Torcher

Torcher

Gallery

Not to be confused with the Torch item.

Torcher
Biographical Information
Species	Unknown
Gender	Unknown
Weapon	Flamethrower
Storyline Information
Occupations	Military member
Appearances	Outpost - Chapter 11
Background Information
Cost	550
Shop Section	Skins | Book 1 (Currently) Skins (Originally)
Shop Icon Color	Yellow
Introduction Date	May 2nd, 2020
Designer	MiniToon

"Torcher was a member of the military, until he lost control due to the infection."
― Torcher's description, Piggy: Hunt

Torcher is a skin in Piggy, as well as the main bot and antagonist of Outpost - Chapter 11. Along with Soldier, they were added into the game when Outpost was released.

Appearance

• Piggy
• Piggy: Hunt

Torcher wears a yellow helmet that matches their outfit, gray pants with black boots, gloves, and belt with suspenders. They also wear a black gas mask with a ventilator, along with dark red-colored eye lenses with gray outlines, and they wield a large flamethrower with both hands. In addition, they wear a gas tank on their back, which has a black zipper to connect it to the flamethrower.

They look similar to their base game counterpart, however they have black pants that the suspenders connect to, and the ventilator of their gas mask is shorter and the gray part of it vaguely resembles an actual gas mask's voice transmitter.

Animations

Idle

Stands still leaning down and holding flamethrower with both hands, facing it to the side. Bobs up and down in a breathing motion.

Walking

Similar to their idle animation, but their legs go forward and backward in a walking motion.

Jumpscare

Points flamethrower toward you and unleashes a burst of fire, killing you. Starts swaying flamethrower to the sides while burning you before bringing it back down.

Stunned

Looks down and puts arms down, with occasional head twitching (overlays the current animation).

Trivia

• Torcher shares several noticeable similarities with Delta:
  • Both appear in chapter 11 of the book they appear in.
  • Both wear a mask that covers most of their face, though Delta's is more specifically a respirator.
  • Both are unknown species.
  • Both are believed to be leaders of the outpost they operate in.
  • Both of them use a ranged weapon.
  • Both have jumpscares that involve particles.
• Their name might be a pun on the word "torture."
• This is one of the two skins in Piggy to have an unknown pupil color, the other skin being Crove (Alternate).
• They are the first skin to wear a mask, with the others being Felix, Katie, Bess, Badgy (Alternate), Crove (Alternate), Delta, and Carver.
  • Additionally they are the only regular Book 1 skin that wears a mask.
• Since MiniToon is a big fan of Valve's creations, he used one of the Pyro's death sounds for Torcher's jumpscare sound.
  • Additionally, this is the character Torcher is based on.
• They are the most expensive Book 1 Skin and fifth overall in Piggy. Their price ties with Kamosi's price.
• It's currently unknown whether they are infected or not as the mask covers their entire face.
• There is a bug with the bot in Outpost, where it can sometimes still walk around while stunned. However, during the duration of the stun, they are not able to kill you.
  • This can happen for most bots.
• This skin has a bug in the Infection gamemode in which, if you get infected by someone using this skin, you will be stuck on the map unless you rejoin the game.
• If you zoom into first person while using Torcher, you can see that they have a pink body. This is likely not because they are a pig, but because they are a palette swap of Soldier.
• MiniToon confirmed in his Doggy's Funeral stream that Torcher and Clowny are, in fact, both animals.
• Similar to Willow, Grandmother, and some other bots, Torcher’s Outpost bot cannot be distracted by a decoy.
  • This is a bug as the Torcher bot in Build Mode and Swarm will attack decoys.
• Their greatest enemy is jokingly stated to be Tobi by MiniToon during Tobi's pre-release.
• Most likely due to pathfinding, their bot variant walks down the stairs in Outpost rather than jumping off.
  • This is the case for any bot though, not just Torcher.
    • This is also the case for the Player Piggy spawned in Infection, though this is a bug.
• Torcher is the only main bot in Book 1 that isn't affected by the bug where the bot can't kill the traitor.
• Torcher and Delta are the only the only bots that don't show their entire face.
• In Outpost, there is a note saying: "A state-wide evacuation has begun. I've been assigned to stay here and defend this place for as long as I can, along with a few others. Hopefully the promised backup comes soon." Said backup is speculated to be Torcher.
  • Additionally, there is an encrypted message on a board in Outpost which, when decoded, says: "I was attacked by one of them, and now I am here, wandering, just like them." It is believed that Torcher wrote this message, though it is also possible that some other soldier wrote it instead.
• The Torcher bot in Build Mode and Swarm uses a new material for their head model instead of the old glass material. However, the skin and the bot in Outpost use the old material.
  • This also applies to Zompiggy, Clowny, Robby, Memory, and Badgy in their respective maps.

Audio

	Soundtrack
	Jumpscare

Sound origins

• Their soundtrack is an APM Music track from the Roblox Audio Library called Creeping Dread but slowed down and lower pitched.
• Their jumpscare sound comes from Team Fortress 2, and is one of Pyro's death sound effects. It can be listened to here in the Roblox Audio Library.
• Their burning sound is an audio called flamethrower.

References

The discussions tag for Torcher can be found here.