Professor Layton/Characters: Difference between revisions

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* [[Nice Hat]]: His top hat, oh God, his top hat. He [[Never Bareheaded|never takes it off]] {{spoiler|until the end of the third game.}} ''Unwound Future'' reveals that it's actually a [[Memento MacGuffin]].

** It's implied in ''Curious Village'' that he does take it off to sleep, though.

* [[Out of Character Moment]]: He breaks his gentleman code several times throughout the events of ''Unwound Future'', 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.

* [[Out-of-Character Moment]]: He breaks his gentleman code several times throughout the events of ''Unwound Future'', 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.

* [[Papa Wolf]]: ''Unwound Future'' 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.

* [[The Professor]]

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* [[Leave Me Alone]]: In ''Last Specter'', ten-year-old Luke has become introverted and withdrawn, spending most of his time in his room, as a result of the events in the game's [[Backstory]].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.

* [[Leitmotif]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SevSsKwGsS4 He finally gets one in "Eternal Diva".]

** Given the scene it accompanies, some fans joke it's his [[Super Mario Bros|Invincibility]] [[Power Up Motif|Theme.]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEZf0G09ghY&feature=related Seriously.]

** Given the scene it accompanies, some fans joke it's his [[Super Mario Bros|Invincibility]] [[Power-Up Motif|Theme.]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEZf0G09ghY&feature=related Seriously.]

* [[Nice Hat]]: It's stated in one of the ''Curious Village'' meta-puzzles that he never takes it off.

* [[The Other Darrin]]: In the UK version, he has a different voice than in the US version.

* [[Pink Girl Blue Boy]]: While Flora wears a fair bit of pink, Luke's signature color is very much blue.

* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: While Flora wears a fair bit of pink, Luke's signature color is very much blue.

* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]: The English version of ''Curious Village'' presents it as [[Friend to All Living Things]], though, and an [[Informed Ability]] 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 ''Diabolical Box'' and ''Unwound Future'', and ''Last Specter'' shows that he's been able to do it for years.

** There actually may be a reason to why Luke couldn't communicate with Claudia. {{spoiler|[[Fridge Brilliance|The cat is probably a robot, like the rest of the residents of St. Mystere]]}}

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* [[The Cat Came Back]]: Despite his best efforts to leave her at home and out of danger, Layton just can't convince her to stay there. Somewhat [[Justified]] by an apparent case of separation anxiety; she gets frightened if she doesn't know where he is.

* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Luke regards her as an honorary one of these. In ''Diabolical Box'', 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 ''Unwound Future'', but it's also very clear that they care about each other quite a bit.

* [[~~Daddys~~ Girl]]: To her own father before his death, and then later {{spoiler|she essentially becomes this to Layton.}}

* [[Daddy's Girl]]: To her own father before his death, and then later {{spoiler|she essentially becomes this to Layton.}}

* [[Distinguishing Mark]]: She has a birthmark on her collarbone which is significant to the secrets of St. Mystere.

* {{spoiler|[[Distressed Damsel]]}}: In ''Diabolical Box'', and then again in ''Unwound Future.''

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* [[Mysterious Waif]]: In ''Curious Village.''

* [[The Other Darrin]]: Has a different actress from the games in ''Eternal Diva''.

* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]/[[Memetic Outfit]]: Her... 'disguise' in ''Curious Village,'' which she later uses in ''Diabolical Box'' as well.

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]/[[Memetic Outfit]]: Her... 'disguise' in ''Curious Village,'' which she later uses in ''Diabolical Box'' as well.

* [[Pink Means Feminine]]

* [[The Pollyanna]]

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** In ''Unwound Future'' she's upset at being left out again and makes Layton promise to bring her along. Rather than keeping the promise, or at least explaining 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 up to. (Present) Luke and Layton have to admit that the thought of Future Flora never crossed their minds.

* [[Vague Age]]: It's not really made clear how old Flora is. She's older than Luke (whose age is confirmed to be ten in ''Last Specter'', and thus twelve or thirteen by the time of ''Curious Village''), 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.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: She seems to have an intense fear of being left alone. It gets the [[Woobie]] treatment in ''Diabolical Box'', but ''Unwound Future'' makes it seem more like a [[Berserk Button]]. (Maybe she thought they should have caught on by then that she's afraid to be alone.)

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: She seems to have an intense fear of being left alone. It gets the [[Woobie]] treatment in ''Diabolical Box'', but ''Unwound Future'' makes it seem more like a [[Berserk Button]]. (Maybe she thought they should have caught on by then that she's afraid to be alone.)

* [[Windows to The Soul]]: She has easily the largest eyes of anyone in the cast, ostensibly to further illustrate how sweet and innocent she is.

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* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: 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.

* [[The Real Remington Steele]]: {{spoiler|The Chelmey in ''Curious Village'' is Don Paolo in disguise; the real Chelmey doesn't appear until game 2.}}

* [[Small Name Big Ego]]: To be fair, he IS going up against Professor Hershel Layton. If he was going up against any other detective, he'd fare better.

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: To be fair, he IS going up against Professor Hershel Layton. If he was going up against any other detective, he'd fare better.

* [[Sweet Tooth]]: His wife's homemade sweet potato fritters are what he eats after every arrest. {{spoiler|This is ''very'' important in ''Curious Village''.}}

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Acts like he's the hero of the mystery stories, not the Arrogant Cop Who Jumps To Wrong Conclusions.

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* [[Anime Hair]]

* {{spoiler|[[Anti Hero]]}}: He becomes this in ''Unwound Future''.

* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Hero]]}}: He becomes this in ''Unwound Future''.

* [[Big Bad]]: Definitely of ''Curious Village'', and arguably of the entire first trilogy.

* [[The Cameo]]: In the beginning of ''Eternal Diva'', along with several other characters from the first trilogy.

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* [[Bishonen]]: A lot of fangirls will be disappointed if he doesn't turn out to be this.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "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.

* [[Coat Hat Mask]]

* [[Coat, Hat, Mask]]

* [[Cool Hat]]

* [[Cool Mask]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Disney Death]]: The gas in the Elysian Box didn't kill him, it just sent him into a deep coma.}}

* [[Dying Clue]]: The letter he sends to Layton to kickstart the plot.

* [[The Obi Wan]]

* [[The Obi-Wan]]

* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Schrader or Schröder?

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Schrader or Schröder?

=== Babette ===

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* [[Mister Muffykins]]: Her "little boy," Tom. {{spoiler|He's a poodle.}}

* [[Rich Bitch]]

* [[Screw the Rules I Have Money]]: She usurps Layton and Luke's table in the dining car by flaunting her wealth and refusing to bow to common sense or decency.

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: She usurps Layton and Luke's table in the dining car by flaunting her wealth and refusing to bow to common sense or decency.

* [[Upperclass Twit]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Mushroom Samba]]}}/{{spoiler|[[Older Than They Look]]}}

* [[The Reveal]]: 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 rumors about him being as such.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Star Crossed Lovers]]}}: With {{spoiler|Sophia}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Star-Crossed Lovers]]}}: With {{spoiler|Sophia}}.

* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: Well, very pale blond, anyway.

* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Well, very pale blond, anyway.

* [[Yandere]]

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* {{spoiler|[[Identical Grandson|Identical Granddaughter:]] She looks just like her grandmother Sophia, except that she has her grandfather Anton's eyes.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Long Lost Relative]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Long-Lost Relative]]}}

* [[Raised By Grandparents]]: After Katia's mother died, her grandmother helped bring her up.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]

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* [[Fan Nickname]]: Legal!Luke, mostly among fangirls.

* [[Happily Adopted]]: During the [[Summation Gathering]], Layton {{spoiler|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.}}

* {{spoiler|[[I Cannot Self Terminate]]}}: {{spoiler|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.}}

* {{spoiler|[[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]}}: {{spoiler|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.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Inexplicably Identical Individuals]]}}: {{spoiler|He is able to convincingly pull off being Luke's future self, even though the two have no real explained relation.}}

* [[My Future Self and Me]]: With Luke. {{spoiler|But then again, he isn't Luke.}}

* [[Nice Hat]]: He also has one, similar to Luke's, {{spoiler|which he removes when revealing his identity}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]}}: Did he ever.

* {{spoiler|[[Well Intentioned Extremist]]}}: {{spoiler|Clive denies what he's doing is for revenge, insisting that it's really for justice against [[Science Is Bad|single-minded scientists]] and [[Democracy Is Bad|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.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]}}: {{spoiler|Clive denies what he's doing is for revenge, insisting that it's really for justice against [[Science Is Bad|single-minded scientists]] and [[Democracy Is Bad|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.}}

=== Claire Folly ===

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* [[Mad Scientist]]: He's not insane, but he's pretty amoral and knows it.

* [[Nice Hat]]: It's a feather away from being a pimp hat.

* [[Peek a Bangs]]

* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]

* {{spoiler|[[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: 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.}}

* [[Unfinished Untested Used Anyway]]: {{spoiler|Tried to stop Bill from going through with the time machine test for his corporate sponsors, but doesn't get there in time.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Unwitting Pawn]]}} {{spoiler|Is played like a fiddle by Clive.}}

* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|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.}}

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|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.}}

=== Bill Hawks ===

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* [[The Dragon]]: To Descole.

* [[Fat Bastard]]: Apparently he uses his immense girth to threaten people.

* [[In Series Nickname]]: Third Eye Jakes.

* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Third Eye Jakes.

* [[Laughing Mad]]: Shortly after Layton meets him.

* [[Obviously Evil]]

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* [[Big Brother Mentor]]

* [[Black Eyes]]

* {{spoiler|[[Dark Skinned Redhead]]}}: {{spoiler|Somehow he got a tan after he fell into that hole.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]}}: {{spoiler|Somehow he got a tan after he fell into that hole.}}

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: Big glasses, thigh pants, purple all over, a scarf... Well, he did go [[Incredibly Lame Pun|underground]].

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Big glasses, thigh pants, purple all over, a scarf... Well, he did go [[Incredibly Lame Pun|underground]].

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Laugh]]}}: {{spoiler|[[Evil Sounds Deep|A really deep one]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Redhead]]}}

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A mysterious man who knows both Layton and Descole; little is known about him. He's trying to stop Descole but hasn't succeeded.

* [[Right Hand Cat]]

* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]

* [[Sinister Shades]]

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* [[Non Singing Voice]]: Averted in the Japanese version; played straight in the English track, since they left in [[Nana Mizuki]]'s Japanese vocals for the songs.

* [[Redheaded Hero]]

* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: "Jenis" in the Japanese version.

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: "Jenis" in the Japanese version.

** Her last name is often speculated by fans to be a misromanization of "[[Meaningful Name|quatrain]]".

* [[Undying Loyalty]]: {{spoiler|She willingly lets her best friend Melina use her body to go on living after Melina dies.}}

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* [[Knight Templar Parent]]

* [[Papa Wolf]]

* {{spoiler|[[Well Intentioned Extremist]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]}}

=== Melina Whistler ===

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Oswald's daughter, and Janice's best friend.

* [[~~Daddys~~ Girl]]

* [[Daddy's Girl]]

* [[Dead to Begin With]]: Oswald's opera is dedicated in her memory.

** {{spoiler|But then there's her being able to possess Janice for the whole movie.}}