History Main / FourPhilosophyEnsemble

** ''Common Attributes'': Indecisive and [[ShapedLikeItself conflicted]], changeable, doesn't have or voice strong opinions, empathy, good morality, prioritizes peace and cohesion among the group, appeasement, self-doubt, lack of confidence, fear, need for approval, dependent, blind trust of others (or at least open-minded).

''Most Common [[FreudianTrio Freudian Mindset]]'': a [[MysteriousWatcher spectating]] Ego. (Rarely an Id or Superego in most cases)

** ''Most Common [[FreudianTrio Freudian Mindset]]'': a [[EnigmaticMinion detached]] Ego or a[[FriendlyScheming scheming]] Superego.

** ''Most Common [[FreudianTrio Freudian Mindset]]'': a [[MysteriousWatcher spectating]] Ego. (Rarely an Id or Superego in most cases)

** ''Most Common [[FreudianTrio Freudian Mindset]]'': a [[TheDitz gullible]] Id or a [[WideEyedIdealist kind-hearted]] Ego.

** ''Common Attributes'': Indecisive and [[ShapedLikeItself conflicted]], changeable, doesn't have or voice strong opinions, empathy, good morality, prioritizes peace and cohesion among the group, appeasement, self-doubt, lack of confidence, fear, need for approval, dependent, blind trust of others.

** ''Common Characterizations'': [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]], TeamPet, ReluctantWarrior, SadClown, HurtingHero, TheIngenue, TheEeyore, TheDitherer, ClassicalAntiHero, TheUnfettered

** ''Common Characterizations'': [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni]], TeamPet, ReluctantWarrior, SadClown, HurtingHero, TheIngenue, TheEeyore, TheDitherer, ClassicalAntiHero

** ''Common Characterizations'': Either [[RedOniBlueOni Oni type]], pure {{Good Cop|Bad Cop}}, TheMcCoy, ThePollyanna, TheFettered, IdealHero, NiceGuy, [[GenkiGirl Genki Boy/Girl]], TheDeterminator, MessianicArchetype, PluckyGirl

** ''Most Common [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Temperaments]]'': in the skepticism/caution cases Melancholic; otherwise Choleric. [[note]]Since the defiance of a melancholic Cynic is generally limited to civil disobedience of an accepted norm s/he knows to be logically/morally unsound and corrupt at its core; a melancholic cynic is otherwise rather unusual.[[/note]]

** ''Most Common [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Temperament]]'': Mostly eclectic, reflecting their lack of alignment with a particular temperament.

** ''Most Common [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Temperament]]'': Usually Sanguine, though in moralistic, [[TheIdealist idealistic]] cases Phlegmatic.

** ''Most Common [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Temperaments]]'': Either Melancholic or Sanguine.

** ''Most Common [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Temperaments]]'': Phlegmatic, for [[LazyBum general laziness]], or Choleric for lack of regard for others' affairs

It is possible to expand the group beyond four or five members using this trope as a template and fitting additional characters into each slot, portraying different parts of the role, four is simply the minimum to qualify for this trope. Beyond that the number of members is unimportant so long as the group involves not a significant amount of Apathetic members, a case that would pretty much defeat the purpose of the trope, which is group conflict. If only a small part of the group (such as just the leader and his lancer) is ever involved in the conflict then it's not this trope, and probably a more job or role-oriented ensemble trope, such as FiveManBand, SixStudentClique or MagnificentSeven. When the group uses the full five philosophy roles, it is common for them to form a ThreePlusTwo group.

** ''Most Common [[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]] Association:'' Type AB or Type AB

** ''Most Common [[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]] Association:'' Type O or Type A

** ''Most Common [[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]] Association:'' Type B

** ''Most Common [[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]] Association:'' Type A or B

** ''Most Common [[PersonalityBloodTypes Blood Type]] Association:'' Type AB

* Radio/CabinPressure: Douglas as the Cynic, Arthur as the Optimist, Carolyn as the Realist, Martin as the Conflicted. (In later episodes, complemented by Herc as the Apathetic.)

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* Music/TheBeatles: Music/JohnLennon as the Apathetic, Music/PaulMcCartney as the Optimist, Music/GeorgeHarrison as the Cynic, and Music/RingoStarr as the Realist.
* Music/PanicAtTheDisco: Ryan Ross as the Cynic, Brendon Urie as the Optimist, Jon Walker as the Realist, and Spencer Smith as the Apathetic.
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* In Fanfic/SkyBladeAcademy the four main characters and TrueCompanions have this mechanic, with KnightInSourArmour Atsuya as the Cynic, GenkiGuy Kaiba as the Optimist, TheKirk Kyoko as the Realist, and FishOutOfWater Iki as the Apathetic. The Conflicted could be all of them.

* FourPhilosophyEnsemble/WebComics

** Usual [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] House: Slytherin or Ravenclaw

** Usual [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] House: Gryffindor or Hufflepuff

** Usual [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] House: Gryffindor or Ravenclaw

** Usual [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] House: Any (seldom Ravenclaw)

** Usual [[Literature/HarryPotter Hogwarts]] House: Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff

** ''Common Characterizations'': A defiant {{Red Oni|Blue Oni}}, pure [[GoodCopBadCop Bad Cop]], TheCynic ([[CaptainObvious duh!]]), TheSpock, AntiHero, KnightInSourArmor, TheSnarkKnight, GrumpyBear, TheRival, TheUnfettered, OnlySaneMan, ByronicHero

** ''Common Attributes'': Indecisive and [[ShapedLikeItself conflicted]] ([[CaptainObvious duh!]]), changeable, doesn't have or voice strong opinions, empathy, good morality, prioritizes peace and cohesion among the group, appeasement, self-doubt, lack of confidence, fear, need for approval, dependent, blind trust of others.

* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': Tintin (Optimist), Captain Haddock (Cynic), Professor Calculus (Realist), and Thomson and Thompson (Apathetic).

** ''Most Common Perspective'': BlackAndWhiteMorality, WhiteAndGreyMorality, WhiteAndWhiteMorality

* In ''Story/AesirCrossWars'', we have Azazel (The Cynic, with mild Realist tendencies), Freya (The Optimist), Forseti (The Realist), Uriel (The Apathetic), and Azrael (The Conflicted, temporarily Cynical, later a low-key Optimist).

** ''Most Common Perspective'': BlackAndWhiteMorality, WhiteAndGreyMorality