Party Name	Rank 4	Rank 3	Rank 2	Rank 1	Trivia
The Usual Suspects					Reference to the setup being the first many players will form, and possibly the film of the same name.
Leviticus					In the book of Leviticus, verse 18:22 says "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."
Soldiers of Fortune
Divina Commedia					Divina Commedia is the Italian name for the Divine Comedy, a famous narrative poem.
Sightseeing Tour
Hired Muscle
Fortune Seekers
Despair Faction
Basuras					"Basura" means "trash" in Spanish.
The Seekers
Beasts of Burden
Glory Seekers
Seekers of the Grail					A reference to the legendary Quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his knights.
Blasphemous Scavengers
The Collection					This is a reference to The Collector and its acquired heads; Barristan's (Man at Arms), Dismas's (Highwayman) Junia's (Vestal) and the Collector (Antiquarian).
AAAH!					The name is a reference to the starting letters of the party.
The A Team					The A Team is an action-adventure television show from the mid 80s about a group of ex-soldiers for hire. Here the name is more of a pun, as the names of the Heroes here are the Arbalest, Antiquarian, Abomination and Man-at-Arms.
Easy Money
Jin-Roh					Jin-Roh (Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade in the US) is a 1999 anime movie about an alternate history where Germany conquered Japan during World War 2.
Never Miss A Beat
Firing Squad					Heroes in this party all have ranged attacks that can hit most enemy targets. All heroes in this team have mark synergy.
Dogs of War
Long Arm of the Law					All of these heroes are hunting those who violate the law.
Blood and Iron					The Arbalest and Crusader are clad in heavy armor, while the Flagellant and Occultist have symbolism revolving around blood.
Marked for Death					All heroes make use of the Mark mechanic.
Hounds of War
All or nothing
War Party
Stun and Gun
Discount Medicine					All party members have weak healing skills.
Indestructible					All party members are tanks.
Heavy Metal					All party members make use of metal armour.
Sisterhood					All party members are female.
The Huntsmen Corps
The Iron Fist					Possibly a reference to the Marvel superhero Iron Fist.
Deathwatch					Deathwatch is the name of a Mandalorian bounty hunting group, featured in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Vagabonds					"Vagabond" refers to those who MOVE often without a home, such as a traveler/wanderer. In this formation each hero is capable of moving themselves to a different position or subsequently move enemies into different positions.
Trouble
Crusaders on March
Blinding Light					All of these characters have some form of ability that blinds, gives torch level (light) to the player, or has lore relating to the "light."
Axe Brigade
The Last Crusade					Reference to the historical last crusades of which were done solely by holy crusaders, much like this party contains.
The Inverted Bunch					This is the team Red Hook, but in reverse.
The Last Supper					All party members are religious. This is a reference to the last meal Jesus shared with his apostles, according to the gospels.
The Bait and Switch
The Vagrants
Tomb Raiders *					"Tomb Raider" is an action-adventure game about fictional archaeologist Lara Croft, and all party members in this formation are grave robbers.
The Wolf Pack
Highway Robbery
Smokey and Bandit					Reference to the 1977 movie "Smokey and the Bandit".
Judge and Execution					Likely a reference to a quintessential dark ages execution, where the Leper takes the role of the King, the Bounty Hunter as the Executioner, the Jester as the Crier and the Grave Robber as, presumably, the condemned.
The Mercenaries
Les Miserables					Les Misérables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century.
The Four Horsemen					The Four Horsemen symbolize Death, Pestilence, Famine and War.
The Exorcists
The Cleanup Crew
Sacrosant Vigilance
Charlie's Angels					Charlie's Angels was television show in the 70's about a team of three private investigators employed by the titular Charlie. This team was also suggested by RedHook when they announced the public vote for party combo names.
Hell's Belles					Belle is the french word for beautiful (when speaking about a woman). Being hellions, and in constrast to the ugly creatures they battle, they are hell's belles. There is a pun intended (hell's bells).
Cutthroats
The Quick and The Dead
The Lawless
Chain Gang
Night of the Hunt
Wild Bunch
Bloodbath					All party members are capable of inflicting Bleed.
Persephone and Cerberus					Persephone is queen of the underworld, and Cerberus is the three headed defender of the underworld in Greek mythology.
Board and Kennel
Boba Fetch					Boba Fett is a bounty hunter from the Star Wars franchise. "Fetch" is a word the means to go for and then bring back someone or something and is commonly used when playing with dogs.
Diamond Dogs					In Metal Gear Solid V, Big Boss works for a PMC named Diamond Dog, which itself is a reference to David Bowie's eighth studio album "Diamond Dogs."
The Howlers
Cry Havoc
Raining Blood					The closing track of Slayer's third album "Reign in Blood."
Poetic Justice					Poetic justice is a literary device in which ultimately virtue is rewarded and viciousness is punished. The Houndmaster (ex-lawman) and Crusader are justice while the Jester and Leper are the poetic.
Garston's Garrison
The Stance Dance					All members of the party move around in the party using various skills. Jester with Solo and Finale, Grave Robber with Lunge and Shadow Fade, The Highwayman with Duelist's Advance and Point Blank Shot, and the Bounty Hunter who can push, pull and shuffle the enemy party.
Bountiful Ballad
Bloody Party
Motley Misfits					Motley Crew is a term used for a group of individuals working together who hold origins of high contrast in relation to each other. These are also characters with dark humours or high faith, "misfits".
A Merry Band of Misfits
The Guilty
Criminal Minds					"Criminal Minds" is the name of a show about FBI profilers who analyze crimes of especially twisted individuals before they can strike again.
Stout Hearts
Gang of Thieves
Misfits					Misfits are an American punk rock band often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk subgenre.
Court of Beasts					All of these characters you could find in a court of some kind, or their characteristics are relating to a beast of some form.
The Ugly Kid					Referring to, how in modern society, people will make fun of a person for their differences.
Freakshow					Carnival members are sometimes called freakshows. The Abominations and Jesters could both be seen in a carnival.
Jokes and Folks
Fools Rush In					From the saying "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
Dance With The Devil
The Covenant
Suicide Squad					Reference to the movie/Super Villain team of the same name.
Heathens
Rocky Roady Warriors
Circus Freaks					All of the characters within this party are freaks, could be seen acting in a circus, or both.
Masquerade Ball					All party members wear masks.
Tainted Devotion
The Mercs
The Motley					Motley Crew is a term used for a group of individuals working together who hold origins of high contrast in relation to each other.
All for One					A reference to the Three Musketeers' motto, "All for one, and one for all."
Rot Squad					Reference to Leprosy, the disease that Lepers suffer from. Causes severe nerve damage that later manifests in rotting flesh.
Men at Work					Men At Work was a popular band formed in 1978.
The Walking Heads
The Travelers
Crypt Robbers
Custodian Crew
Open Season *
Open Season *
The Wild Hunt					The Wild Hunt are a band of monsters in The Witcher series, who occasionally tangle with the main cast of the series.
The Blockade
Crit Happens
The Killers					May be a reference to the band of the same name.
The Privateers
Kingdom Undone
Bad Karma					All of these characters will end up or have caught up with bad karma.
Heaven's Devils
Redemption
Pit and Pendulum					The name comes from the story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe, whose works greatly inspired HP Lovecraft's.
Blood Money					All of these characters will kill or tamper with the dead for a separate cause, be it war, money, or religion.
Dark Soul's Night					Possibly to the FromSoftware game Dark Souls.
The Outcasts
Criminal Intent					In olden times, all of these were jobs that were seen as criminal.
Nothing Sacred					Reference to the quote "Nothing is sacred", and how this party aligns with the quote.
Death Sentence
Dysfunctional Family
The Fallen
Darkness Within
Bruiser Brigade
Cleaving Time
Merry Men					Possibly a reference to Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men.
Brothers in Arms
Monster Within					All of these characters have a characteristic that may be described as a monster.
Blood for the Blood God					This is a reference to the Chaos God Khorne from Warhammer 40k.
Cirque des Damnés					Cirque des Damnés means Circus of the Damned in French. It was also an album by We Are The Fallen. Both the album & band name align with the character's personas.
We of Little Faith					The phrase originally comes from the book of Matthew Jesus says to Peter "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?"
Metal Before Madness					Right to left, the first two both are adorned with pieces of metal, the last two are considered mad.
The Mad Gamble
Inglorious Bastards					A highly possible reference to a movie:Inglorious Bastards.
Who's Laughing Now?					All of those heroes are passively in a positive mood.
Cast Out
The Oddballs
A Bloody Banquet
Blood Drive					All heroes have abilities that cause enemies to bleed.
Nightshift
Fire With Fire					Reference to the saying "To fight fire with fire". In this case, fight eldritch horrors with people who summon, and become, eldritch horrors.
Bloody Hell					All those heroes are known for causing Bleeding.
Eldritch Slayers
Make it Bleed
R'yleh R'yleh Ole!					R'lyeh is a fictional lost city that first appeared in the H. P. Lovecraft short story "The Call of Cthulhu".
Unspoken Horror
Heathen Yell
Grindhouse
Forefront
Tip of the Spear
Status Mayhem
The Trench
Geysers of Blood
Of Blight And Blood					A combination of heroes that can blight and bleed enemies equally effectively.
Plague Bearers					All of these heroes can either cause Bleeding,Blight or are diseased themselves.
The Pagan Warrior
Uncultured Filth
The Godless
Mixed Bag
Merciless
Rack and Ruin *
Devil's Playthings
Traveling Circus
The Dark Brigade
Accursed Ones
The Cleaning Crew
Inferno Paradise
Tank N' Spank
Hell's Angels					Possible reference to the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club, one of the most infamous motor clubs.
Insurmountable Four					Possibly a reference to Marvel's superhero team The Fantastic Four.
Holy Quaternity					Possibly a reference to the Christian Holy Trinity.
The Unlikely Tetret
Hemogoblins					This combination isn't actually possible to achieve during normal gameplay due to the religion restriction mechanic.
Unhallowed Hand
The Veterans					All heroes would have seen vast battles, making them veterans.
Scavengers
The Damned Company
Shock and Awe
Toxic Teammates					All of these heroes are capable of causing blight.
The Dancing Sisters					The strategy with this party is to have the Grave Robbers use Lunge and Shadow Fade continuously, "dancing" around the Vestal.
The Shunned
Bloodbourne					Reference to the FromSoftware game Bloodborne, in which some characters and enemies resemble the characters of the team.
Death Dealers
Danse Macabre					A reference to an medieval culture dance and art reminding that everybody is balanced in the death's eyes.
The Breakers
Valkyries					Like the fabled riders of Odin, this team is all female
Dangerous Lonesome
Tricky Glory
The Faces of Stress
Shrouded Ones
Commedia dell'arte					Commedia is a form of theatre characterized by masked "types" which began in Italy in the 16th century and was responsible for the advent of actresses and improvised performances based on sketches or scenarios.
Medieval Spirits
Black Death					A reference to a real life deceased disease that wiped out 75 million humans.
The Forsaken *
Pragmatic
Blight's Out
Outsiders
Bloody Stunners					All the heroes in this team can inflict Bleed and Stun (albeit the Occultist can only do one or the other, and can only bleed other heroes by accident).
Blood and Blight					A strong composition for bleed and blight skills.
Trial and Conviction
Walking Death					Possible reference to The Walking Dead series.
The Scorned
Doctor and Patient
The Plague Robbers					Blights out the ass and stuns full of sass.
Plague Party
The Black Plague					Plague Doctors and those affected with the plague (Lepers).
Critical Condition					Generally, when three doctors are attempting to treat one case of Leprosy, things are already dire.
Plague Cart					Refers to the Black Plague, where corpses would be taken away on carts driven by Plague Doctors.
The Stalwart
Eldritch Angels
Red Hook					Red Hook is the name of the developer team that created Darkest Dungeon. This is always one of the first party combinations that can be made.
The Hard Way
Rival Collector					When first introduced, this team had the same name as "The Collection." It was changed in an update.
Circle of Light
Hook Line and YAWP!					A play on the saying "hook, line, and sinker".
Dented Steel
The Vanguard
Hunting Party
The Fierce
Holier Than Thou					All follow a faith of some sort, making them holier than others. 'Thou' is a word frequently used in the Bible and replaces the word 'you'.
Burden of Faith
Glorious Gold
Scalion's Hunters
Vengeance Dire
Stun Smash Parade					Two strong stuns, two strong smashes.
Gatling Gun					Two Highwaymen in the front slots are able to spam Point Blank Shot, moving back and forth and doing massive ranged damage, not unlike the Gatling gun's rotating barrels.
Composition Equilibre					Equilibre is French for balance; this party has a healthy amount of everything.
The Forgotten Ones
Jack of All Trades
The Bloodletters
Old Faithful
The Crimson Hand
Good Bad and Ugly					Reference to the movie:The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Merry Go Round					The Highwayman and Grave Robber both have combat skills that allow them to move forward and backward in the party. The Bounty Hunter moves the opposing party forward and backward as well, with his "Uppercut" and "Come Hither" combat skills, respectively. (Note: The Vestal is most likely among this party because this party would be all the more impractical without a healer.)
Gun and Roses					Reference to the band Guns 'n Roses...or simply the fact that there is a gun slinger and three females.
The Hellhounds
World of Tanks					"World of Tanks" is the name of an action MMO where players battle other players in tanks.
Headhunters
Law and Order					Reference to the series of the same name.
For All that is Good
A Feast of Blood
The Hunting Hounds of Hell
Attrition Disposition
Single Ray of Humor
King's Court *					The party members may be personalized as:Priest, Jester, Guard and the King.
Wine, Women, Song
Unlikely Lively
Delvers in the Dark
Charging Madness
Ghost Busters					Ghostbusters is a 1984 American Supernatural comedy film.
Vox Machina					Vox Machina is the protagonist party of Critical Role web series.
Blood and Guts
The Lost Band
Sacred and Profane
Lords of Position					Play on the dominance of each of these classes skills in the shown positions and strength against all other positions on enemy team.
Heaven and Hell					Half of these classes would go to Heaven, the Vestal and the Crusader. the others would go to Hell, the Occultist and the Hellion.
Saints and Sinners					In Christianity, the Occultist and Grave Robber would be considered sinners, whilst the Crusader and Vestal would be considered saints.
Heroes and Heretics					Crusader and Vestal would be considered heroes; the Occultist and Hellion would be considered heretics.
Faith and Fury
The Black Shield
The Wardens
The Inquisition					Reference to the Spanish Inquisition.
Good Cop Bad Cop
Witch Hunt
The Femme Fatales					4 women.
The Strays
The Copper Faithful
Stunrise Stunset					This is a reference to the song "Sunrise, Sunset" from "Fiddler on the Roof".
The Cautious
Witch Hunters
Soultrain
King's Court *					These archetypes would be found in a medieval king's court. Vestal as a priest, Plague Doctor as a doctor. Jester as the jester and Crusader as the knight.
The Masquerade
The Greater Good
The Holy Flame
Holy Rollers
Holy Shooter
Safe Shot
Nuns With Puns					Vestals are nuns and the Jester would make the puns.
Leper Colony
White Light Fever
Undying Light					A play on the skills of this class to be able to constantly add +7 torch light per team member per round through use of skills, meaning the torch should never die.
Red Riding Hood					Reference to the classical fairy tale. From Right to Left, they represent Red Riding Hood, The Woodcutter, Grandma, and The Wolf.
The Dregs
The Beasts
Spice and Wolf					Possibly a reference to the Japanese light novel series.
Antiques Roadshow
Bloody Retribution
Critters and Glitters
Old Dog, New Trick
Pilfering Pillagers
The Logisticians
The Murine Clique
The Relentless Tide
Penny Pinchers
Dreadlings
The Wicked
Misfortune
The Reflex
Civil Forfeiture
The Profiteers
Curiosity Circus
Dead Man's Party
Tomb Raiders *
Eldritch Combatants
The Lost and the Damned *
The Abyssal Vanguard
Protective Howl
Motley Crew					Motley Crew is a term used for a group of individuals working together who hold origins of high contrast in relation to each other.
Missile Command					A reference to a classic Arcade/Atari game of the same name.
Head Hunters
Artema's Dance
Beauties and the Beast
Rebel Yell
Deadly Mercenaries
Theory of Relativity
Dark Deeds
On Your Mark					This team has marking synergy.
Soldier On					All of the heroes in this squad are from military.
Let there be blood
Armored Core					All of these travelers have an above average health pool. Also possibly a reference to the FromSoftware video game series, Armored Core.
Hit Squad
Jericho
Quarantine Specialist
K-9 Unit
Battlefield Squad
Wall of Steel
Movers and Shakers					All of these party members, in these positions, have ways of moving around their positions.
The Dance of Death					All of these characters are very good in surrounding positions, have the biggest amounts of movement, and can rotate using offensive abilities that allow them to move forward, "dancing."
Backlash
Highway to Hellion					Reference to the song "Highway to Hell", and the character titles Highwayman and Hellion.
Master of the Hounds					A man and his four hounds.
Manhunt					A possible reference to a very violent video game series:Manhunt.
Meat Grinder
The Messy Four
The Untouchables
Bloody Murder
Squad on Patrol
Mark and Bark					This entire party utilizes the mark mechanic. Also, there's a dog.
The Travelling Fools
We Die Like Heroes					No heals, only heroes.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame					Reference to the novel by Victor Hugo.
The Bloody Mummers
The Jilted
Bodyguards
Left For Dead					Possible reference to a video game series:Left 4 Dead.
Rats In The Walls					Reference to H.P Lovecraft's story "Rats In The Walls."
Command and Conquer
Belle and the Beasts
Lost and Damned *
Black Gold
Lullaby
Bite the Bullet
Black Monday Murder
Gallows Walk
Bard and Guard
The Last Resort
Highway to Hell
The Hounds of Hell
Cruel Fates					Reference to the Backstories of the characters.
The Wolf Parade
Freak Show
Singer For The Stained
Cirque du Slay					A pun on Cirque de Soleil, an entertainment company.
Darkest Humour
League of the Damned
Killing Joke					Possibly a reference to the Batman comic one-shot, The Killing Joke. Could also be a reference to the English Rock Band of the same name.
Chain the Beast
The Blighters					Every character has a blight attack.
Damned and Forgotten
Meddling Kids					This name is a reference to Scooby Doo. At the end of each episode, when the villain is revealed, they often call the main characters "meddling kids".
Riot Control
Containment
Masked Avengers					All characters are masked.
Eldritch Plague					These characters all have eldritch connections, blight attacks, or both.
Rack and Ruin *
Observational Study					Three scholars and the object of observation- The Abomination.
Slow Advance
Cloak and Dagger					All of the characters are lightly armored and utilize daggers.
Protect The Weak					Two low-health characters, the Vestal and Antiquarian, partnered with two characters that can guard, the Houndmaster and Man-at-Arms.
The Caged Beast
The Relentless Crusade
Greed is Need					Every character in this party has greed of some form, for something.
Gold in the Grave
Raiders of the Oft Dark					This party is well suited to looting in darkness. The name is a pun on the Indiana Jones film "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
Contingency Plan					All of these characters have ways to heal themselves, making them all able to independently recover from death's door. This roster has a contingency plan because all of them are capable of living to see their futures.
Fool's Congregation
The Wall					All characters in this party have high survivability with no dodge.
Ramming Speed
Sages of Ancient Ways
Better Safe Than Sorry					This Combo could be considered very safe, because it has 2 Tanks and 2 Healers.
Bloody Stunday
Scholars of War					All of these characters are, to some extent, scholars.
Clown Car					This combo was made popular by YouTuber Sinvicta, who also gave its name.