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{{Infobox character
|color = #309181
|name = Andrew Locke 
|series = [[Swedish Boys (TV series)|Swedish Boys]]
|first_major = <!--Show, not needed here unless he appears in another show later-->
|first_minor =  <!--Episode--> [[Boys of Duluth]]
|first_date = March 27, 2019 
|last_major = <!--Do not fill unless he appears in a spin-off/prequel-->
|last_minor = [[My Regards]]
|last_date = June 19, 2020 
|creator = [[George Knight]] 
|portrayer = [[Gary Wiseman]]
|full_name = Andrew James Locke 
|alias = Sven Hoffman 
|nicknames = Hoffman<br>Hoffy<br>Crimson King<br>Crimson bastard
|occupation = {{W|Spymaster}}
|affiliation = [[Swedish Boys]] (undercover)<br>[[Continentalist Party of the United Commonwealth|Continentalist Party]]<br>Crimson Clique 
|nationality = Continental 
|religion = {{W|Protestantism}} 
}}
'''Andrew Locke''' is a {{W|Character|fictional character}} and {{W|Antagonist|antagonist}} in the [[SBC Studios]] {{W|Historical drama|period drama}} {{W|Television series|television series}} ''[[Swedish Boys (TV series)|Swedish Boys]]''. In the show, he is a member of the [[Swedish Boys|titular gang]], but is in reality an undercover agent from the [[United Commonwealth]] and is a spy seeking to gain control over the gang with the help of other Continental spies, collaborators, and fellow [[Landonism|Landonists]] in [[Duluth, Arrowhead|Duluth]]. He is portrayed by Superian actor [[Gary Wiseman]]. Andrew Locke was created by show creator and director [[George Knight]] and is inspired by real-life Continental spy [[Anderson Lockman]] who led a Continental spy ring in [[Arrowhead]] during the [[Interwar period]] and deliberately worked with and infiltrated gangs, including the Swedish Boys.

In the show, Andrew Locke is introduced in the first season where he is seen as a member of the Swedish Boys and operates under the alias of Sven Hoffman. He has infiltrated the group and seeks to take advantage of their growing power and influence to gain control over the group and establish a Continental spy ring. Over the course of the show, he manages to gain allies and supporters and eventually leads his own faction commonly known as the Crimson Clique. During the first season's run, he goes from being a hitman and assassin for gang lead [[Thomas Andersson]] to being one of Andersson's biggest rivals along with police chief [[Henry Gasslinger]] and serves as the overarching main antagonist of the first season. He also appears in the second season, mainly in flashback scenes and episodes taking place during or before the events of the first season. 

Both Locke and Wiseman's performance have garnered critical acclaim with the character going on to become of the most popular of the series and was ranked in third place in regards to fan favorite characters by fans of the series. Wiseman himself has called Locke the "most fun I've ever had" and has called it his favorite role of his acting career. 
==Development==
===Conception===
===Casting===
==Character biography==
===Background===
Locke was born in [[Chicago]] in 1910. An early supporter of [[Landonism]] and [[Continentalism]], Locke would join the [[Continental Revolutionary Army]] following his graduation from high school, where he would meet and befriend fellow soldier and future Continental leader [[Rupert Gardner]]. During the [[Great War]], Locke would fight alongside Gardner in [[Tournesol]] and [[Brazoria]]. A strong believer in the wartime goals of the United Commonwealth, Locke would be shocked to learn of the strong opposition to Continental forces in Superior, as he believed the working class would be supportive of Continental rule. Following the war's conclusion, Locke would become apart of TBD, the Continental intelligence agency and would be tasked with infiltrating and eliminating anti-Continental groups in the United Commonwealth's newly acquired territories. Following a successful career in domestic intelligence, Locke would be promoted to international intelligence, being tasked with infiltrating and influencing groups into supporting [[Landonism]] and a Anglo-American wide revolution. Being assigned as the spymaster in Duluth, Locke would arrive in Superior under the alias Sven Hoffman, quickly becoming a member of the [[Swedish Boys]].

Despite his leftist and anti-establishment, Locke is a devout {{w|Protestantism|Protestant}} and believes Christian principles should be greater interpreted in Continental society.
===Season One===
In 1951, Locke, under his alias Sven Hoffman, would be a major member of the Swedish Boys, with his renown skills as the gang's central hitman placing him as a confidant of gang leader [[Thomas Andersson]]. Despite this, the two's relationship is especially strained, with Andersson not trusting Locke. After the announcement of the Duluth police department's campaign to destroy gang influence in the city, Locke initiates his plan to take over the gang, revealing himself as the Continental spymaster to fellow Continental agents in the city. With the gang's position being challenged by enemies, Locke begins to sow deceit within the gang's ranks, convincing newer and younger members of the Swedish Boys that Thomas's continued leadership was jeopardizing the gang's future. Realizing what Locke was doing, Thomas and Locke would develop a intense rivalry, with the gang effectively splitting. As the ''de facto'' leader of the younger members of the gang, Locke would subtly begin to lay the groundwork towards the gang's conversion to [[Landonism|Landonist]] militancy. After Thomas finds out that Locke's true identity, Locke attacks and wounds Thomas, leaving him to die in a burning building. Believing Thomas to be dead, Locke creates a false story about Thomas's supposed death and assumes leadership of the gang, stating that it was Thomas's last wish. He is met with strong opposition by the gang, who most believed that Locke killed Thomas in order to assume the leadership. After making an agreement with the Duluth police department, Thomas returns to the gain and outs Locke as both a liar and a spy for the United Commonwealth, resulting in Locke losing the last remaining support. Following his outing, Locke attempts to flee Duluth with the support of his spy network, but is confronted by the Duluth police department and the Swedish Boys, who had both reluctantly teamed up to end Locke. A deadly battle would ensue, leading to a final confrontation between Thomas and Locke, with the former overpowering him and kicking him into the depths of a enflamed building. Though his fate is undetermined, it is assumed that Locke perished in the burning building.

===Season Two===
Though not making an official appearance during the timeline of Season Two, Locke makes a number of cameo appearances throughout the season as Thomas Andersson experiences flashbacks from life before the events of the first season. Almost all the flashback scenes seen in the season took place when Locke was a newly recruited member of the Swedish Boys.
==Reception and impact==

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