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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9734951" data-attributes="member: 19675">I generally agree with your supercladistics*, with minor quibbles & observations.1) it should be noted that some groups belong to more than one clade.  The FF are a tight group (C1) but they’re also a family (C5).2) I’d add Derivative Groups as C6.  These are groups that were spun off of/inspired by another established group, which could happen for a variety of reasons.  The West Coast & Great Lakes Avengers, the Teen Titans, and The Legion of Substitute Heroes would be exemplars.3) C3 groups often form for the nebulous reason of increasing efficacy via teamwork with other extraordinary beings.  That’s definitely the vibe you got from the early JLA and Avengers.4) I’d also add C3a: groups that are temporary alliances by their intrinsic nature.  One major example of this would be from the original Secret Wars.  While the heroes naturally allied with each other, the only reason they were ALL together was the actions of The Beyonder.  Normally, they were too scattered around the world and with different crimefighting goals to work together.  (Yes, this particular group also belongs in C4; see my first point.)* they’re expialidocious</blockquote>