User blog comment:MarkvA/Sonic's Sidekicks: Who's The Best/@comment-5576601-20120406093701/@comment-477304-20120406131046

No, they're not sidekicks, it looks like most people coming to this blog (including it's creator) don't know what a sidekick is, Tails and Chris are the only two characters I think can be defined as a sidekick to Sonic, all the others are friends or rivals or love interests.