Torque's History[]
Freedom Planet[]
Pre-Freedom Planet[]
Prior to the events of Freedom Planet, Torque was part of a crew of Spectrum Chasers maintaining peace across the galaxy against threats like Lord Brevon. In a previous encounter with Brevon, Torque's Captain and previous Chaser Crew were killed or corrupted by the Warlord himself, leaving Torque himself as the sole survivor. He swore to his dying Captain that he wouldn't let Brevon succeed in stealing the Kingdom Stone, even if he has to destroy it. When Brevon's warship, the Dreadnought, crash lands on the nearby Planet Avalice, Torque follows him.
Arrival on Avalice[]
By the time Torque arrives on Avalice, Brevon had already invaded Shuigang, where he infiltrated the Palace murdered the Kingdom's Ruler and brainwashed his Son, Prince Dail. After his ship is shot down by Choppers and crash lands in Dragon Valley, Torque patches together a "Shellduck" disguise to cover his alien appearance (and to maintain a "Prime-Directive"). As he makes his way through the Valley Region, Torque is caught by Brevon's top General Serpentine, who demanded to about the whereabouts of any other Chasers on Avalice. However, he is rescued by a Dragon Girl named Lilac, and is soon met by her best friend: a Wildcat called Carol. At Lilac's Treehouse, Torque warns the Girls that Mayor Zao is planning to steal the Kingdom Stone, and leaves it to them to get his warning to the Ancient Temple while he searches for his missing stuff lost in the crash. Lilac & Carol's efforts for success were little, as their Rival, Spade steals the Kingdom Stone for Zao, and Lilac befriends Milla, an Orphaned Puppy whose been living alone in the woods and had been following Lilac with a desire to meet a Dragon.
Torque's Mission[]
Later that night at the Treehouse, Torque kindly turns down Lilac's offer to hang out, in favor of fixing his gadgets inside a tent (and to not reveal his True Identity). However, Carol catches him outside of his disguise and alerts Lilac, both of whom sees his true appearance. His cover blown, Torque comes clean about his identity as a Chaser for the Coalition of Planets and his Mission to stop Lord Brevon and to recover or destroy the Kingdom Stone to keep it out of Brevon's hands. Upon learning of this, Lilac, Carol & Milla immediately volunteer to help him stop Brevon and get the Stone back, with Carol calling themselves Team Lilac. Torque is uncomfortable with their offer, out of fear of losing another crew, but since he didn't know the planet well, he accepts their help, though he binds them into secrecy regarding their mission, to avoid the whole world thinking their crazy.
Negotiations in Shang Mu[]
The next day, Torque and Team Lilac meets with General Gong in a Ravine north of the Treehouse. There, he asks the Team to act as a neutral party to travel to Shang Mu and negotiate with Zao in returning the Kingdom Stone. Despite his reservations about getting in a plane again after what happened last time, he and the girls fly themselves to Shang Mu's Commercial District, where they encounter Spade again. Before any explanations can be given, however, a ship attacks them, forcing the group to scatter. They regroup outside a shopping mall and work together to defeat Serpentine and his Robopanther, but by then, it's too late. Shuigang's Sky Battalion have bombed Shang Mu and taken the Kingdom Stone. Afterwards, the Team meets up with Mayor Zao, who invites them to a royal feast as a thank you to them for destroying the Robopanther, which he has claimed a fragment of. Since Zao's Airships are damaged and need time for repairs, Lilac and the others accept the offer. During the dinner, Torque takes the opportunity to ask about a statue of the Dragons of the Before Time, to which he is taught the history of Avalice (from Zao's Point of View). The Team then manages to convince Zao to send them to act as ambassadors to negotiate with Shuigang for the Kingdom Stone. Taken in with the scheme, Zao grants them his only remaining Airship still intact from the attack.
Battle in the Skies[]
As their Airship passes over the Valley Region, Lilac & Carol has a conversation about going on a space adventure. Torque joined in the conversation, talking about how he was unprepared for the sacrifices involved, and just move forward with the mission and accept that you can't change the past. As the sun rises, they're Airship is ambushed by the Sky Battalion. They manage to disable the cannons on the enemy ships, and even driving back Prince Dail and his Kujacker.
Life with the Red Scarves[]
Despite the Team's victory, Zao's Airship had sustained too much damage and falls out of the sky, safely landing in Jiang River and resolving Torque's curiosity about why Avalician Airships were boat-shaped. As they sailed down the river, Lilac became furious that Zao had use them as bait, with Torque stating that they were all he needed. After calming down, she explains that Shang Tu was a few miles east and the river should take them there. Torque suggests meeting with General Gong and update him on the situation, hoping the Magister will believe them and help them. Later on, while Lilac went to have a quiet moment with Milla, Torque takes the opportunity to ask Carol how she and Lilac first met. Carol tells him about their past with the Red Scarves, as well as Spade's relationship to Prince Dail, making Torque wonder if Spade is also a Prince.
Quarantined[]
When the Team arrive at the Royal Palace in Shang Tu, Torque tries to tell the truth to the Magister about Brevon being the one manipulating events behind the scenes in order to get his hands on the Kingdom Stone, offering a fragment of Serpentine's Robopanther as evidence. However, Lady Neera Li offers a counter-theory about Torque's explanation being a cover-up by Mayor Zao over his involvement in the Kingdom Stone's theft, using Lilac & Carol's prior relationship with the Red Scarves as her own evidence. The Magister orders them all to be detained, with Torque and his evidence placed in quarantine. Torque's time in quarantine is short lived, as Lilac gets him freed after she falsely confesses to the Magister, claiming that she "forced him to help her against his will", and the Magister allows her to see Torque one last time before he leaves. Lilac tells Torque that they needed more evidence to convince the Magister of Brevon's existence, and that they planned to break out of prison and catch up to him.
Captured by Brevon[]
Unfortunately, Torque's freedom is as short-lived as his time in quarantine. Not long after leaving the Royal Palace, he is captured by Syntax and taken aboard the Absolution to Brevon's Thermal Base, in the outskirts of Jade Creek. Lilac, who was convinced that that she's been endangering her friends, attempted to rescue him by herself, but is also captured by Brevon, who tears off her hair trendils, then puts her through painful electrical torture, quickly getting Torque to crack and admit that he was the only Chaser left. Brevon was interested in the information, but was more interested in Torque's (lack of) resolve and Lilac's determination, and he puts the Dragon Girl through more electrical torture. Later on, Torque is rescued by Carol & Milla through unknown means, and they proceed to rescue Lilac as well. However, Brevon cuts off their escape, and Torque angrily confronts him about how his conquest caused so much suffering. A shootout ensues, but is interrupted by an announcement from Syntax, who informs everyone that the Thermal Base is about to implode. Torque and Team Lilac manages to escape the Base before the implosion, but they are separated from Lilac in the ensuing chaos.
Uniting the Two Armies[]
Torque, Carol & Milla search for Lilac, until they are met by General Gong and the Shang Tu army, announcing that they're going the Snowfields to stop Shang Mu's army from attacking Shuigang. They tag along in a last ditch effort to stop the fighting, but they can't even get a word in between Zao & Gong. Suddenly, a massive Dragon arrives and puts an end to the internal bickering and unites both armies against their common enemy: Lord Brevon. As the Dragon flies away, Torque, Carol & Milla wonder if that was Lilac, who appeared right behind them and the group was happily reunited. She then introduces them to Pangu, whom they mistook for Brevon's AI, Syntax, looking identical in appearance. Lilac tells them that it was a long story, but they now have the Magister's full support. Later, as the group plans on how to get the Kingdom Stone back, Torque suggests using one of his hacking devices to kill the Dreadnought's power.
Assault on the Dreadnought[]
The united armies then proceeded to the Dreadnought, where Torque and Team Lilac faces off with Prince Dail and the Shade Beast, whom they defeat without difficulty. The defeated Prince attempts one final attack, but was stop by his brother, Spade, and is forced to fled. Torque decided to go in alone and told Lilac, Carol & Milla to help General Gong take back the city. The girls wanted to go in with him, but he tells them that he can't lose another "Crew", that if something happens to them, he wouldn't be strong enough to save them. He warned them that once they set foot on the Dreadnought, they might not return, but the Girls were determined to see the Mission through to the end. So Torque gave each of them a hacking device, then boarded the Dreadnought as it was about to lift off, ready to face the dangers within.
Brevon's Downfall[]
Aboard the Dreadnought, Torque and Team Lilac faces the full force of Brevon's army, including an Upgraded Syntax and a Mutated Serpentine. However, even they were not enough to slow them down as the Warlord grew more desperate. As they reach the Dreadnought's power core to remove the Kingdom Stone, Torque's worse fears were realized when Brevon turns Milla and into a Mutant Monster and forces her attack her friends. Milla is defeated and falls into a death-like coma, an act that only enrages Lilac & Carol, who breaks through the last of Brevon's defenses and faces the Warlord in a Final Battle that would decide Avalice's fate. After Brevon is defeated, Torque and Team Lilac escapes the Dreadnought as it explodes, taking the Kingdom Stone along with it.
Mission Complete[]
Torque and Team Lilac returns to the base camp back in the snowfields and tend to Milla, who was alive, but distraught for being a mutant and attacking her friends. Lilac was also distraught for failing to save the Kingdom Stone and for not being able to stop Brevon from escaping. Torque reminded her that Brevon didn't get the Stone and his army was destroyed with his Dreadnought, that their Mission is complete thanks to her. Lilac stated that their success was at a cost, that without the Kingdom Stone, they cannot survive. Then at Carol's remark, they look to sky and saw that the Kingdom Stone was not destroyed, but had transformed into a Crystalline Vortex that had begun spreading unlimited energy across the planet, marking a new opportunity for the Avalicians, as stated by the Magister. Later on, Torque, along with Team Lilac, Gong and Neera, were all invited to a Royal Feast that Zao was hosting in Shang Mu, in celebration of their victory.
Good-Bye Torque[]
Later that night, Torque prepares to leave Avalice, with Lilac, Carol, Milla & General Gong there to see him off. He gives them his gratitude on behalf of the Coalition of Planets, saying he may return soon. With the goodbyes said, Torque then hops into his Rocket, gives the "Thumbs Up Good-Bye for now" salute, and blasts off, while the Girls and Gong watch from the balcony of the Treehouse, holding on to the hope that Torque may someday return.
Milla's Story[]
In Milla's Story, Torque is in the Dreadnought's power core, looking over an unconscious Carol. Milla shows up and learns that Brevon had ambushed them, and Lilac went after him alone. Torque told Milla that he needed to take Carol back to the planet surface, or else she'll die. So Milla resolved to help Lilac while Torque tended to Carol. Later, after Brevon's defeat and the destruction of the Dreadnought, Milla happily told Lilac & Torque that Carol was okay. The rest of Milla's Story plays out the same way as Lilac & Carol's Stories.
Freedom Planet 2[]
After leaving Avalice, Torque likely returned to the Coalition of Planets to report on Lord Brevon's defeat on Avalice. He has not been seen in the last 3 years, it is likely that Torque may be leading a new squadron of Chasers in the pursuit of Brevon, who may have gone into hiding while trying to rebuild his army.