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Intro Spike could be seen as something of a paradox amongst vampires; pre-soul he exhibited many characteristics that separate him from his soulless brethren, and he very often challenged his kind's supposed emotional and physical limitations. He embraced certain elements of humanity, most notably love, and was exceptionally loyal. Both love and loyalty would be considered too "human" to other vampires, and would therefore be offensive. His humanity and ability to love were detected and ridiculed by the Judge when they resurrected the demon to fight Buffy.[51] While Spike could be seen as a largely selfish individual, he had a capacity for extreme acts of selflessness and loyalty to people he truly loved and cared for even while soulless. With or without one, he displayed a strong sense of honor and devotion: he doted on Drusilla for over a century, kept his promise briefly to Buffy to leave Sunnydale with Drusilla after helping her to defeat Angel[18] (which he later broke),[53] left anonymous flowers to show his respect for Joyce Summers after her death,[73] endured intense torture at the hands of Glorificus in order to protect Dawn for Buffy's sake,[74] continued to aid the Scooby Gang even after Buffy's death to honor her memory, assisted Willow and Tara to raise Dawn due to his promise to Buffy. Spike had very romantic convictions where love was concerned. He seemed to believe strongly in monogamy, as he was devastated every time Drusilla cheated on him (whether with Angelus,[1]?the Immortal[40]?or other various demons[16][5]), and sunk into states of drunken depression.[53]?Spike was a "fool for love" in every sense of the term; his actions, whether good or evil, were most often motivated by his deep affections for either Drusilla[152][153][18]?or Buffy.[76][22][77]?He once declared he was "love's bitch"[53]?and had been states of self-consuming obsession over both women. Simply put, his loyalties laid in the same place as his passions,[4]?and, unlike Angel, he did