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Tightwire Since: Apr, 2014
#1: Jun 16th 2014 at 6:15:48 PM

Doubtless when it was locked, it was for a good reason, but Five-Man Band now seems to need some rewriting. Additionally, there seem to be too many examples, some of them forced, but it's locked just the same.

For one thing, it still insists that The Chick is an absolute requirement for a Five-Man Band and must be female, when many Five Man Bands are just as much so with the male version, which is usually The Heart. Also, its associated tropes mean that people think the Four-Temperament Ensemble can be turned into a Five-Man Band.

Madrugada Zzzzzzzzzz Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: In season
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#2: Jun 16th 2014 at 6:36:22 PM

Not opening.

The page was locked because people kept wanting to change the description to match their favorite example. It's a very specific trope, with very specific requirements. It's also not a trope that sees much use in modern works, in large part because the Chick must be female. But we aren't going to water it back down to "these five characters, if you hold your head just right and squint."

Regarding the bad examples, there's an ongoing clean-up thread here dealing with them.

edited 16th Jun '14 6:47:33 PM by Madrugada

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