@Amethyst_Crystal
Did that Storm Creature just jumped out of the Storm King’s airship which is above Twilight along with the storm clouds?

@Amethyst_Crystal
First human Snips and Snails, and now the Storm Creature. Whoever henchman or minion could capture Spike in the arm next?

@Background Pony #B86A  
Any magical attacks used in the final battle were indirect or ambush strikes. All the Storm Guards needed was to know an attack of magic was coming their way and they could reflect it back at the source.

@Daneasaur  
Why are the Storm Creatures even more vulnerable to more conventional attacks? Since we so some being burned by Spike, I believed that some were blasted by Rarity’s magic before the Storm Creatures could shield it.

@Background Pony #9097  
They didn’t confirm what the Storm Guard did after Spike lit him on fire. It was used as a showcase that the guards were prepared for any and all magical assaults, but were completely vulnerable to more conventional attacks, such as fire.

@Daneasaur  
Does the the Storm creature that seize Spike and get his armed burnt by Spike climbed back do the airship or he didn’t because he splashed into the water to extinguished it and then get back to dry land and catch up to the ship? And besides, in the junior novel, after Spike screaming Twilight’s name so painful when she was captured by Tempest, Spike show a less sad blast of fire at the ship to burn it down in a feeble attempt to do something to help and the skiff’s hold door slams shut. This happened offscreen. But I also agreed that offscreen, the Storm Creature unburnt his arm and get back to the airship climbing up the hook while Spike was trying to breathe fire and the bottom of the ship several times until the Storm Creature’s shield blocks the fire and nothing works the Storm ship flew away and Spike gives up before he alert the Mane 5 that Twilight’s been taken.

@Background Pony #6315  
“What I did to the bastards who dared to hurt my son: that was the worst pain someone can possibly go through…”

@Background Pony #FF72  
Spike was being his usual nice self and not resorting to violence until Twilight was captured, at which point he lit the guard on fire. It also showcased that his fire was non magical when he eliminated the guards in the plaza during the main assault as magic was a no go for the most part due to the armor and shields.
 
I really believe that some writers in the group WANT to make Spike the one who’d do the “dirty jobs” that the others can’t/won’t.
 

@Background Pony #FF72  
@Daneasaur  
@Background Pony #59C7
 
Unfortunately, that storm guard was holding Spike tightly enough he couldn’t squirm his jaws free to burn him in time to warn Twilight of the trap.
 
Also, while you guys all make great points about Spike being a badass in his own right,  
that doesn’t negate the fact this is very much a ‘mama twilight’ moment.

@Daneasaur  
They really didn’t pull any punches with his fire in the movie. Spike lit a bunch of guards on fire, letting them run around before dropping dead when the gang went to take back Canterlot. Sure, they didn’t make it the camera focus during those scenes but the audience could clearly see it happening.

@Daneasaur  
Reasons why you don’t piss off Spike.

@Background Pony #59C7  
Can you give me a link to this fanfiction?

Do it FAGGOT!!!!

@Background Pony #59C7  
Yep. He’s little and treated like a comic relief, but he’s still a dragon and had no long lasting injuries of any sort despite all of his abuse. His flames and jaw pressure alone are enough to make any mortal fear him.
 
Some info I dug up that makes him a lot more terrifying:
 
Spike’s jaw pressure can casually shatter items rating 9 on the Moh’s scale. For reference, that is the rating of Ruby and Sapphire. Diamond is 10.
 
The pressure needed to crack either ruby or sapphire is roughly around 4,351 PSI. That’s just to CRACK the gemstone, that’s not what is required to break it, much less grind it into a fine powder.
 
For comparison, a 12 foot long Nile Crocodile’s max bite force is clocked in at 5,000 PSI At this pressure, broken teeth and jaw damage is highly likely. Spike is less than two feet tall and exhibits close to that bite force CASUALLY with no damage to his teeth or jaws.
 
Spike’s fire also is in excess of temperatures of 2,800 degrees F/1,538 degrees C, strong enough to melt iron in less than a second.

@Daneasaur  
I read a great fan fiction once where a very young Twilight was taking Spike for a walk. She very nearly get assaulted by some lowlives. Spike reacts by burning them alive. She had kept the secret for a decade or more. She uses it as a warning—Spike may be cute, but he’s still a dragon.

@Background Pony #FF72  
Yeah. Spike single handedly saved himself in that situation. He just lit the bastard on fire and left him to go flailing and screaming in pain.
 
Should be fearing Spike when he’s not holding himself back.

@Background Pony #6315  
>mama Twilight  

NEVER mess with Mama Twilight’s kid…