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‎The article William James Moriarty (Moriarty the Patriot) contains some content involving a mature subject or situation and may not be suitable for younger viewers.

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William James Moriarty is the villainous and later heroic main protagonist of Moriarty the Patriot.

He was voiced by Soma Saito in Japanese and by Aaron Dismuke in the English dub. As a child, he was voiced by Shizuka Ishigami in Japanese and by Emily Neves in the English dub.

What Makes Him a Shonen Hero?[]

  • Heroic: While using villainous means to do so, William was always trying to stop the classist system and later redeemed himself at the end of Part 1, being a full on hero. Before that, he did heroic deeds such as stopping the Jack the Ripper killings.
  • Stoic: William often hides any unstable emotions with a mild smile and is relatively calm on the surface when seeing a dead body.
  • Insightful: From a young age, William built an ideology on how the corrupt nobles should be killed when witnessing the classism present in England.
  • Sophisticated: William always speaks in a polite tone and is an affably noble demon.
  • Realistic: He uses means that he knows are wrong to create a new world and understands that change will take long to come.
  • Strong Sense of Willpower: Despite going against powerful villains such as Charles Augustus Milverton, William never falters in his desire for a better world.
  • Has Killer Instinct: William is incredibly willing to murder the corrupt nobles in the show which is a major aspect of his character.
  • Tragic Past: William was originally a poor orphan who had to survive by his mind before suffering classism by some of the nobility, including his own adopted family, which were factors that made him believe that the corrupt nobles needed to die whilst having a huge guilt complex from the murders.
  • Vengeful: Is quite willing to murder corrupt aristocrats in order to avenge their victims.

Trivia[]

  • Along with his rival Sherlock, William is one of the two characters who meet the criteria of every heroic archetype.

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