History Main / ThreePlusTwo

** This trope was played straight (for once) in ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The three Hurricanegers and two Gouraigers.[[note]]Or [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm the three Wind Rangers and the two Thunder Rangers.]][[/note]]]]

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* In ''LightNovel/KokoroConnect'', the Taichi-Inaba-Iori triangle is clearly in the center of the plot, while Yui and Aoi serve as BetaCouple.

* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossingFlyMeToTheMoon'' generally focuses on three main characters: Benedict, Kidd and Tank. Later chapters will have Champion Apollo and/or Frank join them in fighting against the villainous teams Cottage and Pastel.

* ''Manga/FairyTail'' started with [[TheChick Lucy]], [[TheHero Natsu]], and [[TheSmartGuy Happy]], but later [[TheLancer Gray]] and [[TheBigGuy Erza]] officially joined the team after tagging along enough times. To look at it chronologically (and disregard Happy), Natsu, Gray and Erza form the Power Trio, while Lucy and Wendy are the extra two that complete the group later.

* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' was like this in the middle of its run, with the main power trio functioning as TheHero, TheLancer, and TheChick, going in birth order, while Leo and Cole were TheSmartGuy and TheBigGuy respectively.

* ''Series/OrphanBlack'': Clone Club. [[TheLeader Sarah]], [[TheLancer Alison]] and [[TheSmartGuy Cosima]] make the PowerTrio while the late [[TheBigGuy Beth]] and [[TheChick Katja]] round out the FiveManBand. Felix counts as a SixthRanger.

*** This trope is actually inverted in the first episode. At the beginning we're presented with five friends who it seems like will be the FiveManBand of the show. Five minutes in, and the two who seemed like TheLeader and TheChick are both dead, leaving just their three surviving friends to become the titular team.

* The quintet of characters you end ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' with works like this, with the [[PowerTrio core trio]] composed of [[TheHero Cecil]], [[TheLancer Kain]], and [[TheChick Rosa]] in a TwoGuysAndAGirl dynamic, with the addition of Rydia and Edge, who are somewhat SlapSlapKiss.

* ''VideoGame/Pikmin3'' has new cast members [[TheSmartGuy Alph]], [[TheChick Brittany]], and [[TheBigGuy Charlie]] joined by returning characters [[spoiler:[[TheHero Olimar]] and [[TheLancer Louie]]]].

** ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' starts with [[TheHero Aang]], [[TheSmartGuy Sokka]] and [[TheChick Katara]], and later picks up [[TheBigGuy Toph]] and [[spoiler:[[TheLancer Zuko]]]] to complete the band. Suki joins the main cast as a full member near the end.

* ''[[VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight]]'' features this with the main cast of its Story Mode. The Fafnir Knight and his best friend Flavio join Princess Arianna as her bodyguards to make up a party of three, and they later meet the duo of Bertrand and Chloe while exploring Ginnungagap.

[[caption-width-right:350:The three Hurricanegers and two Gouraigers[[note]]Or [[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm the three Wind Rangers and the two Thunder Rangers]][[/note]].]]

* In ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'', the '70s trio of Charles, Logan, and Hank are joined by Peter, then Erik. [[spoiler: Subverted in that Peter is PutOnABus almost immediately after rescuing Erik, and then Erik reassumes his BigBad position]].

*** Happens AGAIN in season 3, as once [[spoiler:Nina never comes back and Amber leaves]] it's down to Fabian, Patricia and Alfie as the remaining original members, and the new trio, with the addition of Eddie Miller and KT Rush.

* The first season of the 90s ''Anime/SailorMoon'' anime spent an inordinate amount of time with just Sailor Moon, Mars and Mercury. Jupiter and Venus came later. Of course, as the season progressed, the five became a true FiveManBand. (Note that this is not the case in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]], [[Anime/SailorMoonCrystal the Crystal anime remake]] or in ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon''; both had a trio for only a handful of episodes, added Jupiter quickly, and spent most of the arc with four before Venus showed up.)

* The first season of the 90s ''Anime/SailorMoon'' anime spent an inordinate amount of time with just Sailor Moon, Mars and Mercury. Jupiter and Venus came later. Of course, as the season progressed, the five became a true FiveManBand. (Note that this is not the case in the manga or in ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon''; both had a trio for only a handful of episodes, added Jupiter quickly, and spent most of the arc with four before Venus showed up.)
* The ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' anime has Mew Ichigo, Mew Mint and Mew Lettuce gathered by the third episode. A few episodes later, they're joined by Mew Pudding and then Mew Zakuro. This is only in the 2002 anime since the manga and the [[Anime/TokyoMewMewNew 2022 anime reboot]] introduces the five girls at the beginning and each girl joins the team one after another.

* The first arc of ''Manga/DragonBall'' originally had Goku and Bulma adventuring together, with Oolong joining them shortly after. After this Yamcha and Puar were introduced, with the two pursuing the trio in hopes of stealing the dragonballs from them. Once Pilaf was introduced (or in the anime's case, became more of a threat), they officially joined into a FiveManBand for the rest of the arc.
* During the Freeza arc of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', we have originally Gohan, Krillin and Bulma. When Vegeta joins them, we have Gohan-Krillin-Vegeta plus Bulma. Later Piccolo and Goku appear as extra ones, but when Goku joins the battle against Freeza and Vegeta ends up being killed, we have Goku as the SpotlightStealingSquad and Gohan-Krillin-Piccolo as the extra trio ''plus'' Bulma.

* The first season of the 90s ''Manga/SailorMoon'' anime spent an inordinate amount of time with just Sailor Moon, Mars and Mercury. Jupiter and Venus came later. Of course, as the season progressed, the five became a true FiveManBand. (Note that this is not the case in the manga or in ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon''; both had a trio for only a handful of episodes, added Jupiter quickly, and spent most of the arc with four before Venus showed up.)

* Quite common in various configurations of the ComicBook/JusticeLeague. Franchise/{{Batman}}, Franchise/{{Superman}}, and Franchise/WonderWoman generally form a PowerTrio, often called The Trinity or The Big Three, while Franchise/TheFlash and Franchise/GreenLantern usually take on the role of ThoseTwoGuys.

* There's a Soviet film with ''this exact title'' (but ''not'' the TropeNamer), which is a romantic comedy (inevitably) built around this trope. Basically: guy PowerTrio meets girl HairContrastDuo, HilarityEnsues.
* {{Dracula}}, the FrankensteinMonster and a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Werewolf]] are generally the essential trio of the MonsterMash, some films add Film/{{The Mummy|1932}} and the Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon, one of the most well-known examples is ''Film/TheMonsterSquad''.

* Part I of ''Literature/KillTimeOrDieTrying'' has a FiveManBand consisting of three first-year students and two much older guys.

* Some seasons in the ''Franchise/SuperSentai''/''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise have started with three rangers instead of [[FiveManBand the usual team of five]], usually a trio composed of Red, Blue and Yellow (and it's usually TwoGuysAndAGirl[[note]]Except in ''[[Series/TaiyouSentaiSunVulcan Sun Vulcan]]''.[[/note]]), who are then joined mid-series by at least two [[SixthRanger extra rangers]]. They typically get just as much, if not more, exposure as the primary heroes, much like the sixth rangers.
** Before ''Power Rangers'', [[OlderThanTheyThink this practice was done first]] in the 1988 ''Super Sentai'' series ''[[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Liveman]]'', where the original heroes of Red Falcon, Yellow Lion and Blue Dolphin were joined by Black Bison and Green Sai (Rhino) in Episode 30. The [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad Volt]] follow a similar arrangement, starting out with three executives (Kemp, Mazenda and Obular) and losing one (Obular) while at the same time gaining three more (Ashura, then Guildos and Butchy at different points) for a total of five.
*** This trope is actually inverted in the first episode. At the beginning we're presented with five friends who it seems like will be the FiveManBand of the show. Five minutes in, and the two who seemed like TheLeader and TheChick are both dead, leaving just their three surviving friends to become the titular team.
** ''[[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger Hurricaneger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm Ninja Storm]]'': The Hurricanegers/Wind Ninjas form the main trio, with the Gouraigers/Thunder Ninjas (two brothers from a rival academy) joining later to form a team of five. An actual sixth ranger was later introduced in the form of Shurikenger/Samurai Star Ranger.
** ''[[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Abaranger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]'': The extra rangers were Abare Black/Black Dino Ranger, who served as an older brother figure to the main trio, followed much later by Abare Killer/White Dino Ranger, a former villain who underwent a HeelFaceTurn.
** ''[[Series/JukenSentaiGekiranger Gekiranger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersJungleFury Jungle Fury]]'': Geki Violet/Wolf Ranger and Geki Chopper/Rhino Ranger were mentor figures to the main team. The heroes' two main rivals later switch sides, though only at the very end.
** ''[[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Go-onger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM]]'': The series introduced not one, but two pairs of extra rangers: Black & Green (who were part of the main team) and Gold & Silver (siblings who formed a separate team).
** ''[[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Go-Busters]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Beast Morphers]]'': The main trio were joined by Beet Buster and Stag Buster / the Gold and Silver Rangers, another pair of beetle-themed extra rangers, who are notable for being the first non-sixth extras who are gold and silver, colors normally reserved for sixth members and above. Much like ''Abaranger'' and ''Gekiranger'' before it, the team never had more than five members.
** ''[[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Kyuranger]]'': Oddly enough, this time the team starts out with Chameleon Green, Oushii Black, and Kajiki Yellow, and gains Shishi Red and Ookami Blue[[note]]In all prior Sentai series, Red and Blue are part of the team at the beginning; in ''Kyuranger'', Lucky and Garu, the team's Red and Blue rangers, are discovered by Hami, Champ, and Spada - the team's Green, Black, and Yellow rangers - before the former 2 become Kyurangers[[/note]] by the end of the first episode. Following ''[=Go-onger=]'' and ''[=Go-Busters=]'' above, the next two to join the team are Gold and Silver (Tenbin Gold and Hebitsukai Silver), and after that, Sasori Orange and Washi Pink joined the team separately. After that, the team gains Ryu Commander, Ooguma Skyblue, and Ho'ou Soldier.

* ''Series/KnightRider'' (2008): Mike, Sarah, KITT as the core, with Billy and Zoe as the periphery.

* ''Series/OrphanBlack'': Clone Club. [[TheLeader Sarah]], [[TheLancer Alison]] and [[TheSmartGuy Cosima]] make the PowerTrio while the late [[TheBigGuy Beth]] and [[TheChick Katja]] round out the FiveManBand. Felix counts as a SixthRanger.
* The ''Series/ICarly'' PowerTrio of Sam, Freddie and Carly getting the most screen time, with Gibby and Spencer getting sub-plots, and occasionally being part of the main plot with the trio.
* Inverted with ''Series/MythBusters''; they end up being more like Two Plus Three. For the first season, it was just the OddCouple of Adam and Jamie getting the focus. The Build Team were later given some of the spotlight, then spun off into their own team of "myth busters". Adam and Jamie are TheHero and TheLancer, with the PowerTrio of the Build Team rounding out the band.
* Flashbacks from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' shows Ted, [[BetaCouple Marshall and Lily]] having the TwoGuysAndAGirl dynamic in their college days right before meeting Barney. They met Robin at the series premiere.

* ''Series/{{Bunheads}}'' has a pairing off within the group of four students of Sasha with and Melanie with Ginny, with the first pair getting far more attention. Then of course the foursome is seperate from the adult grouping of Michelle, Fanny and sometimes Truly.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' started out with the PowerTrio of Buffy, Xander, and Willow, adding and subtracting various others (Oz, Cordelia, Faith, Anya, Tara, Riley, Dawn) at varying levels of "insider-ness" over the seasons. At any given point there were usually five or six Scoobies, but only Buffy, Willow, and Xander remained constant throughout.
* ''The View'' has Whoopi Goldberg serving as moderator, but has more recently changed things so that Whoopi is absent on Fridays and free to attend to other commitments. Instead, an alternate cohost joins the table and Joy Behar moderates.
* ''Series/BattlestarGalactica1978'' has the warriors Apollo-Starbuck-Boomer plus Sheba-Bojay in "The Living Legend".
* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': The series started with the 'Original Team Arrow' of [[{{TheHero}} Oliver]], [[{{TheLancer}} Diggle]] and [[{{TheSmartGuy}} Felicity]]. From the second half of Season 2 several others characters join the team, starting with [[{{TheBigGuy}} Roy]] and [[ActionGirl Sara]] and by the end of Season 3 they've left and been replaced by [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} Thea]] and [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} Laurel]], respectively. Then Thea and Laurel leave, and they get replaced by Rene, Curtis, and Dinah. However the central trio are still much closer. This actually causes problems in later seasons, as the whole "team within the team" thing starts to piss the others off.
* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' uses this trope, especially in WholeEpisodeFlashback that discusses how they met. You have two (Mal and Zoe, old friends) plus three (Wash, Jayne, and Kaylee, who join the crew). But later, they add four more (Inara, Simon, River, and Book) who aren't technically part of the crew.

* The action in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' begins with SEES comprised of a FiveManBand... but only the three newest members are available to fight at the start. The other two are more experienced members, one serving as your initial MissionControl, and the other recovering from injuries, but both of them join the front lines in relatively short order.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' has two separate groups. Lan, Mayl and Chaud plus Dex and Yai form the first, while [=MegaMan=].EXE, Roll.EXE and Protoman.EXE plus Gutsman.EXE and Glyde.EXE form the second. As the former are partners of the latter respectively, clearly it's a case of like to like.
* The quintet of characters you end ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' with works like this, with the [[PowerTrio core trio]] composed of [[TheHero Cecil]], [[TheLancer Kain]], and [[TheChick Rosa]] in a TwoGuysAndAGirl dynamic, with the addition of Rydia and Edge, who are somewhat SlapSlapKiss.

* ''VideoGame/Pikmin3'' has new cast members [[TheSmartGuy Alph]], [[TheChick Brittany]], and [[TheBigGuy Charlie]] joined by returning characters [[spoiler:[[TheHero Olimar]] and [[TheLancer Louie]]]].
* ''Videogame/MinecraftStoryMode'' initially revolves around three friends -- Jesse, Olivia, and Axel. Once the BigBad shows up, the three are joined by [[LonerTurnedFriend resident loner]] Petra and [[TheRival rival builder]] Lukas (who already know each other).

* ''[[VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight]]'' features this with the main cast of its Story Mode. The Fafnir Knight and his best friend Flavio join Princess Arianna as her bodyguards to make up a party of three, and they later meet the duo of Bertrand and Chloe while exploring Ginnungagap.
* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', the initial number of people in Class VII were three students, Juna, Kurt, and Altina with [[TheHero Rean]] as their instructor. By chapter 3, Ash and Musse join Class VII (though they also join them in previous chapters by disobeying their instructors orders, prompting the principal to make them be a part of the class).
* The high school band [=High×Joker=] in ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM'', while a close group of five, really splits up into this. Jun Fuyumi and Natsuki Sakaki are a pair of ChildhoodFriends, while the remaining members Shiki Iseya, Hayato Akiyama and Haruna Wakazato form a ComicTrio.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' starts with [[TheHero Aang]], [[TheSmartGuy Sokka]] and [[TheChick Katara]], and later picks up [[TheBigGuy Toph]] and [[spoiler:[[TheLancer Zuko]]]] to complete the band. Suki joins the main cast as a full member near the end.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' starts out with [[TheHero Korra]] meeting [[BigFun Bolin]] and [[TheStoic Mako]], with Mako's girlfriend [[UptownGirl Asami]] joining later. {{Old Master}}s [[TeamDad Tenzin]] and [[DaChief Lin]] make it a full force of six.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' Optimus, Rattrap and Rhinox are the core trio, the leader and his two lieutenants (acting as the Kirk, The [=McCoy=] and the Spock, respectively). The three of them are in on all the secrets and will be trusted with things the others aren't. When Optimus is gone, leadership will generally be handled jointly by the two of them. Cheetor and Dinobot (the idealistic new guy and the cynical veteran) are the other two. Cheetor is trusted, but because of his youth and inexperience, he's still on the outside and is not involved in any decisions. Dinobot can't always be trusted because of his Predacon heritage and tendency to do some decidedly un-Maximal things, and is thus also kept at a distance. There's a revolving door of "outsider" Maximals, but the three "insiders" remain Optimus, Rattrap and Rhinox for the whole run.

* ''WesternAnimation/WorldOfQuest'' has [[InvertedTrope Two Plus Three]]. While all of the main characters except Anna share a past, the show is quite obviously focused on the interaction between Nestor and Quest.

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'''s first season: the Team begins with Comicbook/{{Robin}}, [[FragileSpeedster Kid Flash]] and [[MakingASplash Aqualad]], experienced sidekicks who already know each other. The three rescue ComicBook/{{Superboy}} and are later joined by [[SuperPowerLottery Miss Martian]] and {{Ar|cherArchetype}}temis, making a case of Three Plus Three. However, it's the newcomers who wind up getting more focus and CharacterDevelopment by the time the season ends.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has two brothers, Phineas and Ferb, plus three friends: Isabella, Buford, and Baljeet.

* This happens a lot on ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans''. Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone appear in almost every episode, while Tasha and Austin are each absent a third of the time. Many episode that feature all five characters have the former three in one group and the latter two in another, notably "Cave Party". The boys are also both a FreudianTrio and a BigThinShortTrio while the girls are a TomboyAndGirlyGirl duo, resulting in a few three plus two episodes that are also {{Gender Separated Ensemble Episode}}s, notably "The Legend of the Volcano Sisters".

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm The three Wind Rangers and the two Thunder Rangers]].]]

** Before ''Power Rangers'', [[OlderThanTheyThink this practice was done first]] in the 1988 ''Super Sentai'' series ''[[Series/ChoujuuSentaiLiveman Liveman]]'', where the original heroes of Red Falcon, Yellow Lion and Blue Dolphin were joined by Black Bison and Green Sai (Rhino) in Episode 30.

** ''[[Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger Abaranger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]'': The extra rangers were Abare Black/Black Dino Ranger, who served as an older brother figure to the main trio, followed by Abare Killer/White Dino Ranger, a former villain who underwent a HeelFaceTurn.

* ''Series/{{Bunheads}}'' has a pairing off within the group of four students of Sasha with and Melanie with Ginny, with the first pair gettimg far more attention. Then of course the foursome is seperate from the adult grouping of Michelle, Fanny and sometimes Truly.

** ''[[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Go-onger]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersRPM RPM]]'': The series introduced not one, but two pairs of extra rangers: Black & Green (who were part of the main team) and Gold & Silver (twin siblings who formed a separate team).

* The three in ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' tends to be Asuna, Konoka and Setsuna. The plus two is usually Nodoka and Yue. That being said, this trope can shift about the cast, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters given its size]].

* In ''Manga/SuperGals'', Ran's main group of friends consist of herself, Miyu and Aya as the primary trio and ThoseTwoGuys Rie and Satsuki who occasionally join in their antics. This is played with in the sense that Rie and Satsuki are actually Ran's older friends who got pushed into the background when Miyu and Aya join the group due to the fact that their personalities are borderline identical to Ran's (although slightly less wild), and thus providing less interesting dynamics to bounce off of her.

* In ''Manga/SuperGals'', Ran's main group of friends consist of herself, Miyu and Aya as the primary trio and ThoseTwoGuys Rie and Satsuki who occasionally join in their antics. This is played with in the sense that Rie and Satsuki are actually Ran's older friends who gets pushed into the background after Miyu and Aya joins the group due to their personalities being borderline identical to Ran's (although slightly less wild), and thus providing less interesting dynamics to bounce off of her.

* In ''LightNovel/KokoroConnect'' Taichi-Inaba-Iori triangle is clearly in the center of the plot, while Yui and Aoi serve as BetaCouple.

* In the ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' MagicalGirl / SuperRobotGenre [[ShowWithinAShow show/game within a show]] ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly]]'', the power trio was Strawberry ([[CallingYourAttacks on the Shortcake!]]), Blueberry (Cheese Brownie!), and Cranberry (Chocolate Sundae!). In the sequel ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes2DesperateStruggle'', they add Gooseberry (Sugar Donut) and [[OddNameOut Nutberry]] (no attack given). The new opening to the show highlights the Three Plus Two trope.

* ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': The series started with the 'Original Team Arrow' of [[{{TheHero}} Oliver]], [[{{TheLancer}} Diggle]] and [[{{TheSmartGuy}} Felicity]]. From the second half of Season 2 several others characters join the team, starting with [[{{TheBigGuy}} Roy]] and [[ActionGirl Sara]] and by the end of Season 3 they've left and been replaced by [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} Thea]] and [[{{TookALevelInBadass}} Laurel]], respectively. Then Thea and Laurel leave, [[spoiler: or in Laurel's case StuffedIntoTheFridge]] and they get replaced by Rene, Curtis, and Dinah. However the central trio are still much closer. This actually causes problems in later seasons, as the whole "team within the team" thing starts to piss the others off.

** ''[[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Go-Busters]]''/''[[Series/PowerRangersBeastMorphers Beast Morphers]]'': The main trio were joined by Beet Buster and Stag Buster / the Gold and Silver Rangers, another pair of beetle-themed extra rangers, who are notable for being the first non-sixth extras who are gold and silver, colors normally reserved for sixth members and above. Much like ''Abaranger'' before it, the team never had more than five members.

* The Fellowship from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' comes across as a seven plus two, with Merry and Pippin more or less along for the ride. In ''The Two Towers'', it's essentially a three plus one plus three (Aragorn-Legolas-Gimli plus Gandalf plus Théoden-Éowyn-Éomer) and then two two plus ones (Frodo-Sam plus Gollum and Merry-Pippin plus Treebeard).

* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' is a Three plus Two plus Two. Penny, Leonard and Sheldon are clearly the main three characters all the way through the series, complemented by Howard and Raj, with Bernadette and Amy joining later. The addition of Stuart as a main character in Series 6 makes it Three plus Two plus Two plus One.

* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' 3 has new cast members [[TheSmartGuy Alph]], [[TheChick Brittany]], and [[TheBigGuy Charlie]] joined by returning characters [[spoiler:[[TheHero Olimar]] and [[TheLancer Louie]]]].