Thread:Redfork2000/@comment-31727837-20190204041143/@comment-31727837-20190228154314

Alright, now that we got that cleared up, lemme straighten up his origins:

Tom was a Changeling in Queen Chrysalis' hive. However, unlike other Changelings, he has no wings or a horn; because of that, he was treated badly by the other Changelings, including the queen herself. Eventually, he starts to isolate himself from the Changeling society and takes up an interest in technology. He is shown to be surprisingly gifted in creating tech from raw materials (such as creating a modern motherboard from custom fiberglass and copper). Eventually, he decides to leave the hive and live in Equestria to start a new life.

However, due to his status as a Changeling, he fears that he will be discriminated from pony society, just like how he was in the hive. In order to hide his identity, he morphs into a completely different pony and called himself Bronze Cog. He was a fairly popular technologist who made a name for himself for creating modern tech with raw material. He even gains a crush with Lemon Glass and does hang out with her daily, as he tries to impress her so she can return the affection.

However, one day, Red Fork decides to visit Bronze Cog's place to know him better, when he caught the pony in his true form; as a Changeling. Believing that he is sent by Chrysalis for her plans to conquer Equestria, he vows to report Bronze Cog to the authorities. Before he can react, however, Bronze Cog quickly cast an amnesia spell on Red Fork, to make him forget that he saw his Changeling form. Not wanting to take his chances, Bronze Cog decides to pack up and leave Equestria to move into California (although he does keep in touch with Lemon Glass).

After he left and moved, he discovered HyperTech Industries. Impressed by its highly advanced technology, he goes into a job interview with Alan himself (calling himself Tom Buchanan in his resume), where he was hired due to his ability to create tech from raw material. He now works for HyperTech as the R&D branch's chief scientist, where he assists other scientists in assimilating technology from other normal/evil scientists.