farik Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 I'm planning on doing a "Who's the Best Sidekick" poll tommorow so I'd like to hear nominations. I'm not looking for most powerful sidekicks I'm looking for "Best" defined however you like. Examples Arthur (sidekickof the Tick) Dyno-mutt (sidekick of Blue Falcon) Rusty (sidekick of Big Guy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Little Wooden Boy - the Tick's "other" sidekick. Gleek - Xan & Jana's pet monkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Given that Xena: Warrior Princess was probably as much superhero as fantasy, could Joxer the Mighty be eligible for this category? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storn Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Good Lord! Does sidekick automatically = stupid? Dyno-mutt... blttthhhhhh! Best sidekick? Was one of the first. Robin. Pretty much end of the discussion. But I'll back my arguement... Granted, there have been times when he has been written for camp, or with a "boy identification" marketing in mind of yesteryear. And a godawful costume. But what character of 70 years has been written consistently well? But Robin, whether its the girl from Dark Knight Returns or Tim Drake, is one of the most important icons of comic history. And the original Robin, Dick Grayson, has grown into a wonderfully nuanced, interesting man called Nightwing. Tim Drake is one of the most interesting heroes, sidekick or not, in all of comicdom. Hey, I love both Robin and Nightwing comics and I don't even read any of the other batbooks. And an entire team of sidekicks kicked off a little book called the Teen Titans. And there ain't no Teen Titans without Robin. And we all can see how popular the Teen Titans are beyond comics even. And how important they were in the 80s revival of comics. So keep your Joxor the mighty, or Snarf or Ookla or Bucky or Speedy or the Wonder Twins or Gleek or Gloop or Falcoln or Scooby Doo or even R2D2... a little bird beat them all to the finish line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nHammer Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Bucky (sidekick to Captain America) He stayed dead, that alone should earn him some points. Rick Jones (sidekick to Hulk, Captain America, Captain Marvel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 I'm fairly sure Rick Jones wasn't built as part of another character so I don't know if he actually counts as a sidekick. He is a great PoV character though. My vote goes to Robin (Dick Grayson) too. EDIT Although, Streaky the Super-Cat, Bat-Mite and Bizarro Marilyn Monroe are pretty good choices too. Gotta love those Silver Age Bizarro stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Friendly Fire, 'kicks for the Fiery Blaze Johnny Republic, 'kicks for Uncle Samson Kid Caboose, 'kicks for the Runaway Train Fish Boy, 'kicks for the Angler Johnny Polite, 'kicks for Captain Decency -AA P.S. Okay, here are my serious nominations. Bear in mind that I know very little about the DC milieu. Robin (the obvious winner) Bucky Arthur Toro Kitty Pryde (started out as a sidekick to the X-Men) Kato Tonto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Sherman to Mr. Peabody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaratustra Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Yukk, excellent partner to Mighty Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 The weird thing is I could rarely STAND Dick Grayson when he was a sidekick. As leader of the Titans and later on his own, I liked him. So my vote for 'Best Sidekick' would be... Lockheed, Kitty's dragon... though, no doubt, Lockheed would argue that Kitty is HIS Human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proditor Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Oooo, I like Lockheed, that's a good one. I have to back Robin, though I also agree that I like Grayson better as the 'wing than in the hot pants. So qualifying it, my vote goes specifically to Tim Drake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Kato, 'kick of the Green Hornet. But only when he is being played by Bruce Lee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levi Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 What about Penny and the Brain of Inspector Gadget or even Jade from Jackie Chan Adventures (although I guess Uncle and Toru could be sidekicks as well). I would still vote Dick Grayson as best Sidekick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 And of course Pinky! ---- Brain "I will accept nothing less than mahogany!" Pinky "There is no substitute for Diana Ross!" Brain "We must head to a place where overweight, middle-aged people go to party and throw away money" Pinky "Capitol Hill?" Brain "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?" Pinky "I think so, Brain, but me and Pippi Longstocking? I mean, what would the children look like?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Logue Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Bucky is the true sidekick. Moreso than Robin. Robin, all of them, have issues with their mentor and are always looking for ways to break away; Dick Grayson has been the most successful. Bucky, on the other hand, always stayed true to the Unwritten Rules of Sidekicking. Even when Jack Monroe (the second Bucky, I believe) became Nomad, he'd still be Cap's sidekick when Cap was around. The other sidekick I'd nominate would be Cato (Burt Kwouk) from the Peter Sellers' Pink Panther movies. Fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightray Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Peanut. Sidekick to Harvey Birdman, attorney at law. And he's got that bird who does his typing. Don't remember it's name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempuswolf Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 These may be too far astray from superdom, but: Sancho Panza, 'kicks for Don Quixote. Kif, 'kicks for Zack Brannigan. I've always been able to empathize with the downtrodden sidekick who has to deal with the delusional frontman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farik Posted January 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 I've arbitrarily decided to end nominations and start the poll using my own biased opinion to decide which sidekicks to list so feel free to carry your comments or suggestions over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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