General Sidekicks in Traveller?

[bookwyrm]

What about an android with a biological brain?

Ghost in the Shell animated series. Robocop?

From what I've read in T20 and the Traveller Wiki (I think I remember it correctly...) an android body with a Human brain would be considered a Cyborg.

 

[yallambie]

And, what happens when you get caught in an all hands shoot out and everyone takes cover except for the panicking side kick?

You play with people who notice the existence of rules for cover?

 

[PVernon]

Then there is Wyatt Earp, At the OK Corral he stood in the center of the corral and shot everyone that was hit except one (Doc Holiday hit 2 people, he and Wyatt both hit one), no one else hit anything because they were running around trying to get to cover.

 

[kilemall]

Then there is Wyatt Earp, At the OK Corral he stood in the center of the corral and shot everyone that was hit except one (Doc Holiday hit 2 people, he and Wyatt both hit one), no one else hit anything because they were running around trying to get to cover.

The epitome of coolness under fire.

Or I suppose surprise/ambush.

 

[Commander Truestar]

You play with people who notice the existence of rules for cover?

I am a combat-experienced and combat-wounded veteran with two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.
I know my players drive characters who have even more experience and more decorations than I do...
.....So, since this is a role playing game and the players "Don't have" that knowledge, experience or understanding,...

....I see it as the role of a Game Master to help them understand that, and make sure their characters can take advantage of the features any given situation presents.

I do not explain or advise strategy and tactics.
But I help them understand cover and other concepts.

 

[Talifon]

"I'm the hero's sidekick -- Oui, c'est la vie*
" Mirrors" - Caravan Palace
(Nice bit of animation, in addition to a catchy tune. There is a giant steampunk robot in there, so it is kind of sci-fi related...)

The robot is a recurring character in Caravan Palace videos, and takes a very central role in "Suzy".