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9	* ''VideoGame/ApeEscape'': The Freaky Monkey Five fits this to a tee: Blue Monkey, the unicycle-riding rebel; Yellow Monkey, the flamboyant sumo wrestler; Pink Monkey, the psychokinetic diva; White Monkey, the eccentric old mech maker; and Red Monkey, the brawny and flatulent leader.
10	* The various antagonistic bomber teams from the ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' series starting with the Five Dastardly Bombers from ''VideoGame/SuperBomberman 2''.
11	* ''VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi'' had the Leader's Force, consisting of Ben, Ed, and Topo. They constantly fight amidst themselves over who is the leader of the three, Ben is so stupid it borders on being a disability, Ed phonetically spells out his stutters in letters, Topo is just a spoiled brat of an IdolSinger who basically got roped into fighting a war, and they spend most of their time dicking around stealing valuables from the town rather than actually accomplishing anything. [[spoiler:The final level reveals, however, they're [[BewareTheSillyOnes actually pretty deadly]] when they decide to [[LetsGetDangerous stop messing about and actually engage Musashi]].]]
12	* ''VideoGame/CannonDancer'' has the Teki ("Barbarians"), a group of three elite warriors. Kirin, their former ally, battles each of them throughout the game (the order being determined by a pair of branching paths), then all at once in the final stage in a [[AttackPatternAlpha formation]] they call, "[[GratuitousGerman Die Rudeltaktik]]."
13	* ''VideoGame/CaveStory'''s Balrog and Misery are a two-critter QuirkyMinibossSquad. Balrog fits this trope to a T, getting no respect, showing limited intelligence, and generally being [[TooFunnyToBeEvil amusing to the point of likeability]]. Misery fills the role of the Dragon squad-leader. You may think this doesn't add up to an entire squad, but Balrog is [[TheBrute more than ample enough]] to make up for it...
14	* ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'':
15	** Solt and Peppor appear at seemingly arbitrary points in the game, their appearances never move the plot forward, and they are so much weaker then the party during their later appearance that they begin to border on IneffectualSympatheticVillain status. That is until [[spoiler:they call out their superior, Karsh, for the murder of Dario, and actually ''do'' get serious. This fight is completely optional, and they actually make credible threats in this go around]]. During one (and only one) appearance in one of the many alternate story paths, they even have a third member -- the hulking Ketchop, who to their dismay started using Solt and Peppor as weapons.
16	** And then there's the Dragoon Devas, consisting of the aforementioned Karsch (with betrayal issues), Marcy (get your ass kicked by a 9-year-old TykeBomb), and Zoah (hulking, loud giant behind a mask). They at least join the party after a while.
17	* Magus' three "sidekicks" from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': Ozzie, Slash, and Flea. Although Slash on his own is a running candidate for ThatOneBoss the first time he's fought on his own, all of the trio's other appearance, individually or as a group, are not that hard. The two times Ozzie is fought alone, he just puts up a barrier and sits there until you figure out that [[PuzzleBoss you need to hit a switch behind him to beat him]]. Even their optional three-on-three boss encounter during the endgame side quests is easy compared to some of the other sidequest bosses.
18	* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has several, including [[BigBad Lord Recluse]] and his lackeys, and also ''their'' lackeys, who being supervillains have plenty of natural quirks.
19	* ''VideoGame/CriminalCaseTheConspiracy'' has the members of [[spoiler:Junior [[CovertGroup Ad Astra]]]]. Unlike the more serious and dangerous members of the group's original incarnation — who happen to be rich and powerful individuals with great influence over the city —, [[spoiler:Junior Ad Astra]] simply consists of a group of quirky college students with delusions of grandeur and fanaticism over the philosophy of the [[spoiler:original Ad Astra]], and even if they happen to commit [[ATasteOfTheLash a horrible crime together]] in TheClimax of the district they appear in, it certainly doesn't manage to reach the level of evilness the original members indulge in during the course of the story. Fittingly, the members of [[spoiler:Junior Ad Astra]] happen to be the {{Arc Villain}}s of a BreatherEpisode coming right off after a massive WhamEpisode DiscOneFinalDungeon.
20	* ''[[VideoGame/{{Contra}} Neo Contra]]'' has the titular group of the same name. Aside from their leader [[BigBad Master Contra]], there's the Elite Four, which consists of Guerrilla Contra, Plant Contra, Pheromone Contra [[spoiler: [[RogueProtagonist who is actually Lucia]] from ''Shattered Soldier'']], and Animal Contra.
21	* ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has a few among its many boss fights (on base and DLC), who are challenging like the rest of the game:
22	** The Root Pack, a group of vegetables comprised of Sal Spudder, Ollie Bulb, and Chauncey Chauntenay (plus the SecretBoss Horace Radiche, if Ollie is spared). Collectively, they're a relative WarmupBoss.
23	** The King's Court, a [[BossBonanza 9-boss gauntlet]] lead by King Dice (Dragon to [[BigBad the Devil]]), but the Tipsy Troop especially counts. Its members Rumulus, Ol' Ethan and Ginette are glasses with alcoholic drinks that look like they'll tip over any time, yet [[ThatOneBoss are among the toughest]] of the King's Court.
24	** The Moonshine Mob is massive, with its chief members being their small snail boss, a spider, a lightbug, and an anteater, backed up by caterpillars, flies, and living barrels of booze. They're more of a [[TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily kooky type of mafia]], thus less tough than some fights.
25	* The second ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' game has the Tribhvana, the Karma Society's elite guard. They're a trio consisting of the manic Air, the aggressive Heaven, and the stoic Earth. You fight them three times, though they're a lot less quirky the third time [[spoiler:when Earth eats the other two alive to gain more power.]]
26	* The Prism Rangers in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series.
27	* ''VideoGame/ExitFate'' has two in one game: the Caretakers and the Commandos. The Caretakers get one group battle before the group fractures in their second encounter with the party (thanks to [[spoiler:Boris' death and Orlando's HeelFaceTurn]]). The Commandos appear more often, but after [[spoiler:defecting to Almenga]] they [[DemonicPossession suddenly aren't so quirky]].
28	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' has some examples:
29	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'': Sandy, Cindy and Mindy (Japanese: Dog, Mag and Rag), the Magus Sisters.
30	** The Turks, a subdivision of the Shinra corporation, from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' are a classic example.
31	** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' Raijin and Fujin, Seifer's two sidekicks with their funny speech patterns. Raijin ends every sentence with "ya know?", (including a moment of silence in the beginning of the game). Fujin uses one to two word phrases, and speaks in ALL CAPS. It's a plot point when, near the end of the third disk, [[spoiler:Fujin speaks normally and asks you to bring the Seifer they know back.]]
32	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' had court jesters Zorn and Thorn, who later turned out to be less "quirky" and more ''[[MonsterClown freaky]]''. It also had the Black Waltz, a trio of [[EliteMooks elite]] Black Mages.
33	** The four bosses from the Duelhorn storyline in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' appear to be pretty much this, but you never fight them together and they actually overthrow their superiors (that you never meet) at the end.
34	* The Black Fang from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade''. And inside of it, the Four Fangs ([[spoiler:one of its members, Jaffar, will go under a HeelFaceTurn and join your group]]).
35	** The ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' series in general has used this trope in every game since ''Binding Blade'', possibly earlier. Most of these squads have three or four members; of those, one is often recruitable, and one is often fought either in the endgame or the chapter right before it.
36	* The Hell Hounds in the ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' gameverse, although they're much more serious (and creepy) in the manga.
37	* ''VideoGame/GodHand'':
38	** Mad Midget Five is a team of 5 midget Power Rangers with themes based around the suits of cards, led by Joker. Unlike most other Quirky Miniboss Squads, they are actually quite tough like all the other bosses in that game.
39	** ''God Hand'' also has the Three Evil Stooges, who took Gene's arm in the game's backstory.
40	* Nana, Saki and Mio in ''VideoGame/Grandia1''.
41	* The Reborns from ''VideoGame/{{Iconoclasts}}'' are a group of three bosses who form a FighterMageThief trio and serve as the sub-bosses for the One Concern East area of the game.
42	* Every fifth sector in ''VideoGame/JetpackJoyride2'' ends with a boss battle against three scientists, collectively known as "The Science Crew". They avert the HarmlessEnemy trope used by almost every other scientist, though the three are still quite comical characters.
43	* Pete has taken up the role of a one-man Quirky Miniboss in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series from ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' onwards.
44	* In ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', you have the [[MeaningfulName Four Heavenly Kings]] of the Hakkesshu, headed by Leopold Goenitz, TheDragon to [[BigBad Orochi]]. Subverted with [[PsychoForHire Ryuji Yamasaki]], in that he is a member of the Hakkesshu, but couldn't care less about Orochi.
45	* ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' gives us the titular Squeak Squad, a band of mice thieves who are after the same treasures as you are. Many levels end with the Squeaks chasing you after you collect a large treasure.
46	* ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'' has the Dark Purveyors, who work as CoDragons for [[BigBad Swan]]. All of them have personalities that revolve around the music genres they're based on -- Zed (Punk Rock) is a loud, foul-mouthed punk, Vikke (Viking Metal) is a boisterous zombie who fancies himself a viking warrior, Mariska (Psychedelia/Acid Rock) is a {{Horror Hippie\|s}} stoned off her ass, Josey (Funk) is a party animal who enjoys dancing and playing video-games, and Lewis Legend (Classic Rock) is a flirtatious [[GreaserDelinquents greaser]] who also is a trigger-happy sadist.
47	* The ''VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}'' series has the World's Saviours, a second group of adventurers.
48	* The ''Franchise/MegaMan'' franchise has examples spread amongst its series:
49	** [[MadScientist Dr.]] [[BigBad Wily's]] lineup of goggley-eyed and quirky Robot Masters in the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series.
50	** The ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' series has two sets. The first game introduced the Bonne family (Teisel, Tron, and their baby brother Bon) and their Servbots, and its direct sequel added a pair of {{Sky Pirate}}s named Bola and Klaymoor.
51	** ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' gives us special cases:
52	*** The first two games had the Four Guardians, who each lead a specific section of the Neo Arcadian military. Harpuia leads the airborne division, Fefnir the ground troops, Leviathan the navy, and Phantom the stealth units and intelligence division. And they have [[{{Expy}} expies]] in the four enemy [=MegaMen=] in the SequelSeries, ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' (specifically, ''Advent''). Each of them also have at least two generals under their command. Unfortunately, by ''Zero 3'' Phantom is dead and the remaining three find themselves stripped of their positions to make way for...
53	*** Weil's Numbers are the new military commanders in ''Zero 3'' after [[BigBad Dr. Weil]] convinces [[UnwittingPawn Copy-X Mk. II]] to make him the new head of military operations. Noticeably, the Numbers were formerly the Eight Gentle Judges of Neo Arcadia, tasked with overseeing the laws of the city-state, before Weil made them all BrainwashedAndCrazy and recruited them as his muscle.
54	*** In ''Zero 4'', with Dr. Weil having [[TyrantTakesTheHelm taken over Neo Arcadia]] but losing both [[DragonInChief Omega]] and the Numbers by the end of ''3'' at Zero's hands and saber, he creates a new squad out of the Einherjar Eight Warriors led by [[NobleTopEnforcer Commander Craft]], tasked with destroying Area Zero [[spoiler:or at bare minimum, run distraction on Zero and the Resistance while he prepares [[KillSat Operation Ragnarok]].]]
55	** ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 6'' had [[strike:Yuika's Lovelies]] [[strike:The Justice Club]] [[strike:The Cloudy Bombers]] the three minions who defected from WWW and can't agree on a new team name. The Darkloids ([=BlizzardMan=], [=ShadeMan=], [=CloudMan=], and [=CosmoMan=]) from Battle Network 5 also qualify, though each of them works alone most of the time (and they didn't really provide any comic relief).
56	* Most of the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' games have their own distinctive boss squad. However, they are portrayed relatively realistically, at least compared to other examples, replacing "quirky" with "homicidal", "batshit insane" and "nightmarish".
57	** The Outer Heaven Mercenaries in ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'', comprised of [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotmaker]], [[MoreDakka Machinegun Kid]], [[KillItWithFire Fire Trooper]], [[DirtyCoward Dirty Duck]], and [[{{Cyborg}} Bloody Brad]].
58	** Special Forces Group FOXHOUND in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', comprised of [[GatlingGood Vulcan]] [[MagicalNativeAmerican Raven]], [[PsychicPowers Psycho]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall Mantis]], [[ColdSniper Sniper Wolf]], [[MasterOfDisguise Decoy Octopus]], [[RevolversAreJustBetter Revolver]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Ocelot]], and led by [[EvilBrit Liquid Snake]].
59	** Dead Cell in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', comprised of [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vamp]], [[BornLucky Fortune]], [[DemolitionsExpert Fatman]], and led by [[WellIntentionedExtremist Solidus]] [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Snake]]. Former members are [[ThoseWackyNazis Old Boy]] and [[AllAsiansKnowMartialArts the Chinaman]].
60	** The Cobra Unit in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', comprised of [[BeeBeeGun The Pain]], [[KillItWithFire The]] [[SpaceMadness Fury]], [[TerrorHero The]] [[WallCrawl Fear]], [[BeenThereShapedHistory The]] [[PlantPerson End]], [[WhatMeasureIsAMook The Sorrow]] [[spoiler:posthumously]], and led by [[ActionMom The]] [[CloseRangeCombatant Joy]] ([[spoiler:aka The Boss]]).
61	** The FOX Unit in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPortableOps'', comprised of [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique Cunningham/Boa]], [[AnIcePerson Python]], [[SplitPersonality Elisa/Ursula]], [[spoiler:[[CyberNinja Null/Grey Fox]]]], and led by [[CharmPerson Gene/Viper]].
62	** The Beauty & The Beast Corps in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', comprised of [[CombatTentacles Laughing]] [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Octopus]], [[UnstoppableRage Raging]] [[GrenadeLauncher Raven]], [[MoodSwinger Crying]] [[ColdSniper Wolf]], and led by [[PeoplePuppets Screaming]] [[MarionetteMotion Mantis]] [[spoiler: or rather, [[DemonicPossession Psycho Mantis]].]]
63	** The A. I. Weapons in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'', notable for being the only non-human bosses in the franchise.
64	** The Winds of Destruction in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', comprised of [[ChainsawGood Blade]] [[RobotDog Wolf]], [[WesternSamurai Jetstream Sam]]/[[KatanasAreJustBetter Minuano]], [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Mistral]], [[DetachmentCombat Monsoon]], [[{{BFS}} Sun]][[DualWielding downer]], and led by [[spoiler:[[{{Nanomachines}} Senator]] [[SuperStrength Steven]] [[NighInvulnerability Armstrong]].]] Former members are [[MiniMecha Khamsin]].
65	** The SKULLS Parasite Unit in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'', which is actually three Squads in one: [[FlashStep the Mist]] [[SuperStrength Unit]], [[AmazonBrigade the Camo]] [[ColdSniper Unit]], and [[InstantArmor the Armor]] [[DishingOutDirt Unit]]. Former members are [[FriendlySniper Qui]][[HeelFaceTurn et]]. [[spoiler:The fact that they don't really get identities is actually foreshadowing that they're not a "real" QMS, because Venom Snake isn't a "real" Snake.]]
66	** Black Chamber in ''VideoGame/MetalGearGhostBabel'', comprised of [[DeathTrap Black Arts]] [[ArtificialLimbs Viper]], [[SerialKiller Marionette]] [[InnateNightVision Owl]], [[BattleBoomerang Slasher]] [[AwesomeAussie Hawk]], [[PlayingWithFire Pyro Bison]], and [[spoiler:[[TheMole Brian McBride]].]]
67	** The Three Test Subjects in ''VideoGame/MetalGearAcid2'', comprised of [[KillerGorilla Harab]] [[BladeBelowTheShoulder Serap]], [[BreathWeapon Golab]], and [[CeilingCling Chaig]][[CompellingVoice idiel]].
68	* The ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' series has:
69	** The Malice Four in the original NES game.
70	** The Demon Clan in ''Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos''
71	** The Four Great Beasts in ''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom''
72	** The Greater Fiends in the first two Xbox games.
73	* ''VideoGame/NintendoWars'': In ''Advance Wars'' games from ''Black Hole Rising'' and onwards, the BigBad of the evil faction usually has one of these. ''Black Hole Rising'' has Sturm employing Flak, Lash, Adder and Hawke (with Hawke being TheDragon) and ''Dual Strike'' has Von Bolt employing Jugger, Koal and Kindle, with Lash and Hawke returning from the former game (Kindle is TheDragon this time around). And they are ''very'' quirky. In ''Days of Ruin/Dark Conflict'' there are two 'evil' sides and each of them are too small to truly count one of these as part of their number.
74	* ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'' has every artist that officially represents it, especially 1010, the local boy band comprised of five color-coded members and their manager. They're still just as challenging as any other boss fight.
75	* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Every game has its own antagonistic team, and sometimes there are a few notable executives that qualify for this trope.
76	** ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Yellow]]'' features Jessie and James from ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''.
77	** ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'' and their remakes feature Courtney and Tabitha for Team Magma and Matt and Shelly for Team Aqua.
78	** [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Generation IV]] features Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, with Charon added in ''Platinum''.
79	** [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Generation VI]] features the Team Flare scientists; Aliana, Bryony, Celosia, Mable and Xerosic.
80	** ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' has the Go-Rock Quads.
81	** The sequel ''Shadows of Almia'' also has the Sinis Trio.
82	** Its sequel ''Guardian Signs'' has the Pokémon Pincher Admin Trio. Two members play the trope straight, the other [[spoiler: [[DragonAscendant actually]] [[TheStarscream becomes]] the real BigBad of the game.]]
83	** ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'': The four Cipher Admins: EnsembleDarkHorse Miror B., who uses a Rain Dance team; TheBrute Dakim, who uses an Earthquake team; TheHeart Venus, who uses a Non-Volatile Status Condition team; and MadScientist Ein, who uses a Toxic/Protect and Rain Dance/Thunder team.
84	** ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness'':
85	*** This game only has three Cipher Admins before reaching the BigBad's lair: Lovrina, whose ValleyGirl speech pattern disguises the fact that she's the MadScientist, and who mixes Ein and Venus's strategies; LargeHam Snattle, who favors Explosions; and TheBrute Gorigan, who follows Dakim's example with an Earthquake team.
86	*** We also have the Hexagon Brothers, six grunts that are just a step above {{Mooks}} and color-coded by the Type of Pokémon they use: red Resix uses Fire, blue Blusix uses Water, brown Browsix uses Ground[[note]]Or rather, his Shadow Pokémon is Ground; he specializes more in Normal-Types[[/note]], yellow Yellosix uses Electric, purple Purpsix uses Poison, and green Greesix uses Grass.
87	* The Minions of Saruin from ''VideoGame/RomancingSaGa''. However they are not as quirky or bumbling like other minions in other games, since everything bad that has happened was because of their actions. [[spoiler: You actually have to end up fighting all 3 in the final dungeon in the original SNES Version, but in the [=PS2=] Remake you only had to fight one, however if you defeated all 3 in the final dungeon, then you have the same results as the SNES version]]
88	* ''VideoGame/SilhouetteMirage'' has the Guardian Angels: Dynamis, Malak, Prinsdam, Gargantuan, Serah, Geluve, and [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Zohar]]]].
89	* ''VideoGame/SinAndPunishmentStarSuccessor'' has the Nebulox.
90	* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'''s Admirals perform this role, forming bosses yet being completely pointless to the story, with a few notable exceptions.
91	* Fiendish Five from ''VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'' and the Klaww Kang from ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves'', which also fit the Five-Bad Band trope. Averted by the villains of ''Videogame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'', who are unaffiliated with one another. ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'' has Le Paradox's Gang.
92	* The Kuvasz Special Operations team in ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}'', consisting of TotallyRadical Kaluha, TheComicallySerious Gren and FemmeFatale Operá.
93	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
94	** Eggman's E-100 series, E-101 Beta, E-103 Delta, E-104 Epsilon and E-105 Zeta from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (with [[spoiler:a remodeled]] Beta as TheDragon). [[spoiler:E-102 "Gamma" has a HeelFaceTurn and decides to rebel against his robot brothers.]]
95	** ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'' has the Deadly Six, a group of Zeti under Eggman's control. However, about a third of the way into the game, Eggman loses that control and they become more of a Quirky BigBad Squad.
96	** The Hard-Boiled Heavies of ''VideoGame/SonicMania''; a team of Eggrobos that were enhanced by the power of the Phantom Ruby and serve as bosses throughout the game in addition to Eggman himself. However [[spoiler:during the TrueFinalBoss, their leader, Heavy King, has had enough of Eggman's blundering and goes into business for himself, turning the final boss into a DualBoss with Eggman and Heavy King fighting Super Sonic and to keep the Phantom Ruby from one another]].
97	* ''VideoGame/StarFox64'' has Star Wolf, a group of four pilots in ships that were identical to your team's. They come back later with AmusingInjuries and ElectronicEyes piloting improved ships on the hard route (even if you didn't take the path where you fight them normally first). They also appear in the pretty much same way in ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Assault]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/StarFoxCommand Command]]'', but with two of the original members gone and only one replacement, and with a dose of DefeatMeansFriendship and EnemyMine.
98	* Pike the sadomasochist and Gillan the crossdresser from from the third ''VideoGame/SummonNight: Swordcraft Story'' game.
99	* ''VideoGame/SuperLesbianAnimalRPG'' has one of the main villains, Javis, create four "sons" using fragments of his life essence. Each one of them has a different set of ElementalPowers, Bigby can [[WeatherManipulation control the weather]], Killer Ray can [[MagnetismManipulation manipulate electromagnetic charges]], Clintson has [[PoisonousPerson powers based on poison and decay]], and Roy can [[TimeMaster manipulate time itself.]]
100	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
101	** The Smithy Gang of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' consist of several weapon-themed machine beings that terrorize towns and hold the Star Pieces. After entering their home world, many more are fought in a BossBonanza leading up to Smithy himself. Within the Smithy Gang are the Axem Rangers, who are a ThePsychoRangers parody of ''Franchise/PowerRangers''/''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and act as their own Miniboss Squad within the Miniboss Squad.
102	** The Koopa Bros. in ''VideoGame/PaperMario'', who were an obvious ([[CorruptedCharacterCopy and villainous]]) parody of ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.
103	** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' has the [[TheHecateSisters Shadow Sirens]]. Notably, their leader Beldam [[spoiler:turns out to be the actual villain of the story when her pawn, the supposed BigBad, is reduced to a head and nearly killed by the recently revived GreaterScopeVillain the villains were seeking to free]].
104	** The Koopalings, especially their [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3 cartoon]] [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld incarnation]].
105	** ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' saw the introduction of the Elite Trio, which included Private Goomp, Corporal Paraplonk, and Sergeant Guy. However, they didn't really become this until ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam''.
106	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' introduces the Broodals, a team of '''extremely''' dedicated wedding planner rabbits determined to stop Mario from crashing Bowser's wedding to Princess Peach.
107	** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'' has the Legion of Stationery, a group of 5 [[spoiler:(actually 6)]] [[AnimateInanimateObject sapient real-world objects]] all of them besides [[BloodKnight Scissors]] [[spoiler:and [[AngryGuardDog Stapler]]]] having unique and funny personalities. Although, "squad" is a bit of a stretch, as none of them never appear with another at the same time.
108	* The Inspectors from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars3'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration 2'' except for their leader Wendolo is portrayed this way, they even argue who is the leader of the four minor Inspectors.
109	* The ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series always has a mob of character models before you face the final boss; the first game has the Fighting Polygon Team, ''Melee'' has the Fighting Wire Frames, ''Brawl'' has the Fighting Alloy Team, and the fourth game has the Fighting Mii Team.
110	* The Dark Knights in ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre''. Despite that most of them really aren't that quirky, some like Barbas do have a tendency to show off how powerful their discovery of a "gun" is only to shoot one of their own men.
111	* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' tends to have single bosses rather than squads, but the Prismriver Sisters fall into this trope. ''Touhou'' fanworks also have "Team 9" led by Cirno, who are always getting into some manner of mischief or another.
112	* Theo, Pontz, and Francine, the three demons in ''VideoGame/TreasureHunterMan1''.
113	* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has the Seven Sisters of Purgatory, a team of [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-eyed]] {{Ms Fanservice}}s with NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast, each representing one of the SevenDeadlySins. Although they commit numerous murders, they're also just playful sisters that later [[spoiler:are summoned by the protagonist's sister, Ange, as her only remaining friends.]] One of them lets the protagonist chase her around for stealing his breakfast, so "quirky" is a good word for it. [[spoiler: They also like to [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe smother]] Maria's stuffed lion-turned Sakutaro]]. Later on [[spoiler:the Chiesters appear]]. And then [[spoiler:the Eiserne Jungfrau show up]].
114	* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' has the Snowdin Canine Unit, a group of guard dogs who are dressed for war, but aren't all that sharp in the upstairs department.
115	* ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 1}}'' has the Quarter Knights (Belselk/Berserk, Alhazad, Lady Harken, and Zeikfried/Siegfried), who play with this trope a bit. Belselk is killed off early on in the game, only to be replaced by Boomerang. Also, [[spoiler: when the BigBad that they are trying to revive ends up wanting to destroy the world rather than conquer it, they ''betray'' her.]] Even after [[spoiler: Mother [[BackFromTheDead revives herself]] and [[DemonicPossession possesses Zeikfried]],]] they still remain a prominent threat, rather than becoming a GoldfishPoopGang. In fact, [[spoiler: Zeikfried defies all odds and ends up surviving Mother's possession to become the final boss.]]
116	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' uses this a LOT. This is largely because Big Bads in this game usually need to build armies, so they need at least a few boss-level minions. Usually each member of the squad commands an order or some other kind of faction within the Big Bad's evil army. Either that or they are at least working on separate projects because the Big Bad's plans tend to be very large scale. There are at least four examples, but the best known is the Shadow Council: composed of Gul'dan, Lord Banehollow, Cho'gall, Nagaz, Jergosh the Invoker, and Taragaman the Hungerer. They are certainly quirky, in that they have a wide diversity of abilities and are from several different cultures. They are the behind-the-scenes leaders of the First Horde in the original Warcraft games (through Warchief Blackhand), and after a slight change in membership appear in World of Warcraft [[spoiler:...as agents of the Burning Legion]].
117	** There's also the Four Horsemen from Naxxramas; they fight as a group but are very distinct from each other. Mograine is [[BloodKnight aggressive and martial]], Lady Blaumeux is [[TheBaroness cruel and bloodthirsty]], Thane Korth'azz [[ArrogantKungFuGuy insults the players]], and Sir Zeliek is a ''good guy'' [[PeoplePuppets acting against his own will]]. They have arguments as the players approach, and each have their own comments and quips during the battle. In ''Wrath of the Lich King'', [[spoiler:Mograine is replaced by Baron Rivendare from Stratholme, who has pretty much the same role and personality]].
118	* The Elements from ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}''. Much of their quirkiness is due to the interplay between ditzy Seraphita and RobotGirl Tolone, and HotBlooded Dominia and TheStoic Kelvena.
119	* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' has the Testaments, a group of cloaked figures which are actually [[spoiler: people who died, but [[BackFromTheDead were revived by Wilhelm]]]]
120	* ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} IV'' (both the [[VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun SNES]] and [[VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs PC-Engine versions]]) has the Clan of Darkness, ''[[VideoGame/YsVLostKefinKingdomOfSand V]]'' has the three mages, and ''[[VideoGame/YsVITheArkOfNapishtim VI]]'' has the Fairies, who [[FlunkyBoss fight alongside]] Ernst in the penultimate battle.
121	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhReshefOfDestruction'' has the elite Neo Ghouls: Rare Hunter, Arkana, Strings, and Lumis and Umbra. It also has Pegasus's lackeys: Panik, Puppeteer of Doom, Mimic of Doom, the brothers Para and Dox, the illusions of Espa Roba, Bonz, Rex, Weevil, Mako and Mai, and the brainwashed Mokuba.
122	* In ''VideoGame/YuGiOhMonsterCapsuleGB'', Mokuba, Weevil, Rex, and Mai are Kaiba's four Dark Masters and control the RPG Worlds housing one of Yugi's friends.
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