History Manga / MoriartyThePatriot

** Irene Adler is likewise shown to be a competent fighter, despite being a normal opera singer in the original books. Here, she's able to hold her own against Sebastian Moran. [[spoiler:After [[FakingTheDead faking her death]] and abandoning her old identity, she becomes [[Franchise/JamesBond ''James Bond'']].]]

** Irene Adler is likewise shown to be a competent fighter, despite being a normal opera singer in the original books. Here, she's able to hold her own against Sebastian Moran. [[spoiler:After [[FakingTheDead faking her death]] and abandoning her old identity, she becomes ''James Bond''.]]

* AntiVillain: William very much knows he his actions aren't good, but he ref\gards them as a NecessaryEvil that would benefit the nation in the long run. [[spoiler: At the end of the chapter of meeting Sherlock and Watson, William has said Sherlock is the "Hero" to his plans.]]

** Moires Baskerville is based on Hugo Baskerville from ''Hound of the Baskervilles'', but makes Hugo look like a saint in comparison.
* AntiVillain: William very much knows he his actions aren't good. Arguably, all of his allies know this too. [[spoiler: At the end of the chapter of meeting Sherlock and Watson, William has said Sherlock is the "Hero" to his plans.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: There's no suggestion that Professor Moriarty's brothers in the original stories, Col. James Moriarty and the unnamed station master, were ever involved with his criminal activities.

* {{Expy}}: Moires Baskerville seems to take inspiration from Hugo Baskerville, but makes Hugo look like a saint in comparison.

Creator/ProductionIG is currently producing an anime adaptation of the series, which started airing in October of 2020.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Lord of Crimes at their work]]

* CoDragons: Albert and Louis play this role for William..

* WhiteSheep: Albert James Moriarty is the only nobleman of importance that is not portrayed as an evil dick. He adopts William and Louis into his household, and is the only one in his family to treat them with any sort of decency.

Creator/ProductionIG is currently producing an Anime adaptation of the series, which started airing in October of 2020.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The manga shows the founding of the UsefulNotes/MI6 before Dr. Watson published his first Sherlock Holmes novel, under the pen-name of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle. In reality, ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'' (first published in 1887) precedes the [=MI6=] by 12 years ([=MI6 =]was formed in 1909). Of course, since the [=MI6=] in this setting is founded by Moriarty (hence his codename "M"), while Sherlock Holmes is their UnwittingPawn whose involvement in the murder case that became the basis of Dr. Watson's first novel is due to Moriarty's machinations, the manga couldn't possibly use the correct historical order.

** This version of Mycroft Holmes lack his books counterpart's laziness and [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter outmatches]] his younger brother in practically every endeavour, including physical prowess. Their first on-screen meeting has Mycroft tackling down Sherlock, before announcing that it's his 673-0 victory.

* {{Expy}}: Moires Baskerville seems to take inspiration from Hugo Baskerville with some of Stapleton thrown in.

* NamedByTheAdaptation: Moriarty

* AdaptationalHeroism: Despite being a criminal mastermind responsible for the murder of numerous noblemen, Moriarty's goal to abolish the British ruling class system and establish a democratic society is seen as noble. [[spoiler:When they reveal their identity and plan to Mycroft Holmes, the latter gives them his seal of approval, acknowledging that their actions would bring good to the British Empire.]]

Creator/ProductionIG is currently producing an Anime adaptation of the series, which is set to be aired on October 2020.

* FreudianExcuse: William desires to bring down the entire "nobility" system through crime and murder. As a child, he was abused by his adoptive family (with the exception of Albert) who refuse to acknowledge a low-class orphan as one of their own. [[SubvertedTrope However]], a flashback shows that William already has such ideations even before being taken into the Moriarty family, and Albert himself (who shares the James Moriarty identity with his adopted brothers) has no traumatic backstory to justify his criminal acts.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Moriarty only targets noblemen they deem "evil". Most of them are kidnappers, murderers and rapists whose status lets them get away with their vile actions.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Despite being the "Lord of Crimes", Moriarty's goal to abolish the British ruling class system and establish a democratic society is seen as noble. [[spoiler:When they reveal their identity and plan to Mycroft Holmes, the latter gives them his seal of approval, acknowledging that their actions would bring good to the British Empire.]]

* SherlockScan: Both Sherlock and Moriarty is immediately able to deduce each other's professions from a single glance. Likewise, Mycroft is able to guess the exact weight Dr. Watson had gained just by looking at his belt (whereas Sherlock gets his guess 0.5 pounds off).

[[caption-width-right:350:The Lord of Crimes]]

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The manga shows the founding of the UsefulNotes/MI6 before Dr. Watson published his first Sherlock Holmes novel, under the pen-name of Creator/ArthurConanDoyle. In reality, ''Literature/AStudyInScarlet'' (first published in 1887) precedes the [=MI6=] by 12 years (MI6 was formed in 1909). Of course, since the [=MI6=] in this setting is founded by Moriarty (hence his codename "M"), while Sherlock Holmes is their UnwittingPawn whose involvement in the murder case that became the basis of Dr. Watson's first novel is due to Moriarty's machinations, the manga couldn't possibly use the correct historical order.