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* Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses annual specials seem to be fueled by this trope:

* In SF Debris's Star Trek reviews, one of the recurring gags is the "League of Starship Captains", that consists of his interpretations of Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, and for whatever reason, Archer. They are usually brought together if one of them faces a dire situation:

* The AnimatedSeries ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'' did this. OnceAnEpisode, Matt Trakker (and once, Alex Sector when Trakker was MIA) would contact M.A.S.K.'s computer to review the specifics of the upcoming mission and select the appropriate operatives for the job based on their helmets (Masks) which gave them their powers, their natural skill sets, and their vehicles.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' There is a funny one in the episode "The Book Job" where Homie and Bart get their writing team together.

* Marvel: ''ComicBook/ContestOfChampions'' does this with pretty much every living hero who existed at the time in the Marvel Universe, plus a few new ones they spotted on the way. Though instead of a call, they were teleported (without choice) by a weird red light.

* In ''Comicbook/FantasticFour #1'', Reed Richards first summons the group together by creating a huge cloud above Manhattan that bears the words "Fantastic Four" before morphing into a "4." The other three show off their abilities because it's symbolic or something: The Invisible Girl vanishes in public, and being quite a ways away has to take a cab while invisible. (This actually works, though it scares the pants off the driver.) The Thing ditches his disguise, causing traffic accidents and drawing fire from the NYPD before he opts for the sewers. The Human Torch flames inside the car he was fixing, melting it, and while in flight is intercepted by jet fighters and ultimately a nuclear missile -- still over Manhattan -- requiring Reed to use his stretchiness to save the day.

* The Comicbook/TeenTitans in the comic book had an Avengers Assemble (or rather, Titans Together) gathering. When the Justice League refused to help Raven with her demon father, thinking it a trap, she appeared in the dreams of various teen heroes and rallied them to help her fight Trigon. Starfire just so happened to be escaping to Earth from her captors in time to help them.

* Appeared in Issue #28 of ''ComicBook/TheBraveAndTheBold'', the debut of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, where Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} learns of a monster called Starro and uses his belt to signal the rest of the League for an emergency meeting. Most of the remaining Big Seven responds, as is typical of the trope (ComicBook/WonderWoman breaks a date with Steve Trevor, Franchise/GreenLantern sets his test plane on autopilot, Franchise/TheFlash takes care of a tornado, and the ComicBook/MartianManhunter had just received vacation time for his human guise when he got the call), though Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}} had commitments too important for them to abandon (Superman is fighting off a meteor storm about to enter the planet's atmosphere, and Batman is overwhelmed by a crime wave in Gotham City).
* ComicBook/TheDefenders in most incarnations are loners, so many a Defenders story begins with someone, often Comicbook/DoctorStrange, visiting each potential member on his or her home turf and issuing the CallToAdventure.
** The four original Defenders -- Strange, the ComicBook/SilverSurfer, Prince Namor the Comicbook/SubMariner and the Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk -- were afflicted temporarily with a plot device in form of a curse that would "assemble" them for every major threat, whether they wanted to be there or not. They were freed at last when it proved to be the work of an enemy who was feeding on their anger and resentment.

* ''FanFic/WithThisRing'': When the Justice League is mind-controlled by the Light, the Team gathers the Frees, Firebrand, Alan Scott, Hardware, Teth Adom, John Constantine and Brainwave to help them take back the League and fight the Light.

* In the TrueFinalBoss of the ''Videogame/LiveALive'' remake, the boss will perform an attack that will disable the active heroes, causing the ones not chosen to step in as back-up. After dealing enough damage the other heroes will recover, allowing you to control all seven of the heroes.

* ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'': [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/seeker-of-thrones-6-56/ The first part of Chapter 6]] ''Seeker of Thrones'' is devoted to one. Also a MusicalEpisode, given the backdrop song that permeates it.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "Calling All Titans," Robin contacts every single member -- and there are about thirty! -- to let them know to stand by for further instructions.

* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has Klarion the Witchboy summoning various evil magicians for a scheme. Extra style points for bringing them in on the corners of a big pentagram.

* ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'': In some episode Ryder receives a call from someone and then slides a function and called "PAW PATROL! To the [[Main/HomeBase Lookout]]/[[Main/BaseOnWheels PAW Patroller]]/ [[Main/AirborneAircraftCarrier Air Patroller]]/ Beach Tower" then the pups see on their free time during the call and run from their activity all the way to the place. [[Main/TheKlutz Marshall]] bumps on something and hits the pups, making a joke about it or getting a reaction, then they ascend to the middle area to gear up for the rescue and they rallied on the observatory with Chase saying: Paw Patrol ready for action Ryder SIR! then Ryder briefs picks 2 or more pups for the emergency and they deploy from the Lookout to the danger zone in their vehicles.

* ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' has an awesome one. [[TheHero Bruce Willis]] needs to assemble his [[TheMagnificentSevenSamurai Magnificent Team]] of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits Ragtag Roughnecks]], but "once they get off the rig, [[LetsSplitUpGang they scatter]]." The ensuing montage shows FBI agents tracking each member to his natural habitat: [[TheBigGuy Bear]] (Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan) is on a motorcycle in South Dakota. [[PluckyComicRelief Max]] (Creator/KenHudsonCampbell) is in a tattoo parlor with his mama. [[TheSmartGuy Rockhound]] (Creator/SteveBuscemi) is sleazing on girls in New Orleans. [[NaiveNewcomer Oscar]] (Creator/OwenWilson) is on his horse ranch in Texas. [[TheMentor Chick]] (Creator/WillPatton) is at Caesar's Palace playing craps. [[TheLancer A.J. Frost]] (Creator/BenAffleck) is running [[StartMyOwn his own oil field]] somewhere on the MiddleOfNowhereStreet. Just about everyone looks up from whatever they're doing to see soldiers and resigns themselves to the inevitable. Affleck is so smug at Willis swallowing his pride to come see him personally that he comes without (much) complaint. ''Bear starts up a ChaseScene, yelling "COME AND GET PAPA BEAR!"''

** In Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine's "A Call to Arms", Sisko talks with the league about the incoming Dominion invasion and asks for suggestions. Kirk suggests espousing the superiority of humanity and punching them, Picard suggests technobabble, Janeway suggests genocide, and Archer blubbers at how the Vulcans are to blame and their secret Mind Bomb weapon. Janeway loves that answer and changes her mind.

** In ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine's "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges", Doctor Bashir talks with the league to discuss Section 31. While Kirk is at a loss and Archer rants about the Vulcans, Picard and Janeway argue about their lines and how Picard is always given the stupid ones to make Janeway look better. This eventually results in Picard snapping and Janeway falling madly in love with him, to Picard's dismay. Sisko later asks Bashir how the meeting went, and the Doctor mumbles how Khan was right all along.

** Within ''The Avengers'' itself, ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} is the first to meet Loki and gets [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]], [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha]] is pretending to be held hostage while tricking her "interrogator" into spilling everything, [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]] is in India helping the poor, [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve]] is taking out his fish-out-of-water issues on a series of heavy punching bags, [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony]] is putting the finishing touches on his new clean-energy Stark Tower, and [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] shows up last to crash Steve's and Tony's attempt to apprehend Loki.

** The four original Defenders -- Strange, the ComicBook/SilverSurfer, Prince Namor the Comicbook/SubMariner and the Comicbook/IncredibleHulk -- were afflicted temporarily with a plot device in form of a curse that would "assemble" them for every major threat, whether they wanted to be there or not. They were freed at last when it proved to be the work of an enemy who was feeding on their anger and resentment.

** Also played with when Shepard initially rejects the Illusive Man suggestion to put together a new team, stating that they ''[[PuttingTheBandBackTogether already]]'' have one that they trust. The Illusive Man counters that with the destruction of the ''Normandy'', Shepard's death and the two years it took to bring them back to life, their team has [[WeWereYourTeam since been scattered]]; either being reassigned, unavailable or having fallen completely off the grid. In the end, Joker, Dr Chakwas, Garrus and Tali are the only faces from the original ''Normandy'' to join them on the suicide mission.
** Basically the entire point of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3: Citadel''. Shepard brings together his/her entire ([[AnyoneCanDie surviving]]) team from the first two games to assist him/ber in taking out an unknown group with designs to end his/her life.

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* In ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', Treadstone headquarters orders all their field agents to go active. Cue the montage of each agent in the middle of some civilian activity, and dropping it upon receiving instructions from HQ.

* A large part of ''Literature/WaterMargin'' is how the heroes came to join the band at the Liangshan Marsh. Lengthily drawn out due to thete being LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.

* ''WebComic/KillSixBillionDemons'': [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/seeker-of-thrones-6-56/ Chapter 6 of Seeker of Thrones]] is a chapter-long one. Also a MusicalEpisode, given the backdrop song that permeates it.

-->'''Vega:''' What about the rest of the crew?\\

* VideoGame/TeamFortress2:

* In ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', chapter 76 is actually named 'Avengers Assemble' and has the Avengers [[spoiler: re-]] assemble, and the chapter ends with Steve giving his best (magically enhanced) parade ground roar of ''those'' words, effectively signifying that the tide has very much turned.

* A great example begins the second episode of Hoolywood East TV's ''New Kids on the Rock.''