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** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}:
*** The Dark Knight tends to operate in Gotham City with a crew of vigilantes that, much like him, have no superpowers and tend to operate in a heroic ninja-like manner. His allies include [[Characters/RobinDamianWayne Robin]], [[ComicBook/Batgirl2011 Batgirl]], ComicBook/Nightwing, ComicBook/Batwoman, [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Orphan]], ComicBook/RedRobin, [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Spoiler]], ComicBook/Azrael [[Characters/BatmanHuntress Huntress]], and [[Characters/BatmanJasonTodd Red Hood]].

* Comic book writer Creator/DwayneMcDuffie once s[[http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2008/01/17/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-138/ atirically pitched]] a team called "Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers" due to the prevalence of black skateboarding heroes in the Marvel Universe.
* ''ComicBook/TheBoys'': Compound V is responsible for humans gaining superpowers, but the Boys are only injected with enough to have SuperStrength and super endurance (so when they get in a fistfight with supers, they end up with bruises and cuts rather than decapitation).

* In ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' it may just be playing straight with the [[DivineParentage demigods]] or being inverted. They all have the same basic powers, but depending on the particular divine parent, a demigod can also have extra powers that other demigods do not have. It therefore depends on which demigods are sent on a mission, whether it qualifies for this trope.
** In the camp of the demigods, however, the respective cabins compete against each other in different competitions (in one cabin each, the children are from an Olympic god). In these competitions, this trope is currently being played straight.
** It is also played with the [[AmazonBrigade hunters of Artemis]]. The goddess Artemis welcomes girls who are virgin and makes them [[TheAgeless immortal]]. In addition they get still some further forces, which are however always the same.

* The commonality of this trope in the world of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is why the Avatar is special. Different nations and groups of people can bend earth, wind, fire and water, and indeed teams with different abilities (like [[FourElementEnsemble our heroes]]) are an ''exception''. The Avatar is, himself, a walking OneManArmy capable of bending every element on a scale equal to entire armies, especially in [[SuperMode the Avatar State]].

--> '''Paul:''' I mean find people --ex-military, police, or just people who have the right attitude-- put them through a training program and if they pass give them super powers. Both the Danner and Garrick Formulae are easily mass produced. Power armour, perfectly mass producible as both the Russian government and LexCorp are proving. Cold guns, mass producible. Orichalcum, not ''currently'' mass producible but we're working on it. Kinetic belt, mass producible…

* The Comicbook/{{Nova}} Corps are pretty much the same as the Darkstars, with the exception of [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking Nova Prime]], who not only has greater power than the others, but various extra abilities.

* ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls1'' all have identical powers, which included flight, super strength, and laser vision. Among others. Later, however, they each started gaining new superpowers; for example, one story dealt with Blossom gaining [[BreathWeapon frost breath]]. Said episode also explains that each of the girls has one ability unique to themselves. For example, Bubbles is apparently an innate omniglot.

--> 2157. Doesn't matter if we all have different costumes and names, the group is vetoed if it's clear we're all ComicBook/{{Thor}}.

* [[Comicbook/IncredibleHulk The Hulk]] was once part of a team billed as "The Incredible Hulks" on the cover, including Comicbook/SheHulk, A-Bomb, Red She-Hulk, and a wielder of the Old Strong power. While each of these abilities differ in scale and application, they are each a PersonOfMassDestruction with SuperStrength as their core ability.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' all have identical powers, which included flight, super strength, and laser vision. Among others. Later, however, they each started gaining new superpowers; for example, one story dealt with Blossom gaining [[BreathWeapon frost breath]]. Said episode also explains that each of the girls has one ability unique to themselves. For example, Bubbles is apparently an innate omniglot.

* In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', there are ten orders of Knights Radiant, and two members of the same order will have the same Surgebinding abilities (which they also share with one of the ten [[PhysycialGod Heralds]]). Each of their two Surges are also shared with one of the other orders, and all ten have some basic abilities in common.

See IBelieveICanFly, for when every member of a team can fly. Compare SuperheroTeamUniform and contrast CastSpeciation and SuperheroSpeciation.

* The [[{{Nephilim}} shadowhunters]] from ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' qualify for this. They are all [[SuperStrength superhumanly strong]], fast and resilient, and have the ability to use angelic magic. Mostly runes, but they can also use weapons made by angels. Interestingly, this is inverted by the main protagonists' team, because among them is a vampire and a [[WitchSpecies warlock]], and among the minor protagonists is also a werewolf.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', this is the entire reason the Avatar is special. Different nations and groups of people can bend earth, wind, fire and water, and indeed teams with different abilities (like [[FourElementEnsemble our heroes]]) are an ''exception''. The Avatar is, himself, a walking OneManArmy capable of bending every element on a scale equal to entire armies, especially in [[SuperMode the Avatar State]].

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* StockSuperpowers that are vastly different, but overlap in one specific ability. [[note]] For example, a team consisting of a BeastMan, a DoAnythingRobot, and someone with [[TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne Ki-Detection]], the fact that they all have SuperSenses as ''one'' of their ComboPlatterPowers would only qualify for this trope if being a SensorCharacter was the team's primary function or purpose.[[/note]]

* The US adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' mostly follows suit, but has a tendency in later seasons to give each member a different StockSuperpower that they can use without transforming, as well as for the Red Ranger to gain an exclusive SuperMode. The latter would eventually pass back into ''Super Sentai'', but usually in the form of an UpgradeArtifact that other team members can borrow when Red is unavailable.

* The ComicBook/MetalMen are a team of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTeam metal robot people]] who all have shape-shifting powers. The variance comes from the fact that they're all made up of different metals, which all have different properties. For example, Gold is an excellent energy conductor and very malleable, while Lead is more of an insulator and much heavier.

*** The Flash Family, originally formed in the Silver Age by grouping up the Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick, with Silver Age Flash, and [[LegacyCharacter Barry Allen]], his KidSidekick Kid Flash, ComicBook/Wally West, with several reprint specials also including unrelated character Johnny Quick/Jack Chambers as part of it.

** ''Franchise/{{Batman}}:
*** The Bat-Family, formed of the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, the former and current Robins and Batgirls, as well as other vigilantes operating in Gotham, such as Kate Kane, AKA ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}, Helena Bertinelli, AKA ComicBook/{{Huntress}}, etc. Technically everyone has the same powers by virtue of none of them having ''any''; they're all BadassNormal heroes who've undergone extreme training in some form to become protectors of a WretchedHive of a city.
*** More individually, the titles of Robin and Batgirl are legacies, with multiple characters having used them. Robins include Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, and Damian Wayne, and the Batgirls include Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, and also Stephanie Brown, who has been part of both legacies. With the exception of Damian (who is still a relatively new character and has yet to do so), each one have their own identity they've forged outside of this title; ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} for Dick Grayson, ComicBook/RedHood for Jason Todd, [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Red Robin]] for Tim Drake, [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Spoiler]] for Stephanie Brown, ComicBook/{{Oracle}} for Barbara Gordon, and [[ComicBook/Batgirl2000 Black Bat or Orphan]] for Cassandra Cain. Each legacy almost forms its own 'team' of sorts, though the boys are the only ones who have properly teamed-up with any regularity, and to give them some means of individuality outside of personality, they've also given each one their own WeaponOfChoice (batons for Nightwing, guns for Jason, bo-staff for Tim, swords for Damian).
*** Subverted with the ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey; though they're all Gotham-based characters they're all specialised in some way, with Oracle remaining MissionControl and TeamLeader, Huntress using crossbows as her WeaponOfChoice, and ComicBook/BlackCanary as the main field operative who, while one of the best martial artists, also has her signature [[MakesMeWannaShout Canary Cry]] as she's the TokenSuper.

* Many of the most iconic ''Creator/DCComics'' characters have their own 'family' of characters who've built up over time; thanks to the popularity of the KidSidekick, DistaffCounterpart and SpearCounterpart, and LegacyCharacter, there's many groups formed entirely around multiple characters with the same gimmick and power, but with vastly different personalities or ways of using it. Creator/MarvelComics have employed this too with some franchises, but it's a more recent trend, while DC have been doing it in some form since the Silver Age. Examples:

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** The Man of Steel is often paired up with other Kryptonians like Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Comicbook/PowerGirl, ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, Krypto, as well as Daxamites like Mon-El. Each of them (barring the occasional bizarre retcon) are basically {{Flying Brick}}s.
** Likewise, the Phantom Zone criminals are all Kryptonians with the same set of powers.
** The Superman Emergency Squad was made up of Kandorians (Kryptonians from the bottle city of Kandor). Inside Kandor they have no powers, but outside, as Kryptonians they have the same powers as Superman.
** The ''Hypertension'' storyarc in ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'s own book featured him leading an army of his alternate counterparts against another counterpart that had gone rogue.

* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'':
** The Green Lantern Corps, except for a few outliers, all have the same ImaginationBasedSuperpower. They all vary in control and application, however, since it's fueled by willpower.
** The other Corps also apply--but their abilities differ from color to color. The Orange Lanterns fit this best of all, because they are all ring constructs created by the one ''actual'' Orange Lantern, Larfleeze.
** The creators of the Lanterns, the Guardians, all have the same powers as well. Of course, when that power is technically {{Reality Warp|er}}ing, you really don't need anything else.
** The Manhunters, another group of space police created by the Guardians, are all androids with a uniform set of powers and abilities.
* The Darkstars of the Franchise/DCUniverse wear advanced super suits which all have the same abilities, basically making them a FlyingBrick with energy blasts.

* [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] (now "Shazam") and the Marvel Family. They're basically people who not only have the same powers, but usually get them from the same source (or another mythological equivalent).

* The SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} Corps, made up of various AlternateUniverse counterparts of the merc with a mouth. Dogpool and Headpool, being a dog and a zombie respectively, are probably the biggest outliers.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40K'': The Eldar specialize in this, with each of their units being a specialist in some form of combat. However, it is expected that each Eldar try to maintain some flexibility, so their units' leaders are referred to as "having lost themselves on the Path" they were following.

* In ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', the Chinese Yangban have a pair of members (Null and One) whose powers give ''each'' member reduced forms of ''every'' member's powers. They're extremely hard to fight, because they're also trained to attack in concert, and they usually bring a power that lets them resurrect dead teammates.