9 Most Annoying Video Game Sidekicks

8. Yorda (ICO)

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Sony

ICO's Yorda is less of a sidekick, and more of a lost child whose hand literally needs holding for much of the game's exodus. The game's eponymous hero essentially acts as her wooden-sword wielding guide dog, but there's only so much he can do to account for her utter ineptitude.

Most day old chicks confined to a freshly hatched egg have more moxy than the useless Yorda. When she's not running as far away from you as possible - usually into the waiting arms of shadows - she's struggling to make even the most basic of hop across a two-inch gap. Poor Ico spends much of the journey forcibly yanking her around; it's a real drag.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.