Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective residing in 221B Baker Street, London, distinguishes himself with his uncanny ability to draw large theories from the tiniest observations.

Appearance wise: Holmes has gray eyes, a hawk-like nose and sleek black combed hair.

Highly intellectual, Holmes is seen as an eccentric figure, his brilliance often making him appear detached from humanity. This air of aloofness is magnified by his analytical reasoning and remarkable observational skills, which enable him to deduce phenomenally minute details about people and situations. A master of disguise, Sherlock Holmes often surprises his allies by blending seamlessly into his environment. Holmes and Dr. Watson share rooms together at 221B Baker Street, London. Their residence is maintained by their landlady, Mrs. Hudson. Holmes works as a detective for twenty-three years, with Watson assisting him for seventeen of those years. Most of the stories are frame narratives written from Watson's point of view, as summaries of the detective's most interesting cases. Holmes frequently calls Watson's records of Holmes's cases sensational and populist, suggesting that they fail to accurately and objectively report the "science" of his craft. The detective goes without food at times of intense intellectual activity, believing that "the faculties become refined when you starve them". At times, Holmes relaxes with music, either playing the violin or enjoying the works of composers such as Wagner and Pablo de Sarasate. Holmes is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman. He's not a very social person, claiming to have only made one friend in college.

His unique mind, a mixture of acute perception, deductive reasoning, and encyclopedic knowledge, makes him a powerful solver of mystery. Despite those unparalleled skills, he often finds himself at odds with the mores of society. He never shows any romantic attraction to anyone. Holmes observes the dress and attitude of his clients and suspects, noting skin marks (such as tattoos), contamination (such as ink stains or clay on boots), emotional state, and physical condition in order to deduce their origins and recent history. The style and state of wear of a person's clothes and personal items are also commonly relied on; in the stories, Holmes is seen applying his method to items such as walking sticks, pipes, and hats. The detective is particularly skilled in the analysis of trace evidence and other physical evidence, including latent prints (such as footprints, hoof prints, and shoe and tire impressions) to identify actions at a crime scene, using tobacco ashes and cigarette butts to identify criminals, utilizing handwriting analysis and graphology, comparing typewritten letters to expose a fraud, using gunpowder residue to expose two murderers, and analyzing small pieces of human remains to expose two murders. The detective is described as possessing above-average physical strength. Holmes is an adept bare-knuckle fighter. He will often refer to his investigation skills as "elementary". He's not afraid to throw himself at the ground to investigate for traces. While he sees most women as nothing but another human, he shows great respect for Irene Adler, who is the only women to have ever outwitted him. Holmes keeps a photograph of Irene in order to keep her memory alive.

Highly intellectual, analytical, eccentric, sarcastic, aloof, observant, cunning, stoic, fastidious, calculating, passionate about puzzles, resilient, detached, introspective, insightful, arrogant, socially awkward, meticulous, insightful, witty.