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Yoshi, Tails and Navi Among the MOST Popular Video Game Sidekicks

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Yoshi, Tails and Navi Among the MOST Popular Video Game Sidekicks
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  • The most popular video game sidekick is Yoshi from Super Mario World, receiving 71% of the votes
  • Sonic the Hedgehog’s sidekick Tails ranks in second (67%) according to a worldwide poll
  • 62% of the votes place Navi from The Legend of Zelda in third place
  • Ashley (Resident Evil) and Palico (Monster Hunter World) are the least popular
  • 75% of voters think sidekick characters should have their own video game

While we continue to spend more time at home, we have all been searching for ways to fight the boredom. For many of us, this has included playing our favourite video games. As we escape reality and get lost in the game, we often find ourselves falling even more in love with the characters, but their sidekicks too.

With that in mind, OnBuy.com wanted to discover the most loved sidekick characters in video games by asking 4,228 gamers worldwide to pick their favourites.*

Top 10 Sidekicks
In first place, and crowned the most loved sidekick character, is Yoshi from Super Mario World who stole a whopping 71% of votes. The Nintendo dinosaur is hard not to love with his distinctive powers and lovable character.
Tails from Sonic the Hedgehog lands in second with 67% of votes. It comes as no secret as he is sweet-natured and humble, who, before meeting Sonic, was picked on for having two tails – perhaps he wins on the sympathy votes!
Third on the list we find none other than fairy Navi (62% of votes) who stars in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. She is an impressive member of the team as the first canonical character in the series to have voice acting.

Super Mario Brothers makes a second appearance on the list with Mario’s much-loved brother Luigi in fourth. Appearing in many games released by Nintendo and picked by 59% of gamers, he’s deserving of his place.

Closing the top five is Diddy Kong who appears in Donkey Kong Country. Known for being a quick thinker and the fastest and most agile member of the Kong Family, he’s a firm favourite among 57% of voters.
Popular games Halo and Fallout also make the top 10 list with characters Cortana (39%) and Dogmeat (36%).

George Miller started his career in content marketing and has started working as an Editor/Content Manager for our company in 2016. George has acquired many experiences when it comes to interviews and newsworthy content becoming Head of Content in 2017. He is responsible for the news being shared on multiple websites that are part of the European Gaming Media Network.

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