SIDEKICK TOURNEY FIRST ROUND -- Literary/Mythical Region (top half, fixed)

Tonto (1)

Sidekick to: Lone Ranger
Advantages: Superb horseman and marksman.
Disadvantages: Iffy communication skills.

vs. Tinkerbell (16)

Sidekick to: Peter Pan
Advantages: Flight. Magical powers connected with pixie dust.
Disadvantages: Continued existence depends on the belief of others.

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Willow Rosenberg (8)

Sidekick to: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Advantages: Computer hacking. Spell-casting. Hot.
Disadvantages: Fear of frogs. Overdeveloped sense of empathy.

vs. Iolaus (9)

Sidekick to: Hercules
Advantages: More-than-competent brawler and swordfighter. Legit mythological pedigree.
Disadvantages: Occasionally jealous of his mentor. In classical mythology, Hercules’s lover. Ick.

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Gabrielle (5)

Sidekick to: Xena, Warrior Princess
Advantages: Proficient in both the staff and sais. Fallback career as bard. Hot.
Disadvantages: Ambivalent toward kicking ass – sometimes preferring the Way of Peace.

vs. Jiminy Cricket (12)

Sidekick to: Pinocchio
Advantages: Wisdom. Serves as conscience for Pinocchio
Disadvantages: Started existence as a euphemism for profanity. A bit heavy-handed when it comes to education.

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Huckleberry Finn (4)

Sidekick to: Tom Sawyer
Advantages: Adventurous. Became as famous as his pal -- perhaps moreso.
Disadvantages: Uncouth. Little use for authority.

vs. Festus Haggen (13)

Sidekick to: Marshal Dillon (of “Gunsmoke”)
Advantages: Reliable. Keen sense of justice.
Disadvantages: Stubborn. Illiterate. Pronounced limp.