Fred Porlock

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**Fred Porlock** (フレッド・ポーロック, *Fureddo Pōrokku*) is one of Moriarty's affiliates. He is the informant of the group and skilled in taking on disguises.

## Appearance

Fred has jet black hair, pale skin and grey eyes. His build is slim yet slightly muscular and he has bandages wrapped around both his forearms, ending just before his wrists. He has a somewhat short height of 5'6" (168 cm).

He is usually seen wearing a long-sleeved white dress shirt with blue rectangle cufflinks tucked into navy blue pants, which are held up by Y-back suspenders. He wears a black coat over his shirt and has a light blue scarf around his neck that can double as a hood.

He has a pen and notebook tucked into the breast pocket of his shirt, which he uses to gather information when looking for crimes related to nobles.

## Personality

Fred is rather quiet and 'unsociable' as Moran calls him when he first appears in The Dancers On The Bridge. He rarely talks unless prompted, except when reporting or adding a comment to an ongoing conversation or event.

His thin physique and reserved presence makes him excellent at disguising himself and playing characters, dressing up as Frida in The Dancers On The Bridge, the murdered man in The Noahtic and an old lady in A Study In 'S'. He's mainly the one spying and reporting to the Moriarty group, collecting information and keeping watch on the activities of other parties.

Despite seeming withdrawn, he is a gentle and kind person at heart, shown when he heard about the children being murdered on the Baskerville's property, and expressed a strong desire to save them. Moran says that among the group, Fred is the one most similar to William, in that both are unable to leave someone in need alone.

Although he is a reticent person, he is one of the only people who speaks up to William about him having to die for the Moriarty plan. Fred is convinced that what William does is justice and that there is no reason for him to lose his life, becoming determined to save him and betraying the group by writing a letter to Sherlock Holmes to ask for his help. Even when Louis confronts him about it, Fred remains firm in his belief.

## Origin

Fred Porlock is based off the character of the same name from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's *Sherlock Holmes* stories. He appears in "The Valley of Fear" and is a criminal working for Professor Moriarty. He occasionally sells information to Sherlock Holmes.

## Trivia

* He views Moran as an older brother.
* Fred is very adept at combat, being able to use one-handed weapons as well as fight in bare-handed combat against even people like Sherlock who are trained in martial arts. He is agile and very quick, able to jump considerable heights and flee scenes swiftly.
* Fred came fifth in both the first and second character popularity polls.
* He's the only member of Moriarty's group whose birth place, age, & date of birth are all listed as or with a "?".
* Fred's likes are edelweiss (a mountain flower found in alpine Europe) & cats, while his dislike is injustice.
* His current worry is whether he'd be allowed to keep the 30 stray cats he cares for in the MI6 building the Moriarty group stay in.

## External links

* Fred Porlock at Baker Street Wiki
* Fred Porlock (Moriarty the Patriot) at Baker Street Wiki

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Volume 17 Extras
2. ↑ Fred's surname is intermittently romanized officially as both "Pollock" and "Porlock". However, recently Porlock appears to be the preferred official romanization used across the anime, stage play, and musical merchandise/art.
3. ↑ Fred's profile at the beginning of each volume.