Spike Bulldog (The Tom and Jerry Show, 2014)

Spike Bulldog (or simply Spike) is a character from the Tom and Jerry franchise. Despite being one of the "supporting protagonists" of the series, Spike has been frequently been depicted as anti-heroic and even villainous, eventually going so far to become the direct antagonist of several episodes despite his first appearance.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The way he's written and portrayed is all over the place. He is supposed to be a fair character, yet most of the time, he is portrayed as an unfair, mean-spirited, rude, violent, selfish, reckless, egotistical, and hypocritical character. For example, he is shown to even take sadistic pleasure of harassing Tom even if it means to make him fear for his life, despite usually never being intentionally provoked by him. He calls out on either Tom or Jerry for being violent and rude despite possessing those traits himself. He can't take responsibility for his actions and would blame others for not "helping him".
 * 2) As mentioned, he can be shown to be an outright villainous character despite claims.
 * 3) He is also depicted as a stereotypical bulldog claiming to be tough, with an unjustified hatred for cats. Even though he claims to be tough, he can also be a coward. For example, he fears Hannible in one episode, even though he barely does anything to him other than teasing/threatening him.
 * 4) He doesn't care about others. For example, he uses Tom and Jerry as decoys or as defense means very frequently. He even enslaves Tom, and at one point, even goes to terrorize the whole town with a robot for the accidental sacrifice of his bone despite an alien invasion happening.
 * 5) He barely gets any comeuppance for his actions.
 * 6) He is incredibly lazy.
 * 7) He became at his worst in the 2014 TV series as he became an annoying jerk that would not only hurt Tom, but Jerry as well, even when it is usually undeserved. He also tends to force Tom and Jerry to fix whatever situations he gets himself stuck in.
 * 8) * For example, in the episode "Dental Case," Spike will have to go to the vet if his bad tooth isn't pulled out in time. Unfortunately, almost every attempt Tom and/or Jerry make(s) to pull it results in Tom getting hurt in some way. Even when they try to leave, they're forced to continue to help him, as he threatens to beat them up if they don't pull it out.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Sometimes, he is decent and not mean-spirited. Like whenever he has the decency to help out either Tom or Jerry when it was necessary, even if his caring moments for them are rare.
 * 2) At least he does care for his son Tyke.
 * 3) Depending on your view, he does get comeuppance in Spike Gets Skooled.
 * 4) In fact, his unlikable nature is why some would even root for him being depicted as one of the villains in the Droopy segments of The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show as part of Droopy's antagonists, where he would get more comeuppance as a threat to the basset hound.
 * 5) He is a decently funny character at times.
 * 6) He was a much more likable and tolerable character in the original Hanna-Barbera era Tom and Jerry series. While he has been mildly flanderized after the original series, he was still likable and tolerable, not until the 2014 TV series where he received even more flanderization and became more mean-spirited and aggressive. Only then is he universally hated.
 * 7) The Tom and Jerry franchise would likely not be as great as it is without him.

Trivia

 * In The Tom and Jerry Show, Spike ended his friendship with Jerry because Spike finally notices it was Jerry who was really responsible for bothering his son, stealing his bones and getting bothered and injured, as seen in most episodes of the reboot such as "Birthday Bashed".