Torque (character)

“The only reason I lent him my rig was 'cause he got on his knees and begged. And what happens? He's in it for one second before he completely totals it! Idiot!”

—Torque, Paper Mario 2

Torque is a Spike Top that teams up with Luigi in his quest to assemble the Marvelous Compass during the events of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Before joining Luigi, Torque lived on Circuit Break Island, the home of extreme kart racing.

Instead of a spike on his shell, Torque has a wrench instead. Apparently, Torque has the ability to attach a variety of different tools to his shell, and as such, he became a mechanic of go-karts.

When Luigi arrived on Circuit Break Island, he discovered that the champion of the kart races would earn a piece of the Marvelous Compass. Luigi entered the contest and was paired with Torque. Together, they won the race and earned the piece of the Marvelous Compass. In reality, at the beginning of the race, Luigi accidentally went in reverse, destroying all the karts in the competition (and thus winning the race). Torque decides to tag along with Luigi until the plumber can pay him back for all the damage he caused on the island.