Favorite Sidekick

[Knil]

Come on, choose.

[Commodore Axilon]

I'm going with the King on this one. With Midna a close second, and Tatl rounding out third. And Kaepora Gaebora wasn't really a sidekick, neither was Epona.

[LadyNintendo]

I'd only qualify Midna, Ezlo, Tatl, Navi and KoRL as sidekicks.

And I like Tatl the most.

[Eralk Fang]

I'm going with Midna, because she is one of my favorite Zelda characters, but Ezlo's a close second.

[Knil]

I admit, Kaepora Gaebora and the OoS/A options were just fill-ins, not really sidekicks, but if you say the King of Red Lions is a sidekick, then you have to say Epona is a sidekick.

[DW]

Not really. Epons is more of an item. you use her, but she never mentors you whatsoever. The King gives you advice and yells at you. Sidekick.

[bgrugby]

I really like Ezlo, not sure why, just probably cause of he was the funniest of the sidekicks.

[Knil]

Not really. Epons is more of an item. you use her, but she never mentors you whatsoever. The King gives you advice and yells at you. Sidekick.

OK, I give you that, but you can also use the KoRL as an item.  Don't get me wrong, I like the KoRL.

[Evahn]

For me, it's Midna, then Tatl.

[Hi no Seijin]

I'd have to say Midna and Tatl are tied for my favorites.

[LadyNintendo]

Not really. Epons is more of an item. you use her, but she never mentors you whatsoever. The King gives you advice and yells at you. Sidekick.

OK, I give you that, but you can also use the KoRL as an item.  Don't get me wrong, I like the KoRL.

Ezlo is an item as well.
The difference between Epona and the KoRL is that the KoRL guides you through the entire adventure, telling you where to go next. Also, Link can talk with him whenever he wants.
You could say he's a mix between a sidekick and some form of transportation (which isn't limited to Epona), but most sidekicks have non-sidekick functions as well that in other games were something seperate. Like the Gnat Hat to become small in FS and the Deku Leaf in TWW (Ezlo in TMC), Navi and Tatl had all the info one in TWW and TMC only gets by collecting figurines. And Midna had a Hookshot-like function. Just because Epona is alive and has a function similar to a sidekick, doesn't mean she is a sidekick.

[Knil]

Not really. Epons is more of an item. you use her, but she never mentors you whatsoever. The King gives you advice and yells at you. Sidekick.

OK, I give you that, but you can also use the KoRL as an item.  Don't get me wrong, I like the KoRL.

Ezlo is an item as well.
The difference between Epona and the KoRL is that the KoRL guides you through the entire adventure, telling you where to go next. Also, Link can talk with him whenever he wants.
You could say he's a mix between a sidekick and some form of transportation (which isn't limited to Epona), but most sidekicks have non-sidekick functions as well that in other games were something seperate. Like the Gnat Hat to become small in FS and the Deku Leaf in TWW (Ezlo in TMC), Navi and Tatl had all the info one in TWW and TMC only gets by collecting figurines. And Midna had a Hookshot-like function. Just because Epona is alive and has a function similar to a sidekick, doesn't mean she is a sidekick.

You can talk to Epona whenever you want to in TP.

[Evahn]

You can talk to Epona whenever you want to in TP.

Now you're just being ridiculous.

[LadyNintendo]

All she says is you have to turn back into a Hylian. That's not really helpful (guides have helpful info) at all.

[Hi no Seijin]

Time for Mr. Webster to speak up.

*clears throat*

A sidekick is a person closely associated with another as subordinate or partner.

Epona could very well be considered Link's partner; therefore, it's possible to consider Epona as Link's sidekick.  Giving Link advice isn't really a criterion for being Link's sidekick.  After all, anyone can give Link advice, but not be closely associated with him as a partner.