Happyandrenewed999 106 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 And also do you think that he is a bit .... ponyish? This may sound weird but I think he's part pony, or has pony ancestors. He has no wings, his muzzle is shaped like a pony's, and his back legs are hoof shaped. Maybe I'm just over-analyzing. I don't know. Happy and Renewed <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alto 437 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 he could be a land dragon a totally different sub species like we have different pony types What is broken can be reforged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,632 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 It would be a really funny thing if that was somehow true, but I am pretty sure all that you mentioned has to do both his age. It seems Dragons age slower probably because they live a long time and as far as we know, Spike is still a 'baby' dragon, which would explain why he has none of those features you mentioned. He just hasn't developed them yet. Though he has developed a love for Rarity, so that's...interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix 1,363 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 (edited) The idea of him being pony-ish has been brought up before and I specifically remember it in "Dragon Quest" Why he looks that way? Perhaps because it was unicorn magic that hatched the egg. After all, any normal dragon hatches...well naturally. It's possible unicorn magic had an influence on the physical features of Spike as it was that magic that forced the egg open which would theoretically make Spike the child of Twilight. While this might sound super weird, it would be as if Twilight was the one to lay the egg. Just like how a child shares genes of one or both of their parents, the same could be said with Twilight. Of course it was instead magic that brought him to life rather than the...er...natural way. Had Spike been born by naturally growing in the egg until it hatched on it's own, he may have looked more like a normal dragon without Twilights magic involved. Having no wings may also have to do with this. Completely theorizing though. Don't take it for granted. Edited June 10, 2015 by Felix 5 Credit to Kyoshi for the awesome signature! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alto 437 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 It would be a really funny thing if that was somehow true, but I am pretty sure all that you mentioned has to do both his age. It seems Dragons age slower probably because they live a long time and as far as we know, Spike is still a 'baby' dragon, which would explain why he has none of those features you mentioned. He just hasn't developed them yet. Though he has developed a love for Rarity, so that's...interesting. we have a teenage spike though then later a full grown one at season 2 What is broken can be reforged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,632 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 we have a teenage spike though then later a full grown one at season 2 That is true...I cannot remember if he was aging really fast in that episode or if that was merely a side effect of his condition. I may need to rewatch it to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alto 437 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 That is true...I cannot remember if he was aging really fast in that episode or if that was merely a side effect of his condition. I may need to rewatch it to remember. if i remember correctly zecora said greed makes dragons grow so yeah it might be possible for spike to remain a baby forvever or he grows another way What is broken can be reforged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt_following 169 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 Since Twilight hatched him ("unnatural birth"), He's actually a preemie Come join the Equestria Big Band project! "A little glass of water, please..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider float 2,538 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 Nopony knows what magic Twilight shot from her horn when she went all Avatar but it was a very powerful type that could have changed Spike. In Secret of My Excess as a full grown dragon he had no wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Testa 5,505 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 And also do you think that he is a bit .... ponyish? This may sound weird but I think he's part pony, or has pony ancestors. He has no wings, his muzzle is shaped like a pony's, and his back legs are hoof shaped. Maybe I'm just over-analyzing. I don't know. there is a theory (probably even in this thread) that Twilight's magic altered Spikes appearance. It could be, but its not my theory. My fanon probably not real theory: Spike was one of the Villains that Celestia beat 1000+ years ago, and the elements of harmony sealed him inside an egg till he was released by twilight, something that was probably fortold by prophesy or something like that. The biggest backer of this theory is the idea that his growth and power is directly connected to Greed, and that would follow the theme of the other villians so far, like Envy, Betrayal, disharmony, rage, ect. In this theory he would be a "magic" dragon for lack of a better term, and maybe even worked for Tirek like he did for the original Gen 1 show. More likely: Spikes egg comes from another country and is a different breed than the equestrian variety. He's sort of the "unicorn" of the dragon race. http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Billy%20G%20Gruff http://billyggruff.deviantart.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVpSXbUpDYTcaFHTPiPjYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unikitty 1,212 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 The Occam's Razor of this question is simply that there are different types of dragons, and not all have wings. Just like our dragon mythology, there are many different types of dragons, each with their own designs and features. Spike just happens to be the type of dragon that has no wings and a less menacing body shape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daring_Do 552 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 Dragons look to be a diverse bunch. Just look at Crackle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,302 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 Spike confirmed that he was a pony in "Dragon Quest." Spike: Yes, they are. And they're better friends than you could ever be. Now, if you don't back off, you'll see what us ponies do when confronted by a huge group of jerky dragons. "It uses the faculty of what you call imagination. But that does not mean making things up. It is a form of seeing." - from "The Amber Spyglass" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love//Hack 819 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 In some mythology about dragons, dragons have sub species and not all of them have wings. Kind of like the "Water Dragon" with no wings from Courage the Cowardly Dog for example. (Though that dragon reminded me of the Loch Ness Monster when I was a little girl. ) Possibly like what some say is that Twilight's magic could have altered or affected Spike's psychical appearance when he was hatched. We can't really explain Twilight's raw magical abliltes and what she can do. It was mentioned about Spike being halfpony in "Dragon Quest" though we never really go into much detail on that in the episode. The teenage dragons did think Spike was like a pony and teased him as one. Mainly how Spike is so used and adapted to living around ponies in Ponyville and all, and stated by Lauren Faust a long time ago that Celestia is the one who rasied Spike so she could have rasied Spike the way he is and how his behavior is like around his enviorment around ponies, his opposing species. (I think that's good to add to @Buck Testa's interestingly brillant theory/idea.) Or, like what my friend @Kyoshi said, Spike could still be in his early dragon ages since dragons are said to age slower. From what I learned in fifth grade when all the girls and I from our class in our grade had to watch a video about a certain something about girls, animals go through puberty. Possibly something similar to puberty (because a show like MLP:FIM would never talk of such a topic), could apply to all the ponies and other creatures including dragons or something young dragons soon reach when they're a tad bit older and when Spike might grow up soon in the series like this? Maybe then like in puberty when you're developing into a adult, Spike could grow adult dragon wings or develop other more dragon quailites? Kind of a stupid idea for a headcannon, but it's possible like in Secret To My Excess when Spike was all greedy-like and growing, something similar could happen to dragons when developing like with puberty. I don't know much of what goes on with males with puberty however being female and starting to go through puberty right now myself so I'm sorry for that. Also, in both The Cutie Mark Chronicles and in Secret To My Excess, adult Spike doesn't have any wings, now that I think more of the episodes. He could have been aging unnaturally which made of caused that possibly. Also, to add on to my idea with dragons and their developing stages like puberty, maybe developing and young dragons exposed to greed go through what Spike did and that's normal and what happened since they're not fully dveloped or mature yet? So they can't make good decisions or think straightfoward. Since our human brains aren't fully developed until we're 25. So often until then we make poor decisions since our maturity isn't complete with our brains and same could happen to ponies and dragons or other species in Equestira. Ponies in real life and horses have a 20 year lifespan but the show seems to use human ages and for the fact Rainbow Dash had 23 candles on her birthday cake in Pinkie Pride and how Spike being a dragon could age slower than ponies so he's more likely to slower develop his brain. Since as kids and teenagers we can't make right judgements like our brains with greed and other such things or minds need to worry about so we're likely to be greedy and such like with Spike except he's a dragon so something happens to dragons when exposed with too much greed and they act rapidly unnaturally and prematurely. Like hormones maybe in a few ways since they change our behavior like mood swings a few times here and there? All of this is so compliacted. I would have to be like Game Theory to fully develop this theory/headcannon idea itself all by myself. Ask A Pony Who Is "Just Gold"~ https://mlpforums.com/topic/129695-ask-a-pony-who-is-just-gold/ Fandoms: MLP:FIM, 5 Nights At Freddy's, Gravity Falls, Vocaloid/UTAU, Steven Universe, Over the Garden Wall, Creepypasta, Littlest Pet Shop, Star Vs the Forces of Evil, Adventure Time, and many more. Overall favorite fictional character is Dipper Pines from Gravity Falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grepper 3,192 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 Spike confirmed that he was a pony in "Dragon Quest." Spike: Yes, they are. And they're better friends than you could ever be. Now, if you don't back off, you'll see what us ponies do when confronted by a huge group of jerky dragons. I wouldn't say he's really a pony, but he lives with ponies and therefore is more at home with pony culture than dragon culture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Piranha 29,428 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 The most likely reazon is Spike belongs to earth dragons, just because other dragons we've seen so far doesn't mean there are not earth dragons. Sig by Discords Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Awesome One 1,315 June 10, 2015 Share June 10, 2015 Either he gets them at Dragon puberty or he's an earth dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic 121 June 11, 2015 Share June 11, 2015 There are clearly different types of dragons, some may just not have wings. Eg the moustached one in the pilot. Some may say he's some other creature but that's clearly chinese dragon style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cider float 2,538 June 11, 2015 Share June 11, 2015 Twilight Sparkle stole them 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daring_Do 552 June 11, 2015 Share June 11, 2015 There are clearly different types of dragons, some may just not have wings. Eg the moustached one in the pilot. Some may say he's some other creature but that's clearly chinese dragon style. Steven Magnet is a sea serpent, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroatianGamesMO 0 May 2, 2017 Share May 2, 2017 looking for that reptilian alien doesnt have wings but unlike them spike breath fire meaning spike is half (from his mother) dragon and half ( from his father) reptilian alien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmarston1 5,959 May 3, 2017 Share May 3, 2017 I generally like to believe that he is a type of dragons that don't have wings, seeing how diverse dragons have been portrayed in media, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGrimoire 4,973 May 3, 2017 Share May 3, 2017 Not all dragons have wings. Who is to say Spike has to have them to be one? Also, for all we know he may get them until later in life. ~No profound statement needed~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlikeable Pony 2,698 May 3, 2017 Share May 3, 2017 Different types of dragons is my view of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowflame 189 May 3, 2017 Share May 3, 2017 Has anyone asked this from someone involved in the show? Should we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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