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** Larry and Peter were [[POWCamp POWs at Camp Blauhoff]] when it was liberated by Adam, Peter and David, not wanting to just sit on the side lines they promptly joined the squadron in their trek liberate other POW Camps.

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** Larry and Peter were [[POWCamp POWs at Camp Blauhoff]] when it was liberated by Adam, Peter and David, not wanting to just sit on the side lines they promptly joined the squadron in their trek to liberate other POW Camps.

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* '''Justified''': Adam, Peter, and David have few (if any) commitments, while Larry and Rita are employed, in school, or otherwise unavailable some of the time.

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Adam, Peter, and David have few (if any) commitments, while Larry and Rita are employed, in school, or otherwise unavailable some of the time.time.
** Larry and Peter were [[POWCamp POWs at Camp Blauhoff]] when it was liberated by Adam, Peter and David, not wanting to just sit on the side lines they promptly joined the squadron in their trek liberate other POW Camps.
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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheHeart another "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita are a classic LoveTriangle.

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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, [[TheKirk Adam]], TheSmartGuy Peter, [[TheSpock Peter]], and TheBigGuy David. [[TheMcCoy David]]. They are sometimes joined by Adam's {{best friend}}, [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, Larry]], and [[TheHeart [[ImpliedLoveInterest another "friend"]], Rita, [[TheHeart Rita]], thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita are a classic LoveTriangle.
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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheHeartanother "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita are a classic LoveTriangle.

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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheHeartanother [[TheHeart another "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita are a classic LoveTriangle.
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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheChick another "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita are a classic LoveTriangle.

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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheChick another [[TheHeartanother "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita are a classic LoveTriangle.
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** Adam, Peter, and David are the main heroes, but there are [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters dozens of others]] who come and go.

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** Adam, Peter, and David are the main heroes, but there are [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters dozens of others]] others who come and go.
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** The FiveBadBand is divided into a PowerTrio and a duo.

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** The FiveBadBand evil FiveManBand is divided into a PowerTrio and a duo.
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** The FiveBadBand is divided into a PowerTrio and a duo.

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* '''Enforced''': "We can't have the five heroes together all the time, or people might get confused. And everyone's too popular to kill off." "Let's do a ThreePlusTwo setup. You know, a ''divided'' FiveManBand."

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* '''Enforced''': "We can't have the five heroes together all the time, or people might get confused. And everyone's too popular to kill off.off or PutOnABus." "Let's do a ThreePlusTwo setup. You know, a ''divided'' FiveManBand."



* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz [[TheBadGuyWins defeats the heroes one by one]] while they are apart.

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* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz [[TheBadGuyWins defeats the heroes one by one]] while they are apart.Rita needs time to herself, so she takes full advantage of times when Larry is too busy to show.



* '''Played For Drama''': Emperor Evulz [[TheBadGuyWins kills the heroes one by one]] while they are apart.



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* '''Inverted''': Adam, Peter, and David are sometimes unavailable to help Larry and Rita defeat [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]].

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Adam, Peter, and David are sometimes unavailable to help Larry and Rita defeat [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]].Evulz]].
** At first, Adam and Rita are a BattleCouple; then they enlist three friends - Peter, David, and Larry - to make TheTeam a FiveManBand.

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** The FiveManBand [[LetsSplitUpGang often separates]] into individuals.
** They don't always split into the same two groups. In one episode, the PowerTrio is Adam, Peter, and Rita; in the next, it's Peter, Larry, and David.



* '''Zig Zagged''': Adam, Peter, and David form a PowerTrio, while Adam, Larry, and Rita form another. Naturally, Adam is TheLeader of both trios as well as the FiveManBand as a whole.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Adam, Peter, and David form a PowerTrio, while [[TwoGuysAndAGirl Adam, Larry, and Rita Rita]] form another. Naturally, Adam is TheLeader of both trios as well as the FiveManBand as a whole.



** There are two or more teams trying to defeat Emperor Evulz [[BlueAndOrangeMorality for different reasons]], but they never join up.



* '''Enforced''': "We can't have the five heroes together all the time, or people might get confused." "Let's do a ThreePlusTwo setup. You know, a ''divided'' FiveManBand."

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* '''Enforced''': "We can't have the five heroes together all the time, or people might get confused. And everyone's too popular to kill off." "Let's do a ThreePlusTwo setup. You know, a ''divided'' FiveManBand."



* '''Invoked''': The group decides to start [[LetsSplitUpGang splitting]] just to confuse Emperor Evulz.
* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': The group decides to start [[LetsSplitUpGang splitting]] splitting at times]] just to confuse Emperor Evulz.
* '''Exploited''': ???Emperor Evulz [[TheBadGuyWins defeats the heroes one by one]] while they are apart.

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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheChick another "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita form a LoveTriangle.

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* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheChick another "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita form are a classic LoveTriangle.



** [[IWorkAlone Adam always fights alone.]]
* '''Enforced''': "We can't have the five heroes together all the time, or people might get confused." "Let's do a ThreePlusTwo setup. You know, a divided FiveManBand."

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** There are several heroes, but [[IWorkAlone Adam each always fights alone.]]
** There is only one hero.
* '''Enforced''': "We can't have the five heroes together all the time, or people might get confused." "Let's do a ThreePlusTwo setup. You know, a divided ''divided'' FiveManBand."
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'''Basic Trope''': TheTeam starts out as a PowerTrio, but [[SixthRanger two more characters join]] to form a quintet, often a FiveManBand.
* '''Straight''': The main team of heroes is a PowerTrio consisting of TheHero Adam, TheSmartGuy Peter, and TheBigGuy David. They are sometimes joined by [[TheLancer Adam's best friend]], Larry, and [[TheChick another "friend"]], Rita, thereby forming a FiveManBand. Adam, Larry, and Rita form a LoveTriangle.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Adam, Peter, and David are the main heroes, but there are [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters dozens of others]] who come and go.
** It's a GeodesicCast with several ThreePlusTwo groups.
* '''Downplayed''': Larry and Rita only occasionally accompany Adam, Peter, and David.
* '''Justified''': Adam, Peter, and David have few (if any) commitments, while Larry and Rita are employed, in school, or otherwise unavailable some of the time.
* '''Inverted''': Adam, Peter, and David are sometimes unavailable to help Larry and Rita defeat [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]].
* '''Subverted''': Larry and Rita claim that they are "too busy" to come with the heroes this time ... but only this time.
* '''Double Subverted''': They are "too busy" again later on; Larry [[WhatTheHellHero lied]] and Rita [[TheDitz misunderstood]].
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Adam, Peter, and David form a PowerTrio, while Adam, Larry, and Rita form another. Naturally, Adam is TheLeader of both trios as well as the FiveManBand as a whole.
* '''Averted''':
** The heroes always fight together.
** [[IWorkAlone Adam always fights alone.]]
* '''Enforced''': "We can't have the five heroes together all the time, or people might get confused." "Let's do a ThreePlusTwo setup. You know, a divided FiveManBand."
* '''Lampshaded''':
** "It's just the three of us today, but sometimes we have Larry and Rita with us."
** Emperor Evulz: "Why don't the so-called heroes stick together?"
* '''Invoked''': The group decides to start [[LetsSplitUpGang splitting]] just to confuse Emperor Evulz.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Rather than risk [[TheBadGuyWins defeat]], Adam vows not to fight without ''all'' of his friends.
* '''Discussed''': "Some groups of friends don't stick together, but we do."
* '''Conversed''': "What happened to Adam's girlfriend and sidekick? Sometimes they just ''vanish''."
* '''Implied''': Larry and Rita are entirely absent from some episodes, with no explanation.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': A writer notices that the group sometimes splits, and decides to apply this as a RunningGag in later episodes.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Adam can never keep track of whether Larry and Rita are present. (As in, "What? They snuck out on us ''again''?")
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What do you get when you add ThreePlusTwo heroes? A FiveManBand, of course!
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