List of Sidekicks —
Heroines and Heroes often have great sidekicks. The top section is a list created by Tor Publishing. I though it was a good idea, so below it is a running list that gets added to. If you know of a great sidekick, please add it to the list and make sure to include it on the page to the series he or she belongs to in the World-Building section just about the Character Chart. Also, please add it to the categories of that page by typing-in and choosing "Great Sidekicks" in the Category Box.
Top Ten Sidekicks Table[]
Top 10 Urban Fantasy Sidekicks — by Tor.com (NOTE: there are two entries on the list for TV shows that I did not include.)
Name | What | Sidekick to | About | First Appears | Series |
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Bob the Skull | air spirit of intellect | Harry Dresden | lives in skull, assists with magical knowledge | Storm Front #1 | Dresden Files series |
Jenks | male pixie | Rachel Morgan | partner of Rachel and Ivy; lives in Rachel’s garden with wife & 54 children; | Dead Witch Walking | Hollows series |
Giguhl, aka Mr. Giggles | Fifth-level Mischief Demon | Sabina Kane | home shopping network addict, Sabinia's minion | Red-Headed Stepchild | Sabina Kane series |
Phineas, "Phin" | tiny unicorn | Abby Sinclair | ass-biting unicorn with an underwear fetish | A Brush of Darkness | Abby Sinclair series #1 |
Andrea Nash | hyena beastkin / Knight | Kate Daniels | Knight in the Order of Merciful Aid; able to shift into a human/ hyena hybrid | Magic Burns #2 | Kate Daniels series |
Anansi, aka Nansee | trickster spider god | Khefar & Kira Solomon | Khefar's traveling companion | Shadowblade #1 (2010) | Shadowchaser Series |
Fang the Mustang | vampire car | Eric | occasionally eats people; | Staked #1, turned in #2 Revamped | Void City series |
Finnegan Lane, "Finn" | Gin’s foster brother | Gin Blanco | investment banker, computer whiz, womanizer | Spider’s Bite #1 | Elemental Assassin series |
Gary Muldoon | 70-something cab driver | Joanne Walker | former college linebacker | Urban Shaman #1 | Walker Papers series |
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Full List — Alphabetized[]
A–F[]
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
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Abishanizad | jinn | Domino | acts as familiar | Mob Rules #1 | Underworld Cycle series |
Algernon Charles Swinburne | Libertine | Sir Richard Francis Burton | poet and novelist | 1. Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack | Burton & Swinburne series |
Andrea Nash | hyena beastkin / Knight | Kate Daniels | Knight in the Order of Merciful Aid; able to shift into a human/ hyena hybrid | Magic Burns #2 | Kate Daniels series |
Ari (Arianna) | plump faery princess, sorceress | Marissa | client turned friend and sidekick | 1. Free Agent | Grimm Agency series |
Austin | talking cat | Claire Hansen | helps in Keeper tasks | Summon the Keeper | Keeper Chronicles |
Beezle | gargoyle | Madeline Black | cranky, loves popcorn; lives with Maddy | Black Wings #1 | Black Wings series |
Belladonna | Voodoo Priest | Kellie Rivière | best friend | Black Dust Mambo #1 | Hoodoo series |
Ben | werewolf | Mercy Thompson | exiled from London; abused as a child | Moon Called | Mercy Thompson series |
Billy Joe | ghost / gambler | Cassie Palmer | lives in necklace; assists Cassie when he wants to, | Touch of Dark #1 | Cassandra Palmer series |
Bliss | succubus; | Allay | Allay's demon offspring; | Confessions of a Demon | Allay series |
Bob the Skull | air spirit of intellect | Harry Dresden | lives in skull, assists with magical knowledge | Storm Front #1 | Dresden Files series |
Butch | Chihauhau dog | Corine Solomon | helpful abilities | Blue Diablo #1 | Corine Solomon series |
Cal Leandros | half human-Rom and half Auphe | Niko / brother-potector to Niko; | genetic experiment by the Auphe to make a half-breed capable of time-travel | Nightlife #1 | Cal Leandros series |
Caleb | War mage | Pritkin | good friend, partner on missions | ? | Cassandra Palmer series |
Charles Escott | British PI | Jack Fleming | Helps Jack solve his murder; team on cases | Bloodlist #1 | Vampire Files series |
Charlie | oracle | Lyla | Lyla's best friend | Jinn and Juice | Jinni series |
Cole | Para-PI, human | Jaz | consults on cases; has a thing for Jaz | Once Bitten, Twice Shy #1 | Jaz Parks series |
"Corny", Cornelius Stone | mortal teen | Kaye | anime geek, distrusts faeries | Tithe #1 | Modern Tale of Faerie |
Dexter | Vampire dog | Ciara Griffin | Clar'a companion | Wicked Game | WVMP Radio series |
Elmo | ? | Chalice | magical sidekick | Knight's Curse (2011) | Knight's Curse series |
Enzo | Ghost Dog | Clare | talking, more than seems | Ghost Seer #1 | Ghost Seer series |
Fabian du Brac | Ghost | Cat & Bones (mostly Cat) | part of family, helpful in many ways | Destined for an Early Grave #4 | Night Huntress series |
Fang the Mustang | vampire car | Eric | occasionally eats people; | Staked #1, turned in #2 Revamped | Void City series |
Father Malachy | Catholic priest | Deacon Chalk | provides all the Holy Water, handy with a rifle | Blood and Bullets #1 | Deacon Chalk Series |
Finnegan Lane, "Finn" | Gin’s foster brother | Gin Blanco | investment banker, computer whiz, womanizer | Spider’s Bite #1 | Elemental Assassin series |
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G–L[]
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
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Gary Muldoon | 70-something cab driver | Joanne Walker | former college linebacker | Urban Shaman #1 | Walker Papers series |
Giguhl, aka Mr. Giggles | Fifth-level Mischief Demon | Sabina Kane | home shopping network addict, Sabinia's minion | Red-Headed Stepchild | Sabina Kane series |
Gil | scholar-trainee | Kita Nekai | sent to study Kita | Once Bitten #1 | Haven series |
Gob and Riprash | ? | Bobby Dollar | Dirty Streets of Heaven #1 | Bobby Dollar series | |
Griffin Reese | empath | Trixa Iktomi | Trixa's team member | Trick of the Light #1 | Trickster series |
Henry Fitzroy | vampire, romance author | Victoria Nelson | solves supe crimes with Vicki, Bastard son of Henry VIII; lover; | Blood Price #1 | Victoria Nelson series |
Herschel | canine familiar | Nyx | Nyx’s unusual and uncouth familiar | Vicious Moon #3 | Earth Witches series |
Ian | shape-shifting djinn | Gavyn Donatti | rescues Donatti from Trevor; grouchy; | Master of None #1 | Gavyn Donatti series aka Master of None |
"Japh", Japhrimel | Demon | Dante Valentine | assigned as Dante's demon familiar: to capture Vardimal | Devil's Assassin | Dante Valentine series |
Jenks | male pixie | Rachel Morgan | partner; lives in Rachel’s garden with his wife and 54 children; | Dead Witch Walking #1 | Hollows series |
Kasabian | mage | James Stark | runs a porn shop | Sandman Slim | Sandman Slim series |
Kelly | human | Lara Jensen | ? | Truthseeker | Worldwalker Duology |
Jean Lafitte | historical undead pirate | "DJ", Drusilla Jaco | DJ's frenemy (and wannabe seducer) | Royal Street (2012) | Sentinels of New Orleans |
Leonid Karpov | necromancer | Ava | Ava’s friend | Black Dog #1 (2014) | Hellhound Chronicles series |
Lou | Ifrit | Mason | small magical dog, like a familiar | Dog Days (2007) | Dog Days series |
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M–N[]
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
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Mags | magician | Lem | trickster & grifter | Trickster #1 (2013) | Ustari Cycle series |
Mallory | sorcerer | Merit | Merit’s best friend | Some Girls Bite #1 | Chicagoland Vampires series |
Marshall Blackmoore | geeky gamer, human | Lexi Belarus | into Dungeons and Dragons | Alchemystic #1 | Spellmason Chronicles series |
Marty | Vampire Dwarf | Leila | owns a carnival | Once Burned #1 | Night Prince series |
May Daye | Toby's twin sister in mundane world | Toby Daye | Drives Like Crazy; Toby's Fetch (doppleganger) | ? | October Daye series |
Merry | Alive Amulet | Hedi Peacock | Female Asrai who is trapped inside | The Trouble with Fate (2012) | Mystwalker series |
Morley Dotes | Half-elf | Garrett | hired "gun" for Garrett | Sweet Silver Blues (1987) #1 | Garrett Files series |
Mouse | Temple Dog, with Foo Dog ancenstry | Harry Dresden, Maggie Dresden | Descendent of Chinese Deity, mysterious power, smart, lovable, loyal | Blood Rites #6 | Dresden Files |
Murphy, Karrin Murphy | Paranormal police detective, Human | Harry Dresden | consults Harry on cases, CPD Special Investigations, has is back | Storm Front | Dresden Files series |
Nick Baker | alchemist | Simon Archer | fire wielder, loves pubs; | The Shadow Revolution #1 | Crown & Key series |
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O–R[]
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
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Oberon | Irish Wolfhound | Atticus | Atticus has extensive mental conversations | Hounded #1 | Iron Druid Chronicles |
"Pal", Palimpsest | Feret | Jessie Shimmer | Jessie's familiar | Spellbent #1 | Spellbent series, aka Jessie Shimmer series |
PC, "Prince Charming" | Chinese hairless dog | Alex Craft | Grave Witch | Alex Craft series | |
Phineas, "Phin" | tiny unicorn | Abby Sinclair | ass-biting unicorn with an underwear fetish | A Brush of Darkness | Abby Sinclair series #1 |
Pirate | talking dog | Lizzy | (PNR Chick-Lit) no page | author: Angie Fox | Accidental Demonslayer series ~ GR |
Pug | gargoyle | Brianna | smallest of the stone trolls | The Exile #1 | Fae series |
Quentin | Pureblood Daoine Sidhe squire; teenager | Toby Daye | accompanies Toby on her investigation; Sylvester’s court; foster at Shadowed Hills; | Rosemary and Rue | October Daye series |
Quicksilver | magical wolfhound | Delilah Street | faithful | Dancing with Werewolves #1 | Delilah Street series |
Roger (Rogerian) | Ghoul | Saint-Germain | Germain changed him: Roman days | Hotel Transylvania #1 (?) | Saint-Germain series |
Rondeau | spirit-in-a-bottle | Marla Mason | assists Marla in magic | Blood Engines (2007) | Marla Mason series |
Rory Torres | dance student, human | Lexi Belarus | Lexi's BFF since childhood | Alchemystic #1 | Spellmason Chronicles series |
Runt, Giselda | female Hellhound pup | sidekick to Callie | talking, sentient | Death's Daughter #1 | Calliope Reaper-Jones |
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S[]
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
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Salome | mummified cat | Robin Goodfellow, "Puck" | resides in sub-levels of NY Met Museum; | ? | Cal Leandros series |
Saul | Native American were-cougar | Jill | Jill’s love interest; house husband | Night Shift #1 | Jill Kismet series |
Scrap | imp | Tess Noncoire | mischievous | Hounding the Moon (2006) | Tess Noncoire #1 |
Scratch | cat-like demon | Hexe | familiar | Right Hand Magic #1 | Golgotham series |
Sergei | Non-Talent; has no magic | Wren | partner; built a stolen-goods retreival business | 1. Staying Dead | Retrievers series |
Shame (Shamus) | magic user | Zayvion Jone | Zayvion best friend | Magic to the Bone | Allie Beckstrom series |
Simi | Charonte demon | Acheron (Ash) | hides on Ash as a tattoo, protects him in danger | ? | Dark-Hunter series |
Simon Lewis | human turned vampire | Clary Fray | gamer nerd, good at archery | 1. City of Bones (2007) | Mortal Instruments |
Skulduggery Pleasant | living skeleton, Detective | Valkyrie Cain | magic mentor | Skulduggery Pleasant | Skulduggery Pleasant series |
Sorren | Vampire | Cassidy Kincaide | former Jewel thief | Deadly Curiosities #1 | Deadly Curiosities series |
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
Sparky | salamander familiar | Anya Kalinczyk | loves devouring electronics and sleeps at the foot of Anya's bed | Embers (2010) | Anya Kalinczyk series |
Stinky | chimera, Fae creature | Dorina Basarab | Dory's pet since she saved him | Midnight’s Daughter #1 | Dorina Basarab series |
Stone | Pet Gargoyle | Allie Beckstrom | Allie accidentally freed from the restaurant "Gargoyle", | Magic to the Bone | Allie Beckstrom series |
Suzume | Kitsune (werefox) | Fotitude Scott | bodyguard, trickster, chaos maker | Generation V #1 | Generation V series |
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T–Z[]
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
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Talivar | Faerie Prince | Abby Sinclair | Abby's bodyguard | A Brush of Darkness #1 | Abby Sinclair series |
Thomas Raith | White Court vampire | Harry Dresden | Half-brother; always has Harry's back | Grave Peril | Dresden Files series |
Valkyrie Cain | Apprentice Detective | Skulduggery Pleasant | Known previously as Stephanie Edgley | ? | Skulduggery Pleasant series |
Varg | magic wolf | Bluebell Kildare | Blue's guardian | The Light Who Shines (2014) | Bluebell Kildare series |
Vel | Ithtorian mercenary | Sirantha Jax | Jax's best friend; fierce loyalty | Grimspace (2008) | Sirantha Jax series |
Vidocq | alchemist | James Stark, Sandman Slim | 200-year-old Frenchman; seeks cure for immortality | Sandman Slim | Sandman Slim series |
Von | llygad: Watcher | Dante | dedicated to Dante; keeper of immortal history; story-shaper; | A Rush of Wings | Maker's Song series |
Waldo Butters | Medical Examiner, human | Harry Dresden | friend, Helps Harry with cases and medical help | Death Masks | Dresden Files series |
Warren | werewolf | Mercy Thompson | close friend to Mercy and Adam; used to be Texan cowboy | Moon Called | Mercy Thompson series |
Name | What | Pal to | About | First Appears | Series |
Yulia | will-o'-the-wisp | Lyla | Lyla's best friend | Jinn and Juice | Jinni series |
Zeke Hawkins | telepath, Trixa's protégé | Trixa Iktomi | Trixa's team member; adorable, gun-loving, psychotic | Trick of the Light #1 | Trickster series |
Zuzana Novakova | Art student | Karou's best friend | into puppetry; knows all of Karou's secrets; | Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1 (2011) | Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy |
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Sidekicks to add
- Bliss from S.L. Wright's Confessions of a Demon — Allay series.
- Pirate from Angie Fox 's Accidental Demon Slayer series — Goodreads link (PNR Chick-Lit);
See Also[]
- List of Vampires of Urban Fantasy
- Characters (category)
- UF Release Schedules
- Characters (category)
- List of UF Anthologies
- List of Cover Artists
- Urban Fantasy Links ~ list of UF websites
External Links[]
- Top 10 Urban Fantasy Sidekicks | Tor.com
- Bob - Dresden Files Wiki
- Bob (The Dresden Files) - Wikipedia
- Gimme The Scoop: Character Interview - Phineas