#impactor transformers

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Imagine if you will, Springer discovering a discrepancy in the files (referencing the IDW1 retcon that had Springer appearing before Prowl’s partnership with Mesothulas/Tarantulas). He goes to Kup, his mentor and father figure, who lets him know that Springer is in fact a carried Cybertronian whose carrier decided, for safety concerns, to hide him away under another identity.

Springer takes this news as well he can. His abandonment makes sense, but at the same time there’s a part of him that feels…conflicted about this information. Like he’s been living a lie and is about to have an identity crisis. Springer can’t help but try to put the pieces together. His carrier must be someone high up on the chain of command to be able to pull this off, not conjunxed to his sire—at least not on record.

This is Springer’s only information about who he is and where he came from. He gets a break in the case when drinking after a mission has Impactor drunkenly tell Springer that he used to be a cute bitlet and that he can’t believe his carrier gave him up like that. Springer stills. Impactor passes out before Springer can question him. In the morning, Springer tries to ask him questions but Impactor either forgot or pretends to forget.

Either way, Springer’s made it up in his head that Impactor must be his secret sire. That’s why he got recruited into the Wreckers, he’s a badass just like his sire, it’s in his CNA! Springer returns to his charming optimistic self and trains hard to make his sire proud. One day, they’ll sit down and share some engex and Impactor will tell him about his carrier. This, Springer is positive of, will absolutely happen.

Impactor has no idea why Springer is suddenly so chummy with him but he lets it be.

Impactor from the Transformers IDW Comics canonically hates cops!