Now, now, I am but an ordinary man! Perhaps just the slightest bit craftier than most. My magical bullets may be of some help to you... But do be careful, I... [Read more]
English: Kirk Thornton
Japanese: Kent Ito | Takaya Hashi
Now, now, I am but an ordinary man! Perhaps just the slightest bit craftier than most. My magical bullets may be of some help to you... But do be careful, I only have so many!
A professor of mathematics and Sherlock Holmes's most formidable adversary. Though he only appears in three books, usually as little more than a description offered by Holmes, this malevolently charismatic man enjoyed enormous support thanks to his machinations in Holmes's final (later made un-final) case.
A brilliant philosopher and certified genius. Dubbed "The Napoleon of crime" by Holmes, he established a criminal network that spanned all of Europe while working as a professor of mathematics. According to details revealed in the original books, he served as a kind of criminal consultant.
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A Fused Servant who has absorbed the Phantom Spirit "Der Freischütz," gaining his power to fire magic bullets. In the play "The Marksman," a hunter sells his soul to the devil in exchange for six magic bullets that will always hit their target. However, the seventh bullet will hit a target of the devil's own choosing... Someone whose death will plunge the hunter into despair.
His lifelong rival is Sherlock Holmes. Why does he get to be young and handsome while I'm stuck as a middle-aged gentleman? Why must I, a Servant, suffer chronic back pain!? Holmes! Is... Could that be the power of baritsu? Fine! As we are both aged gentlemen, I will ask the esteemed Li Shuwen to teach me a martial art! No? Okay, I see...
