Talk:Characters/@comment-3410511-20160626144126/@comment-27162776-20160627034742

Twilight hatched Spike when she herself was a child. Not saying that it hasn't or can't happen but I doubt that Celestia or Twilight's parents would let her raise a child as her own on her own. And If that's so then Spike was either raised by Twilight's parents as another child alongside Twilight and Shining Armor until she was old enough to take care of him or he was raised by Celestia and her servents until he was given back to Twilight.

Even just stepping away from Twilight it's unknown somewhat how Spike views Twilight. Does he view her as a mother, a sister, his closest bestest friend, or a boss well given that he says "you're not mommy" in the beginning of Winter Wrap up so I don't that's a mother and son relationship.

Their relationship is complicated without a doubt but to simply label them as mother and son or brother and sister actually undermines how complex and beautiful their relationship is. They've known each other longer than any of the mane 6 with exception of Rainbow and Flutters. Twilight and Spike are very closeand would probably do a lot for each other and couldn'y live without each other. Twilight says that before she moved to Ponyville that Shining Armor was the only one she really viewed as a friend even though Spikes been there almost as long he has. After Twilight discovered the magic of friendship I think that her and Spike have grown a lot closer.

When it comes down to the line though I'd have to count them as bro and sis but it's really much more than that in my eyes.