Louis James Moriarty (ルイス・ジェームズ・モリアーティ, Ruisu Jēmuzu Moriāti) is the younger brother of William James Moriarty and is one of the main characters of MORIARTY THE PATRIOT.
Appearance[]
Louis is a light-skinned, slim individual with darkened, scarlet eyes and black glasses. He has a somewhat tall height of 6 feet (184cm). A burn mark remains on his right cheek, which he inflicted on himself at a young age. His blonde hair is of average length and is styled in a long side fringe. His lengthened fringe is parted to the right, hiding the majority of his scar.
He dons a dark blue tuxedo, a tie and waistcoat of the same colour. He also carries a golden pocket watch and is occasionally seen wearing a bowler hat.
Following the The Final Problem incident, he removes his glasses permanently. He also pushes back his fringe, leaving his hair parted and his scar exposed.
Young Appearance[]
As a child, Louis wore a white dress shirt with suspenders underneath a dark jacket, dark trousers, and a blue cloth tied around his neck. He had not yet started wearing glasses at this age, and due to not having a scar yet he wore his hair pushed back.
Personality[]
Louis' main characteristic is his deep devotion to his brother William which has been prevelant since a young age. While the house of the Moriartys burned down, Louis injured himself to help with their cover-up, but it was also as a sign of gratefulness towards William and Albert.[2]
As an adult, Louis was the one to tend to and take care of the mansion, hence he was less involved with William's missions and kept a quiet presence. At one point however, he confronts William and confesses how lonely and distant from his brother he felt, wishing to participate in the group's operations.[3]
William admits that it was his own ego and protectiveness to preserve Louis' innocence and keep him from harm, but he decides to not hesitate anymore and thus Louis joins them on missions to kill the nobility. Since he was also trained by Jack Renfield, Louis is a capable fighter and is often seen using the knife as a weapon.
Louis is not only devoted to William, but also protective, immediately put off by Sherlock Holmes' demeanor around William. He feels Sherlock lacks respect and treats him way too familiarly which aggravates Louis to the degree that he thinks about being the one to eliminate him when Sherlock is no longer useful to William.[4]
Although he has always been supportive, even obedient, towards his brother and his orders, Louis tried to oppose the idea of William having to carry all the burden and refused to accept William dying as part of the plan. Even though it meant going against his brother's will, Louis decides to save his brother and reach out to Sherlock for help together with Fred.
Louis initially feels as though he has no worth and that he could never live in a world without William, who had always reassured him. He eventually realizes that he should treasure his life, determined to keep on living and atone for his sins together with his allies.[5]
Origin[]
The character is based on the lesser known younger brother of Professor James Moriarty, who was referenced twice in the Doyle canon. Since the manga uses the two brothers theory due to Doyle retconning the brother's profession, he's likely based on the incarnation in The Valley of Fear who Holmes referred to as being a 'station master'.
Trivia[]
- Louis came third in both the first and second character popularity polls.
- On his profile his only like is William, while his dislikes are grapefruit and Sherlock.[1]
- His current worry is that, although he is grateful to him for saving his brother, he feels that Sherlock is far too friendly with William.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Volume 17 Extras
- ↑ Chapter 1
- ↑ Chapter 10
- ↑ Chapter 16
- ↑ Chapter 55