Opponent and Sidekick

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Opponent noun - One that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict.

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Sidekick is an antonym for opponent.

Sidekick noun - A person who helps a more skilled person.

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Opponent is an antonym for sidekick in companion topic.

The hero's sidekick tries to help him by strewing banana peels in front of his opponent's feet while he's walking the obligatory ten steps.

Source: Ten Paces and Turn
McNinja, during the "Spooky Stuff" storyline, Mitzi specifically warns Dark Smoke Puncher and Gordito (her youngest son and her oldest son's sidekick, respectively) that the opponent they have been tasked with taking down will try this on them.

Source: Lotus-Eater Machine
These minor characters may be so powerful they qualify as Sidekick Ex Machinas, with the hero "beating" their opponent by tossing him to the Badass Bystander to finish them off.

Source: Badass Bystander

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