Character from The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
UN Undersecretary who backed the protomolecule weapons program — a patrician diplomat who convinced himself that arming Earth with alien bioweapons was patriotism rather than atrocity.
Errinwright speaks in measured, diplomatic cadences that make monstrous proposals sound reasonable. He is genuinely intelligent and genuinely patriotic, which makes him genuinely dangerous — he believes Earth's survival justifies any means, and he has the political skill to act on that belief without interference. He backed Jules-Pierre Mao's protomolecule experiments because he saw Mars's technological superiority as an existential threat. He rationalized weaponizing an alien organism that consumes human beings because the alternative — Mars achieving permanent military dominance — seemed worse. He is the kind of man who can order a war crime and sleep soundly because he's done the strategic calculus. His downfall came from underestimating Avasarala, whom he dismissed as a political relic. He is not evil in the theatrical sense — he is the banal evil of a competent bureaucrat who has decided that his fear justifies everything.
Tall, lean, and immaculately groomed with the polished bearing of old UN political aristocracy. Silver hair, sharp features, expensive suits tailored to project authority without ostentation. Cold grey eyes that calculate advantage in every interaction. Moves with controlled precision. Looks like exactly what he is — a powerful man accustomed to being obeyed.
Also known as: Errinwright, Sadavir Errinwright, Sadavir, Undersecretary Errinwright