| “ | Mycroft: "For goodness' sake! I occupy a minor position in the British Government." Sherlock: "He is the British Government – when he's not too busy being the British Secret Service or the CIA on a freelance basis. Good evening, Mycroft. Try not to start a war before I get home, you know what it does for the traffic. | „ |
| ~ Mycroft regarding his relationship with Sherlock |
Contents
- 1 Summary
- 2 Powers and Stats
- 3 Notable Matchups
- 4 References
- 5 Discussions
Summary
Mycroft Holmes is the older brother of Sherlock and a supporting cast member. Originally introduced to be Sherlock's 'rival,' he was later revealed to be his older brother and a British Intelligence Agency member. At first glance, Mycroft is depicted as a manipulative and tyrannical older brother who always uses Sherlock to benefit the country and himself. However, all he did was protect Sherlock from harm at any cost, his own life included. Mycroft never hesitates to abuse his authority as one of England's most influential people to guard and monitor his reckless brother.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-C, Higher with His umbrella and firearms
Name: Mycroft Holmes
Origin: Sherlock (2010)
Gender: Male
Age: In his early 40s (Is seven years older than Sherlock)
Classification: Human, Genius, British Intelligence Agent, CIA, British Secret Service, the British Government
Powers and Abilities:
Powers and Abilities
Resistance
See AlsoMycroft Holmes
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Genius Intelligence
- Weapon Mastery
- Stealth Mastery (He infiltrates a criminal organization in Serbia to save Sherlock[1].)
- Social Influencing (Social Position and Reputation - Mycorft is the British government itself[2]. His name alone gives him access to the most secret and secure places and control over people[3]. Deception - Mycroft proved to be an excellent deceptor, being able to successfully fool his parents of what truly happened to Eurus for years with ease[4] and he infiltrated a Serbian criminal organization and convinced the criminals there that he was one of them. During the “Reichenbach Fall”, Sherlock made Moriarty feel superior and he in control and made him believe he had won. But in fact everything was pre-planned by Sherlock and Mycroft[1]. Leadership - Mycroft is the British government itself[2]. He has thousands of employees under him and is constantly accomplishing successful missions.)
- Photographic Memory (Via Mind Palace),
- Memory Manipulation (He rewrote Sherlock's memoirs[4].)
- Information Analysis (Superior to Sherlock.)
- Analytical Prediction (Superior to Sherlock.)
- Enhanced Awareness (Superior to Sherlock.)
- Body Control (Superior to Sherlock).
- Preparation
- Multilingualism
Resistance to:
- Mind Manipulation (He can resistance to Eurus' ability to reprogram people and turn them into her slaves[4].)
Attack Potency: Street Level+ (Comparable to Sherlock), Higher with firearms
Speed: Peak Human (Comparable to Sherlock), at least Subsonic+ reaction speeds (Superior to Sherlock.)
Lifting Strength: At least Athletic Human, possible Peak Human
Striking Strength: Street Level+
Durability: Street Level+
Stamina: At least Athletic Human, possible Peak Human
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with umbrella, Tens of Meters with firearms
Standard Equipment: His umbrella, which houses a rapier and a single-shot pistol.
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius. (Mycroft is immensely intelligent and possesses incredible analytical and deduction abilities that surpass even his younger brother Sherlock, with Sherlock saying he has always been the "smart one" between them[1] and, as children, even made Sherlock think he was a fool[1]. And as seen in Mycroft's appearances in Sherlock's Mind Palace[5][6], Mycroft is superior to Sherlock. He is the second most intelligent human on Earth. Even Eurus admits that Mycroft was very clever, that if she goes a bit slower for him, he can pick up things in her scope[4]. Mycroft's power of deduction are extremely high, surpassing even that of Sherlock, who is renowned to be the greatest detective in the world. His superiority to Sherlock was shown when he discovered what had happened to a hiker by simply "glancing over the police reports"[7], when he corrected Sherlock's deduction about John[8], when he and Sherlock have a deduction battle and, as always, Mycroft wins[1] and when he could perceive that Alex Garrideb was short-sighted but had corrective laser surgery, which Sherlock's deductions had missed, from simply looking at his clothes[4]. And Mycorft's superiority to Sherlock was demonstrated over[5] and over[6] again in Sherlock's mind palace. Together with Sherlock, they devised and flawlessly executed an extremely complex plan to take down Moriarty and his criminal organization. This plan included making Moriarty feel victorious and superior, neutralizing Moriarty's assassins, destroying Sherlock's reputation, faking Sherlock's death in front of John, and more[1]. Mycroft's immense intelligence makes him extremely skilled at learning new languages, as shown when he goes to rescue Sherlock after his capture in Serbia. Mycroft learned Serbian completely in 2 hours and was fluent enough to save Sherlock[1].)
Weaknesses: Magnussen noted that Sherlock is Mycroft's only weakness as the latter tends to make decisions that benefit Sherlock even if self-destructive. He doesn't like the sight of a bloody mess.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Mind Palace: He uses a technique called “Mind Palace”. This technique allows the user to memorize unlimited amounts of information without forgetting anything, recreate events in his mind in extreme detail, run simulations in his mind, think at inhuman speeds, make a stopped heart beat again, and much more.
- Deduction: Mycroft's deduction powers are far superior to Sherlock's.
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Sherlock: Season 3, Episode 1, "The Empty Hearse"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sherlock: Season 1, Episode 1, "A Study in Pink"
- ↑ Sherlock: Season 2, Episode 2, "The Hounds of Baskerville"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Sherlock: Season 4, Episode 3, "The Final Problem"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sherlock: Season 3, Episode 2, "The Sign of Three"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sherlock: Season 3, Episode 3, "His Last Vow"
- ↑ Sherlock: Season 2, Episode 1, "A Scandal in Belgravia"
- ↑ Sherlock: Season 1, Episode 3, "The Great Game"
