixer, and Murdock is the Wild Card. The role of the Driver is split between B.A. (when they need to drive a ground vehicle), and Murdock (when they have to fly an airplane or helicopter.) in In the final season, they pick up a second Gadget Guy in [[SixthRanger Frankie Santana]].
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* In ''Series/TheATeam'' Hannibal is the Mastermind, B.A. is the Muscle and Gadget Guy, Face is the Con-Artist and Fixer, and Murdock is the Wild Card. The role of the Driver is split between B.A. (when they need to drive a ground vehicle), and Murdock (when they have to fly an airplane or helicopter.)

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* In ''Series/TheATeam'' Hannibal is the Mastermind, B.A. is the Muscle and Gadget Guy, Face is the Con-Artist and Fixer, and Murdock is the Wild Card. The role of the Driver is split between B.A. (when they need to drive a ground vehicle), and Murdock (when they have to fly an airplane or helicopter.)) in the final season, they pick up a second Gadget Guy in [[SixthRanger Frankie Santana]].
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* The cast of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' form one as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Joker is the Mastermind, Mona swaps between the Partner In Crime and the Burglar, Skull is the Muscle, Panther is the Conman, Fox is the Gadget Guy (albeit a supernatural version), Queen is the Coordinator, Oracle is the Hacker, Noir is the Inside Man, [[spoiler:Crow is a combination of the New Kid and the Mark, and Violet is a more straightforward version of the New Kid.]] Their Personae collectively function as the Legendary Thieves, as they are all famous historical, mythical, or fictional entities who lend their skills to their summoners and inspire them to become thieves.

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* The cast of ''VideoGame/Persona5'' form one as the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Joker is the Mastermind, Mona swaps between the Partner In Crime and the Burglar, Skull is the Muscle, Panther is the Conman, Fox is the Gadget Guy (albeit a supernatural version), Queen is the Coordinator, Coordinator and the Driver, Oracle is the Hacker, Noir is the Inside Man, [[spoiler:Crow is a combination of the New Kid and the Mark, and Violet is a more straightforward version of the New Kid.]] Their Personae collectively function as the Legendary Thieves, as they are all famous historical, mythical, or fictional entities who lend their skills to their summoners and inspire them to become thieves.
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* In ''Series/TheATeam'' Hannibal is the Mastermind, B.A. is the Muscle, and Face is the Con-Artist. The role of the Driver is split between B.A. (when they need to drive a ground vehicle), and Murdoch (when they have to fly an airplane or helicopter.)

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* In ''Series/TheATeam'' Hannibal is the Mastermind, B.A. is the Muscle, Muscle and Gadget Guy, Face is the Con-Artist.Con-Artist and Fixer, and Murdock is the Wild Card. The role of the Driver is split between B.A. (when they need to drive a ground vehicle), and Murdoch Murdock (when they have to fly an airplane or helicopter.)
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** For his first plan to rob the Spanish Royal Mint, the people the Professor (Mastermind) recruited for his heist team have defined specializations: Berlin and Tokyo are thieves, Rio is a hacker, Nairobi is a forger, Moscow is a machinery expert, and Denver, Oslo, and Helsinki are muscles. Berlin also acts as the Partner-In-Crime.

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** For his first plan to rob the Spanish Royal Mint, the people the Professor (Mastermind) recruited for his heist team have defined specializations: Berlin and Tokyo are thieves, Rio is a hacker, Nairobi is a forger, Moscow is a machinery expert, Denver is a Wild Card brought by Moscow, and Denver, Oslo, Oslo and Helsinki are muscles. Berlin also acts as the Partner-In-Crime.
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* '''The Conman''': The guy who usually does most of the conning, acting and people manipulating using confidence tricks. Sometimes they are referred to as a '''Grifter'''. May also act as TheMole if it's necessary.

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* '''The Conman''': '''[[TheCon The Conman]]''': The guy who usually does most of the conning, acting and people manipulating using confidence tricks. Sometimes they are referred to as a '''Grifter'''. May also act as TheMole if it's necessary.
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** In the Bank of Spain heist, Lisbon and Palermo replace Berlin as joint Partners-In-Crime, alongside several additions: Stockholm as the New Kid, Bogotá as both a Safe-Cracker and machinery expert (replacing Moscow in the latter role), Marseille as the Coordinator, and Manila as an Inside Man (although she's directly part of the crew rather than mainly an employee or costumer of the Bank). There's also an assisting squad of unnamed people from Pakistan serving as Fixers. Two more people, Benjamín and Matías, join midway through the heist as another machinery expert and New Kid, respectively.

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** In the Bank of Spain heist, Lisbon and Palermo replace Berlin as joint Partners-In-Crime, alongside several additions: Stockholm as the New Kid, Bogotá as both a Safe-Cracker and machinery expert (replacing Moscow in the latter role), Marseille as the Coordinator, and Manila as an Inside Man (although she's directly part of the crew rather than mainly an employee or regular costumer of the Bank). There's also an assisting squad of unnamed people from Pakistan serving as Fixers. Two more people, Benjamín and Matías, join midway through the heist as another machinery expert and New Kid, respectively.
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* In ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'', the Ring is a ThievesGuild with a full set of operators. Kurai, the Administrator, oversees the operations of the group for the [[TheGhost leader]]. Whakano, the barber, provides intel and is also TheFixer, who provides extra contracts needed to perform a job. Adiyah, the Wayfinder, gets people to the job site by opening portals to the location. You have a roster of 9 rogues who will join you on a job, each of them with a different set of skills, like lockpicking, trap disarmament, [[OpenSaysMe brute force]], and [[AntiMagic counter-thaumuturgy]]. You, the player character, are the Muscle, who clears the way both in and out by killing everything in your way. Finally, Faustus is the Fence, who sells the stolen goods back to the clients.

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* In ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'', the Ring is a ThievesGuild with a full set of operators. Kurai, the Administrator, oversees the operations of the group for the [[TheGhost leader]]. Whakano, the barber, provides intel and is also TheFixer, who provides extra contracts needed to perform a job. Adiyah, the Wayfinder, gets people to the job site by opening portals to the location. You have a roster of 9 rogues who will join you on a job, each of them with a different set of skills, like lockpicking, trap disarmament, [[OpenSaysMe brute force]], and [[AntiMagic counter-thaumuturgy]].counter-thaumaturgy]]. You, the player character, are the Muscle, who clears the way both in and out by killing everything in your way. Finally, Faustus is the Fence, who sells the stolen goods back to the clients.
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* ''Film/GrandSlam'':
** Professor James Anders: The Mastermind
** Jean-Paul Audry: The Conman. A French playboy whose job it is to seduce the only woman with a key to the building holding the diamonds.
** Agostino Rossi: The Gadget Guy. An Italian mechanical and electronics genius.
** Gregg: The Safecracker
** Eric Weiss: The Muscle. A German ex-military man.
** Mark Milford: The Backer. Anders' childhood friend and now a mob boss, Milford puts Anders in touch with the rest of the crew and will fence the diamonds for him.
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* Stinky puts one together in ''[[Literature/TheMoomins Moominvalley]]'', on Moominmamma's suggestion for how to return a stolen painting, consisting of:
** Stinky himself as the Coordinator. Once the crew is assembled he admits he doesn't have a plan, since that's not his thing. He does name Moominmamma as the boss, but the end result is a crew without a Mastermind, with predictable results.
** Snork as the Gadget Guy.
** Snorkmaiden as the Distraction, referred to by Stinky as a "honey trap".
** Little My is recruited for her small size and agility, and best fits the Burglar role.
** Moominpappa as the explosives guy, which ends up being fireworks used for another Distraction.
** Sniff comes in as the secondary Burglar for being good at running backwards.
** And Moomin himself as the Inside Man, though that happened kind of by accident.

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