sidekick

Originally, Cosby was supposed to be much more of a sidekick.

If a sidekick is flamboyantly dressed in pastels or tailored velvet, he must be morally corruptible.

But he could also rescue his sidekick Brienne of Tarth from a bear.

And so, Bennett has volunteered himself to be Lapid's sidekick, in return for no meaningful progress on the peace process.