The familiars in Castlevania Symphony of the Night. You get a skull shaped ghost that sometimes attacks enemies, but he’s so slow, and only attacks really weak enemies. The bat is also pretty useless too. You get a demon who attacks a bit more than the other two, but really there’s no need for him. The only time he’s useful is for pressing switches you can’t get to, and can’t proceed further unless the switch is activated.
The most useful one is a fairy, but only because she might find a wall you can smash, if you linger long enough in an area where a smashable wall might be…I find them all on my own without her help though, even back when I didn’t know where any of them were. I think she found like, two secrets out of nearly 30. :/ Plus it’s really annoying that she uses up all your curative items when she thinks you need them. :/ It’s like, I’ll tell you when I need a potion, you winged ass.
And yeah, screw escort mission. I played this horror game, Siren. You had to escort a girl to safety, but she gets hits once and that’s it. Could never pass the mission. And of course she can’t defend herself…you can actually shoot her though. I shot her, and turned that crap off haha.