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The more recent genre books from Hero Games like using this trope for the sample good-guy team.

Champions (5th edition)

The Leader	Defender
The Lancer	Nighthawk
The Big Guy	Ironclad
The Smart Guy	Witchcraft
The Chick	Sapphire (fan description: J-Lo with superpowers)

Fantasy Hero (5th edition)

The Leader	Drudaryon
The Lancer	Valerius the Harper
The Big Guy	Halfreda (a dwarf, but tougher than the paladin Drudaryon)
The Smart Guy	Drago
The Chick	Tarina (more competent than a classic Chick, though)

Magic: The Gathering: Gideon's planeswalker team

The Leader	Gideon Jura
The Lancer	Sorin Markov
The Big Guy	Garruk Wildspeaker
The Smart Guy	Jace Beleren
The Chick	Chandra Nalaar

Monsterpocalypse

G.U.A.R.D

The Leader	Defender X
The Lancer	Legionnaire
The Big Guy	Laser Knight
The Smart Guy	Sky Sentinel
The Chick	Nova ESR

Shadow Sun Industries

The Leader	Zor-Raiden
The Lancer	Zor-Macross
The Big Guy	Zor-Maxim
The Smart Guy	Zor-
The Chick	Zor-Magna

Terrasaurs

The Leader	Terra Khan
The Lancer	Pterdax
The Big Guy	Armodax
The Smart Guy	Rakadon
The Chick	Tyrannix

Elemental Champions

The Leader	The Heavens element Metamorph
The Lancer	Incinerus
The Big Guy	Tectomoc
The Smart Guy	Aquiosa
The Chick	Hurricanus

Ubercorp International

The Leader	Cyber Khan
The Lancer	Robo Kondo
The Big Guy	Gorghadratron
The Smart Guy	Mechacthugrosh
The Chick	The Collaborator-bot Metamorph

Empire Of The Apes

The Leader	King Kondo
The Lancer	White Dajan
The Big Guy	the cyborg Metamorph
The Smart Guy	General Hondo
The Chick	Gakura

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