Torque

Milla Basset

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> "*Just gotta keep moving forward with the mission I guess. No point thinking about a past that can't be changed.*"
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**Torque** is an alien and the last living member of the Spectrum Chasers, a battle force created by the Coalition of Planets, a galactic organization that protects all planets who are part of the alliance from external threats. His main mission was to stop a warlord by the name of Arktivus Brevon.

In Freedom Planet, his crew got involved in an active battle with Brevon's dreadnought, which resulted in him and Brevon crashing down on Avalice and his entire crew dying. After crash-landing on Avalice, he disguises himself as a native Avalician is saved by Lilac, who takes him back to her and Carol's treehouse to repair his ship. Torque is not able to hide his identity and mission from them, however, and enlists their help in order to track down Brevon and convince the three kingdoms of his existence. In the end, he succeeds in preventing Brevon from obtaining the Kingdom Stone, but is not able to capture him.

Torque was designed by Sabrina DiDuro.

## Appearance

Torque is a humanoid alien from an unknown planet with green skin and hair. When he transforms into his Avalician disguise, he becomes a green duck with a turtle shell on his body (hence the name shell-duck).

No matter his form, he wears an orange-yellow armored outfit that covers all of his body below his neck. He also wears white gloves and goggles over his forehead.

## Personality

Torque is very committed to his mission and his crew. He wants nothing more than to be able to protect people and keep peace. He is initially very secretive towards the people he meets on Avalice, but once some of them find out about his identity, he opens up and asks for their assistance.

## Abilities

* **Technology Experience**: Torque has great skill at understanding and managing various advanced technology.
* **Marksmanship**: Torque is very skilled at using and maintaining his guns with no difficulty.
* **Piloting**: Torque can effectively pilot any vehicle. When he is tasked to pilot a biplane, he is able to quickly master using it even he though he had never piloted it before.

## As a Playable Character

Torque was initially meant to be a fully playable character that was promised on the game's kickstarter. He is only accessible via a public beta version of Freedom Planet on Steam that let's players control him in some stages.

Torque is a long-range fighter. He is not built for speed, but many of his weapons deal large sums of damage. Aside from his default laser, all of his attacks consume ammo that can be refilled by collecting keystone orbs. Prior to starting a level, he can select one buster, one bomb, and one flyer; and can switch between the selected weapons at any time. He has an energy meter for his hover boots. He has four petals of health.

## Relationships

### Sash Lilac

Lilac was the first Avalician to meet Torque, as she rescued him from Serpentine. When she volunteers to help him on his mission after finding out his true identity, Torque is reluctant to allow her to help but let's her join him because she understands Avalice better than he does. When Lilac is captured by Brevon and put on his electrocution table, he quickly tells Brevon everything, not willing to let Brevon hurt her.

### Carol Tea

Torque first met Carol after being rescued by Lilac. Torque was initially found to be an alien by Carol, freaking her out, but when he informed her of his mission and origins she wanted to help him. In the alternate Milla ending of Freedom Planet, he leaves Brevon's dreadnought to head back to Avalice to save Carol's life.

### Arktivus Brevon

Being the man who killed Torque's entire crew, Torque harbors a deep resentment towards Brevon. Torque refuses to give up on his mission to capture Brevon due to his understanding of the death and destruction that Brevon has caused to the galaxy. Torque actually shows some fear of Brevon killing his new friends (Lilac, Carol and Milla), as he is reluctant to let them board Brevon's dreadnought with him.

## Quotes

*"Well I'm Torque. I'm a, uh, shell-duck."* -to Lilac and Carol when introducing himself before he revealed his true identity to them

*"I'm from another world. Actually, I'm part of an alliance between many different worlds. We're called Chasers."* -to Lilac and Carol after they find out Torque is an alien

*"I'll only destroy it if I have no other choice. I swore to my Captain on his dying breath that I would not let Brevon get that stone!"* -to Lilac and Carol when they worry over what Avalice will do without the Kingdom Stone

*"I'd be lying if I said I was comfortable with this, but... I honestly could use your help. You know this world better than I do."* -to Lilac, Carol, and Milla when they ask to help him stop Brevon

*"Just gotta keep moving forward with the mission I guess. No point thinking about a past that can't be changed."* -to Lilac and Carol when they ask about his decision to join the Spectrum Chasers

*"I'm the last one! There's no one else left! There, you happy?!"* -to Brevon in a desperate attempt to stop him from electrocuting Lilac

*"You think you're some blameless force of nature, don't you?! That the rules don't apply to you?!"* -to Brevon after being mocked by him

*"Hold on a minute, fellas! This is exactly what Brevon wants! For you two to fight while he gets away with all of your energy!"* -to Zao and Gong when they are about to get into a fight

*"I CAN'T LOSE ANOTHER CREW!"* -to Lilac, Carol, and Milla, telling them that they can't come with him to Brevon's dreadnought

*"Don't beat yourself up. Brevon didn't get the stone, and his army was destroyed with his ship."* -to Lilac after the Kingdom Stone was destroyed

*"Well, who knows? I could be coming back sooner than you think. Until then, just take care of yourselves. The world needs you."* -to Lilac, Carol, and Milla before leaving Avalice