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** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself. Typically, they're divided into "Team Sonic," [[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark," [[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[LovableRogue Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose," [[note]] Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[KindheartedSimpleton Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix," [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[KidAppealCharacter Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues," [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]] with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. For the Classic Era, [[TechnicalPacifist Mighty]] is paired with [[TheDitz Ray]]. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself. Typically, they're divided into "Team Sonic," [[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark," [[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[LovableRogue Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose,"[[note]] Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[KindheartedSimpleton Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix," [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[KidAppealCharacter Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues," [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]] with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. For the Classic Era, [[TechnicalPacifist Mighty]] is paired with [[TheDitz Ray]]. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself. Typically, they're divided into "Team Sonic,"[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark,"[[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[LovableRogue Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose,"[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[KindheartedSimpleton Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix,"[[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[KidAppealCharacter Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues,"[[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]] with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. For the Classic Era, [[TechnicalPacifist Mighty]] is paired with [[TheDitz Ray]]. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[LovableRogue Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[KidAppealCharacter Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. For the Classic Era, [[TechnicalPacifist Mighty]] is paired with [[TheDitz Ray]]. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlsThreeSuperGirlfriends'': Saturn Girl, Phantom Girl and Triplicate Girl from the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes are presented as Kara's new friends; despite this, Supergirl would not develop a close relationship with any of them, (although Saturn Girl would aid Supergirl in stories such like ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #307). It would not be until the ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' 2010 Annual that the four girls would spend time together on panel.
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': Joining the grouped characters are the "Neo Diamond Cutters" [[note]][[WellTrainedButInexperienced Lanolin]], [[GenkiGirl Tangle]], and [[FriendlySniper Whisper]][[/note]].

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[LovableRogue Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[KidAppealCharacter Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. For the Classic Era, [[TechnicalPacifist Mighty]] is paired with [[Keet Ray]]. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[LovableRogue Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[KidAppealCharacter Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[LovableRogue Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheLancer Shadow]], [[TeamMom Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]][[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheStoic Shadow]], [[TeamMom Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]][[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]][[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], and [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

* The ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' series has a veritable ocean of characters that only gets larger by the game, so it was inevitable that they'd struggle with writing interactions between them. A particularly noteworthy example is the relationship between the Squid Sisters and Off the Hook. Though they're supposedly on very good terms and are frequently shown hanging out in official artwork and tie-in media, they barely interact in canon, outside of one picture of the four eating lunch together and a few passing mentions in Marina's chat logs. In fact, Off the Hook spends more screen time with the Squid Sisters' ''grandpa'' than the girls themselves. Especially odd, considering the two groups are inextricably linked to each other.[[labelnote:*]]It was Callie and Marie performing "Calamari Inkantation" at the end of [[VideoGame/Splatoon1 the first game]] that snapped Marina out of her brainwashing, leading to her escape to Inkopolis, where she befriended Pearl. If it weren't for the Squid Sisters, Off the Hook as we know it would not exist. You'd think they'd be closer, all things considered.[[/labelnote]] ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' averts this with the new idol trio Deep Cut by actually including them in the "Return of the Mammalians" story mode and giving them substantial interactions with the Squid Sisters... but does nothing to rectify the situation with Off the Hook. In fact, it actually got worse -- Callie and Marie never even mention Pearl and Marina across the entire "Return of the Mammalians" campaign. With ''Splatoon 3'' marking a full-on switch to RotatingArcs for the idol groups, this is unlikely to ever change. {{Discussed|Trope}} in the ''Splatoon 3'' DLC ''Side Order'', where Pearl and Marina admit they haven't talked to the Squid Sisters "in a hot minute" (though [[spoiler:getting trapped in cyberspace]] in the middle of a world tour will do that). Off the Hook is also apparently on good terms with Deep Cut, but they've only directly interacted with them in holographic concerts.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion [[TheHeart Amy]].[[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheStoic Shadow]], [[TeamMom Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]].[[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]].[[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]] the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze the Cat]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver the Hedgehog]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion Amy.[[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheStoic Shadow]], [[TeamMom Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]].[[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]].[[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]], the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[JerkJock Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze the Cat]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver the Hedgehog]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion Amy.[[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheStoic Shadow]], [[TeamMom Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]].[[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]].[[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]], the "Babylon Rogues", [[note]][[HairTriggerTemper Jet]], [[WrenchWench Wave]], and [[DumbMuscle Storm]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze the Cat]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

** Ever since ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', more or less every character has been filed into a niche "team" that rarely interacts with the rest of the cast outside of their teams aside from Sonic himself, bordering on being an entire roster of {{Satellite Character}}s. Typically they're divided into "Team Sonic",[[note]][[TheLeader Sonic]], [[TheSmartGuy Tails]], [[TheBigGuy Knuckles]], and on occasion Amy.[[/note]] "Team Dark",[[note]][[TheStoic Shadow]], [[TeamMom Rouge]], and [[WalkingArmory Omega]].[[/note]] "Team Rose",[[note]]Amy, [[JapanesePoliteness Cream]], and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Big]].[[/note]] "Team Chaotix", [[note]][[DefectiveDetective Vector]], [[TheComicallySerious Espio]], [[BrattyHalfPint Charmy]][[/note]] and the duo of [[PlayingWithFire Blaze the Cat]] and [[PsychicPowers Silver]], with Cream occasionally grouped with them due to her close relationship with Blaze. Particularly JustForFun/{{egregious}} with Team Chaotix, since they barely even interacted with the rest of the cast before suddenly being close enough to be invited to Sonic's Birthday party, only to spend the entire party standing by themselves.

* ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'': Apart from the main foursome of [[MadScientist Okabe]], Kurisu, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mayuri]], and [[{{Otaku}} Daru]], pretty much every other character is a SatelliteCharacter. Despite being Lab Members, Ruka, Moeka, Suzuha, and Faris/Rumiho have little to no interaction with each other. In fact, the only time any of these characters share lines, [[spoiler:Suzuha is pointing a gun at Moeka, who just shot Mayuri]].

* Implied with ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. [[AllThereInTheManual According to some supplemental material]] for the [[NonSerialMovie non-canon]] movie ''[[Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja Road to Ninja]]'', Naruto is often alone when not on a mission, to the point where [[TheWoobie he makes shadow clones of himself just to have someone to talk to]], and is overjoyed when Lee convinces the other guys to invite him to simply hang out. Granted, it's implied he's often on other missions with his colleagues between arcs, but we rarely see opportunities to see them hang out when "off the clock". Fortunately, between the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War and the epilogue of the manga (''Literature/NarutoHiden'' and ''[[Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie The Last]]'' in canon; the various omake in the anime), Naruto is often seen hanging out with many of the other members of the Konoha 12 ([[TheStoic Sai]], [[NiceGuy Lee]], [[TeenGenius Shikamaru]], and [[OneTrueLove Hinata]] in particular), [[EarnYourHappyEnding meaning he would not have to be alone]].