In life everybody has a role that they play, be it the leader and hero of the group or the smart-ass realist that brings everyone back to earth with crushing realism. So what roles do you play? Multiple roles are always cool too.
EDIT: for more ideas check here, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveManBand (warning: view site at your own risk, i have lost many hours of my life and many nights of sleep here.)
EDIT again (i'll get it right one day.):
I play the support (giving advice and helping when you need it the most), the nice guy, and for my particular group of friends the Not So Token Black Guy.
EDIT: for more ideas check here, http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveManBand (warning: view site at your own risk, i have lost many hours of my life and many nights of sleep here.)
EDIT again (i'll get it right one day.):
I play the support (giving advice and helping when you need it the most), the nice guy, and for my particular group of friends the Not So Token Black Guy.