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.

[1] Dudley 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.