A Study in Regret/Characters
Heroes
Sherlock Holmes
- Distressed Dude: Those "drug and torture references" refer to somebody...
- Love Hurts
- Mr. Fanservice: With enough delicious angst to satisfy any Holmes Fan Girl.
- Must Have Caffeine
- My God What Have I Done
- Not So Stoic: Holmes's infamous stoicism is pretty much hurled it out the window.
- Protagonist
- Tears of Remorse: Whenever Holmes cries, it's for Watson.
Inspector Geoffrey Lestrade
- Adorkable
- Beware the Nice Ones
- Deadpan Snarker
- Determinator
- Deuteragonist: From recurring character in the Canon to The Hero of the story!
- Fandom Nod: The use of the given name "Geoffrey" for Lestrade, an increasingly popular practice which began with Aragonite.
- The Leader: Type II.
- Not So Stoic
- Only Sane Man
- Reasonable Authority Figure
- Team Dad
Mary Watson neé Morstan
- Action Girl
- Determinator
- The Heart
- Hypercompetent Sidekick: To Lestrade - Mary is shown to be easily as smart as the Inspector, if not smarter.
- Like Brother and Sister: With Lestrade early on and Holmes later in the story.
- Love Hurts
- Multilingual Bonus
- Pint Sized Powerhouse: Lestrade may be The Hero, but he and the other male characters make it clear that they know who's really in charge, here!
- The Smart Girl
- The Smurfette Principle
- Team Mom
Marcel Bernier
John H. Watson, M.D.
Villains
Colonel Sebastian Moran
- Authority Equals Asskicking: In the Canon, Professor Moriarty hired Moran for his skills, and Moran proves himself to be downright terrifying.
- Big Bad: Not bad for an Ascended Dragon Extra.
- Cold Sniper
- Hero Killer: He murdered Watson.
Briggs
Philippe Bernier
Klaus
Others
Herr Schultz
Dr. Joubert
Hannah Bessner
- The Atoner: For her stepfather, Joubert.