Sidekick Girl, aka Valerie Upton, dreamed of fighting crime. She was an ordinary girl with an ordinary life that wanted to do something extraordinary. She even has a cool power! What she discovered was that in Metro City, it takes a certain kind of person to be a Superhero, and she wasn't it. Now she's a professional sidekick, and the most extraordinary thing about her job is the patience it requires.

Illumina, aka Mackenzie Jade, is the BRIGHTEST star on the Metro City circuit. She's beautiful. She's busty. She defies gravity (in more ways than one) and most logic and reason. Some heros have sidekicks to back them up and provide skills they don't have. Illumina has a sidekick to get her home alive at the end of the night.

Tornado Boy, aka Jasper Belmont, is Val’s friend and fellow sidekick. He’s big and strong, but as he pointed out to Val, she’s not the only one who didn’t “measure up” at hero orientation. Being a sidekick has gotten Jasper a ridiculous costume and a drinking buddy for Sidekick Thursdays.

Haze, aka Hazel Abernathy, was Val’s roommate at Superhero School. After graduation, she went from awkward to amazing with the help of her assigned hero, Impact. She’ll be around more often now that she and Impact have moved to Metro City.

Agent Grey, aka Agent Grey, works at the local branch of the Superhero Agency (definitely not at a real estate office). He’s Val and Mackenzie’s case worker. Agent Grey is By the Book.

Maelstrom, aka Drake Devereaux, is Mack’s boyfriend. He’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer. They’re a good pair.