Talk:Spike/@comment-16424758-20130213222407/@comment-5926076-20130214010042

If you want an answer, then let me be the one to give it.

1. He's the underdog: I mean think about it, you always root for the underdog, the guy who simply can't catch a break no matter what. We sympathize with characters like that more than the perfect ones. Also, He is more underated than the other characters, the amount of comments he gets is a testament to that (though it's probably because trolls/spammers stay away from this cause they have no reason to hate on him)

2. His 'possible lore': please note that I put possible lore in quotes cause we don't know if they'll actually do it, but many really want to see him and his origin because of how he is. He's questioned his own existance and is generally one of the deeper characters of the series because of the implications that he can turn anytime due to greed and that he has to manage control

3. His development: I'll be fair, season 1 didn't give many people a reason to like him too much as he was kind of a sidekick comedy relief. But since then, he's worked his way from that to being a valuable member of the main 7. Secret of My Excess helped alot with this too. I think that Fire Ruby represented his heart and the fact that he selflessly gave it to Rarity, showing signs of maturity outside of his one sided crush. He also shares a lot of good developing moments with Twilight, mainly in The Crystal Empire  He is, in my opinion, the best developed character in the show because the writers allowed him gradual growth.

4.Sparity: Let's be honest here, no matter how much you hate shipping, no matter how much you think he's "too young" or how "illogical" it would be for him to get Rarity, you got to admit it's kind of cute. You know at one point or another you dawed when the lovelorn Spike went after his lady. And while it's unsure whether the feeling is completely one-sided, I feel alot of Spike supporters want to see it come to a conclusion at some point and hope the little guy comes out alright and not too broken about it.

Here are some of my reasons at least. You can agree or disagree all you want, but the guy deserves more love :).