Editing B'Elanna Torres (section)

==Reception==
In March 2019, [[Syfy]] rated B'Elanna as the 6th-greatest Klingon of the ''Star Trek'' franchise.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/it-is-a-good-day-to-die-ranking-the-top-ten-klingons-in-all-of-star-trek|title=It is a good day to die: Ranking the top ten Klingons in all of Star Trek|last=Silliman|first=Brian|date=2019-03-07|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|access-date=2019-03-11|archive-date=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401083913/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/it-is-a-good-day-to-die-ranking-the-top-ten-klingons-in-all-of-star-trek|url-status=dead}}</ref> In particular, they noted that she was an interesting character in the series, displaying both loyalty to the crew of the starship and brilliance as an engineer.<ref name=":0" />

In 2017, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked B'Elanna Torres as the 14th-most attractive person in the ''Star Trek'' universe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-most-attractive-characters/|title=Star Trek: 20 Most Attractive Characters|date=2017-12-15|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=2021-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416012852/https://screenrant.com/star-trek-most-attractive-characters/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018, The Wrap ranked B'Elanna Torres as the 35th-best character of ''Star Trek'' overall.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/all-39-star-trek-main-characters-ranked-from-spock-to-wesley-photos/ |title = All 39 'Star Trek' Main Characters Ranked|date = 2018-03-21}}</ref> [[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] ranked B'Elanna as the 14th-best [[Starfleet]] character of ''Star Trek'', in 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-starfleet-members-ranked/|title=Star Trek: The 25 Best Members Of Starfleet, Ranked|date=2018-10-27|website=CBR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> They note that the former [[Maquis (Star Trek)|Maquis]] member works as chief engineer on the [[USS Voyager (Star Trek)|USS ''Voyager'']] spacecraft, and must struggle with her ambivalent emotions about her [[Klingon]] heritage while keeping the warp engines working in the Delta quadrant (cutoff from Federation starbases).<ref name=":1" /> In addition, CBR opined that the character enhanced other characters aboard the starship, and praised the actress who portrayed her for making B’Elanna Torres's relationships more believable.<ref name=":1" />

In 2019, B'Elanna Torres was ranked the 11th-sexiest ''Star Trek'' character by [[Syfy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/definitively-ranking-the-top-12-sexiest-star-trek-characters|title=Definitively ranking the top 12 sexiest Star Trek characters|last=Fleenor|first=S. E.|date=2019-01-31|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=2019-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013039/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/definitively-ranking-the-top-12-sexiest-star-trek-characters|url-status=dead}}</ref>

B’Elanna's struggle to reconcile both sides of her Klingon/Human hybrid heritage has been praised by audiences of multi-ethnic backgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/belanna-torres-mirrored-the-struggle-i-didnt-want-to-acknowledge-in-myself|title=B'Elanna Torres Mirrored the Struggle I Didn't Want to Acknowledge|last=Krishna|first=Swampna|date=2019-01-31|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en|access-date=2019-12-22|archive-date=2019-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506215233/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/belanna-torres-mirrored-the-struggle-i-didnt-want-to-acknowledge-in-myself|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2020 ''ScreenRant'' ranked B'Elanna and Tom Paris as the 3rd best romantic couple of all ''Star Trek''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-04|title=The 10 Best Couples In Star Trek, Ranked|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-best-couples-romantic-ranked/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}</ref>