Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes
A.K.A.	The Great Detective
Character Information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Residence	221B Baker Street, London
Behind the Scenes
First seen in	COMIC: Journey Into Misery (mentioned)
Also seen in	See list
Copyright	Public Domain
Index	See category

In many realities, Sherlock Holmes, known as the Great Detective, was a notorious sleuth who lived in Victorian England. He lived in 221B Baker Street in London with Doctor Watson and Mrs Hudson.

Description

Physical appearance

In the Prime Universe, Sherlock Holmes was “domineeringly tall, thin without being lanky”. He had a thin, pale face and receding, short, dark brown hair. He wore a brown jacket over a cream-coloured shirt, with a blue tie. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)

Personality

Sherlock Holmes was best-known as a brilliant analytical mind. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker, COMIC: Journey Into Misery) He was extremely focused on his work, having to be laboriously persuaded by Doctor Watson every time Watson wanted him to take part in some “frivolous” leisure activities such as a Christmas dinner. Pythagoras-858 thought of Holmes as having a fairly large ego, and a demeanour some might describe as “arch” or “superior”. However, and contrary to popular belief, he was rarely silent and stoic. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)

Powers & abilities

Holmes was best-known for his propensity for “implacable logical deduction”. He was startlingly observant and used principles of logical deduction to draw conclusions about events and people based on a variety of clues. On the physical end of things, he was also a master of the martial art baritsu. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)

Biography

In the Prime Universe

See main article: Sherlock Holmes (Prime Universe)

In the “Prime Universe”, Sherlock Holmes was a real man who resided in the late 19th century at 221B Baker Street with Mrs Hudson and Doctor Watson. They kept a written correspondence with a Mr Doyle who often irritated them by trying to convince them of the truth of the supernatural. By 1895, he had met Professor Moriarty, whom he understood to be dead. This version of Holmes would go on to meet Pythagoras-858 and Jenny Everywhere. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)

In Reality Z-25 31-H

See main article: Sherlock Holmes (Reality Z-25 31-H)

In Reality Z-25 31-H, Sherlock was a well-known fictional character noted for his above-average intelligence and observation skills, prompting Kelly to once sarcastically call Jenkins “Sherlock” when he made a remark she considered trivially obvious. (COMIC: Journey Into Misery)

In Frankenstein's World

See main article: Sherlock Holmes (Frankenstein's World)

In one world where Baron Frankenstein was real, Sherlock, on the other hand, was not. When Pythagoras-858 introduced them to one another, Frankenstein was as stunned to meet the Prime Universe's Holmes as he was to meet Frankenstein. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)

In Aziraphale's world

See main article: Sherlock Holmes (You've Been To Eden, I Perceive)

In one universe which was also home to the angel Aziraphale, Holmes was a celebrated fictional character, invented by Arthur Conan Doyle. Aziraphale owned a complete collection of first edition Sherlock Holmes books in his bookshop, such as A Study in Scarlet, being of the opinion that “no library would be complete if it did not make room for the Great Detective”. (PROSE: You've Been To Eden, I Perceive)

As a Librarian

See main article: Sherlock Holmes (Interdimensional Library)

A version of Sherlock Holmes existed in the Interdimensional Library as one of its Librarians, autonomous, sentient projections of popular fictional characters. Like all Librarians, he had the qualities of his literary self, but was aware that he was fictional, and had an encyclopedic knowledge of his own publication history. Jenny Everywhere once “borrowed” this version of Holmes and brought him to Aziraphale's universe, where he agreed to stay at the bookshop and help Aziraphale with bibliophilic investigations for as long as the angel wished. (PROSE: You've Been To Eden, I Perceive)

In Dawn 2218

See main article: Sherlock Holmes (Dawn 2218)

A version of Sherlock Holmes existed in one reality. His John Watson once phoned the Multidimensional Finders Service (PROSE: Annals of the Jen: One Year of Jenny Over-There: The Birthday Toaster)

In the 925th Universe

See main article: Sherlock Holmes (925th Universe)

In the 925th Universe, Jenny Over-There was very fond of “the Sherlock Holmes books” when she was a child. (PROSE: Annals of the Jen: One Year of Jenny Over-There: The Birthday Toaster)

Behind the scenes

Notes & References

Sherlock Holmes-related concepts in Jenny Everywhere media
Individuals Irene Adler • Sexton Blake • Mycroft Holmes • Sherlock Holmes • Inspector Lestrade • Professor Moriarty • Doctor Watson Locations 221B Baker Street

Incarnations of Sherlock Holmes
Real individuals Prime Universe • Dawn 2218 • Interdimensional Library Fictional individuals Reality Z-25 31-H • Frankenstein's World • You've Been To Eden, I Perceive • 925th Universe