Who is older Mycroft or Sherlock?

In the original 56 short stories and four novels written by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes has only one sibling: an older brother, Mycroft, who appears only in “The Greek Interpreter,” “The Bruce-Partington Plans,” and “The Final Problem,” among the original stories.
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Is Sherlock older than Mycroft?

Mycroft Holmes is a fictional character appearing in stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 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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Who is smarter Sherlock or Mycroft?

It is revealed that Mycroft might just be smarter than Sherlock in many respects, his presence in Sherlock's mind palace after the latter was shot corroborates this even further. He is considered by those in his rarefied circle to be the most powerful person in England.
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How old is Mycroft Holmes?

Mycroft: 34 in S1 (In The Greek Interpreter Holmes tells Watson that Mycroft is "Seven years [his] senior")
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Who is Sherlock older brother?

One of Arthur Conan Doyle's more enigmatic characters is Mycroft Holmes, the older and smarter brother of the famous detective. We first encounter this Mr. Holmes in “The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter,” where Sherlock Holmes tells Dr.
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How much older is Mycroft than Enola?

Enola in The Enola Holmes Mysteries

In the Enola Holmes series of mystery novels by Nancy Springer. She is the fourteen-year-old sister of Sherlock Holmes, who is twenty years her senior, and Mycroft Holmes.
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Which Holmes sibling is the smartest?

Abilities. Genius-Level Intellect: Of all the Holmes siblings, Eurus was the most clever. She is the most intelligent human on Earth. Compared to Mycroft who was professionally assessed as 'remarkable', Eurus was 'incandescent'.
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Why is Mycroft so mean to Enola?

In secret, Mycroft is jealous of Enola in the same way he is jealous of Sherlock. The fact that Enola is a young lady only compounds his internal struggle. It's unlikely that someone like Mycroft could emotionally handle being outshone by a woman of any age, which is why he treats Enola so horribly.
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Why does Mycroft wear a wedding ring?

Mycroft wears it on his right hand because he is right handed and using the weapon would be easier this way. A ring is small, unobtrusive and a common accessory that many people wear.
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How old is Sherlock?

A statement of Holmes's age in "His Last Bow" places his year of birth at 1854; the story, set in August 1914, describes him as sixty years of age.
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Who is smarter Sherlock or Enola?

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But considering what's known about him, if he decided to put his mind into it, he could solve the issues just as fast as his sister, if not faster. They're both extremely intelligent but his years of experience still give Sherlock an edge over Enola... for now, at least.
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Why is Mycroft so powerful?

He is powerful because he channels his brilliance into working for the government- he is a sought-after man.
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What is Sherlocks IQ?

Radford estimates Holmes' IQ at 190, which places him much, much higher than our crazy-haired scientist. Since then, there have been many more studies on this fictional character leading people to lower his intelligence rating, but he still remains one of the smartest characters ever written.
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Is Eurus older than Mycroft?

Mycroft is the oldest, Sherlock is the middle child and Eurus is the youngest.
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How old is Enola Holmes?

The Enola Holmes Mysteries is a young adult fiction series of detective novels by American author Nancy Springer, starring Enola Holmes as the 14-year-old sister of an already-famous Sherlock Holmes, twenty years her senior. There are seven books in the series, all written by Springer from 2006–2021.
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Is Sherlock's sister Eurus or Enola?

Author Nancy Springer invented Sherlock's secret sister. You might remember back in 2017 when Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes met his secret — and criminally insane — sister Eurus Holmes (Sian Brooke) in the 4th season of the BBC's Sherlock, but Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) came first.
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Who is more intelligent Sherlock or Moriarty?

While some argue that Sherlock was intellectually superior to Moriarty, simply because he was able to fake his death without Moriarty even suspecting it and Eurus could have been the real mastermind behind many of Moriarty's plans, others believe that Moriarty was the most intelligent of the two and Sherlock outsmarted ...
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What is Mycroft Holmes full name?

Maybe that's how Sherlock inherited that full name (or that's why BBC chose that name). There are others speculations too, which do not go with his name unfortunately. There's no other information about Mycroft's other/full name in those speculation though. So, till this date Mycroft is just Mycroft Holmes.
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What does the name Mycroft mean?

The name Mycroft is primarily a male name of English origin that means By The Stream, Small Field. Mycroft Holmes, older brother of the detective Sherlock Holmes in novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Will there be an Enola Holmes 2?

The ending of the first film kept things pretty open, which left fans itching for a continuation of Enola's story. Netflix just gave Enola Holmes 2 a go in May 2021, so we're in luck. The streaming platform officially shared the news on Twitter. "The sequel is afoot!
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Why did Enolas mom leave her?

Eudoria explains that she left for Enola, not because she didn't love her. It's implied that she left on a secret mission to make the world a better place for women, including Enola.
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Why did Enola's mother have bombs?

In the early 1900s, the Women's Social and Political Union, who campaigned for women's suffrage, did plant bombs and set fire to buildings in order to raise awareness of their cause – so it's likely Eudoria's plan in Enola Holmes was a reference to this, especially as Eudoria tells Enola at the end of the film: "You ...
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Who is smarter Sherlock or Mycroft or Eurus?

According to the TV series she is smarter than both of them by a quiet big margin. Eurus >> Mycroft> Sherlock.
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Is Watson smarter than Sherlock?

John Watson is often portrayed as being inferior to Sherlock Holmes in terms of intelligence, but that's actually a misconception. Sherlock Holmes is known for his intelligence and deduction skills, and he's often accompanied in his many adventures by Dr.
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Does Sherlock care about Mycroft?

Relationships. Sherlock is Mycroft's brother. They have a strained relationship with each other and they openly mock each other, but Mycroft really does care about his brothers welfare and thinks he has the intelligence to do more than be a mere detective.
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