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Stephanie | Female | 26 | Aromantic Asexual |Moriarty the Patriot & ACD Sherlock Holmes | Milverton enthusiast | Feel free to ask or write!

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Masterpost of my Milverton analysises, theories headcanons, and further stuff.

MILVERTON ANALYSIS POSTS:

Things people often get wrong about Yuumori Milverton

Milverton, the Moriarty the Patriot version - the Conan Doyle canon and further inspirations

My problems with Milverton's character writing in Two Criminals

Milverton: the dark mirror of William James Moriarty

When Milverton is actually nice - his relationship with his secretary, Ruskin

Is Milverton blackmailable or not?

Ruskin/Louis similarities when it comes to their relationships with Milverton/William

Little, not evil things what Milverton likes

Milverton and his advertisement company - how did advertising worked in the Victorian era

Reasons why Milverton can still be alive

Another addition to Milverton and Ruskin's relationship

Milverton and Whiteley - similar, but opposites

What can be behind Milverton's surprise in White Knight

Analysis of my favourite Milveskin moments

Milverton as an employer

Milverton's eyes and the meaning behind them

The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun

Milverton and the classes

The Milverton/Ruskin conversations

Milverton/Ruskin color analysis

Milverton and his newspapers

Milverton and deviancy sociology

How old can be Milverton?

Milverton's possible birth class

Milverton and his relationship with the government

Milverton, Ruskin and the violin

What happened to Sturridge's family?

Original Sin and temptation - Milverton vs. Albert

The parallels between William and Milverton

About Milverton's public image

Would have Milverton tried to get the documents Irene Adler stole from the palace?

Milverton's way of caring

The psychology of Yuumori Milverton

Why did't William know from the start that Milverton was evil?

Milverton and the Bible - his comparison with Lucifer

Milverton and the Bible - Original Sin

The translation problems of "Milverton-sama"

Ranking of my favourite Milverton evil speeches

Analysis of Milverton's Clothing and Items

Analysis of Milverton's Study Desk

Strawberries in the Victorian era - and its possible meaning regarding Milverton and William

CONAN DOYLE CANON RELATED POSTS

Everything we know about Charles Augustus Milverton (ACD canon only)

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton - publishing notes

The inspiration behind Milverton's character - Charles Augustus Howell's life

Everything about Yuumori Milverton that comes from the Conan Doyle canon

Charles Augustus Milverton - the Conan Doyle canon and adaptational differences

All Milverton adaptations - the negotiation scene between Sherlock Holmes and Milverton

Yuumori Character designs vs. the Sidney Paget illustrations

Yuumori characters who are actually part of the Conan Doyle canon

Opinion on the theory of Sherlock Holmes killing Milverton in the ACD canon

The Sherlock Holmes canon and cats

OTHER ANALYSIS POSTS:

Why the Moriarty Plan would never work (a sociologist's perspective)

James Bond universe references in Moriarty the Patriot

A Moneypenny theory

Yuumori James Bond & cocktails

The White Knight arc and its connections to The Dark Knight movie

The Jack the Ripper case in Yuumori and in reality

MTP and the female character treatment

MILVERTON THEORIES

The reason behind Milverton's motivation as a villain

The original owner of Milverton's Hampstead Manor

Milverton's real reason for villainy, extended version

Milverton and his found family of evil

Milverton and his blackmails - why did he blackmail Lady Eve in Yuumori

Where is Milverton hiding in the Jack the Ripper arc?

On Ruskin's submitment to Milverton

MILVERTON HEADCANONS

Milverton's origin story

How did Ruskin met Milverton

Milverton as the Moriarties' possible agent-to-be in the media world

Random Milverton / Milveskin headcanons

Random Milverton / Milveskin headcanons II.

Milveskin love letter reading time

Why Ruskin's tie matches to Milverton's suit?

Modern AU Milverton/Ruskin headcanons

Milverton x Reader headcanons

MILVERTON AS BLOFELD AU

Milverton's possible return as Ernst Stavro Blofeld - main villain of the James Bond universe

More about Blofeld and a list of reasons why Milverton is a possible candidate for the role

Milverton as Blofeld manga fan cover

OTHER MILVERTON THINGS

My Milverton cocktail recipe

Fan-made Milverton anime card & Milvey's flower symbol

Milverton manga character chart

Milverton & Ruskin chibi art

Milverton vol 12 fan cover

My recreation of Milverton's study desk

FANFICTIONS

My Ao3 (mainly Milverton/Ruskin and sometimes other Milverton ships)

Hope in the Darkness (Milverton villain origin story fic)

What Goes Around Comes Around (Milverton getting blackmailed by Ruskin's kidnapping)

Unexpectedly (Milverton/Ruskin getting together longfic)

Murder is Easy (Milverton & Sherlock Case Fic)

Milverton × Reader Masterpost

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One more little doodle for strawberry season before it ends...

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After 1,5 years part 2 started, finally something happened what can actually bring the story forward. William James Moriarty being alive got revealed in the newspaper.

I wonder if the figure we see at the last panel, who is so happy for the news is behind it. (I would say most likely.)

Before the news is shown, the first thing we saw from the newspaper is an advertisement with "Revenge Hotel", it is surely not just a coincidence. It might be someone we saw before - but there are not too many characters on that list.

Since the figure has straight hair, if enough time had passed, the child who swore revenge against William is a very possible option.

Or Ruskin, if he is alive (though, he should have gone after Holmes, I think - except if he learned from his boss and wants to punish people through their loves ones)

If Ruskin saved him in time, Milverton can be alive, too, and attacking people with news, then watching the scandal is his method and he also likes that hand pose, but the hair and the lack of glasses don't fit. (Except if he, just like William, came up with a new look).

Or someone else. I hope the next chapter reveals it, but at least, things are finally in motion.

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My little fan project of recreating Milverton's desk - which I made an analysis about - is going quite well.

My greatest pride is the oil lamp which is still working, but I use it with a small LED in the house since it's safer and doesn't leave smell.

Next to it, I have the quills, the inkwells and the stationery box where writing tools are kept. I have a stamp box - actually two, but this one fits better - and an ashtray with the pipe.

I have the small tray Ruskin uses to bring in his messages, now I put Milverton's namecard there (designed after the Conan Doyle canon) and a stamp. And of course, in the middle, documents and the newspaper I made.

What I still need is an inkpad (and a better table which fits with the Victorian era.)

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Today's totally unexpected finding is a Sherlock Holmes Tea in a small British store. This box alone is so pretty, of course I needed to buy it.

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I recently looked up walking sticks in the Victorian era, because I want to get or make one for my cosplay. Actually, walking sticks with hidden sword or knife were quite common, so William didn't need to hide it from his guests, no one would have batted an eye if they discovered that he owned one. And the women shouldn't be susprised either that the stick's top can be switched off. Not just knives or swords was put there, some men carried telescopes, some doctors their pills - but really, people put there anything imaginable. So William's walking stick was quite the ordinary either way.

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My musical Milverton cosplay in its fullest. I finally got everything needed. On one of the musical character photoshoots, Milverton has a rose as well.

(The only modifications done to the photos are my eyes as I can't wear contact lenses, because my eyes immediately gets inflamed from them, plus I removed a birthmark. I did the edits manually, I didn't use AI. The second photo is mirrored, because otherwise the text would be unreadable.)

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Doodles for strawberry season

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STRAWBERRIES IN THE VICTORIAN ERA

Strawberries are somewhat related to Yuumori lore as it often appears on desserts on official arts featuring William and in that one omake, Milverton talks about it as his favourite food. Since strawberry season is here, I decided to do a little post on strawberries in the Victorian era.

At the early Victorian era and before that, it was actually one of the desserts of the richest people, often served on banquets with sugar. It was the sign of wealth if someone could afford strawberries. There were even parties dedicated to strawberries where people wore silly strawberry hats. Strawberries were mainly grown in the countryside and brought to London from there. Due to the new strawberry variaties they bred, England gained a reputation for strawberries. By the later 19th century when Yuumori sets, it started to become affordable for middle class people as well. It was also during the Victorian era that eating strawberry and cream became a tradition at the Wimbledon tournaments.

I found a Victorian belief regarding strawberries which Milverton would definitely enjoy (maybe this was the reason it was his favourite food). Strawberries had a scandalous meaning as well, as they were said to cause sexual desires and symbolized immorality, so women, especially young women needed to be really careful with them. It was not even recommended to children as it was dangerous to their morals.

(I don't know whether the manga author knew about this belief, but it is interesting that William and Milverton are the two who are related to strawberries whose different kinds of evil oppose each other. William, who does immoral things for a good cause, is only shown with strawberries while Milverton, who claims himself to be purely immoral, explicitly says that it is his favourite food. Maybe it is just a coincidence, but I like it.)

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I made a newspaper as an addition to my Milverton cosplay. First, I wanted to make it identical to the manga issue, but as the cover page was not clear in that panel, I just went with vibes, as Milverton would have published it, and wrote the article myself. (Though, William's biography paragraph is mainly from the Merchant arc, as Milverton summarized it. And the Daily Stantard text is from the musical.)

Here are the edits from closer. The back page and the plus papers to make sure that the newspaper not seem too empty are Victorian era advertisements (Milverton also had marketing companies, not just newspapers.)

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As I missed my train and want to occupy myself with something, I decided to do this in the end. Yes, I am the weirdo in this fandom :D

Let's start with this - the "literally me" in Milverton's case refers to the cosplay. I know how to act like him if needed, and I was praised for that, but I am not a sociopath :D

And putting Ruskin at the "relatable one" means that we are both Milverton simps, not that I tend to piss on violins :)

My first favourite was William - at the first few chapters when he was actually somewhat villainous. But I realized soon enough that this will not be a villain protagonist series, so I switched sides pretty fast.

Milverton was always my favourite Sherlock Holmes villain ever since my childhood. When I started reading Yuumori back in 2020, I looked up in Japanese whether he will be there or not. When I saw him, I knew that I will be fucked. If I compare to the ACD canon, he is not the best Milverton, but he has a special place in my heart and he is the most fun.

From the Holmes Team, my fave is easily Miss Hudson, no hesitation. She is such a badass, I especially loved her when she pulled the frying pan against Milvey. I sometimes imagine that she chases him down with it on the London streets.

I like more characters from the Moriarty Team (Herder, Moneypenny) but my favourite is Moran. His arc with the Man with the Golden Army is my favourite aside of White Knight and his lore is the most intriguing for me. (As a Bond fan, I wished the series did more with the Alec Trevelyan 006 thing.)

Non-main cast fav is Milverton - if he is too main, then Ruskin. They are my two favourites (and comfort characters as well.)

I think anyone who ever came across this blog knows that I am obsessed with Milverton. Kenji Nojima's soft voice is perfect for him - Milverton was said to have a smooth voice in the ACD canon as well. He is the most interesting villain if someone looks at him in depth - a commoner who achieved a high position with blackmail and who looks down on nobles, but forced to work for them to keep his power. He is also evil to everyone regardless of class, basically the only person who truly treats everyone equally and who is able to think aside of the class system. His reasoning on making people villains through putting them through trauma is based on emotions, not logic which heavily hints that he has a personal experience in the matter. I wished we learned his backstory on how he became the one who he is now and how he built up his media empire. Sadly, the potential in his character got wasted by the rushed storyline.

Oh, and his design, it needs to have its own paragraph. It's both "the prettiest man I ever saw" and a great nod to his ACD canon appearance. Grey hair, glasses, round face, his eyes, while not being the same color, but makes his comparison to a snake even more obvious and his suit is exactly the same in the anime as his clothes was described in the canon. His design is really well-thought (and too complicated for appearing in merely a few chapters.)

This ended up being a Milvey worshipping post once again, but I didn't expect anything else. After all, that's what I am stand for.

(And as I am now posting this, the train is finally here. Time well-spent.)

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Little doodles for Mermay.

(I feel like Milverton would love to be a siren. He could tempt even more people to fall to their demise.)

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I got a much better wig for my Milverton cosplay. It is also easier to fix than the other.

I want to put a musical Milverton cosplay together after the anime one I did. It's still not fully done, but when it is, I will try to pull a photoshoot (and figure out a way how to show more of the Milverton-like glasses I got without showing too much from my face.)

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There is one contradiction in the series which I wished so much to be addressed and I am disappointed that it didn't happen - it would have added further depths.

So, William's statement, the manga's main topic is that the people are cursed by the class system and this is what creates demons, clouding everyone's heart. For most part in the manga, this message was consistent, showing how commoners suffer because of nobles and nobles are evil because of their place and privileges which makes them think they can do anything and they are better. But with Milverton's appearance, this message was disrupted.

Milverton is not a noble, just a commoner who got a high position, most likely due to blackmail. He even looks down on nobles, he only works for the House of Lords because without them, he couldn't keep his power, but at the same time, he hates them. He ruins nobles and commoners alike, only suffering matters to him, he doesn't care whose suffering it is. He is not against equality because his evil surpasses the class system and he can continue torturing people even if everyone would be equal. Milverton is simply evil and his evil is not related to the class system at all.

With his existence, the series basically proved William wrong - and it doesn't make him realize it, which is such a waste. It would have been so interesting to see William coming to terms with that some people are just evil regardless of the class system and this having some effect on his way of thinking - or, to put the contradiction aside, actually showing how Milverton became evil and make that relate to the class problems to prove William right again. Both could have added more layers to the series.

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There is that meme that "Character mentions to like a food once, never eats anything else from that on" and I admit that this fan behaviour is very much applies to me when it comes to Milverton and strawberries. At the same time, aside of evil, strawberries are the only thing Milverton actually mentions to like - even if he seems to be fond of other things as well.

And I really just love this duality of him. It's fun to think that the guy who introduces himself as the Incarnation of Pure Evil and talks about himself like he is literally the Devil can also be a strawberry monster.

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When I was at that convention where I cosplayed Yuumori Milverton, I also bought a little toy snake which looks exactly like Milverton would be as a snake. So he became Milverton, the snake (or Snakerton, shortened.)

And he loves strawberries, of course.

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Moriarty's London chronicles

Hello! After reading the yuumori manga I couldn't help, but make use of the fact that I live in London by planning a series of walks visiting places mentioned/shown in mtp manga. I will share my walks here for anyone curious and stick around to see more being posted.

Part 1 - Hampstead area

Tube construction site - Willesden Green Station

This tube construction location can essentially be anywhere, however after getting some research done I can present why my local station is potentially the one ;)

First of all the main story is set in 1879, first tube opened in 1863 that being Metropolitan railway (now Metropolitan line) that covered following stations: Bishop's road (now Paddington), Edgware road, Baker street, Portland road, Gower street, King's cross (also a location mentioned in the manga) and Farringdon street. From there on Metropolitan railway will be further expanding and in 1868 Metropolitan District railway (now District line) was introduced. Now I will continue focusing only on Metropolitan railway although a new possible line was introduced since Metropolitan railway runs through Baker street (which is naturally a reoccurring location in the story even though the characters are NOT using the tube at all) and additionally it was being further extended towards Hampstead area where Milverton's estate is located and it is specifically his minions that are shown on the tube construction site location. In 1879 Metropolitan line was being further extended and in November of that year Willesden green station was opened. A general idea is that the Final Arc takes place in the summer months (cannot find the source, but from what I remember potentially if you line up the sunrise and how early in the morning it was when Sherlock and Liam were falling from The Tower Bridge it must have been during the summer months, although the whole sunrise is suppose to be metaphorical) and so by the time of mention Willesden green was still under construction and opened later that year.

Unfortunately Metropolitan line does not run at this station anymore, however the building is old and so it still says loud and proud "Metropolitan Railway" at the top. It was replaced by Jubilee line in 1979 and in my next post I will talk about it a little more.

2. Milverton's manor

Again this is just a vague area and a generic rich person house, so I just walked around Hampstead area and took pictures of houses that looked like that and this was the one that looked the most like the manga panel.

3. Other rich houses

Hampstead is known to be a posh area since back in the time it was the rich people countryside - not too far from London, yet far enough from noise, crowds and pollution. In Victorian era it was quickly developing to become affluent London Suburb that attracted lots of famous artists and writers of that time. So a very fitting location for Milverton as well as other potentially evil representatives of higher class. So here are more cool pics I took that I imagine William visited during final problem arc when he was on the rampage ticking everyone off of that list.

4. Houses you can actually visit

Fenton House and Garden is a historical landmark and a museum you can visit for £14, however on the day I was there it was closed, also I was not particularly interested in spending my money there so I just enjoyed seeing it from outside. It also kind of looks like Milverton's house I think.

Burgh House is a free to visit second oldest house in London with a lovely garden cafe and exhibitions inside, and that was more like my cup of tea (pun intended). I treated myself to some traditional scones and tea to really feel the atmosphere and it was super yum!

5. Hampstead Cemetery and other atmospheric places along the way

I will be visiting other cemeteries linked to MTP in my other walks (such as Chiswick old cemetery), this one was just along the way.

6. Finished it off with walking around Hampstead Heath and The Hill Garden & Pergola again for the atmosphere and vibes

thank you for noticing that my outfit matches the cover of the volume :)

This is it for now, thank you for reading this far!