When the forces of evil threaten your favorite tropes, you can call on The Index Team.

These tropes, about teams of heroes (or villains) working together, fight a never-ending battle to protect (or conquer) [[Website/TVTropes our fair city]].

Compare TheSquad, SugarWiki/TVTropesSuperheroTeam.
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!!Tropes:[[index]]
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Category:
+ PowerTrio
Related:
+ {{Ensembles}}
+ HeroTropes
+ JustForFun/HowToGatherCharacters
+ IndexToTheRescue
+ SuperheroTropes
+ TeamShuffleTropes
+ {{Villains}}
]

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[[folder: Team-ups: ]]

* AmazonBrigade: A team of huge, strong women.
* AnimalMotifTeam: A team where everyone is themed after an animal.
* AntiHeroTeam
* AristocratTeam: A group of high-class aristocrats.
* BadassCrew: A big brigade of butt-kicking badasses.
* BandOfBrothers
* BreakfastClub
* BrotherSisterTeam: A team or duo consisting of brother and sister.
* CaperCrew
* CharacterMagneticTeam
* TheChosenMany: A squad of many [[TheChosenOne chosen ones]].
* ClassicalElementsEnsemble
* CombatAndSupport
* CounterpartCombatCoordination
* CreatureHunterOrganization
* CriminalFoundFamily
* DreamTeam
* EliteFour
* EquippableAlly
* FiveManBand
* FiveManBandConcert: When TheTeam decides to form a music band to show unity.
* FiveTokenBand
* FreudianTrio
* GoldfishPoopGang: A group of incompetent baddies who repeatedly show up and get effortlessly defeated.
* HackerCollective
* TheHamSquad
* HeroesUnlimited
* HeroRivalBaddieTeamUp
* IdenticallyPoweredTeam
* LegacyTeam
* LegionOfDoom: A team consisting of several of the hero's enemies seeking revenge.
* LimitedSocialCircle
* TheMagnificentSevenSamurai
* MixedAnimalSpeciesTeam
* MultinationalTeam
* ParentChildTeam
* PartyOfRepresentatives
* ThePsychoRangers: A villain team whose members are essentially evil versions of the hero team's members.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits
* RedShirtArmy
* LaResistance
* RivalsTeamUp
* SealedCastInAMultipack
* SiblingTeam
* SignatureTeamTransport
* TheSomethingForce
* SuperFamilyTeam
* SuperTeam
* SupernaturalTeam
* TagTeam
* TagTeamTwins
* TheTeam
* TeamTitle
* TechnicianPerformerTeamUp
* TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats
* TerribleTrio: Three villains who work as a unit.
* ThreePlusTwo
* TwoGirlsToATeam: A team mostly consists of males, but has two female members.
* UnusualAnimalAlliance
* VillainTeamUp: Two or more villains work together to achieve a common goal.
* WeAreTeamCannonFodder
* WestCoastTeam

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[[folder: Team Dynamics ]]

* AvengersAssemble: A {{montage}} of the members of a hero team being signaled to come together.
* CombiningMecha: Every team member pilots a giant robot that each can merge together to form a bigger robot.
* DislikesTheNewGuy
* HeroLookingForGroup: TheHeroine actively seeks teammates to accompany her in her mission.
* ICantDoThisByMyself
* LoweredRecruitingStandards
* MisfitMobilizationMoment
* NoClearLeader: Individual members can't agree on a single consistent leader.
* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: The teammates are so loyal to one another that none of them are willing to leave one of their own behind.
* ThePowerOfFamily
* SuperiorTwinTeamwork: Twins working together prove to be better than when they are apart and in comparison to other non-twin pairings.
* SwapFighter
* TeamBasedTournament: Two or more teams compete against each other in a tournament.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: When people who hate each other are forced to work as a team.
* TeamKids: Members of a team act like the kids when they defer to the Team Mom and Team Dad
* TrueCompanions
* VFormationTeamShot: Group pose that gives a sense of the team hierarchy.

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[[folder: Party Members ]]

* TheAce: A heroic character who excels at everything they do, will often be the team's leader.
* TheArmorer: Provides necessary and/or high-tech gear for the group.
* ArmyScout
* TheBabyOfTheBunch: The youngest member of the team, who is often treated like a child by the older members.
* BigBad: The main antagonist who is responsible for the series' conflict, will almost always be the leader of the bad guys.
* BigGood: The highest in authority who is on the good guys' side.
* TheBigGuy: The strongest member of the hero team.
* TheBrute: Strongest member of the villain team who does the grunt work.
* TheCaptain
* CommunicationsOfficer
* CrossoverVillainInChief
* DesignatedPointMan
* TheDragon: The main villain's second-in-command.
* GuestStarPartyMember
* EleventhHourRanger
* EvilGenius: The most intelligent member of the villain team.
* TheEmpath
* TheEngineer
* TheFace
* TheHeart
* TheHero
* HonoraryTrueCompanion
* TheLancer: The hero's second-in-command.
* TheLeader: The one in charge of the team.
* LeaderWannabe
* LonerTurnedFriend
* TheMedic: The team member who helps injured and incapacitated teammates recover and heal.
* TheMentor
* MysteriousWaif
* MissionControl: A member of the team who doesn't directly participate in missions and instead stays behind while keeping contact with the rest of the team in order to guide them and provide helpful information.
* NaziHunter
* NumberTwo: The one who is second-in-command.
* PluckyComicRelief
* TheProfessor
* TheQuietOne: While not completely silent, they're the member of the group who talks the least.
* SixthRanger: An additional team member who doesn't join until well after the other members have been active.
* TheSmartGuy
* TheSneakyGuy
* TagalongChronicler
* TagalongKid
* TheTeamBenefactor
* TeamChef
* TeamDad
* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: The adaptation makes a character a member of a team they had little to no affiliation with in the source material.
* TeamMom
* TheTeamNormal: The one member of a super-powered team who doesn't have powers themselves.
* TeamPet
* TeamPrimaDonna
* TheTeamWannabe: A pathetic geek who begs and pleads the team to allow them membership.
* TokenAdult: The only adult in a team otherwise composed of youngsters.
* TokenEvilTeammate: A villain or jerk among a team of heroes.
* TokenGoodTeammate: A good person among a team of villains.
* TokenReligiousTeammate: The one team member who is shown to have religious beliefs.
* TokenWizard: The only member of the team who uses magic.
* TheSocialExpert
* TheStrategist
* SupportPartyMember
* UtilityPartyMember
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection

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[[folder: Party Scattering ]]

* BreakingTheFellowship
* TheFellowshipHasEnded
* NeverSplitTheParty
* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: A team re-forms after a long time of being disbanded.
* TemporaryPartyMemberToVillain: A GuestStarPartyMember that betrays the party and later fights it.
* WeWereYourTeam
[[/index]]
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