Talk:Spike/@comment-818549-20170123212652/@comment-10390252-20170125100858

One of the objective of the film, or so Hasbro has said, is to make it 'accessible' both to existing and new fans. From that, I'm expecting something of mini-introductions to all of the main characters; this necesssarily will include Spike. Whilst I'm not expecting him to be reduced to the role of 'comedy sidekick', I do think that they'll probably pigeon-hole him as Twilght's sane-mind assistant. This is something that Disney often does in its films - give the Princess a comedic animal sidekick who nonetheless has the role to help her overcome her own flaws in a crisis with a little wise advice.