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** [[BeyondTheImpossible And now there are 12 more of them]]

* In "TheBlackBullOfNorroway", each of the Black Bull's brothers inhabits a castle made of a different material and decorated in a different way, and gives the heroine a different fruit containing a different jewel.
* In "FarmerWeathersky", the hero meets three very similar witches, one at a time, each using her nose for a different task, commanding animals of a sort vaguely related to that task, and providing some of those to the hero.

* CaptainPlanet: Each of the Planeteers wears a ring that taps into the powers of one of the four classical Greek elements. ([[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway Heart]], of course, being the misfit cousin.)

** A more thorough listing of the similarities can be found [[http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/Homestuck_Kids here]] on the series's Wiki.

Compare ArcNumber. See Also GeodesicCast

* ''CircleOfMagic'': 4 siblings (by adoption), each with a type of magic they have, a teacher, a lost family (or, in Tris' case, disowned), two books in which they ultimately save the day and a crisis they save it from, and a reason they don't fit in at Winding Circle.

* In ''HarryPotter,'' each of the four Houses has a color, a secondary color, a heraldic animal, a ghost, an elemental association, [[spoiler: an artifact of their Founder's,]] and a secret common room which requires some trick to enter.

* In {{Persona 3}} and [[{{Persona 4}} 4]], each of the major characters has a specific Tarot Arcana assigned to them that is usually reflective of their role in the story.

* All over ''Legend of Zelda''. As of ''Ocarina of Time'', Link, Zelda and Ganon each possess a Triforce, with the powers courage, wisdom and power respectively, left by the three creator goddesses Farore, Nayru and Din respectively. Each of also correspond to a mystical pearl and, via their associated races (Kokiri, Zoras and Gorons respectively) a spiritual stone.

* Possibly ''CircleOfMagic'': 4 siblings (by adoption), each with a type of magic they have, a teacher, a lost family (or, in Tris' case, disowned), two books in which they ultimately save the day and a crisis they save it from, and a reason they don't fit in at Winding Circle.

* ''SailorMoon''

* Possibly ''CircleOfMagic'': 4 siblings (by adoption), each with a type of magic they have, a book they ultimately save the day in and a crisis they save it from, and a reason they don't fit in at Winding Circle.

* Much of historical occultism works this way, creating elaborate lists of symbolic correspondances. The [[ElementalRockPaperScissors classsical elements]] for instance would be associated with colors, compass directions, bodily organs and [[FourTemperamentEnsemble "humours"]], astrological signs, etc.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'': 4 young chums, each with a color, a classical element, a WeaponOfChoice, a musical instrument, a [[FourTemperamentEnsemble humour]], a [[TheChosenOne specific title]] corresponding to their role in the game, a personal world in the Incipisphere from which each must reach Skaia, the remains of a deceased creature or family member, a single guardian who seems to know something about the AncientConspiracy. Oh, and a fruit. [[EpilepticTrees Probably.]]

* ''{{Bionicle}}'': 6 toa, each with a tribe, element, rahi and mask types.
** Holds true for any team of villains as well.

* ''PowerRangers'': All seasons have 5+ rangers, each with a colour, [[FiveTokenBand a token]], a zord, and a weapon.

* In Persona 3 and 4, each of the major characters has a specific Tarot Arcana assigned to them that is usually reflective of their role in the story.

* ''{{Homestuck}}'': 4 young chums, each with a color, a classical element, a WeaponOfChoice, a [[TheChosenOne specific title]] corresponding to their role in the game, a personal world in the Incipisphere from which each must reach Skaia, the remains of a deceased creature or family member, a single guardian who seems to know something about the AncientConspiracy. Oh, and a fruit. [[EpilepticTrees Probably.]]

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* ''PowerRangers'': All 17 seasons have 5+ rangers, each with a colour, [[FiveTokenBand a token]], a zord, and a weapon.

* ''KeysToTheKingdom'': 7 trustees, each named after a day of the week, suffering from one of the SevenDeadlySins, with a domain, a key, a part of the will, a Dawn, a Noon, and a Dusk. Whew!