Erik Draper

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## Erik Draper

### Relatives

Hafþór Ivarsson (brother-in-law, deceaed)

## Physical description

### Hair Colour

Blond

Erik Draper is a character from QIA. He is the former President of the QIA and a member of the Echelon. Erik is currently comatose, having been shot in the head by Elijah Phelps.

## Biography

### Background

Erik's mother suffered from dementia, and in the end he assisted in her death to ease her ongoing suffering. ("Nicole")

Erik served for about 30 years within the FE ("Unnatural").

### Birth of the QIA

Erik was one of the founding members of the Echelon, along with his close friend Jarrad Foley, and was present when the Eye was first switched on. ("Fugitive", "Echelon").

### Sarah

Sarah Cunnington was first brought to Erik's attention in 2010, when Jarrad identified her future self as being the intruder in Brent Hall's house, despite her being only seventeen in the present day. Together with Jarrad, he decided to bury this evidence as others in the Echelon might wish to try and prevent it, which would only cause Paradox. ("Echelon")

In October 2019, after he later learned that Sarah was not only a QIA agent but also potentially a Natural, he ordered Sophie King and Jack Harringer to begin secret surveillance on her ("Manchester", "Glasgow", "Geneva", "Unnatural"), especially after her future self, along with Anna Vogel, infiltrated the Cortex while the present-day Sarah was also in Geneva at the time. However, after the surveillance operation failed, Erik snapped at Sophie, also suggesting that Jarrad's death in 2011 had been her fault, and Sophie stormed out. ("Echelon")

Erik visited the London Hub in November 2019 to conduct a series of interviews of all staff, for undetermined reasons, during which he extended the hand of friendship to Ethan Taylor, should he ever need it ("Revelations"). While interviewing Sarah, he offered her a job in Geneva, though she declined. He also requested from her a copy of the translation she was working on for the Echelon.

In a private conversation with Sarah, Director Hall informed her that there are those within the Echelon who have their suspicions about Erik's loyalties, and so she therefore provided him with an erroneous copy of her translation work. ("Mary")

In December, while visiting Geneva, Erik met up with Sarah and offered her a job again. He also told her that the Echelon - of which he is a member - considers her dangerous, and that he suspects a mole is operating within the London Hub ("Geneva") - this would later be corroborated by the USB drive that Jack Harringer gave to Enora Gallou in Dubai ("Dubai", "Jilani").

Unbeknownst to Sarah, Erik was also responsible for orchestrating Jonas Gessner's tests on her, and ensuring that she would be rescued in time by Agent Taylor. ("Geneva")

Following Sarah's absconsion as a fugitive, Erik began helping her, both financially and tactically, although he has had to remain distant given his status within the Echelon ("Fugitive"). He also, though he was sure of his innocence, was pressured into applying the Quisling Protocol to Ethan. ("Echelon")

In late April 2020, he also sent Ethan undercover to infiltrate The Circle. Not long after, he discovered that Jack had been wrongly arrested and imprisoned in the Void and, with no other allies left, he tasked Sarah with breaking him out ("Unnatural").

Erik next sent her to Rome to tamper with the evidence that would otherwise be used at Jack's trial. Unfortunately, she was spotted by Vicky Wells and later arrested by Dan Hamilton and brought back to 2020 to stand trial, a fact that led Hall to call him and gloat, insinuating that Draper would be next. ("Northolt")

After Sarah's conviction at trial, Erik was called by Captain Hafiz, who begged him to help. Erik told her that he could only do something if she could find evidence that Hall was working his own agenda, against the interests of the QIA. After Hafiz brought him evidence that Hall had ordered the hit on Tom Burt, Erik ordered Hall's arrest and pardoned Sarah of all charges, allowing her to return to the QIA ("Hall").

At around this time, Erik also contacted Agent Denny Franklin and asked him to break Hall out of custody in order to "prove" his allegiance and become a double agent. ("Denny")

### London

After Hall's expulsion, Erik took over as the Director of the London Hub. Upon his start there, he outlined his mission and highest priority: to root out all the corruption within the QIA, and restore it to what it had once been.

One of his first assignments, however, slightly contradicted this mission statement, as he ordered Tasneem Hafiz and Denny Franklin to go back into the Toledo mission and interfere with it by bringing in Diego Romas and his would-be killers, in order to stop Hall getting Romas. ("Sides")

After learning that Hall had seemingly had someone break into the London Hub's computer network, he authorised Charlie Beck to make contact with an online hacker friend, whom Charlie claimed might be able to help recover the files. Meanwhile, Mike Duncan informed Erik that the person responsible was Denny, and Erik was forced to authorise Hafiz to begin keeping closer tabs on him, even though he knew that Denny had only done this under Erik's own authorisation. ("Adam", "Denny")

Meanwhile, with the help of Denny, Erik had been systematically working his way through all those employees within the Hub that were still loyal to Hall, such as Katie Dunham and Andrew Stockwell ("Adam", "Denny"). Part of this involved him ordering surveillance on all employees' residences ("Nicole"), which was how he discovered immediately that Tom had told his wife Lauren the truth about the QIA ("Nottingham"). As a result, Erik personally came to speak with Lauren, at length, and forced her to sign a series of confidentiality forms. He also asked her many questions about her former employment with HarperCollins; he later explained to Tom that this was because he intended to offer her a job as an analyst. ("Magdalena", "Nicole")

### The Echelon

In September 2020, as part of his ongoing efforts to purge the QIA of all Hall's corruptive influence - including the President himself, Georges Bouchan, Erik recruited Enora to help him, knowing that he could trust her ("Nicole"). During their investigation, Erik left Hafiz in charge of the Hub while he and Enora flew to Geneva. After securing some allies for his coup against Bouchan, however, the President accused him of corruption instead, citing his support of fugitives Sarah and Ethan, as well as his pardoning of Jack Harringer, and Erik and Enora were confined to separate quarters. ("Ted")

Undeterred, Erik still held his meeting with the rest of the Echelon, where he openly accused Bouchan of financing Hall. Briefly, the tables were turned when Emil Salastas presented (tampered) evidence that showed Erik himself was corrupt, but thanks to a joint effort from Kara Mildner, Morgan Lloyd and Enora - now a member of the Echelon herself - and Bouchan's treachery was exposed. After a second proposal from Xiang Ling, Erik was appointed the new President of the QIA. ("Life")

Upon his return to London to tie up loose ends, Erik was furious to discover that Hafiz had authorised a number of poor decisions, including handing the NT-063 over to Hall - and later fired her as a result. Before this, however, Erik concocted a plan to save Sarah from Hall by putting her and Ethan into the Void. He also informed Enora that once he returned to Geneva to take up the Presidency post, he intended to appoint her as Director of the London Hub. ("Death")

In August 2021, unbeknownst to Erik, he was targeted in Helsinki by Hall and Sophie, who attempted to track him down and likely kill him; however, their effort failed and Erik remained completely unaware of their efforts. ("The Blood-Dimmed Tide")

Over the next two years, Erik and Enora became romantically involved, though because of their jobs they had to have a long-distance relationship. After the arrest of Brent Hall in November 2022, Erik returned to London and ordered the release of Sarah and Ethan from the Void, and authorised the Iduna mission. After its success and Hall's proposal to make a deal rather than go into the Void, Erik left the final decision up to Enora. ("Resurrection")

Following the Prometheus Leak, Erik's relationship with Enora soured considerably, to the point where he seemed to blame her for the fallout. Before he left London again, he installed his brother-in-law, Hafþór Ivarsson as the new head of security for Hall's house arrest, and Will Bradley, whom he apparently had long known was still alive, in the role of QIA liaison to Hall, replacing Róisín Lynch, whom Hall had fired. ("Zoey")

Shortly before Erik returned to London in June to help with the various missions to take down the OVM Hub, Erik was almost killed in a car bombing in Hong Kong. While in London, he and Enora rekindled their relationship, but not long after that, while in Washington to turn over Sacha Bell to CIA custody, Erik was shot in the head in his hotel room doorway by Elijah Phelps. He sustained severe injuries, putting him into a coma from which he may never awaken. ("Bell", "Children", "Destiny")

While comatose, Enora later learned that Erik was the source of Danford Scott's research for his novel *Countdown to Chaos*, part of which bore a very strong resemblance to the mission in which Josef Weidemann was arrested; after this became known to the Echelon, Morgan Lloyd - who had by that point succeeded Erik as President in his absence - ordered Weidemann's release from the Void. ("Ascension", "Season Three Epilogue")

## Relationships

### Sarah Cunnington

Erik is very protective of Sarah, having offered to help her on several occasions, and being instrumental in keeping her safe following her expulsion from the QIA. ("Fugitive")

Despite wanting to keep her safe, he tasked her with breaking Jack out of the Void ("Unnatural"), and then later with tampering with evidence for Jack's trial ("Northolt"). While this led to Sarah's arrest and later conviction, Erik was unable to do anything while Hall still stood in his way. However, after he was brought evidence by Tasneem Hafiz that Hall had ordered the hit on Tom Burt, Erik was able to have Hall arrested and Sarah pardoned. ("Hall")

When Sarah's pregnancy moved into its later stages, Erik took her off active duty, though she strongly resisted at first. ("Nottingham")

### Enora Gallou

Following her brief condition in which she was rendered unable to Jump, Erik promised Enora that he would help to find her a cure ("Nottingham"). He later revealed to her that he had known for some time that she had already been cured and was being blackmailed by Brent Hall, and in spite of this he told her that he trusted her implicitly. Indeed, he then recruited her to help him expose the corruption within the Echelon, including the President of the QIA, Georges Bouchan. ("Nicole")

During his successful coup against Bouchan, Erik began to realise he might have feelings for her. This may or may not have played a part in his decision to name her as his replacement for Director of the London Hub. ("Life", "Death")

Over the next two years, he and Enora began a long-distance romantic relationship ("Resurrection"); however, this relationship soured after the Prometheus Leak, which he seemed to blame her for. ("Zoey")

Months later, they rekindled their relationship ("Bell"), but this was cut short after Erik was shot in Washington, putting him into a coma. ("Children")

### Ethan Taylor

Despite his status as a traitor, Ethan found haven and work with Erik Draper. Among his many tasks, Ethan was charged with searching for Jarrad Foley and infiltrating The Circle.

### Tom Burt

Erik was privy to the fact that Tom told his wife Lauren all about the QIA, in spite of the strict confidentiality agreements he would have had to have signed ("Nottingham"). After a heated argument, Erik informed Tom that he planned to offer Lauren a job as an analyst. ("Nicole")

### Sophie King

In October 2019, Erik tasked Sophie with secretly surveilling Sarah, supposedly for her own protection. Some time later, the two had a falling out over Jarrad Foley's death, to the point where Sophie now despises him. ("Unnatural")

### Jarrad Foley

Erik was very close friends with Jarrad, from before even their time together as members of the Echelon. He was deeply upset by Jarrad's death.

### Brent Hall

Erik is aware that Hall is using the QIA for his own agenda and is determined to prove it. To this end, he secretly helped fugitive Sarah Cunnington during her period away from the agency. After Sarah's eventual capture, Hall called Erik to gloat, and insinuated that he knew Erik had been helping, and that this would lead to Erik's downfall ("Northolt"). After Tasneem Hafiz brought Erik evidence linking Hall to the hit on Tom Burt, however, he was able to order Hall's arrest ("Hall").

### Danford Scott

Initially, Erik appeared to have never met the author Danford Scott before ("Bell"); however, Enora later learned that they were in fact close friends and that Erik had been Scott's source for his novel *Countdown to Chaos* ("Ascension"); indeed, two years previously, Brent Hall and Sophie King had almost tracked Scott to Erik's private house in Helsinki. (""The Blood-Dimmed Tide")

## Appearances

### Season Two

1Guest Star

As of "Change", Erik is credited as 'Also Starring' for the rest of Season Two.

### Season Three

(Credited as Special Guest Star)

1Uncredited

## Trivia

Erik owns a house in Helsinki. ("The Blood-Dimmed Tide")