Sherlock Holmes
Real Name:
Sherlock Holmes
Identity/Class: Normal human
Occupation: Consulting Detective
Affiliations: Doctor John Watson; Inspector Lestrade
Enemies: Professor Moriarty; Sebastian Moran
Known Relatives: Mycroft Holmes (brother)
Aliases: Unknown
Base of Operations: 221B Baker Street, London; later a cottage on the Sussex Downs
First Appearance: A Study in Scarlet, November 1887
Powers/Abilities: Holmes was an exceptional man - one of the keenest intellects of all time, self-trained to observe and analyse things at a glance. He was also an astounding physical specimen - strong enough to bend an iron bar with his bare hands and a skilled fighter, trained in some obscure martial arts.
History: The master sleuth created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Residing at 221B Baker Street in London, he and his friend Doctor John Watson investigated cases that had the police baffled. They first met early in the 1880's, and worked together on and off until Holmes retired to the South Downs in Sussex in 1907. The came back together for one last case in 1914, when Holmes trapped a German spy just before the start of the First World War.
Holmes revealed little about his origins, save that his ancestors were country squires, and that his grandmother was the sister of the famous French artist Vernet (though he doesn't say which Vernet). He has an older brother Mycroft, possibly more brilliant than he, but lacking the drive to pursue investigations. This vagueness has allowed a number of later authors to speculate wildly about his background, and the numbers of adaptions of his stories to stage and screen is staggering.
Comments:
Holmes is not strictly a superhero. But as the most important example
of the genius detective he deserves an entry, and besides, his prowess, both
mental and physical, is certainly well beyond the norm.
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