It's always the same ol' set up...

The main character/ Hero gets the call, comes up with the plan, drives the cool car, plane, boat, spaceship, etc, solves the puzzle, defeats the bad guy, saves the world, gets all the credit, gets the girl, then rides off into the sunset... with the SIDE-KICK trailing behind in the shadows... FUNK DAT!

Without the faithful side-kick, Batman, the Green Hornet, Captain America, Ash of Pokemon, The Lone Ranger, Plastic man, Inspector Closeau, MARIO OF SMB, and many others, they wouldn't be where they are at... Iconic Heroes! I think the main hero, when they have...