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  2. Mycroft Holmes. Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1893 to 1908. [1] The elder brother (by seven years) of detective Sherlock Holmes, he is a government official and a founding member of the Diogenes Club.

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    Mycroft was born to Mr and Mrs Holmes, the eldest of their three children, with his younger brother, Sherlock, being born seven years later, and their younger sister, Eurus, a year after Sherlock. Eurus was institutionalized at age five after her psychosis caused her to kidnap Sherlock's best friend Victor Trevor in jealousy (she killed him) and al...

    "Balance of probability, little brother."
    ―Mycroft to a young Sherlock

    Genius-Level Intellect: Mycroft is immensely intelligent and possess incredible analytical and deduction abilities that surpass even his younger brother Sherlock, with Sherlock saying he has always...

    "Bravery is by far the kindest word for stupidity, don't you think?"
    ―Mycroft to John
    "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?"
    ―Mycroft to John
    "Too much history between us, John. Old scores. Resentments."
    ―Mycroft to John
    He is on a diet, which Sherlock comments about frequently. Mycroft is also made fun of for his working-out.This is due to the fact that Mycroft is traditionally portrayed as overweight. This enable...
    He wears a ring on the ring finger of his right hand. It is unknown if this is symbolic of anything. Show co-creator and actor of Mycroft, Mark Gatiss, has stated that it is not a wedding ring, but...
    He does not appear during the "Unaired Pilot", and his lines during the ending scene are given to DI Greg Lestrade.
    Mycroft is a member of the Diogenes Club, a private establishment that requires silence at all times, as in the canon.
  3. May 11, 2023 · BBC's Sherlock portrays Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes as smart, but one might be smarter. The Holmes brothers inherited their genius from their mother, while their father is depicted as the "sane one," who isn't as superhuman as the rest of the family.

    • Shannen Michaelsen
  4. 1 day ago · Traditionally seven years Sherlock's senior, Mycroft was first introduced to readers in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter. Larger, stouter, and enigmatic, Holmes ...

  5. Mycroft Holmes is the older brother of Sherlock Holmes. He possesses even greater powers of observation and deduction compared to his younger brother; however, he lacks the energy and inclination to use them in the same way as his brother.

  6. Mycroft Holmes is the older brother of Sherlock Holmes and eldest son of Morland Holmes. He worked as a restaurateur and an operative in MI6. He had been estranged from Sherlock for years, due to Sherlock's...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mark_GatissMark Gatiss - Wikipedia

    He also portrayed Mycroft Holmes in the series. Premiering in 2010, the series is a modernised adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes stories, in which Gatiss plays the role of Sherlock's brother Mycroft.