Editing Sidekick (section)

{{Short description|Subordinate but significant character}}
{{Other uses}}
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[[File:1916-04-22, La Esfera, Aquel caballero que allí ves, Luis de Ocharan (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Sancho Panza]], a [[squire]], can be regarded as a sidekick to ''[[Don Quixote]]'' in [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]]' famed fictional work.]]
A '''sidekick''' is a close companion or colleague who is, or is generally regarded as, subordinate to those whom they accompany.