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A cute little pet sidekick whose emotions and reactions are closely synchronized with their keeper. The pet serves the function of the traditional ''zany'' from the ''[[Commedia Dell'Arte
When alone, the character could also [[Surrogate Soliloquy|talk with this pet]], treating them as a [[The Confidant|separate person]] with the knowledge that would make the pet an extension of the owner's personality.
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* Q-chan, a holograph resembling a floating blob, from ''[[Vandread]]'' (→ Misty Cornwell)
* Boota from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''.
* Melpo in ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo]]''. (→ Syrup)
* Xiao-Mei from the manga version of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' (→ Mei-Chan, to the point that Xiao-Mei also mimics the girl's ''movements'')
** Black Hayate → Riza Hawkeye. Like his master, he is quiet, cute, and has a whole lot of persistence and courage packed into a small frame (witness his attack on Gluttony when the latter has Riza cornered).
* Puu from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' (→ Yusuke). {{spoiler|Well, he IS a representation of his soul...}}
* Maya from ''[[
* Happens in the ''[[Pokémon (
* Marguerite's snake in ''[[One Piece]]'', and any other amazon's Snake Weapon.
** Also, Chimney's Bunny/Cat thing Gonbe. He's probably the most literal example, pretty much being a second Chimney in every way. He mimics her movements, facial expressions, and even his growls/mews/whatever-the-hell sound he makes are the same number of syllables as every one of Chimney's statements.
* Boogie-kun from ''[[Karin]]'' (→ Anju) clearly reflects his master's thoughts, even the ones she resents having.
* ''[[
* Yumekichi the monkey (→ Keiji) in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' often mimics his master's actions and serves to reflect his true emotions when he enters [[Stepford Smiler]] mode.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Old Lace from ''[[Runaways]]'' is telepathically bonded to Gert {{spoiler|and after her death to Chase}}.
* Doctor Nemesis of ''[[X
** {{spoiler|But then at the end of the series he keeps it because he "[gets] lonely without it."}}
* In their definitions Ryuu-Nekos from [[Dreamkeepers]] are discribed as having this as an attribute when they bond with or are tamed by their owners in addition to the personality quirks already present in their breed.
* [[Green Lantern|Hal Jordan]] had a pet alien starfish named Itty in his space trucker days.
* [[X
== [[Film]] ==
* Salacious Crumb from ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' (→ Jabba; for those who don't recognize the name, he's the little "Oh, OHH hohohohohoho!" guy)
* [[Disney Animated Canon]] examples:
** Abu from ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (→ Aladdin)
** Rajah, also from ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' (→ Jasmine)
** Meeko and Flit from ''[[Pocahontas]]'' (→ Pocahontas)
*** ''Pocahontas'' is interesting because the villain, Ratcliffe, also has one, a pug named Percy, who does a [[Heel Face Turn]] and joins the good guys.
**** Percy, while he is ''meant'' to be an [[Empathy Pet]], doesn't exactly share much in personality with Ratcliffe. All they really have in common is a preference for the finer things in life.
** Djali from ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', who was actually from the ''original book'' (→ Esmeralda)
** Pegasus from ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', who is also a mythic character, but not originally from the Hercules mythos (→ Hercules)
* This happens in other "[[All Animation Is Disney|Disney-like]]" animated films too:
** Pooka from ''[[Anastasia]]'' (→ Anastasia)
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Although it would be in the worst taste to label them as "pets", Dæmons (animal avatars of a person's [[Our Souls Are Different|soul]]) in the ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy often serve this purpose to their person.
* In the ''[[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Alice's dolls in the ''[[
* The dog in ''[[
* {{spoiler|Rhyme}} from ''[[
* Nanomachine from the [[Galaxy Angel (
* Cupil from ''[[
* Popoi when he's with Ms Accord in ''[[Puyo Puyo]]''
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* The cat on Ian's head in ''[[Mac Hall]]''.
* Chester in ''[[College Roomies
* Lita, Zii's cat in ''[[Ménage à 3]]'', pictured above.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Rufus from ''[[Kim Possible]]'' (→ Ron)
* Opalescence from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Tank (→ Rainbow Dash)
** Winona (→ Applejack)
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