Irina Polyakov

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## Biographical information

### Status

Alive; incarcerated somewhere in a Russian prison

## Physical description

### Gender

Female

Irina Polyakov is a recurring character in *QIA*.

## Biography

Irina is a Deputy Prime Minister for the Russian Government, as well as being in charge of the secret Russian project known as the OVM.

### The OVM

In February 2023, Irina entered into negotiations with Sarah Cunnington, Iulya Dalca and Carlos Sánchez for the extradition of Sacha Bell into Russian custody, despite him having already been promised to the Americans. As part of these negotiations, Irina offered them Aleksander Volkov, demonstrating her knowledge of the QIA and their past, but since Volkov had not yet committed any acts of quantum terrorism, Sarah had to politely refuse. Irina's next step was to reveal the existence of the OVM - the Russians' version of the QIA - though it was clearly more of a threat than anything else. Irina allowed the three agents to tour the facility, but her cyber security team were able to not only stop a virus that Iulya attempted to use against the facility, but also to erase all the files that she had promised them. Additionally, after Bell's 'death' and subsequent capture by Konstantin Denisov, the agents had little choice but to return home. ("Moscow", "Ghosts")

### Brent Hall

After learning that the final set of files which would get the OVM operational, files which she had intended to retrieve from Sacha Bell's memory, were actually in the possession of Sophie King, Irina sent Denisov to get them. When he returned with news that Brent Hall knew of the term 'Vozrozhdeniya', she next sent Denisov to kill Hall, with instructions to make him suffer first ("Ghosts"). After Konstantin's failure to do so, it is unknown what Irina's reaction or next steps concerning Hall were. ("Masquerade")

### Clash with the London Hub

After Irina was invited to London by the British Prime Minister Amber Harvey, she suspected that it was in fact a ploy by the QIA to draw her out so that they might launch an attack on the OVM, a hunch that proved to be correct. Therefore, she Jumped back into the past, thanks to Konstantin's Natural abiliites, to catch the bomber. She failed to do this, however, and after Konstantin also failed to locate and catch him, she then sent her operative to Black Dolphin, to ensure that the QIA not succeed in breaking Sacha Bell out of prison custody. When Konstantin not only failed in this as well, but in fact unwittingly faciliiated it and ended up being killed in the protest, Irina was later arrested for treason, on orders of the President, who felt that both she and the entire OVM project was an embarrassment. She was succeeded by her political rival, Alexei Kulik. ("Bell", "Voyna")

## Appearances

### Season Three

"Moscow", "Ghosts", "Bell" *(uncredited)*, "Voyna"