User blog comment:Zathronas/Analysis by an author: Volume 2 episode 1/@comment-10390252-20140725123925/@comment-24218038-20140725134737

the more I see Torchwick, the more he seems like the kind of character who would change side when the serious, destruction of life plot begins.

He clearly showed reticence at killing on this episode. You never see him initiate violence, only when he is threatened and even then, never once did he try to kill someone even when he shoots Ruby. Clearly he could have killed her.

We'll see