Talk:Sola Toroid/@comment-82.117.202.170-20190121075658/@comment-86.7.155.228-20190213002943

Toroids are torus-like objects, you're right that this doesn't really fit that description.

However, there's also an electrical component called a toroid due to it's shape, if the game's toroids are just high-tech versions of those it still makes sense etymologically.