Spike

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**Spike**, also known as **Spike the Dragon**, is a young dragon and one of the seven main characters of My Little Pony: Nine Elements.

He is an honorary member of the Guardians of Harmony, titled the Guardian of Unity.

## Personality

### Playfulness

Spike is occasionally sarcastic and sometimes laughs at others' misfortunes, even though he usually means well. However, he is very helpful and supportive towards Twilight in Lesson Zero. For instance, Spike is the only member of the main cast to take Twilight's concerns about missing a report to Princess Celestia seriously, unlike the others, which he's quick to call them out on.

Spike is a fun-loving dragon: he enjoys the welcome party that Pinkie Pie throws for him and Twilight in the premiere.

### Sensitivity

In Owl's Well That Ends Well, he feels insecure and jealous when Twilight finds another assistant, Owlowiscious. When Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash tell Twilight about Spike's insecurity, she says, "Spike knows he can't be replaced." In Lesson Zero, Spike gets worried as Twilight becomes increasingly nervous about the due date for her friendship report.

### Anger

Spike tends to have a short temper when he feels others are wronged. When his temper reaches a boiling point, he's quick to yell at those who made him angry and tell them exactly what he thinks about what they're doing. One of the earliest examples of his temper is when Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, and Fluttershy hid in fear of Zecora simply because she was different in Bridle Gossip, Spike shouted at all of them and pointed out their hypocrisy when they welcomed a dragon like him warmly yet hid in fear from a creature that was more like a pony than he could ever be. Spike rarely gets angry when he himself is wronged, but, when he does, even Twilight fears him.

Despite his temper, Twilight's influence keeps him from resorting to physical violence.

### Loyalty to Twilight and her friends

Since Twilight hatched him, Spike saw her as a mother and stayed loyal to her regardless of the isolation she subjected him to on a regular basis. Growing up in Canterlot wasn't easy for Spike as most ponies (mostly ones of nobility) would look down on him simply because he was a dragon. This caused him to develop a profound sense of loneliness. Because of this, Spike softens when he's shown even the tiniest bit of compassion and developed a habit of doing everything he can to help ponies who showed him kindness, even to the point of exertion and endangering himself. After seeing how exhausted Applejack got in Applebuck Season, he began making efforts to overcome this habit.

### Sleepiness

In The Mare in the Moon, Twilight says that Spike is a baby and needs to get his sleep (despite Spike stating the contrary) as an excuse to send Fluttershy away. In The Elements of Harmony, she attempts to tuck him in after he was up all night, but, Spike stubbornly stayed awake to help with finding the Elements of Harmony, though, he falls asleep at the edge of a cliff to be rescued by Applejack and when Nightmare Moon is restored to Princess Luna, Spike finally allows himself to sleep. He is sleepy at the beginning of Winter Wrap Up, too, owing to the very early hour at which Twilight wakes up. His sleepiness concerns Twilight in Owl's Well That Ends Well and she finds a second assistant, Owlowiscious, to relieve him of some of the workload at night.

### Crush on Rarity

Spike developed a crush on Rarity a while after meeting her in the premiere. At first, he was a bit intimidated by her, having bad experiences with high-society unicorns. Though, as the two bonded, Spike would grow less and less afraid, learning that Rarity's quite fond of him. Despite his crush, Spike still loses his temper at her occasionally.

### Heroism

Though Spike is young and often stated to only be a baby dragon, he occasionally has moments of great heroism and bravery. One of the earliest examples of his courage is when he voluntarily faced Nightmare Moon, armed with only a river serpent scale, in order to buy Twilight time. He even literally grabbed Nightmare Moon by the horn to keep her from attacking.

## Gifts & Abilities

* **Fire Breath**: As a dragon, Spike can breathe fire. Unlike most dragons, Spike can use his fire breath to send and receive messages.
* **Jewel Consumption**: As a dragon, Spike is able to eat jewels in place of food.
* **Scales**: Spike's scales act as a natural armor, weakening physical blows.

## Equipment

* **River Serpent Sword**: A sword made from a river serpent scale.