10 Gaming Sidekicks That Kicked Butt From the Backseat This Year

6. Del and Kait – Gears of War 4

We spent three games following the adventures of Delta Squad and watching them take down the Locust hordes. Gears 4 surprised everyone though by introducing an entirely new squad of characters led by Marcus Fenix’s son JD.

The new cast does a phenomenal job of holding things up on their own, however, as they have some fun dynamics with each other. JD and Del are constantly joking and trying to one up each other, while Kait is the more determined one often driving the squad forward. The three give Gears a bit different of a tone from what we’re used to, but it’s certainly not a bad thing.