Editing Sidekick (section)

===Comparisons===
A [[villain]]'s supporters are normally called [[Henchman|henchmen]], minions, or [[Lackey (manservant)|lackey]]s, not sidekicks. While this is partially a convention in terminology, it also reflects that few villains are capable of bonds of friendship and loyalty, which are normal in the relationship between a hero and sidekick. This may also be due to the different roles in fiction of the [[protagonist]] and the [[antagonist]]: whereas a sidekick is a relatively important character due to his or her proximity to the protagonist, and so will likely be a developed character, the role of a henchman is to act as [[cannon-fodder]] for the hero and ''his'' sidekick. As a result, henchmen tend to be anonymous, disposable characters, existing for the sole purpose of illustrating the protagonists' prowess as they defeat them.

Nevertheless, some villains do have sidekicks, including [[Lex Luthor]]'s [[Mercy Graves]], the [[Joker (comics)|Joker]]'s [[Harley Quinn]], [[Jigsaw Killer|Jigsaw]]'s [[Amanda Young|Amanda]], [[Shao Kahn]]'s [[Shang Tsung]], [[Shinnok]]'s [[Quan Chi]], Ben Wade's Charlie Prince (from ''[[Three-Ten to Yuma]]''), [[Light Yagami]]'s [[Misa Amane]] and [[Ryuk (Death Note)|Ryuk]], [[Wario]]'s [[Waluigi]], [[Dr. Eggman]]'s Orbot and Cubot, and [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]'s [[Mystique (comics)|Mystique]] (albeit only in the ''[[X-Men (film series)|X-Men]]'' live action films).