sidekick

Who, then, was the sidekick in that relationship?

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

“The Mandalorian,” in which Pedro Pascal plays a bounty hunter who works with a sidekick that fans nicknamed “Baby Yoda,” has been the most successful and a big hit in consumer-product sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

During the regular season, the Lakers used him in a sidekick role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Several of Sherlock’s famous lines from the novels are actually spoken first by Moriarty, who repeatedly emphasizes that he is not a sidekick but an equal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Howard had obtained special permission to knock down the wall between it and the next stall so that Pumpkin could take up his customary sidekick position.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

In “Predator: Badlands,” that involved giving an ugly monster emotional vulnerability and a PG-13 adventure with a couple sidekicks, including a chatty android played by Elle Fanning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

They’re like Boris and Natasha, if Boris and Natasha had gay sidekicks whose equally unsurprising side plot would’ve made a more thorny and altogether insightful critique of contemporary social politics.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025

Can imperfect sidekicks and second-fiddlers like Camelot’s court jester and Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight, save the realm when Arthur reveals himself as all too mortal?

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

Dev Patel is done with playing goofy characters and comedy sidekicks.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024

But if Scruffy and Nala got to Duke first, Duke would undoubtedly stick with his old sidekicks because they were part of his heroic rescue team.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein