No Right Answer: Worst Videogame Sidekick Ever
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That's easy: Batman. That's why I never got his "grumpy, paranoid loner" schtick when he had enough proteges to fill every seat in a VW mini-bus. All his former and current Robins and Batgirls (except Stephanie Brown, don't know what happened to her since the new52 began) work together with similar costumed heroes around the world in Batman, Incorporated. It's awesome!Rakor said:
Obligatory.
That said, I think we all know Slippy was just there for moral support.
Personally, I have a hard time labasting any sidekicks when we've got games like Ico where the secondary characters exist wholly to be obstacles for puzzles.
That said, I think we all know Slippy was just there for moral support.
Personally, I have a hard time labasting any sidekicks when we've got games like Ico where the secondary characters exist wholly to be obstacles for puzzles.
This is not even close. Like comparing Jar Jar Binks to Bucky in Captain America for Movies. One is clearly useful and helps alot, and the other you just wish would die sooner than later.
Just because Sonic has fewer powers doesn't make Tails a bad sidekick. He's not the only video game character to have a supporting character have a more interesting and varied skill set steal their thunder due to the main character having cemented themselves into a narrowly defined set of abilities.
- The Belmonts have been playing Second fiddle to whomever is the main star of the game on that day since they're pigeon holed into their classic whip, dagger, cross, axe, holy war strike package for over 20 years with very little variation. if they appear in the game, they are a bonus character in some games. In harmony of despair I play as Shanoa over those whip users any day...Why because her move set is awesome. (especially in her own game.) Alucard went from bozo in castlevania 3 that even Dracula was ashamed to call his son to a showstopper in Symphony of the night. Which was the beginning of the end for the belmonts, as konami decided to branch out the series alot more.
- Zero and Axl both have a bit more going on under the hood than X. Capcom start tossing more armors to Megaman X turning him into the video game world's ironman to keep his classic buster everything to death style a bit more varied. Zero seemed to be everyone's favorite, to point his death was reversed...twice! They even at one point gave X zero's saber to make him more like him. (actually two of the game's he has it.)It wasn't till X 8 that we saw X go back to his more tradiational style, and let Zero be Zero. (X 7 , Megaman X wasn't even playable at the beginning heh.)
- Classic Megaman has been neutered down to what purist would class the Megaman 2 experience in Megaman 9 and 10. (I hate they stole his iconic slide.I can live without the charge.)Making Protoman the version of Megaman who has the charge and slide. (At the cost of extra damage and only 2 shots at a time.) The anti-hero Bass however is completely superior to Megaman for most part as he can fire in every direction but straight down and has a dash, and a cooler dog/jet mode. I'm sure that was intentional since he's a DLC bonus you pay for...He's gotta be worth your money.
- Mario in super mario rpg was limited mostly to his classic fighting style from the 2D platformers. Everyone else was either brand new(such as Mallow and Geno), or never had a signature style (Peach and Bowser.)that they could adapt whatever the heck they wanted to them without conflicting canon. While mario still useful, the other characters movesets felt much more natural to that world than his did.
Just because Sonic has fewer powers doesn't make Tails a bad sidekick. He's not the only video game character to have a supporting character have a more interesting and varied skill set steal their thunder due to the main character having cemented themselves into a narrowly defined set of abilities.
- The Belmonts have been playing Second fiddle to whomever is the main star of the game on that day since they're pigeon holed into their classic whip, dagger, cross, axe, holy war strike package for over 20 years with very little variation. if they appear in the game, they are a bonus character in some games. In harmony of despair I play as Shanoa over those whip users any day...Why because her move set is awesome. (especially in her own game.) Alucard went from bozo in castlevania 3 that even Dracula was ashamed to call his son to a showstopper in Symphony of the night. Which was the beginning of the end for the belmonts, as konami decided to branch out the series alot more.
- Zero and Axl both have a bit more going on under the hood than X. Capcom start tossing more armors to Megaman X turning him into the video game world's ironman to keep his classic buster everything to death style a bit more varied. Zero seemed to be everyone's favorite, to point his death was reversed...twice! They even at one point gave X zero's saber to make him more like him. (actually two of the game's he has it.)It wasn't till X 8 that we saw X go back to his more tradiational style, and let Zero be Zero. (X 7 , Megaman X wasn't even playable at the beginning heh.)
- Classic Megaman has been neutered down to what purist would class the Megaman 2 experience in Megaman 9 and 10. (I hate they stole his iconic slide.I can live without the charge.)Making Protoman the version of Megaman who has the charge and slide. (At the cost of extra damage and only 2 shots at a time.) The anti-hero Bass however is completely superior to Megaman for most part as he can fire in every direction but straight down and has a dash, and a cooler dog/jet mode. I'm sure that was intentional since he's a DLC bonus you pay for...He's gotta be worth your money.
- Mario in super mario rpg was limited mostly to his classic fighting style from the 2D platformers. Everyone else was either brand new(such as Mallow and Geno), or never had a signature style (Peach and Bowser.)that they could adapt whatever the heck they wanted to them without conflicting canon. While mario still useful, the other characters movesets felt much more natural to that world than his did.
[HEADING=2]SONIC '06 IS USELESS IN GENERAL[/HEADING]InugamiTheHound said:
Sorry. But seriously that game was a trainwreck and is not real.
Tail is by far better then Slippy. I love that little Fox. He was essentuall the Easy mode in Sonic 2/3&K and any other game you can play as him over Sonic.
Have none of you read the Sonic comics? Tails is a goddamn chosen one who frees his parents from an alien prison and then helps establish a democracy.
He's BADASS!
And let us not forget him in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2!
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He's BADASS!
And let us not forget him in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2!
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I always seem to agree with Kyle. I actually like Tails he is a little annoying but he is whimsical, and he helps Sonic in his adventures with inventions and he also chips in in the fights.
Although I kind of disagree with this person's image of Tails, Tails is more of a four year old prodigy rather than a badass, but then again I haven't read any Sonic comics.
Although I kind of disagree with this person's image of Tails, Tails is more of a four year old prodigy rather than a badass, but then again I haven't read any Sonic comics.
saintdane05 said:
He still invents. He is their pilot, but Rotor is more of their tech guy. And Tails saved the universe at age ten.verdant monkai said:
Think about that.
As many have pointed out, Dan is no authority on the animal kingdom as echidnas are real animals. And Knuckles not only is a cool and capable character on his own but also had a perfectly valid reason to exist. He was the guardian of the floating island and the master emerald.
Back on topic: Tails is certainly not the best sidekick but in no way is he the worst. If you just want to talk Soinic characters then how about Chip from Sonic Unleashed? If Tails can get on your nerves then even a minute of Chip is enough to make a person fellatio a gunbarrel.
Back on topic: Tails is certainly not the best sidekick but in no way is he the worst. If you just want to talk Soinic characters then how about Chip from Sonic Unleashed? If Tails can get on your nerves then even a minute of Chip is enough to make a person fellatio a gunbarrel.
I think we are looking at it from different perspectives.saintdane05 said:
I just know the games and I watched Sonic underground when I was a kid, I don't know about any of the comics or cartoons or any of that shit. I have played quite a few Sonic games and in them Tails hasn't saved the world at all he just helps Sonic.
I understand you have taken the time out to read up on Sonic's backstory, but I am just apporaching Tails from a video game perspective, where compared to Sonic he is rather crap.
According to Sonic Adventure 2, he practically formulated the plan to destroy the ark, then saved Sonic's life and beat up Eggman. He stopped a nuke from hitting Station Square. Mostly. Kinda. He can also beat up Sonic pretty badly, at least in Sonic Battle.verdant monkai said:
Tails was nothing but helpful. Even if he got lost, you were no worse off than you were if you were playing solo. As for Tails being better, in Sonic 2, Tails was worse than Sonic because he couldn't fly (if you were playing as him) and was slightly shorter, potentially missing you rings. In Sonic 3 Tails could fly, but then you had all those cool shield abilities that Sonic could use, like the fireball dash or the bubble bounce (not to mention Super Sonic). And Knuckles is badass.
Slippy, however, has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. By FAR the worst sidekick.
Slippy, however, has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. By FAR the worst sidekick.
I would've watched this video if it were a comparison of him to Falco, who, unlike Slippy, is an obnoxious prat.maconlon439 said:
