A Few of My Favorite Sidekicks...That Deserve Their Own Movie

Written by Shae Rufe

If there's one thing I love to rant about it, it's sidekicks, and today Imma do it again. This time I want to share with you the list of Sidekicks who have earned their own movie. I'm not talking about any of those straight to DVD releases, no, these sidekicks grew up and they need their own movie. I'm a side character and sidekick person. I always love them more than most main characters...because reasons.

You had to know this was coming, but Nightwing has warranted a movie by now. Dick Grayson went from the lovable Robin to his very own superhero. Granted he's not super well known, but any true Batman fan knows who he is. The original Robin not only deserves his own movie, but he deserves it without the Batman. Grayson has his own set of villains and has a pretty interesting backstory himself. Plus, who doesn't want to see the Boy Wonder on the big screen leaving big daddy Bat to be his own superhero? Having run with several other sidekicks, I think it's time Dick gets the credit he so rightfully deserves.
 
Similarly, Jason Todd needs a movie. Why? Why not! The second Robin had some pretty big shoes to fill. To top that off Jason legit gets murdered by the Joker. Sure, Batgirl gets messed up by the Clown too, but never quite like Jason does. From Robin to Red Hood, and even Arkham Knight, Jason has a lot of issues. Dying isn't easy, but being brought back to life by the Lazarus Pit? That definitely messed him up, a lot. Running alongside with the Outlaws makes Jason a complex character. Not to mention, I adore his whole killing thing. Sure, it's wrong, but Jason embodies the darker Batman I seem to adore so much. His attitude and overall badassness makes Jason worthy of his own film.
 
Did anyone here watch Young Justice? If you haven't I need you to go do that right now. Okay, I am not an Aquaman fan, at all. It's never going to happen. However, Aqualad? Yeah, he's actually a pretty epic little hero. I'm not talking about the Teen Titans version we got, no. Young Justice had a fantastic Aqualad, and he deserves his own movie. The whole affiliation with Aquaman isn't that great, but Aqualad not only holds his own, but he takes command of an entire team of young heroes. He's an excellent strategist, and more importantly, cooler than Aquaman and that naturally makes him a great candidate for his own movie. He's got a bad guy for a dad, and that can easily leave a bad taste in anyone's past. Losing his girl to the original Aqualad, however? That's gotta be even worse. Still he's got a great command of magic, strength beyond human, and he's not Aquaman or lame....so, I think he's awesome.

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