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Story added by connieblackwood on July 25, 2022

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Fan Casting Hyper-Competent Sidekick

Role added by josephboyce on January 19, 2024

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Description of Hyper-Competent Sidekick:

The underling who's much smarter, more efficient and more industrious than their (usually totally incompetent) boss, and is the one actually responsible for anything that gets done in the workplace. Despite the fact that they work their butt off for little pay and no credit, this person is generally pretty happy with the way things are. If they or the incompetent boss aren't the lead character, they'll often use their skills and position in order to help the lead character out. If their incompetent boss is the Big Bad, they're the right hand and act in the opposite manner to The Starscream even though they may have plenty of motivation to be one.