Talk:Spike/@comment-11634302-20160203081025/@comment-27161581-20160205063748

He is a secondary character, similar to the Princesses, however he isn't quite a background character. He situates himself between the mane 6 and other secondary characters, appearing more often than the princesses, yet still doesn't forcibly drive the plot.

To be honest, he isn't the a primary character of the show, and he shouldn't be. He has several nice moments, such as his roll in Sombra's defeat, stopping the falling ice, being a voice of reason when Twilight does silly things, his role in DPDoMS. You just overlook these things.