Changes: James Moriarty

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For the sentient hologram based on this character, please see James Moriarty (hologram).

Professor James Moriarty was a fictional character from the 19th century Sherlock Holmes novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He was an adversary to Sherlock Holmes, a man with knowledge equal to that of Holmes. Appearing in two Holmes stories, Moriarty was defeated by Sherlock Holmes at Reichenbach Falls, but only at the cost of Holmes' own life.

In the story "The Adventure of the Final Problem", both Holmes and Moriarty are killed, falling to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls. Holmes would not stay dead and appeared in the subsequent Doyle volume "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".

Katherine Pulaski read Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories in her youth and was always frightened by the despicable Moriarty. A love interest of Professor Moriarty was the Countess Regina Barthalomew. (TNG: "Elementary, Dear Data", "Ship In A Bottle")

Regina Barthalomew does not actually appear as a character in Doyle's works and was created specifically for the episode. The Doyle character of Moriarty was actually never portrayed as having a love interest.

A hologram based on Moriarty was created on board the USS Enterprise-D in 2365. The hologram grew far beyond the parameters of the Moriarty character when Geordi La Forge misspoke and requested that the computer create an adversary that could defeat Data, rather than Holmes as portrayed by Data. To do so, the computer had to program the Moriarty hologram with Data's considerable knowledge; as a side effect, the Moriarty hologram became self-aware.

In 2369, when the holographic Moriarty appeared to gain the ability to exit the holodeck, Captain Picard warned him that the criminal behavior shown in the novels and short stories would not be acceptable in the 24th century. The holographic Moriarty assured him that he was not the same as the fictional character from the "scribblings of an Englishman dead for four centuries." (TNG: "Ship In A Bottle")

The holographic Moriarty served as the basis for The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager. This was evidenced in a specific note, handwritten by Jeri Taylor during the conceptual development of that series and dated 30 July 1993. The note read, "Holo-Moriarty". Further notes, dated 3 August 1993, suggested the holographic doctor as a regular character "who, like Moriarty, has 'awareness' of himself as a holodeck fiction." (Star Trek: Voyager - A Vision of the Future, pp. 179, 175 & 177)

Star Trek actors who have played the character include John Colicos, Malcolm McDowell, Hamilton Camp and Roger L. Jackson.

External links

James Moriarty at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Professor Moriarty at Wikipedia
James Moriarty at the Sherlock Holmes wiki

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-[[Professor]] '''James Moriarty''' was a fictional character from the [[19th century]] [[Sherlock Holmes]] novels by Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. He was an adversary to Sherlock Holmes, a man with knowledge equal to Holmes'.
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-[[Katherine Pulaski]] read Sherlock Holmes novels in her youth, and was always frightened by the despicable Moriarty.
+[[Professor]] '''James Moriarty''' was a fictional character from the [[19th century]] [[Sherlock Holmes]] novels by Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]. He was an adversary to Sherlock Holmes, a man with knowledge equal to that of Holmes.  Appearing in two Holmes stories, Moriarty was defeated by Sherlock Holmes at [[Reichenbach Falls]], but only at the cost of Holmes' own life.
+{{Bginfo|In the story "The Adventure of the Final Problem", both Holmes and Moriarty are killed, falling to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls.  Holmes would not stay dead and appeared in the subsequent Doyle volume "The Return of Sherlock Holmes".}}
-A [[hologram]] based on Moriarty was created on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data}}) In the episode Laforge asks the computer to create an adversary that can defeat Data, rather then Holmes. In so doing the computer creates a character that had Data's knowledge and became self aware.
+[[Katherine Pulaski]] read Sherlock Holmes [[novel]]s and short stories in her youth and was always frightened by the despicable Moriarty.  A love interest of Professor Moriarty was the Countess [[Regina Barthalomew]]. ({{TNG|Elementary, Dear Data|Ship In A Bottle}})
-In [[2369]], when the [[James Moriarty (hologram)|holographic Moriarty]] appeared to gain the ability to exit the [[holodeck]], [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] warned him that the criminal behavior shown in the novels would not be acceptable in the [[24th century]]. The holographic Moriarty assured him that he was not the same as the fictional character from the "scribblings of an [[Englishman]] dead for four centuries." ({{TNG|Ship in a Bottle}})
+{{Bginfo|Regina Barthalomew does not actually appear as a character in Doyle's works and was created specifically for the episode.  The Doyle character of Moriarty was actually never portrayed as having a love interest.}}
+A [[hologram]] based on Moriarty was created on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]]. The hologram grew far beyond the parameters of the Moriarty character when [[Geordi La Forge]] misspoke and requested that the [[computer]] create an adversary that could defeat [[Data]], rather than Holmes as portrayed by Data. To do so, the computer had to program the Moriarty hologram with Data's considerable knowledge; as a side effect, the Moriarty hologram became [[Self-awareness|self-aware]].
+In [[2369]], when the holographic Moriarty appeared to gain the ability to exit the [[holodeck]], [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] warned him that the criminal behavior shown in the novels and short stories would not be acceptable in the [[24th century]]. The holographic Moriarty assured him that he was not the same as the fictional character from the "scribblings of an [[Englishman]] dead for four centuries." ({{TNG|Ship In A Bottle}})
+{{bginfo|The holographic Moriarty served as the basis for [[The Doctor]] on {{s|VOY}}. This was evidenced in a specific note, handwritten by [[Jeri Taylor]] during the conceptual development of that series and dated {{d|30|July|1993}}. The note read, "''Holo-Moriarty''". Further notes, dated {{d|3|August|1993}}, suggested the holographic doctor as a regular character "who, like Moriarty, has 'awareness' of himself as a holodeck fiction." (''[[Star Trek: Voyager - A Vision of the Future]]'', pp. 179, 175 & 177)|''Star Trek'' actors who have played the character include [[John Colicos]], [[Malcolm McDowell]], [[Hamilton Camp]] and [[Roger L. Jackson]].}}
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