Ironically, despite their close friendship nowadays, in early appearances Spike was an enemy of both Tom and Jerry, with the cat and mouse occasionally teaming up to rid themselves of the aggressive beast, as even shown in other episodes as well: This element of Spike seems to have faded over time as he is now considered primarily as the show's most malicious antagonist, as he is shown to antagonize both Tom and even Jerry whether if it's justified or not. Spike can also be friendly when he wants to be and is seen to be a caring father, showing that, although a fierce opponent, he isn't entirely without merit, even if his caring moments toward anyone other than his son are extremely rare. Although he is considered as supposedly one of the series' "protagonists", he is usually portrayed as an unfair, mean-spirited, rude, violent, selfish, reckless, egotistical and hypocritical character. In general though, he is a bully in regards to Tom and threatens to harm the cat physically, to the point of making Tom fear for his life on numerous occasions.
Tom often tries to get revenge on Spike, so it can be argued that Spike can play both the good guy and the bad guy depending on the cartoon, let Tom and Jerry themselves who can have their share of anti-heroic or villainous tendencies on occasions in hence their two-sided rivalry.
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