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Everyone has their own preference but I think Cicero for me is the best follower. He can carry a lot, more than Lydia. He actually keeps up with me, I don't have to look around and go ahhh! Followers where art thou? Thy master is being bashed!

He get real close any way. Well... One time he shoved me off a cliff... But I forgave him after a few bashes.

I cannot abide with warrior type followers, I end up killing them or they set off traps that I try avoiding and drag me down with them. They cannot sneak which is essencial for me. It's easier to pick them off when you got the 6x bonus.

Mage followers... Well I thought they were great until Marcurio killed off all the dog followers I got, got into a fight with Shadowmere, kept attacking me, and kept killing enemies before I could properly use soul trap on them. Other mage followers I got... They well... Killed themselves by stepping on traps.

Many of my followers killed themselves on traps or they stand in front of me and I end up killing them. I used to use two hand but when I started one shotting my followers I switched to one hand and the bad thing is I'm like 75 in one hand so anyone with level 30 cap, I can't use them or I might seriously kill them.

I have not tried Serana yet but I heard she's only good for the two followers glitch. Frea, she maybe essential but she gets tired easily. And I don't really like having her around because she gets in my way. When I'm in some cramp dungeon she just stands there in my way. There was a glitch one where I was stuck in some corner and she refused to budge. Had to reload. Plus I feel bad, I kind of indirectly killed her father during the dragonborn quest and it would seem cruel to continue asking more of her. At least with Cicero I don't feel like I owe him anything and he's fun to have around.

Cicero may be annoying but when I'm in those dwemer ruins or draugr infested tombs, I get very nervous and paranoid. Most of the time I don't even notice the enemy until it registers on my compass. Cicero always senses them before me so he's like a blood hound. And even though his magic level is low, I give him a couple destruction magic staffs and sanguine's rose, he takes care of everything. Very useful. I give him dragon armor so I have less stuff to worry about. I've enchanted it to regenerate health faster, a shield to resist magic, a bunch of stuff to increase his one hand. He actually draws the enemies toward him and I just soul trap them all while he uses fire storm or fireball. Dunmer blood gives you 50% resistance to flames so I just breeze my way in and barely take any damage.

Oh and when followers are non-essential I get this urgh to kill them with the ebony blade... Especially when I think they're going to die from some low level attack and I don't know them very well. It's like you're going to die anyway... Why not for a good cause?

So for me Cicero's the best!