Even though he's set up to be just the sidekick. Take a look at the core group of characters on Teen Wolf:
Scott - the teen wolf
Stiles - Scott's best friend
Allison - Scott's girlfriend whose family hunts werewolves
Derek - another werewolf/mentor figure for Scott
Out of these four characters, Stiles is the normal one. He doesn't have superhuman abilities and people in his family do not lead double lives. Stiles is intelligent, socially awkward, and loyal. He could easily fall into a sidekick role. where he's just around to help Scott.
Stiles could be a minor, underdeveloped character, but instead he's often the one to figure out what's going on. Stiles solves problems that come up. He investigates on his own, and he calls the shots. Instead of following Scott, Stiles is equals with him.
It's good to see a show with supernatural elements that can ground itself with an ordinary, competent character.
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