User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: Volume 2 episode 10: Mountain Glenn/@comment-78.42.186.25-20141010014751/@comment-24.61.230.178-20141011082855

I'm inclined to think Zathronas is right. Torchwick is a sleaze, but he's very likely an opportunist as well. Right now he may see opportunity in a war, but if that war places his own "business" in jeopardy, he'll likely switch sides.

But also, let's think of the Roman's appearance, which is based on A Clockwork Orange. There is a pivotal scene where one of the droogs attempts to usurp control from Alex, after having grown tired of petty crimes and desiring grander thefts. Alex attacks the droogs, reasserting his control. However, the droogs turn on him as they are escaping a crime. Alex gets captured, and sentenced for murder. Two years into his sentence, his rehabilitation begins. It works for awhile, but ultimately fails....which Alex keeps to himself. The government, hoping to avoid bad publicity during an election year, offers Alex a deal if he agrees to support the government.

So what would I take from this concerning Roman Torchwick? He likes crime. He's a bit of thrillseeker. Most of his crimes are small-time stuff. Now he becomes involved in something bigger, but he's probably going to be betrayed by someone (Cinder does seem to regard him as expendable). Perhaps by someone masking as an underling. That could be Adam. Or it could be Neo. That betrayal will likely lead to his capture rather than his death. Torchwick will seem to mend his ways, and cooperate with the Huntsmen. In the end though, Roman will revert to his old habit of crime, seeking the thrill he misses.

In A Clockwork Orange, Alex is indeed a murderer. However, the murder was unintended. Alex only meant to knock the victim unconscious. So despite Alex's penchant for violence, he avoids killing his victims.

Torchwick is likely the same way....but different. Though he gets a thrill out of crime, he's not a cold-blooded killer. He fights when threatened, but prefers to avoid such unpleasantries. Unlike Alex, Roman gets his thrill by outwitting rather than violence. His high is the ego boost it gives him. As we see with both Cinder and Emerald, Torchwick doesn't handle criticism well -- because it bruises his ego.

Ultimately, that's why he would aid the Huntsmen if he's betrayed. It would bruise his ego. He would want to gain the upper hand, and prove he is superior to those who betrayed him.

Likewise, if Torchwick found out that Cinder's plan threatened his own ability to commit crime, such as by destroying a place like Vale, leaving nothing worth stealing and nobody worth outwitting, Roman would likely turn on Cinder just to preserve his own way of life. As an added bonus, it gives him the opportunity to one up Cinder. Major ego boost.