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'''John Watson''' was | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|individual name = James | |||
|alias = John H. Watson | |||
|image = [[file:JWatson.jpg|250px]] | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|home planet = [[Earth]] | |||
|appearances = <ul><li>[[DWM]]: Prelude to ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]''</li><li>[[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]''</li><li>[[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]''</li><li>[[FP]]: ''[[Erasing Sherlock]]''</li></ul> | |||
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'''Dr. John H. Watson M.D.''' was the literary alias of the assistant to the detective [[Sherlock Holmes]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In real life, '''James''' studied with [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] when they attended the same medical school, ([[DWM]]: Prelude to ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]'') [[Edinburgh University|Edinburgh]], ca. [[1880]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[Evolution (novel)|Evolution]]'') | |||
Watson was known for his fictionalised accounts of the adventures of his friend [[Sherlock Holmes]] that were edited by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], in whose name they were published. Because of this, it was widely believed both contemporaneously and later that Holmes was in fact a fictional character created by Conan Doyle. In [[1887]], Holmes and Watson assisted the [[Seventh Doctor]] in battling the [[Old One]] [[Azathoth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]'') | Watson was known for his fictionalised accounts of the adventures of his friend [[Sherlock Holmes]] that were edited by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], in whose name they were published. Because of this, it was widely believed both contemporaneously and later that Holmes was in fact a fictional character created by Conan Doyle. In [[1887]], Holmes and Watson assisted the [[Seventh Doctor]] in battling the [[Old One]] [[Azathoth]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]'') | ||
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Information regarding their encounters with [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Ace]] is only provided in subjective form by Bernice herself and Watson, both of whom write diaries of said events. ([[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Happy Endings]]'') | Information regarding their encounters with [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Ace]] is only provided in subjective form by Bernice herself and Watson, both of whom write diaries of said events. ([[NA]]: ''[[All-Consuming Fire]]'', ''[[Happy Endings]]'') | ||
{{wikipediainfo| | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*Watson is referred to as "James" in the story "[[Wikipedia:The Man with the Twisted Lip|The Man with the Twisted Lip]]". The inference of its use in the Prelude is that Doyle accidentally used his friend's real name. | |||
*[[Gareth David-Lloyd]] played Watson in the 2010 movie ''[[Wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes (2010 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]''. | |||
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[[Category:Aliases|Watson, John]] | [[Category:Aliases|Watson, John]] | ||
[[Category:human writers|Watson, John]] | [[Category:human writers|Watson, John]] | ||
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[[Category:19th century individuals|Watson, John]] | [[Category:19th century individuals|Watson, John]] | ||
[[Category:Crossover characters|Watson, John]] | [[Category:Crossover characters|Watson, John]] | ||
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