9 Movie Sidekicks More Dangerous Than The Villain

A hero isn't a hero without a sidekick. Every Wallace needs a Gromit, just like every Han Solo needs a Chewbacca. Every Maverick needs a Goose, and every Frodo needs a Samwise. Whether it be as a comic foil, a handy assistant when the job calls for it, or simply as a friend, a hero needs somebody to call upon when the going gets tough. Unfortunately, sidekicks aren't always as effective as a hero might want them to be. Like any inexperienced newcomer or apprentice, they've usually got an awful lot to learn (after all, that's why they're the sidekick and not the man in charge). They're naive, headstrong, and sometimes just downright stupid, which aren't qualities you'd necessarily be looking for in a backup man. It's traits like these that can make a sidekick more of a hindrance than a help, and nobody really wants to feel obliged to take a liability along on an adventure with them. Sometimes the extra baggage just isn't worth the occasional joke or friendly pat on the back, and sometimes you just want to politely ask the character in question to simply go home. Which brings us to the following characters. These are the people who just aren't worth the hassle, and the ones who sometimes end up being far more useful to the story's antagonist than the character they're supposed to be actually helping. Whether it be clumsiness or idiocy that drags them down, read on to find out which sidekicks are guaranteed to mess it all up.