Torque (Dudley Soames) is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe and an enemy of Nightwing. Created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Scott McDaniel, he first appeared in Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996).[1]
| Torque | |
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 Torque as depicted in Nightwing Secret Files and Origins #1 (October 1999). Art by Jackson Guice (penciller) and Tom McCraw (colorist). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | As Soames: Nightwing (vol. 2) #1 (October 1996) As Torque: Nightwing (vol. 2) #27 (January 1999) |
| Created by | Chuck Dixon (writer) Scott McDaniel (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dudley Soames |
| Team affiliations | Blüdhaven Police Department Intergang |
| Partnerships | Nite-Wing |
| Abilities |
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Fictional character biography
editDudley Soames is a corrupt officer in the Blüdhaven police and an enemy of Nightwing.[2] However, he refuses to kill Nightwing, intending to manipulate Blüdhaven's factions into fighting.[3][4]
Soames' ally Blockbuster later betrays him, twists his neck, and leaves him to die.[5][6] Soames survives, but his neck is permanently inverted. As such, he uses special glasses to see behind him.[7]
Torque is later imprisoned, but arranges a prison break with Nite-Wing. After realizing Torque's true nature, Nite-Wing kills him.[8][9]
In other media
edit- Torque appears in the Arrow episode "Unthinkable", portrayed by Michael Adamthwaite.[10][11] This version is a member of the Suicide Squad.
- Torque appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #2
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #3-5
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #2-9
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #11-12
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #13
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #16-23
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #43
- ^ Nightwing (vol. 2) #77
- ^ Curovic, Irina (May 4, 2018). "20 Characters Who Fans Keep Forgetting Appeared In The Arrowverse". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Sonnack, Matthew (November 10, 2021). "Every Version of the Suicide Squad in the Arrowverse". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.