Talk:Spike/@comment-222.127.223.74-20120202072655

I read that in certain mythology about dragons, they are portrayed as symbols of greed that guard a treasure hoard. They also have been known to eat precious gems. At least the DnD dragons do. I'm guessing, Spike's character was designed based on those myths about dragons.

Now I noticed Rarity's talent, magic and cutie mark are related to her love of gemstones. Then out of all six ponies, she was the one who was assigned the Element of Generosity by the developers of the show.

Both Spike and Rarity love gemstones. Spike is cursed to turn into a beast when he gets greedy while Rarity was chosen to be the Element of Generosity. I'm wondering if these are just coincidences.

When the show's developers designed Rarity's character, did they intentionally give her character details that would match Spike's interests? Or did they design Spike's character quirks to match Rarity's? They even threw in a "crush" thing. Or was it all just by chance?