Modern American Sherlock Holmes

Full Name: William Sherlock Holmes

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, USA

Relatives: Scott Holmes (father), Violet Holmes (mother), Mycroft Holmes (brother), Charlotte Holmes (sister)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Private Investigator

Legal Status: U.S. citizen with no criminal record

Base of Operations: New York City, New York

History: William Sherlock Holmes was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. His father, Scott Holmes, is an FBI agent and former U.S. Army military police officer, who is of English and East Indian parentage. His mother, Violet Holmes (née Mycroft), is a violinist and socialite, who is descended from the French painter Claude Joseph Vernet. Always called by his middle name, Holmes was something of a loner as a child and would often enjoy the serene solitude of playing a violin while alone (a character trait he picked up from his mother). He was also never especially close to his older brother, Mycroft, or his older sister, Charlotte.

After Holmes graduated from high school, he went on to Columbia University in New York City. Soon after graduating summa cum laude from Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, he enlisted in the United States Army. To follow in the tradition of his father, Holmes decided to become a military policeman. After completing basic combat training and then advanced individual training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, he was assigned to the 89th Military Police Brigade at Fort Hood in Texas. Holmes served as an MP in the 720th Military Police Battalion. He later applied to join the Criminal Investigation Command. Upon completion of the Apprentice CID Special Agent course, Holmes was assigned as a CID special agent to the 1000th Military Police Battalion at Fort Campbell in Kentucky.

With numerous commendations, he left the Army after eight years of distinguished service. Holmes then returned to New York City and obtained a private investigator license. A little while later, he was hired by a Manhattan-based private investigation firm. Soon after, Holmes befriended Dr. John Watson, a forensic psychologist who occasionally did consulting work for the firm. He later left the firm and set up his own solo private investigation practice. Holmes has since become New York's most noted and esteemed private investigator and is regularly hired as a "special investigative consultant" by the New York City Police Department in order to help solve some of the most complex mysteries.

With the aid of Dr. Watson, his trusted ally, he is unequaled in his pursuit of criminals of every stripe, whether relying on his singular powers of observation, his remarkable deductive skills, or the blunt force of his fists. Revealing fighting skills as powerful as his famous intellect, Holmes employs his own unique methods to get to the heart of a case, traveling where no one else would think to go to find what others cannot see. He is an inspired maker of connections and a whirlwind genius. Holmes is also obsessive, possessed - and sometimes dangerous in the violence of his fixations. But he has paid a heavy price for his dedication; he has never been able to prevent himself from being consumed by the darkness of the crimes he deals with. With Sherlock Holmes, the case always comes first and his dedication is both a blessing and a curse for him and for the few people he allows to get close to him.

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 175 lbs.

Eyes: Grey

Hair: Black

Strength Level: Sherlock Holmes possesses the normal strength level of a man of his size, height and build who engages in moderate regular exercise.

Skills: Sherlock Holmes possesses a genius-level intelligence and supremely analytical mind. He has a vast knowledge of a variety of subjects, both practical and theoretical, common and esoteric. Holmes is also highly athletic, and possesses a great deal of training in a variety of martial arts, particularly Muay Thai, Kenpō, Gōjū-ryū, and the balisong butterfly knife.

Personality: Sherlock Holmes is a man of two personalities. When there is no problem to solve that occupies his time and faculties, he is often silent and moody, shunning the company of his fellow man, and pining away on his violin. When a problem worthy of his attention presents itself, Holmes immediately becomes active, energetic and engaged. He finds it difficult to make trivial conversation, and has few friends, although those he has he is fanatically loyal to. Holmes usually alternates between the hyperactivity of a case and the lethargy of mental inactivity, and between a "proper gentleman" and a distinctly Bohemian lifestyle. He has no illusions about his gift for the arts of detection and inductive reasoning. At the same time, Holmes is no stranger to humility, and will freely admit when he is off the track or erroneous in his conclusions.