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| 5 | The ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' franchise has a huge and quirky cast. Surely it needs one of these pages, right? Currently under construction, but feel free to contribute. '''Beware of unmarked spoilers, as well as unmarked trope names that can give the plot away.''' [[{{Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned}} You Have Been Warned!]] |
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| 7 | This page only includes characters from the original series of games. For characters from spin-offs, see: |
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| 9 | * ''Characters/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' |
| 10 | * ''Characters/LaytonBrothersMysteryRoom'' |
| 11 | * ''Characters/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy'' |
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| 13 | Note: This series has too many characters if you include every single NPC, so let's just stick to the main cast. |
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| 15 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 16 | !!Main Characters |
| 17 | [[folder:Professor Hershel Layton]] |
| 18 | !!Professor Hershel Layton |
| 19 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yo Oizumi (Japanese), Christopher Miller (English), Creator/MartialLeMinoux (French), Mario Hassert (German), Oliviero Corbetta (Italian) |
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| 21 | [[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/140px-HershelLayton_4108.png]] |
| 22 | [[caption-width-right:120:"A true gentleman..."]] |
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| 24 | The protagonist. A gentlemanly archaeologist famous for his puzzle-solving skills. |
| 25 | ---- |
| 26 | * AbsentMindedProfessor: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] While his competence and intelligence are much more prominent, he is not without his eccentricities. His obsession with puzzles and the like often lead to him [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny getting distracted by them]], his study is full of scattered books and outdated reminders to himself, and he's notorious for skipping out on his actual job whenever a fancy strikes him. |
| 27 | * ActionDad: He becomes Flora's adoptive father [[spoiler:(and then later Alfendi and Katrielle's)]] and he's no slouch at fencing. |
| 28 | * ActualPacifist: He eschews violence, considering it to be ungentlemanly, and will only get into a fight if it's absolutely necessary. And when he does fight, he fights to disarm, never to injure or kill. |
| 29 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: Although he repeatedly gets mistaken for a detective in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''. |
| 30 | * AmateurSleuth: Constantly gets roped into solving crimes thanks to his puzzle-solving skills. |
| 31 | * AmbiguouslyJewish: His first name, Hershel, is extremely uncommon outside the Jews. It would also explain his insistence on NeverBareheaded, but this does eventually get properly explained in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' with a different reason. |
| 32 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: Layton generally does not believe in ghosts, vampires or anything that could be misconstrued as magical or supernatural. He is, however, completely fine with science fiction concepts like ancient robots, living prehistoric monsters and even time travel, which are arguably just as implausible. |
| 33 | * BabiesEverAfter: Alfendi and Katrielle are his son and daughter (respectively), confirming that either he eventually married someone or he adopted ''more'' kids like he did with Flora. [[spoiler:Kat eventually reveals that she is indeed adopted, while we still don't know about Alfendi.]] |
| 34 | * BadassBookworm: In addition to being a professor and master puzzler he is also pretty good at hand to hand combat and being a badass. |
| 35 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: There are some things that Layton simply will not tolerate. Threatening the innocent citizens of London, for example, will turn him into an ImplacableMan who will not stop until he's stopped you. And don't even think about [[PapaWolf touching those kids]]. |
| 36 | * BlackBeadEyes: A rare example for a human RoundCharacter who manages to show a lot of emotion with them. Their expression becomes quite unsettling when he finally gets angry (see TranquilFury, below). |
| 37 | * BluffTheImpostor: He prefers this method when accusing someone. |
| 38 | * BrokenAce: Happens three times in the series: when Luke is captured by Targent, when his parents are threatened by its leader, and when he finds out Jean Descole's secret. |
| 39 | * CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:The Abel to Descole's Cain, though he and the audience don't learn this until the sixth game.]] |
| 40 | * CatchPhrase: ''"This reminds me of a puzzle..."'' |
| 41 | ** "Every puzzle has an answer." |
| 42 | ** "Critical thinking is the key to success!" |
| 43 | * CoolCar: The Laytonmobile; in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' he freely admits that "I adore the contraption." Its coolness gets cranked up [[spoiler:thanks to Don Paolo's modifications in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''.]] |
| 44 | * CoolTeacher: Even outside the world of his cases, he's well-respected by the Gressenheller faculty and students ([[HotForTeacher some with even more than just respect]]). In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' it's clarified that at the age of 27, he became the youngest professor ever to join the Gressenheller staff. |
| 45 | * CulturedBadass: Loves his tea, loves his puzzles, loves being a gentleman. Then you hand him a sword and you quickly come to realize he's arguably the best fighter in the series as a whole. He just prefers ''not'' to, because a gentleman doesn't perpetuate violence, you see. |
| 46 | * DeclarativeFinger: He likes using this pose when making a point or explaining something. |
| 47 | * DisappearedDad: He's currently missing as of ''VideoGame/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy'', having disappeared sometime during Katrielle's childhood. The end of ''VideoGame/LaytonBrothersMysteryRoom'' indicates he's still alive, but his whereabouts are still unknown. |
| 48 | ** [[spoiler:In episode 35 of ''Layton's Mystery Journey'', it's revealed that he was cryogenically frozen together with Luke.]] |
| 49 | * DotingParent: To Flora. Most noticeably, he has a particular voice inflection that seems to be reserved solely for when he's speaking to her; it's softer and gentler than his regular voice (which is already quite placid and easy on the ears). |
| 50 | * DubNameChange: [[spoiler:From Leopard Rainel to Theodore Bronev.]] |
| 51 | * EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Or in this case, university. [[spoiler:It's revealed that he and Don Paolo went to the same university in the third game.]] |
| 52 | * {{Expy}}: Akihiro Hino from Level-5 revealed that he's actually a [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] expy. |
| 53 | -->'''Hino:''' From the outset, Professor Layton owed a lot to Phoenix Wright in some ways. We researched the good and bad points of Phoenix Wright, developed the good points and overcame what I saw as the bad points - that's how we created Professor Layton. |
| 54 | ** With this, it's not too surprising ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsAceAttorney'' happened. |
| 55 | * FacePalm: Covers his eyes with his hat whenever he gets a puzzle wrong. |
| 56 | * FamedInStory: Even though he is no detective, he's famous in and around London for his intelligence and skill in puzzle-solving. It doesn't extend to America however, as he's only an anonymous gentleman there. |
| 57 | * ForYourOwnGood: when he runs out on others to protect them. |
| 58 | * GentlemanAdventurer: Several games worth of adventures at that. |
| 59 | * GentlemanAndAScholar: Very well mannered and well read, as per job description. |
| 60 | * GentlemanDetective |
| 61 | ** "Actually, I'm a [[InsistentTerminology Professor of Archaeology]]." |
| 62 | * GentlemanSnarker: Downplayed, but occasionally in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''. |
| 63 | ** He also has a moment of this when [[spoiler:accusing Doland and Jakes of being behind the attacks during ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', which is mixed in with a bit of TranquilFury.]] |
| 64 | --->'''Layton:''' However, even when Luke's predictions were wrong, residents were still evacuated from the the neighborhoods where the specter appeared. Isn't that odd? I find that odd. [[spoiler:Doland]], do you find that odd? |
| 65 | * GeekPhysiques: His coat and hat somewhat hide the fact that he's basically a pipe-cleaner man with a pumpkin for a head. Less severe in the official art, but some cutscenes give him really, really bony arms. Of course, those same cutscenes make it quite clear he is not exactly out of shape. |
| 66 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: He ''loves'' doing this while accusing people or when he gets a puzzle correct. |
| 67 | * HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:Like his own children (Flora, Katrielle, and presumably Alfendi), Layton was adopted as a young child. He had no memories of his biological parents and older brother, due to the traumatic circumstances he endured for much of his life, until the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy''.]] |
| 68 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ak_il8E8E His theme.]] |
| 69 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: [[spoiler:Although as revealed in the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'' why he became an archaeologist back then, it was hardly a coincidence that in the next game he took after his biological father, Leon Bronev, who also became an archaeologist after discovering an ancient artifact as a child, and his older brother, Descole, followed for revenge against Targent. It's also a case of LikeFatherUnlikeSon because Bronev is despicable and selfish rather than a loving father. Eventually, Targent abducted him and his wife, Rachael, leaving Layton (known by his real name, Theodore) and Descole (Hershel) as orphans.]] |
| 70 | * NeverBareheaded: Never removes his hat. Though he does actually take it off briefly in the ending cutscene of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLostFuture''. Even in flashbacks before getting his famous top hat, he wears a cap. Averted in the {{Flashback}} sequences of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', where his younger self has a massive and unruly mop of hair. Which might be why he wears a hat all the time. |
| 71 | * NiceGuy: Hershel is polite, gentlemanly, and willing to help people in need. |
| 72 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He never leaves a puzzle unsolved, and for good reason as most of the games have points where you need a certain amount of puzzles to advance. |
| 73 | ** You know something is wrong when he loses his unflappable composure, as evidenced when [[spoiler:Claire reveals she's going back in time to the moment where she was killed.]] |
| 74 | * OutOfCharacterMoment: He breaks his gentleman code several times throughout the events of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', including breaking a promise to Flora that he would take her with them on the investigation and [[spoiler:hitting a young Klaus/Clive after the explosion that killed his parents.]] And then he [[spoiler:''cries'']] at the end. |
| 75 | * PapaWolf: ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' in particular puts him in this light. Do ''not'' mess with Luke Triton or Flora Reinhold. He ''will'' defy the laws of physics if that's what it takes to make you pay for it. |
| 76 | * ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:When he was a child, Targent kidnapped his birth parents, Leon and Rachael Bronev, leaving both him and his brother behind.]] |
| 77 | %%** He also tends to abandon Flora quite often. |
| 78 | * ParentalSubstitute: Acts this way to both Flora and Luke; in Luke's case it seems to be a matter of ''in loco parentis'', as Luke's parents are both alive and well and have presumably given their permission for him to travel with their old friend Layton. Flora, on the other hand, is legally his ward. |
| 79 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: [[spoiler:At the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' Layton, so upset that Claire has to leave him so she can die, practically demands that she stay.]] |
| 80 | -->'''Layton:''' [[spoiler:You can't go! I don't want to say goodbye again! I can't! I WON'T!]] |
| 81 | ** A flashback in ''Azran Legacies'' shows he had this attitude towards [[spoiler:his brother too.]] |
| 82 | * TheProfessor: Literally, as this is his title. |
| 83 | * PromotionToParent: When he becomes Flora's guardian. |
| 84 | * QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Don't get between Layton and his tea. |
| 85 | * RealMenHateAffection: Weirdly downplayed. While Layton doesn't verbally mention that he doesn't like physical affection, he usually seems caught off guard when someone hugs him and returns the gesture by putting his hands on their shoulders. |
| 86 | ** This is averted with [[spoiler:the ''Layton Mystery Journey'' anime, where he gives Katrielle a full hug after finally reuniting with her.]] |
| 87 | * SignatureHeadgear: Wears a tall top hat, and is the only character to do so. This becomes a plot point in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', where several characters in Future London recognize the Professor by his hat alone, with one even hiding in fear from him. |
| 88 | * SinkOrSwimFatherhood: With Flora. He may not understand how much he hurts her when he leaves her behind, but he tries his best and he clearly loves her. |
| 89 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: Hershel Layton, not Herschel Leighton. |
| 90 | * StepfordSmiler: While his politeness is genuine and his obsession with puzzles is never a hindrance, ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' reveals that [[spoiler:they're byproducts of his love life with Claire [[TheLostLenore gone horribly wrong]], and as such are [[CerebusRetcon coping mechanisms]] for his trauma]]. |
| 91 | * StiffUpperLip: For all the weirdness and dangerous situations that get thrown his way, Layton never loses his composure. [[spoiler:The ending of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'']] is one of the few times Layton's StiffUpperLip falters. |
| 92 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Averted. Despite being his parents, Roland and Lucille don't resemble him much. [[spoiler:That's because they're his adoptive parents. As soon as you see what his biological parents, Leon and Rachel Bronev, look like, the resemblance to his mother [[BlackBeadEyes can't be mistaken]].]] |
| 93 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: Has a lean figure, tan skin and dark attire, and has a pleasant face at all times. He is specifically described as such in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox.'' |
| 94 | * TranquilFury: Seen only in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', when circumstances put him in PapaWolf mode; his expression darkens (look at his eyes) and his voice takes on a harsh edge, but he doesn't properly let loose with the anger he's obviously feeling. |
| 95 | * UnfazedEveryman: While Layton has his quirks, when placed up against the {{Crapsaccharine|World}} {{Cloudcuckooland}} that is the franchise's interpretation of London, he serves to be the most down-to-earth and identifiable one of the bunch. |
| 96 | * UnknownRival: Has one in Don Paolo. It's revealed in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' how their feud began. |
| 97 | -->'''Luke:''' Professor, what did you do to Don Paolo? Why does he want to get revenge on you?\ |
| 98 | '''Layton:''' I haven't the slightest idea, Luke. |
| 99 | ** There are tiny hints dropped from game-to-game. Another hint is dropped in the second. [[spoiler:From Don Paolo's point of view, Layton took a LOT from Don Paolo - his teacher, his praise, the girl he loved. And Layton is TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS.]] |
| 100 | * WhiteSheep: [[spoiler:Averted. He didn't know his real family had become evil; he was just lucky enough to have loving, adoptive parents. Discounting this, he's pretty much the only living person in his bloodline who does not resort to criminal acts to get his way or become a full-blooded sociopath, like his father, brother, ''and'' son.]] |
| 101 | * YoureNotMyMother: "You're Not My Mother and Father". At the end of ''Azran Legacy'', he tells [[spoiler:Leon Bronev]] that he considers [[spoiler:the Laytons to be his real parents]], but he remains open to the possibility of [[spoiler:seeing Leon as a fellow archeologist]]. |
| 102 | [[/folder]] |
| 103 | [[folder:Luke Triton]] |
| 104 | !!Luke Triton |
| 105 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Maki Horikita (Japanese - Games), Creator/SomaSaito (Japanese - ''Anime/LaytonMysteryDetectiveAgency''), Creator/LaniMinella (English - North America), Creator/MariaDarling (English - United Kingdom and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney''), Marie Zidi (French), Sophia Längert (German), Creator/CinziaMassironi (Italian) |
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| 107 | [[quoteright:120:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/120px-LukeTriton_5578.png]] |
| 108 | [[caption-width-right:120:"Apprentice Number One!"]] |
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| 110 | The professor's apprentice. Aspires to be a gentleman when he's older. |
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| 112 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Always trying his darnedest to be a true gentleman like the professor. |
| 113 | %% * TheApprentice: To Layton. |
| 114 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He behaves like this toward Flora in the second and third games, despite being very obviously younger than she is. {{Justified|Trope}} in that he's known the Professor longer and has more investigative experience, while she's new at pretty much everything in the world. |
| 115 | * BigEater: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', it's noted that Luke orders twice as much food as Layton in the train's dining car. And in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', Flora remarks that he always seems to order half the menu whenever they dine out. |
| 116 | * BrattyHalfPint: Has shades of this, as he isn't quite a gentleman yet, and makes a few openly rude remarks toward some of the more obnoxious [=NPCs=] that often result in the professor scolding him. |
| 117 | * CheerfulChild: He's raised in a rich household (his father being a mayor), and they have a butler and a maid so he's very comfortable. He's a really sweet boy, very friendly to new people, and loves animals and stuffed animals. |
| 118 | * FamedInStory: In ''The New World of Steam'', he's built himself a good reputation as a detective in Steam Bison, by helping solve various mysteries. |
| 119 | %% * GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Luke is a rare preteen male version of the trope. |
| 120 | * CrossdressingVoices: His voice actress is a woman. He isn't. |
| 121 | * {{Determinator}}: He's a plucky kid, always sticking by the professor's side since he was 10. |
| 122 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Yep, him too, when he solves a puzzle correctly. |
| 123 | * FacePalm: When he gets a puzzle wrong, he does a classic example of this. |
| 124 | * HeIsAllGrownUp: We see his adult self in ''Anime/LaytonMysteryDetectiveAgency'' and puberty has ''definitely'' treated him well. |
| 125 | * TheHermit: Somewhat in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' as he stays in his room, refusing to let Layton and Emmy in until they solve his door puzzle. He even refuses to talk to Clark (his father). |
| 126 | * HonoraryUncle: To Katrielle, who even calls him "Uncle Luke". |
| 127 | * InsistentTerminology: He is Layton's apprentice. Don't bother trying to put another word on their relationship; he even cuts off Layton himself whenever he tries to clarify the issue. |
| 128 | ** And in ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'', he cuts off Emmy when she suggests he could be Layton's ''second'' assistant. "Apprentice, NUMBER ONE!" |
| 129 | * {{Keet}}: Very excitable and enthusiastic almost constantly, you almost wonder where he gets his energy from. |
| 130 | * LeaveMeAlone: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', ten-year-old Luke has become withdrawn, spending most of his time in his room, as a result of the events in the game's {{backstory}}. Layton helps him to open up more. |
| 131 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SevSsKwGsS4 He finally gets one]] in ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva''. Given the scene it accompanies, some fans joke it's his [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Invincibility]] [[PowerUpMotif Theme.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEZf0G09ghY&feature=related Seriously.]] |
| 132 | * NeverBareheaded: Always wearing a blue paperboy hat. It's stated in one of the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' meta-puzzles that he never takes it off. |
| 133 | * NiceGuy: Putting aside his faults, he's normally kind and friendly. |
| 134 | * PinkGirlBlueBoy: While Flora wears a fair bit of pink, Luke's signature colour is very much blue. |
| 135 | * SpeaksFluentAnimal: The English version of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' presents it as FriendToAllLivingThings, though, and an InformedAbility at that (when he tries to coax a cat to him, he ends up getting scratched). The other games, however, use the trope perfectly straight -- Luke's ability to communicate with animals comes in handy in both ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' shows that he's been able to do it for years. |
| 136 | * TaremeEyes: He has round eyes. |
| 137 | * TimeShiftedActor: He is voiced by Maki Horikita, Creator/LaniMinella, and Creator/MariaDarling as a child, by Shun Oguri and Creator/YuriLowenthal as Future Luke in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', by Soma Saito as an adult in ''Layton Mystery Detective Agency'', and Mio Imada as an early teen in ''The New World of Steam''. [[spoiler:Subverted with Future Luke since he's only Clive pretending to be one.]] |
| 138 | * TookALevelInBadass: By ''The New World of Steam'', he became more confident and independent, and built himself a good reputation as "Detective Luke" in the town of Steam Bison. |
| 139 | * TheWatson: Having this role in the games makes him something of an AscendedFanboy, since in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' he remarks that he's read the Literature/SherlockHolmes books many times over. |
| 140 | [[/folder]] |
| 141 | [[folder:Flora Reinhold]] |
| 142 | !!Flora Reinhold |
| 143 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamikoNoto (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English - Games), Claire Morgan (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva''), Cinzia Massironi (Italian - Games), Francesca Tretto (Italian - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
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| 145 | [[quoteright:136:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/FloraReinhold_2052.png]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | A mysterious girl from St. Mystere, who turns out to be not only the daughter of Baron Reinhold, [[spoiler:but the Golden Apple the baron mentioned in his will]]. |
| 148 | ---- |
| 149 | * BlueBlood: She's the daughter of a baron, and thus part of the nobility. [[spoiler:This actually has relevance to the plot of ''Professor Layton's London Life''.]] |
| 150 | * TheCatCameBack: Despite his best efforts to leave her at home and out of danger, Layton just can't convince her to stay there. Somewhat {{justified|Trope}} by an apparent case of separation anxiety; she gets frightened if she doesn't know where he is. |
| 151 | * CoolBigSis: Luke regards her as an honorary one of these. In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', they appear to have grown very fond of one another; they have a great time together at the fair in Dropstone, and Luke is [[spoiler:very upset when he realizes she's been kidnapped.]] They squabble more in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', but it's also very clear that they care about each other quite a bit. |
| 152 | * DaddysGirl: ''Curious Village'' makes it clear that her father, Baron Reinhold, absolutely doted on her. |
| 153 | %%* DamselInDistress: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', and then again in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''. |
| 154 | * DemotedToExtra: From being [[spoiler:the LivingMacGuffin of the first game]] to [[spoiler:spending most of the second game sleeping in a barn]] to being little more than TheLoad and [[spoiler:a DamselInDistress ''again'']] in the third game. |
| 155 | * DesignatedVictim: Whenever someone needs to be put in danger or kidnapped, it's usually her. |
| 156 | * DistinguishingMark: She has a birthmark on her collarbone which is significant to the secrets of St. Mystere. |
| 157 | * DubNameChange: From Aroma Rhineford, in Japanese. |
| 158 | * FishOutOfWater: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', she admits to being this, and is enraptured by new experiences such as a simple country fair. |
| 159 | * FlatCharacter: Besides being [[spoiler:the Golden Apple]], Flora doesn't do anything except remark on Layton's actions, tease Luke, and cook bad food. Whenever it's time for them to go on an adventure and she wants to take part in it, she's either left behind, must be rescued, or simply doesn't contribute, thus you never get any real chance to know her besides, again, [[spoiler:the fact she's the Golden Apple]]. |
| 160 | %% * GirlInTheTower: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''. |
| 161 | * GiveHimANormalLife: The Professor keeps her origin story a secret so that she and her village are not subjected to a media circus. This may also be a reason for him not bringing her along on cases - to keep her safe and able to live a normal life. |
| 162 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: She doesn't get to solve any puzzles until ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', but sure enough, when she gets it right... |
| 163 | * GoodEyesEvilEyes: She has easily the largest eyes of anyone in the cast, ostensibly to further illustrate how sweet and innocent she is. |
| 164 | * HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:She seems to like being Layton's foster daughter.]] While it's never made clear if she was [[spoiler:legally adopted, Baron Reinhold did entrust guardianship over Flora to whoever solved the mystery of the Golden Apple... and that was the Professor. And considering that adorable laugh of hers when she hugged Hershel in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'', she's pretty {{happ|ilyAdopted}}y to be with the Layton crew.]] |
| 165 | * HatesBeingAlone: She has an immense dislike feeling of being alone and being left behind - which is what usually happens. |
| 166 | %% * HeartwarmingOrphan: Despite being older than most examples, she is almost always one of these in the games she's in. |
| 167 | * TheIngenue: A very innocent (and adorable) young lady, to the point where Luke can seem more worldly and mature than she is despite being younger. |
| 168 | * LethalChef: The credits of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' make it pretty clear that Flora has never cooked before in her life. By the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' though, she's graduated to CordonBleughChef. |
| 169 | * LivingMacGuffin: Only in the first game. [[spoiler:She is the Golden Apple.]] |
| 170 | * TheLoad: She's insistent on joining Layton and Luke on their adventures despite the fact she never does anything to contribute to them. |
| 171 | * LockedUpAndLeftBehind: [[spoiler:In all three games in one way or another.]] |
| 172 | * LonelyRichKid: The first game only, since after that she has Luke and the Professor to keep her company. |
| 173 | * MysteriousWaif: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''. |
| 174 | * NaiveNewcomer: Flora is a bit awkward around new people and tends to explain her thoughts aloud. |
| 175 | * NeutralFemale: She stows away wherever the Professor's going, and basically does nothing else. While she takes on a handful of puzzles in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', she only takes on one plot-important puzzle (the one at the factory entrance) out of dozens. |
| 176 | * NiceGirl: Flora is generally very sweet. |
| 177 | * PaperThinDisguise: Her... 'disguise' in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'', which she later uses in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' as well. This also overlaps with IconicOutfit. |
| 178 | * PinkGirlBlueBoy: The Pink Girl to Luke's Blue Boy. |
| 179 | * PinkMeansFeminine: She often wears pink and other warm pastel colours. |
| 180 | * ThePollyanna: Despite her past, she is a very determined and positive young lady. |
| 181 | * PrettyInMink: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', she wears [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/FloraReinhold_2052.png a short cape trimmed with white fur]]. |
| 182 | * PromotedToPlayable: By ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', she can do puzzles herself just like Layton and Luke. |
| 183 | %%* RaisedByRobots |
| 184 | * TaremeEyes: She has round eyes, befitting for TheIngenue. |
| 185 | * TheUnfavourite: It's understandable that Layton doesn't want to bring a young lady into danger (and even if you think that's a bit sexist, you have to admit that Flora is in no way equipped to handle such situations), and he'll go to her aid when she ''is'' in danger; but the fact is that when she's not physically present, she might as well not exist. It's even worse when you consider that Flora is quite sensitive to being left behind -- a common fan theory is that because of her weird background, she has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophobia autophobia]] and/or separation anxiety. Compare this to the other kid that Layton looks after, who gets to tag along everywhere as his sidekick. A couple of really bad examples on this front: |
| 186 | ** In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' [[spoiler:Luke and Layton realize that the "Flora" they've been traveling with was really Don Paolo, who had left Flora behind at a previous stop and, content that she's safe, go on their merry way (they were right, but had no way of knowing for sure). Then again, the train was stopped at the station, and all of the crew was exploring Folsense instead of preparing to start it up again. So they were stuck in that town.]] |
| 187 | ** In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' she's upset at being left out again and makes Layton promise to bring her along. Rather than keep the promise, or at least explain to her why he's breaking it, Layton does a rather ''un''-gentlemanly thing and ducks out the back while she's out of the room. Later on, she hears about Future Luke and Future Layton and asks what her future self is doing. (Present) Luke and Layton have to admit that the thought of Future Flora never crossed their minds. |
| 188 | * VagueAge: It's not really made clear how old Flora is. She's older than Luke (whose age is confirmed to be ten in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', and thus twelve or thirteen by the time of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''), but still young enough to require a guardian, and it is stated that the events of the first game don't happen until she's "out of childhood." Most players estimate her to be between fourteen and seventeen. |
| 189 | * WhenYouComingHomeDad: Flora often feels this way about the Professor and his adventures. |
| 190 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She seems to have an intense fear of being left alone. It gets the {{Woobie}} treatment in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', but ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' makes it seem more like a BerserkButton. (Maybe she thought they should have caught on by then that she's afraid to be alone.) |
| 191 | [[/folder]] |
| 192 | [[folder:Dr. Andrew Schrader]] |
| 193 | !!Dr. Andrew Schrader |
| 194 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Rokurō Naya (Japanese), Stuart Organ (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
| 195 | |
| 196 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/andrew_schrader.png]] |
| 197 | |
| 198 | The Professor's good friend and mentor. |
| 199 | ---- |
| 200 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Brilliant, but somewhat eccentric to judge by the contents of his apartment. |
| 201 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:The gas in the Elysian Box didn't kill him, it just sent him into a deep coma.]] |
| 202 | * DistressedDude: His in-game profiles state he's a tendency to get into trouble, forcing his students to bail him out. [[spoiler:Apparently, the Elysian Box fiasco is just one of many times this has happened.]] |
| 203 | * DubNameChange: A subtle one; his surname's spelled "Schröder" on supplemental materials featuring him. |
| 204 | * DyingClue: The letter he sends to Layton, kickstarting the plot of ''Diabolical Box''. |
| 205 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: His surname; it's spelled "Schrader" in the English scripts, but spelled "Schröder" on certain things featuring him. |
| 206 | [[/folder]] |
| 207 | [[folder:Emmeline "Emmy" Altava]] |
| 208 | !!Emmeline "Emmy" Altava |
| 209 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Saki Aibu (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English - Games), Emma Tate (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
| 210 | |
| 211 | [[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/120_emmy.png]] |
| 212 | [[caption-width-right:185:"First Assistant!"]] |
| 213 | |
| 214 | Layton's first assistant, who accompanies him on the adventures of the prequel trilogy and knew the Professor even before Luke. After being saved from the police by the professor, Emmy hoped to return the favour somehow. Her wish is fulfilled some years later when, in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', she's assigned to be Layton's assistant by the dean of Gressenheller University. Layton doesn't really remember her, but apparently, she doesn't mind. |
| 215 | ---- |
| 216 | * ActionGirl: She is the most competent physical fighter of the second trilogy, able to chase after the Black Raven jumping from rooftop to rooftop. Because the series is a puzzle game, her fighting skills are most likely to be shown in cutscenes only. |
| 217 | * TheApprentice: Though not to the same extent as Luke, Emmy does take lessons from the professor in observation and puzzle-solving. |
| 218 | * AscendedFangirl: Emmy seems to have something of an obsession with Layton, and even uses the word 'Laytonesque'. This was ''before'' he was famous. It's implied that she's done a lot to get the job as Layton's assistant. [[spoiler:Given her role as TheMole, this is pretty justified.]] |
| 219 | * BadassAdorable: She's a bright, curious young woman who's also probably the best hand-to-hand fighter in the series. |
| 220 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She decides to get a job as Layton's assistant sometime after he clears her name on a pickpocket case. [[spoiler:However, at the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy,'' she's revealed to have been working for Targent all along to get close to him. She did so to help Layton convince Bronev to end his obsession with the Azran civilization for good, and her friendships with Layton and Luke are genuine.]] |
| 221 | * BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:Despite working as Layton's assistant under Bronev's orders, she grew to genuinely like her adventures with Layton and Luke, and formed a true friendship with them. This is partially why she decides to quit after everything is concluded; she feels guilty and ashamed for betraying them.]] |
| 222 | * ButNowIMustGo: Unsurprisingly, since she doesn't appear in the original trilogy. She quits her job as Layton's assistant [[spoiler:not only because her mission as a Targent agent is over, but also (and seemingly more) out of guilt and shame over her betrayal; though she is still on good terms with Layton and Luke.]] |
| 223 | * CoolBigSis: To Luke, and to [[spoiler:Aurora]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy''. |
| 224 | * DeadpanSnarker: Very prone to snarking. |
| 225 | * DeclarativeFinger: Is fond of doing some form of this. (Exhibit A: the picture above) |
| 226 | * DubNameChange: From Remi Altava. |
| 227 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: And Luke has no trouble calling her out for it. |
| 228 | * {{Eagleland}}er: Invoked. One character in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' describes her as a British woman having an "American attitude". |
| 229 | * FlatWhat: Her facial expressions just scream this from time to time, especially when snarking about Inspector Grosky. |
| 230 | * GroinAttack: Does this to one of Descole's mooks in ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva''. |
| 231 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Double subverted. She first appears to be, and is, on the good guys' side, but then it is revealed she was a spy for Targent all along. However, even then, she is not evil, and even though she betrayed Layton and Luke, you can tell she wasn't happy about it, and it's heavily implied, if not outright stated, that she worked under Bronev to snap him out of his obsession over the Azran Legacy. She also redeemed herself by helping to stop the Azran golems.]] |
| 232 | * HypercompetentSidekick: Not that Layton is incompetent, unlike most other examples of the trope, but she's still extremely intelligent. |
| 233 | * KickChick: She does kicks in any fight shown in cutscenes. |
| 234 | * LeeroyJenkins: Of a sort; her first answer to almost every hurdle is a good roundhouse kick. |
| 235 | * TheMole: [[spoiler:She's actually a spy for Targent, and describes Bronev as being like family to her after all he's done for her.]] |
| 236 | * SupremeChef: A scene in the credits of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' shows her cooking a meal for Rosa and Layton, both enjoying the meal. |
| 237 | * TheTeamWannabe: To Team Layton. More {{Sidekick}} than Team, though. |
| 238 | %%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Emmy is an ActionGirl, very energetic, aggressive, and boyishly adventurous. Aurora is. |
| 239 | * TookALevelInBadass: An episode reveals her with her hair shorter and her trying to figure out how to prove she didn't steal a wallet. Flash forward a few years, and now we see her kicking ass, jumping onto rooftops and punching thugs in the gut. |
| 240 | * WalkingSpoiler: ''Azran Legacy'' reveals a twist about why she pursued to be Layton's assistant. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | [[folder:Inspector Chelmey]] |
| 243 | !!Inspector Chelmey |
| 244 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Shiro Saito (Japanese), Christopher Miller (English - Games), Jonathan Keeble (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
| 245 | |
| 246 | [[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/inspector_chemley_transparent_small.png]] |
| 247 | [[caption-width-right:186: "What?! That's absurd! You'll need more than some daft charge to save your hide!"]] |
| 248 | |
| 249 | An infamous (among criminals, that is), grumpy detective from Scotland Yard. He doesn't always live up to his reputation, though. |
| 250 | ---- |
| 251 | * BadBoss: It's implied by Constable Barton that he treats the other constables badly if one of them messes up an investigation. |
| 252 | * TheCameo: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', he and Barton appear briefly, and only Emmy encounters them. |
| 253 | ** He makes another quick appearance in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' [[spoiler:having just married Grosky's sister!]] |
| 254 | * {{Expy}}: Of Inspector Japp from ''Series/{{Poirot}}'', another large, bossy Scotland Yard inspector with an irritable cockney bark and a splendid moustache. It's {{downplayed}}, though, given that Chelmy acts like a pettier, more selfish caricature of Japp. |
| 255 | * HiddenDepths: ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' reveals that [[spoiler:when he was a constable years ago, he was assigned a case that would promote him to Inspector. In his rush to receive the promotion, he ended up forcing the then current Inspector to [[TakingTheBullet take the bullet]] for him. After this incident, he became extremely dedicated to his job but also learned to take things slow.]] |
| 256 | %%* ImpersonationExclusiveCharacter: [[spoiler:Chelmey was being impersonated by Don Paolo. The real deal shows up in later games.]] |
| 257 | * IconicSequelCharacter: [[spoiler:While he is an important character in the Professor Layton franchise, Chelmey technically doesn't appear until the second game as his appearance in the first game was actually Don Paolo in disguise.]] |
| 258 | * InformedAbility: He's implied to be one of the greatest policemen Scotland Yard has to offer, but every single conclusion he ever draws at any point in-game is consistently ''wrong''. |
| 259 | * InspectorLestrade: To Layton's Sherlock. |
| 260 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He loves his wife's homemade sweet potato fritters more than anything, and is supposedly a very devoted husband. He's also very fond of his bumbling sidekick and admits privately to Layton that he protects him from receiving formal reprimands that would otherwise cost him his job. |
| 261 | * OvershadowedByAwesome: He's apparently a detective of considerable renown, but when up against someone like Layton on cases as bizarre as these, he comes off as hopelessly inadequate. |
| 262 | * TheRealRemingtonSteele: [[spoiler:The Chelmey in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' is Don Paolo in disguise; the real Chelmey doesn't appear until game 2.]] |
| 263 | * SmallNameBigEgo: To be fair, he ''is'' going up against Professor Hershel Layton. If he was going up against any other detective, he'd fare better. |
| 264 | * SweetTooth: His wife's homemade sweet potato fritters are what he eats after every arrest. [[spoiler:This is ''very'' important in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''.]] |
| 265 | * WrongGenreSavvy: Acts like he's the hero of the mystery stories, not the Arrogant Cop Who Jumps To Wrong Conclusions. |
| 266 | [[/folder]] |
| 267 | [[folder:Constable Barton]] |
| 268 | !!Constable Barton |
| 269 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiromi Sugino (Japanese), Wayne Forester (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barton.png]] |
| 272 | [[caption-width-right:200:]] |
| 273 | |
| 274 | Chelmey's {{Sidekick}} from the second game onwards. Not much is learned about him until ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''. |
| 275 | ---- |
| 276 | * ArtisticAge: He looks like he's in his thirties or so, but he's [[AllThereInTheManual really only 27]]. |
| 277 | * BigEater: Hence his weight. |
| 278 | * TheCameo: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', he and Chelmey appear briefly, and only Emmy encounters them. |
| 279 | * FutureBadass: [[spoiler:Went from Chelmey's sidekick to Commissioner of Scotland Yard]] in ''VideoGame/LaytonBrothersMysteryRoom''. |
| 280 | %%* {{Foil}}: To Chelmey. |
| 281 | * PoliceAreUseless: It's essentially stated that the only reason he still has a job is that Chelmey won't let him be fired for his many mistakes. |
| 282 | * RemakeCameo: [[spoiler:Appears again as ''Commissioner'' Barton in ''VideoGame/LaytonBrothersMysteryRoom''.]] |
| 283 | * {{Sidekick}}: To Chelmey. |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | [[folder:Inspector Clamp Grosky]] |
| 286 | !!Inspector Clamp Grosky |
| 287 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HochuOtsuka (Japanese), Walter Rego (English - Games), Stuart Organ (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
| 288 | |
| 289 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clampgrosky.png]] |
| 290 | [[caption-width-right:200:]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | An inspector from Scotland Yard who takes pride in his work and is very athletic. |
| 293 | ---- |
| 294 | * AnimeHair: A giant pompadour. |
| 295 | * CarpetOfVirility: Shaped like a heart no less. |
| 296 | * DodgeTheBullet: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' [[spoiler:from hitmen sent by Targent.]] |
| 297 | * FriendOnTheForce: Was this to both Layton and Emmy separately, even before they met each other. Where Chelmey was cranky and resented civilians butting in, Grosky is quite friendly and quick to help out. |
| 298 | * HotBlooded: When he hears there's a criminal to track down, he's often off and running before he bothers to hear the details. |
| 299 | * ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Inexpicable male example, just look at him! With a fully buttoned button-up-shirt no less! |
| 300 | * IronButtMonkey: A lot of unfortunate things happen to him as per RuleOfFunny, but he can take it. |
| 301 | * PassingTheTorch: He gives Chelmey the inspector position after the prequel trilogy |
| 302 | %%* TestosteronePoisoning: Oh yes, especially when compared to the rest of the male cast. |
| 303 | * TopHeavyGuy: Essentially his upper body is an upside-down triangle with a furry heart on it. |
| 304 | [[/folder]] |
| 305 | [[folder:Don Paolo]] |
| 306 | !!Don Paolo |
| 307 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Minoru Inaba (Japanese), Christopher Miller (English - Games), Jonathan Keeble (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
| 308 | [[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/don_paolo.png]] |
| 309 | [[caption-width-right:130:"Laytooooon!! You'll pay for this someday!!"]] |
| 310 | A MadScientist and Layton's self-proclaimed arch-nemesis, who spends most of the series getting in Layton's way and generally causing problems for the inhabitats of the villages he winds up in. Most of his plans involve disguising himself as someone. Also likes playing music. |
| 311 | ---- |
| 312 | * AnimeHair: DevilishHairHorns, to be precise. |
| 313 | * AntiHero: [[spoiler:He becomes this in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''.]] |
| 314 | * BigBad: Of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''. He's arguably this to the entire first trilogy, as well, being Layton's most recurring foe. |
| 315 | * TheCameo: At the beginning of ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'', along with several other characters from the first trilogy. |
| 316 | * CreepyCrossdresser: |
| 317 | ** In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', [[spoiler:he disguises himself as Flora.]] |
| 318 | ** In ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'', [[spoiler:he dresses briefly as an elderly woman [[LatexPerfection half his size]].]] |
| 319 | * DastardlyWhiplash: His appearance and mannerisms make him this down to a "T". |
| 320 | * DoNotCallMePaul: Literally. His real name (in the English version) is Paul, and he ''hates'' to be called that. |
| 321 | * DubNameChange: From Don Paul. |
| 322 | ** Handwaved in the English version of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' where his real name is Paul. |
| 323 | * EnemyMine: Joins forces with Layton in ''Unwound Future'', despite his loathing of the man, because he wants to know the truth about what happened to [[spoiler:Claire.]] |
| 324 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: Remarks upon seeing a missile in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', "Even I'd never use something like this." |
| 325 | * EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether: Or in this case, university. [[spoiler:It's revealed that he and Hershel went to the same university in the third game.]] |
| 326 | * EvilGenius: A GadgeteerGenius to be more precise. |
| 327 | * EvilLaugh: As per DastardlyWhiplash tradition. |
| 328 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: In a flashback in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', when he sees [[spoiler:Claire, the object of his affections, giving a love letter to Layton and kissing him. It goes from relatively normal to the "horns" he has in the present day.]] |
| 329 | * FullBodyDisguise: For all disguises. |
| 330 | * GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: In the first game, he's this in-universe for Layton, who has no idea why this guy showed up out of nowhere to try to kill/frame him. He also pulls this trope in a more straightforward manner at the end of the first game [[spoiler:when he shows up out of nowhere in a flying machine with wrecking balls to try to bring down the tower on Layton ''and'' the Golden Apple, which he is ostensibly in town to beat Layton to find.]] This comes completely out of the blue, considering your encounters to this point give no impression that this is the kind of thing he'd pull. |
| 331 | * {{Gonk}}: To contrast directly with Layton. As baby-faced as Layton is, he's still quite charming and easy on the eyes. Don Paolo's much more of an eyesore, what with his massive nose, devil horn-like hair, and perpetually wild look in his eyes. |
| 332 | * HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', he helps the heroes near the end because he wanted to know the truth about Claire's death as much as anyone - plus, there was an even more dangerous villain that had to be stopped. Without him, our heroes would have met their demise.]] |
| 333 | ** HiddenHeartOfGold[=/=]IWasJustPassingThrough: He claims that [[spoiler:he only fixed Layton's car in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' so Layton could safely rescue the kidnapped Flora.]] |
| 334 | * HighCollarOfDoom |
| 335 | * ImposterForgotOneDetail: Ultimately, this is Don Paolo's FatalFlaw, as despite his legitimately impressive attempts to portray another person, he always forgets one small detail that blows his cover. In ''Curious Village'', he refuses to eat anything with sugar as Inspector Chelmey, despite the real deal enjoying sweet potato fritters his wife makes. He also doesn't know Chelmey's wife's name, which is ultimately what proves he's not the real deal. |
| 336 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can come across as a {{Jerkass}} at first, but [[spoiler:he helps Layton save Flora in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'']]. |
| 337 | * KillAndReplace: He's a non-lethal example. As out-of-control as he is, he ''never'' kills those he impersonates. He either kidnaps them and hides them away somewhere, or just makes sure they're not around: |
| 338 | ** In ''Diabolical Box''. While Hershel, Luke, and Flora are exploring Dropstone, Don Paolo manages to [[spoiler:kidnap and pass himself off as Flora]], with nobody none the wiser until they enter Folsense. |
| 339 | ** Invoked by Layton himself in ''Unwound Future''. Before they enter Future Layton's lair, the Professor runs off and infiltrates the place on his lonesome, while having Don Paolo [[spoiler:take his place as they wander around.]] Not only does this prevent Dimitri Allen from [[spoiler:reading Layton's mind with the glasses he puts on (since Don Paolo knows nothing about the time experiment)]], but it also [[spoiler:allows the real Layton to rescue everyone when Allen traps them.]] |
| 340 | * LargeHam: Very Hammy in his appearances, especially his entrances. |
| 341 | %%** EvilIsHammy |
| 342 | * LatexPerfection: In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'', he disguises himself as [[spoiler:Inspector Chelmey]] with a mask featuring a full body suit. It gets more ridiculous in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' where he disguises himself as ''[[spoiler:Flora]],'' who is about half his size. In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', he [[spoiler:impersonates Dr. Schrader, the Dean of Layton's university, and Layton himself during their [[EnemyMine temporary truce]]. Paolo pulls each one off so well that even Layton requires some serious contemplation on each person's mannerisms to begin catching on]]. In ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'', he disguises himself as an old lady in the intro, with a totally different body shape. |
| 343 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS4qOBsWyP0 The Great Don Paolo.]] |
| 344 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: He hates Layton because [[spoiler:Layton got together with the girl he loved. And Layton was ''oblivious'' to all of this.]] |
| 345 | * MadScientist: Of the mechanical variety. |
| 346 | * MasterOfDisguise: He crosses this with LatexPerfection. Thus far in the series, he's flawlessly impersonates everyone from [[spoiler:Inspector Chelmey of Scotland Yard]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' to [[spoiler:Flora]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' to [[spoiler:Dr. Schrader and Professor Layton himself]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''! |
| 347 | * MasterActor: He plays his parts pretty flawlessly, and only gets revealed by minor OOC slip-ups. |
| 348 | * PetTheDog: During the events of the third game, Don Paolo has repeated moments with Flora which imply that he actually has a soft spot for her. It's possible that he feels guilty for [[spoiler:almost killing her]] in the first game and [[spoiler:kidnapping her]] in the second, and is trying to make amends. |
| 349 | ** As the group begins to decide who to split into groups, Don Paolo complains that Layton always gets to be the gentleman, and says that he wants to escort Flora. |
| 350 | ** At one point when searching for the [[spoiler:missing scientists]], Don Paolo makes a remark (when you click around for quotes from the characters) that "I'll make sure Flora's safe, no matter what happens here." |
| 351 | ** When the Professor is getting ready to rescue her after [[spoiler:Clive kidnaps her and takes her to his fortress/weapon of mass destruction]], Don Paolo tells him he has upgraded the Laytonmobile [[spoiler:allowing it to fly]]. When Layton thanks him, he grumpily claims that he is only doing it for Flora. |
| 352 | ** And in the Japanese version, he affectionately refers to her as "Aroma-chan". |
| 353 | * PrehensileHair: As seen in a flashback, his hair literally took on a life of its own out of anger and heartbreak. |
| 354 | * RealMenHateSugar: [[spoiler:Backfires on him; the ''real'' Chelmey loves his wife's sweet potato fritters.]] |
| 355 | * ThisIsMyNameOnForeign: Wonder what Don Paolo's real name is? [[spoiler:Don Paul.]] |
| 356 | %%** ElSpanishO |
| 357 | * TokenEvilTeammate: [[spoiler:For a bit in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', where he's in an EnemyMine situation with Layton. He even tags along in gameplay, though he doesn't solve any puzzles.]] |
| 358 | * UnknownRival: To Layton. |
| 359 | * VillainDecay: He was a genuine threat in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'', where he nearly killed the Professor and Luke with a ferris wheel. However, in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', [[spoiler:his evil plot takes a backseat to Anton's story and is thwarted in a rather more humorous manner than last time.]] [[spoiler:''Unwound Future'' ultimately has him working with the heroes instead of against them, and he doesn't appear in any of the other games.]] |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | [[folder:Jean Descole]] |
| 362 | !!Jean Descole |
| 363 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Atsuro Watabe (Japanese), Walter Rego (English - Games), Jonathan Keeble (English - ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'') |
| 364 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/descole_1.png]] |
| 365 | [[caption-width-right:220:"As expected from you, Layton."]] |
| 366 | |
| 367 | The antagonist in the second trilogy, as well as in ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva''. He's a masked man who creates machines for his evil purposes and likes to "play games" with his victims. No one knows his real identity. |
| 368 | ---- |
| 369 | * AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:Pretty much through 85% of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' as Professor Sycamore, who's affable and sociable.]] |
| 370 | * AllEncompassingMantle: His cape covers up everything but doesn't hinder his movements at all. |
| 371 | * AmbiguouslyJewish: [[spoiler:He was born Hershel, an extremely uncommon name outside the Jews.]] |
| 372 | %%* BadassInANiceSuit: Under the cape. |
| 373 | * BattleButler: His servant Raymond counts as one. In ''Miracle Mask,'' [[spoiler:when Descole's about to be captured, his servant throws a smoke bomb allowing him to escape before Bronev takes off his mask.]] |
| 374 | * BigBad: Of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter''. [[spoiler:He is also TheManBehindTheMan in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask''.]] |
| 375 | * CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:The Cain to Layton's Abel.]] |
| 376 | * CatchPhrase: "Sasu ga dana, Reiton" could be translated as "As expected from you, Layton." It makes sense, since he sees Layton as his match for his games. |
| 377 | %%* CharClone: His appearance seems very ''inspired'' by Char at least, and his characterization doesn't help. |
| 378 | * TheChessmaster: He is very clever and good at manipulating others. |
| 379 | * CoatHatMask: His costume in a nutshell complete with both a hat and matching CoolMask. |
| 380 | * ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Or rather, Contrasting Prequel Antagonist - both Don Paolo and Descole are MadScientist [[MasterOfDisguise Masters Of Disguise]] with [[UnknownRival mysterious vendettas against Layton]], but the two are very different in terms of competence and personality. Paolo worked alone, and could prove dangerous at times thanks to his knack for technology, but his lack of serious planning and [[ImposterForgotOneDetail tendency to slip-up with his disguises]] meant he [[VillainDecay quickly became]] [[GoldfishPoopGang little more than a small thorn in Layton and Luke's sides]]; Descole, in contrast, has [[TheChessmaster very well-laid schemes to uncover the Azran Legacies]], [[ManipulativeBastard and manipulates many people to further his goals]], [[TheManBehindTheMan enabling him to hide behind the scenes while his pawns usually do the heavy lifting]] (Perhaps tellingly, Layton often unmasks Paolo only halfway through most of the games in the original trilogy, whereas he usually only has the opportunity to expose Descole at the very end of the games in the prequels). Don Paolo is [[EvilIsHammy particularly hammy]] and [[SoreLoser often quick to anger]], while Descole is WickedCultured and [[VillainRespect often finds Layton's uncovering of him amusing.]] |
| 381 | * CreepyCrossdresser: Towards the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', it is revealed that [[spoiler:he was disguised as Angela Ledore]]. |
| 382 | * DodgeTheBullet: [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', when Bronev and the Targent confront him.]] |
| 383 | * DominoMask: His CoolMask is done in this style. |
| 384 | * DubNameChange: [[spoiler:From Hershel Rainel to Hershel Bronev.]] |
| 385 | * HairTriggerTemper: As cool and as collected as he is, he manages to have a shorter fuse than ''Don Paolo''. |
| 386 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:As he stated himself, he once had a wife and daughter, and thought he could get over his desire for revenge and turn his life over. But when said wife and daughter died, he lost all hope of turning over a new leaf and focused solely on his quest for revenge, not caring about anything else. Aurora also states that there might be some good left in Descole which he isn't seeing.]] |
| 387 | * {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:As we discover at the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' that he's none other than Layton's biological older brother, Hershel Bronev who held a justified grudge towards Targent for kidnapping their parents for the Azran civilization, he isn't above stooping to their levels as them by kidnapping Luke's mum and butler to manipulate his dad, Clark to help him find the Golden Garden before they do, next, he manipulated Layton's high school close friend, the amnesiac Randall from the start to take revenge upon his childhood friend, Henry for 'stealing' his wealth and Angela from him to also discover the Nautilus Chamber of Akbadain before them as well and getting close to Layton as Professor Sycamore to take revenge against Targent as his next pawn.]] |
| 388 | * IHaveManyNames: Jean Descole, as he is most commonly known, [[spoiler:was born Hershel Bronev, but he gave up his name for the Laytons to adopt his brother, Theodore. During ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', he masquerades as Desmond Sycamore.]] |
| 389 | * IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Kidnaps Luke's mother and poses as his butler in order to get his father to do what he wants.]] |
| 390 | * IconicSequelCharacter: Arguably the most popular and well-known of Layton's antagonists no thanks to his recurring nature, yet he's completely absent from the original trilogy. |
| 391 | * ImpersonatinganOfficer: In [[spoiler:''Phantom Deity''.]] |
| 392 | * {{Jerkass}}: At first, but he has had several PetTheDog moments and hints at a HiddenHeartOfGold. |
| 393 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He immediately comes across as selfish and short-tempered. He isn't above terrorizing entire towns to find the Azran Legacies in them, and he kidnaps and attacks many people throughout the series. However, he also goes out of his way to make sure innocents aren't killed in his schemes, such as when he [[spoiler:corrects Luke's predictions about where the specter will appear so those areas will be evacuated beforehand]] and [[spoiler:sends the losers of the game for eternal life safely back to London when he blows up the Crown Petone, even though he makes it seem like they're dead to the remaining players]]. In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', he even [[spoiler:takes injury from a laser-shooting Azran robot pushing Luke out of its way.]] |
| 394 | * KickTheDog: |
| 395 | ** In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', [[spoiler:his machines beat the poor [[CuteMonster Loosha]] while trying to destroy the town.]] |
| 396 | ** He also ruthlessly [[spoiler:manipulated Randall into nearly destroying Monte d'Or]] in order to find an Azran ruin. |
| 397 | * KillAndReplace: Like Don Paolo before him, he's a non-lethal example. Though Descole can get ''very'' violent, he's still humane enough to simply stow whomever he's impersonating away somewhere instead of killing them. |
| 398 | * LatexPerfection: He is just as ridiculous as Don Paolo. [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', he disguises as Doland Noble, an old man half his size and with a completely different body shape and in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', he's disguised as Angela Ledore, a ''woman''.]] |
| 399 | * LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:He's Layton's older brother.]] |
| 400 | * MadScientist: Mechanically based for the most part. |
| 401 | * MalevolentMaskedMen: He and his {{Mook}}s are this. |
| 402 | * ManipulativeBastard: He's pretty good at this, notably with [[spoiler:[[IHaveYourWife Clark Triton]]]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' and [[spoiler:[[CrazyJealousGuy Randall Ascot]]]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask''. |
| 403 | * MasterOfDisguise: He successfully impersonates [[spoiler:Doland]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' and [[spoiler:Angela]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask''. He also masquerades as [[spoiler:Professor Sycamore]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy''. |
| 404 | * OminousPipeOrgan: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJvzBYB-aC0 His leitmotif.]] |
| 405 | * PrettyInMink: His mantle has a fur trim. |
| 406 | * TheRival: He's this to Layton in the prequel trilogy, and for good reason [[spoiler:as he's his brother.]] |
| 407 | * TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:He and Desmond Sycamore are the same person.]] |
| 408 | %%* WickedCultured: As if his outfit wasn't enough of a clue. |
| 409 | * WouldHurtAChild: He nearly kills Luke in ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva''. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | [[folder:Stachenscarfen]] |
| 412 | !!Stachenscarfen |
| 413 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stachenscarfen.png]] |
| 414 | [[caption-width-right:200:]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | This strange character appears in the first three games but has no relevance to the plot. He tells you about hint coins in the first two games and gets angry when he finds out someone beat him to the punch in the third. He later returns in ''VideoGame/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy'', no longer teaching about hint coins but instead challenging Katrielle with puzzles (like most other [=NPCs=]). |
| 417 | ---- |
| 418 | * BerserkButton: When Layton finds out about game mechanics from someone else. |
| 419 | * TheBusCameBack: After being absent during the prequel trilogy, he returns in ''VideoGame/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy''; and accordingly he's noticeably older than before (in that his hair and moustache have gone white). |
| 420 | * HaveWeMet: He always acts like it's the first time he's met you when you find him in game. |
| 421 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Often as a part of his tutorials. |
| 422 | * MeaningfulName: His two distinguishing features are his 'stache and his scarf. |
| 423 | * MediumAwareness: Fans have theorized he may be the one person who knows that they're in a game. |
| 424 | * RecurringExtra: He appears in multiple games, but never as a plot-important character. |
| 425 | [[/folder]] |
| 426 | [[folder:Pavel]] |
| 427 | !!Pavel |
| 428 | [[quoteright:148:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pavel.png]] |
| 429 | [[caption-width-right:148:]] |
| 430 | |
| 431 | An explorer that also shows up in every game of the original trilogy, but also has no relevance to the plot. |
| 432 | ---- |
| 433 | * GratuitousForeignLanguage: With multiple languages, including French, German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. |
| 434 | * NoSenseOfDirection: You always find him after he gets himself lost... [[spoiler:except in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', where he turns up in Future London, looking for giant underground caverns. Guess where Future London is really?]] |
| 435 | * RecurringExtra: You find him in multiple games. |
| 436 | [[/folder]] |
| 437 | [[folder:Aldus]] |
| 438 | !!Aldus |
| 439 | Essentially Stachenscarfen's replacement in the prequel games, filling his role as the non-plot-relevant character who helps explain game mechanics. |
| 440 | ---- |
| 441 | * AnimeHair: It's a large pompadour. |
| 442 | * LeaningOnTheFourthWall: During tutorials. |
| 443 | * OneSteveLimit: Averted in [[DubNameChange Spanish]], where he and Price from ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' have the same name: Aldo. |
| 444 | * PurpleProse: Tends to use flowery language. |
| 445 | * RecurringExtra: In the prequel games. |
| 446 | [[/folder]] |
| 447 | [[folder:Granny Riddleton]] |
| 448 | !!Granny Riddleton |
| 449 | An old lady who picks up puzzles people forget about. In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', her cat Keats fills in for her. She returns in ''VideoGame/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy'', but with no more need to store lost puzzles, she's revised into just being a generic "old lady" NPC. |
| 450 | ---- |
| 451 | * DemotedToExtra: She started off as a mysterious secondary character in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'', but was replaced by a [[TalkingAnimal talking bee]], and later by her [[CreepyChild granddaughter]] in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', where the old woman did get a small appearance near the beginning. In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'', however, she simply appears as a cameo before being replaced by a cat. She does come back in full force for ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', under the guise of Elizabeth, only to once again be replaced by the cat in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', making only a brief cameo to introduce the cat. |
| 452 | * DoomedByCanon: Canonically, Layton and Luke first meet her in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'', which throws a wrench into her appearing in the second trilogy. Subverted since she manages to show up anyway: ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' get around this by having her meet Emmy and set up Keats as her stand-in, then leave before the boys enter the scene. In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', she wears a PaperThinDisguise and calls herself "Nanny Grams" ("Elizabeth" in the British version). |
| 453 | * GrannyClassic: In ''VideoGame/LaytonsMysteryJourneyKatrielleAndTheMillionairesConspiracy''. It seems the 20-odd years since Hershel's time have ''really'' mellowed her out. |
| 454 | * HaveWeMet: When she meets Layton and Luke in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' and ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', she acts as though she's never seen them before, even though they recognize her right away. |
| 455 | * IWasQuiteALooker: Subverted; she thinks she still ''is''. |
| 456 | [[/folder]] |
| 457 | !!Characters in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage'' |
| 458 | [[folder:Lady Dahlia Reinhold]] |
| 459 | !!Lady Dahlia Reinhold |
| 460 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AtsukoTanaka (Japanese) |
| 461 | A rich woman in St. Mystere, the widow of the recently deceased Baron Reinhold. She asks Layton to help her solve the mystery of the Golden Apple. |
| 462 | ---- |
| 463 | * ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Turns out she is one, along with everyone else in the village.]] |
| 464 | * DubNameChange: From Salome Reinford, in Japanese. |
| 465 | * IceQueen: She's very much the aloof BlueBlood in her dealings with very nearly everybody, including (occasionally) Layton. |
| 466 | * IdenticalStranger: To the baron's beloved late wife Violet. [[spoiler:She's actually a robot double based on her.]] |
| 467 | %%* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: |
| 468 | [[/folder]] |
| 469 | [[folder:Claudia the Cat]] |
| 470 | !!Claudia the Cat |
| 471 | Lady Dahlia's beloved pet. |
| 472 | ---- |
| 473 | * CatsAreMean: When Luke first attempts to capture the runaway Claudia, he gets some pretty nasty scratches for his efforts. |
| 474 | * MisterMuffykins: Despite the strange feminine name this cat is male. |
| 475 | * YourTomcatIsPregnant: According to the in-game profiles, Claudia is actually male. Interestingly enough, the cat that looks exactly like Claudia in the third picture book of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' is female. |
| 476 | [[/folder]] |
| 477 | [[folder:Augustus Reinhold]] |
| 478 | !!Baron Augustus Reinhold |
| 479 | The late Baron of St. Mystere, father of Flora. |
| 480 | ---- |
| 481 | * DotingParent: To Flora; under his direction, an entire amusement park was built for her sole enjoyment. |
| 482 | * DubNameChange: From Allen Reinford, in Japanese. |
| 483 | * ImpossiblyCoolWealth: To the point of using it as a hidden treasure for puzzlers to find as part of [[spoiler:a way to find out who is best suited to taking care of Flora and providing them with the means to do so after he died.]] |
| 484 | * PosthumousCharacter: His death is the start of the entire plot. |
| 485 | * RoyalBlood: How he got so rich in the first place. |
| 486 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Most people have legal documentation which settles matters like who will be the guardian of their minor children. This guy thought it was more practical to build an entire village of RidiculouslyHumanRobots to take care of his.]] |
| 487 | [[/folder]] |
| 488 | [[folder:Matthew]] |
| 489 | !!Matthew |
| 490 | The butler of the Reinhold mansion. |
| 491 | ---- |
| 492 | * TheButlerDidIt: [[{{AvertedTrope}} Averted.]] Matthew is probably the single most helpful resident of the entire village as far as Layton's investigation goes. |
| 493 | * ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Averted to some extent, it is unknown if he too is a robot like the rest of the village.]] |
| 494 | [[/folder]] |
| 495 | [[folder:Simon Reinhold]] |
| 496 | !!Simon Reinhold |
| 497 | A somewhat snide individual, he identifies himself as Baron Reinhold's nephew. His murder is what prompts the arrival of Inspector Chelmey in St. Mystere. |
| 498 | ---- |
| 499 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:It looked like he was murdered but he actually was just malfunctioning, which was an easy fix since he was an ArtificialHuman Like the rest of the village.]] |
| 500 | * DubNameChange: From Roy Reinford, in Japanese. |
| 501 | [[/folder]] |
| 502 | [[folder:Ramon]] |
| 503 | !!Ramon |
| 504 | Known for his creepy purple lips, Ramon can almost always be found outside the mansion. |
| 505 | ---- |
| 506 | * VerbalTic: He has one of these, you know, ahoo hoo hoo! |
| 507 | [[/folder]] |
| 508 | [[folder:Gordon]] |
| 509 | !!Gordon |
| 510 | An old friend of the baron who is desperate to find a girl. |
| 511 | ---- |
| 512 | * SweatDrop: Taken to extremes; he's constantly perspiring and mopping his face. |
| 513 | [[/folder]] |
| 514 | [[folder:Lady Violet Reinhold]] |
| 515 | !!Lady Violet Reinhold |
| 516 | The Baron's late wife and the mother of Flora. |
| 517 | ---- |
| 518 | * DotingParent: [[spoiler:To judge by the picture of her holding baby Flora.]] |
| 519 | * DubNameChange: From Maria in Japanese. She's also named Viola in the [=UK=] version. |
| 520 | * FlowerMotif: [[spoiler:She and her robot copy were both named after flowers, and Violet named her daughter Flora.]] |
| 521 | * PosthumousCharacter: Her death is what led to the baron's relationship with Dahlia. |
| 522 | [[/folder]] |
| 523 | [[folder:Bruno]] |
| 524 | !!Bruno |
| 525 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese) |
| 526 | A mysterious old man who kidnaps the villagers and lives in the tower. |
| 527 | ---- |
| 528 | * GadgeteerGenius: [[spoiler:Except for Flora and Granny Riddleton, he ''built'' all the residents of St. Mystere.]] |
| 529 | * OldRetainer: More or less; the pages from his journal, which are found here and there throughout the village, indicating that he sees himself as this. [[spoiler:Being the only adult human in all of St. Mystere, he has to maintain the robotic residents and look after Flora until someone solves the puzzles and becomes her new guardian. Presumably, he continues maintaining the village after the events of the game.]] |
| 530 | [[/folder]] |
| 531 | !!Characters in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheDiabolicalBox'' |
| 532 | [[folder:Babette]] |
| 533 | !!Babette |
| 534 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Salyu (Japanese) |
| 535 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/babette.png]] |
| 536 | A passenger on the Molentary Express. Layton and Luke encounter her repeatedly, to their inconvenience. |
| 537 | ---- |
| 538 | * EntitledBastard: Very stuck up and expects everyone to do what she says. |
| 539 | * MisterMuffykins: Her "little boy," Tom. [[spoiler:He's a poodle.]] |
| 540 | * RichBitch: Almost like a grown up SpoiledBrat. |
| 541 | * ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: She usurps Layton and Luke's table in the dining car by flaunting her wealth and refusing to bow to common sense or decency. |
| 542 | %%* UpperClassTwit: Not the brightest tool in the shed. |
| 543 | [[/folder]] |
| 544 | [[folder:Mr. Beluga]] |
| 545 | !!Mr. Beluga |
| 546 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Tetsuo Goto (Japanese), Christopher Miller (English) |
| 547 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beluga.png]] |
| 548 | The owner of the Molentary Express. |
| 549 | ---- |
| 550 | * BigBrotherWorship: [[spoiler:He idolized his elder brother Anton.]] |
| 551 | * BlueBlood: [[spoiler:He is the second son of Duke Herzen and the younger brother of Anton.]] |
| 552 | * DubNameChange: From [[spoiler:Frederick Feruzen]]/Derumonen Papporacchi to [[spoiler:Friedrich Herzen]]/Mr. Beluga. |
| 553 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all his [[SurroundedByIdiots bluster towards his employees]], he shows at several points in the game to be capable of compassion. [[spoiler:He seems mournful remembering that it had been a year since Sophia passed away, and Sam mentions that Beluga had a soft spot for his older brother, Anton, whom he left behind to escape his father's selfish ways. In the closing credits, he is shown to be very happy to see Anton again.]] |
| 554 | * LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:He is the younger brother of Anton.]] |
| 555 | * TheNapoleon: To some extent. He's tiny, but very hard on his employees. |
| 556 | [[/folder]] |
| 557 | [[folder:Sammy Thunder]] |
| 558 | !!Sammy Thunder |
| 559 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ken Yasuda (Japanese) |
| 560 | [[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sam_thunder.png]] |
| 561 | The conductor on the Molentary Express, nephew to Mr. Beluga, and wannabe rock star. He accidentally breaks Beluga's camera and gives it to Layton to fix, thus kickstarting the Camera minigame. |
| 562 | ---- |
| 563 | * DreadfulMusician: Layton and Mr. Beluga think so. Luke seems to enjoy it, on the other hand. |
| 564 | * DubNameChange: From Sam to Sammy. |
| 565 | * {{Nephewism}}: In the English version, he's Mr. Beluga's nephew. [[spoiler:He may or may not be Anton's nephew by extension; we don't know if Sammy is Beluga's biological nephew or a nephew by marriage.]] |
| 566 | * ThePowerOfRock: Dreams of becoming a rock star. |
| 567 | [[/folder]] |
| 568 | [[folder:Anton Herzen]] |
| 569 | !!Duke Anthony "Anton" Herzen |
| 570 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Takao Osawa (JP [[spoiler:- Young]]), Fubito Yamano (JP [[spoiler:- Old]]), Mark Carr (English), Stéphane Miquel (French), Jürgen Neumann (German), Paolo De Santis (Italian) |
| 571 | [[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anthony_2.png]] |
| 572 | [[caption-width-right:180:[[spoiler:"Sophia belongs to me! YOU CAN'T HAVE HER!"]]]] |
| 573 | The main antagonist in the second game. He lives in a castle near Folsense with his butler and has ties to the Elysian Box. He calls himself a vampire and kidnaps whoever dares to go to the Folsense Mines. |
| 574 | ---- |
| 575 | * AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Duke Herzen chose his own greed instead of the happiness of his family. His obsession actually is the starting point of the events of the game.]] |
| 576 | * ActionDad: He is a master swordsman and [[spoiler:he happens to be a father.]] |
| 577 | * ActuallyNotAVampire: He is believed to be a vampire by everybody in Folsense. However, [[spoiler:he only played the role to scare away thieves and apathetic citizens.]] |
| 578 | * AffablyEvil: He's a charming gentleman and kind enough to [[spoiler:allow Layton a fighting chance when trying to kill the Professor.]] |
| 579 | * AgentPeacock: He's a LongHairedPrettyBoy in a ruffle shirt. [[spoiler:He's quite nimble for an old man, easily putting Layton into the defensive and making impressive leaps. If he had been any younger, the professor would have had a much more difficult time.]] |
| 580 | * AntiVillain: [[spoiler:[[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II.]] Although he is the main antagonist, kidnaps Professor Layton and Luke, and pretends to be a vampire, he is not truly evil. He just misses the love of his life.]] |
| 581 | * AristocratsAreEvil: He is the Duke of Folsense and the second BigBad. [[spoiler:[[AntiVillain Or is he?]]]] |
| 582 | * BadassLongCoat: He is a skilled swordsman [[spoiler:for a seventy-year-old]] and has a HighCollarOfDoom on his black long coat with red on the inside. |
| 583 | * BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:The entire vampire story is made up by him, in order to keep the Herzen fortune safe. Anyone who comes too close to the mines or castle is kidnapped and tied up, and then set free once properly scared.]] |
| 584 | * BeautyEqualsGoodness: Grinko describes his personality as beautiful as his appearance. |
| 585 | * BlueBlood: He succeeded his late father as the Duke of Folsense. |
| 586 | * CoolOldGuy: [[spoiler:He's quite nimble for an old man, easily putting Layton into the defensive and making impressive leaps. If he had been any younger, the professor would have had a much more difficult time.]] |
| 587 | * CrazyJealousGuy: He is paranoid that [[spoiler:Sophia]] has left him for another man. He duels with Layton over [[spoiler:his granddaughter Katia, thinking that she's Sophia and that Layton is trying to keep her from him for his own.]] |
| 588 | * DancesAndBalls: [[spoiler:Anton and Sophia, as shown in flashbacks and the painting in the room where Layton and Luke stay at Herzen Mansion.]] |
| 589 | * DisappearedDad: [[spoiler:He was absent throughout the entire life of his only child by Sophia. {{Justified|Trope}} in that Sophia kept him LockedOutOfTheLoop to protect their unborn child from the toxic, hallucinogenic gas that plagued Folsense.]] |
| 590 | * TheDreaded: He is feared by the townspeople as a vampire. It turns out to be [[spoiler:an InvokedTrope; he's ActuallyNotAVampire, but he only played the role to scare away thieves and apathetic citizens.]] |
| 591 | * DubNameChange: Anton in the North American and [=UK=] versions, Vladimir in the French version, and Anthony in the Japanese and Spanish versions. This also causes a DubInducedPlotHole in the NA version of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', as his bonus puzzle cameo uses his Japanese name of Anthony, not Anton, although this is brushed off as his real name. |
| 592 | %%* EvilOverlooker: On the Japanese and US box art. |
| 593 | * FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: He is a {{Shojo}}-esque {{Bishonen}} with [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long blond hair]]. He's also [[spoiler:a delusional {{Yandere}}]]. |
| 594 | * FallingChandelierOfDoom: [[spoiler:During his VillainousBreakdown, he accidentally causes his own chandelier to crash.]] |
| 595 | * FriendlessBackground: He comments in his diary that his status as the elder son of Duke Herzen left him with no real friends. |
| 596 | -->'''Anton:''' As the duke's son, the unfortunate reality is that most people are overly polite and fawning towards me. |
| 597 | * AGlassOfChianti: Anton drinks red wine upon his meeting with Professor Layton and Luke. [[spoiler:The fact that he is supposed to be a vampire does not help.]] |
| 598 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blond hair and is described by Grinko as having a beautiful heart. |
| 599 | %%* HiddenHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:He is not that evil.]] |
| 600 | * HighCollarOfDoom: His suit has a very high collar. Considering the origin of this trope [[note]]when ''Theatre/Dracula1924'' was adapted into a stage play, Creator/BelaLugosi played the count wearing an opera cape with the collar upturned[[/note]], it fits the vampire motif. |
| 601 | * HighPressureEmotion: [[spoiler:Played with during his duel with Layton. He gets angry in the middle of it and steam eminates from him, but it's actually the gas from the mines below his castle.]] |
| 602 | %%* IcyBlueEyes |
| 603 | * IJustWantToBeLoved: {{Implied|Trope}}. He lamented the fact in his diary that his status as the elder son of Duke Herzen made most people "overly polite and fawning towards [him]". Because of this, he fell deeply in love with Sophia, who treated him like a genuine human being, and her disappearance left him in great despair. |
| 604 | * InconsistentColoring: His eyes are turquoise outside of the cutscenes. However, in the cutscenes, his eyes appear green. |
| 605 | %%* InterestingSituationDuel: It makes plenty of sense though [[spoiler:after the big reveal.]] |
| 606 | * IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:He was a {{Bishonen}} in his younger days, yet by the time of the present, he has become a hook-nosed old man.]] |
| 607 | * LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Anton challenges Layton to a duel, and being the good sport that he is, gives Layton a free choice of the swords on the wall. |
| 608 | * LightIsNotGood: He is [[{{Bishonen}} very handsome]] man with blond hair and blue eyes. He's also [[spoiler:a delusional {{Yandere}}]]. |
| 609 | * LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has long, wavy blonde hair down to his shoulder. |
| 610 | * LoveMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler:He went mad because his beloved told him she was leaving him for the sake of someone she loved more than him. (She was talking about their unborn daughter.)]] |
| 611 | * ManOfWealthAndTaste: He wears a high ruffled collar shirt and has a HighCollarOfDoom on his [[BadassLongcoat badass black long coat]] with red on the inside. |
| 612 | * MasterSwordsman: Can hold his own against Professor Layton. |
| 613 | * MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:He actively tries to kill Layton after misunderstanding the situation and thinking the Professor stole "his Sophia".]] |
| 614 | %%* MushroomSamba: Drugs do strange things... [[spoiler:Like [[InterfaceScrew tricking the game]] into thinking you're a younger version of yourself.]] |
| 615 | %%* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Anton is enough to scare the crap out of anyone. |
| 616 | * OccultBlueEyes: He has turquoise eyes and is a vampire. [[spoiler:It's ultimately subverted when it turns out that he is ActuallyNotAVampire.]] |
| 617 | * OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:He only looks like a young man due to the hallucinogenic gas permeating Folsense. In truth, he's an old man.]] |
| 618 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:His daughter died after Katia was born.]] |
| 619 | * ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:He mistakes Katia for his lost fiancée, Sophia, and asks her to come to him, [[SurpriseIncest not knowing Katia is his own granddaughter]].]] |
| 620 | * TheReveal: Is he really a vampire? [[spoiler:Turns out he wasn't one in the end. Due to him believing he never aged due to the hallucinogenic gas escaping from the tunnels under his castle, and the fact everyone who enters the town takes it in, it spread rumours about him being as such.]] |
| 621 | %%* SayMyName: During the duel with Professor Layton. |
| 622 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: {{Gender Inverted|Trope}}. He comments in his diary that his status as the elder son of Duke Herzen left him with [[FriendlessBackground no real friends]]. He eventually fell in love with Sophia because she treated him as a genuine human being. |
| 623 | * SurpriseIncest: [[spoiler:Narrowly averted. He mistakes Katia for his lost fiancée, Sophia, and asks her to come to him, not knowing Katia is his own granddaughter.]] |
| 624 | %%* StarCrossedLovers: With [[spoiler:Sophia]]. |
| 625 | * TimeShiftedActor: In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Takao Osawa as a young man and by Fubito Yamano as an old man. |
| 626 | * TsurimeEyes: He has upwards arching eyes, signifying his noble upbringing and dignity. |
| 627 | * TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: {{Gender Inverted|Trope}}. He is a pale {{Bishonen}} with blonde hair and blue eyes. His father, Duke Herzen, looked nothing like him, being a grumpy-looking old man with an aquiline nose. |
| 628 | * UnnamedParent: His father is only known as Duke Herzen. |
| 629 | * VampiresAreRich: He owns an impressive manor since his family owns an incredible amount of gold, to the point where there is a whole museum dedicated to the Herzens. He is also rumored to be a vampire, at least until it's revealed that [[spoiler:he [[ActuallyNotAVampire only pretends to be one]] as a BatmanGambit to keep his family's fortune safe.]] |
| 630 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:When Katia tells him that Sophia has passed away, Anton loses his cool and swings his sword around.]] |
| 631 | * VocalDissonance: Despite having the {{Bishonen}} look, Anton has a deep, seductive voice courtesy of Takao Osawa. [[spoiler:It may be a {{Foreshadowing}} towards his true age.]] |
| 632 | * {{Yandere}}: He seems to be a charming gentleman at first, but as it turns out, [[spoiler:he waited years in the Herzen Mansion for his fiancée, Sophia, to come back. When their IdenticalGranddaughter, Katia, rejects his [[SurpriseIncest advances]] out of fear, he goes mad and tries to ''kill'' Layton because he misunderstands that the Professor stole "his Sophia". Justified in that the last fifty years left him lonely and in great despair, plus the hallucinogenic gas is probably enhancing his SanitySlippage]]. He gets better once [[spoiler:he reads Sophia's letter]], thankfully. |
| 633 | %%* YourMindMakesItReal: [[spoiler:His own youth for starters.]] |
| 634 | [[/folder]] |
| 635 | |
| 636 | [[folder:Katia Anderson]] |
| 637 | !!Katia Anderson |
| 638 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Suzuka Ohgo (Japanese), Cynthia Geary (English), Raphaëlle Valenti (French) |
| 639 | [[quoteright:110:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katia_5.png]] |
| 640 | |
| 641 | Daughter of the mayor of Dropstone. She's on a secret mission in Folsense. |
| 642 | ---- |
| 643 | * BlueBlood: She is stated to be the daughter of Earl Anderson in the Japanese version. [[spoiler:She also turns out to be related to two noble families of Folsense, being the granddaughter of Anton Herzen and Sophia.]] |
| 644 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Outside cutscenes, her eyes are purple to match her purple hair. |
| 645 | * FamilyEyeResemblance: She looks almost identical to her grandmother, Sophia, except that she has eyes similar to those of her grandfather, [[spoiler:Anton]]. It's significant since getting a good look at her eyes helps [[spoiler:Anton realize she's ''not'' actually Sophia]]. |
| 646 | * IdenticalGranddaughter: The resemblance between her and her grandmother, Sophia, is so strong that even Anton confuses the two. [[spoiler:Considering that he's mistaking Katia for his estranged fiancée and he's really her ''grandfather'']], it's no wonder the poor girl gets a little distressed before she finally gets a chance to explain. |
| 647 | * InconsistentColoring: Her eyes are a green shade of blue in the cutscenes. However, outside of the cutscenes, they appear [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow purple to match her purple hair]]. |
| 648 | * LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:She is the granddaughter of Anton.]] |
| 649 | * LukeYouAreMyFather: [[spoiler:After the duel between Anton and Layton ended, she reveals herself to be the granddaughter of Anton and Sophia.]] |
| 650 | * MissingMom: Her mother [[DeathByChildbirth died shortly after giving birth to her]], as revealed in Sophia's letter to [[spoiler:Anton]] at the end. |
| 651 | * RaisedByGrandparents: After Katia's mother died, her grandmother helped bring her up. |
| 652 | %%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She gives one to Anton to snap him out of [[spoiler:the hallucinogen]]. |
| 653 | * UnnamedParent: Her parents have unknown first names, only referred to as Mr. Anderson and Katia's mother. |
| 654 | [[/folder]] |
| 655 | |
| 656 | [[folder:Sophia]] |
| 657 | !!Sophia |
| 658 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Suzuka Ohgo (Japanese - Young), Yuri Tabata (Japanese - Old), Creator/LaniMinella (English), Raphaëlle Valenti (French) |
| 659 | |
| 660 | [[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sophia_2_1.png]] |
| 661 | [[caption-width-right:140:[[spoiler:"The thought of seeing you warms my heart"]]]] |
| 662 | |
| 663 | The founder of Dropstone, grandmother of Katia, and [[spoiler:Anton's missing betrothed.]] |
| 664 | ---- |
| 665 | * BlueBlood: She was the youngest daughter of a noble family of Folsense. |
| 666 | * CoolOldLady: While raising Katia. |
| 667 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Has purple hair and purple eyes. |
| 668 | * DanceOfRomance: With Anton, as seen in a painting and a DreamSequence. |
| 669 | * HandOnWomb: [[spoiler:In the flashback to when she left Anton, Sophia is [[FreezeFrameBonus briefly seen]] putting her hands over her stomach. Their granddaughter, Katia, reveals to him that she left him to protect their unborn child from a deadly disease that plagued Folsense.]] |
| 670 | * MamaBear: [[spoiler:She left Folsense to protect her unborn child from a horrible disease in the town.]] |
| 671 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: She lived longer than her daughter, who died shortly after giving birth to her granddaughter, Katia. |
| 672 | * PoorCommunicationKills: Near the end of the game, it turns out that [[spoiler:Anton is upset because he thought Sophia had left him for another man. Understandable, as she told him she's leaving him for someone she loved more than him instead of simply saying "You're going to be a father, but I can't raise a child here. Since you can't leave, I've got to leave you."]] |
| 673 | %%* PinkMeansFeminine |
| 674 | * PosthumousCharacter: She died a year before the events of the game. |
| 675 | * SignificantDoubleCasting: Sophia and Katia are both voiced by Suzuka Ohgo and Raphaëlle Valenti in the Japanese and French versions, which becomes significant when Katia's [[IdenticalGrandson resemblance to her grandmother, Sophia]], becomes a plot point. |
| 676 | * TimeShiftedActor: In the Japanese version, she is voiced by Suzuka Ohgo as a young woman and by Yuri Tabata as an old woman. |
| 677 | %%* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: |
| 678 | [[/folder]] |
| 679 | |
| 680 | !!Characters in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'' |
| 681 | [[folder:Future Luke Triton (Spoiler Character)]] |
| 682 | !!Clive Dove/Future Luke Triton |
| 683 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Shun Oguri (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English), Megumi Kubota (Japanese - Child), Creator/LaniMinella (English - Child) |
| 684 | |
| 685 | [[quoteright:140:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/140px-FutureLuke_5548.png]] |
| 686 | [[caption-width-right:140:"IT WON'T END THIS WAY!"]] |
| 687 | |
| 688 | [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Luke 10 years in the future]]. He sends a letter to his past self and needs help. He's a WalkingSpoiler, so all entries for this character are unmarked. |
| 689 | ---- |
| 690 | * TheAtoner: After being defeated, he resolves to atone for his crimes. |
| 691 | * BigBad: Of ''Unwound Future'', being the true mastermind behind the game's events. |
| 692 | * TheChessmaster: He's such a clever and manipulative young man that he's the BigBad. |
| 693 | * DisproportionateRetribution: He went off the rails after his parents were killed by an unfortunate lab accident, going so far to create a gigantic underground futuristic version of London, build a giant mobile fortress, put up a great farce, and try to blow up the real London with the machine. He attempts to justify it by saying that it's teaching the government not to disregard ordinary people since Bill Hawks managed to not only avoid responsibility for his failed time travel, but reached high office. |
| 694 | * DubNameChange: From Klaus in the Japanese version. |
| 695 | %%* EvilLaugh: After his "Future Luke" cover is blown. |
| 696 | * FeetFirstIntroduction: The animated cutscene that introduces him uses this trope. |
| 697 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: Just a young kid from London living with his folks. After they died, his own rage takes hold of him and goes on to create a machine capable of mass destruction. |
| 698 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: Just like Layton and the others, he does this when he gets a puzzle correct. |
| 699 | * HappilyAdopted: During the SummationGathering, Layton outlines Clive's biography, noting that after the deaths of his parents he was adopted by a wealthy old woman, Constance Dove, who doted on him and was much loved by him in return until her death five years later. The fortune she bequeathed to him is how he financed the whole operation. |
| 700 | * {{Hypocrite}}: While the accident that killed his parents was tragic, he decides to go out of his way to make even worse destruction by attacking London with his machine. |
| 701 | * ICannotSelfTerminate: Clive tells Layton that deep down, he was hoping that the professor might be able to talk him out of his insane plan, as he was too consumed with hate to stop himself. |
| 702 | * InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals: He is able to convincingly pull off being Luke's future self, even though the two have no real explained relation. |
| 703 | %%* MrFanservice: Being given a different voice actor and a few extra years made many a fangirl {{Squee}}. |
| 704 | %%* MyFutureSelfAndMe: With Luke. But then again, he isn't Luke. |
| 705 | * ShipTease: A little bit with Flora; some of his lines for her have a flirty vibe, such as when he invites her to take his arm while walking so she can feel more secure. This could also possibly factor into why he kidnapped her, although it's not stated. |
| 706 | * TimeShiftedActor: He is voiced by Shun Oguri and Creator/YuriLowenthal as a young man and by Megumi Kubota and Creator/LaniMinella as a child. |
| 707 | %%* UsedToBeASweetKid: Did he ever. |
| 708 | * WalkingSpoiler: It's difficult to talk about his real personality without spoiling the time travel disaster from 10 years ago, or the fact that one of your traveling companions is the BigBad. |
| 709 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Clive denies what he's doing is for revenge, insisting that it's really for justice against [[ScienceIsBad single-minded scientists]] and [[DemocracyIsBad corrupt politicians]]. However, after seeing how the incident that killed his parents was swept under the rug despite the severity of it, Clive believes that only a massive act of destruction could possibly change anything; cue enough military hardware to turn London into a crater. |
| 710 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: After having his parents killed as an indirect result of greed and blind ambition, he makes it his mission to level London in retaliation. Even if his plot was ultimately foiled, he still managed to wipe out a few blocks' worth of the city regardless. |
| 711 | [[/folder]] |
| 712 | |
| 713 | [[folder:Claire Folly]] |
| 714 | !!Claire Folly |
| 715 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yoshino Kimura (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English) |
| 716 | |
| 717 | [[quoteright:88:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Claire_Foley_2_684.png]] |
| 718 | |
| 719 | Layton's college sweetheart who died in an accident with a TimeMachine. |
| 720 | ---- |
| 721 | * BespectacledCutie: A cute young woman with glasses, who was nothing but kind and supportive. |
| 722 | * BrainyBrunette: Very smart and a brunette. |
| 723 | * ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:At the end of the game, she goes back to her own time and her own death, in order to avoid disrupting the flow of time]]. |
| 724 | * CharacterCatchphrase: Alongside giving Layton his iconic hat, it's through her that he began saying, "That's what a gentleman does." |
| 725 | * DudeMagnet: Caught the attention of three men - Layton, Don Paolo, and Dimitri. The plot partially ''revolves'' around this fact! |
| 726 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable: When Layton got the job of professor, Claire bought him a top hat as a present, saying that as a member of the academic community, he needed to look the part as a gentleman. |
| 727 | * ObliviousToLove: Possibly in the case of Don Paolo. She was in a relationship with Layton, and it's stated she was aware of Dimitri's feelings for her even though she didn't return them; however, it's never made clear if she even knew who Don Paolo ''was'', let alone that he was in love with her. |
| 728 | * UndeathAlwaysEnds: [[spoiler:Zigzagged. First, everyone thought she was dead. The truth is that she was sent into the future, 10 years after her death, but that doesn't last, as she has to go back to the time when she died.]] |
| 729 | [[/folder]] |
| 730 | |
| 731 | [[folder:Celeste Folly]] |
| 732 | !!Celeste Folly |
| 733 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yoshino Kimura (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English) |
| 734 | |
| 735 | [[quoteright:109:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/20110219182726Claire_Foley_7448.png]] |
| 736 | |
| 737 | Claire's younger sister who aids the heroes in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''. |
| 738 | ---- |
| 739 | * BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:She pulls the Layton team out from a tight spot while in Dimitri's research facility.]] |
| 740 | * DoomedProtagonist: [[spoiler:It isn't until the very end that she reveals her time is short because of TheReveal.]] |
| 741 | * NeverGotToSayGoodbye: She explains that she and Claire had been estranged when the accident occurred and that her biggest regret is how she didn't try to make amends with her sister before it was too late. [[spoiler:This is presumably so that Layton won't question why Claire never mentioned her.]] |
| 742 | * SaveTheVillain: [[spoiler:Saves Clive, largely out of feeling responsible for the tragedy that cost him his parents.]] |
| 743 | * TimeTravel: [[spoiler:Celeste is really a time-displaced Claire, but the effect is temporary, and she knows she will be sent back to the experiment where she was/will be killed.]] |
| 744 | * UncannyFamilyResemblance: Everyone who knew Claire is taken aback by how much her sister looks like her. [[spoiler:Of course, that's because they're really the same person.]] |
| 745 | [[/folder]] |
| 746 | |
| 747 | [[folder:Dr. Alain Stahngun (Spoiler Character)]] |
| 748 | !!Dimitri Allen/Dr. Alain Stahngun |
| 749 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Takaya Kamikawa (Japanese), Creator/LiamOBrien (English) |
| 750 | |
| 751 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stahngun.png]] |
| 752 | |
| 753 | A mysterious scientist who invents the time machine and appears to be responsible for the disappearance of Bill Hawks. He's a WalkingSpoiler, so all entries for this character are unmarked. |
| 754 | ---- |
| 755 | * AffablyEvil: Despite being Layton's enemy, he is relatively cordial toward him. |
| 756 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: He loved Claire, but she didn't return his feelings. |
| 757 | * TheAtoner: Layton describes his schemes out of "a twisted form of atonement" for feeling responsible for Claire's death. |
| 758 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: Is usurped by Clive before the finale. |
| 759 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Was completely shocked when Clive revealed his ulterior motives to destroy London with a superweapon, which Dimitri had no clue about.]] |
| 760 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: He doesn't take Claire's death well, and everything he does in the game - kidnapping and tricking other scientists, impersonating Layton - is done out of love for her. |
| 761 | * MadScientist: He's not insane, but he's pretty amoral and knows it. |
| 762 | * PunnyName: Stahngun is a pun on "stun-gun", which makes sense as it's a [[spoiler:cover for his real name, Dimitri]]. |
| 763 | * ThouShaltNotKill: Layton realizes that he's bluffing when he claims that the room they're in is rigged with explosives, noting that while he has used many immoral tactics in the pursuit of the plan, he would never actually kill anyone. |
| 764 | * UnfinishedUntestedUsedAnyway: Tried to stop Bill from going through with the time machine test for his corporate sponsors, but doesn't get there in time. |
| 765 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Is played like a fiddle by Clive.]] |
| 766 | %%* WalkingSpoiler: Especially given his ties to the backstory. |
| 767 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: All he wants is to save Claire, but later he does admit some of his actions may have been done out of {{pride}} as well. |
| 768 | [[/folder]] |
| 769 | |
| 770 | [[folder:Bill Hawks]] |
| 771 | !!Bill Hawks |
| 772 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Akihiko Ishizumi (Japanese), Christopher Miller (English) |
| 773 | |
| 774 | [[quoteright:190:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/billhawks.png]] |
| 775 | |
| 776 | The Prime Minister of Great Britain. |
| 777 | ---- |
| 778 | * AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:After realizing all of the atrocities he knowingly caused, is it really hard to feel sympathy for him when he's taken hostage?]] |
| 779 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: He appears as a fairly normal prime minister in the prologue (RichBitch wife notwithstanding), but his role in the game's backstory reveals how much of an asshole he really is. |
| 780 | * CorruptPolitician: [[spoiler:A prime example of what happens when corruption and money are the prime motivations for political chaos.]] |
| 781 | * GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:His actions inadvertently turn Dimitri and Clive into what they are in the story proper.]] |
| 782 | * HateSink: He's by far the most despicable character in the story, especially when you consider that [[spoiler:he's the primary cause of the tragedy that set the story in motion.]] |
| 783 | %%* JerkAss, with a RichBitch wife to boot |
| 784 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Causes the incident that kills Claire, Clive's parents, and several others out of greed; uses the money to climb the political ladder and become Prime Minister; uses his influence to cover up the details of the initial incident which indirectly leads to Layton getting assaulted while investigating; and in the end all he gets is an indirect remark from Chelmey. No doubt there are many players that wish they could have stuffed him back in that reactor. However, Chelmey, the most respected police officer in London (who is also keen on justice) knows about the secret and doesn't seem afraid to bring it up. At the minimum, Bill won't be re-elected.]] |
| 785 | * TheSociopath: [[spoiler:Let's see... Causing the time traveling experiment explosion which caused ten innocent people's deaths including his colleague and Layton's girlfriend, Clare and Clive's parents just to maintain his greed, showing no remorse and having Clive arrested despite all the things he caused! such a contemptful monster to think of.]] |
| 786 | [[/folder]] |
| 787 | |
| 788 | !!Characters in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter'' |
| 789 | [[folder:Rosa Grimes]] |
| 790 | !!Rosa Grimes |
| 791 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Ako Mayama (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English) |
| 792 | |
| 793 | Layton's maid. |
| 794 | ---- |
| 795 | * KindlyHousekeeper: She's not seen too often, but when she is, it's clear that she and Layton like and respect each other. |
| 796 | [[/folder]] |
| 797 | |
| 798 | [[folder:Clark Triton]] |
| 799 | !!Clark Triton |
| 800 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Keisuke Fuji (Japanese), Creator/LiamOBrien (English) |
| 801 | |
| 802 | Luke's father and Misthallery's Mayor. He was a fellow archaeologist along with Layton in the past, also having been mentioned as a previous assistant to Dr Schrader. |
| 803 | ---- |
| 804 | * DisappearedDad: We don't even learn that Luke still has one until ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''. |
| 805 | * DotingParent: Stated to be one in his Azran Legacy profile. |
| 806 | * HandsOffParenting: He lets Luke run off with the Professor on his adventures as well as not paying much attention to him. |
| 807 | * HappilyMarried: To Brenda. |
| 808 | * IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Through most of ''Last Specter.'']] |
| 809 | * ShoutOut: In [[DubNameChange Spanish]], his name, along with Greppe (named Gable in Spanish), the mayor wannabe, are one to Creator/ClarkGable. |
| 810 | [[/folder]] |
| 811 | |
| 812 | [[folder:Brenda Triton]] |
| 813 | !!Brenda Triton |
| 814 | |
| 815 | Luke's mother. |
| 816 | ---- |
| 817 | * HappilyMarried: To Clark. |
| 818 | * MissingMom: Clark states that she's left the city for quite some time. [[spoiler:Except she hasn't; she's been trapped under the wine cellar.]] |
| 819 | [[/folder]] |
| 820 | |
| 821 | [[folder:Arianna Barde]] |
| 822 | !!Arianna Barde |
| 823 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Nao Minamisawa (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English) |
| 824 | |
| 825 | Luke's LoveInterest. |
| 826 | ---- |
| 827 | * CuteWitch: [[spoiler:She believes she's a witch, but that's because her brother's been spreading rumours about her being one without her consent.]] |
| 828 | * DubNameChange: From Yula Alanbard. |
| 829 | %%* HeartwarmingOrphan: Eventually. |
| 830 | %%* HiddenHeartOfGold: As a result of being the "witch" of the local rumours. |
| 831 | * IcyBlueEyes[=/=]InnocentBlueEyes: While she may be cold at first, she is a lot nicer than the rumours claim she is. |
| 832 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: [[spoiler:She's really just a sweet lonely girl dealing with a bad bout of bullying.]] |
| 833 | * TaremeEyes[=/=]TsurimeEyes: Switches between types depending on her mood. |
| 834 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Before her parents died and the rumour started spreading. |
| 835 | %%* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Going with her witch motif. |
| 836 | [[/folder]] |
| 837 | |
| 838 | [[folder:Tony Barde]] |
| 839 | !!Tony Barde |
| 840 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YumikoKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/LaniMinella (English) |
| 841 | |
| 842 | Arianna's younger brother. |
| 843 | ---- |
| 844 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: His profile on the official website for this game states that he's very disrespectful of others when Arianna isn't around. |
| 845 | %%* HeartwarmingOrphan: Eventually, like his sister. |
| 846 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted. Even though he's the younger sibling he won't stand for anyone talking smack about his sister [[spoiler:and even takes it upon himself to feed them after their servants were let go following their father's death.]] |
| 847 | * MasterOfDisguise: Perhaps not on the same scale as Don Paolo or Descole, but he's good enough to fool most people. [[spoiler:He dresses up as Seamus, an elderly gardener.]] |
| 848 | [[/folder]] |
| 849 | |
| 850 | [[folder:Levin Jakes]] |
| 851 | !!Levin Jakes |
| 852 | |
| 853 | Chief of Police of Misthallery. |
| 854 | ---- |
| 855 | %%* TheDragon: To Descole. |
| 856 | * FatBastard: Apparently he uses his immense girth to threaten people. |
| 857 | * InSeriesNickname: Third Eye Jakes. |
| 858 | * LaughingMad: Shortly after Layton meets him. This also overlaps with EvilLaugh. |
| 859 | * ManipulativeBastard: Evidently the real reason he's never left a case unsolved is [[spoiler:he forces the accused into confessing.]] |
| 860 | * ObviouslyEvil: No one is hiding the fact he's a bad guy. |
| 861 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: He is well respected by the town's citizens due to his reputation for solving every case he was involved in. |
| 862 | [[/folder]] |
| 863 | |
| 864 | [[folder:Black Raven]] |
| 865 | !!Black Raven |
| 866 | |
| 867 | The mysterious leader of the Black Market. |
| 868 | ---- |
| 869 | * CollectiveIdentity: [[spoiler:Black Raven is actually children playing dress-up.]] |
| 870 | * SweetTooth: [[spoiler:How Layton was able to deduce the identity of Black Raven; it's proof that the members who comprise him are children, since only they can buy the candy he saw.]] |
| 871 | |
| 872 | [[/folder]] |
| 873 | |
| 874 | [[folder: Loosha (Spoiler Character)]] |
| 875 | |
| 876 | A prehistoric Aquatic dinosoaur who hails from the Golden Garden, she is summoned by the flute and defends against Descole's Machines who seek to destroy the town. Mistaken to be the specter by Jakes and his men, which she isn't. |
| 877 | --- |
| 878 | * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Implied whenever her and the machine fight together, forming the illusion of a specter destroying the town |
| 879 | * CuteMonster: Obviously. |
| 880 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Uses the last of her strength to drain the lake, thus revealing the golden garden to Layton and co. This kills her in the process, leaving her body to sink in the deep abyssal lake of the Garden itself.]] |
| 881 | |
| 882 | * SeaMonster: Of the adorable kind. After all, she's a giant sea lion... |
| 883 | |
| 884 | [[/folder]] |
| 885 | |
| 886 | !!Characters in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'' |
| 887 | [[folder:Randall Ascot (Spoiler Character)]] |
| 888 | !!Randall Ascot |
| 889 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yūsuke Yamamoto (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English), Kanako Toujou (Japanese - Child) |
| 890 | |
| 891 | [[quoteright:134:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/randallascot.png]] |
| 892 | [[caption-width-right:134:"Every puzzle has an answer."]] |
| 893 | |
| 894 | An optimistic, adventurer rich kid who befriended Layton during his teen years and is the one who got Layton into archaeology. He's also the childhood friend of Angela and Henry. In ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', it is shown that he fell into a hole when teen!Layton went with him into a temple to investigate the Mask of Chaos. He's a WalkingSpoiler, so all entries for this character are unmarked. |
| 895 | ---- |
| 896 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: Well, he was aspiring to be one. However, in the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'' credits, it seems like he's into archaeology again. |
| 897 | %%* AnimeHair: After the time skip. |
| 898 | * ArrangedMarriage: Was meant to marry Angela (whom he truly loved despite his over-fascination with Akbadain) before he fell in the last trap. |
| 899 | * BigBrotherMentor: To Layton. |
| 900 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Every puzzle has an answer." It became a BorrowedCatchphrase that Layton used himself. |
| 901 | * CrazyJealousGuy: His motive for all the trouble he causes was partially because of his jealousy over Henry marrying Angela, and partially because he felt Henry betrayed every aspect of his life. |
| 902 | * DubNameChange: From Lando Ascad to Randall Ascot. |
| 903 | * EvilLaugh: As the Masked Gentleman, he's prone to doing this. |
| 904 | * EvilRedhead: Became one after time skip. |
| 905 | * {{Expy}}: Of Hipsters in general as far as appearance goes (Or on a similar note Eridan: [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Big glasses, thigh pants, purple all over, a scarf...]]) Well, he did go [[IncrediblyLamePun underground]]. |
| 906 | * FieryRedhead: He's outgoing, enthusiastic and talkative in comparison with the more quiet and calm Layton. |
| 907 | * FaceHeelTurn: Eighteen years ago, he was Layton, Angela, and Henry's best friend - but all of that changed after he washed away and lost his memories, only for Jean Descole to find him and manipulate his emotions for his own ends. |
| 908 | ** HeelFaceTurn: Once Henry and Angela reveal that they stayed true friends to him, he's able to snap back to his old self. |
| 909 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: Thinking Henry stole Angela from him did not help his sanity. |
| 910 | * MaskOfPower: He found the Mask of Chaos, which led him to the Akbadain ruins. |
| 911 | * MeaningfulName: Well, he certainly wears an ascot (English only obviously). |
| 912 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he realizes that Henry never betrayed him, to the point at which he becomes suicidal. |
| 913 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Maybe not in-game, [[http://i43.tinypic.com/s1p5he.png but for the viewers...]] |
| 914 | %%* PluckyGirl: A male example. |
| 915 | * PurelyAestheticGlasses: His in-game profile reveals that he has excellent eyesight and only wears them to imitate a famous archaeologist. |
| 916 | * {{Retirony}}: He was planning to propose to Angela after the expedition. |
| 917 | * RevengeBeforeReason: If he'd talked to Angela or Henry before starting all of this, things would have turned out very differently. Unfortunately, he was manipulated by Jean Descole to cloud his mind. |
| 918 | * RichPeople: He was the richest man of the village, which was also a requirement to marry Angela, whom he truly loved despite being an ArrangedMarriage. |
| 919 | %%* SlasherSmile: He gives one when he puts off his mask to reveal his identity as the Masked Gentleman. |
| 920 | * UnwittingPawn: To Descole, who took advantage of his amnesia to trick him into becoming the Masked Gentleman. |
| 921 | * WalkingSpoiler: Referring to him by name reveals that Randall actually ''didn't'' die in the backstory, being the true identity of the Masked Gentleman. Though, the amount of buildup they give the character in his backstory, it's almost impossible not to see that twist coming. |
| 922 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: One-side to all his friends: partially with Layton, and more so to Angela, but most of all to Henry, whom he feels betrayed him. The feeling is not mutual at ''all''. |
| 923 | [[/folder]] |
| 924 | |
| 925 | [[folder:Angela Ledore]] |
| 926 | !!Angela Ledore |
| 927 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Michiko Kichise (Japanese), Laura Bailey (English) |
| 928 | |
| 929 | [[quoteright:95:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/SharonLeidle_228.jpg]] |
| 930 | [[caption-width-right:95:Hello again, Hershel]] |
| 931 | |
| 932 | Randall and Layton's old friend (though her relationship with the last one is not clear). She is described as a beautiful young girl, enthusiastic and sophisticated. In the present, she is Henry's wife. |
| 933 | ---- |
| 934 | * ArrangedMarriage: Was meant to marry the richest guy in Stansbury by her parents. Randall was the one whom she truly loved, but when he disappeared, ''Dalston'' was the second option. She ends up marrying Henry who became the richest person. [[spoiler:However, it was a convenience marriage just so that her parents would stop bothering her, and she never stopped believing that Randall was still alive somewhere.]] |
| 935 | * BlondeBrunetteRedhead: She being the blonde, Randall being the redhead and Layton being the brunette. |
| 936 | * BreakTheCutie: Randall's disappearance really got her depressed. |
| 937 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler:In the credits, it's made clear that Randall was quite fond of her even when they were children.]] |
| 938 | * DubNameChange: From Sharoa to Angela. |
| 939 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: She isn't the happiest looking woman around. |
| 940 | * EveryoneLovesBlondes: Even her brief character bio describes her as being incredibly beautiful. |
| 941 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Midway through the story, talking to her at her home shows that she's not wearing her pearl necklace, despite the fact it's a ''very'' important TragicKeepsake she never puts away. [[spoiler:This is a clue that you're not talking to the real Angela.]] |
| 942 | * GirlInTheTower: [[spoiler:The Masked Gentleman steals her away at one point in the game, and the others have to rescue her.]] |
| 943 | * GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler:She stars in the final puzzle, though this becomes averted when it turns out Descole was disguising as herself long before the puzzle is found.]] |
| 944 | * MementoMacGuffin: [[spoiler:Her pearl necklace turns out to be this... or, rather, the pendant she has attached to it on the reverse side to what she wears. It's a charm Randall gave to her to promise her he would be careful when he embarked on his archaeological quest with Layton. He never came back, and Angela [[TragicKeepsake kept it with her as a reminder of him always]]]]. |
| 945 | * UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To Randall (although he doesn't realize it until it's almost too late).]] |
| 946 | [[/folder]] |
| 947 | |
| 948 | [[folder:Henry Ledore]] |
| 949 | !!Henry Ledore |
| 950 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Seki Tomokazu (Japanese), Matthew Mercer (English), Fujiko Takimoto (Japanese - Child) |
| 951 | |
| 952 | [[quoteright:93:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Henryleidle_2635.png]] |
| 953 | |
| 954 | One of Randall's servants and his childhood friend. After Randall's disappearance he got rich and now he is one of the most influential people of Monte d'Or, a popular Las-Vegas-like casino city, with Angela as his wife. |
| 955 | ---- |
| 956 | %%* AmbiguouslyGay: [[spoiler:An effeminate design for one. And there's the reveal that Henry remembers his friend very fondly indeed and only married Angela so that they could BOTH wait for Randall's return...]] |
| 957 | * DeathGlare: He is fond of this. |
| 958 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: [[spoiler:A few times; once when he follows teenage Angela and Layton, and again when he discovers Randall has "died".]] |
| 959 | * OrphansPlotTrinket: He is an orphan, and the robot that was given to him by Randall certainly counts as this. [[spoiler:It is a memento of the day when he first became friends with Randall; a friendship which Henry has cherished for his entire life, as he felt Randall was one of the only people who treated him like a person and not a nuisance.]] |
| 960 | * RagsToRiches: [[spoiler:From Randall's servant to getting the Ascot estate.]] |
| 961 | * RichPeople: [[spoiler:In order to marry Angela he had to be rich.]] |
| 962 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: Can be much sweeter and loyal than he appears. |
| 963 | * UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:To Randall (although he doesn't realise it until it's almost too late).]] |
| 964 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Not as extreme as some of the more spoileriffic examples, but he has changed a great deal from the polite and subservient boy he used to be, and initially seems cold to Hershel. |
| 965 | [[/folder]] |
| 966 | |
| 967 | [[folder:The Masked Gentleman]] |
| 968 | !!The Masked Gentleman |
| 969 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yūsuke Yamamoto (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English) |
| 970 | |
| 971 | [[quoteright:95:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/The_Super_Fabulous_Masked_Gentleman_730.png]] |
| 972 | [[caption-width-right:95: Welcome, Ladies and Gentlemen...]] |
| 973 | |
| 974 | The antagonist of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', this mysterious masked gentleman has been terrorizing the city of Monte d'Or and is the reason why Layton and Luke are called to the city. He appears to possess magical powers bestowed to him by his mask, which he apparently plans to use to destroy Monte d'Or. |
| 975 | ---- |
| 976 | * CoatHatMask: His outfit. |
| 977 | * CoolMask: The infamous "Mask of Chaos". |
| 978 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Significantly less so in the English dub, but still quite deep. |
| 979 | * EvilLaugh: [[EvilSoundsDeep A really deep one]] |
| 980 | %%* GravityMaster: In many ways. |
| 981 | * MaskOfPower: The "Mask of Chaos". |
| 982 | * PowerGivesYouWings: Used to make his escape on occasion. |
| 983 | * RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler:Effectively manages to turn the Reunion Inn into this, in particular leading the main team through a treasure hunt to collect all the instalments of a story detailing his jealous sense of betrayal, which ends in an actual film.]] |
| 984 | * TakenForGranite: It's one of the mask's many powers. |
| 985 | %%* VillainInAWhiteSuit: A nice white suit. |
| 986 | * VisualPun: Related to his true identity: [[spoiler:Randall Ascot is wearing an ascot.]] |
| 987 | [[/folder]] |
| 988 | |
| 989 | [[folder:Alphonse Dalston]] |
| 990 | !!Alphonse Dalston |
| 991 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Binbin Takaoka (Japanese), Troy Baker (English) |
| 992 | |
| 993 | ---- |
| 994 | %%* FatBastard: Subverted |
| 995 | * DubNameChange: From Alford Dalston, in Japanese. |
| 996 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Dalston has a reputation for being standoffish and rude, but he genuinely cares about the people of Monte D'Or. Layton also reveals that Dalston has a particularly large soft spot for animals. [[spoiler:Once Layton clears Dalston's name, Dalston genuinely thanks him and offers to help him in the investigation in any way. The player can also choose to have Layton and Dalston sit down and catch up, which ends with Dalston giving Layton a scale model of his mansion. Brusque though he may be, Dalston is a good man deep down.]] |
| 997 | * PetTheDog: Close to the circus tiger. |
| 998 | * RedHerring: The first suspect for being the Masked Gentleman, and the most easily ruled out, especially because he couldn't fit into the costume. |
| 999 | %%* TheRival: To Henry. |
| 1000 | [[/folder]] |
| 1001 | |
| 1002 | [[folder:Detective Bloom]] |
| 1003 | !!Detective Inspector Leonard Bloom |
| 1004 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yuki Kaji (Japanese) |
| 1005 | |
| 1006 | A detective who is sent over from London to help with the Masked Gentleman Case, and later, deals with the robbery of the museum. |
| 1007 | ---- |
| 1008 | * ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive: He does this [[spoiler:during the confrontation in Scotland Yard]]. |
| 1009 | * DubNameChange: From Ronald Bluemile. |
| 1010 | * GracefulLoser: He may be slightly arrogant to everyone but after being [[spoiler:deduced as the Targent mole by Layton. He's willing to surrender quickly rather than fight back.]] |
| 1011 | * HiddenAgendaVillain: [[spoiler:He is gathering information for Bronev.]] |
| 1012 | * INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler:He incriminates himself by revealing something he shouldn't have known about the fake artifacts that were returned, indicating that he was the one that returned them as fakes]]. |
| 1013 | * SmugSnake: He's fairly arrogant, if a bit more competent than most of the people working on the case besides Layton, and DCI Carmichael dislikes his attitude. |
| 1014 | * TheMole: [[spoiler:He's one of Targent's most important moles, giving them intel on Scotland Yard. This is made apparent in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', but Layton doesn't get to expose him until ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy''.]] |
| 1015 | [[/folder]] |
| 1016 | |
| 1017 | !!Characters in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' |
| 1018 | [[folder:Aurora]] |
| 1019 | !!Aurora |
| 1020 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Shiori Katsuna (Japanese), Jo Wyatt (English) |
| 1021 | |
| 1022 | A mysterious girl found sealed within a giant block of ice beneath the town of Froenburg. Though largely amnesiac, she claims to be the final survivor of the Azran and joins Layton on a trip around the world to recover her memories and uncover the Azran's legacy. |
| 1023 | ---- |
| 1024 | %%* ApocalypseMaiden |
| 1025 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Layton, Luke, Emmy and Sycamore treat Aurora kindly throughout their adventures to find the Eggs. This kindness is repaid when [[spoiler:Layton, Emmy, Descole, Luke and Bronev sacrifice their lives to deactivate the Azran Sanctuary. Aurora convinces the Azran Light that humans aren't all bad and that they could work together for a brighter future, allowing Layton and co. to be brought back to life.]] |
| 1026 | * DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler:Fades away into motes of light as the Azran Sanctuary crumbles.]] |
| 1027 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After remembering what the Azran Legacy is, she almost jumps off the roof of the Obsidian Tower with the key. Thankfully, Layton stops her.]] |
| 1028 | * DubNameChange: From Aria, in Japanese. |
| 1029 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: She has a lot of catching up to be done regarding most things in the world, like animals, fashion sense and everyday items. |
| 1030 | * HumanPopsicle: She's been trapped in ice for millions of years... |
| 1031 | * HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:She must be sacrificed by being stabbed through the heart to reveal the Azran legacy but it turned out it was [[SecretTestOfCharacter to see if humanity is worth saving.]]]] |
| 1032 | * LastOfHerKind: [[spoiler:The last Azran... [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Golem]] actually.]] |
| 1033 | * MacGuffinSuperPerson: Targent and Professor Layton's group spend a few hours of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' chasing after her. Given that she's the last of the Azran and the key to finding the eponymous Azran Legacy, it makes sense that everyone is trying to find her. [[spoiler:The fact that she's actually a golem required to activate the Azran Sanctuary and the killer golems within isn't revealed until the climax.]] |
| 1034 | * TheMakeover: [[spoiler:Emmy helps her buy more casual clothes in London to help her get around easier.]] |
| 1035 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Her Azran robes are mostly pink and she has a bracelet with a pink gemstone. She also gets a pink sweater later as part of her disguise. |
| 1036 | * ReplacementGoldfish: She is a prequel to Flora in the last game which takes place [[spoiler:before ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheCuriousVillage''.]] Although technically Flora is a This chronologically for the professor and Luke. |
| 1037 | * RobotGirl: [[spoiler:More like a human-like golem.]] |
| 1038 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Flora and Aurora are [[spoiler:MacGuffinGirl mysterious young girls]], complete with very similar heights, facial features and even hairstyles and colour schemes. |
| 1039 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Emmy's Tomboy. |
| 1040 | [[/folder]] |
| 1041 | |
| 1042 | [[folder:Desmond Sycamore]] |
| 1043 | !!Desmond Sycamore |
| 1044 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Atsuro Watabe (JA) |
| 1045 | |
| 1046 | A well-known archaeologist who calls upon Layton to investigate Aurora's case. Once she's revived, he provides Layton with access to his personal airship for use to travel around the world and joins them on their journey. |
| 1047 | ---- |
| 1048 | %%* AdventurerArchaeologist: Like Layton. |
| 1049 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: If you mention Targent around him, he will quickly get angry which is understandable because [[spoiler:in his childhood, Targent abducted his parents and may be implied to be responsible for his wife and daughter's deaths, which made him create his alter ego denoting his vengeful personality as Jean Descole.]] |
| 1050 | * CannotTellAJoke: As demonstrated in the group's travels to Phong Gi. |
| 1051 | * DotingParent: Occasionally has shades of this towards Aurora, even becoming... |
| 1052 | * DubNameChange: From Foster Sahaiman in Japanese. |
| 1053 | * LivingADoubleLife: [[spoiler:Desmond Sycamore is actually an alter ego and the more public identity of Jean Descole. It is also implied that he lived under this alias for some time in his attempts to have a normal life with hope and not revenge.]] |
| 1054 | * NiceGuy: Like Layton, Sycamore is your all-around gentleman who's quite pleasant to be around with which make his alter ego as [[spoiler:Jean Descole, Layton's arch-rival all the more unbelievable.]] |
| 1055 | * OlderThanHeLooks: He looks like he could a recent graduate but is actually older than Layton, making him somewhere from his late thirties to early forties. |
| 1056 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: He mentions in passing that his daughter would be about the same age as one villager if she were still alive. |
| 1057 | * PurelyAestheticGlasses: The guidebook mentions that his glasses are for show. |
| 1058 | * SignificantDoubleCasting: He and Jean Descole are both voiced by Atsuro Watabe, which becomes significant when [[spoiler:it turns out that they're [[TwoAliasesOneCharacter one and the same]].]] |
| 1059 | %%* TheSmartGuy: Like Layton. |
| 1060 | * TeamDad: Alongside Layton, dispensing helpful advice to Aurora and Luke -- and even teaming up with Layton to warn a young lad in Froenborg against foolishly trying to jump onto some ice. |
| 1061 | * TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:He and Jean Descole are the same person.]] |
| 1062 | [[/folder]] |
| 1063 | |
| 1064 | [[folder:Leon Bronev (Spoiler Character)]] |
| 1065 | !!Leon Bronev |
| 1066 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Masachika Ichimura (JA), Timothy Watson (English) |
| 1067 | |
| 1068 | A mysterious man who knows both Layton and Descole; little is known about him. He is the commander of Targent, a shadowy organization trying to obtain the Azran Legacies. He's a WalkingSpoiler, so all entries for this character are unmarked. |
| 1069 | ---- |
| 1070 | %%* ArchnemesisDad: To Descole and also Layton, at least. |
| 1071 | * AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Not only is Bronev the leader of Targent, he is also a very capable fighter, as seen at the end of Miracle Mask when Descole tries to take him down, only for Bronev to dodge Descole's punch and knee him in the ribs for his trouble. |
| 1072 | * BadassArmy: The Targent is this, feilding a wide variety of Tanks, Armored Vehicles, and even Helicopters. |
| 1073 | * BadBoss: More than willing to sacrifice his own men if it means reaching his goal. In fact, it's precisely what he did as he went through the Azran Sanctuary, to the point that he, Emmy, Robin, and Macaw are among the very few surviving members by the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy''. |
| 1074 | * BeardOfEvil: Notably clean-shaven in flashbacks to before he became boss of Targent. |
| 1075 | * BigBad: Of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', and a bit of ArcWelding makes him this for the entire prequel trilogy. |
| 1076 | * ChekhovsGunman: He makes a pair of appearances late in ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'', but doesn't directly interact with Layton until ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy''. |
| 1077 | * EvenEvilCanBeLoved: Although Bronev himself doesn't comment on their relationship, Emmy- or rather, Emmeline- does seem to care a lot about him. So much so that all she wants is for him to finish everything so he can return to being the kind person she remembers him as, and hopes the professor can also help finally bring him to his senses. She believes that despite his all-consuming obsession with the Azran, he's truly a good person. |
| 1078 | %%* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Emmeline. |
| 1079 | * DubNameChange: From Broneph Rainel. |
| 1080 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Bronev isn't above speaking like a polite gentleman like Layton depending on the situation but we've already been introduced to him as a ruthless and despicable megalomaniac with fewer regards for his subordinate's wellbeing, and willing to use pragmatic methods to get what he wants. |
| 1081 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: He's obsessed with the Azran Legacies because he and his wife truly believed they could be used to help the world, and her dying wish was that he find them no matter what. |
| 1082 | * LukeIAmYourFather: He's Layton and Descole's father, though Layton doesn't find it out from him. |
| 1083 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: At the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', when he unwittingly unleashes a doomsday device in his thirst for the Azrans' power. He ends up becoming shell-shocked for much of the climax. |
| 1084 | * ParentalSubstitute: He took Emmy in and taught her all she knows, so she calls him "Uncle Leon" out of endearment and works for Targent. It's never outright stated if they are actually family. |
| 1085 | * ParentsAsPeople: In Layton and Descole's childhood flashback, he was a loving father and husband but as a archaeologist, it's implied that he put priority with studying the Azran civilization over his family which came to bite him horrifically when Targent appeared and abducted him and his wife, Rachel leaving the two boys orphaned. |
| 1086 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: Sort of. He sacrifices himself in Aurora's stead to stop the Azran doomsday device, and is brought back to life along with Descole and Layton's crew by Aurora's final plea to the Azran. |
| 1087 | * SinisterShades: His sunglasses only make him appear more suspicious. [[spoiler:After taking them off, he looks less sinister and more like a broken man.]] |
| 1088 | * TragicVillain: Bronev, for all of his less than moral actions, is actually an idealistic person who wants to solve the Azran Legacy for the good of mankind and was the good husband and father of Descole and Layton before Targent abducted him and his wife, Rachel. Seeing her passed away from an illness while in captivity along with his unstoppable obsession with the Azran civilization made him lose his humanity which lasts until the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'' when he finally comes to his senses and expresses remorse for the events he caused. |
| 1089 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Near the end of ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', after realizing his cruel actions activates the WeaponOfMassDestruction and revealing to be the long-lost father of Descole and Layton, we are treated to a flashback of him as a child who found an ancient artifact one day by himself and became an archaeologist like his son and Layton. After he's kidnapped by Targent and his wife dies while they're in captivity, his obsession with finding the Azran legacy turns him into a twisted and selfish man. |
| 1090 | * WalkingSpoiler: He is not only the BigBad, but Layton and Descole's father, Emmy's HonoraryUncle and boss, and a somewhat more sympathetic character than he initially seems. |
| 1091 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Despite going from captured archaeologist to the leader of Targent, and fully embracing ruthlessness along the way, he truly believed that the Azran Legacy was a great gift that would benefit all of mankind. When he finally realizes the truth, in the end, he is devastated. |
| 1092 | * WouldHitAGirl: Even after finding out that Aurora needed to be sacrificed to activate the Azran Sanctuary, he's still willing to go through with it. He only pauses briefly before stabbing Aurora through the heart. She doesn't die from the wound, being a golem, but at the time, nobody knew that. To Layton and co., it looked like Bronev had just casually murdered a young girl. |
| 1093 | [[/folder]] |
| 1094 | |
| 1095 | [[folder:Robin and Macaw]] |
| 1096 | !!Robin and Macaw |
| 1097 | |
| 1098 | A pair of Targent agents who cross paths with the professor many times over the course of the game. Macaw is the more serious and competent of the two, while Robin is enthusiastic but prone to running off on wild goose chases. |
| 1099 | ---- |
| 1100 | * ChessMotif: They were named Bishop and Rook in the UK. |
| 1101 | * DubNameChange: Specifically Macaw, from Swallow. |
| 1102 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Macaw [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere decides to leave Targent]] after deciding that killing people is a bit much for him. Robin soon follows.]] |
| 1103 | * EvilDuo: Always seen together and have matching [[ThemeNaming names]] (Chess in UK and birds in the US, Spain and Japan). |
| 1104 | * HiddenDepths: Macaw seems as incompetent as Robin at first glance, but Layton deduces that [[spoiler:he actually doubts the morality of the agency.]] |
| 1105 | * MookFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Toward the end of the game, they quit working for the organization.]] |
| 1106 | [[/folder]] |
| 1107 | |
| 1108 | !!Characters in ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva'' |
| 1109 | [[folder:Janice Quatlane]] |
| 1110 | !!Janice Quatlane |
| 1111 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NanaMizuki (Japanese), Emma Tate (English) |
| 1112 | |
| 1113 | A former student of Professor Layton's who now works as an opera singer. She sends the Professor a letter and some tickets, asking him to come to see her perform in ''The Eternal Kingdom'' so he can help her solve a perplexing mystery. |
| 1114 | ---- |
| 1115 | * GrandTheftMe: Is [[spoiler:in the middle of one for her friend, Melina, but she consents to it.]] |
| 1116 | * IdolSinger: Opera singer actually, which is why she has the lead part. |
| 1117 | * RedIsHeroic: She is heroic and has red hair. |
| 1118 | * SpellMyNameWithAnS: "Jenis" in the Japanese version. Her last name is often speculated by fans to be a misromanization of "[[MeaningfulName quatrain]]". |
| 1119 | * UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:She willingly lets her best friend Melina use her body to go on living after Melina dies.]] |
| 1120 | [[/folder]] |
| 1121 | |
| 1122 | [[folder:Oswald Whistler]] |
| 1123 | !!Oswald Whistler |
| 1124 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IemasaKayumi (Japanese), Robbie Stevens (English) |
| 1125 | |
| 1126 | The composer of the opera ''The Eternal Kingdom''. |
| 1127 | ---- |
| 1128 | * AntiVillain: Whistler [[spoiler:isn't an evil guy. All he really wants is to bring Melina BackFromTheDead.]] |
| 1129 | * DotingParent: To the point where he's a... |
| 1130 | * KnightTemplarParent: For his daughter Melina. |
| 1131 | * ParentalNeglect: Strangely enough, he isn't too concerned with the seven-year-old Melina whenever she runs off. Whenever anyone asks about her, he brushes off their inquiries. [[spoiler:Though that may have to do with the fact that the little girl isn't really his daughter.]] |
| 1132 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He's willing to go to any lengths to bring back his daughter.]] |
| 1133 | * WouldHurtAChild: Or rather, [[spoiler:would allow a child to be kidnapped and used as a potential body for his dead daughter.]] |
| 1134 | [[/folder]] |
| 1135 | |
| 1136 | [[folder:Melina Whistler]] |
| 1137 | !!Melina Whistler |
| 1138 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FumikoOrikasa (Japanese) |
| 1139 | |
| 1140 | Oswald's daughter, and Janice's best friend. |
| 1141 | ---- |
| 1142 | * DaddysGirl: The two were very close while Melina was growing up. |
| 1143 | * DeadToBeginWith: Oswald's opera is dedicated in her memory. [[spoiler:But then there's her being able to possess Janice for the whole movie.]] |
| 1144 | [[/folder]] |
| 1145 | |
| 1146 | [[folder:Child Melina (Spoiler Character)]] |
| 1147 | !!Child Melina |
| 1148 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SumireMorohoshi (Japanese), Claire Morgan (English) |
| 1149 | |
| 1150 | Oswald's adopted daughter, whom he calls "Melina" out of affection. It's Janice's encounter with her that kicks off the plot of the movie. She's a WalkingSpoiler, so all entries for this character are unmarked. |
| 1151 | ---- |
| 1152 | * BackFromTheDead: Openly claims that she is Melina brought back to life. But that's a result of the girl being BrainwashedAndCrazy. |
| 1153 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: As a result of part of the real Melina's memories inside her mind, she was made to believe that she was Melina brought back to life. When Layton finally confronts her about it, the girl's real personality, Nina, starts FightingFromTheInside. |
| 1154 | * CreepyChild: Many of her interactions with other characters paint her as shy at best, and hostile at worst. She's also very cryptic. Though this doesn't seem to be her true personality and rather a result of two identities fighting each other for control. |
| 1155 | * IKnowYourTrueName: Emily reveals that her name is actually "Nina", a girl who went missing prior to the events of the story. |
| 1156 | * WalkingSpoiler: Her involvement in the plot answers a lot of the questions this movie has. |
| 1157 | [[/folder]] |
| 1158 | |
| 1159 | %%[[folder:Curtis O'Donnell]] |
| 1160 | %%!!Curtis O'Donnell |
| 1161 | %%!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShozoIizuka (Japanese), Wayne Forester (English) |
| 1162 | %% |
| 1163 | %%One of the contestants in the game for eternal life. |
| 1164 | %%---- |
| 1165 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 1166 | |
| 1167 | %%[[folder:Marco Brock]] |
| 1168 | %%!!Marco Brock |
| 1169 | %%!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KentaMiyake (Japanese), David Holt (English) |
| 1170 | %% |
| 1171 | %%One of the contestants in the game for eternal life. He's a historian who has spent a long time assembling a scrapbook about the kingdom of Ambrosia. |
| 1172 | %%---- |
| 1173 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 1174 | |
| 1175 | [[folder:Amelia Ruth]] |
| 1176 | !!Amelia Ruth |
| 1177 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiToyoguchi (Japanese), Claire Morgan (English) |
| 1178 | |
| 1179 | One of the contestants in the game for eternal life. An excellent chess player, though only in her teens; she is chosen by Whistler to receive a free ticket to the opera. |
| 1180 | ---- |
| 1181 | * SmartPeoplePlayChess: See TeenGenius below. |
| 1182 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: She doesn't show much emotion, but she's in the game to win the Elixir of Life for her dying grandfather and thus is among the few game contestants who came for unselfish reasons. |
| 1183 | * TeenGenius: She's a British chess champion and is shown to be almost as intelligent as Layton. |
| 1184 | [[/folder]] |
| 1185 | |
| 1186 | %%[[folder:Frederick Bargland]] |
| 1187 | %%!!Frederick Bargland |
| 1188 | %%!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jouji Nakata (Japanese), Stuart Organ (English) |
| 1189 | %% |
| 1190 | %%One of the contestants in the game for eternal life. |
| 1191 | %%---- |
| 1192 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 1193 | |
| 1194 | %%[[folder:Annie Dretche]] |
| 1195 | %%!!Annie Dretche |
| 1196 | %%!!!'''Voiced by:''' [=LiLiCo=] (Japanese), Creator/MariaDarling (English) |
| 1197 | %% |
| 1198 | %%One of the contestants in the game for eternal life. She's a well-known mystery novelist. |
| 1199 | %%---- |
| 1200 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 1201 | |
| 1202 | [[folder:Celia Raidley]] |
| 1203 | !!Celia Raidley |
| 1204 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KikukoInoue (Japanese), Sarah Hadland (English) |
| 1205 | A wealthy socialite who wants eternal life to be young and beautiful forever. |
| 1206 | ---- |
| 1207 | * GoldDigger: Strongly implied as one character mentions her having been married to a powerful businessman who passed away shortly before the start of the story. |
| 1208 | * SmugSnake: Decides to follow Layton's alternate solution to Puzzle 004 thinking she can get ahead by stealing answers [[spoiler:And winds up at the bottom of a pit]]. |
| 1209 | * VainSorceress: She only wants eternal life for the sake of being beautiful forever. |
| 1210 | [[/folder]] |
| 1211 | |
| 1212 | [[folder:Pierre Starbuck]] |
| 1213 | !!Pierre Starbuck |
| 1214 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Kouichi Yamadera (Japanese), Robbie Stevens (English) |
| 1215 | |
| 1216 | A famous footballer called "The Man with the Golden Left Leg" whose career is cut short after he injured his knee. He wants eternal life so that he would have enough time to heal and resume his stardom. |
| 1217 | ---- |
| 1218 | * {{Jerkass}}: Shoves Layton out of the way of an alternate door the latter decides to take to answer Puzzle 004 [[spoiler:and falls down a trapdoor for his trouble]]. |
| 1219 | * JerkJock: He was a famous soccer player before his accident. |
| 1220 | %%* SmugSnake: In the same vein as Celia, above. |
| 1221 | [[/folder]] |
| 1222 | |
| 1223 | ---- |
| 1224 | A gentleman would always make sure to return to the main ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' page before perusing the rest of the wiki. |
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