Moriarty the Patriot is an alternative take on the classic Sherlock Holmes story, instead of focusing on the protagonist’s archnemesis James Moriarty. In this continuity, Moriarty (also known as the “Lord of Crime”) is actually three people: mastermind William, his loyal brother Louis, and their adoptive noble brother Albert. Together, they strive to take corrupt aristocrats down a peg and restore equality to Victorian London... through whatever means necessary. Naturally, many of their friends and enemies are also alternate versions of Sherlock Holmes characters, from deep cut references like criminal associate Sebastian Moran to the great detective himself. In the anime’s second cours, it introduces even more familiar faces from the Arthur Conan Doyle canon in new and exciting roles, so let’s take a look at them now!