Ericule

Ericule is a Maudling who is promoted to Program Director after Deemlind's death in season 4.

Biography
Although Ericule does not receive his name until after Deemlind's death, he can be seen throughout the previous season. He first makes an appearance in season 2 as the Maudling who is leading human prisoners into the Matriarch's chamber. In season 4, he shown standing behind Deemlind as Deemlind breastfeeds from the Matriarch. A closeup on his face during this scene may indicate envy on his part, though his expression is difficult to read. Later, he is seen attaching tubes and wires from the Seeing Box to DEA Rashad Jones's head in preparation for the memory extraction.

Promotion
After Deemlind is killed by Harold Whitmore in the Scrapyard Ambush, the heretofore nameless Maudling is brought into the Matriarch's chamber. As part of his naming ritual, the Matriarch holds open Ericule's right eyelid and licks his eyeball. She then stabs herself in her lower left breast with an empty syringe and extracts a sparkling white liquid. Reaching into Ericule's mouth, she grabs hold of his tongue with two fingers and then pierces it with the syringe, slowly injecting the sparkling liquid into his tongue. Ericule weeps throughout this ritual, his facial expression contorted in a way that could either indicate suffering or bliss. After this ritual, all other Maudlings address him as Ericule.

Program Directorship
The Maudlings become more aggressive and violent after Ericule becomes program director, though this may have more to do with the circumstances surrounding Deemlind's death than with Ericule's personality. The Maudlings have more reason to be suspicious of humans after the Scrapyard Ambush, their position in the compound is more secure, and they are growing near to completing the Apex Device. As a result, they have less incentive to be covert than they had under Deemlind's direction.