User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: Volume 2 episode 10: Mountain Glenn/@comment-78.42.186.25-20141010014751/@comment-24.61.230.178-20141011221525

Perhaps, but I'm thinking Torchwick is a combination of both Candlewick and Alex, drawing a bit of personality from each. Cinder (and/or her superiors) are certainly working Torchwick to death, but I don't see Roman being completely okay with that. He does have a rather large ego, and he does seem to enjoy fighting....as long as he's winning. When he can't win, somebody always bails him out. And he's always a bit smug as he escapes.

But like you, I don't Torchwick is a killer. Life is more like a game to him (like chess, perhaps?). Because of his ego, he prefers not to be a pawn. So I'm guessing he has limits to how far he will allow himself to be used.

I suspect Cinder (and maybe Adam) realize this. Hence, they probably have someone keeping an eye on him. Which is likely why they knew about Tukson. Don't forget, Tukson knew who Mercury and Emerald were, or he at least figured it out. So there's more to that story than has been revealed. I'm guessing that Torchwick knows about this. I believe Tukson was killed mostly to send a message to Torchwick. From the sounds of things in this episode, Roman may be approaching his breaking point -- the pressure appears be getting to him. You may be right in that the bomb has a lot to do with that.