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It's been a while since I watched FIM, but one thing's been bothering me slightly. While G4 Spike was generally treated well, he was often knocked around for comic relief and unconsciously mistreated by the main cast. Over time, the fandom took notice, and while it's still not talked about too much, it still is a thing that happened. As someone who relates to some of his aspects (Sidekick energy, maintaining a decent self-image despite being stepped on constantly, being friends with people much better/more talented who don't always appreciate him, simping for someone who wasn't always the nicest to him and being okay with the mistreatment), has there been any point in the show or other official works where he expressed any type of frustration with the way he's been treated? If not, are there some fan works you can point me to?

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I don't recall it honestly.And I've re-watched FiM dozens of times (especially seasons 1 - 7), and frankly I don't recall much 'abuse' of Spike.

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>>36833827
It was never really stated outright; I mean, there have been several episodes where he's definitely gotten the short end of the stick, Castle Sweet Castle, Dragon Quest, Owl's Well That Ends Well, Just For Sidekicks, etc.

I think S4 definitely included more of Spike being a "kick the puppy" character, with him being on the receiving end of a lot of slapstick comedy bits. And then there's Rarity's whole deal of kind of stringing him along sometimes, and that probably definitely influenced his decisions to do things such as haul around impossibly heavy luggage for her, among other things. That can be written off as a writing oversight but it's noticeable.

Season 4 Spike Abuse Compilation

There's some of that S4 stuff


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