What's Torque's beef with Whisper?

[BoffinBrain]

Torque clearly doesn't like him. It becomes apparent from the very moment you recruit her. But why?

I've just completed my first playthrough of the campaign and had her on most of the missions, so I believe I've heard most of their conversations, including the infamous "Canadian" one.

She doesn't seem to hate XCOM in general, nor does she hate humans, since she is on good terms with Col. Kelly. So, did I miss something?

[Ixalmaris]

Kelly is probably the only one she gets along with.
Imo its because Torque has 0 experience with social contacts and in to prevent to somehow make a mistake she pushes everyone away,

There is once conversation between Torque and Kelly where the former says she has problems "off the field".

[BoffinBrain]

Yeah, I remember that one. I guess that's a fair answer, although I just don't remember her being so hostile towards other crewmates... More just passive antisocial. Saying that she's specifically "not okay" with Whisper made me think there was some tangible event being referred to there.

[Magni]

We're never told. But yeah, there's a hint there that Whisper and Torque have history, and she really doesn't like him.

[Fluff Bunny]

Maybe he dumped her for a lizard.

[melkathi]

There is a possibility that she just goes full hostile against him because he is the one who makes an effort to break the ice. Whisper is trying hard to have a good relationship with everyone, so he is the one who is a "danger" to Torque's antisocial stance.

[Ertwin]

She could also be jealous of his friendship with Kelly. Might see him as a rival in that regard.

[Dustcan]

One conversation between Torque and Kelly has the former lament how she struggles with connecting with people.

Axiom's biography makes a point to say that he holds no grudge against humanity for losing the war. Verge's backstory is that he came to empathize with humans due to constantly being inside their heads. Torque's backstory is that she was a POW until the war's end, at which point her options were either to get along with humanity or execution. So she might still be salty.

She's oddly racist towards spaceborn aliens and considers herself an Earthling since she was hatched up in the arctic.

Put together and I think there's no real reason for her animosity; she's just that surly.

[NamThunder]

Torque doesn't like humans in general. After all, her entire life consisted of fighting them during ADVENT occupation, and being a prisoner. Because of this, she is very antisocial. She joined the Chimera Squad program because it consisted of the only thing she had done in her life: fighting. That and the fact that it was better than the detention center.

A conversation with Kelly explained that Torque is still trying to fit in with everyone else. Giving time, which would be outside of this game, she might be able to get along.

[Teal V2]

It must be hard to fit into a group like that.[i.imgur.com]
Of course she is antisoc.

[kuaikukia]

Yea, Judging by Kelly and Torque conversation, it proofs Torque indeed try to get along with others but failed in most way. Likely problem on doing starting conversation or some other members view her as non friendly type to talk. That's why Tsundere snek is the best snek

But between Whisper and Torque conversation, Yea, it is likely Torque has some serious history with him. Makes me very curious about what happen to them. Hope it's not related of breaking our favorite Torque's heart or I swear as commander, I will not hesitate pull the trigger on his head.