The Great Sidekick Showdown! Nominate Here

[Dark Jezter]

15. Gimli

Name: Gimli

Biography: Gimli is the son of Gloin, one of the dwarves who journeyed with Bilbo Baggins and the great Thorin Oakenshield on the quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug. Years later, when the ring found by Bilbo Baggins was revealed to be the One Ring of the dark lord Sauron, Gimli was chosen as one of the nine brave companions who set out on a quest to destroy the ring. During the quest, Gimli would discover the fate of his kin in the Mines of Moria and develop an infatuation for elf lady Galadriel. Even after parting ways with the ringbearer, Gimli played a major role in the War of the Ring: Fighting in the siege of Helm's deep, walking the Paths of the Dead with Aragon, rescuing Minas Tirith from the armies of Mordor, and forming a deep friendship with the elf Legolas despite their vast differences.

Gimli is brave and loyal to the end. He has incredible stamina and toughness, and his skill with his axe is legendary. Many an orc has had his neck shortened when he faced Gimli in battle.

 

[stevelabny]

16. Ron Weasley (Harry Potter)

You're poor, your stuff is all hand-me-downs, and you're not the brightest tool in the shed. But at least you have friends, right?

But when one of your best friends is the most famous wizard in the history of the wizarding world, the other is a super-smart know it all, and your pet rat is an evil wizard in diguise, life isn't easy.

Ron has risen above every obstacle in his path to become a true friend to Harry Potter, and a valuable ally in the fight against the forces of evil (or the opposing Quidditch team). Heck, he even [sblock] gets the girl. [/sblock] (Half-Blood Prince spoiler)

Weasley is our king. Weasley is our king.


That's my 3. If the thread peters out because people can't find good sidekicks, I've got a small list.

 

[warlord]

Does Willow count as a sidekick? She was always there for Buffy. She's a hell of alot more useful then Xander and hotter too. Hell I'll just nominate her anyway and let the judge deal with it.

 

[Dark Jezter]

17. Sallah

I must be in a John Rhys-Davies mood.

Name: Sallah

Movies: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Sallah: A longtime friend of Indiana Jones, Sallah lives in Egypt with his family. Sallah is a jovial, boisterous man who is always willing to help out a friend. Sallah helped Indiana Jones in finding the Ark of the Covenant as well as the Holy Grail.

 

[Tonguez]

And, um...is JAck Burton a SIDEKICK? Isn't he the main character?

Wang Chi is the hero who sets off to save the girl, Jack is just there to get his truck back....

 

[Wolf72]

What about Arthur? ... where would The Tick live if it wasn't for Arthur?? ... and who'd drive Tick to the Super Hero's club (with adjacent side kick clubhouse)?

 

[Zweihänder]

19 - Kimishima Kunihiko (from the anime series s-CRY-ed)

Kimishima is the definition of a sidekick. An ordinary man in a world of people with strange powers, he's often relegated to the role of "getaway driver". When you get right down to it, though, he's undeniably useful. He finds Kazuma (our intrepid hero) work, he can be counted on to rescue innocents, and he even

Spoiler

gave his life to save Kazuma from a particularly dangerous Alter User.

And kids like him, too.

 

[DonTadow]

I'm going to guess that Arthur was a nomination so Kiminshi should be number 19

 

[El Ravager]

16. Ron Weasley (Harry Potter)

Oh man, you beat me to it. Ron rules. I think I like him better than Harry Potter himself.

Heh, maybe that has got something to do with my nominating Dumbledore and not Harry for the Hero showdown...

(Not to say I don't like the Harry Potter character, just that Rowling has created many many likeable characters beyond him)

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[El Ravager]

20(?). Nodwick. From, uh, Nodwick

I'll assume that henchmen count as sidekicks.

Despite being the title character, Nodwick is the henchman for the adventuring party. He is often the one to get thrown first into the dungeon, to set off traps, and 'negotiate' with the monsters. And then get patched up by duct tape.

Oh, and he can carry lots of stuff.

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