9 Most Annoying Video Game Sidekicks

3. Natalya (Goldeneye)

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For a genius computer programmer, Goldeneye's Natalya Simonova is remarkably stupid.

Sure, she can hack into a satellite and abort global financial chaos within the space of about a minute, but she can't understand the fairly basic concept that flesh is not impervious to bullets. James Bond's various female companions have a pretty terrible survival rate at the best of times, but Siberia's fastest typer is practically suicidal. And doubtless there are one or two proxy spies behind the controller who couldn't help kill her themselves at least once, such is the sheer frustration she causes throughout the game.

For one level - one level - Natalya gets her mitts on a Magnum, and suddenly she's all business. But she manages to lose it on the elevator before the next stage. What a clutz.

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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.