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* ''Fanfic/FriendlyPrettyCure'': Bobble's mission is to find Pretty Cure warriors to defeat the evil organization, The Negative, threatening The Kingdom of Friendship. His first task after recruitment is to have them meet Cure Desire. He assembles a [[FourManBand Four-Woman Band]] comprised of Cure Laugh, Cure Wisdom, Cure Courage, and Cure Sweet.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfHorror'': TeenIdol Mizuki is geared towards using her naturally high Charisma to secure as many Allies as possible to [[MoreFriendsMoreBenefits build up her perks]]. However, she's also seeking safety in numbers; surrounding herself with people offers some protection from a mysterious stalker who's been hounding her.

* ''WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': The prequel book ''On the Origin of [=PCs=]'' explores the backstories of the members of the Order of the Stick, and how Roy Greenhilt wound up assembling them into a RagtagBunchOfMisfits.

* ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'' opens up with Misho and Marena trying to get other heroes to join them on their quest.

* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': It's a PlayedWith case with regard to the Light Warriors. Not only are they a bunch of {{Heroic Comedic Sociopath}}s but it's not one of them who seeks the others but King Steve who appoints them to defeat the Warriors of Darkness.

* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': The Light Warriors certainly fall into the more cynical side of this trope. They even have an early arc about deciding which of the applicants would be allowed to take the job.

* ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'' has this as the early joke, as Hero was looking for new party members for... no apparent reason, it seems.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': Commander Shepard spends the majority of the game recruiting and earning the loyalty of various mercs, criminals, and similar outcasts in order to form a BadassCrew.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'': Celes pretty much starts off like this in the second half of the game, though most group members are already known.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': Commander Shepard, where s/he spends the majority of the game recruiting and earning the loyalty of various mercs, criminals, and similar outcasts in order to form a BadassCrew.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'': The fifth Blight obliterates the Grey Wardens, leaving only the protagonist, who is now the Warden-Commander of Ferelden. Half a year later, the player character is tasked with rebuilding TheOrder. The new members are an apostate, a benevolent Fade spirit, a Dalish elf mage, a dwarven Legionnaire of the Dead, a female knight, Arl Howe's rogue son, and a dwarven warrior from Orzammar.

* Both ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' center heavily around the protagonist looking for a bunch of badasses to recruit in order to help them with the current crisis.

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* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Luffy wants to become the king of pirates, so he travels the world to assemble a crew with which to find the mythic One Piece.

Compare MagneticHero and AvengersAssemble (a {{montage}} of the members of a hero team being signaled to come together).

Compare MagneticHero and AvengersAssemble.

** Galadwen's whole shtick is that she trots the universe's many dimensions and timelines seeking elven populations to unify against the threat posed by the Burning Legion. In a 'TheForeignerBefriendsTheBest' way, she focuses her efforts on faction leaders. The ones she pursues the most are what she calls the Elven Elemental Aspects which, while not her TrueCompanions, are among her most valuable allies. This includes Sylvanas Windrunner (Aspect of Dearh and Galadwen's sarcastic [[TheLancer Lancer]]) and Bloom Oðrson (Aspect of Fire who ends up being Galadwen's ambassador with the Magix Dimension). Additionally, there are Flora and Queen Daphne of Domino, with whom [[spoiler:she pulls the strings of the plot from behind the shadows]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Kion's first task as leader of the Lion Guard is to select his subordinates according to being outstanding in a particular trait--the Fiercest, the Keenest of Sight, the Bravest, the Strongest, and the Fastest. In an attempt to cleanse [[HerosEvilPredecessor Scar's tainted legacy]], Kion picks cubs from various animal species, not just lions. Their job is to be the Pride Lands' PraetorianGuard, as well as to preserve the balance of the Circle of Life.

* ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'': Roland spends an entire book doing this, via magical doors into our modern time. It's called The Drawing of the Three.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'': Kion's first task as leader of the Lion Guard is to select his subordinates. In an attempt to cleanse [[HerosEvilPredecessor Scar's tainted legacy]], Kion picks cubs from various animal species, not just lions. Their job is to be the Pride Lands' PraetorianGuard, as well as to preserve the balance of the Circle of Life.

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