Everyone always talks about how similar Speed is to Rex, which obviously, but I don't think enough people talk about the similarities between Spritle and Rex. Like, the obvious comparison for Speed and Rex is there love of racing and being racecar drivers, but Rex is also a secret agent and loves being a secret agent, which isn't really something Speed have a passion for. He even says in the preparation for the Casa Cristo montage, that he's only helping with the case to protect his family, not because he has an interest in it outside that. But you know who's a secret agent in the making? Spritle! He's covert, always sneaking into places he's not supposed to be (ie: Royalton's secret lab and all the times he sneaks into the back of the Mach 5). He retains information really well, even when you think he's not paying attention (ie: how long did Royalton say he could build a car? 36 hours!). He knew about the spear hooks before anyone else did. He was adaptive in the fight with the crooks, implementing a move he'd watched Speed do earlier against the ninjas when he was fighting the goons in the mountain pass. He had a active interest in seeing the bad guys go to jail (ie: Take them away boys). All I'm saying is that I think Spritle would be thrilled to find out he shared an interest with Rex, especially growing up and maybe feeling like the odd one out with how much everyone always talks about how much Speed and Rex were alike.
