Full bracket Robin (1) Sidekick to: Batman Advantages: Perhaps the most famous sidekick. Ever. Eventually got his own comic. Cool utility belt. Disadvantages: Bad rep amongst hardcore comic enthusiasts. Almost wrecked film franchise. Those ridiculous tights. vs. Kid Flash (8) Sidekick to: Flash Advantages: Similar powers to his mentor. Straight shooter. First sidekick to take on his mentor’s identity. Disadvantages: Health and power stability issues. Had to eat constantly to maintain metabolism. *** Kato (5) Sidekick to: Green Hornet Advantages: Martial arts specialist. Driving skills. Disadvantages: Dicey ethnicity (Japanese until being Japanese became a drawback). Unable to kick Robin’s ***. vs. Bullwinkle J. Moose (4) Sidekick to: Rocky the Flying Squirrel Advantages: Optimism, persistence and traditional ethics and moral standards. College football star. Disadvantages: Legendary dim-wittedness. *** Batgirl (6) Sidekick to: Batman and Robin Advantages: Motorcycle and combat skills. Hot. Disadvantages: Could be interpreted as a sidekick to a sidekick. Along with Robin, almost wrecked film franchise. vs. Battlecat (3) Sidekick to: He-Man Advantages: Incredibly ferocious. Perhaps the most badass of all animal sidekicks. Disadvantages: Alter ego, Cringer, is incredible wuss. Allows He-Man to ride on his back. *** Bucky (7) Sidekick to: Captain America Advantages: Skilled acrobat, fighter, scout, and assassin. Vibranium shield. Eventually became Captain America. Disadvantages: Known for “Bucky Clause”: “No one in comics stays dead except Bucky, Jason Todd, and Spider-Man's Uncle Ben and girlfiend Gwen Stacy," vs. Jimmy Olsen (2) Sidekick to: Superman Advantages: Prototypical sidekick. Nose for news. Disadvantages: Received a ridiculous array of silly powers over the years, from monstrous beard growth to porcupine quills.
I missed the first round, but let me just ask why there's no Microchip? The Punisher was (and for all I know, still is) Marvel's coolest superhero (or in his case, anti-hero). Micro was a great sidekick! He had to be a better choice than some of the stiffs from round 1!