Line #135 Characters/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy


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2
3	!Layton Detective Agency
4
5	[[folder:Katrielle Layton]]
6	[[quoteright:167:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katrielle_layton.png]]
7	[[caption-width-right:167:"The truth is always stranger than fiction."]]
8
9	The 21-year-old daughter of Prof. Hershel Layton, Katrielle opens a detective agency and will leave no mystery or puzzle unsolved.
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11	* ActionGirl: She's not afraid of getting her hands dirty for the sake of investigations. She jumped down from a bridge to a boat!
12	* AmbiguouslyJewish: Like her father; "Katrielle" is a name rarely seen outside of Jewish communities.
13	* AnimalMotifs: Sherl often compares her to a cat, citing her insatiable curiosity and nonchalant personality, traits stereotypically associated with cats. It's lampshaded in one case coda, when some cats talk about her, especially noting that her nickname, "Kat," sounds exactly like "cat."
14	* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Ernest and Sherl need to constantly remind her to keep at a case, not shop for food or clothes.
15	* BigEater: Can pretty much be tempted to go anywhere or do anything, as long as there's food as a reward. If there is food within sight, she will be the first one to comment on it or even get distracted by it. A big eater she may be, but she can't compare to Luke Triton's own voracious appetite.
16	* BluntYes: When Sherl asks Katrielle if she "decides which cases to investigate based on how interesting they are", her answer is this.
17	--> '''Katrielle''': Exactly. I'm glad you understand.
18	* BrainyBrunette: Much like her father.
19	* BrilliantButLazy: A very good detective in her own right. A very untidy person proud of the mess she has in her office on the other hand.
20	* BrutalHonesty: Quite often.
21	* BunnyEarsLawyer: She's a pretty astute detective, but her flippant everyday demeanor kind of undermines people's confidence in her.
22	* CatchPhrase: "Any mystery solved!" as the general motto for her agency and her MO, and "This mystery is history!" for when she's cracked a case. She also favors "the truth is always stranger than fiction!" when on the job.
23	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: She's a little kooky in the head but otherwise competent at her job.
24	* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Hershel Layton. Hershel was a quintessential gentleman, but while Katrielle is a self-styled "gentlewoman," she has a lazy and gluttonous streak. Hershel was more mature and grounded than his companions, Luke, Flora and Emmy, while Ernest and Sherl often have to rein Katrielle in.
25	* DisappearedDad : ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Apparently Hershel Layton had been missing for a while. [[spoiler: Not to mention her biological dad disappeared when she was a baby, too.]]
26	* DisappointedByTheMotive: She's saddened that a talented young man like Lord Adamas [[spoiler:or rather, Ernest]] would waste his gifts on {{revenge}}. It turns out to be a bit more complicated than that, but by the end of the night, Adamas [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone regrets what he's done]].
27	* EveryoneHasStandards: She finds Kelly annoying, and she spends most of episode 39 of the anime in a shouting fit over the phone with her as her patience with her continues to dwindle throughout the episode.
28	* TheFashionista: She loves shopping and dressing up, and the {{DLC}} features a variety of cute outfits for Kat to try on.
29	* TheGadfly: Especially with Sherl, Hastings, Emiliana... basically anyone who can act as a good comedic foil.
30	* GeniusSweetTooth: She's an incredibly talented detective who's a huge fan of sweets.
31	* GenkiGirl: Played up more in the anime but there's almost never a dull moment whenever she's around.
32	* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Graciously gotten the gesture from her father.
33	* GreatDetective: Unlike her father, she actually works as one.
34	* GutFeeling: While she still needs evidence to base her conclusions on, following her instincts is her number one method to finding the truth.
35	* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: Kat is well aware she is not Hershel's biological child. It does not change her love and admiration for him as her father one iota.]]
36	* IconicItem: Her mini silk hat headband, which is her equivalent of Hershel's top hat. It's even part of the wax seal on her logo, just like the Professor's.
37	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Kat's a woman who marches to her own drum, so she'll often make cutting observations without much reserve, especially around Ernest.
38	* InSeriesNickname: Her closest friends call her "Kat"[[note]]localized version[[/note]] or "Katri"[[note]]Japanese version[[/note]].
39	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has a bit of an ego with her and can be a little rude and insensitive at times, but is genuinely a good person at heart who goes out of her way to help her clients and more during cases.
40	* MissingMom: Not that she's even brought up since she is technically [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted]]. The anime averted this by explained further into her background. Apparently she died at the childbirth in the middle of the ocean.
41	* LargeHam: Has quite the taste for dramatics, especially when a case is about to be cracked.
42	* LikeParentLikeChild: Like Hershel, she's a savant at detective work who operates on a gentleman's (er, gentlewoman's) code of conduct.
43	** And like Hershel, [[spoiler: it was implied that Katrielle is HappilyAdopted during the post-credits scene, freaking out both Ernest and Sherl]].
44	** Furthermore, Katrielle [[spoiler: deliberately answered a puzzle incorrectly just so she can investigate, something which Hershel himself did in the Eternal Diva, this doubling as a CallBack of sort]].
45	* NiceGirl: Despite her immaturity, Katrielle is a good person at heart, who's friendly to virtually everyone, even Emiliana. She even manages to gain enough goodwill through her detective work that [[spoiler:when she's accused of murder, several people are willing to help her hide from the police]].
46	* ObliviousToLove: In regards to Ernest's crush on her, it seems.
47	* PrimaryColorChampion: Katrielle mainly dresses in red and yellow, and her eyes are a clear, wide blue.
48	* PrivateDetective: Unlike her father, who was an archaeologist and academic first, Katrielle is this, full stop.
49	* RealPlaceBackground: Her [[https://d17omnzavs9b58.cloudfront.net/assets/article/2016/07/27/ladylayton_feature.jpg office]], which seems to be based on London's ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' [[http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/48930-sherlock-holmes-museum Museum]].
50	* SiblingYinYang: In comparison to [[VideoGame/LaytonBrothersMysteryRoom Alfendi]], she's much more amiable and outgoing.
51	* SkewedPriorities: If food or unrelated hidden puzzles are involved in a case, she's the first in line. [[spoiler:Far more pronounced when she's accused of murder in Case 11.]]
52	* SoreLoser: PlayedForLaughs. The anime shows that she is ''not'' the happiest of campers if she ends up losing in a game or if she's playfully one upped for whatever reason.
53	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Downplayed; she and Ernest can understand Sherl, but nobody else can, and they can't understand other dogs.
54	* SweetTooth: Kat loves sweets dearly and constantly likens mysteries to desserts in ways that Sherl says never make any sense.
55	[[/folder]]
56
57	[[folder:Ernest Greeves]]
58	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ernest_greeves.png]]
59	[[caption-width-right:156:"Brilliant, Miss Layton!"]]
60
61	A first-year student at Gressenheller university who also works as Katrielle's devoted assistant.
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63	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Katrielle going out of her way to prove his innocence to everyone when he was accused of theft on the day they met was the catalyst for his infatuation with her in the story's present day.
64	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Ernest is generally a kind and somewhat soft-spoken young man aside from some open displays of [[CrazyJealousGuy jealousy and aggressiveness directed towards any guy who tries to flirt with Katrielle in front of him.]] [[spoiler: But then he's also revealed to be Lord Adamas, the mastermind at the end of the game who plotted against The Seven Dragons out of a misguided sense of revenge for his mother's sake.]]
65	* TheButlerDidIt: [[spoiler: Ernest acts like a butler to Katrielle Layton and is Miles Richmond, the grandson of Maximillian Richmond, the mastermind in the final case]].
66	* CompositeCharacter: He's essentially an amalgam of Luke and Emmy: a boyish, wide-eyed admirer of the protagonist (Luke) who was saved by her after being taken into Scotland Yard under false accusations (Emmy).
67	** [[spoiler:He also adopts Emmy's [[HeelFaceTurn reveal]] from [[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy Azran Legacy]].]]
68	* CrazyJealousGuy: He ''really'' doesn't like it when other guys try to hit on Katrielle in front of him.
69	* DoggedNiceGuy: Is head over heels in love with Katrielle and would do anything for her, but has trouble actually voicing his affections strongly. [[spoiler: Even after he was revealed to be the mastermind behind the game's main plot, his attraction and affection toward Kat were genuine.]]
70	* DubNameChange: From "Noah Montol" to "Ernest Greeves" in the localized version of the game.
71	* ExtremeDoormat: Katrielle is only ever seen working during cases or eating/dressing up. What does he do while she rests? ''Everything else.'' From cleaning up after her, or allowing her desk to remain a mess of stacked papers she's proud of.
72	* HaveAGayOldTime: Ernest's general way of speaking is super polite and prim, to the point of sounding both very young yet antiquated for a man his age. He actually even uses words like "gay" and "queer" as they were intended decades ago.
73	* HouseHusband: He's not married to Kat, but he essentially looks after the daily upkeep of her office for free, serves her tea, and is marked with more traditionally feminine interests like botany.
74	* LoveAtFirstSight: Was enamored with Kat the first time he set his eyes on her. Her genius detective skills and bold, honest personality only made him fall for her even more.
75	* MeaningfulName: "Ernest" is meant to represent his intense conviction as Katrielle's assistant, but "Greeves" is a little bit out there, until it's revealed that, [[spoiler:together with his first name, it's meant to represent his "earnest ''grieving''" for losing his grandfather, his mother, and his family fortune that all compelled him to seek {{Revenge}} against the Seven Dragons.]]
76	* MistressAndServantBoy: His relationship with Katrielle is essentially this, what with her treating him like a ButtMonkey from time to time and him being her ever faithful and loyal assistant in spite of it.
77	* NiceGuy: Ernest doesn't have a mean bone in his body. [[CrazyJealousGuy Well, when he isn't fuming in jealousy towards any guy who'd flirt with Katrielle in front of him anyway]].
78	** [[spoiler: Though he did have a mean mind, all that became null and void like the Diamond Mine]].
79	* RichesToRags: [[spoiler: He and his mother were driven to poverty due to what he assumed was The Seven Dragons' doing and it's one of his motivations for his revenge plot against them.]]
80	* UndyingLoyalty: To Katrielle, who he's in love with and would do anything for.
81	* TheWatson: He and Sherl share this role together with Kat as the Sherlock analogue, hanging lampshades and asking questions over Kat's deductions and how she arrived at her answers whenever she solves mysteries.
82	[[/folder]]
83
84	[[folder:Sherl O.C. Kholmes]]
85	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sherl.png]]
86	[[caption-width-right:350:"They don't call me Sherl O.C. Kholmes for nothing!"]]
87
88	Katrielle's first client, a talking dog. Cannot remember anything about his past.
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90	* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 42 of the anime has him be the main character this time instead of Katrielle and he even gets to solve the mystery of the day by himself in that episode without Katrielle and Ernest's involvement.
91	* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: Can always be found jabbing at everyone, usually at Katrielle and Ernest, should they be engaged in some kooky behavior.
92	* DeadpanSnarker: Often remarks on Katrielle's unconventional methods and Ernest's pining over her in spite of said methods, though he extends this towards any eccentric individual they come across too in the anime.
93	* GotMeDoingIt: [[spoiler: In episode 42 of the Anime adaptation, Sherl got Katrielle's mannerism of the exaggerated spin as he took on a case, the ''Eureka!'' moment, the dramatic stares at the audience as he explains and borrowed the catchphrase of the truth being stranger than fiction as well as having an assistant who is a cat. Ironically, he never lampshades this after being around Katrielle for so long]].
94	* IdentityAmnesia: A key part of his introduction. He can't even remember [[ForcedTransformation if he was]] [[AmbiguousSituation always a dog.]]
95	* NotSoAboveItAll: For all his frustration and snark, he admits liking the name "Agent Sherl" when Katrielle challenges him to solve a case.
96	* OnlySaneMan: Is always the first one to question everyone's antics. And did we mention that he's a dog?
97	* PungeonMaster: Barks out a dog-related pun in every other sentence.
98	* RiddleForTheAges: Why is Sherl able to communicate with Kat and Ernest and why is it that only they can understand him? Neither the game or the anime give a concrete answer even in both their endings.
99	* ShoutOut: His name is a blatant anagram of ''Literature/SherlockHolmes''.
100	* SpeaksFluentAnimal: [[JustifiedTrope For obvious reasons.]] [[PlayingWithTropes Downplayed]], as he can only communicate with other dogs.
101	** [[spoiler: Subverted in the Anime episode 42 where Sherl can talk to a cat just fine]].
102	* TalkingAnimal: He can talk like a regular human, but for mysterious reasons, only Katrielle and Ernest can understand him. Every other person can only hear his barks.
103	* TeamPet: And not exactly happy about it.
104	[[/folder]]
105
106	!Scotland Yard
107
108	[[folder:Inspector Hastings]]
109	[[quoteright:267:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ercule_hastings.png]]
110
111	A rising inspector in Scotland Yard, loved by the people of London for his passion for his duty.
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113	* BookDumb: Tends to have the hardest time with puzzles among the main cast.
114	** Slight subverted when he manages to solve some himself.
115	* DubNameChange: From "Darjeeling Aspoirot" to "Ercule Hastings" in the localized version of the game.
116	* FriendOnTheForce: Is Katrielle's main contact at Scotland Yard, and comes to her with cases too out of the ordinary for the police to handle.
117	* GuestStarPartyMember: During Case 08, he accompanies Katrielle and can solve a few puzzles.
118	* HappilyMarried: To his wife Felicity.
119	* InspectorLestrade: Is often going down the wrong path on the cases in the game. However, this is more due to how bizarre and unusual the cases actually are.
120	** [[spoiler: Technically slightly subverted in Case 08. While he was right in pointing out Abel Seamon being the culprit in stealing the Golden Goddess Statue, he did not know it was the entire crew of the Thametanic who were involved]].
121	[[/folder]]
122
123	[[folder:Emiliana Perfetti]]
124	[[quoteright:187:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emiliana_perfetti.png]]
125
126	A master criminal profiler working at Scotland Yard. Sees Katrielle as a rival.
127
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129	* TheAce: Is known around the Yard as "Perfect Perfetti" due to her outstanding success rate as a profiler.
130	* DefrostingIceQueen: Starts off as a no-nonsense Scotland Yard profiler who can't tolerate Katrielle's antics and laughs at her detective skills (despite being always right on the money). As time goes on, she becomes friendlier to her and even ''her peers'' at work.
131	* DubNameChange: From "Geraldine Royer" to "Emiliana Perfetti" in the localized version of the game.
132	* {{Foil}}: Her more logical and no-nonsense approach to investigations contrasts her greatly with the more bombastic and instinctive yet equally astute Katrielle.
133	* TheGadfly: [[NotSoAboveItAll Surprisingly]], despite her usual [[TheStoic demeanor]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold attitude]], she manages to pull a fast one on ''Katrielle'', [[DidNotSeeThatComing of all people]], at the end of episode 40 and even had a lot of fun successfully playing her like a fiddle before leaving, much to Katrielle's annoyance.
134	* GotMeDoingIt: [[spoiler: Near the end of Episode 48, Emiliana found herself doing Katrielle's dramatic staring at the audience prior to explaining things with a ''straight'' face, no one else other than Sherl commenting on it]].
135	* GratuitousItalian: Given that she is Italian, she'll often throw around an "allora" or "va bene."
136	* GuestStarPartyMember: Works with Kat during investigations on occasion, and even solves a few puzzles while with you.
137	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she can act condescending toward Kat, she ultimately [[spoiler:is willing to lie to Britannias and give Katrielle vital information to solve the murder she was accused of]].
138	* TheProfiler: A profiler by trade.
139	* TheRival: To Katrielle.
140	* SmallNameBigEgo: Constantly preaching how superior her profiling is to Kat's "Amature" sleuthing, despite Katrielle's constant sucess in piecing the mystery together. Sherl even lampshades how satisfying her superiority complex is more important to her solving the case.
141	* {{Tsundere}}: It's pretty clear she enjoys being around Katrielle the more time they spend time together, but she gets flustered whenever told this. She also dislikes when people notice she used to be more "severe" in personality at Scotland Yard.
142	* VitriolicBestBuds: As much as she'd like to deny it, her relationship with Katrielle eventually becomes friendlier and less antagonistic over the course of the story, though not without some bickering from both their ends.
143	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Has a huge fear of ghosts; which makes case 05 rather difficult for her, since it investigates a haunting.
144	** [[spoiler: Subverted in the Anime where she was not present in the episode based on the case and not even afraid when she did show up in a later episode]].
145	[[/folder]]
146
147	[[folder:Chief Inspector Royall Britannias]]
148	[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chief_inspector_royall_britannias_1.png]]
149
150	The Chief Inspector for Scotland Yard, and a longtime friend of Inspector Hastings.
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152	* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:While he may not be a murderer, he still manipulated the scene to look like a murder, framed Katrielle, and fully intended on putting her in jail for a crime she didn't commit, all so Hastings wouldn't outshine him.]]
153	* GoodIsNotNice: While he's definitely abrasive, he's still Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector, and lines from Hastings implies he was once nice enough to be a good friend. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], as it turns out he was the one behind the murder in Case 11. Then [[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]], or at least [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]], as he didn't actual commit murder, and merely seized the opportunity to frame Katrielle after an accident.]]
154	* GreenEyedMonster: His jealousy of Hastings' recent success is what motivates him to [[spoiler: frame Katrielle for murder.]]
155	* HeelFaceTurn: He was introduced as a {{Jerkass}} [[spoiler: who accuses and frames Katrielle for a murder she didn't commit just so he can outshine Hastings]], but after a big talking to by everyone in the anime, he genuinely turns over a new leaf [[spoiler: once he gets demoted and transferred to Southampton, where he starts fresh and even becomes a vital ally to Katrielle during the Relic Stone Mystery arc in the adaptation.]]
156	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler: The fact that he was behind the incidents in Case 11 is a majority of what we know about him. Admittedly, part of that is [[CaptainObviousReveal guessable as soon as he appears.]] The fact that [[MetaTwist he's not the murderer]], however, then becomes one.]]
157	[[/folder]]
158
159	!The Seven Dragons
160	Seven of London's wealthiest and most powerful.
161
162	[[folder:The Dragons in general]]
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164	* TheConspiracy: Subverted. The title would imply that they're the main antagonists, but while [[spoiler:they supposedly caused a man to suffer financial ruin, they actually wanted to help his family]].
165	* RagsToRiches: Several of the Dragons came from humble beginnings before becoming London's elite.
166	* RichesToRags: They're threatened with the loss of their fortunes in the climax if they fail to complete the puzzles, and one by one, they fail. Most of them don't seem to mind (except for Doublee, who owns much more than the rest), since they have other passions and duties. On the other hand, they were perfectly willing to hand over their fortunes because they all thought that [[spoiler:Miles Richmond - AKA Ernest - was alive and well and surely trying to reclaim the fortune the Dragons were willing to give back in the first place]].
167
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	[[folder:Madame Gretchin Doublee]]
171	[[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gretchin_doubl_e.png]]
172
173	The business-focused Dragon. She is an enormous woman with wealth to match. Case 04 is dedicated to finding her lost Rexie-wexie.
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175	* BigFancyHouse: The first of the Dragons' manors we get to see.
176	* DubNameChange: From "Scola Gulfretser".
177	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Her case could've been easier to solve had she told Kat from the very beginning that [[spoiler:her pet is an iguana.]]
178	* LargeAndInCharge: A rather rotund woman, and the leader of the Seven Dragons. Several jokes involve defining her as a "larger than life" person, which she doesn't take as an offense but rather a compliment she's fine to run with.
179	* PetMonstrosity: [[spoiler:Has a pet iguana she dotes on very much, though Kat is initially led to believe it was a cat.]]
180	* RichBitch: Invoked. Although she looks certainly threatening, she is in fact a very nice woman who pretty much funds so many projects with her wealth. Come the final case, she's the only one who feels disheartened to lose all her fortune until she comes around to it.
181
182	[[/folder]]
183
184	[[folder:Phineas T. Barnone]]
185	[[quoteright:327:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phineas_barnone.png]]
186
187	The entertainment-focused Dragon. He owns the Saveloy Theater. Case 03 is dedicated to finding a movie scene at his theater.
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189	* DubNameChange: From "Clark Gospeck".
190	$$ * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Eggs.
191	[[/folder]]
192
193	[[folder:Mayor Pipper Lowonida]]
194	[[quoteright:138:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pipper_lowonida.png]]
195
196	The politics-focused Dragon. She is the mayor of London, and also loves festivals. Case 02 is dedicated to solving a murder at her favorite festival.
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198	* DubNameChange: From "Ridley Fremens".
199	* FreudianExcuse: When her father was alive, he used to make time for her by bringing her to festivals to spend time together. [[spoiler:This and her ThrillSeeker attitude were what made her stage a fake murder to draw people to the unpopular Riverside Festival.]]
200	* ThrillSeeker: She very much enjoys suspenseful events and won't hesitate to participate in them. [[spoiler:It's this attitude that made her orchestrate a fake murder with the help of her performing friends in order to save the Riverside Festival from getting cancelled in the following years for low visitor turnout.]]
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:Cesar Chance]]
204	[[quoteright:128:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cesar_chance.png]]
205
206	The media-focused Dragon. He owns the London Times. Case 07 is dedicated to finding local celebrity Ratman to boost sales.
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208	* ActionDad: [[spoiler:Becomes this because of his baby.]]
209	* CutenessProximity: Whenever his baby is brought up, the man's stern attitude does a complete 180.
210	* DubNameChange: From "Mark Scarloid".
211	* PunnyName: Cesar Chance basically sounds like "Sees a/our chance", or "Seize your chance".
212	* RefusalOfTheCall: [[spoiler:He hung up his heroic antics the moment his baby was born. Katrielle practically scolds him for giving up on his role and convinces him to return as Ratman, alongside a crew of sidekicks.]]
213	* SecretIdentity: [[spoiler: Cesar is Ratman himself]].
214	[[/folder]]
215
216	[[folder:Liza Wight]]
217	[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liza_wight.png]]
218
219	The social-focused Dragon. She's a lonely heiress. Case 05 is dedicated to investigating the supernatural phenomena at her manor.
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221	* DoesNotLikeSpam: She's not fond of vegetables or spicy foods.
222	* DubNameChange: From "Andrea Quinto".
223	* FamilyHonor: Her motivation for joining the other Dragons in the climax.
224	* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Due to only having her butler, she yearns for company, [[spoiler:so much so that she is the culprit of Case 05 by making up all six horror stories as excuses to invite investigators to her home for a chance for company.]] Thanks to Katrielle, Liza decides to [[spoiler:open up an occult club to discuss the supernatural with other fans.]]
225	* LonelyRichKid: Her parents passed away recently, so she only has her butler for company.
226	* PunnyName: Her name means "lies are right," referencing [[spoiler:the six tales she created.]] "Wight" is also an old English word for "specter."
227	* SinsOfTheFather: Since she was only a child ten years ago, she played no role in [[spoiler:the alleged theft of the diamonds from Richmond's land]], but feels that she must make her stand for the sake of her family's honor.
228
229	[[/folder]]
230
231	[[folder:Grant Sloanes]]
232	[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grant_sloanes_8.png]]
233
234	The finance-focused Dragon. He owns Britain's largest bank. Case 06 is dedicated to finding a missing 100,000,000 pounds.
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236	* DubNameChange: From "Zack Lyle".
237	* FaceOfAThug: One of the most physically intimidating Dragons.
238	* PunnyName: Grant Sloanes, owner of a bank, grants you loans.
239	[[/folder]]
240
241	[[folder:Mustafa Fullhold]]
242	[[quoteright:201:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mustafa_fullhold.png]]
243
244	The shipping-focused Dragon. He's launching the Thametanic cruise liner. Case 08 is dedicated to finding the lost gold statue from the lounge.
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246	* BenevolentBoss: Despite having a reputation as a ruthless businessman, he treats his employees well. [[spoiler:He's not even mad that the entire Thametanic crew was in on stealing the statue, once he learns that they did so in order to reclaim their old ship after Mustafa granted them work on the Thametanic. As it turned out, Mustafa had already reclaimed their old ship and was planning to put them back on it.]]
247	* CallToAdventure: Although he is rich, his dream is to set out on adventures.
248	* DubNameChange: From "Henri Ehzerland".
249	* PunnyName: ''Must Have a Full Hold'', a very appropriate name for a shipping magnate.
250
251	[[/folder]]
252
253	!Other Important Characters
254
255	[[folder:Hans and Aleks Lipski]]
256	[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hans_lipski.png]]
257	[[caption-width-right:240:Hans]]
258	[[quoteright:243:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aleks_lipski.png]]
259	[[caption-width-right:243:Aleks]]
260
261	A pair of brothers that Katrielle encounters at the start of the story. Hans repairs the Big Ben, while Aleks is a patissier.
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263	* DubNameChange: From Marc and Reggie Yanchatta, respectively.
264	* StarterVillain: While not evil, they're the culprits of the first case. [[spoiler:After Hans dropped the clock hand, Aleks baked a replacement, but it ended up dissolving in the rain, hence why people thought it had been stolen]].
265
266	[[/folder]]
267
268	[[folder:Ratman]]
269	[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ratman.png]]
270	[[caption-width-right:330:The powermouse of justice]]
271	A costumed superhero who makes the rounds in London. For more tropes associated with him, check [[spoiler:Cesar Chance]]'s folder.
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273	* CollectiveIdentity: While he's initially a one-man operation, at the end of "Ratman Forever," several other individuals take up his mantle.
274	* HeroicBuild: He appears to be a rather muscular individual, at least while in costume. It turns out that his true self, [[spoiler:Cesar Chance]] doesn't look much like him when not in costume.
275	* RhymesOnADime: He speaks in rhyme, even when he has to fall back on {{painful rhyme}}s.
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277	[[/folder]]
278
279	[[folder:Midas Shipman]]
280
281	Captain of the Thametanic.
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283	* EasilyForgiven: To an extent. [[spoiler:While he does serve time in prison for trying to steal the statue, Fullhold intends for him to once again captain his former cruise ship once he pays for the crime]].
284	* UngratefulBastard: [[spoiler:He ends up betraying his employer and trying to sell a priceless statue in order to buy back his cruise liner. Granted, he was unaware that Fullhold was holding onto it for safekeeping, or that he'd intended to help Shipman captain it again one day]].
285	* WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to talk about his character without revealing that [[spoiler:he's the mastermind behind the theft, alongside the entire crew]].
286
287	[[/folder]]
288
289	[[folder:Lord Adamas (Warning! Many spoilers)]]
290	A mysterious man whose identity is a mystery to all. Case 12 involves him inviting [[DisappearedDad Professor Layton]] and the Seven Dragons to Richmond Manor for a puzzle party.
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292	* AffablyEvil: Well, AmbiguouslyEvil, admittedly, but he does intend to ruin the Dragons. However, he does give them a chance to solve the puzzles in the manor to earn their way out.
293	* BlatantLies: It's fairly obvious by the signing that the whole party was just a charade to ruin the Dragons. By the end, it turns out [[spoiler: even if they had somehow won, the Richmond Fortune doesn't even exist to be won.]]
294	* EasilyForgiven: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. [[spoiler:The Dragons completely forgive him for trying to ruin their lives over things they didn't even do. The fact that [[HalfTruth everyone around him told him they did]] might help explain it.]]
295	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: He was close to his deceased mother, who died of her illness sometime before the start of the story.
296	* MisplacedRetribution: By the time he's introduced, it's fairly clear to the player that the Dragons are ultimately decent people, if sometimes a little misguided. [[spoiler: They didn't even do what Adamas accused them of doing in the first place, almost doing the exact opposite.]]
297	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He says this almost verbatim upon learning the truth, complete with TearsOfRemorse and a PoseOfSupplication.
298	* TheVoice: He doesn't appear physically for his guests, instead speaking to them from elsewhere. [[spoiler:As it turns out, there's a good reason for that]].
299	* WalkingSpoiler: More than any other character/villain in the game. [[spoiler:He's Maximillian Richmond's grandson, Miles, who's pursuing the Dragons as revenge for cheating his grandfather out of a great fortune in diamonds. If that wasn't enough, he's also [[TheReveal Ernest Greeves]], the main character's assistant and deuteragonist for the whole game.]]
300	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy