10 Useless Video Game Sidekicks Who Never Had Your Back
1. Natalya - GoldenEye 64
Natalya Simonova – played by Izabella Scorupco in the 007 movie “GoldenEye” - must win the award for quickest transition from heartthrob to public enemy number 1. For teenage boys growing up in the 90s, her on screen sexy look and even sexier accent was a sexual awakening for many.
The release of GoldenEye on N64 revolutionised how we play multiplayer FPS games today, and we couldn't wait to don Pierce Brosnan's suit and bow tie and save our beloved Natalya from the traitor Trevelyan.
Then she started running in front of our bullets.
All the damned time.
It didn't matter what you did. You could run away from her to create space between her and the pursuing guards, allowing you time to pick them off. She'd run in at the most inopportune moment and gladly take a bullet to the brain. You could keep her behind you, sacrificing your health for her survival – until she decides it's lonely back there and she wants to stand beside your smoking gun barrel.
Not shooting Natalya accidentally was difficult. Not shooting her deliberately quickly became impossible.
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