Beleaguered Assistant: Difference between revisions

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For every [[Defective Detective|bumbling investigator]], [[Idiot Hero|overly idealistic hero]], or [[Big Bad|short-sighted mastermind]], there's an assistant, that one guy who has to do all (or most) of the work, deal with the consequences of his boss' antics, and generally play clean up. As a result of having to deal with his boss' foolishness, this character is continually exasperated, and would probably rather be doing something else. On the bright side they singlehandedly [[Conservation of Competence|keep their side relevant.]]