History Main / AnimalMotifTeam

* YanksWithTanks are famous for this, but many militaries give units names like "Falcons", "Bulldogs", or "Cobras". This is due to the unit insignia, unit history or simply RuleOfCool.

** ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger''/''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': The main team is a LandSeaSky arrangement with Hawk (Red), Lion (Yellow), and Dolphin (Blue); while the Goraigers/Thunder Rangers have the JapaneseBeetleBrothers and Shurikenger/the Samurai Ranger is animal-less.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', the duo superheroes of Paris are Ladybug and Chat Noir, whose true identities are Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste. [[spoiler: In later seasons, they gave three people the other miraculouses to temporarily fight crime with them if the need arises, who are Rena Rouge (Alya Césaire), Queen Bee (Chloé Bourgeois), and Carapace (Nino Lahiffe).]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', the duo superheroes of Paris are Ladybug and Chat Noir, whose true identities are Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste. [[spoiler: In later seasons, they gave three people the other miraculouses to temporarily fight crime with them if the need arises, who are Rena Rouge (Alya Cesaire), Queen Bee (Chloe Bourgeois), and Carapace (Nino Lahiffe).]]

* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew''

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** ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''/''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': Returns to the mythical creatures theme, with a Phoenix (Red), Garuda (Yellow), Minotaur (Green), Mermaid (Blue) and Fairy (Pink). The SixthRanger, [=MagiShine=]/Solaris Knight, has no animal motif.

** ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger'': Dinosaurs once again; with Tyrannosaurus (Red), Triceratops (Blue), Ankylosaurus (Pink), "Needlesaurus" (a made-up Stegosaur species; Black), "Tigersaurus" (also made-up, a dinosaur version of a Smilodon; Green), and Mosasaurus (Gold).

*** LLENN invokes a rabbit with her small size, SuperSpeed of bounding round the battlefield, and her NiceHat that has two ears that resemble a rabbit. Not to mention she is constantly called a rabbit InUniverse as an InSeriesNickname of sorts.
*** Pitohui names herself after a species of toxic bird, but she's also given a lot of snake motifs with her design appearing snake-like and she once gets represented by a actual snake in official artwork.
*** M is themed after a turtle, being a MightyGlacier who carries [[MadeOfIndestructium an indestructium bulletproof shield]] on his back that he can unfold and hide behind to snipe his enemies, where really resembles a turtle withdrawn into its shell. This is especially prominent when put alongside LLENN with the two of them invoking ''The Tortoise and the Hare''.

* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'', Team LPFM has three out of four members possessing {{Animal Motif}}s.

** ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'': A team with mythological animals as motif, consisting of Dragon (Red), Griffin (Black), Pegasus (Blue), Mermaid (White), and Phoenix (Pink).

** ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''/''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'': This season's main theme is big cats; with the core team being Tiger (Red), Jaguar (Blue), and Cheetah (Yellow). Other animals are present as well; the {{Sixth Ranger}}s have Wolf and Rhino, while the core team also gets secondary weapons/zords based on the Shark (Red's secondary), Bat (Blue's secondary), and Elephant (Yellow's secondary). Plus ''Jungle Fury'' adds CanonForeigner {{Sixth Ranger}}s based on these three.

** ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'': Has a team with mythological animals as motif, consisting of Dragon (Hiryū Tsurugi/Red), Griffin (Shō Hayate/Black), Pegasus (Yūma Ōzora/Blue), Mermaid (Sayaka Nagisa/White), and Phoenix (Mai Tsubasa/Pink).
** ''Series/ChoujinSentaiJetman'': has a team with various birds as their motive, consisting of: Hawk (Ryū Tendō / Red), Condor (Gai Yūki / Black), Owl (Raita Ōishi / Yellow), Swan ( Kaori Rokumeikan /White) and Swallow (Ako Hayasaka /Blue).
** ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'' / ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': Both shows have a team with dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals as their motive, namely tyranosaurus, mammoth, triceratops, pteranodon, sabertooth tiger, and a Godzilla-expy, refered to as a Dragon:
*** Zyuranger: Tyranosaurus (Geki / Red), Mammoth (Goushi/Black), Triceratops (Dan / Blue), Pteranodon (Mei/Pink), Sabertooth Tiger (Boi / Yellow), and Dragon (Burai / Green).
*** Power Rangers: Tyranosaurus (Red Ranger: Jason Lee Scott, later replaced by Rocky [=DeSantos=]), Mammoth (Black Ranger: Zack Taylor, later replaced by Adam Park), Triceratops (Blue Ranger: Billy Cranston), Pteranodon (Pink Ranger: Kimberly Ann Hart, later replaced by Kat Hillard), Sabertooth Tiger ( Yellow Ranger: Trini Kwan, later replaced by Alisha Campbell) and Dragon (Green Ranger: Tommy Oliver).
** ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangerRangersLostGalaxy'': Each Ranger has an animal motif reflected in their suit that matches their Zord:
*** Gingaman: Lion (Ginga Red: Ryouma), Condor (Ginga Green: Hayate), Gorilla (Ginga Blue: Gōki), Wolf (Ginga Yellow: Hikaru), Wildcat (Ginga Pink: Saya) and Bull (Black Knight: BullBlack and later Hyūga).
*** Lost Galaxy: Lion (Red Ranger: [[MeaningfulName Leo), Condor (Green Ranger: Damon), Gorilla (Blue Ranger: Kai), Wolf (Yellow Ranger: Maya), Wildcat (Pink Ranger: Kendrix) and Bull (Magna Defender I and his successor Mike).
** ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' / ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'': Has a team with various animals, with the six rangers being themed after a Lion, Tiger, Bizon, Shark, Eagle, and Wolf. But their mecha/zords contain many more animals:
*** Gaoranger: Lion (Gao Red: Kakeru Shishi ), Tiger (Gao White: Sae Taiga), Bizon (Gao Black: Sōtarō Ushigome), Shark (Gao Blue: Kai Samezu), Eagle (Gao Yellow: Gaku Washio) and wolf (Gao Silver: Tsukumaro Oogami)
*** Wild Force: Lion (Red Lion Ranger: Cole Evans), Tiger (White Tiger Ranger: Alyssa Enrilé), Bizon (Black Bison Ranger: Danny Delgado), Shark (Blue Shark Ranger: Max Cooper), Eagle (Yellow Eagle Ranger: Taylor Earhardt), and Wolf (Lunar Wolf Ranger: Merrick Baliton).
** While ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger''/''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' has elemental powers as their main motif. Animals aren't far behind, especially with their respective ''SixthRanger''s. Red Ranger Shane has NobleBirdOfPrey, Yellow Ranger Dustin has KingOfBeasts, Blue Ranger Tori has a HeroicDolphin, then Navy Thunder Blake and Crimson Thunder Hunter both share JapaneseBeetleBrothers / ThunderBeetle. The only odd one out again like in [=MMPR=] is Green Samurai Cam.
** In ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger''/ ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', the members of this team have motifs of dinosaurs, consisting of the tyrannosaurus, triceratops, pteradon, brachiosaurus, and one unspecified. With many more dinosaurs making up their mecha/zords:
*** Abaranger: tyrannosaurus ([=AbaRed=]: Ryōga Hakua), Triceratops ([=AbareBlue=]: Yukito Sanjō), pteradon ([=AbareYellow=]: Ranru Itsuki), brachiosaurus [=AbareBlack=]: Asuka ), unspecified ([=AbareKiller=]: Mikoto Nakadai).
*** Dino Thunder: Tyranosaurus (The Red Ranger: Connor [=McKnight=]), triceratops (The Blue Ranger: Ethan James), pteradon (The Yellow Ranger: Kira Ford), brachiosaurus [[TheBusCameBack (The Black Ranger: Dr. Tommy Oliver)]] and [[SixthRanger The White Ranger, Trent Fernandez-Mercer]], whose dino motif was not given.
** In ''Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger''/ ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'', this time, they have motifs of wild animals, consisting of the tiger, cheetah, jaguar, wolf and rhino on both teams, plus bat, elephant and shark as exclusive members for Power Rangers:
*** Gekiranger: Tiger ([=GekiRed=]: Jan Kandou), Cheetha ([=GekiYellow=]: Ran Uzaki), Jaguar ([=GekiBlue=]: Retsu Fukami), Wolf ([=GekiViolet=]: Gou Fukami) and Rhino ([=GekiChopper=]: Ken Hisatsu).
*** Jungle Fury: Tiger spirit (The Red Ranger: Casey Rhodes), the cheetah spirit (The Yellow Ranger: Lily Chilman), the jaguar spirit (The Blue Ranger: Theo Martin), the wolf spirit (The Purple Ranger: Robert "R.J." James), and the rhino spirit (The White Ranger: Dominic "Dom" Hargan). There are also three Spirit Rangers themed after an Elephant, Shark and Bat, who only appear in costume and have no human identities.

* ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' has the main trio of Connor/Catboy (cat), Amaya/Owlette (owl) and Greg/Gekko (lizard), with occasional [[SixthRanger fourth and sometimes fifth members]] Armadylan (armadillo) and An Yu (dragon).

* ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' has the main trio of Connor/Catboy (cat), Amaya/Owlette (owl) and Greg/Gekko (lizard), with occasional [[SixthRanger fourth member]] Armadylan (armadillo).

Indexes: TheIndexTeam, {{Motif}}, AnimalTropes

A common way to give an individual an "identity" is to give them overarching motifs - and one of them is AnimalMotifs. But what if this time, these individuals are a team?

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* ''Series/{{Animorphs}}'': The team fights aliens by turning into Earth animals, with each having a preferred battle morph: Jake (TheLeader) uses a tiger, Rachel (TheBigGirl) uses a grizzly bear (or an African elephant), Cassie (TheChick) uses a wolf, Marco (TheLancer) uses a gorilla, Tobias suffered ModeLock as a red-tailed hawk (though he regained his morphing ability, he tends to stay in his hawk body during battles), and Ax uses his own Andalite body. These animals are so iconic that Visser Three tries to defeat a staged attack using captured animals during his trial, only to look stupid when the real deal shows up.
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and its American adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' have a lot of these, and we do mean a lot. Hell if there's a Power Rangers parody, almost always expect them to have an Animal Motif:

* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and it's American adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' have a lot of these, and we do mean a lot. Hell if there's a Power Rangers parody, almost always expect them to have an Animal Motif:

Each of the members have their own animal motif that distincts them from their other teammates. Majority of the examples tend to wear animal clothing to qualify, though some examples may be accomplished with AnimalThemeNaming, all the way to making them LittleBitBeastly or PettingZooPeople.

** A villainous example is the Serpent Society; a team of snake-themed supervillains. Like many superhero and -villain teams, it has a shifting roster of members, but notable (former) members include Anaconda, King Cobra, Black Mamba, Cottonmouth, Death Adder, Princess Python and Diamondback.

* The ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise has a lot of these, and we do mean a lot. Hell if there's a Power Rangers parody, almost always expect them to have an Animal Motif.
** The first team, ''the Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' were mostly made up of rather prehistoric animals, such as the Red Tyrannosaurus, Black Mastodon, Pink Pterodactyl, Blue Triceratops and the Yellow Sabertooth Tiger. The only odd one out is the SixthRanger, whom starts out with a Green Dragon before getting the White Tiger.
** While ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' has elemental powers as their main motif. Animals aren't far behind, especially with their respective ''SixthRanger''s. Red Ranger Shane has NobleBirdOfPrey, Yellow Ranger Dustin has KingOfBeasts, Blue Ranger Tori has a HeroicDolphin, then Navy Thunder Blake and Crimson Thunder Hunter both share JapaneseBeetleBrothers / ThunderBeetle. The only odd one out again like in [=MMPR=] is Green Samurai Cam.
** In ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', the members of this team have motifs of dinosaurs, consisting of the tyrannosaurus (The Red Ranger: Connor [=McKnight=]), triceratops (The Blue Ranger: Ethan James), pteradon (The Yellow Ranger: Kira Ford), branchiosaurus [[TheBusCameBack (The Black Ranger: Dr. Tommy Oliver)]] and [[SixthRanger The White Ranger, Trent Fernandez-Mercer]], whose dino motif was not given.
** In ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'', this time, they have motifs of wild animals, consisting of the tiger spirit (The Red Ranger: Casey Rhodes), the cheetah spirit (The Yellow Ranger: Lily Chilman), the jaguar spirit (The Blue Ranger: Theo Martin), the wolf spirit (The Purple Ranger: Robert "R.J." James), and the rhino spirit (The White Ranger: Dominic "Dom" Hargan).

* The ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise has a lot of these, and we do mean a lot.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''

** In ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'', this time, they have motifs of wild animals, consistinf of the tiget spirit (The Red Ranger: Casey Rhodes), the cheetah spirit (The Yellow Ranger: Lily Chilman), the jaguar spirit (The Blue Ranger: Theo Martin), the wolf spirit (The Purple Ranger: Robert "R.J." James), and the rhino spirit (The White Ranger: Dominic "Dom" Hargan).

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Each of the three original genin of Team 7 have been paired with the animal summon that the Sannin have been associated with. Naruto signed a contract with the toads under Jiraiya's tutelage and learned sage jutsu from the toads later in the series. Sasuke learned to summon and use several diverse jutsus involving snakes from Orochimaru in early Part II. After learning the truth of Itachi, Sasuke began using hawk summons, but retained the snake contract as well. Sakura is able to use slug summons being Tsunade's student.

** The ANBU are {{Elite Mook}}s ordered by their Kage to take dangerous high-level missions. One of the uniform requirements of Konoha's ANBU organization has required the members to wear different kinfs of animal-porcelain masks to hide their identities and having to resort to use code names.

*** LLENN invokes a rabbit with her small size, SuperSpeed of bounding round the battlefield, and her NiceHat that has two ‘ears’ that resemble a rabbit’s. Not to mention she is constantly called a rabbit InUniverse as an InSeriesNickname of sorts.
*** Pitohui names herself after a species of toxic bird, but she’s also given a lot of snake motifs with her design appearing snake-like and she once gets represented by a actual snake in official artwork.

** The Phantom Troupe have a spider as their main animal motif, even having spider tattoos in their body with each of their tattoo representing a number they have been given.