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The Team
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Tony: We're the Avengers. We can bust arms dealers all the live-long day, but that up there? That's the endgame. How are you guys planning on beating that?
Steve: Together.
Tony: We'll lose.
Steve: Then we'll do that together, too.

A designated group of people who may or may not have an official name, but who work together towards shared goals. Members are often split along particular roles based on complementary skills and personality traits, which all contribute to the group dynamic in their own unique way. Many of the most common team arrangements and roles are listed under The Index Team.

Most importantly, the Team has to have teamwork and Team Spirit as its basic modus operandi; that is, they seek to tackle any problems that any of their members encounters together, unless circumstances dictate otherwise (e.g. one of them has been ambushed while away from the others, or the problem involves participating in an official competition of one-on-one matches).

They can sometimes be a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits. They may eventually become True Companions, if they are not in the first place.

Their roles may loosely align with the classic Five-Man Band (leader, foil lieutenant, technical, powerful, and emotional), but without strict numerical or gender restrictions. Other non-standard Party Members are also fair game as long as they actually contribute to the group dynamics and are not just extra cast members.

There may also be two or more characters holding the same "archetype", though often in different ways; a team may have a scientific/tech-savvy Smart Guy, a tactical/manipulation-savvy Smart Guy, and/or a social/relations-savvy Smart Guy. Likewise, there may be two or more Big Guys, one being a long-range BFG-wielding shooter, another being a close-range Unskilled, but Strong brawler, and perhaps yet another mid-range BFS-wielding slasher.

This is the Super-Trope to Power Trio, Five-Man Band, The Magnificent Seven Samurai, and many others. If it's a military group, it's either The Squad or a Command Roster. If enough members are legitimately badass, it may also be a Badass Crew. For professional wrestling examples, see Power Stable. They can also be a Dream Team. Compare and contrast Band of Brothers and True Companions. See also Cast Calculus for typical breakdowns.

See Establishing Team Shot for when the team is introduced together.


 
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