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Audio Epics is an award-winning production company that creates fantasy audio drama, located in Flanders, Belgium. It was founded by Domien De Groot and Eline Hoskens, a husband and wife who found each other in their mutual love for storytelling and fantasy, with J.R.R. Tolkien as unbeatable favourite. ‘We aim to create strange and wonderful places for people of all ages to visit in their imaginations. We want to stir the heart and rouse the spirit with our fantasy audio drama productions and dramatized audiobooks. And we aim to bring back the magic of the medium of audio. Talented voice actors, beautifully composed original music and a rich environment of sound effects bring our stories to life.
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Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
If you've got someone by your side whom you can kick, then you've got a sidekick. Sounds like fun! So in this episode, Eline and Domien explore some of the famous sidekicks throughout storytelling history, what types of sidekicks there are and how they function in a plot. We talk about henchmen, volleyballs, passive-aggressive space aliens and there's some gushing over The Lord of the Rings. So sit back and enjoy the ride!
Sidekicks mentioned:
- Sancho Panza
- Doctor Watson
- Snowy
- Robin
- Samwise Gamgee
- Obélix
- Mr. Spock
- Chewbacca
- Jar-Jar Binks
- C-3PO
- R2D2
- Luigi
- Princess Peach
- Harley Quin
- Buzz Lightyear
- Pikachu
- Syndrome
- Kif
- Waylon Smithers
- Navi
- Muchu
- Abu
- Rajah
- Pascal
- Mini-Me
- Patrick Star
- Wilson
- Donkey
- Dory
- Ron
- Hermione
- Crabb & Goyle
- Iago
- Diego
- Merlin
- Folkrin
- Rudolf Bauknecht
- Captain Elsenbach
Types we've identified:
- Fairy companion
- Kid sidekick
- Coward
- Animal companion
- Comic relief
- Conscience
- Henchman
- Assistant
- Apprentice
Roles for a sidekick:
- Providing cynical commentary
- Giving pep-talks to the hero(ine)
- Becoming the future villain
- Getting rescued by the hero(ine)
- Screwing everything up so the hero(ine) can fix it
- Being the loyal friend
- Providing a useful skill
- Speaking for the audience
- Having someone to explain the plot or the lore to
- Providind a viewpoint perspective on the main character
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