History Main / SixthRanger

* ''LetsPlay/{{Dream}}:'' Originally, it was only Dream and George in the Minecraft Manhunts, but when the time came for two hunters, Sapnap joined in. [=BadBoyHalo=] came later when the hunters needed three of them to even have a chance against Dream. Antfrost eventually joins when a ''fourth'' hunter is required, and Awesamdude is later recruited as the ''fifth'' hunter.

* ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'' gives some interesting twist: like ''Happiness Charge'', Cure Wing (Tsubasa Yuunagi) and Cure Butterfly (Ageha Hijiri) are included in main visual at the start but it would take until Episode 9 for Cure Wing to appear while Cure Butterfly wouldn't make her first appearance until Episode 18. [[spoiler:In Episode 31, Elle transforms into Cure Majesty, although her proper debut doesn't appear until one episode later and like ''Tropical-Rouge'', Elle is the one that started the series' plot at the first place.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'': After Po proves himself as the true Dragon Warrior in the first film, he regularly fights with the Furious Five. However, considering he is still unsure of himself to a certain degree, he defers to Tigress as leader and is content to keep the relationship known as "The Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior."

** 2010 - In the Zhu Zhu Pets books, Rocky is introduced as part of the main cast.

%%* Amanda in ''Literature/KingdomKeepers''.

** Near the end of the show, the team is joined by [[spoiler:Ohkuwagata Ohger, a SuperPrototype of the King-Ohgers, who had been pretending to be evil for most of the show as part of a plan to find an opportunity to kill the true BigBad. Due to his evil actions, he is not trusted by the rest of the team and so only gets to fight with them a few times.]]
* The second season of ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'' teases this trope a few times but it never actually happens. In one episode Luna suggests that they recruit a famous idol star as their fourth member to be Akiba White but this idea is rejected. In the following battle with the MonsterOfTheWeek in the delusion world, said idol does actually appear to help the rangers but in the form of a magical girl instead of a ranger. Later when it seems the BigBad of the season has become unbeatable a new hero called Prism Ace shows up to save the rangers and at first it seems like they are getting a fourth member but it actually turns out to be a HostileShowTakeover. In an altered timeline where the Akibarangers replaced the Dairangers, Kibaranger has a grudge against the Akibarangers because he was supposed to be their fourth member but never got to appear on television due to the show being cancelled, and it is speculated that they would have also had a fifth member called Aranger.

* ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger'' has the traditional Ryusoul Gold with Nada becoming a seventh warrior after taming the violet Gaisoulg armor. Then there is Ryusoul Brown who is identical to Gaisoulg in all but color.

* ''Series/OhsamaSentaiKingOhger'' has the white Spider Kumonos, the HalfHumanHybrid son of a sixth warrior erased from the original legends due to his forbidden relationship with a monster from the enemy forces. Being TheAgeless, he survived for two millenia while manipulating events behind the scenes as TheNarrator of the series. Due to his nature, he questions WhatMeasureIsANonHuman and thus seeks for peaceful co-existence with the villains, insinuating that the war against them only began because an unknown mastermind painted them as a race that needs to be eliminated. However, his penchant for ProverbialWisdom makes it [[PoorCommunicationKills very difficult to communicate with him]]. Interestingly, in a sense he is ''not'' a late addition to the team because while he does not appear in the beginning of the show, the team is not officially formed until episode 19, ''after'' he has already joined. So if spin-offs are not counted, this would technically make the King Ohgers the first team to start with six members.

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[[caption-width-right:320:Above: [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers The original five]] [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Zyurangers]].\\
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** ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'' featuring Riders competing with each other in a DeadlyGame would inevitably have Riders come and go much like ''Ryuki''. While there are more Riders that are involved alongside the normal players, the show begins and ends with the main quartet of Geats, Tycoon, Na-Go, and Buffa.

*** The end of the first quarter sees the introduction of Kamen Rider Glare, another case of the new Rider being an enemy. He's the GameMaster who is tired of Geats' snooping and uses his own Rider gear, completely unlike those of the players', to take care of him for good. [[spoiler:Subverted when he only lasts three episodes before his boss catches wind of his breaking the rules and fires him. Other staff members would continue to suit up from time to time with {{Palette Swap}}s of Glare's suit to keep the game on track, but not regularly.]]

*** Late in the series, Keiwa's sister Sara gets roped into the fighting as Kamen Rider Hakubi. This leads her to become friends with Keiwa's ally Neon, and she becomes a third member of their little group. [[spoiler:Until her equipment gets destroyed by Buffa.]]

* Franchise/XMen:
** Back when the ComicBook/XMen were a Five-Man Band, Mimic was the first new student at Xavier's (also the first non-mutant X-Man). He's been a low-level criminal since leaving the team (a waste of potential after seeing his ComicBook/{{Exiles}} counterpart in action).
** When the original X-Men "graduate" to make room for the next team, the lineup remains fairly constant...ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Storm}}, ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}, ComicBook/{{Colossus}}, and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, with Banshee or Comicbook/JeanGrey "Phoenix" rounding out the squad on occasions...until after ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga, when the team picks up TagalongKid [[ComicBook/KittyPryde Kitty "Sprite" Pryde]]. In an interesting inversion, she started off without much combat effectiveness, and [[TookALevelInBadass took several levels in badass]] as her time with the team progressed.

* In the ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story arc ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Supergirl joins [[Franchise/GreenLantern Guy Gardner's Red Lanterns]]. A late addition, she is the youngest and smallest of the group, and she's also the most powerful by far due to her [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Kryptonian natural powers]].

* The ComicBook/FantasticFour have had a few extras over the years—Johnny's ex-wife Lyja, Ben's girlfriend Sharon Ventura, the time-displaced teenage version of Valeria Richards, and others; not counting substitute members who have filled in temporary vacancies in the team like Crystal, ComicBook/SpiderMan, ComicBook/LukeCage, ComicBook/SheHulk, and the ComicBook/BlackPanther.
* ComicBook/GreenArrow was the first new recruit to join the ''Franchise/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}'' back in the 60's. As a MythologyGag, his son [[AffirmativeActionLegacy Connor Hawke]] was the first new recruit to join the reformed League during Creator/GrantMorrison's run.
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, who joined ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' in the fourth issue of the series, and ended up becoming TheHero of the team.
* ''ComicBook/LesLegendaires'' got two sixth rangers so far:
** The first was Shun-Day, a {{Ninja}} ActionGirl apprentice who temporarily joined the group in order to achieve her formation. [[spoiler:She's eventually revealed to be a SixthRangerTraitor working as TheMole for the EvilSorcerer [[TheChessmaster Skroa]], though she [[BecomingTheMask eventually develops an actual bond with the Legendaries]] and ends up helping them defeating her "father".]]
** The second was [[DarkActionGirl Tenebris]], [[BigBad Darkhell]]'s daughter, who joined the group [[LoveRedeems in order to protect her love interest]] Razzia. Though her team-up with them was initially somehow intended to be temporary, she ends up joining them for real [[spoiler:after Danael was possessed by GodOfEvil Anathos and became the new villain]]. Ironically enough, [[spoiler:Shimy was so much expecting Tenebris to be a SixthRangerTraitor that she was willing to kill her in order to prevent it from happening, when in fact it turned out Tenebris remained loyal to them]].
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' has had a number of Sixth Rangers since its inception: Bunnie Rabbot (who ''wasn't'' part of the team here), Dulcy the Dragon, Tails and Amy Rose. The ContinuityReboot altered things so that Big the Cat and Cream and Cheese are now Freedom Fighters and the backstory revealed that Sonic and Tails were the first Sixth Rangers in the Freedom Fighters.
* Marty Miller from ''ComicBook/{{Circles}}'' a is a late addition who joins the FiveManBand at only the beginning of the story. He is also the youngest and most inexperienced of the group, so he doubles as an AudienceSurrogate.
* Aqualad (the Kaldur'ahm version) is this in ''ComicBook/TeenTitansRebirth'', complete with a "Next: The Sixth Titan" preview.
* ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018'' had Alpheus the World Forger and Shane J'onzz join the league in its 25th issue.
* One of the key plot points in the ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' story arc "Shazam and the Seven Magic Lands" is who the seventh champion of the Magic Lands could be. The first six champions are established to be [[SuperFamilyTeam the Shazam Family]] -- Billy, Freddy, Mary, Pedro, Eugene, and Darla. The eighth issue of the story ends with Billy sharing his power with [[spoiler: his own father, C.C. Batson. He turns out to be brainwashed by Mr Mind, and when freed wants nothing to do with Billy. The real seventh champion turns out to be ComicBook/BlackAdam.]]
* The first issue of ''ComicBook/RatQueens'' establishes the four Queens as one of several adventuring parties - the Peaches are a rival group. Braga of the Peaches fights alongside the Queens several times until she is officially inducted in the fourth arc.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy:'' The original team starts out as four guys. They're joined by AloofAlly Starhawk in their third appearance, in a crossover with ''ComicBook/TheDefenders'', and he joins permanently in their [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyMarvelPresents following series]]. The second issue of that then introduces Nikki Gold, who rounds out the classic team's roster. (Starhawk's sister, Aleta, who's introduced at the same time, however, doesn't get this status. She isn't treated as an official member until the 90s, and since then has largely been forgotten whenever the team shows up.)