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The Five-Man Band is a group of characters whose members fall into archetypes which all complement one another. They are a very specific team with skills that contribute to the group in a unique way. Here are some places where the trope occurs in film:

9

The Hero	9
The Lancer	7, sometimes 5
The Big Guy	8 (formerly The Lancer to 1, later The Dragon), later 7 (after 8 is dead)
The Smart Guys	3 & 4 (also the Tagalong Kids)
The Chick	5 (combined with The Medic)
The Mentor	2 (sometimes The Smart Guy; Complete with Mentor Occupational Hazard)
Wasteland Elder / Token Evil Teammate	1 (formerly The Hero until 9 shows up)
The Bumblebee / The Sixth Ranger	6

A Bug's Life

The Hero	Flik
The Lancer	Francis
The Big Guys	Heimlich and Slim
The Smart Guy	Manny
The Chicks	Gypsy and Rosie
The Bumblebee	Dim
Those Two Guys	Tuck and Roll

A Knight's Tale

The Hero	William
The Lancer	Wat
The Smart Guy	Chaucer
The Big Guy	Roland
The Chick	Kate (and Jocelyn)

The A-Team

The Hero	Hannibal
The Lancer	Face
The Smart Guy	Howlin' Mad (sort of...)
The Big Guy	B.A.
The Chick	Sosa

Air Buddies series

The Hero	B-Dawg
The Lancer	Mudbud
The Smart Guy	Buddha
The Big Guy	Budderball
The Chick	Rosebud
Sixth Ranger	Shasta, Spunick, Gravity, Puppy Paws, Tiny, and Eddy

Airheads

The Hero	Chazz
The Lancer / The Big Guy	Rex
The Smart Guy (Genius Ditz)	Pip
The Chicks	Kayla and Suzzi
Sixth Ranger / The Mentor	Ian "the Shark"
Reasonable Authority Figure	Sgt. O'Malley

Alice in Wonderland

The Hero	Alice Kingsleigh
The Lancer	The Mad Hatter
The Smart Guy	The Cheshire Cat and The Caterpillar
The Big Guy	The Bandersnatch
The Chick	The White Rabbit, The March Hare, and The Dormouse
Team Pet	Bayard the Bloodhound
Big Good	The White Queen

Alien (the first film)

The Hero	Dallas
The Lancer	Ripley
The Big Guy	Parker
The Smart Guys	Kane, Ash who is an android that betrays the crew
Those Two Guys	Parker and Brett
The Chick	Lambert
Team Pet	Jones the cat

Aliens

The Hero	Ripley
The Lancer	Hicks, Burke until he betrays the group
The Smart Guy	Bishop
The Big Guy	Vasquez
The Chick	Hudson
Tagalong Kid	Newt

Alien: Resurrection: the crew of the Betty

The Hero	Elgyn
The Lancer	Christie
The Big Guy	Johner
The Smart Guy	Vriess
The Chicks	Sabra and Call

Aliens in the Attic

The Hero / The Smart Guy	Tom
The Lancer / The Big Guy	Jake
Those Two Guys	Art and Lee
The Chick	Hannah (combined with Tagalong Kid)
Team Pet	Sparks (named him Snuggle Lump)
Sixth Ranger	Bethany

The omegas from Alpha and Omega

The Hero	Humphrey
The Lancer	Shakey
The Smart Guy	Salty
The Big Guy	Mooch
The Chick's	Reba and Janice

The alphas from Alpha and Omega

The Hero	Winston
The Lancer	Hutch
The Smart Guy	Kate
The Big Guy and Team Mom	Eve

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

The Hero	Ron Burgundy
The Lancer	Brian Fantana
The Big Guy	Champ Kind
The Chick	Brick Tamland
The Smart Guy / Sixth Ranger	Veronica Corningstone
Team Pet	Baxter

Apollo 13: The crew of Apollo 13

The Hero	Jim Lovell, flight commander
The Lancer	Fred Haise, Lunar Module pilot
The Smart Guy	Ken Mattingly, intended Command Module pilot
Sixth Ranger	Jack Swigert, Command Module pilot

Mission Control

The Hero	Gene Kranz, White Team flight director
The Lancer	Glynn Lunney, Black Team flight director
The Smart Guy	Everyone, actually, but especially John Aaron, EECOM Gold
Sixth Ranger	Ken Mattingly

The Aristocats

The Hero	Thomas O'Malley
The Lancer	Scat Cat
The Smart Guy	English and Italian Cats
The Big Guy	Russian Cat
The Chick	Duchess and Chinese Cat
Sixth Ranger	Roquefort the mouse
Tagalong Kid	Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Before they betray Rourke and Helga)

The Hero	Rourke
The Lancer	Helga
The Big Guy	Joshua
The Smart Guy	Mole and Vinny
The Chick	Audrey (with elements of The Big Guy and The Smart Guy)
Sixth Ranger	Milo
Team Mom	Packard
Mentor Archetype / Big Good	Whitmore
The Heart / Team Pet	Cookie

(After they betray Rourke and Helga)

The Hero	Milo
The Lancer	Vinny
The Big Guy	Joshua
The Smart Guy	Mole
The Chick	Audrey (with elements of The Big Guy and The Smart Guy)
Sixth Ranger	Kida
Team Mom	Mrs. Packard
The Heart / Team Pet	Cookie
The Mentor	Kashekim
Big Good	Whitmore
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Rourke and Helga

Balto III: Wings Of Change

The Hero	Balto
The Lancer	Kodi
The Big Guy	Ralph
The Smart Guy	Kirby (the smarter of the two Big Guys)
The Chick	Dusty

Beauty and the Beast - Beast's servants

The Hero	Lumière
The Lancer	Cogsworth
The Big Girl	The Wardrobe
The Chick	The Featherduster
Team Mom	Mrs. Potts
Tagalong Kid	Chip Potts
Sixth Rangers	Fife and Angelique
The Smart Guys / Guest Star Party Members	Webster and Witherspoon
Team Mom	Belle
Team Dad	Beast

Bedtime Stories

The Hero	Skeeter Bronson
The Lancer	Mickey
The Chicks	Wendy Bronson and Jill
Tagalong Kids	Patrick and Bobbi
Team Pet	Bugsy

Big Trouble in Little China

The Hero	Wang Chi
The Lancer	Jack Burton
The Big Guy	Eddie Lee
The Smart Guy / The Mentor	Egg Shen
The Chicks	Miao Yin, Gracie Law, Margo

• Note: Jack Burton thinks he's the hero and Wang Chi is his lancer

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

The Hero	Ted "Theodore" Logan
The Lancer	Bill S. Preston
The Mentor	Rufus
The Big Guy	Billy the Kid, Genghis Khan
The Smart Guy	Sigmund Freud, Socrates, Ludwig Van Beethoven
The Chick	Joan of Arc
Sixth Ranger	Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte

• Note: Bill and Ted are interchangeable as Hero and Lancer.

The Black Cauldron

The Hero	Taran
The Lancer	Gurgi
The Smart Guy	Fflewddur Fflam(in a matter of speak...)
The Chick	Princess Eilonwy
Team Pet	Hen Wen

Braveheart

The Hero	William Wallace
The Lancer	Hamish Campbell
The Big Guy	Stephen the Irishman (also a Sixth Ranger)
Team Dad	Campbell the Elder
The Chicks	Princess Isabella
Sixth Ranger	Robert the Bruce

The Brave Little Toaster

The Hero	Toaster
The Lancer	Lampy (Kirby occasionally fills this role as well)
The Smart Guy	Radio
The Big Guy	Kirby
The Chick	Blankie

• Note: Lampy is The Chick in German version.

Parts Shop Appliances

The Hero	[[No Celebrities Were Harmed The Hanging Lamp
The Lancer	The Desk Fan, the Shadeless Lamp, and the Popcorn Popper
The Smart Guy	The Record Player, the Cassette Player, and the Coffee Pot
The Big Guy	The Stove, the Refrigerator, and the Pencil Sharpener
The Chick	The Tape Recorder and the Mish-mash
Sacrificial Lamb	The Blender

The Breakfast Club

The Hero	Bender (Yes, really.)
The Lancer	Claire
The Smart Guy	Brian
The Big Guy	Andy
The Chick	Allison

Cars

The Hero	Lightning Mc Queen
The Lancer	Mater
The Smart Guy	Fillmore, Sarge, Ramone, Luigi, and Guido
The Big Guy	Red, Sheriff, and Mack
The Chick	Sally, Flo, and Lizzie
Sixth Ranger	Finn Mc Missile and Holly Shiftwell
Mentor Archetype	Doc Hudson

Cars 2

The Hero	Mater
The Lancer	Finn Mc Missile
The Smart Guy	Tomber
The Big Guy	Siddely and Stephenson
The Chick	Holly Shiftwell

World Grand Prix racecars

The Hero	Francesco Bernoulli
The Lancer	Jeff Gorvette and Lewis Hamilton
The Smart Guy	Max Schnell, Nigel Gearsley, and Shu Todoroki
The Big Guy	Raoul Caroule and Miguel Camino
The Chick	Carla Veloso and Rip Clutchgoneski
Sixth Ranger	Lightning Mc Queen

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009 film)

The Hero	Flint
The Lancer and The Big Guy	Brent
The Smart Guy	Manny
The Chick	Sam
Team Pet	Steve

Conan The Destroyer

The Hero	Conan
The Lancer	Malak
The Big Guy	Zula
The Smart Guy	Akiro
The Chick	Princess Jehnna
Sixth Ranger	Bombatta

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

The Hero	Li Mu Bai
The Lancer	Yu Shu Lien
The Big Guy	Bo
The Chick	Jen Yu
Reasonable Authority Figure	Sir Te
Sixth Ranger	Lo

Dawn of the Dead (the ones who make it to the boat anyway)

The Hero	Ana
The Lancer	Michael
The Smart Guy	Terry
The Big Guy	Kenneth
The Chick	Nicole

Demolition Man

The Hero	John Spartan
The Lancer / The Chick	Lenina Huxley
The Big Guy	Alfredo Garcia
Sixth Ranger	Edgar Friendly

Dinosaur

The Hero	Aladar
The Lancer	Eema (also The Mentor during the journey)
The Smart Guy	Zini
The Big Guy	Baylene
The Chick	Suri
The Heart	Plio
Team Pet	Url
The Mentor	Yar (only on the island)
Sixth Ranger	Bruton

The Crows

The Hero	Jim
The Lancer	Preacher
The Smart Guy	Goggles
The Big Guy	Fatty
The Chick	Straw Hat
Sixth Ranger	Dumbo and Timothy Mouse

Dungeons & Dragons (the film nobody liked)

The Hero	Ridley
The Lancer	Snails
The Big Guy	Elwood
The Smart Guy	Marina
The Chick	Norda

Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (the sequel barely anybody liked)

The Hero	Berek
The Lancer	Nim
The Big Guy	Lux
The Smart Guy	Dorian
The Chick	Ormaline

Euro Trip

The Hero	Scotty
The Lancer	Cooper
The Smart Guy	Jamie
The Chick	Jenny
The Big Guy	The English Hooligan leader (though not technically a part of the group, fits in this slot quite nicely)

The Fall

The Hero	The Black Bandit
The Lancer	The Italian
The Smart Guy	Charles Darwin
The Big Guy	The Indian and Otto Benga
The Chick	Sister Evelyn
The Sixth Ranger	The Mystic
Team Pet	Wallace the monkey
Tagalong Kid	Alexandria

Fantastic Voyage

The Hero	Charles Grant
The Lancer	Dr. Michaels
The Big Guy	Capt. Bill Owens
The Smart Guy	Dr. Peter Duval
The Chick	Cora Peterson

The Fifth Element

The Hero	Korben Dallas
The Lancer	Leeloo
The Mentor	Priest Vito Cornelius
The Chick	David
Sixth Ranger	Ruby Rhod

Finding Nemo - The Tank Gang

The Hero	Nemo
The Lancer	Gurgle
The Big Guy	Bloat
The Smart Guy	Jacques
The Chick	Deb
The Bumblebee	Bubbles
Team Pet	Peach
The Mentor	Gill
Sixth Ranger	Nigel

Fish Story

The Hero	Shigeki
The Lancer	Ryoji
The Smart Guy	Okazaki
The Big Guy	Tetsuya
The Chick	Goro

The Fugitive: The U.S. Marshals

The Hero	Samuel Gerard
The Lancer	Cosmo Renfro
The Big Guy	Robert Biggs
The Smart Guy	Noah Newman
The Chick	Erin Poole

Galaxy Quest: A special case, in which a Five-Man Band of actors play a Five-Man Band of characters in a Space Opera series, most of them occupying a different slot on the show than they do offscreen.

The Hero	Jason Nesmith (who plays The Hero, Commander Peter Quincy Taggart)
The Lancer	Gwen De Marco (who plays The Chick, Lt. Tawny Madison)
The Big Guy	Fred Kwan (who plays The Smart Guy, Tech Sgt. Chen)
The Smart Guy	Alexander Dane (who plays The Lancer, Dr. Lazarus)
The Chick	Tommy Webber (who plays the Tagalong Kid, Ensign Laredo)
The Sixth Ranger	Guy Fleegman (who initially played a Red Shirt but returns to the remade series as a main character: Security Chief "Roc" Ingersol. Based on the character's name and job title, he is probably The Big Guy.)

Ghostbusters

The Hero	Peter Venkman (Unlikely, but he is the de facto leader)
The Lancer	Egon Spengler
The Big Guy / Sixth Ranger	Winston Zeddemore
The Smart Guys	Egon (you had to ask?) and Ray Stanz share this role
The Chick	Janine Melnitz
Team Pet	Slimer

• Note: Louis Tully was the Sixth Ranger in Ghostbusters II.

Gladiator

The Hero	Maximus
The Lancer	Juba
The Big Guy	Hagen
The Chick	Lucilla
The Mentor	Proximo

The Golden Child

The Hero	Chandler Jarrell
The Lancer / The Chick	Kee Nang
The Smart Guy	Dr. Hong
The Mentor	The Old Man

The Goonies

The Hero	Mikey Walsh
The Lancer	Mouth Devereaux
The Big Guy (standard version)	Chunk Cohen and Brand Walsh (who doubles as the Sixth Ranger)
The Big Guy (Gentle Giant version) / Team Pet	Sloth Fratelli
The Smart Guy	Data Wang
The Chicks	Andy Carmichael and Stef Steinbrenner (they are the Sixth Rangers)

Grease: The T-Birds

The Hero	Danny Zuko
The Lancer	Kenickie
The Big Guy	Doody
The Smart Guy	Putzie
The Chick	Sonny

The Pink Ladies in the first film

The Hero	Betty Rizzo
The Lancer	Frenchy
The Big Guy	Jan
The Chick	Marty Maraschino
Sixth Ranger	Sandy Olsen (also The Chick)

The Pink Ladies in Grease 2 (They are The Chicks)

The Hero	Stephanie
The Lancer	Paulette
The Smart Guy	Sharon
The Big Guy	Rhonda
Tagalong Kid	Dolores

Happily Ever After - The Dwarfelles

The Hero	Muddy
The Lancer / The Big Guy	Sunburn
The Smart Guy	Critterina
The Chicks	Blossom, Marina, Moonbeam
Tagalong Kid	Thunderella
Team Mom	Snow White (subversion, she's a main character)
The Mentor	Mother Nature
Sixth Ranger	The Shadow Man (a.k.a. The Prince)

Hocus Pocus

The Hero	Max
The Lancer	Allison
The Smart Guy	Binx
The Big Guy	Billy
The Chick	Dani (also Tagalong Kid)

Hoodwinked

The Hero	Red
The Lancer	Wolf
The Smart Guy	Granny Puckett
The Big Guy	Kirk the Woodsman
The Bumblebee	Twitchy
The Mentor	Nicky Flppers

How to Train Your Dragon

The Hero / The Smart Guy	Hiccup
The Lancer	Astrid
The Big Guy	Fishlegs
The Chick	Snotlout (by process of elimination)
Those Two Guys	Tuffnut and Ruffnut
Team Pet	Toothless

Ice Age The Meldown

The Hero	Manny (doubles as The Big Guy)
The Lancer	Diego
The Smart Guy	Sid (subverted: He's a Genius Ditz)
The Chick	Ellie
Those Two Guys	Crash and Eddie

Igor

The Hero	Igor
The Lancer / The Smart Guy	Scamper
Plucky Comic Relief and The Bumblebee	Brain
The Big Guy / The Chick	Eva
The Mentor/Sacrificial Lamb	Dr. Glickenstein

Inception

The Hero	Dom Cobb ("The Extractor")
The Lancer	Arthur ("Point Man")
The Big Guy	Eames ("The Forger")
The Smart Guy	Yusuf ("The Chemist"), sometimes Ariadne
The Chick	Ariadne ("The Architect")

• Note: N.B. Saito's the sixth man in this group, and is referred to as "The Tourist." At least, Ariadne is more positive aspects of this trope.

The Incredibles

The Hero / Team Dad	Mr. Incredible aka Bob Parr
The Lancer / Team Mom	Elastigirl aka Helen Parr
Tagalong Kids	Violet and Dash Parr
The Chick	Violet
The Big Guy	Dash
Sixth Ranger	Frozone, Jack-Jack Parr
The Smart Guy / The Mentor	Edna Mode

The Indiana Jones films: Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Hero	Indiana Jones
The Lancer / The Chick	Marion Ravenwood
The Big Guy	Sallah
The Mentor	Marcus Brody

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

The Hero / The Smart Guy	Indiana Jones
The Lancer / Tagalong Kid	Short Round
The Chick	Willie Scott

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

The Hero	Indiana Jones
The Lancer / Team Dad	Professor Henry Jones, Sr. (Indy's own dad)
The Big Guy	Sallah
The Mentor / The Smart Guy	Henry Sr., Marcus Brody

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Hero	Indiana Jones
The Lancer	Mutt Williams aka Henry Jones III
The Big Guy	George "Mac" McHale
The Smart Guy	Professor Harold "Ox" Oxley
The Chick	Marion Ravenwood

• Please note: That Indy and Mutt both feature elements of both The Hero and The Lancer, and can arguably be traded back and forth between roles as the movie progresses.

The Italian Job

The Hero	Charlie (stealthy thief)
The Lancer	Left Ear (explosives)
The Big Guy	Handsome Rob (wheel man)
The Smart Guy	Lyle (computer genius)
The Chick	Stella (safe cracker)

John Tucker Must Die

The Hero	Kate
The Lancer	Heather
The Big Guy	John (he's not part of a band, but he fits)
The Smart Girl	Carrie
The Chick	Beth

The Vultures

The Hero	Buzzy
The Lancer	Dizzy
The Smart Guy	Ziggy
The Big Guy	Flaps
The Chick	Lucky
Sixth Ranger	Mowgli

Jurassic Park

The Hero	Dr. Alan Grant
The Lancer / The Chick	Dr. Ellie Satler
The Smart Guy	Ian Malcolm
The Big Guy	Robert Muldoon
Tagalong Kids	Lex and Tim Murphy

Kung Fu Panda - The Furious Five

The Hero	Master Tigress
The Lancer	Master Monkey
The Big Guy	Master Mantis (he's not kind of big in size, but he's a strongest)
The Smart Guy	Master Crane
The Chick	Master Viper
Sixth Ranger	Po
The Mentor	Master Shifu
Big Good	Master Oogway
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Tai Lung

Kung Fu Panda 2

The Hero	Master Po, the Dragon Warrior
The Lancer	Master Tigress
The Big Guy	Master Mantis
The Smart Guy	Master Crane
The Chick	Master Viper
The Bumblebee	Master Monkey
The Mentor	Master Shifu

Labyrinth

The Hero / The Chick	Sarah
The Lancer	Sir Didymus
The Smart Guy	Hoggle
The Big Guy	Ludo
Team Pet	Ambrosius

The Land Before Time

The Hero	Littlefoot
The Lancer	Cera
The Big Guy	Spike
The Smart Guy	Petrie
The Chick	Ducky
Sixth Ranger	Chomper

Legend Of The Guardians: The Owls Of Ga'Hoole

The Hero	Soren ("The Leader")
The Lancer	Gylfie ("The Navigator")
The Smart Guy	Digger ("The Tracker")
The Big Guy	Twilight ("The Warrior")
The Chick	Mrs. Plithiver ("The Heart")

The Lion King series

The Hero	Simba
The Lancer	Timon
The Big Guy	Pumbaa
The Smart Guy / The Mentor	Rafiki
The Chick	Nala
Sixth Ranger	Kiara, Kovu

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning - The Catfish Club Band

The Hero	Sebastian
The Lancer	Ray-Ray
The Big Guy	Cheeks
The Smart Guy	Shelbow
The Chick	Ink Spot
Sixth Rangers	Ariel and Flounder

Madagascar

The Hero	Alex
The Lancer	Marty
The Big Guy	Melman
The Chick	Gloria
Fifth Rangers	Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private
The Smart Guy	King Julien

The cheerleaders in Man Of The House

The Hero	Anne
The Lancer	Teresa
The Smart Guy	Evie
The Big Guy	Heather
The Chick	Barb
Team Dad	Sharp (actual main character)

The Marx Brothers

The Hero	Groucho
The Lancer	Chico
The Big Guy	Harpo
The Smart Guy	Zeppo (or equivalent)
The Chick	Margaret Dumont (or equivalent)

The Matrix

The Hero	Neo
The Lancer	Morpheus
The Chick	Trinity
The Big Guy	In the Matrix, Apoc and Switch; in the real world, Dozer
The Smart Guy	Tank
Tagalong Kid	Mouse
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Cypher
The Mentor	The Oracle

Minutemen (Disney film)

The Hero	Virgil Fox
The Lancer / The Big Guy	Zeke Thompson
The Smart Guy	Charlie Tuttle
The Chick	Jeanette Pachelewski
Team Pet	Albert Felineinstein

Mission: Impossible

The Hero	Ethan Hunt
The Lancer / The Smart Guy	Luther Stickell
The Big Guy / Token Evil Teammate	Franz Krieger
The Chick	Claire Phillips

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening Of The Trailblazer - The Meisters

Big Good / The Hero	Setsuna F. Seiei
The Lancer / Token Evil Teammate	H/Allelujah Haptism
The Big Guy	Lockon Stratos II
The Smart Guy	Tieria Erde
The Chick / Action Girl	Marie Parfacy/Soma Peries
Sixth Ranger	Graham Aker

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening Of The Trailblazer - The Ptolemios crew

Big Good / The Hero and Team Mom	Sumeragi Lee Noriega (Can also function as The Smart Guy)
The Lancer and The Heart	Feldt Grace
The Smart Guy	Ian Vashti (The entire Vashti family can count. He's just the primary one being The Patriarch)
The Big Guy	Lasse Aeon
The Chick	Linda Vashti (Doubles as The Smart Guy)
Tag Along Girl	Mileina Vashti (Doubles as The Smart Guy being a Teen Genius)
Team Pet(s)	Haro(s)

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening Of The Trailblazer - The Earth Sphere Federation army

Big Good / Team Mom	Kati Mannequin (Can also function as The Smart Guy)
The Hero	Graham Aker
The Lancer	Patrick Colasour and Andrei Smirnov
The Big Guy	Descartes Shaman
The Smart Guy	Billy Katagiri (standard version) and Meena Carmine (also The Chick)
The Chick	Patrick Colasour, Meena Carmine

Monsters, Inc.

The Hero / The Big Guy	James P. "Sully" Sullivan
The Lancer	Michael "Mike" Wazowski
The Chick	Celia Mae
Tagalong Kid	"Boo"
Sixth Ranger	Roz

Monsters Vs. Aliens

The Hero/The Chick	Susan / Ginormica
The Lancer	The Missing Link
The Big Guy/Team Pet	Insectosaurus
The Smart Guy	Dr. Cockroach
The Mentor	General Monger
The Bumblebee	B.O.B
Sacrificial Lamb	The Invisible Man

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Hero	Arthur - King of the Britons
The Lancer and The Big Guy	Sir Lancelot the Brave
The Smart Guy	Sir Bedivere the Wise
The Chick	Sir Galahad the Chaste/Pure, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-As-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot

• ...who had nearly fought the fierce dragon of Angnor, almost stood to the vicious chicken of Bristol, and personally wet himself at the Battle for Badon Hill

Sixth Ranger	The Aptly Named Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film
Team Pet(s)	Patsy and the other squires/faithful servants/horses

Mortal Kombat (1995)

The Hero	Liu Kang
The Lancer	Kitana
The Big Guy	Johnny Cage
The Chick	Lt. Sonya Blade
The Mentor	Lord Raiden

Mortal Kombat Annihilation (1997)

The Hero	Liu Kang
The Lancer	Kitana
The Big Guy	Major Jackson "Jax" Briggs
The Chick	Lt. Sonya Blade
The Mentor	Lord Raiden
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Jade

Mulan

The Hero / Action Girl	Mulan
The Lancer	Yao
The Big Guy	Chien-Po
The Smart Guy	Ling
The Mentor	Shang (with elements of The Lancer)
Sixth Rangers	The three princesses (Mei, Ting-Ting, and Su)
Team Pets	Mushu and Cri-Kee

Mystery Men

The Hero	The Shoveler
The Lancer	Mr. Furious
The Smart Guy	The Blue Raja, Dr. A. Heller
The Big Guy	The Spleen
The Chick	The Invisible Boy
Sixth Ranger	The Bowler
Big Brother Mentor	The Sphinx

Once Upon a Forest

The Hero	Abigail
The Lancer	Russell
The Smart Guy	Edgar
The Big Guy	Russell (again)
The Chick	Michelle
The Mentor	Cornelius (sometimes The Smart Guy)

Oliver and Company:

The Hero	Oliver
The Lancer	Dodger and Tito
The Big Guy	Fagin and Georgette
The Smart Guy	Francis and Einstein
The Chick	Jenny and Rita

Disney/Pinocchio

The Hero	Pinocchio
The Lancer / The Team Pet	Figaro
The Smart Guy / The Mentor	Jiminy Cricket
The Big Guy / The Team Dad	Gepetto
The Chick	Cleo

Pirates of the Caribbean

The Hero	Jack Sparrow
The Lancer	Joshamee Gibbs
The Big Guy	Cotton
The Smart Guy	Marty
The Chick	Anamaria (subversion: she is not very chicky, but other members fit perfectly and she is the only female) (later Elizabeth Swann)
Sixth Ranger	Pintel and Ragetti

Planet 51 (After Chuck is held captive)

The Hero	Lem
The Lancer/The Big Guy	Skiff
The Smart Guy/Tagalong Kid	Eckle
The Chick	Neera
Fourth Ranger	Chuck
Team Pet	Rover

Planet of the Apes (2001 remake)

The Hero	Capt. Leo Davidson
The Lancer	Ari
The Chick	Daena
The Big Guys	Krull and Gunnar
Tagalong Kid	Birn
Sixth Ranger	Limbo

Planet of the Dinosaurs: Plus four others, but by the end of the film they are narrowed down to five.

The Hero	Captain Lee Norsythe
The Lancer	Jim
The Smart Guy (The Medic)	Charlotte
The Big Guy	Chuck
The Chick	Nyla
Ms. Fanservice	Derna Lee and Cindy (to a lesser extent.)
Butt Monkey	Mike
The Scrappy	Harvey Baylor

The Princess and the Frog

The Hero	Tiana
The Lancer	Naveen
The Big Guy	Louis
The Smart Guy	Ray
The Chick	Charlotte
The Mentor	Mama Odie
Team Pet	Juju

In-universe example: Fox Force Five in Pulp Fiction

The Hero	Somerset O'Neill: The Leader
The Lancer	Raven McCoy: Knife expert and jokester
The Big Guy	The Japanese Fox, whose specialty is kung-fu
The Smart Guy	The Black Fox, whose specialty is demolitions
The Chick	The French Fox, whose specialty is sex

Rebuild of Evangelion seems to be building up to this, although a lack of interaction between pilots makes it difficult to determine the exacts yet, and it is possible an additional pilot will be introduced to further mix things up.

The Hero	Asuka at first, later Shinji
The Lancer(s) / The Smart Guy(s)	Mari, Rei
The Big Guy	Toji
The Chick	Shinji at first, later Asuka
The Sixth Ranger	Kaworu

Reservoir Dogs

The Hero	White
The Lancer	Orange
The Big Guy	Blonde
The Smart Guy	Pink
Non-Action Guy	Brown
Sacrificial Lamb	Blue

Return of the Living Dead Part 2

The Hero	Jesse Wilson
The Lancer	Lucy Wilson
The Smart Guy	Dr. Mandel
The Big Guy	Tom Essex
The Chick	Brenda
Those Two Guys	Ed and Joey

Return to Oz

The Hero	Dorothy
The Lancer	Billina
The Smart Guy	Tik-Tok
The Big Guy	Gump
The Chick	Jack Pumpkinhead

Revenge of the Nerds

The Hero	Lewis Skolnick
The Lancer	Gilbert Lowe
The Smart Guy	Lewis and Gilbert share this role with Arnold Poindexter and Takashi Toshiro
The Chick	Lamar Latrell
Tagalong Kid	Harold Wormser
Sixth Ranger	Booger

Rio

The Hero	Jewel, in the beginning but then Blu becames this
The Lancer	Rafael
The Big Guy	The Red-Crested Cardinal, Pedro
The Smart Guy	Nico
The Chick	Blu, in the beggining then he becames The Hero, and makes Jewel, The Chick
Team Pet	Luiz the bulldog

Rio Bravo:

The Hero	Sherrif John T. Chance
The Lancer	Dude
The Big Guy	Stumpy
The Smart Guy	Colorado Ryan
The Chick	Feathers

Road House

The Hero	Dalton
The Lancer / The Mentor	Wade Garrett
The Chicks	Elizabeth "Doc" Clay (also The Smart Guy) and Carrie
Reasonable Authority Figure	Frank Tilghman
Sixth Ranger	Cody

Robin Hood

The Hero	Robin Hood, a fox
The Lancer	Little John, a bear
The Big Guy	Friar Tuck, a badger
The Smart Guy	Alan-a-Dale, a rooster
The Chick	Maid Marian, a vixen
Tagalong Kid	Skippy, a rabbit

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

The Hero	Robin Hood
The Lancer	At'Chu
The Big Guy	Little John
The Smart Guy	Will Scarlet
The Chick	Blinkin'

Rock-A-Doodle

The Hero	Edmund
The Lancer / The Big Guy	Snipes
The Smart Guy / The Chick	Peepers
The Mentor	Patou
Sixth Ranger	Chanticleer

The Rocker

The Hero	Curtis Powell
The Lancer	Rob "Fish" Fishman
The Big Guy	Amelia
The Chick	Matt Gadman

The Rocketeer

The Hero	Cliff Secord
The Lancer / The Smart Guy	Peevey (also possesses elements of The Mentor)
The Chick	Jenny Blake
Big Good	Howard Hughes

The Seven Dwarfs

The Hero	Doc
The Lancer	Grumpy
The Smart Guy	Sleepy
The Big Guy	Happy
The Chick	Bashful
The Bumblebee	Sneezy
The Butt Monkey / The Tagalong Kid	Dopey
Team Mom	Snow White
Team Pet	Various forest animals

Shaun of the Dead

The Hero	Shaun
The Lancer	Ed (sometimes The Big Guy) and Liz (sometimes The Chick)
The Smart Guy	David
The Chick	Diane
The Sixth Ranger	Barbara

Shrek

The Hero and The Big Guy	Shrek
The Lancer/Team Pet	Donkey
The Chick	Princess Fiona
The Fourth Ranger	Puss in Boots

Princesses

The Hero	Princess Fiona
The Lancer	Cinderella
The Smart Guy	Sleeping Beauty
The Big Guy	Doris the Ugly Stepsister
The Chick	Snow White
The Mentor	Queen Lillian
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Rapunzel

The Smurfs

The Hero	Clumsy Smurf
The Lancer	Grouchy Smurf
The Big Guy	Gutsy Smurf
The Smart Guy	Brainy Smurf
The Chick	Smurfette
Team Dad	Papa Smurf

Sneakers

The Hero	Bishop
The Lancer	Crease
The Big Guy	Mother Roskow
The Smart Guy	Whistler Emory, but also Carl Arbogast
The Chick	Liz

The Spy Next Door

The Hero	Bob
The Lancer	Colton
The Big Guy	Farren
The Smart Guy	Ian
The Chick	Nora
Sixth Ranger	Gillian

Star Trek

The Hero	Kirk
The Lancer	McCoy and Spock
The Smart Guy	Spock and Scotty (are traded off in this role.)
The Big Guy	Sulu
The Chick	Uhura
Tagalong Kid	Chekov
The Sixth Ranger	Scotty

Star Wars (original trilogy)

The Hero	Luke Skywalker
The Lancer	Han Solo
The Big Guy	Chewbacca
The Smart Guy	R2-D2
The Bumblebee	C-3PO
The Chick	Princess Leia
The Obi-Wan	Obi-Wan Kenobi (obviously)
Eccentric Mentor	Yoda
Sixth Ranger	Lando Calrissian

A new one emerges during The Empire Strikes Back with the Falcon Crew:

The Hero	Han Solo
The Lancer/The Chick	Princess Leia
The Big Guy	Chewbacca
The Smart Guy	R2-D2
The Bumblebee	C-3PO

During The Phantom Menace:

The Hero	Qui-Gon Jinn
The Lancer	Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Smart Guy	R2-D2
The Big Guy	Captain Panaka
The Chick	Padme Amidala
The Bumblebee	Jar Jar Binks
The Heart	Anakin

And during episodes II and III:

Big Good	Yoda
The Hero	Anakin Skywalker
The Lancer	Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Big Guy	Mace Windu
The Smart Guy	R2-D2
The Chick	Padme Amidala

Still Waiting...

The Hero	Dennis
The Lancer	Naomi
The Big Guy(s)	Hank and Chuck
The Smart Guy	Amber
The Chick	Kristy
Tagalong Kid	Mason
The Scrappy / Suspiciously Similar Substitute(s)	Agnew (for Monty) and Joshua (for both Dean AND Mitch)
Those Two Guys	Nick and T-Dog (subverted in that they split before the film began)
Pointy-Haired Boss	Dan
The Rival	Calvin

Street Fighter (1994)

The Hero	Colonel Guile
The Lancers	Lt. Cammy White and Sgt. T. Hawk
The Smart Guy	Captain Sawada
The Big Guys	Balrog and Edmond Honda
The Chick	Chun-Li Zang
Those Two Guys / The Sixth Rangers	Ken Masters and Ryu Hoshi
The Mentor	Dr. Dhalsim

Streets of Fire

The Hero	Tom Cody
The Lancer and The Smart Guy	Billy Fish
The Big Guy	McCoy
The Chick	Ellen Aim

Stripes

The Hero	John Winger
The Lancer	Russell Ziskey
The Big Guy	Dewey "Ox" Oxburger
The Chicks	Stella and Louise
Reasonable Authority Figure	Sgt. Hulka

Sucker Punch

The Hero	Baby Doll
The Lancer/The Big Guy on the ground	Sweet Pea
The Smart Guy/The Big Guy in the air	Amber
The Chick	Rocket
The Chick/Sixth Ranger Traitor	Blondie

Super Troopers

The Hero	Ramathorn
The Lancer	Foster and Mac (Who also has elements of both The Big Guy and Wacky Guy)
The Big Guy	Farva
The Smart Guy	Ursula (Also The Sixth Ranger)
The Chick	Rabbit
The Mentor	O'Hagen

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

The Hero / The Heart	John Connor
The Lancer / The Big Guy	T-800 Mark Two
Team Mom	Sarah Connor
The Smart Guy / Sixth Ranger	Miles Dyson

Top Gun

The Hero	Maverick
The Lancer	Goose, Iceman
The Big Guy	Slider
The Mentor	Viper
The Chick	Charlie

Toy Story series - Andy's Toys who eventually merge with Bonnie's Toys

The Hero	Woody
The Lancer	Buzz Lightyear (also The Hero in 2)
The Big Guys	Mr. Potato Head (also The Lancer in 2), Rex (also The Chick) (and Rocky Gibraltar in the original), Sarge
The Smart Guy	Hamm
The Chick	Slinky Dog
The Chick (standard version)	Mrs. Potato Head (and Bo Peep in the original, and Barbie in 3 (with elements of The Smart Guy))
Sixth Ranger	Jessie
Team Pet	Bullseye (RC, Robot and Snake in the original)
Tagalong Kids	Squeeze Toy Aliens (a.k.a. The Little Green Men)

• Note: Barbie is Molly's doll who eventually merge with Sunnyside Daycare Toys that Ken stops her from the garbage truck.

Toy Story 3 - Bonnie's Toys

The Hero	Dolly
The Lancer	Buttercup
The Big Guy	Totoro
The Smart Guy / The Chick	Trixie
The Quiet One	Mr. Pricklepants
Sixth Ranger	Chuckles the Clown
Tagalong Kids	Peas-in-a-Pod

Trading Places

The Hero	Louis Winthorpe III
The Lancer	Billy Ray Valentine
The Smart Guy	Louis, who has technical knowledge of commodities trading
The Chick	Ophelia
The Sixth Ranger	Coleman

• Note: Louis and Billy Ray both possess traits of The Hero and The Lancer interchangeably.

Transformers

The Hero	Optimus Prime
The Lancer	Jazz
The Big Guy	Ironhide
The Smart Guy	Ratchet
The Chick	Bumblebee (less The Chick than most The Bumblebee)

Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen

The Hero	Optimus Prime
The Lancer	Ironhide
The Smart Guy	Ratchet
The Big Guy	Sideswipe (most combat oriented)
The Chicks	Arcee, Chromia, & Elita-1
The Bumblebee	Bumblebee (of course)
Tagalong Kid	Mudflap, Skids, also Weelie
Cool Old Guy	Jetfire
Sixth Ranger	Jolt

Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

The Hero	Optimus Prime
The Lancer	Ironhide
The Smart Guys	Ratchet and Wheeljack
The Big Guy	Sideswipe
The Chick	Mirage
The Bumblebee	Bumblebee
Those Three Guys	Roadbuster, Leadfoot and Topspin
Tagalong Kids	Wheelie and Brains
Sixth Ranger Traitor	Sentinel Prime

Tropic Thunder

The Hero	Tugg Speedman (Or so he thinks)
The Lancer	Kirk Lazarus
The Chick	Jeff Portnoy (more of a Plucky Comic Relief, but considering he's the least helpful...)
The Big Guy	Alpa Chino
The Smart Guy	Kevin Sandusky

True Lies

The Hero	Harry Tasker
The Lancer	Albert Gibson
The Chick	Helen Tasker
The Smart Guy	Faisal
Tagalong Kid	Dana Tasker

The Untouchables

The Hero	Elliot Ness
The Lancer / The Mentor	Jimmy Malone
The Big Guy	George Stone
The Smart Guy	Oscar Wallace

The Usual Suspects

The Hero	Keaton
The Lancer	Hockney
The Big Guy	McManus
The Smart Guy	Fenster/Verbal
The Chick	Verbal

Warriors of Virtue

The Hero	Yun, Virtue of Benevolence, Warrior of Water
The Lancer	Lai, Virtue of Order, Warrior of Wood
The Chick	Tsun, Virtue of Loyalty, Warrior of Earth
The Smart Guy	Chi, Virtue of Wisdom, Warrior of Fire
The Big Guy	Yee, Virtue of Righteousness, Warrior of Metal

Waiting...

The Hero(es)	Dean and Monty
The Lancer	Serena (Monty is The Lancer to Dean)
The Big Guy	Floyd
The Smart Guy	Raddimus
The Chick(s)	Calvin and Amy
Sixth Ranger / Ensemble Darkhorse	Naomi
Tagalong Kid	Mitch
Pointy-Haired Boss	Dan
Those Two Guys	Nick and T-Dog
The Mentor	Bishop

Wet Hot American Summer

The Hero	Coop
The Lancer	Andy
The Big Guy	Victor
The Smart Guy	Neil
The Chick	Katie
Sixth Ranger	Mostly McKinley, but could also be Ben or Susie, YMMV.

X-Men: The Last Stand

The Hero	Wolverine
The Lancer	Storm
The Smart Guy(Genius Bruiser)	Beast
The Big Guy	Colossus
The Chick	Shadow cat
The Bumble Bee	Iceman

Zardoz

The Hero / The Big Guy	Zed
The Lancer	Friend
The Smart Chicks	May and Consuella
The Chick	Avalow

Zathura

The Hero	Walter
The Lancer	Danny
The Smart Guy	Danny (again)
The Big Guy	Future Walter
The Chick	Lisa

Zombieland

The Hero	Columbus
The Big Guy	Tallahassee
The Lancer	Wichita
The Smart Guy	Little Rock

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