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[[caption-width:320:Stop lounging around and help your "mama", please?]]

-->"''I'm not a leader, I'm a Den Mother.''"\\
'''-- Nico, {{Runaways}} '''

-->'''Janeway''': ''"I'm not a parent!"''
-->'''Q''': ''"Maybe not in the biological sense, but you're certainly a mommy to this crew. Just look how quickly you [[HumanityEnsues house-broke that Borg drone]]."''
-->-- '''StarTrekVoyager'''

In an [[{{Ensembles}} ensemble]] show, especially of the fighting kind, there needs to be someone to hold this RagTagBunchOfMisfits together before they kill each other or wander off into the woods like so many {{Player Character}}s. Almost [[AlwaysFemale always a female]], TeamMom basically acts as the mother figure for everyone else in the group, regardless of age or family relations. That said, the OverprotectiveDad or older brother can qualify for Team Mom, and the same goes for a CoolBigSis [[CharacterDevelopment who grows]] OlderAndWiser.

Not always [[TheHero the leader]] in action or adventure, but the leader the team needs in everyday life and practical matters. Quells fights, makes sure everyone cleans behind their ears and eats their greens. Can be pretty bossy. Usually, they're [[GentleGiant gentle]], [[TheCutie cute]], kind, and capable of MamaBear type [[ApronMatron stern mothering]] (or [[OverprotectiveDad papaing]], even).

Often enough, she's TheMedic or TheHeart. May be a NiceGuy, StaffChick or TheMessiah. If she's a more physical fighter, expect her to be a BlackMagicianGirl or a LadyOfWar (and maybe an ActionMom, if she's got her own kids aside of the group members). They are by definition never [[LonersAreFreaks the loner]], and will in fact tend to be the one who pulls them into the cast's orbit as a SixthRanger. If anyone can break through and bring about a HeelFaceTurn or CooldownHug, it's the TeamMom.

While they tend to be less combat capable than their teammates, BewareTheNiceOnes ''most definitely applies'', if any of her surrogate children or siblings are threatened, she can snap into angry MamaBear mode and kick ass. Their absence (be it [[HeroicBSOD emotional]] or [[IHaveYourWife physical]]) will most certainly put the team on edge as their ability to function as, well, ''a team'', comes into jeopardy. Thusly, these instances serve as a [[VetinariParadox reminder of her value]] when the team grows complacent. And by the way? Villains should ''NOT'' [[AndYourLittleDogToo threaten]] or [[KickTheDog harm]] her. Ever. Her family ''[[HeroicResolve will not]] [[UnstoppableRage be pleased]]''.

There is a bit of a problem with this character. If another team member falls for her, it comes off as distinctly [[{{squick}} oedipal]], unless it's the OlderSidekick or maybe a SixthRanger. This is averted, though, if there's either a TeamDad or an old enough BigBrotherMentor in the surroundings: these guys will be the first rate candidates to win her affections.

See also the aforementioned TeamDad. Compare and contrast CoolBigSis, MoralityPet. See also OnlySaneMan, LizLemonJob, HaremNanny, and ApronMatron. May be the person holding the MoralityChain.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* Pictured above: [[IdolSinger Sarah]] [[TheKanrinin Dupont]] in ''KaleidoStar'', despite sometimes acting [[AdultChild even]] ''[[AdultChild more]]'' [[AdultChild childish than her protegées]].
* Brock from ''{{Pokemon}}'' is a rare male example.
* Another male example is Oishi Shuichiro of ''ThePrinceOfTennis'' -- Vice-captain of Seigaku's tennis team, he is often nicknamed "Mother Hen of Seigaku" by his teammates for his motherly nature. In the parody where the teammates are portrayed as a large extended family, he gets to be the mother, predictably.
** Jackal Kuwahara from Rikkai also is the TeamMom. More specifically, he's often asked to take care of his BrattyHalfPint kouhai Akaya Kirihara.
* Nami of ''OnePiece'', although she's a particularly selfish example. This ended when Robin pretty much took over the role of TeamMom over time, even managing to mother Nami herself.
** {{Word of God}} even says Robin is the mom.
* ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' - Kyoya is dubbed TeamMom by self-proclaimed TeamDad Tamaki, and Tamaki ups this a notch by addressing Kyoya as [[HoYay "Mom" quite frequently]].
* Sora Takenouchi from ''DigimonAdventure'' fell into this rather frequently in the first season.
* Fai not only frequently calls himself the team mom in ''{{Tsubasa}}'' but makes sure everyone knows Kurogane's the TeamDad, too. (Much to [[{{Tsundere}} Kurogane's]] disgust and the {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s delight.)
* The MobileSuitGundam series, either from the Universal Century continuity or the numerous [[AlternateUniverse AU series]], seem to REALLY love to apply this trope to their girls:
** In the original ''MobileSuitGundam'', we have both White Base helmswoman Mirai Yashima and Liutenant Matilda Ajan. Mirai's place as TeamMom is [[LampshadeHanging aknowledged in canon]] when AcePilot Sleggar tells Cameron Bloom that he should respect Mirai's wishes, since she's the mother of the White Base [[spoiler: and is confirmed when she gets involved with Bright, the TeamDad]]. Frau Bow also was a bit of a Team Mom, though younger and more childish than the other two.
** In ''ZetaGundam'', Mirai is succeeded by [[ActionGirl AEUG female pilots]] Emma Sheen and Reccoa Londo ([[spoiler: though the latter has a FaceHeelTurn]]). The TeamMom torch is then passed on ChineseGirl Fa Yuiri in ''Gundam ZZ'', and to dark-skinned AcePilot Marvette Fingerhut in VictoryGundam. [[spoiler: Who is actually pregnant with ''her'' child at the end of the series. Too bad her NewOldFlame and the father's baby, Oliver Inoue, had already been killed through HeroicSacrifice.]]
** If we go to AU Gundams, GGundam sometimes places [[HotScientist Rain Mikamura]] in this role.
** In GundamWing we have [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] Lucrezia Noin and Sally Po, as well as circus girl Catherine Bloom.
** Murrue Ramius sometimes was not just TheCaptain, but also Team Mom for the ''Archangel's'' teenaged pilots and BridgeBunnies in ''GundamSEED''. Her [[NumberTwo second-in-command]] [[SergeantRock Natarle Badgiruel]] wasn't too happy with this, but Murrue's example nevertheless prompted Natarle to act as a TeamMom to FallenPrincess Fllay Alster when she became ''her'' bridge bunny in the ''Dominion''.
** [[spoiler: Leesa Kujoh aka]] Sumeragi Lee Noriega from ''{{Gundam 00}}'' pretty much fits this to a T, in addition to her role as the the captain of Ptolemaios.
* Sakura Kakei from ''GetBackers'', who is the TeamMom for several street gangs she's joined.
* The TeamMom in ''Wa ga na wa Umishi'' is more like the team grandpa, old Gramp. Without him there's a better than 80% chance that the rest of Nanba Salvage would have killed each other by now.
* Shamal from ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' A's. Notable in that she's the TeamMom of the ''QuirkyMinibossSquad''...at least, that's how they start out.
* Captain Retsu Unohana aka [[FanNickname Captain Mom]] from ''{{Bleach}}'', among the Shinigami. There's also a subversion in the Kurosaki family, where the one handling the housework and keeping the family fed and well taken care of is actually a ''nine-year-old girl'', Ichigo's little sister Yuzu.
** We also have a sort-of villainous example in the Third Espada [[DarkSkinnedBlond Tia]] [[DarkActionGirl Harribel]], who seems to have a quite close relatio ship with her [[AmazonBrigade all female Fracción]].
* Francoise Arnoul aka 003 of ''{{Cyborg 009}}'', more in the 2001 adaptation than the others. Not only she takes care of baby Ivan/001 as if he was either her child or her baby brother and aids Dr. Gilmore when he's gotta take care of the others, but at some point she talks to a disgruntled Jet/002 as if she was lecturing a whiny kid, despite them being the same age (they were both made cyborgs when they were teenagers). Lampshaded in a 2001 episode where she's kidnapped by a MailerDaemon with a huge [[OedipusRex Oedipus complex]], and one of the reasons behind that is speculated to be Francoise's motherly behavior.
** The Psychic Assassins arc gives us Mai, the TeamMom for the ''QuirkyMinibossSquad''.
* Yuka, Kouta's cousin from ''ElfenLied''. Lampshaded in the anime, where she's sometimes referred to as the "mother" of the group.
* [[TheMedic Megumi]] [[NoblewomansLaugh Takani]] from ''RurouniKenshin''. Also, IllGirl Sayo Magdaria in the anime.
* Kurenai Yuuhi from ''{{Naruto}}'', with two added bonuses: [[PromotionToParent pretty much adopting her pupil]] [[YamatoNadeshiko Hinata]] [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Hyuuga]] after her [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Dad]] Hiashi almost disinherits her, and [[spoiler: being pregnant with TeamDad Sarutobi Asuma's child]].
** Princess Tsunade is the TeamMom to ''all'' of Konoha after becoming the Fifth Hokage.
** Iruka Umino counts as a male example.
* Raquel Casull of ''ScrappedPrincess''. If there is one perfect mother figure who isn't actually a mother, it's her.
* Chrono sometimes falls into this role in ''ChronoCrusade''--humorously so, considering he's [[TheOneGuy only male member]] of his group and [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld appears to be much younger]] than he really is. Fiore also seems to take on this role for the villain's group. [[spoiler:After Mary Magdalene, anyway.]]
* Colonel Volcott from ''GalaxyAngel'' takes on this role even though [[GenderFlip he's a guy]]. Since it's played for comedy, he completely fails at being a TeamMom, and ends up being more of a 'team maid' doing all the menial chores.
* Saori Kido aka Athena from SaintSeiya. Occasionally, Aquila Marin also fills in. It shall be noted that both are teenagers, with Marin being as much 17 and Saori being ''13'': this means, Saori is younger than some of the guys she mothers around.
* Mega in ''TransformersSuperGodMasterforce'' is a rare villainous example.
* Cordelia in ''RomeoXJuliet'', despuite being only two years older than Juliet. [[spoiler: She becomes a literal mom in the epilogue.]]
* On her most focused days, Midori Sugiura from ''{{Mai-HiME}}'' fills this role.
* Yukine of ''{{Clannad}}'', who plays this role for [[spoiler:both her brother's gang and their rival gang]].
* Téa Gardner/Anzu Mazaki from {{Yu-Gi-Oh}}!
* Mamori Anezaki from ''{{Eyeshield21}}''. She even manages to (sort of) mother [[MagnificentBastard Hiruma]], machine guns and all.
** What's more, her affection for Sena is ''explicitly'' maternal in nature.
* Sanae Nakazawa, Yukari Nishimoto, Yayoi Aoba, Yoshiko Fujisawa, Machiko Machida and (in the videogames) Youko Katagiri from ''CaptainTsubasa''. Justified trope since they're all [[MissionControl the managers of their respective teams]], so they're ''literally'' the team moms. Kumi Sugimoto is an exception: she's an assistant too, but doesn't fill in since she's actually a newbie to the sport.
** Also, Tsubasa's mother Natsuko (''specially'' in the first tournament arc) and Hyuga's manager Kaori Matsumoto.
* ''AxisPowersHetalia'' has a male and two females in the TeamMom role. The male is Antonio/Spain, who raises Lovino/South Italy almost on his own. The females are Elizaveta/Hungary (who starts as Feliciano/North Italy's CoolBigSis and is promoted to TeamMom when she marries TeamDad Roderich/Austria) and Katyusha/Ukraine (who is less lucky since her younger siblings are ''both'' {{Yandere}}s)
* Mia Kouji/Nasuti Yagyuu from ''RoninWarriors''.
* Vega in ''GEARFighterDendoh'', [[spoiler:literally]].
*In ''FruitsBasket'' we have two, a rare example of the loner kind, Honda Kyoko, [[spoiler: because of her past but recruits quite the RagTagBunchOfMisfits, including her own daughter after her future husband, Honda Katsuya, healed her with the PowerOfLove]] and the said daughter herself, Honda Tohru, a more traditional example, who also heals and held the RagTagBunchOfMisfits together with the PowerOfLove.
* Isabella in ''ParadiseKiss''... who's actually a {{transsexual}}.
* Older example: Megumi Ouka from ''VoltesV''.
* If it were a regular giant robot anime this [[{{Deconstruction}} ought be the role Misato fills]] in ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'', but since it is [[ItGotWorse Evangelion]] she fucking sucks at it.
** Under "normal circumstances", Misato's HotScientist best friend Ritsuko Akagi would be a secondary TeamMom, and in fact she ''does'' sorta fill in during the somewhat more light-hearted first part of the series... but you said that already, [[DysfunctionJunction this]] [[ThereAreNoTherapists is]] [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]
***The closest thing ''Evangelion'' has to a TeamMom in actuality is probably ''Shinji''. [[YouSuck God it sucks to be Shinji]]
* In ''CowboyBebop'', Jet Black is an odd masculine {{Oyaji}} male version of this trope. Though he has plenty of {{Badass}} moments, he is very much the Team Mom in domestic concerns aboard the Bebop, especially when it comes to feeding the crew.
*Fuu in ''SamuraiChamploo'', keeping Mugen and Jin to bitch/kill each other.
* Kagome Higurashi in InuYasha. As TheChick in the FiveManBand, she keeps TheHero in line ("SIT, BOY!"), acts like TheLancer's ParentalSubstitute, offers [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]] moral support ''and'' [[ShipperOnDeck ships her with]] TheSmartGuy.
* Lussuria of ''[[KatekyoHitmanReborn Reborn]]'' refers to '''himself''' as the "Mommy" of the Varia, so much so that his underlings actually call him "big sis" *shudder*.
* Namiko of ''GAGeijutsukaArtDesignClass''-- lampshaded by her version of the ending that said she practically "mothers" the others.
* Flute becomes this in ''[[ViolinistOfHameln The Violinist of Hamelin]]''. It's even commented on by others, and pointed out that since most of them lost their own mothers at a young age, Flute just sort of naturally becomes a surrogate parent to them. [[spoiler:Flute's own mother]] Queen Horn seems to be this for all of Sforzando.
* Kitty Kitten from ''{{Space Runaway Ideon}}'' is this to the orphans she took under her wing. To a degree, Lin and Karala fit in too.
* Farnese becomes this in {{Berserk}}, as Casca's caretaker and because of her willingness to take care of everyone's basic needs.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Susan Storm from the ''FantasticFour''
* Nico Minoru of the ''{{Runaways}}'', as noted above. In her case, she actually is the Team Leader in battle, after Alex [[spoiler:betrays the team and then dies]].
* Many X-Women have fallen into this trope, most famously Jean Grey, but also Storm and, most recently, Emma Frost.
* Before her leaving Gotham during the 'War Games' arc, Barbara/Oracle fulfilled this role to the Bat-Family. Which made things slightly odd given that Batman is one of ''her'' father figures. And that for a long while she was dating Nightwing.
** Aside from the minor fact that he's male, Alfred fits the role much better for the Bat-Family, to the point that Dick once actually called him his mom.
* The absent-minded cleric Piffany provides the moral center for the group in ''{{Nodwick}}'' (she's also TheMedic). Her status as a likable, [[TheDitz ditzy]] PuritySue ([[WordOfGod by canon!]]) has her teammates be able to identify who the truly evil people in the setting are by them being mean to her. Gods save you from these {{Heroic Sociopath}}s ''if you make her cry.''
* GentleGiant [[{{Batman}} Bane]] is trying to be this in the new SecretSix series. Seeing him mother assassins is... interesting, to say the least.
* Heather Hudson of ''AlphaFlight''.
* When Robin, Superboy, and Impulse first started out as [[YoungJustice Young Justice,]] Robin remarked with disgust that they were acting more like Impulse's parents than his teammates. To which Superboy responded "Whoa, hey! I am not the mom, okay? I am NOT the mom!"
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[[folder:Film]]
* According to his toy bio, Demolishor from [[TransformersFilmSeries Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]] acts as a [[strike:den mother]] ''guardian'' to a leaderless group of Decepticons on Earth. Giant. One-wheeled. Rampaging. ''Demolishor.''
*Hal Moore's wife does this in WeWereSoldiers personally handing the notifications to the families of the fallen.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Hermione Granger of ''HarryPotter'', most notably in Deathly Hallows. Sometimes, Molly Prewett-Weasley (with the added bonus of having ''her'' kids in Harry's group of friends); she later acts as this for the Order of the Phoenix as well.
* Wendy Moira Angela Darling from ''PeterPan'', which makes this OlderThanRadio.
* ''[[{{Narnia}} The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]'': Edmund claims Susan always tries to act like Mother, bossing the two youngest Pevensies around. He's right.
* Margaret "Meg" March, the oldest sister in ''LittleWomen''. In ''Little Men'', her middle sister Jo becomes the TeamMom of the Plumfield children.
* Susan in the ''SwallowsAndAmazons'' series.
* Max from ''MaximumRide'' fits this to the letter. And she does frequently go MamaBear, particularly when Angel is involved.
* 'Mother' from several MatthewReilly novels isn't actually named for being maternal (her codename is an abbreviation of a slightly longer word...), but nevertheless often fills this role, along with truly terrifying MamaBear moments. Paraphrasing the author: "A six foot shaved bald female Marine with a heart of gold."
* In Robert Asprin's ''Phule's Company'' series of books, the female Legionnaire Rose is [[{{Shrinking Violet}} a painfully shy]] soldier who can only communicate when using a radio. She is apparently becomes very good at it and becomes the main communications point of the company, with everyone calling her "Mother" for being the nag that she is.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* Carla of ''{{Scrubs}}''. Frequently complains about it, but in all honesty, "it's like crack" to her.
* Dr. Grace Foley in ''WakingTheDead''.
* Captain Kathryn Janeway from ''StarTrekVoyager'' was likewise both TheCaptain and TeamMom, settling disputes, ordering her officers to get along, and helping "raise" several characters like Kes and Seven of Nine. Openly lampshaded in "Barge of the Dead" when B'Elanna encounters her mother in the Klingon afterlife -- wearing a Starfleet uniform and using phrases Janeway had said earlier in the episode. Q calls her on it as well, when trying to dump his own teen rebel son on Janeway.
* Lucy on ''HeyDude''.
* Joyce Summers on [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]. She took care of Willow and Xander when sick, soothed a brokenhearted Spike with cocoa and marshmallows (while he was still evil!), and once clubbed Spike unconscious with an axe in an awesome display of Mama Bear.
* Dr. Lisa Cuddy of ''{{House}}''.
** And, to some extent, Dr. James Wilson. House's "ducklings" are frequently running to him for help, comfort and guidance when House is making their lives miserable. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in a season two episode where House is out of town and calls Wilson, beginning the conversation with: "''[[HoYay Hi, honey]]. How are the kids?''"
* Lana Hawkins of ''Strong Medicine''.
* Aaron Hotchner of ''CriminalMinds'' is another male example, although he doesn't fit the role perfectly: if anyone on the team breaks FBI protocol, he'll chastise them for that before he tells them how proud he is.
* Stacie Monroe from ''{{Hustle}}'', arguably.
* ''{{CSI}}'' (original series) has Catherine (who usually takes the role of CoolBigSis, but she has her "Mom" moments); CSI: Miami has Alexx, who even acts matronly to the ''corpses'' that come her way.
* Jon Stewart ends up in this role from time to time as a result of being the OnlySaneMan at TheDailyShow.
* Despite being male, Ren from ''{{Engine Sentai Go-onger}}'' fits this pretty well, to the extent that other characters on the show have actually dubbed him the mom of the group.
* Laura Roslin of BattlestarGalactica fulfills this role. Up to and including schooling people when necessary.
* HowIMetYourMother's most prominent TeamMom is Lily, although Ted has strong shades of this trope too.
* TheBigBangTheory's Penny is occasionally roped into this, as she is too sympathetic to refuse the job. Usually ends up getting stuck with [[ManChild Sheldon]] when no one else wants to deal with him. She's even taken to calling him "honey" and "sweetheart" in a kind, yet extremely patronizing, manner. This was especially emphasized in the episode The Guitarist Amplification, where Sheldon runs away to the comic book store, because he can't bear hearing Penny and Leonard fighting.
* Male example: Sergeant Carwood Lipton (played by Donnie Wahlberg) from ''BandOfBrothers'', as he most often is the one looking out for Easy Company.
* Both Alyssa Enrile/White Tiger Ranger and Princess Shayla from PowerRangersWildForce. Alyssa is even seen reading fairy tales to her friends [[spoiler: and becomes a schoolteacher after the GrandFinale]]
** Also Hayley from ''Dino Thunder'', Dr. Kat Manx from ''SPD'' and Udonna from ''Mystic Force''.
** Katie, the Yellow Time Force Ranger. And her legendary hugs.
* Madeline Westen, of BurnNotice, is the literal (to Michael and Nate) and figurative (to everybody else) Team Mom.
* In ''{{That 70s Show}}'', Eric's mom, Kitty mothers everyone in the gang.
* Monica in ''{{Friends}}''.
* Dwayne Wayne's mom (played by Patti Labelle) on ''ADifferentWorld'' mothers all of Dwayne's friends and brings her famous prune cobbler. Lettie and Stevie are this at Gilbert Hall
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Raine Sage from ''TalesOfSymphonia''.
* In ''FireEmblem'', you have Eyvel (''Thracia 776'') and Titania (''Path of Radiance'' and ''Radiant Dawn''). They play TeamMom to the Fiana Braves and Greil Mercenaries, respectively.
-->'''Boyd:''' Every time I look at you, Titania... I think that you're the prettiest person I've ever seen!\\
'''Titania:''' Uh... Um, thank you, Boyd... But I... Look, you and me, we're-- \\
'''Boyd:''' You're like a really nice mom or something! Um... I mean...\\
'''Titania:''' ...
** Micaiah from ''Radiant Dawn'' is also a TeamMom to the younger members of the Dawn Brigade, such as Sothe.
* The Boss of ''MetalGearSolid 3'' is frequently referenced as this in relation to the Cobras, making her another of the rare villainous examples. [[spoiler:Or maybe not so villainous.]]
** She also [[spoiler: gave birth during the landing on Normandy in WWII, making her the ''literal'' TeamMom]].
** The fact that she had a romantic/sexual relationship [[spoiler:and a son]] with one of her team members (who ''still'' [[UnfortunateImplications considered her a maternal figure]]) is made fun of in ''TheLastDaysOfFoxhound''.
* Mitsuru from ''{{Persona 3}}'' -- reinforced by her persona being of the Empress Arcana, which represents motherly qualities).
** Another one from the same game: Yuko, the Strength Arcana Social Link, is theoretically the captain of the Track Team, but acts as the team mom more often than not. If you follow her Social Link enough, she takes on the same role for a group of fourth-graders, and it becomes clear she has a ''very'' strong maternal instinct in general.
* In a rather darkly comedic example, [[spoiler:Shauna]] from ''SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'' ends up playing this role [[spoiler:in the Demon Path]], as [[OnlySaneMan everyone else is too mentally unstable to take care of themselves.]]
* Emma from {{The Last Remnant}} acts as the mother figure for the main cast, she also has a daughter of her own that you run into throughout your adventures.
* In SamuraiWarriors, Nene acts as the self-imposed Team Mom of the Toyotomi clan--her Gaiden battle even has her showing up during the battle of Sekigahara not aligned with either side so she can beat the snot out of both armies and then lecture them about not getting along with each other.
* In Baldur's Gate II, Jaheira tries to be one, but Keldorn's the true mum.
* In [[{{ptitlefjcz80qe}} Dissidia: Final Fantasy]], [[FinalFantasyVIII Squall Leonhart]] is seen having to look after [[FinalFantasyIX Zidane]] and [[FinalFantasyV Bartz]] during their journey, and being the voice of reason on the group. {{Fanart}}s artists [[NeverLiveItDown didn't miss the opportunity.]]
* Chizuru Kagura from TheKingOfFighters, both during her brief time in the Women's Team (with King and Mai) ''and'' as the only female in the Shingi Troica she formed with Kyo and Iori. Yes, this PaleSkinnedBrunette {{Miko}} managed to get ''Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami'' to teamwork. Wow.
** When Chizuru wasn't there, King took up the role. Well, that's what team working with {{Cute Bruiser}}s and a MsFanservice will do to you. That, and she already had experience after getting a PromotionToParent.
** To some degree, Diana is the team mom to Kula and K's group after her HeelFaceTurn.
* In PlanescapeTorment, Fall-from-Grace's mature, perceptive and compassionate personality make her fit this trope perfectly (although fiery teenager Annah doesn't react well to anything she says or does).
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* Kath from ''{{Fans}}!'' is a {{deconstruction}} of this trope.
* Jason from ''{{Its Walky}}!'', though he kind of plays TeamDad as well.
**[[http://www.itswalky.com/d/20011022.html]]
* Despite being an AnthropomorphicPersonification of one of The SevenDeadlySins this is pretty much Lust's job description in ''[[http://www.sincomics.com/ The Sins]]''. Like Carla from ''{{Scrubs}}'' she complains about it, but is addicted to the role.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'' V3's Amanda Redder has begun to put herself in this role in the small group she's with.
** Ironically, her favorite sport is [[IncrediblyLamePun soccer]].
* {{Answer Me This}} - Helen sometimes plays this role.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Katara from ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' -- Lampshaded in the episode "The Runaway", where she initially objects to the idea as it says she's the group downer.
* Maguro of ''Sushi Pack'' often fits this trope.
* Megan, the BadassNormal human girl from ''MyLittlePony''
* A male example: Edd ("Double-D") from ''EdEddNEddy'', who has gone so far as to wipe crumbs from Ed's face and scold Eddy for poor behavior.
* Bumblebee for ''TeenTitans'' East: "That's a supercomputer, not a footstool!"
* 13-year-old [[ShrinkingViolet Sheila the Thief]] in the ''Series/DungeonsAndDragons'' TV series. Not only she's [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl the more feminine of the girls in the group]] (Diana the Acrobat is a tomboyish HotAmazon and CoolBigSis), but the youngest kid in the gang is her little brother [[CuteBruiser Bobby the Barbarian]].
* Gi, college student, oldest Planeteer, and wielder of the [[MakingASplash Ring of Water]] from ''CaptainPlanet''. Gaia also mixes this with TheMessiah and [[{{Mentors}} Mentor]]. Gi's position in the FiveManBand [[LampshadeHanging shows up]] in the first episode, during the kids' first ride in the Geo-Cruiser:
-->'''Wheeler:''' Why do you get to drive?
-->'''Gi:''' Do ''you'' have a driver's license?
* Cheetarah from ThunderCats. To a very sad degree.
* Master Crane from ''{{Kung Fu Panda}}'' is described as the "Mother Hen", despite being male. And voiced by David Cross.
* Helen Bennet from BionicSix, Heck, since this is a BadassFamily.
* In ''SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', Snow White takes up this role after being taken in by the dwarves.
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[[folder:RealLife]]
* 41-year-old Dara Torres of the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team is often viewed as this by her teammates. To prove she's no slouch, she won three silver medals (just missing gold in the 50 free by 0.01 seconds).
* A mother, Sgt. Jane Strand, will head to war with her son, Pvt. Timothy Strand. In the National Guard, she "assumed the rank of mom to a collection of younger recruits," according to the [[http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1232845.html article]].
* In labs, especially large labs, there will usually be somebody to fill this role. At lunch, a professor once asked me who our "Lab Mom" was, and stated that she was pretty happy with hers.
* "Guild mother," anyone?
* At a wildlife sanctuary in England, [[http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/jasmine.asp a rescued Greyhound]], of all things, is surrogate mom to everything from puppies to a barn owl.
* Captain's Wives sometimes did this for nineteenth-century sailing ships.
**Mary Ann Patten navigated the clipper Neptune's Car around Cape Horn while being TheCaretaker to her sick husband and being [[PregnantBadass pregnant]] to boot. They talk simplisticly, though not without justification, about the rigidity of ninteenth century customs. But New England sea princesses could be awesome when put to it and they don't make em like that anymore.
*Good Queen Vicky was TeamMom to the entire British Empire.
*Gina Dalfonzo is the moderator at [[http://thepoint.breakpoint.org/tp-home this site]] and she is almost a classic TeamMom.

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