@OMG Magna  
You’re implying Spike gets paid.
 
He doesn’t, anything he gets is part of Twilight’s payment for running a library.

At ’em boy!

Yeesh, Spike, why didn’t you just kick him in the nuts while you’re at it?

And somehow, Hayseed manages to stay perfectly calm with a smile on his face as he walks by Rarity in Simple Ways.
 
(Someone should make a .gif of that scene with a “[cries internally]” caption.)

@segfault  
…Not a fan of hers?

@Background Pony #BD5C @Background Pony #C007  
>hick  
>stereotype  
>millionaire CEO

alls fair in love and war. personally i would’ve liked to see rarity either:  

Don’t be so sad Hayseed. Trust me, you just avoided a major problem.

I made this little headcanon that the fic “Drinking Alone, Except with Two” is real and Spike isn’t completely lying about the boyfriend thing. It’s the only way to explain Spike’s bitterness without him being a complete douche.

And thus his hear was broken.

@MLP-Silver-Quill  
I can see Just for Sidekicks and Owls Well that Ends Well, and I can probably swing, if disagree with, Its About Time, but Party of One he just repeated what Pinkie told him to say, and Secret of My Excess was all about him taking the high road against his own species. Frankly though Spike I have never seen Spike act any worse than the ponies he hangs out with most frequently, which makes sense since this is a moral based show.

@RIG  
He’s the most recurring male character. It’s interesting to see how the show portrays him.
 
Besides, Theocrass wanted an answer and I gave it. The so-called “over-analyzing” can stop right there.

i knew it, the over-analysing killjoys are here.  
Seriously, why Spike is the most overanalysed character?

@Theocrass  
Just for Sidekicks  
Secret of My Excess  
Owls Well That Ends Well  
Party of One  
It’s About Time
 
In each episode, Spike go for the most self-serving act without thought for consequence or ethics. Usually I accept this as part of him being young and he learns a lesson. Yet the cycle repeats with a few altered components.
 
Now I try to picture how Spike would react to someone making eyes at his crush. This comic seems to fit that pattern. Problem is, I can’t find it funny because it’s both mean-spirited and no one comes away the better for it. Spike’s behavior is despicable and I’m amazed at how the comic writers made me sympathize with Hayseed’s growth from caricature to a pretty likable pony. I feel bad for him.
 
I hope the comic writers could expand on this down the road and maybe offer a happier ending. Hook Hayseed up with another pony.

@MLP-Silver-Quill  
Based on … what, exactly?

Spike plays hardball.

HA! good job Spike (b^_^)b

Protect this house, Spike. Protect this house.

wow

@MLP-Silver-Quill  
I feel that while it is kinda funny, it’s too mean-spirited for the show.

@MLP-Silver-Quill  
Spike is never worried about taking the low road. He knows any consequences are Future Spikes problems, not his.

@Background Pony  
Unfortunately, I could see Spike doing this in the show. He doesn’t have a reputation for taking the high road.

@lackey_h  
Well spike improved too. The Secret of My excess is self-explanatory.
 
I know that hayseed went through a lot of changes though, but spike didn’t know about that.
 
But yeah, these comics aren’t by the writers of the show, so you can pick and choose whether or not they’re canon (I believe that the writers said that). So that explains spike’s dick move.

Hey, at least Turnip didn’t suffer the same fate as these guys:
 
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Poor guy…but I can’t help laughing about this. It’s just both a dick and genius move of Spike xD