Arvin Costlemach

Arvin Costlemach was a character in QIA. He was the former leader of The Circle.
==Biography==
Costlemach was father to Claudia Horne; her mother had died during an event termed The Great Cataclysm. ("Lorenzo", "Circle")
As part of his crusade against Fran Grenouille, Costlemach orchestrated the abduction (and replacement with a corpse) of Noah Cunnington, the newborn baby son of Sarah Cunnington; Noah was taken from 2020 back to 1999. During the night in which Noah was abandoned outside a hospital in Barcelona, Costlemach was approached by a future version of Jack Harringer, to who Costlemach admitted the baby was his and Sarah's. ("Lorenzo", "Children")
Noah grew up as Lorenzo Martinez, and was groomed by Costlemach and Claudia to hate Fran (and by extension Sarah), whom he was told was actually responsible for his abduction. It was Costlemach who provided Noah/Lorenzo with legal documentation to take the name Carlos Sánchez. ("Lorenzo")
Although the two did not actually spend a great deal of time together, Costlemach became a father-figure to Carlos Sánchez as he grew up. Like Claudia, Costlemach was adamant that Carlos succeed in his mission to kill Sarah Cunnington before she became Fran Grenouille. In late April 2023, Costlemach came to London to see how the task was progressing, and was angry when Carlos refused to betray the QIA to pursue his other goal. In spite of this, he - having something of a soft spot for Carlos - continued to give him further chances. ("Predator")
In May 2023, Claudia and Rian Brady led a successful coup against Costlemach, deposing him as the leader of The Circle. Two days later, when The Tower fell, Costlemach was able to escape with Mohamed Marzouq. He returned to London and briefly reconciled with Claudia in spite of the destruction of The Circle, but moments later witnessed as Fran murdered his daughter in front of him, before being murdered by Fran himself as well. ("Circle")
==Appearances==
===Season Three===
"Prey" (mentioned), "Predator", "Power" (mentioned), "¥o¬ Cø~1" (mentioned), "Lorenzo", "Circle", "Children" (uncredited), "The Blood-Dimmed Tide" (mentioned)
== Trivia ==
Costlemach has a habit of ending speeches with the phrase "Do you understand?" ("Lorenzo", "Circle")
Category:Characters