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{{Character|series=FIM|Y=2010|O=Yes
|name = Spike
|image =
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|first = "[[Friendship is Magic (episode)|Friendship is Magic]]"
|last =
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|species =
|kind =
|gender =
|occupation = [[Assistant]] (formerly)<br>[[Royal Advisor]]<br>[[Dragon Lord]]
|nationality = [[Equestrian]]
|hometown = [[Canterlot]]
|residence =
* [[Sparkle residence]], [[Canterlot]] (formerly)
* [[School for Gifted Unicorns]], Canterlot (formerly)
* [[Golden Oak Library]], {{FIM|Ponyville}} (formerly)
* [[Castle of Friendship]], Ponyville (formerly)
* [[Isles of Scaly]]
|age = Adult
|education =
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|family = [[Sparkle family]]
|relatives =
* [[Sludge (dragon)|Sludge]] {{CN|imposter father}}
* [[Spike's mother|Unnamed mother]]
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|voice_artist =
* [[Cathy Weseluck]]
}}
'''Spike the Dragon''', usually just referred to as '''Spike''', affectionately referred to as "'''Spikey-Wikey'''"<ref name = "OWEW">{{CAR|FIM|Owl's Well That Ends Well}}</ref><ref name = "SOMS">{{CAR|FIM|Secret of My Excess}}</ref> by some of his friends and sometimes formally referred to as "'''Mr. The Dragon'''"<ref name = "EG">{{CAR|FIM|Equestria Games}}</ref> is {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}}'s number one assistant' and very best friend. The youngest of the heroes, Spike pines for {{FIM|Rarity}}'s heart and will do anything to help his friends, even if he can act mean-spirited or abrasive at times.
Spike was born in the [[Era of Princess Celestia]] when a young [[Twilight Sparkle]] grew supercharged due to [[Rainbow Dash]]'s [[Sonic Rainboom (event)|Sonic Rainboom]]. He was initially raised by Princess Celestia, but after a few months, the responsibility was passed to the young Twilight Sparkle. At first, Twilight didn't care for the dragon but over time, she grew to love him as if he were family. Spike stood by Twilight's side through thick and thin no matter what happened, and
Spike tends to be a jolly and altruistic individual with a love for life. He rarely hates and tends to get along quite well with nearly everyone he meets. Spike is brave and caring, but can still be cowardly and selfish. Due to his persistent friendliness, he managed to aid {{FIM|Ember}} in becoming the new Dragon lord and helped usher in a new golden age of peace for the Changelings. A forgiving soul, Spike managed to forgive {{FIM|Discord}} for his wrongdoings, and even became good friends with the lord of chaos.
==History==
{{Main|History of Spike}}
[[File:V10 Went well.jpg|thumb|270px|A baby Spike, still in [[Canterlot]]]]
Spike was born in [[Canterlot]] in the [[Era of Princess Celestia]],<ref name = "TCMC">{{CAR|FIM|The Cutie Mark Chronicles}}</ref> though whenever his egg was laid has never been cleared up. According to [[Sludge (dragon)|Sludge]], Spike's life as an egg was complicated as his mother as hunted by the [[Scale Collectors]], a species of cruel entities who hunted dragons, though Sludge claimed to sacrifice himself for Spike. This was, however, revealed to be completely false and Sludge had no relation to Spike, much less was his father. Because of this, Spike grew to have a somewhat complicated relationship with Twilight Sparkle, viewing her as a paternal figure of sorts.<ref name = "FKB">{{CAR|FIM|Father Knows Beast}}</ref>
Growing up, Spike helped Twilight Sparkle compete against her brother, {{FIM|Shining Armor}} in the [[Sibling Supreme]] contests that their parents, {{FIM|Night Light}} and {{FIM|Twilight Velvet}} organized. During these events, Spike wished he could compete as a third sibling, as he viewed the two as his older siblings.<ref name
As he grew older, Spike became pretty good friends with {{FIM|Donut Joe}}, {{FIM|Minuette}}, {{FIM|Moon Dancer}} and {{FIM|Lemon Hearts}}, though he had to cease his friendships with them once he moved to [[Ponyville]].<ref name = "AMF">{{CAR|FIM|Amending Fences}}</ref> Interestingly, he wasn't aware of Twilight and [[Dusty Page]]'s friendship.<ref name = "TPONR">{{CAR|FIM|The Point of No Return}}</ref>
Spike was the surrogate little brother<ref name = "S7">{{CAR|FIM|Sparkle's Seven}}</ref> or even son<ref
[[File:Dragon Lord Spike standing tall S6E5.png|thumb|left|270px|Lord Spike]]
Spike worked for the [[Equestrian Royal Family]] and occasionally went on errands for them.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Look Before You Sleep}}</ref> Spike's royal work only expanded when the [[Castle of Friendship]] as erected in Ponyville, which became his new home after {{FIM|Tirek}} had destroyed the library.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Twilight's Kingdom}}</ref> Some of these assignments included daring adventures, such as his trek to the [[Dragon Lands]] where he particulated in the [[Gauntlet of Fire]] where he thwarted Garble and helped {{FIM|Ember}} become the [[Dragon Lord]].<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Gauntlet of Fire}}</ref>
Spike would grow wings, finally graduating from the status of "baby dragon" when he molted,<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Molt Down}}</ref>
In his older age, Spike became a member of the [[Council of Friendship]].<ref name="CAR|FIM|The Ending of the End">{{CAR|FIM|The Ending of the End}}</ref>
Spike was destined to outlive his friends and potential outlines of his future have been shown, with the most recent depiction of his adult self being the same good-natured and loving dragon with a strong sense of humor everypony has grown to love.
==Personality==
[[File:FIM3_Spike.png|thumb|Spike's goofy nature often lead him to playing characters or bits]]
Spike was an overall good-natured, kind, friendly, helpful, generous, caring and excitable kid, and many of those traits appeared to carry over into his adult life as well. Though he had many flaws - such as self-esteem, an sense of otherness, a tendency to lash out against his loved ones and a purveying greediness and gluttony that haltered his decision making, he did ultimately try to do the right thing in the end, even if it went against his interest. Spike could be described as both selfless and selfish, hoarding items but willing to share if it made others happy and often went far out his way to make others feel better.
Spike was an incredibly hard working child, putting his all in most tasks, but notably was less hard working at other tasks. His main passion seemed to be for mundane chores, such as cooking and cleaning, though his skills in these fields have been varied over the years.<ref group = "note">For the most part, Spike has been shown to be excellent and cooking and cleaning, or at least competent, but there have been some notable exceptions, most notably in "[[Spike At Your Service]]" where he was absolutely awful at such tasks</ref> Another task Spike was often given and loved doing was delivering items or news. Though he often did this through his magic breath, Spike also delivered packages by traveling great distances, such as the time he traveled across most of Canterlot<ref name = "MOVIE2017">''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''</ref> or when he traveled across half of Equestria to deliver the news that his friends were petrified to [[Strong Oak]] and his friends.<ref>''[[Tails of Equestria: Curse of the Statuettes]]''</ref>
Spike also enjoyed creative and expressive work. He was the [[DJ]] for a [[Songbird Serenade]] concert in Canterlot<ref name = "MOVIE2017"/> and presented the [[Founding of Equestria]] play, also in Canterlot.<ref>"[[Hearths Warming Eve]]"</ref> He also appeared to have some appreciation for the [[
[[File:FF21_Spike.png|thumb|left|150px|Spike often went out of his way to help others]]
Spike had a nerdy personality with interests in [[comics (in-universe)|comics]] and [[role-playing]]. In ''[[Ogres and Oubliettes]]'', he role-played as [[Garbunkle]], a heroic wizard who adventured alongside [[Sir McBiggun]]. His favorite comic book series was undoutably [[Power Ponies (franchise)|''Power Ponies'']], which followed the adventures of the titular [[Power Ponies (team)|Power Ponies]] as they fought villains such as the [[Mane-Iac]], [[Pharaoh Phetlock]], [[Long Face]] and more. When they briefly traveled into a Power Ponies comic, Spike was adorned as [[Humdrum]], a powerless, but big-hearted kid whose love for his friends proved to be their greatest asset.<ref>{{CAR|FIM|Power Ponies}}</ref>
Spike was a brave kid, though displayed moments of cowardice. It seemed that whenever his friends or innocent bystanders were in danger, Spike would spring to their aid. A major example of this was when [[Garble]] threatened to smash [[
Despite his small stature, Spike was protective over his friends and his nation. He growled at
Spike, especially in the earlier years of living in Ponyville,
For his faults, Spike was sometimes shown to go power-mad, such as when he became the fill-in princess for Twilight Sparkle.
==Appearance==
Spike is a dragon with purple scales covering most of his body, the exception being a greenish strip that runs from his bottom lip down his chest and to the underside end of his tail. When Spike grew his wings, the membranes were the same color as his belly scales, while the top parts matched the rest of his scales. Spike has green eyes, green ridges of spikes on top of his head and along the top of his tail, and light green ear fronds. He has two fangs that stick out from beneath his top lip, giving him the appearance of a slight overbite.
As a baby/pre-teen dragon, Spike's height came up to the shoulders of an average adult mare (i.e. Twilight Sparkle) and he was small enough to ride on one's back. On reaching adulthood by natural means, he stood head and shoulders above an average adult mare and had broadened considerably, becoming much more muscular in appearance. His arms also grew much longer, his hands easily reaching to his knees while standing erect. By comparison, his legs were much shorter, with much of his height being encompassed by his torso.
===Attire===
{{Main|Attire of Spike}}
===Forms===
{{Main|Forms of Spike}}
==Relationships==
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Another noticeably flaw was his desire to not disappoint Twilight as much as possible, leading him to lie to her.<ref name = "OWTEW"/>
==Other versions==
{{See also|Multiverse}}
===Gameloft===
{{Gameloft character
|name = Spike
|image =
|playable = Yes
|town = Ponyville
|house = [[Golden Oak Library#Gameloft|Twilight's Library]]<br>[[Castle of Friendship#Gameloft|Twilight's Castle]]<br>[[Crystal Castle#Gameloft|Crystal Castle]]<br>[[Patchwork Tavern#Gameloft|Patchwork Tavern]]
|arrival = {{XP|45}}
|timer = 300m
|skip = {{GEM|8}}
|cost =
}}
{{Q|A young purple dragon, he's playful and sweet. (And maybe you'll find him something sparkly to eat.)|In-game description}}
'''Quests'''
* [[Getting Pinkie Pie]]
* [[Getting Applejack]]
* [[Getting Rarity]]
* [[Getting Fluttershy]]
* [[Getting Rainbow Dash]]
* [[Royal Wedding Preparations]]
==Behind the scenes==
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===Portrayal===
In ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'', Spike is voiced by [[Cathy Weseluck]], who has also been involved in the franchise since Generation 1, as she was the singing director for ''[[My Little Pony Tales]]'', though did not appear in Generation 2 or [[Generation 3]] media. Weseluck would say that voicing Spike was very special to her, but decided to step down from being hi main voice actor after the ending of ''Friendship is Magic'', jokingly saying Spike instead joined a [[soccer]] team.<ref>[https://www.equestriadaily.com/2020/06/cathy-weseluck-explains-why-she-doesnt.html Cathy Weseluck Explains Why She Doesn't Play Spike in Pony Life]</ref>
In various mobile apps, Spike was instead portrayed by [[Kira Buckland]], also known as "Rina-chan", a prolific anime voice actress who gained a foothold in the industry by appearing in [[Newgrounds]] productions.
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