She has been presented throughout as a faithful sidekick rather than an equal partner.

Along with his faithful sidekick Azzie, of course.

Here clearly were the very boulders that Tonto, the Lone Ranger's faithful sidekick, used to creep around on.

Z and his faithful sidekick, Z-Boy.

And once Irvine was past, Salo fulfilled the faithful sidekick's role to perfection, riding shotgun expertly to keep Jordan's Heinz-Harald Frenzten at bay in third.

"It's his story, I'm just his faithful sidekick with a few of the pieces."