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1	->'''Tony:''' We're the Avengers. We can bust arms dealers all the live-long day, but that up there? That's the endgame. How are you guys planning on beating that?\
2	'''Steve:''' Together.\
3	'''Tony:''' We'll lose.\
4	'''Steve:''' Then we'll do that together, too.
5	-->-- ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''
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7	A group of people who work together, whose members are split along particular roles based on complementary skills and personality traits that contribute to group dynamics in their own unique way. Many of the most common team roles are listed under TheIndexTeam. The Team may or may not have an actual name of its own.
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9	'''Most importantly''', the Team has to have '''teamwork''' and TeamSpirit as its basic ''modus operandi''; that is, they would seek to tackle any problems that any of their group encounters ''together'', unless circumstances dictate otherwise (e.g. one of them has been ambushed while away from the others, or the problem involves participating in an official competition of one-on-one matches).
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11	They can sometimes be a RagtagBunchOfMisfits. They may eventually become TrueCompanions, if they are not in the first place.
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13	The roles may loosely be seen through the lens of the classic FiveManBand (lead, foil lieutenant, powerful, technical, emotional) but without strict numerical or gender restrictions. Other non standard [[TheIndexTeam Party Members]] are also fair game as long as they are actually a group that works together, and the roles relate directly to group dynamics-not just a listing of a series' cast members.
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15	Further there may be two or more characters holding the same "archetype", though often in different ways; a team may have both a [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist scientific]] [[GadgeteerGenius tech-savvy]] TheSmartGuy and [[TheStrategist tactical]] [[TheChessmaster manipulation-savvy]] TheSmartGuy. Likewise, you may have two {{Big Guy}}s, one being a long-range heavy-weapons specialist, and the other being a BigFreakingSword-wielding close-quarters bruiser.
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17	This is the SuperTrope to PowerTrio, FiveManBand and TheMagnificentSevenSamurai. If it's a military group, it's either TheSquad or a CommandRoster. If enough members are legitimately badass, it may also be a BadassCrew. For professional wrestling examples, see PowerStable. They can also be a DreamTeam. Compare and contrast BandOfBrothers and TrueCompanions. See also CastCalculus for typical breakdowns.
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19	See EstablishingTeamShot for when the team is introduced together.

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