# Torres — The Giant Raft character guide > Torres in The Giant Raft by Jules Verne. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Robbed Torres, Mr. Torres, the smiling Torres, the worthy Torres **First appearance:** 0002-ii-robber-and-robbed ## Snapshot A reserved stranger with a hidden past who talks his way aboard the Garral family's raft, watching them with unsettling, calculating attention. ## Who they are Torres joins the jangada as a fellow traveler rescued in the forest, but his quiet reserve and pointed questions about the Garrals mark him as something other than a grateful passenger. He fixates on Minha and on Joam Garral's past, hinting at knowledge he refuses to name, and his shifting eyes betray a man pursuing a private advantage. His presence turns a leisurely river voyage into a slow-burning contest of watchfulness. ## Relationships ### [Joam Garral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/joam_garral) _rivalry_ Torres is a blackmailer and antagonist who threatens to expose Joam Garral's secret past, creating intense conflict. ### [Benito Garral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/benito_garral) _rivalry_ Benito is fiercely protective of his father and actively opposes Torres, viewing him as a dangerous enemy. ### [Fragoso](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/fragoso) _rivalry_ Fragoso, a loyal servant, distrusts Torres and actively works against his schemes. ### [Manoel Valdez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/manoel_valdez) _rivalry_ Manoel opposes Torres as a threat to his fiancée's family and joins efforts to expose his villainy. ### [Padre Passanha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/padre_passanha) _rivalry_ Padre Passanha sees through Torres's deceit and opposes him as a moral adversary. ### [Benito Garral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/benito_garral) _rivalry_ Benito is fiercely protective of his father and actively opposes Torres, viewing him as a dangerous enemy. ### [Joam Garral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/joam_garral) _rivalry_ Torres is a blackmailer and antagonist who threatens to expose Joam Garral's secret past, creating intense conflict. ### [Fragoso](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/fragoso) _rivalry_ Fragoso, a loyal servant, distrusts Torres and actively works against his schemes. ### [Manoel Valdez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/manoel_valdez) _rivalry_ Manoel opposes Torres as a threat to his fiancée's family and joins efforts to expose his villainy. ### [Joam Garral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/joam_garral) _rivalry_ Torres is a blackmailer and antagonist who threatens to expose Joam Garral's secret past, creating intense conflict. ### [Benito Garral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/benito_garral) _rivalry_ Benito is fiercely protective of his father and actively opposes Torres, viewing him as a dangerous enemy. ### [Manoel Valdez](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/manoel_valdez) _rivalry_ Manoel opposes Torres as a threat to his fiancée's family and joins efforts to expose his villainy. ## In the story ### [A Captain of the Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/i-a-captain-of-the-woods) A white Brazilian former slave hunter, now a captain of the woods, who possesses a cryptogram that he plans to use for blackmail. ### [Robber and Robbed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/ii-robber-and-robbed) Torres is the central figure in this chapter, sleeping under a tree when a guariba monkey steals his metal case containing his document and fortune. He pursues the monkey relentlessly, growing increasingly frustrated and exhausted, until the monkey is shot by two hunters and the case is returned to him. ### [Torres](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xiii-torres) A stranger who arrives in Tabatinga and learns about the Garral family through Fragoso. He accepts passage on the jangada to Manaus. ### [XIV: Still Descending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xiv-still-descending) An extra passenger who joins the raft; he is reserved, asks discreet questions about the Garral family and Manaus, and remains on board during the stop at San Pablo d'Olivença. ### [XVI: Ega](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xvi-ega) Stays on the jangada during the Ega visit; spends time reading and writing, and is observed by Fragoso. ### [An Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xvii-an-attack) Observed watching Joam Garral with an evil grin; saves Joam by striking a cayman with a hatchet. ### [XVIII: The Arrival Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xviii-the-arrival-dinner) Present at the dinner, silent and watchful, with a predatory gaze toward Joam Garral. ### [Ancient History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xix-ancient-history) Torres dominates the dinner conversation with the story of the diamond robbery, revealing his knowledge of the crime and his manipulative nature. ### [XX: Between the Two Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xx-between-the-two-men) Confronts Joam Garral, reveals his knowledge of Joam's true identity as Joam Dacosta, and attempts blackmail to force Minha's hand in marriage. ### [II: The First Moments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/ii-the-first-moments) Revealed as the informant who denounced Joam Dacosta and demanded Minha's hand in marriage. ### [Retrospective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/iii-retrospective) The antagonist whose denunciation leads to Joam's arrest, thwarting Joam's planned surrender to Judge Ribeiro. ### [V: Material Proofs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/v-material-proofs) Referred to as the informer who holds the material proof of Dacosta's innocence and demanded Dacosta's daughter in marriage. ### [VI: The Last Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/vi-the-last-blow) Confronted by Benito; insults the family and is killed in the duel. ### [X: A Cannon Shot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/x-a-cannon-shot) His corpse is the object of Benito's search, believed to be at the bottom of the river. ### [XI: The Contents of the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xi-the-contents-of-the-case) His corpse rises to the surface due to a cannon shot. The metal case is recovered from his body. His body is later attacked by urubus and sinks again. ### [XIV: Chance!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xiv-chance) His corpse was found with the document; the document is not in his handwriting, raising questions about its origin. ### [XVIII: Fragoso](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xviii-fragoso) Referenced as the former captain of the woods whose story about his deceased friend Ortega is confirmed by Fragoso. ### [The Crime of Tijuco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xix-the-crime-of-tijuco) Referred to as the unworthy accomplice who tried to exploit the secret; died without revealing it. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/torres - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters