Full bracket Tonto (1) Sidekick to: Lone Ranger Advantages: Superb horseman and marksman. Disadvantages: Iffy communication skills. vs. Willow Rosenberg (8) Sidekick to: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Advantages: Computer hacking. Spell-casting. Hot. Disadvantages: Fear of frogs. Overdeveloped sense of empathy. *** 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. vs. Huckleberry Finn (4) Sidekick to: Tom Sawyer Advantages: Adventurous. Became as famous as his pal -- perhaps moreso. Disadvantages: Uncouth. Little use for authority. *** Felix Leiter (6) Sidekick to: James Bond Advantages: Stealth. Intelligence-gathering. Toughness. Disadvantages: Bad luck. (He’s been fed to a shark and had his wife raped and murdered.) vs. Dr. Watson (3) Sidekick to: Sherlock Holmes Advantages: Skilled physician. Capable, brave and successful with women. Disadvantages: Intellect appears ordinary, even dull, in comparison with the brilliant Holmes. *** Renfield (7) Sidekick to: Dracula Advantages: Physically strong. Intelligent, if bat**** crazy. Disadvantages: Aforementioned craziness. Eats flies, spiders and birds, leading to social awkwardness. vs. Samwise Gamgee (2) Sidekick to: Frodo Baggins Advantages: Unswerving devotion. Courage. Gardening skills. Disadvantages: Inescapable homosexual innuendo has brought criticism (though he marries at the end of “Return of the King.”
