Jamie Moriarty
Score: 26 | Tier: B | "Good enough to be dangerous. Bad enough to lose."
Tier: B — Competent
The most competent villain evaluated so far. Only 28 of 231 rules broken — 3.5× better than Khan, 5× better than Snow. A criminal mastermind who runs a global empire from the shadows, with a cover as a painter and an exit strategy that involves dying of illness rather than being defeated. One point from A-tier.
Key Findings
- Single fatal flaw: Didn't kill Sherlock. Every other violation flows from this emotional attachment.
- Perfect score: Family & Relationships (0/15). No entanglements, no leverage points.
- Elegant exit: Died of illness — not defeated, not captured, not killed by the hero. She chose her ending.
- Cover identity: Painter, not mathematician. A better cover — less suspicious, more believable.
- One point from A-tier. The emotional attachment to Sherlock is the difference between "dangerous" and "legendary."
Top Violations
| Rule | Violation |
|---|---|
| E1 | Didn't kill Sherlock. The one that got away. |
| E6 | Let Sherlock get too close to understanding her patterns. |
| E4 | Some of her network was compromised over time. |
| M3 | Occasionally trusted the wrong people in her organization. |
| SP4 | Her illness was the one thing she couldn't plan around. |
Fate
Died of illness — a quiet, dignified end that denied Sherlock the satisfaction of defeating her. In death, she remained in control.