Torstyn

"Don't start what you don't want to finish, tough guy."

- Torstyn to Quentin

Torstyn is one of the main antagonists of the Michael Vey book series by Richard Paul Evens. He is one of Hatch's Glows with the power to emit and manipulate microwaves. He works with the Elgen Corporation.

Past
Not much is known about Torstyn's past, except that he was one of the 17 electric children and was "rescued" by Hatch at presumably a young age.

Rise of the Elgen
While Torstyn does not appear in the first book, The Prisoner of Cell 25, he makes his first appearance in chapter 21 of ''Rise of the Elgen. ''He is sent to the Peruvian Starxource Plant to help defend it. While there, he argues with team leader Quentin over who is the true leader. Hatch named Quentin the leader, but declares that Torstyn answers only to him. Hatch reveals that Torstyn is the only one that had previously briefed on the Starxource Program.

Later, on a plane with Hatch and the other Glows, Tanner tries to bring down the plane. Torstyn uses his powers to stop him, and is rewarded.

After Michael is captured, Torstyn and the other Glows come in to mock and torture him. Michael resists and, despite, Torstyn's attacks, verbally fends him off. Michael later escapes.

Battle of the Ampere
Hatch is arrested by the Elgen board after failing to capture Michael, and Torstyn uses his powers to burn the guards and help Hatch escape and overthrow the Elgen leadership.

Hunt for Jade Dragon
After the destruction of the Ampere, Torstyn and the others take up residence on the ''Faraday. ''He is sent to Switzerland to aid Hatch in defeating Schema. There, he microwaves a man's brain for insulting Tara. He later reveals that he had practiced on an unknown number of human test subjects and upwards of a hundred monkeys.

After finding and capturing Schema, Torstyn kills the banker that helped them, under orders from Hatch.

Torstyn is later sent to guard Jade Dragon at the Taiwanese Starxource Plant. However, she is freed by the Electroclan.

Storm of Lightning
In Storm of Lightning, Torstyn helps Hatch conquer the island country of Tuvalu and enslave its people.

Later, when Quentin plans to overthrow Hatch, Torstyn and the other Glows take his side. They free captured guards including Quentin's friend Welch, but are discovered by Hatch and arrested. Torstyn is sentenced to death.

Fall of Hades
Torstyn will most likely appear in Fall of Hades

Michael Vey 7
Torstyn will most likely appear in the currently unnamed seventh book.

Trivia

 * Torstyn had a pet spider monkey named Arana
 * Torstyn has killed many animals, including over a hundred monkeys, two peppermint angelfish, and an anaconda. The latter he made boots out of.
 * It takes Torstyn 40-20 seconds to microwave any given item or individual.