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12	[[folder:Heroes: Civilians]]
13	!![[Literature/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Edward Holmes, Esq.]]
14	%% * BrainyBrunette
15	%% * ByronicHero: He fits nearly every qualification listed on the page.
16	%% * ChallengeSeeker
17	%% * TheChessmaster: Especially at XanatosSpeedChess in ''The Road to Reichenbach''.
18	%% * DarkIsNotEvil: He is often described simply as being "dark".
19	* DeathSeeker: Played with - there are times that he does ''not'' want to die, and then there are times that he ''craves'' death.
20	%% * {{Determinator}}
21	* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:''Twice''. The Reichenbach Falls, of course, but the middle of ''Mortality'' also counts.]]
22	%% * DistressedDude: It's [[TheWoobie a recurring motif]] of the series.
23	%% * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
24	%% * AFatherToHisMen Holmes plays these tropes very straight with his Irregulars, especially Davy Wiggins.
25	%% * GuileHero
26	%% * TheHero
27	* HonoraryUncle: The Lestrade children consider him to be this. Yes, that is as ironic as it sounds.
28	* InHarmsWay: So often that [[HyperCompetentSidekick Wiggins]] [[CallingTheOldManOut actually calls him out on this]] 'several times]].
29	%% * TheLeader: Type I.
30	%% * LikeASonToMe
31	%% * LikeBrotherAndSister: With Mary.
32	%% * LoveHurts
33	%% * ManlyTears
34	%% * MrFanservice: See DistressedDude above.
35	%% * NotSoStoic: Not at all...
36	* RavenHairIvorySkin: It may be AdaptationalAttractiveness, but Holmes is ''definitely'' this in the author's illustrations. He is also 6'2", a nod to Creator/JeremyBrett.
37	%% * SharpDressedMan
38	%% * SherlockScan: As per usual.
39	%% * WhatBeautifulEyes: It's almost ''blatantly'' obvious that [[AuthorAppeal the author fangirls over Holmes's eyes]], and just about as blatantly obvious that they're based on Creator/JeremyBrett's eyes.
40	%% * PuppyDogEyes: Oh ''yes''.
41	* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Culverton Smith [[spoiler:and Colonel Moran]] have to find this out the hard way. It's really not a good idea to make the Great Detective mad at you.
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43	!!John Hamish Watson, M.D.
44	%% * BigBrotherInstinct: Towards Holmes - also his BerserkButton.
45	* DeadlyDoctor: Eep, do ''not'' mess with Literature/SherlockHolmes. [[BerserkButton You'll be very sorry you did]].
46	%% * DeadpanSnarker
47	* {{Determinator}}:
48	-->"Porlock, there is no use in arguing the point. I ''shall'' search for Holmes. Whether you help me or not is your choice, but you shan't stop me — [[HeroicVow you have my word on that]]."
49	* EnemiesWithDeath: He's [[TheMedic a doctor]]. It's his job.
50	* FakeNationality: In-universe. Watson speaks and acts like a Londoner but is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Scotland}} full-blooded Scot]].
51	%% * HappilyMarried
52	%% * TheHeart
53	%% * TheHero
54	%% * HonoraryUncle: To the Irregulars.
55	%% * TheLeader: A combination of Types I and II.
56	%% * LoveHurts
57	%% * ManlyTears
58	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Never explicitly stated but heavily implied when he [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption interrogates and then kills]] a {{Mook}}.
59	%% * TheSmartGuy
60	%% * SoProudOfYou: Plays the trope straight with the Irregulars.
61	%% * TranquilFury
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63	!!Mycroft Tristan Holmes, Esq.
64	* AloofBigBrother: In terms of plot, only. In characterization, he has a definite...
65	* BigBrotherInstinct: He's actually quite protective of Sherlock.
66	%% * TheChessmaster
67	%% * ManlyTears
68	* NotSoStoic: Mycroft experiences nearly a full range of emotions in ''Mortality'' alone.
69	%% * TheQuietOne
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71	* SharpDressedMan
72	!Baker Street Irregulars
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74	!!David "Davy" Jonathan Wiggins
75	* CallingTheOldManOut: Does to Holmes regarding [[InHarmsWay his recklessness with his own safety]]. ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome several times]]''.
76	%% * DeadpanSnarker
77	%% * {{Determinator}}
78	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Wiggins's first scene neatly establishes him as a [[DeadpanSnarker sardonic]], [[WiseBeyondTheirYears concerned]] HyperCompetentSidekick.
79	%% * HyperCompetentSidekick: To Holmes.
80	* TheLancer: To Holmes's, then Watson's, [[TheLeader leadership]].
81	%% * TheLeader: Or "lieutenant", of the Baker Street Irregulars. Combination of Types I and II.
82	* PromotionToParent: Had to step up to be the man of the house and the father-figure to his siblings when [[ParentalAbandonment his father abandoned them]].
83	%% * ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight
84	%% * StreetSmart
85	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Davy is just 22, but he tends to act older (and, in some cases, wiser than his own employer). Though he has a mother and a home, he worked as a beggar and pickpocket before being hired by Holmes.
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87	!!Peter Wiggins
88	* TheLancer: To his brother's [[TheLeader leadership]] of the Irregulars.
89	%% * ParentalAbandonment
90	%% * StreetSmart
91	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Approximately 19 or 20, his backstory is the same as his brother's, barring Davy's PromotionToParent.
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93	!Supporting Women
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95	!!Mary Watson ''neé'' Morstan
96	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Mary's first scene sets and cements her [[LikeBrotherAndSister sibling-esque relationship with Sherlock]].
97	%% * FirstNameBasis: With Sherlock.
98	%% * HappilyMarried
99	%% * TheHeart
100	%% * InnocentBlueEyes
101	%% * PintsizedPowerhouse:
102	%% -->She raised an eyebrow. "John, in the event that you have somehow forgotten, I am now quite capable of defending myself. You made certain of that, and I believe I proved myself last Christmas."
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104	!!Rose Hudson
105	* LoveHurts: When her characterization finally starts coming through in ''Mortality'', it's when she's acting very much like a [[ParentalSubstitute surrogate mom]] to a ''very'' damaged Literature/SherlockHolmes.
106	* TeamMom: Very much on the sidelines, but still there.
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108	!!Annie Rebekah Lestrade ''neé'' Rhys
109	* BrainyBrunette: Annie is incredibly well-educated for a working-class woman, having largely taught herself through books. [[CunningLinguist She can speak several languages]] aside from her native ones: French, German, Italian, and Breton, as well as classical Greek and Latin.
110	* BreakoutCharacter: Annie was intended to be used extensively as the series progressed, but the unexpectedly enthusiastic response to her initial minor appearances in ''Mortality'' led to more scenes than originally planned.
111	* DarkIsNotEvil: Dark hair, dark eyes, ''and'' fairly brown skin.
112	%% * HappilyMarried
113	%% * HotBlooded: Oy ''vey''.
114	* OddCouple: Not exactly a "fire and ice" deal with Geoffrey, but it's not far from the truth, either.
115	* OneSteveLimit: Played with. "Annie" is revealed to be the name of Sherlock Holmes's deceased fiancee.
116	%% * PintsizedPowerhouse
117	%% * TheSmartGirl: Of the Yarders' wives.
118	%% * IrishmanAndAJew: Annie's parents, Dai Rhys and Ruby Rhys ''neé'' Eisenman.
119	* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: Subverted. Yiddish was her ''first'' language ''alongside'' English.
120	[[/folder]]
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122	[[folder:Heroes: Scotland Yarders]]
123	!!Geoffrey Michael Lestrade
124	%% * BewareTheNiceOnes
125	* ConsummateProfessional: Or, in Holmes's own words, the "best of professionals."
126	* DarkIsNotEvil: Like Holmes, Lestrade is often described as "dark".
127	* DeadpanSnarker: Oh so much. The narrative from his PointOfView tends to be ''very'' dry...
128	-->'''Watson:''' ''(concerning Moran)'' I think you'd know him if you saw him, Lestrade. The man has a presence.\
129	'''Lestrade:''' Well, then, that limits our man to half the men in that room. Come along, let's get you back out there.
130	* {{Deuteragonist}}: As an AscendedExtra - Lestrade is one of the three major [[PointOfView POV]] characters.
131	%% * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
132	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The scene that introduces all of ''Mortality's'' Yarders (excepting Sean Youghal) establishes Lestrade as a [[DeadpanSnarker dry-witted]], OlderAndWiser, [[SeenItAll generally world-weary]] TeamDad and OnlySaneMan.
133	* FakeBrit: Another in-universe example, as Lestrade is a London-born ''Breton''.
134	%% * FriendOnTheForce: To Holmes, Watson, and Wiggins.
135	* GenreSavvy: When you've SeenItAll, it's a little hard ''not'' to be GenreSavvy.
136	-->'''Lestrade:''' I mayn't be a genius — I may even be an imbecile, as Literature/SherlockHolmes [[InsufferableGenius is always so kind to point out]] — but I ''do'' know how criminals think.
137	%% * HappilyMarried
138	* HeroicBSOD: When he believes Holmes to be dead - he suffers it again later on, [[spoiler:in the aftermath of the raid.]]
139	%% * InspectorLestrade: Played positively.
140	* TheKirk: To Patterson's [[TheSpock Spock]] and Gregson's [[TheMcCoy McCoy]].
141	* OddCouple: As mentioned in the folder above, not exactly a "fire and ice" deal with his wife Annie, but not far from the truth, either.
142	* OlderAndWiser: Combine SeenItAll, OnlySaneMan, and TeamDad, and you've very much got this.
143	* OnlySaneMan: Whether he's interacting with the rest of the "FiveManBand" or his own colleagues, he is so very much this (even when Watson's around).
144	* PintSizedPowerhouse: Lestrade is fairly short at 5'7", [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry but he's also known to be a holy terror to his subordinates and colleagues alike when he's worked up]].
145	** Not to mention the fact that his [[DeadpanSnarker dry wit]] is a superpower all of its own.
146	* TheQuietOne: Another of Lestrade's superpowers - he's incredibly long-suffering.
147	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Just watch his interactions with Wiggins.
148	* SeenItAll: He's been on the London Met for over two decades, longer than most of his colleagues.
149	%% * SharpDressedMan
150	%% * SixthRanger: To Sherlock Holmes's unofficial "FiveManBand". See the main page for further details.
151	* TeamDad: He even considers himself something of a father-figure to Holmes.
152	* TranquilFury: He's TheStoic that [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry you wouldn't like when he's angry]].
153	%% * TheWatson: To Patterson's "Holmes".
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155	!!Tobias Gregson
156	* DeadpanSnarker:
157	-->'''Gregson:''' ''(concerning Patterson)'' Have to admit, I've always wondered what it would be like to have Literature/SherlockHolmes as JustForFun/OneOfUs. Now I don't have to wonder, and I don't like it one bit.
158	* DumbBlond: Inverted. Gregson is the Sherlock Holmes[=-=]acknowledged smartest man at the Yard.
159	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He is quickly established in his first scene as a [[InsufferableGenius smart]], [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
160	* FriendlyRival: Is this to Lestrade, [[CharacterDevelopment who doesn't reciprocate the "rival" bit anymore]].
161	%% * HappilyMarried: To a sweet woman named Lisbeth.
162	* InsufferableGenius:
163	-->'''Lestrade:''' Come off it, Tobias — you look like a thunderhead about to erupt.\
164	'''Gregson:''' Volcanoes ''erupt'', Ferret Face. Thunderheads ''burst''.\
165	'''Lestrade:''' What's going on in that bright head of yours, other than the incessant need to demonstrate your superior knowledge?
166	%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold
167	* TheMcCoy: Surprisingly so, but [[TheSpock Patterson]] seems to bring out the trait in him. (Canonically, Lestrade and Gregson are more like TheMcCoy and TheSpock, respectively - even in ''Mortality'', they go back and forth as needed.)
168	-->'''Gregson:''' [Patterson] could have had enough consideration for [[TheWatson the poor Doctor]] to make his announcement less abruptly.
169	%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure
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171	!!Daniel Patterson
172	* AscendedExtra: From ''one mention'' in "The Final Problem" to supporting character.
173	%% * TheChessmaster
174	%% * ConsummateProfessional: Another heroic example.
175	* TheCynic: Then again, he's rather entitled to it, after all the years he's spent undercover in the underbelly of VictorianLondon.
176	%% * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
177	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Patterson's is the most concise, introducing him as [[TheCynic cynical]], [[TallDarkAndSnarky sarcastic]], [[GoodIsNotNice cold]], and something of an in-universe {{Expy}} to Literature/SherlockHolmes. In other words, a true KnightInSourArmor.
178	* {{Foil}}: Patterson to Holmes, rather as a [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]] of [[MemeticMutation the popular image]] of Sherlock Holmes, in-universe but also in RealLife.
179	-->'''WordOfGod:''' I think that by Patterson ''living'' [[TheStoic the image]] Holmes attempts to ''project'', it makes Holmes [[NotSoStoic that much more human]].
180	%% * GoodIsNotNice: Nooo, not really.
181	* HeroOfAnotherStory: He's spent ''most of his career'' - fifteen years at least - investigating Moriarty.
182	* IcyBlueEyes: Often described from Lestrade's PointOfView as icebergs or chips of ice, with just as much emotion.
183	* InsufferableGenius: So much so, in fact, that Sherlock Holmes actually decides to cut back on his own arrogance whilst around Watson and Lestrade in the future!
184	%% * KnightInSourArmor
185	%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure
186	* %% SharpDressedMan
187	* SherlockScan: He can do this just about as well as one of the Holmes brothers.
188	%% * SixthRanger
189	* TheSpock: To Lestrade's [[TheKirk Kirk]] and Gregson's [[TheMcCoy McCoy]], as far as team dynamics go... Really, he's just TheSpock, period.
190	%% * TheStoic: But, [[SubvertedTrope for just one moment,]] NotSoStoic.
191	%% * SupportingLeader
192	%% * TallDarkAndSnarky
193	* WhatTheHellHero: Gets this from Lestrade and Gregson a few times in ''Mortality'' alone.
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195	!!Roger Bradstreet
196	%% * BoisterousBruiser
197	%% * GentleGiant
198	%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure
199
200	!!Harold Morton
201	%% * FriendOnTheForce
202	%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure
203
204	!!Stanley Hopkins
205	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee:
206	-->'''Hopkins:''' (solemnly) "Literature/SherlockHolmes, detective genius forever and ever, world without end, Amen." (winks at [=MacDonald=])
207	%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure
208
209	!!Athelney Jones
210
211	!!Alec [=MacDonald=]
212	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Lestrade holds that [=MacDonald=] and Hopkins are Literature/SherlockHolmes's biggest {{fan}}s, [[TheWatson John Watson]] aside.
213	%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure
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215	!!Sean Youghal
216	* AscendedExtra: WordOfGod states that Sean is actually the Inspector Youghal mentioned in "The Mazarin Stone". ''Mortality'' takes place twelve years before MAZA.
217	%% * FriendOnTheForce
218	%% * StreetSmart
219	[[/folder]]
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221	[[folder:Villains]]
222	!!Professor James Richard Paul Moriarty
223	%% * BigBad
224	%% * TheChessmaster
225	%% * ConsummateProfessional: Absolutely The Best at [[DiabolicalMastermind what he does]].
226	* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler:He wanted to be this for Literature/SherlockHolmes. Fortunately for the world, Holmes was rescued by TheCavalry.]]
227	%% * DiabolicalMastermind
228	%% * DisneyVillainDeath
229	* EvenEvilHasStandards: He calls out Culverton for killing his step-nephew.
230	* EvilGenius: He's not just a DiabolicalMastermind - he's an astrophysicist as well, one far ahead of his time.
231	* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Even from his own brother.
232	%% * LightIsNotGood
233	* TheManBehindTheMan: To the Red-headed League, Culverton Smith, and purportedly many others.
234	* OddFriendship: Played with. He trusts Moran more than anyone else of his subordinates, but he makes it ''very'' clear that Moran ''is'' a subordinate. Their dynamics are pretty much as "fire and ice" as it gets.
235	%% * SharpDressedMan
236	* TheSyndicate: He's not just the DiabolicalMastermind - he IS TheSyndicate.
237	%% * WickedCultured: He puts the "wicked" in "cultured".
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239	!!Colonel Sebastian Moran
240	%% * AffablyEvil: At times, particularly while in the Tankerville Club.
241	%% * ConsummateProfessional
242	%% * TheDragon
243	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Turns out that Moran ''does'' have some respect for the holiness of Christmas.
244	* RefugeInAudacity: How he survives after [[YouHaveFailedMe disobeying Moriarty]]...
245	-->'''Moran:''' “Professor, I do not enjoy disobeying your orders. But I could not, [[EvenEvilHasStandards in good conscience]], carry that one out. Not at that time.”\
246	'''Moriarty:''' “And what does that make you, Colonel? A soldier with a heart?”\
247	'''Moran:''' “I hope so, sir. It would be deucedly difficult to live without one.”
248	%% * SharpDressedMan
249	%% * WickedCultured
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251	!!Culverton Smith
252	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Undoubtedly from so much time in the tropics - Holmes thinks that he could almost pass for a native of Sumatra due to his coloring.
253	%% * BrainyBrunette
254	%% * DarkIsEvil
255	* DeadlyDoctor: Played with, as he has all the knowledge of a Ph.D. without actually having acquired his doctorate (or even an M.D.) due to financial difficulty.
256	* EvilUncle: Out of {{Greed}} for his ''half'' brother's estate. Called out on this by the BigBad, himself.
257	* SerialKiller: Officially called a "multiple murderer" and unofficially labeled a monster by Holmes himself.
258	* YouHaveFailedMe: Gets a verbal, non-lethal form of this from Moriarty, along with a second chance. [[TooDumbToLive He blows it]].
259	%% * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: His ultimate fate.
260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder:Minor Characters]]
263	!!Fred Porlock
264	%% * TheAtoner
265	%% * BeingEvilSucks
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267	!!Major Dick Sharon
268	%% * ChickMagnet
269	* TranquilFury: Upon learning of Holmes's captivity and Moran's hand in it, Sharon is described as being quietly outraged.
270	[[/folder]]

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