Sidekicks are miniature versions of Skylanders and Giants in the Skylanders series. The games treat Sidekicks as if they were Magic Items. In Skylanders: Trap Team, the Sidekicks became playable Minis. Each share the same abilities and upgrades as their normal counterparts.
Biography
Within the Skylands, a realm of infinite possibilities, there is in fact an alternate reality known as the Skylands Miniverse. Everything there is smaller, including the Skylanders. The Skylander Sidekicks come from that Miniverse and have come traveled to the Skylands to meet their regular-sized alter egos and tag along with them on their adventures![1]
Usage
When placed on the Portal of Power, a sidekick figure will appear in the game, following you around. It is proven that sidekicks can block projectiles without taking damage, though getting them in the way of the projectiles takes either luck, or serious skill.
List of Sidekicks
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
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Skylanders: Giants
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See also
Gallery
![Concept art of the Sidekicks, including scrapped versions of Spry and Bop, by I-Wei Huang[2]](/wiki/File:I-wei-huang-sidekicks.jpg "I-wei-huang-sidekicks.jpg (1.45 MB)")
Trivia
- The Sidekicks seem to speak with a sped-up version of their counterpart's voice.
- Originally in Lost Islands, each sidekick had a cheer which is a sped up version of the regular Skylander's cheer. When Trap Team came into Lost Islands, the Sidekicks' cheers were replaced with a "boing" sound effect which was also used for the companions.
- In Nintendo 3DS versions, Sidekicks follow the Skylanders through the hub world, but not through chapters.
- In Spyro's Adventure, you can hit the Sidekicks by yourself, causing them to turn red as if damaged. They can also be set on fire, which seems to imply that the Sidekicks are coded as enemies.
- Spry and Bop were originally planned to be sidekicks in Spyro's Adventure, but were scrapped and later implemented as Mini Skylanders in Skylanders: Trap Team.
References
- ↑ Skylanders: Lost Islands, Sidekicks character entry.
- ↑ Skylanders. Artstation.