I'd be just as content seeing you stop short of drawing all six ponies. That way Spike isn't singled out (for the millionth time) as the only one who doesn't matter, even in a context that should feature him ("Power Ponies" was a Spike episode...people seem to forget this in light of their opinion that he has no business being seen among his friends). By constantly presenting the mane six as a toy set or chain gang that cannot, under any circumstances, be presented without all goddamn six while Spike is treated as an optional add-on, MLP most strongly communicates to me a sense of not belonging.



If you're not interested in learning to draw one of the principal characters, I'd be just as grateful if you saved yourself some work.