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Sidekicks (or companions) can accompany heroes during their nocturnal exploits. The two main ways of summoning a sidekick are the use of an innate skill, or using a summoning item.
Sidekicks and companions can accompany heroes during their nocturnal exploits, with at most one of each at any given time.


===Obtained from skill/item.===
==[[Companions]]==
'''[[Naturalist]]:'''<br>
Accompany the hero for a certain amount of time.<br>
[[Wolf]]<br>
They can be summoned by either using an innate skill, using a summoning item, or acquiring them at a specific location.<br>
[[Water buffalo]]<br>
If a sidekick is already active, its lifespan can usually be lengthened by repeating the summoning action.<br>
They can be dismissed from the sidekick details page in your Hideout or from the side panel.


'''[[Psion]]:'''<br>
==[[Sidekicks]]==
[[Wind warrior]]<br>
Only available after a certain step in the [[All the World's a Quest, and All the Men and Women Merely Heroes|level 9 quest]].<br>
Each of them needs to be enabled once, and from then on they can be selected from the [[Sidekick (hideout)|Hideout]].<br>
Once selected, a sidekick will follow the hero for as long as necessary, until it is dismissed (from the Hideout as well).<br>
Sidekicks' power scales with the hero's level, until some cap is reached.


===Obtained from dropped item.===
===[[Special abilities#Improved Sidekick Effectiveness|Sidekick modifiers]]===
All sidekicks carry some benefit, be it damaging opponent, increasing chips drop etc.<br>
The effectiveness of sidekicks can be improved using [[Special abilities#Improved Sidekick Effectiveness|effects and equipment]].<br>
In addition, [[judo kid gloves‎]] can be equipped, granting the sidekicks additional capabilities.


[[Blues musician]]<br>
==Notes==
[[Fledgling elemental hero]]<br>
* See also [[Sidekick/companion (by source)]]
[[Monkey]]<br>
* Sidekicks cannot attack [[:Category:Frusion Enemies|frusion enemies]]. Instead you get the message:
[[Strobe drone]]<br>
:Your sidekick can't see your opponent, and just tries to stay out of the way.
 
* Prior to November 27 2014, sidekicks and companions were a single mechanic; as such, only one of either could accompany the hero, and things which improved sidekick effectiveness also affected companions.
===Obtained from assembling/welding===
[[Category:Guides]][[category:sidekick/companion|*]]
'''[[Robotics kit]]:'''<br>
 
===Obtained from a "source".===
'''[[Plaid couch]]:'''<br>
[[Boxing coach]]<br>
[[Crow]]<br>
[[Free dummy]]<br>
[[Mafia informer]]<br>
[[Old friend]]<br>
[[Smart-aleck kid]]<br>
 
'''[[League of Self Promoters]]:'''<br>
[[Publicist]]
 
'''[[Jax 'Za pizza shop]]:'''<br>
[[Freelance teenager]]
 
==Sidekick/companion comparison table==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="text-align:center" class="sortable"
! Sidekick/companion
! Obtained
! Duration
! class="unsortable"| Ability
|-
|[[Wolf]]
|[[Summon Wolf]]<br>[[Wolf bait]]
|60 min.
|Attacks foes.
|-
|[[Water buffalo]]
|[[Summon Water Buffalo]]<br>[[Scubby brand buffalo snax]]
|60 min.
|Attacks foes.
|-
|[[Wind warrior]]
|[[Wind Warrior]]<br>[[warrior hologram]]
|30 min.
|Attacks foes.<br>(Except some robots.)
|-
|[[Blues musician]]
|[[harmonica]]
|45 min.
|40 chips after<br>a fight.
|-
|[[Fledgling elemental hero]]
|[[cryptonase]]
|30 min.
|1-3 XP after a fight.
|-
|[[Strobe drone]]
|[[inactive strobe drone]]
|30 min.
|(needs spading)
|-
|[[Boxing coach]]
|[[gym membership card]]
|60 min.
| +chance of hit?<br>(needs spading)
|-
|[[Crow]]
|[[stale cracker]]
|60 min.
| +Items<br>or +%Items
|-
|[[Free dummy]]
|[[mismatched earring]]
|60 min.
|Damage absorption.<br>(can be destroyed)
|-
|[[Mafia informer]]
|[[Twilight Gold card‎]]
|60 min.
| +Chips<br>or +%Chips
|-
|[[Old friend]]
|[[phone number]]
|60 min.
|20 XP after a fight.
|-
|[[Smart-aleck kid]]
|[[old coin]]
|60 min.
|Prevents enemy<br>attacks.
|-
|[[Publicist]]
|[[League of Self Promoters]]
|120 min.
| +Chips<br>or +%Chips
|-
|[[Monkey]]
|[[Seal o' canth]]
|60 min.
| +Items<br>or +%Items
|}
 
==Sidekick/companion modifiers==
 
'''[[Judo kid gloves‎]]'''
*+50% effectiveness from your sidekick.
*Allows your sidekick to sometimes perform a vicious judo chop in fights.
*Sidekicks occasionally provide refreshment.

Latest revision as of 17:08, 2 September 2015

Sidekicks and companions can accompany heroes during their nocturnal exploits, with at most one of each at any given time.

Companions

Accompany the hero for a certain amount of time.
They can be summoned by either using an innate skill, using a summoning item, or acquiring them at a specific location.
If a sidekick is already active, its lifespan can usually be lengthened by repeating the summoning action.
They can be dismissed from the sidekick details page in your Hideout or from the side panel.

Sidekicks

Only available after a certain step in the level 9 quest.
Each of them needs to be enabled once, and from then on they can be selected from the Hideout.
Once selected, a sidekick will follow the hero for as long as necessary, until it is dismissed (from the Hideout as well).
Sidekicks' power scales with the hero's level, until some cap is reached.

Sidekick modifiers

All sidekicks carry some benefit, be it damaging opponent, increasing chips drop etc.
The effectiveness of sidekicks can be improved using effects and equipment.
In addition, judo kid gloves‎ can be equipped, granting the sidekicks additional capabilities.

Notes

Your sidekick can't see your opponent, and just tries to stay out of the way.
  • Prior to November 27 2014, sidekicks and companions were a single mechanic; as such, only one of either could accompany the hero, and things which improved sidekick effectiveness also affected companions.