Talk:Spike/@comment-818549-20170102012521/@comment-24245960-20170102205135

@GoldenLine

As I said, while I realize that it would not have been logical in the plot if Spike had been with Starlight and her group instead of captured along with Twilight and the rest of the Mane 6, given his established status as a sidekick he also would have been a natural addition to the party comprised of supporting characters. I can't speak for the reasoning of others, of course, but to me it felt like a foregone conclusion that Spike would have been a member of the rescue party, hence my surprise that he was not.