List of Professor Layton characters

This is a list of the important and recurring characters throughout the Professor Layton video game series.

Artwork from Professor Layton Royale, showing many characters from the series.

Main characters

Professor Hershel Layton

Main article: Professor Hershel Layton

Voiced by: Yo Oizumi (Japanese); Christopher Robin Miller (English)

Professor Hershel Layton (エルシャール・レイトン, Erushāru Reiton) is the protagonist of the series. He is a stereotypical English gentleman, who enjoys solving puzzles and drinking tea. He is a professor of archeology at London's Gressenheller University. Because of his prowess at solving puzzles and mysteries, he is well known throughout London. He also has a recurring quote, being: 'That's what a gentleman does'. The signature feature of his appearance is his black top hat (given to him by his deceased sweetheart, Claire), which he wears along with an orange shirt under a black high-collared coat with matching pants. He is 37 in the first trilogy. He is also adept at fencing, as demonstrated in a sword fight against Anton as well as another with Descole in the Eternal Diva.

His original name was Theodore Bronev: his father, Leon Bronev, was a famous archaeologist but due of his vast knowledge of the ancient super-civilization of the Azran he was kidnapped along with his wife by an evil organization leaving the young Theodore and his brother Hershel orphans. Shortly after he had been adopted (at the age of six) by his adoptive parents, Roland and Lucille, whom he considered to be his real parents up to his mid-thirties, having involuntarily suppressed the memories of his past. Since Roland and Lucille wanted to adopt Hershel, but never met him, Hershel give his name to Theodore in an effort to keep him away from the Azran Legacy and live an happy life with a loving family. When he was 14, he and his parents moved to Stansbury, where he met Randall Ascot. He and Randall both had a great interest in fencing.

Randall was very interested in archeology and took Layton, who didn't care much for archeology, on frequent adventure trips. One day, Layton accompanied Randall on an investigation of the Akbadian ruins. During this, Layton accidentally stepped on a trap and Randall fell through the resulting crack in the ground. Layton made it out of the ruins, but his grief at being responsible for the loss of his best friend caused him to move to London. Layton decided to honor his lost friend by becoming an archaeologist. He attending and graduated Gressenheller University, where he later became a professor of archeology. During his time there, Layton was taught by Dr. Andrew Schrader.

At Gressenheller, Layton met Clark Triton and Claire Foley, whom he dated and planned to ask for her hand. Claire is the one who gave him his trademark hat as a congratulatory gift for being hired as a professor. However, that same day, when the time machine she was working on was tested, it exploded, killing her. It seems that before this, he had lost contact with another classmate of his named Paul, who is later revealed to be Don Paolo. During the events of the third game, Layton comforts a young Clive, whose parents had also been killed in the explosion, and keeps him from running back into the building to find them. Since then Hershel never stopped wearing the hat that Claire gave him, as a constant memento. Layton, who discovered that the events of that day had been censored, undertaken an investigation until he is beaten by thugs (presumably Bill Hawks'). He restarted his investigation multiple times but it ended always to a dead end. But he vowed to never give up. One year after the tragedy, Layton saved Emmy Altava from being wrongly arrested for a crime she did not commit. Although she remembers this encounter, he does not.

Five years later he was (apparently) summoned by Clark to solve a mystery. This action spawned a chain of events that would lead Layton in the following three years ("Last Specter", "the Eternal Diva"s movie, "Miracle's Mask", "Azran Legacies") to meet Clark's son, Luke Triton, meet again Emmy Altava, whose has became his assistant, and uncover the hidden truths of his past as well the mysteries of the Azran Civilization and destroy the very same organization that destroyed his early childhood life, Targent. He also meets again Randall Ascot who survived the fall but was left amnesiac for years, his older brother who goes by the persona of the villainous Jean Descole with whom he clashed multiple times, as well as his biological father who was corrupted by the very same organization that kidnapped him. Hershel Layton swore to never accept back his original name or recognize Bronev as a father, but he expressed the hope to meet him again one day as a friend and colleague.

Shortly after, in "Curious Village", Layton and Luke go to St. Mystere to solve a mystery involving a will. In St. Mystere, they meet a girl named Flora, who is the daughter of the man whose will needs deciphering. After discovering the secret of the village, Flora decides to leave her father's fortune alone so the village people could continue to function as normal, and Layton adopts her.

Months later, in "Diabolical Box", he visits his old mentor's home, only to discover him (presumably) dead. With a ticket to the Molentary Express as the only clue, he and Luke set off. This voyage would ultimately lead them to discover the troubled past of an once sparkling city and free a man from an unending illusion and sorrow.

Months later, in "Unwound Future", he and Luke are invited to attend an event demonstrating a time machine, and witness the prime minister Bill Hawks disappearing, along with Dr. Stahngun. Soon he receives a letter by someone who claims to be Luke but from ten years in the future, telling them to head to a clock shop. Upon heading there, a time machine is activated, and he and Luke are transported to Future London. While on his quest in Future London, he repeatedly sees a woman similar to his former love, Claire. In the end it is revealed that the time machine was an elaborate ruse all the time, created to avenge the injustices behind the original time machine's incident. But the mysterious woman was indeed Claire: the original time machine worked for a short time before exploding sending her in the future. But due to the incomplete nature of the machine, she was doomed to return to the past, back to the moment she died. Layton was left heartbroken by being separated from her again, but at the same time he was able to finally accept her death.

Luke Triton

Voiced by: Maki Horikita (Japanese), Lani Minella (US English), Maria Darling (UK English)

Luke Triton (ルーク・トライトン, Rūku Toraiton) is a young boy who accompanies Professor Layton. He aspires to be a gentleman like his professor, though like all boys his age, he has a tendency to let a cheeky remark slip out. He is fond of puzzles, animals, teddy bears, and the color blue. Luke is also able to understand and converse with animals, which has proven helpful in his adventures with Layton. He is only 10 years old in Last Specter and Eternal Diva, 11 in Miracle Mask and 12 in Azran Legacy. He has an appetite that can never seemed to be quenched. In the end of Azran Legacy, he is seen in his outfit from the first three games.

Layton is an old friend of Luke's father and after the professor helps his family and hometown during the events of "The Last Specter", Luke asks to become his apprentice, living with him in London until the end of "The Unwound Future" when his family moves to another country and he leaves England with them. Luke is 13 in Curious Village, Diabolical Box, and Unwound Future.

Flora Reinhold

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese), Lani Minella (games), Claire Morgan (Eternal Diva)

Flora Reinhold (アロマ・ラインフォード, Aroma Rainfōdo, Aroma Reinford in Japanese version) is the daughter of the wealthy Augustus Reinhold and his wife, Viola (both of whom passed away before the events of the first game). At the end of Curious Village, she makes the decision to leave the fortune and allow St. Mystere to remain as it is. She is sweet, shy, and reserved, but has been known to show her stubborn side when dealing with others' concerns for her safety. After the events in the Curious Village, she becomes Layton's protégée and joins Layton and Luke on their mysteries. She also loves to cook, but to Layton and Luke's dismay, she is rather bad at it. She also solves four puzzles in Unwound Future.

She dons the trademark see-through disguise she used throughout Curious Village (sunglasses and a head scarf) and sneaks onto the Molentary Express to join Professor Layton and Luke in Diabolical Box, but gets kidnapped at a village the Molentary Express stops at by Don Paolo. The Flora that appears throughout the rest of the game is actually Don Paolo in disguise.

In Unwound Future, she's angered that Layton and Luke are always running off on their own and follows them to the Midland Clock Shop along with Inspector Chelmey and Barton. She is brought to Future London and helps Layton on his quest. Near the end of the game, where Future Luke is revealed to be Clive, he kidnaps her, and Flora later gets rescued within Clive's war machine.

Emmy Altava

Voiced by: Saki Aibu (Japanese), Emma Tate (Eternal Diva), Lani Minella (games)

Emmy Altava (レミ・アルタワ, Remi Arutawa, Remi Altava in Japanese version) is Professor Layton's assistant as appointed by the President of Gressenheller University, and one of the main characters of the second trilogy. She is a head-strong and energetic woman. She is a heroine and loves taking pictures, taking her camera everywhere with her. She is also a martial arts expert, able to hold her own against Descole's henchmen. Her background is a mystery and not known very well.

Six years prior to the events of Last Specter, Layton saved Emmy from being arrested by Inspector Grosky. Layton explained why Emmy was not guilty of stealing a young boy's wallet; in fact, it turned out that the boy had planted his mother's purse in her bag to avoid getting into trouble with his mother.

While the details are unknown, it is known that when she was little she was raised by Bronev, as such she refers to him as "uncle". Her full name is Emmeline. She is revealed to be a Targent agent: from the very start she was a mole, with the mission to spy on Layton during his research of Azran relics. She betrays Layton and kidnaps Luke. However, a conversation between the two reveals that she remembers how Bronev used to be, and that she can sense that he is not the man she remembers. To this end, she leaves Luke behind, not because he will get in Targent's way, but because Layton will need his help. After Targent's downfall, full of regrets, she resigns as Layton's assistant and gives the job to Luke: she then leaves them, promising to return when she will be worthy of the title of assistant of the professor Layton. She did apoear or was even mentioned during the original trilogy.

Supporting characters

Inspector Chelmey

Voiced by: Shiro Saito (Japanese); Christopher Robin Miller (English), Jonathan Keeble (Eternal Diva)

Inspector Chelmey (チェルミー警部, Cherumī Keibu) is the police chief of London's Scotland Yard. It is said that he strikes fear into the heart of all criminals in London. Despite this, it seems that Layton and Luke always manage to be one step ahead of the inspector. When not working, he enjoys his wife's sweet potato fritters. In the European releases of the games, his favourite food is cakes, a slightly more British afternoon snack. His assistant, Constable Barton, is a timid man prone to making mistakes, though it is said he has covered up for some of Chelmey's oversights in the past. Some of Chelmey's background is revealed in 'The Last Specter': he had previously worked under Scotland Yard's top detective, Gilbert, who was Barton's father. According to a question from Gilbert, Chelmey had not been married at the time. When the two had tracked down an infamous London criminal, a rather headstrong Chelmey ignored Gilbert's directions and ran into an ambush. Gilbert saved Chelmey's life, but tragically, this action cost him his own life as he was shot dead. Chelmey then vows to serve Scotland Yard with everything he has, and take care of his own life as well. He marries Amelie during the Azran Legacies: the two are on their honeymoon during the game and are encountered in many places.

Don Paolo

Voiced by: Minoru Inaba (Japanese), Christopher Robin Miller (games), Jonathan Keeble (Eternal Diva)

Layton's self-declared nemesis and the main villain of the first trilogy (excluding Unwound Future where he allied with Layton). Don Paolo (ドン・ポール, Don Pōru) is a genius, scientist and inventor banished from the scientific community for performing unethical experiments. A genius of machinery and a master of disguises, Don Paolo studied in the same university as Layton and his unrequited love for Layton's girlfriend Claire is the main reason for his hatred of him. When he is not plotting evil, Don Paolo enjoys making and listening to music. In the end he temporarily allied himself with Layton to finally solve the mystery behind Claire's death and to save London from Clive madness.

Inspector Clamp Grosky

Voiced by: Houchu Ohtsuka (Japanese); Stuart Organ (Eternal Diva) (English)

Inspector Clamp Grosky (クランプ・グロスキー, Kuranpu Gurosukī) is a police inspector from Scotland Yard and plays a role similar to Inspector Chelmey in the second trilogy. He has a fiery passion for mysteries that require his expertise. He is also very athletic and energetic, able to run faster than cars and swim faster than sharks. He is also famous for his chest hair. Grosky has his own fan club, the Clampettes, who's president and sole member is Hanna.

Jean Descole / Desmond Sycamore

Voiced by: Atsuro Watabe (Japanese), Jonathan Keeble (English - Eternal Diva)

Jean Descole (ジャン・デスコール, Jan Desukōru) is the main villain of the second trilogy and the "Eternal Diva" feature film. He is the older brother between himself and Layton. His ultimate goal is to harness the power of the Azran civilisation, as he attempted to claim the Golden Garden, the ruins of Ambrosia and the Infinite Vault of Akbadain as his own, even if it meant using force. For this goal he deviously planned complicate schemes of deception. His true name is Professor Desmond Sycamore, an archaeologist who is the authority on ancient ruins.

His background is revealed in Azran Legacy: he has a resentment towards the Azran civilization as a result of what happened to his family. Not only had his mother died, but his father had become corrupted by his search for the Azran civilization. His original name was Hershel: he had been selected for an adoption, but gave his name to his younger brother, who was originally named Theodore, so he would be adopted by Roland and Lucille instead. He had hoped that this would keep him away from the Azran Legacy. He hoped that if he obtained the power of Azran, he would had revenge against the Targent and the Azran civilization itself. At some point he married and had a daughter. However for reasons not fully explained both of them died. Left completely alone with his sorrow he developed the Descole persona, an empty shell of his former self. In this guise he was revenge ridden and he began to deceive people to achieve his goals. While he almost killed numerous people and ravaged two cities, he is not purely evil: in the Azran sanctuary he demonstrates selfless bravery by saving Luke's life but putting himself in danger. Aurora also sees hope for redemption in him, as well as deep sorrow. As it transpires, Jean Descole is really just an alternate persona that represents his despair and desire for revenge against Targent.

Granny Riddleton

Granny Riddleton (ナゾーバ, Nazōba) is a recurring character, first appearing chronologically (though not present for the rest of the game) in the Last Specter. Most people view her as a witch, presumably due to her get up. She appears throughout Layton and Luke's adventures, gathering all of the puzzles that they've missed and puts it in a small hut. In Unwound Future, she retires and is soon succeeded by her granddaughter, Puzzlette (ナゾリーヌ, Nazorīnu). She also has a cat, named Keats. In 'Unwound Future', we learn she is friends with a puzzle loving bee by the name of Beasly, who originally succeeded her but was swatted by Puzzlette when she took over. Then in 'The Miracle Mask' she is under disguise as "Nanna Grams" (A play on words for anagrams) where she is dressed as she is in 'Unwound Future' but has a white mask that covers her eyes. She doesn't move around from place to place, so the player would only have to go back to one specific location to solve any missed puzzles, as in 'Unwound Future' and 'Last Specter'.

Dr. Schrader

Voiced by: Rokuro Naya (Japanese)

Dr. Andrew Schrader (アンドルー･シュレーダー, Andorū Shurēdā) is Professor Layton's old mentor. He taught Layton during his time as an college. He is a polite and intelligent man, who falls victim to the Elysian Box as a result of researching its curse. He sends a letter to Layton before falling victim to the curse, leading Layton and Luke on to find the cause behind his "death". It is later revealed that he only fell unconscious and recovered to full health. In Unwound Future, Scharder retired from his work and he stayed at Green Hospital. However, it was later revealed that the man in the hospital was simply Don Paolo in disguise.

Supporting characters in the first trilogy

Katia Anderson

Voiced by: Suzuka Ohgo (Japanese); Cynthia Geary (English)

Katia Anderson is a young teen-girl who is the Anton and Sophia's granddaughter. As the daughter of the mayor of Dropstone, she is well known in her town, and is said to be a beautiful, sweet girl. After her grandmother, Sophia, died, Katia travels to Folsense to tell her grandfather about the true reason Sophia had left and telling the truth about the hometown where he lives.

Anton Herzen

Voiced by: Takao Osawa (young, Japanese), Fumito Yamano (old, Japanese), Matthew Mercer (English)

Anton Herzen is rumored to be a vampire inhabiting Folsense's Herzen Castle. He has a strong connection to the Elysian Box. Despite looking like a young man, he is actually very old; he appeared young because of a hallucinogenic gas found in his father's gold mine, and returned to his real appearance once his castle collapsed on top of the mine, trapping the gas below ground. He was in love with Sophia, who became pregnant, but before Anton found out about it, Sophia left to protect the baby from the effects of the gas. Anton thought that Sophia had left him for another man, and felt extremely betrayed. His brother is Mr. Beluga (Fredrich Herzen), the owner of the Molentary Express. At the end of the game (Diabolical Box), Anton discovers the truth about his deceased love, and promises to return to her side after he has spent enough time with Katia, his granddaughter.

In the Japanese version, his name is Anthony Herzen. For some reason they call him Anthony when it comes to The Secret Door of The Unwound Future (except for the UK version). He also makes a cameo in one of the Weekly Puzzles in Last Specter as well as being an unlockable trophy in Azran Legacy.

Sophia Herzen

Voiced by: Suzuka Ohgo (Japanese); Lani Minella (English), Yuri Tabata (old, Japanese)

Sophia is the fiancee of Anton and Katia grandmother. Although she died in one year prior to the game, Sophia had a respond roles during the game. Sophia meet Anton at Duke Herzen's parties and the two married, making Sophia the youngest noble family member in Folsense. When the hallucinogenic gas that Anton's father accidentally exposed begin to plangue the city, Sophia originally indent to stay in Folsense. However, Sophia discovered she was pregnant to her daughter and ran off to keep her away from the hallucinogenic gas. Sophia founded Dropstone and made the village a safe place, to where many residents from Folsense emigrated. Eventually, Sophia gave birth to her daughter in that same village. Sophia's daughter was later married to Mr. Anderson and had a granddaughter named Katia. While unfortunately Sophia's daugheter died giving birth, Katia grown up healty. Sophia gave a necklace to Katia before she died and sends a letter to Anton, explaining why she had to leave Folsense, as well as her hopes of returning.

Clive Dove

Voiced by: Shun Oguri (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English)

Clive Dove (Klaus in the Japanese version) is the primary antagonist in the third game, he is the young man who tried to trick Layton and Luke that they were in the future by posing as a future version of Luke. 10 years before, Clive lost his parents in the same explosion which killed Claire. Believing he was still able to save them, he tried to enter the burning remains, but was stopped by Layton. Clive inherited his entire fortune from his foster mother, Constance Dove. He used it to build the Future London, in underground caverns beneath the present London. Clive kidnapped the scientists and built his own plan to avenge London from the loss of his parents and create the Mobile Fortress to destroy London. However, Layton reversed the circuits of the machine, causing it to begin destroying itself. Eventually, Clive is saved by Claire and arrested by Inspector Chelmey. Questioned about why he involved Layton, fully aware that he will stop him, he admitted that deep down he wanted to be stopped by his madness. He is last seen being arrested and led away to prison. His surname isn't actually mentioned anywhere in the game, but as he was adopted by Constance Dove, it is implied that this is his surname. Like Flora, he solves about four puzzles in the game.

Dimitri Allen

Voiced by: Takaya Kamikawa (Japanese); Liam O'Brien (English)

Dimitri Allen (アラン･ディミトリー, Aran Dimitorī, Alan Dimitri in the Japanese version), under the disguise of Dr. Alain Stahngun, is the partial antagonist in the third game. Dimitri was once the friend of Bill Hawks in college and became his rival from then on. He and Bill invented the time machine along with their assistant Claire. Dimitri had a crush on her. Claire was chosen to become the first person to demonstrate the machine, but Dimitri found an error calculation, and begged Bill to stop. Bill refused, however, because a lot of money was put forward in the invention. His love of Claire resulted him to seek revenge against Bill for the destruction he had done. He made a disguise and created a fake machine to capture Bill. He worked with Clive and the two made a plan to go back to their own time to return to the past and stop Bill from destruction. However, Clive had his own invention, making the Mobile Fortress to avenge the Death of his parents caused by the same explosion that killed Claire, and used many scientists to rebuild it. After Clive was defeated, Dimitri becomes upset about all that had happened, and after Claire told him to choose not to go back to their original plan, he decided to stop his time machine project indefinitely. It is unknown if he's arrested as well.

Claire Folley

Voiced by: Yoshino Kimura (Japanese); Lani Minella (English)

Claire (クレア・フォーリー, Kurea Fōrī) was Professor Layton's old college girlfriend. Layton was just getting the courage to ask her to marry him before she supposedly died. She was admired by many including her work partner Dimitri Allen and the self claimed nemesis of the Professor, Don Paolo (this is why he dislikes Layton). Claire gave Layton his beloved top hat just before she left for work. Unfortunately that day, ten years ago, she was killed in a failed time machine experiment. Unbeknownst to Layton, the blast had managed to send her ten years into the future, though the molecular instability in her body meant she was doomed to inevitably return to the moment of the accident. During the time she had remaining, she assisted Layton under the alias of her younger sister, Celeste (サリアス, Sariasu), to stop Dimitri who was trying to build a time machine to stop her instability and then to stop the insane Clive from exacting revenge on London. Accepting her fate, she says her goodbyes to Layton before returning to her time, leaving the professor heartbroken.

Supporting characters in the second trilogy

Arianna Barde

Voiced by: Nao Minamisawa (Japanese); Lani Minella (English)

Arianna Barde (ユラ･アランバード, Yura Aranbādo Yula Alanbard in the Japanese Version) is referred to as the calamity witch by the townsfolk. They say she wants to bring destruction to the entire village. She suffers from terminal illness which keeps her homebound, and she rarely goes outside. She has a soft spot towards Luke in spite of the death of her father along with the townsfolks' negative comments about him scarring her emotionally. Her brother is named Tony Barde (トニー･アランバード, Tonī Aranbādo Tony Alanbard in the Japanese Version).

Loosha

Voiced by: Kurumi Mamiya (Japanese)

Loosha (らぐし, Ragushi, Lagushi in the Japanese version) is the name of Arianna and Tony's Pet, who is an aquatic animal who lives in the lake. Arianna and her brother used to play around with her in the lake. Many years before the game takes place, Loosha was born in the Golden Garden, a lost paradise created by the Azran Civilization hidden at the bottom of the lake on which shores in Barde Manor was constructed. After her parents died, Loosha became only survivor of the Golden Garden, and left the garden in the upper level where she met Arianna and Tony. Understanding the serious danger that Descole machines posed for the town she for months fought them, but she was unsuccessful. Critically injured during her last battle with the mechanical specter of Jean Descole, Loosha dies from using her last amount of strength to break the main dam of Misthallery, draining the lake and revealing the entry of the garden. This was because she knows that the Golden Garden air could cure Arianna from her fatal illness. Before Loosha died, she thanked Arianna and Tony for having spending time to play with her. This makes Arianna very emotional. Some years later, the town erected statues in front of the dam as an honor of her sacrifice.

Janice Quatlane

Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (Japanese); Emma Tate (English)

Janice Quatlane (ジェニス・カトレーン, Jenisu Katorēn, Jenis Quatlane in the Japanese version) is a famed opera singer who requests the aid of her ex-teacher, Professor Layton. She is known to have a beautiful voice. In the end it was Melina, inside Janice body that asked Layton's help. She recovered control over her body after Melina decided to quietly pass away.

Oswald Whistler

Voiced by: Iemasa Kasumi (Japanese); Robbie Stevens (English)

Oswald Whistler (オズロ・ウィスラー, Ozuro Wisurā, Ozlo Whistler in the Japanese version) is the pianist who runs the music in the opera house. He built the Crown Petone around the same time his daughter, Melina died. Crushed by his daughter death, he accepted the help of Jean Descole, whose have invented a machine able to copy someones memories and paste them over the ones of another person. He began kidnapping people in hope to find a person able to completely absorb Melina's memories but without apparent success, while left unaware of the real goals of Descole. After finally accepting the death of his beloved daughter Oswald was arrested for his crimes.

Melina Whistler

Melina Whistler (ミリーナ・ウィスラー, Mirīna Wīsurā) is Oswald's daughter and Janice's best friend who died a year prior to the start of the film. But she strangely reappears as a young girl. In truth that girl was a kidnapped child named Nina, whose memories were temporarily replaced with Melina's until they faded. But unbeknownst to Oswald, when he tried to place the memories of his daughter in her best friend Janice, the latter willingly allow the memories to take control effectively resurrecting her. She was happy to live but after some time Melina understood the wrongful of this. After reciving a visit of Nina with her memories inside (the latter beliving to be talking with Janice), Melina was left shocked to discover that her father were still conducting his experiments. So Posing as Janice she invited Professor Layton to the opera to save her father from stealing the life of Amelia, or anyone else's. In the end she chose to leave Janice's body, leaving this world at last.

Amelia Ruth

Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (Japanese); Claire Morgan (English)

Amelia is a chess champion who was given a free ticket to the opera by Oswald Whistler. She was hoping to save her grandfather from death. However, instead of the prize of Eternal Life, Oswald wanted her body to place Melina's memories in. In the end she was last seen with flowers on the tomb of his grandfather.

Randall Ascot

Voiced by: Yūsuke Yamamoto (Japanese); Yuri Lowenthal (English)

Randall Ascot is a friend of Hershel Layton. Randall was the person who sparked the interest of archeology in Layton, but during an expedition he fell in a chasm and believed dead by everyone. He, however, survived, although amnesiac.

He had been living in a village named Craggy Dale (where he had washed up after his disappearance) until shortly after the Misthallery incident. He had been tricked into becoming the Masked Gentleman by Descole. Randall had been led to believe that Henry had stolen his life and Angela from him, so he willingly went along with Descole's scheme of destroying Monte d'Or in order to take revenge on Henry. The Masked Gentleman's identity was a mystery until he kidnaps Luke and suspends him high above the Great Hall of the Reunion Inn, much to Layton and Emmy's dismay. After Luke is rescued he reveals himself to be Randall and sets off explosive devices around Monte d'Or: suddenly the city is in danger of being consumed by the desert. Layton's quick action saves the city when the true treasure of the Azran reveals itself and Monte d'Or is raised above the sands. Layton is then able to clarify everything: Henry had never stolen anything from Randall: rather he was working to prepare everyone for Randall's homecoming by preserving what was his, including Randall's mother, whom Henry had taken in and cared for. After the shock of Descole's deception being revealed, Randall sees the error of his ways and finally settles down with Henry and Angela.

Henry Ledore

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Liam O'Brien (English)

Henry and his family has worked for Randall for his entire life. Randall and Henry have always been very good friends. After Randall disappears, Henry never gives up hope that he would come back. It was this hope that drove him to found Monte d'Or, with the hope of safeguarding Randall's inheritance until he came home. He pretends to be married to Angela because her parents wanted her to marry, but they were both secretly waiting for Randall.

Angela Ledore

Voiced by: Michiko Kichise (Japanese); Lani Minella (English)

Angela Ledore is a friend of Hershel Layton and Randall Ascot's love interest. She pretends to be married to Henry Ledore, but is really just waiting with him to see if Randall ever comes back. Once he does, the two get married (implied at end of game). At some point in the present day story, Descole abducts her and steals her identity, though this does not happen until after the player's first meeting with her, according to Layton. She is rescued by Layton, who also tells her to don a disguise of her own.

In the past, she and Layton are often exasperated with Randall's behavior. In fact, she does not approve of Layton and Randall going on the expedition to Akbadain together since her brother had disappeared during an expedition he himself was on.

Leon Bronev

Voiced by: Masachika Ichimura (Japanese)

Bronev is Layton and Descole's father. When investigating the Azran civilization with his wife, they were captured by an organization called Targent, who wishes to utilize the Azran legacies, separating them from their two sons. Hoping to free himself and his wife he became increasingly obsessed with his research and after his wife's death, this obsession only worsened. Transformed in a merciless men he quickly rose to power in Targent's ranks, until he became its leader. At some point he took the role of Emmy's guardian, becoming her only family. He knows the relationship between Layton and Jean Descole, which is that Layton and Descole are brothers. He is the primary antagonist of 'Azran Legacy', and arguably, the prequel trilogy as a whole. This is due to the ruthless manner in which he pursue the Azran's legacy, blindly believing it to be a blessing for the humanity: it is not until it is too late that he realises that he has made a horrific mistake. He was then arrested for his numerous crimes. While his son Hershel Layton swore to never accept back his original name or recognize Bronev as a father, he expressed hope to meet him again one day as a friend and colleague.

Aurora

Voiced by: Shiori Katsuna (Japanese), Maria Darling (English)

This mysterious girl found in ice is the sole survivor of the unknown fate of the Azran civilization. She is the emissary of the Azran, a synthetic being created by them to judge mankind's worth. During her travels with Layton, Luke, Emmy, Sycamore and Raymond, she forms friendly bonds with all of them, and sees great potential in the human race. Unfortunately, Bronev's actions nearly erase this perception. She snaps out of her trancelike state early enough to tell Layton how to deactivate the Azran Legacy, though doing so costs him, Luke, Emmy, Descole and Bronev their lives. She uses the device controlling the Golems to resurrect them. Shortly after this she disappeared because as it turns out, she was a Golem as well and her duty was fulfilled. However while she disappears, she expressed the heartwholly whish to, one day, reborn as a human being. During the end credits of the game, it's revealed that her wish was granted.

Leonard Bloom

Leonard Bloom is a senior detective for Scotland Yard, which is impressive for someone as inexperienced as he is. He is first encountered in 'Miracle Mask', where he develops a partnership with the professor. However, He is in truth a Targent agent infiltrated in Scotland Yard and in 'Azran Legacy ', Layton exposes him. He has subsequently been arrested, but he was released shortly after, due to him accepting to become a resource for the British intelligence.

Raymond

The pilot of the Bostonius, the airship the professor's group travels on in 'Azran Legacy'. He is the servant of Sycamore and his Descole persona as well, accompanying him everywhere.