I know that most side kicks turn out to be more like comic reliefs. Any side kick in
the disney world that is not a comic relief?
[b]The Star
Swordsman[/b] - Well, Figit from The Great Mouse Detective wasn’t
exactly that funny, although…he still has a few one-liner jokes, so I guess that wouldn’t count.
I
always wonder why particular minions/side-kicks end up with the baddest guy in the universe in the first place. I
suppose they simply want to have someone to look up to – someone for support. Other than that… 
Well, the bad guy by it self would seem boring
sometimes. The minion provides them with a smaller conflict and more humor to the audience.
The Star Swordsman - Indeed – the audience almost
“needs” to have that, as you said, comic-relief, and the side-kick provides that. Unfortunately, the
side-kicks always get kicked around alot… 
Plus, it adds a little bit of a more sensitive side to the evil
bad guys.
[i] I always wonder why particular minions/side-kicks end up with the baddest guy in the universe in
the first place. I suppose they simply want to have someone to look up to – someone for support. Other than that
[/i]
Not only does it provide humor but it provides good fanfiction material too… just
think about it… a story about how Jafar met Iago, or how Hades aquired his minion ect.
and I
agree with Star Swordsman, it makes the villains more likable, I mean, side-kick-less villains, such as the
Horned King from the Black Cauldron, or Lord Frollo from the Hunchback of Notre dom… they seem more
evil don’t they?
The Star Swordsman - Hmm…yeah, you’re right. It does make the villian seem more
sinister and “evil”, which adds more of a backbone to the story, in a way.
Googly-Bear - Heheh – I forgot about that. Yep, it certainly does provide a
good side-story, which is why some movies that focus solely on a villian’s side-kick are made.
I have noticed that too. If a
villian has no minion, he becomes really hated, making him the most evil character in the story.
My one’s kind of obvious- Randall. The ultimate ‘side-kick’, because as TSS stated, if the
villain has no side-kick, then they themselves get in trouble, which is why Randall was a side-kick in the first
place.
Iago was always great fun, but I didn’t like how he switched sides in the TV series and in the
Aladdin sequels. He and Jafar went better together.
Who was the guy who was Randal’s side kick?
Randall was the
side-kick.
erm, wasn’t it Fungus? you know, the red one with the three eyes?
lizardgirl - If I understand you correctly, Randall was Waternoose’s side-kick,
while Fungus was Randall’s assistant in crime. Am I right?
oooh, that’s right, forgot about Waternoose… XD
Mitch - I don’t think
Randall was Waternoose’s sidekick. Now, Fungus being Randall’s sidekick, that’s absolutely correct.[/b]
Any one know the level lower than side
kick? Because if Randall was Waternoose’s side kick, Fungus would be what to Randall?
[b]The Star
Swordsman[/b] - That would be the “kick ball”: the side-kick’s side-kick who gets pushed
around just for the second side-kick’s pleasure. I wouldn’t want to be in that position for sure. 
Maybe along the lines of sub-minion.
When it comes to
side kick there are three critera that must be met.
- The sidekick must be in a lower position than his
or her leader and be recognized by the leader to be in a lower position. (eg - This is why you can’t consider
say Scooby-Doo or Shaggy to be side kicks. While Freddy is obviously the team leader barking orders and such, he
views the duo as his equal on the team.)
- The sidekick must be wholy (and usually blindly) devoted to
the leader and/or his or her ideals. (Coralary - The sidekick may be genuinely devoted to the leader and/or ideal
or the devotion may only be for personal gain)
- The sidekick must compliment his or her leader in form
and/or function. (In other words, something about the leader must change in the presence of the sidekick so that
the sidekick’s existance is acknowledged, this could be in the form of letting the sidekick do all the work
(Captain Hook/Shmee), acting as a teacher or other authority figure (Batman/Robin), or being a straight man to
play actions off of (Abbot/Costello))
yeah, now that I think of it, Randall was an “Acomplice” (or however you spell it) of
Waternoose’s. he was still a main bad guy…