Dr John Watson
Real Name: Doctor John Watson
First Appearance: A Study in Scarlet
Identity/Class: Normal human
Occupation: Doctor (general practitioner)
Affiliations: Sherlock Holmes
Enemies: Professor Moriarty; Sebastian Moran
Known Relatives: Mary Morstan (wife, deceased)
Aliases: None known
Base of Operations: while in the Army, Afghanistan; then 221B Baker Street; later his own practice
History: John Watson is Sherlock Holmes' closest friend and confidante, and accompanied him on many of his cases. A medical doctor, he served with the British Army in that capacity in Afghanistan, before being wounded, after which he was discharged and sent home. It was while he was looking for someone to share the costs of a flat with that he was introduced to Holmes by a mutual acquaintance, and the two soon became firm friends. Watson would move out from Baker Street every so often, usually because he had found himself a wife, but his spouses had the unfortunate tendency to die young, which had the effect of returning Watson to his old abode.
Powers/Abilities: Watson was a good shot with a revolver, and a passable doctor. While intelligent, he was in no way a match for Holmes, and others tended to underestimate him because of this.
Comments: Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In spite of lacking most of the requisites to be on this list of superheroic characters, I've included Watson because he is Holmes sidekick - predating Robin by many years!
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