What Makes a Good Companion in Games

I detail what makes a good companion in games. Judge what is and isn't a partner character, and explain how we can make better characters in the future.

References/Notes (these are written by me for me so they might get a little vulgar):

//Finding articles on this was hard as dick I had to use fucking BingGPT to find them apologies for the lack of basis this is not something I want to happen again

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/a-good-companion---balancing-emotions-and-practicality-when-designing-companion-characters

https://www.gamesradar.com/dialogue-options-what-makes-a-good-video-game-companion/

https://mario.fandom.com/wiki/Lumpy_(character)

https://papermario.fandom.com/wiki/Ms._Mowz

https://papermario.fandom.com/wiki/Pennington

https://www.mariowiki.com/Goombella