@Latecomer
Mm, I don’t know. There are a few examples of him being pretty horrid and glib about others’ well-being (while not under the illusion of doing good).
@Vivace
But the key wouldn’t have worked if he didn’t become their friend for real. And him relapsing, coming back but later turning out to have been faking it all along is too complex.
@Zajice
Well given his name and how he’s handled as the incompetent dude so other characters can shine or save him. That’s understandable.
In fact there’s a whole tag dedicated to portraying him as an idiot. I doubt you’re alone on that. :p
Plus most people want to bang his wife and Chrysalis. So they’d like him out of the way. Kind of hard for him to compete with that.
@Zajice
Given his complete lack of character and flanderization immediately after his first appearance, that’s not surprising
At least he provides a nice explanation as to why the royal guard is horrifically incompetent and how Chrysalis was able to conquer Equestria no fewer than three times over a five-ish year period