Fan Casting Rico “Torque” Alvarez (22) in Empire Divide: Streets of Red & Blue

Affiliation: Scream City Riders (Milwaukee) Role: Enforcer / Young Gun / Internet-Fueled Menace Nickname Origin: “Torque” came from his obsession with speed — both on his bike and in life. He said if something didn’t make his pulse spike, it wasn’t worth doing. BACKGROUND Rico grew up in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee — a patchwork of poverty, music, and motion. His father died in a car chase when Rico was nine; his mother battled addiction. By thirteen, he was living in garages and abandoned houses, fixing bikes to survive. He met Trevon “Knuck” Maddox at sixteen, after Knuck caught him stealing gas from a Riders’ truck. Instead of killing him, Knuck handed him a wrench and said, “If you’re gonna steal from me, at least learn how to build what you break.” That became the start of their bond. Knuck turned Rico into his youngest soldier — teaching him routes, respect, and how to survive. But Rico’s ambition ran hotter than Knuck’s patience. He didn’t want to run routes — he wanted to be seen. He became obsessed with filming himself doing reckless stunts: highway shootouts, rooftop jumps, near-death escapes — all of it edited into flashy clips that blew up online. To Rico, fame meant survival. He didn’t realize it was painting a target on his back. HE DIED AFTER CRASHING HIS BIKE INTO A WALL AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IT EXPLODING, HE WAS BEING CHASED BY DEUCE