25 Professor Layton Facts You Might Not Have Known

[@Quetzal00358]

"Layton would've served in the last two years of the second World War." **Pulls out Slot Machine Gun**

[@richardkirkland6805]

It does explain Layton's skill with said Slot Machine Gun. He's a veteran.

[@Momo_Kawashima]

"He would've been 18 in 1944, so would've served in the last two years of world war 2" Now I see where he learned how to build a machine gun out of rubbish

[@Andrew53670]

does anyone else here miss the Layton franchise as much as I do? and after all these years I never realised that the series was set in 1960 but it would explain the fashion

[@Jay-iu4st]

Wow. What are you?

[@Unsubscribbled]

A year later, you are in luck! Professor Layton and the New World of Steam has been teased! :D

[@SP_Jelly]

@@Unsubscribbled :D

[@MR-SINISTER76]

​@@Unsubscribbled yea its hard to miss the series when you know its coming back personally thoug i think im gonna re 100% play through all 8 games and the movie while i wait for it to come out

[@prenomnom9179]

He's back

[@partypieart]

Professor Layton's VA used to do dentist/toothpaste ads and I can never unhear it.

[@Awsome2464]

Got a link to one of those ads?

[@yoshig5278]

When? :o Are they on here?!

[@partypieart]

I won't post a link because it'll get flagged as spam, but the video is called "Christopher Robin Miller On Camera Demo" and it was posted in 2010.

[@epicthecandydragon6079]

Same guy is also from my hometown

[@serahmatsu6906]

Un the Spanish version, Layton’s VA do lots of documentaries which is cool. But he also voiced some contestants in Forged in Fire and the Old Man in Pawn Stars which is HILARIOUS to hear

[@chloedove2201]

It’s amazing to see more Layton fans ! It always feels like there are none of us out here !

[@mementomori3988]

Ikr, i had no idea that there were others!

[@alexlandsbergs]

for a layton fan you lack basic logic skills. if there werent fans, they wouldnt have put out 8.5 games, and multiple other forms of media. the fanbase really isnt as small as you seem to think.

[@thefivespokewheels]

Which is interesting considering its the second best selling visual novel series of all time,behind JB Harold. Maybe it's way bigger in Japan or something.

[@CerebralTombstone]

We’re a dying fandom, but some of us are still holding on!

[@JackGamer9731]

@@alexlandsbergs It’s not that there aren’t any Layton fans left, it’s because they haven’t released a game in nearly half a decade: So as much as I hate to say it, the fanbase has gone “dormant”.

[@shortfloof4966]

the coolest thing i've ever seen professor layton based is that in japan, theres educational books for children on things such as magnets

[@Swedishtrex]

Level 5: "Why don't we just do this to save some time? It's not like anyone will notice." DearestHershel: "Boy, that's where you're wrong!"

[@alycatsol4683]

I love this! Learning random facts is one of my favorite things to do. Although, there is a minor error in Fact #14. Layton was indeed 34 in Last Specter, but it's been calculated that Curious Village takes place roughly three years later, thus making Layton about 37. This would make his birth year most likely 1923.

[@DearestHershel]

It's difficult to figure out Layton's age as there are two routes you can take to figure it out. Layton is also quoted as saying "I first heard of the Mask of Chaos eighteen years ago" in Miracle Mask. He's 17 in the flashback sequences, and eighteen years later would make him 35 in Miracle Mask, so it's possible he could be 34 in Spectre's Call. Alternatively, the flashback sequences in Lost Future state that Layton became a professor at 27 years old. Lost Future's events happen ten years later exactly, so he'd be 37 in Lost Future. That would mean, if one game happened a year, he'd be 34/35 in Curious Village. The only way both these could work is more than one adventure in a year: 34 - Spectre's Call 35 - Miracle Mask, Azran Legacy, Curious Village 36 - Pandora's Box 37 - Lost Future

[@alycatsol4683]

@@DearestHershel Wow, yeah, figuring out his exact age in some games is complicated. I worked with some other facts. Emmy stated (among other facts) in the beginning of Last Specter that Layton is single and 34 years old, leaving him baffled at how much she knew already. Luke also stated in Eternal Diva that the film's main events took place three years prior to the opening scene, which must have taken place after Curious Village and before Unwound Future due to both Luke and Flora being present. Eternal Diva takes place between Last Specter and Miracle Mask, and I'm not sure where I learned this, but I believe Eternal Diva takes place specifically nine months after Last Specter. I may be wrong on that fact, though. I tried my best using that information to map out time passage between games. Finally, I figured that Azran Legacy took place over the course of a few weeks, or even months. The point is, the Layton timeline is cloudy and confusing, and I've just decided to assume this: Last Specter- 34 Eternal Diva- 34/35 Miracle Mask- 35 Azran Legacy- 35/36 Curious Village- 36/37 Diabolical Box- 36/37 Unwound Future- 37

[@AbruptAvalanche]

In The Last Specter, there's flavor text where Emmy mentions Big Ben has stood for over a century. Going by the completion date on Wikipedia (1859), that puts the game at least at 1959. Curious Village would then be at least year 1962. Looks like he just barely dodged the war.

[@robertbrookes2000]

Brilliant video. The only details I can think off the top of my head were numerous characters appearing in the background of the Eternal Diva film: Mr Beluga and Babette at the opera, Cogg and Spring wandering about London and I think there's a character who looks like Sammy in a lecture by Layton in the intro.

[@mayanaise6444]

I noticed babette in the eternal diva as well

[@usermcskull4713]

Claudia's in Mina's house

[@tany5924]

fun fact number 1: Gordon is a flat earther

[@colinh1833]

Fun fact number 2: Gordon is the earth

[@yoshig5278]

@@colinh1833 Fact #3: LOL

[@SP_Jelly]

@@yoshig5278 Fact 4: Run

[@TomJohnson67]

So Professor Layton could be still alive today at age 94.

[@hello.hi.5634]

With the Katrielle serie, Layton isn't that old since he was cryogenized a few years after Lost future

[@redhood7650]

@@hello.hi.5634 wait what happened?

[@hello.hi.5634]

@@redhood7650 he was with Luke on a mission to find some Magic stone but a evil person who came from the past cryogenized them under a church, it's hard top explain maybe try to watch the episode of Katrielle anime where there is layton

[@redhood7650]

@@hello.hi.5634 ok then

[@bellesterling9564]

And he'd still look exactly the same lol

[@Awsome2464]

I don't know how I never noticed that Schrader's apartment is literally just the one room! Truly crazy.

[@nellyjoyd8638]

Just wondering, do you remember there was a coin called “Enigma Coin” in miracle mask? It looks like the normal hint coin but it’s initial is “R” instead of “L.” You can get it by tapping a parrot... That could be a fact that only a few people know.

[@robertbrookes2000]

Oh yeah I remember that. I wonder if the R is supposed to reference Randall?

[@DearestHershel]

@@robertbrookes2000 Its a reference to Granny R. Her name in Japanese is Granny Enigma, I think.

[@nellyjoyd8638]

@@DearestHershel Wow! You’re right! Enigma is her name in many different languages. I’ve always wondered what the “R” was supposed to represent!

[@palas183]

@@DearestHershel No, that R refers to Leon Bronev. His original Japanese name is Broneph Reinel. It's a clue that he and Hershel were related, that's why they put together the R of the last name and Hershel's hat. This clue lost all meaning with the change of name in the translation

[@milquetoast3233]

Fact #7 spooked me because I was rambling about Professor Layton just last week and I somehow eventually got to wondering what kind of socks he wears... glad I had that question answered!

[@rucythinks459]

White socks! But in Spectres Call they were black... Turns out they actually changed Layton clothes for the prequel lol

[@-lazarus-]

Fact 26 : The serie is still alive

[@imjudgingyou000]

Barton is one of my favorite characters. He’s so freaking cute

[@jomarcentermjm]

6:58 I think it more of a foreshadowing to the story at large.

[@HannahCharlesworth98]

I'll never be able to visit the Folsense museum quite the same now

[@kenankustura8595]

There is also a fun detail/throwback to Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy in the Curious Village. The Globe as you can see here at 3:27 has the same color and art style as the world map in the Azran Legacy game ;)

[@shan7179]

I'm a super huge fan of both Professor Layton and Inazuma Eleven and for the longest time somehow didn't realise they were both from Level-5 I was so shocked and stoked when the Layton team appeared randomly in Inazuma 1, Flora was badass man knocked me over with the most op final boss move of the game

[@Bransbow]

"All the way through to Azran Legacy" pretending Katrielle doesn't exist... I can respect that.

[@mystery-kid7659]

well if you want more "secrets" the lady who is being pushed in the train at the beginning of pandoras box also appears on the boat of the layton movie, and the dog in the house of the missing girl (in the movie) is the same as the white dog in curious village. Flora doesn't appear in the anime. Also (this is what i think) i think the letters you get at the beginning of the game are send to Emmy Thats 3/4 i know of the top off of my head

[@proplaystowin]

Maybe the pandoras box boat concept was reused for eternal diva

[@mrsfahrenheit]

I love to see this fandom is still alive

[@PatJamma]

Dang man, this video was great. I genuinely didn't know any of these! I'd love to see more videos like this, even less obscure trivia bits would be fun. Side note, any thoughts on doing full on in-depth reviews/criticisms of the Layton games? I'd love to know your thoughts on each of the games' plot, puzzles, music, etc.

[@jackg5321]

Me too, I feel like he could really make a video about any topic about the series that he finds fascinating to talk about and it would be enjoyable for us fans

[@Jay-iu4st]

@@jackg5321 Gosh, i like your playlists man.

[@jackg5321]

@@Jay-iu4st they're just my bookmarks 😅 any in particular you also like?

[@orangegouice]

its interesting that chelmey's spin off seems to take place in St.Mysterte, considering that he wasn't actually in that game. I wonder what the story is

[@RocketSlime21]

Him serving in ww2 would explain why he can sword fight in diabolical box(or Pandora’s box)

[@DearestHershel]

That's actually explained in Miracle Mask.

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

What 10 years without a (good) layton game does to a man, just makes you notice all of these weird things nobody would care about (i think, i am not british)

[@niennathebrave5881]

Fact 13: Do you mean he lived in... Schrödinger's box?....

[@ruthsanders4240]

I loved this video, really some interesting facts and depth behind them. I have noticed some of the paintings being reused, but the how, why or where was never clear to me. I have played most of the games more than 10 times each, but you truely surprised me. Thank you! Keep up the good work :)

[@Koko-pm4qq]

I like the Inazuma Eleven anime and always found it amusing Layton playing football. XD

[@Valery0p5]

To be honest the steampunk/diselpunk aesthetic made me think of the Belle Epoque (no way, Sherlock), or maybe the interwar period, not the '60 honestly. That decade is so associated with the space age (and cold war espionage, 007 was born in that period after all) and to me it feels very weird. But I mean, I don't what to look like that kid who thought every fable was set in the Middle Ages because the story had castles 😅

[@katieboyle9950]

I wish they did more, I love professor layton and still play it over and over again

[@SuperClaire72]

I've always loved Layton. So excited to see it back.

[@CitrusArchitect]

Well done! This video is excellent. This is one of my favorite series ever and very few people know or talk about it, so I appreciate you spreading the good word!

[@matthewcho1669]

Gordon Lore Part 2 let's goooo

[@ariannapuff]

ahh this video is just what I needed today thank you:)

[@jackg5321]

You have a good voice, I'll honestly would watch more - keen for a nostalgia trip and relive together the story and characters

[@yomiel4]

as a longtime fan it’s really fun to see fresh layton content from fans still, and stuff i haven’t seen before too!!

[@CatalinaLinal7710]

I love how unusual and specific these are :D

[@rain90950.]

I only played Curious Village and Pandora's Box. It was on my sister's DS and I was about 8 years old at the time. I loved the music, puzzles and the story. y'know I might just get my sister's DS out again and play it

[@SP_Jelly]

NEW GAME ANNOUNCED!

[@rain90950.]

OMG thanks for letting me know! I bought the spectre's call and am currently playing that and i bought another one but can't remember which!

[@SP_Jelly]

@@rain90950. I'll link the teaser if u wanna see :)

[@rain90950.]

@@SP_Jelly if its the one from nintendo america, then i've checked it out already, if not, then sure!

[@SP_Jelly]

@@rain90950. You've probably seen it, but I'll just link the teaser by itself :D

[@Chackravartin]

Im so glad that people are still making content for this franchise!

[@anthony999l6ed]

If the Layton games take place in the 1960s how could Layton and Luke meet Phoenix Wright and Maya in the crossover since the first Ace Attorney game takes place in 2016?

[@DearestHershel]

It's generally considered not canon.

[@beejaytea5964]

Looking forward to "25 Professor Layton Facts That Aren't True"!

[@corazonfeathers8116]

I loved this!! I'm DEFINITELY interested in more videos like this!

[@yoshig5278]

3:34 cosplayers, take accurate notes!

[@palladiummeltdown]

Fun fact: In the eternal diva, Sammy Thunder, Mr Beluga and Spring can actually be seen in the background of some scenes!

[@CrybabyHanakokoro]

This is not a video I expected to see but I'm happy I saw it nonetheless. Great video!

[@princessdan896]

and I thought I already knew everything... It was a very interesting video, thank you! c:

[@TomJohnson67]

Random observation - Rudolph, seen at 3:20, reminds me of former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. I wonder if their similar appearance was intentional.

[@LaytonsApprentice2]

Awesome video with lots of facts I haven't known yet! Where are the high quality cutscenes of Miracle Mask from though? :o

[@DearestHershel]

They're from the music video to Mysterious Flower. Just did a little editing to remove Yumi Matsutōya!

[@cheukyinglau8011]

Looking forward to ‘Professor Layton And The New World Of Steam’!

[@lilanevada]

youre doing gods work thank you so much

[@elliecinnamonroll]

Actually you can also see laytons socks in the last specter/specters call

[@yoshig5278]

And they look to be a darker color there, too.

[@spiritualsnail1584]

Wow, never thought we'd be ogling at Layton's socks, but here we are.

[@WilbertBeltman]

Calling objects and pictures being different in the cutscene's "Animations errors" seems a bit much, when you call something an animation error I expect it to be some mistake in the animation itself, but objects being different or not in the same spot as in the gameplay isn't an animation error at all, its a consistency error

[@krustisocks]

Awesome! Looking forward to more videos like this!

[@tails15100]

loved this :)) pls make more videos like this :P

[@benclasper379]

Dearest Hershel, I think we’re you mentioned about the secret room in reinhold manor that was in the game the bookcase was and how it would have broken don Paolo’s fall when he jumped out of the window in the parlour would have been there Perhaps there would of been a spiral staircase that led to do that door in one of the art design pictures of the reinhold manor parlor So that the staircase in the foyer hidden in the bookshelf corner could have led up to thst door to open in the parlor as an exterior basement door almost or an extra secret passage I think you could perhaps state a similar point on how there’s a fireplace that leads to lady dahlia’s or violet’s room there as a passage almost I’ve always though I think about that. A Or how there is a picture of Simon reinhold laying on the floor where there’s a window I think that’s really interesting because it does look like an exterior interior shot of the kwnor like that extra bookcase area where he is laying lifeless on the hard ground It looks like a passage agree through where that secret room would have been near by or near the the manor foyer perhaps. Which I really find really interesting and intriguing too also I think liked you said that I first found out from or had an inkling that the game and the village storyline locations and music was set in the 1960’s but also in the year of 1960 itself And have you ever seen the puzzle picture mini game Painting with lady violet and Claudia the cat with Claudia on violet’s knee sitting on a chair next to the window. I think that might have been an extra room area in the manor like lady dahlia’s bedroom or the extra room that’s maybe linked to what I stated earlier about where Simon was laying dead on the ground. If you what I’m getting at maybe or for a theory of ideas Or if you could comment me back on your ideas if you know what I mean?

[@cerysmorgan-richards1468]

scum.png made me laugh out loud, love this video!

[@umbertodeclemente]

Thank you so much!

[@axolotlcosplay9570]

Fact 21 hit different I’m-

[@sillycat103]

I see you everywhere 💀

[@spiritualsnail1584]

That's the funniest shit Level 5 ever did

[@WinxNLClub]

Where did you got that footage of the 3d rooms?? Did you made them your own, so yes, how did you extracted them from the game

[@NathanTandilleDev]

Would love to know too !

[@mysticete248]

I spot some HD miracle mask cutscenes! Have you considered posting those anywhere, or the 3D model rigs?

[@DearestHershel]

The HD Miracle Mask cutscenes are actually from the music video to 'Mysterious Flower'. I just did some editing to remove Yumi Matsutōya from the shots, so all the focus is on Hershel, Randall and Angela. I've posted pictures of the 3D rigs and models on my tumblr (also dearesthershel), though I won't be distributing the models themselves as they're not mine to give away. :)

[@mysticete248]

@@DearestHershel I see, I guess I forgot about the whole piracy thing....regardless, the stuff you put on tumblr is infinitely cool, thanks for sharing!

[@kyleyuen245]

No one: Me: Wait HD release?

[@makotonaegi6709]

Man! Those games in fact 8 I wanna ply them!!

[@itsafox9928]

Alright so, Kodh is most likely in America. Because the character Igor says “The fastest train in the station goes 75 MPH before the wheels melt” this places Froenborg in Canada, and not Alaska, because in puzzle 2 the metric system is used.

[@kenankustura8595]

Kodh is probably located in Australia (Tasmania). The town name is "Tullah". Please check my research/comments under the video "The Quest for The Nest" (from another puzzle solved). And take a look for yourself on Google Maps/Earth :)

[@itsafox9928]

@@kenankustura8595 but the problem with that is that Australia uses the metric system, I.E Kilometers, Meters etc. and the character Igor Says “MPH”, which is an abbreviation of miles per hour. It’s either that or Kodh is in Liberia or Myanmar.

[@kenankustura8595]

@@itsafox9928 Hmmm Intresting... 🤔 Ok hear me out, if we assume that the game takes place in the 1960s (At least somewhere around that time) than it could be Australia. I Googled about Australia and the metric system. And apparently Australia (mostly) used the imperial system for measurement before the 1970s. Edit: I don't think Its Liberia/Myanmar but hey what do I know :) I will take a look at it!

[@yoshig5278]

@@itsafox9928 or Igor is originally from the US and moved to Australia prior.

[@linn892]

Just look at the names of the inhabitants, that gives you a pretty good clue. I tried to figure this out years ago and I don't remember everything that led to my conclusions but this is what i got: Froenborg - Sweden or Norway Kodh - Russia Phong Gi - Sumatra San Grio - somewhere in the Caribbean Torrido - the USA Hoogland - Austria Mosinnia - somewhere on the Arabian peninsula

[@heidibarker9550]

everybody loces the slot machine gun from lost future. But is it a gun made out of a slot machine or a machine gun made out of slots.

[@notenufkafyn]

Fact #26 CPS can't take Luke

[@matthiasgaillard736]

Can't wait to see this video !

[@HandheldGamer1991]

In lived once in a apartment that had everything i⁰n one room i only lasted 7 months and then i had to move out back to my parents to find something new.

[@deadchannel5328]

Did you watch the professor layton short movie? It took place on a boat then an island, been a while since I watched it

[@DearestHershel]

Yeah, it's why I used Eternal Diva's footage while explaining the fact. I wonder how much of the original Pandora's Box plot they reused in the film?

[@thatblueengineer]

I love your videos! :D

[@crazyonecat]

This is amazing

[@bigdoggy6650]

Good stuff

[@LogicalDae]

This has made my week!

[@hateorcreatecreate8189]

Awesome video

[@Anonymous-x1x]

I hope they re-release these games for Switch. I see the Phoenix Wright series and Ghost Trick being re-released for Switch and PS4.

[@buddies1fanbackupaccount87]

#BringBackLayton! 😊😊💪💪

[@kylebroflovski8656]

Yeah!

[@SP_Jelly]

@@kylebroflovski8656 GUESS WHOS BACKKK?

[@SP_Jelly]

Bois do I have good news for you

[@benclasper379]

And do you think Pandora’s box is perhaps similar to the curious village in any way shape or form Because I think the story with Layton and Luke set currently in Pandora’s box is set around in the time period of 1960 or 60’x perhaps 1960’s or even 1950’s But then I think the tragedy that occurred between Anton and Sophia in folsense occurred 50 years ago in the past would have occurred in about the early 1900’s Or 1910 time period within the 19th century and the 20th century early perhaps maybe. And I think with the curious village perhaps when flora was little and baron reinhold passed away I think that would haven taken place around 1920 1930’s time or still some time around the first part or early 1900’s . What do you think? Or do you have any ideas still on the case? But Pandora’s box in the Victorian time period or gothic period because of that and that folsense was a cursed town too after the tragedy and because of the events in the past that changed the town into a cursed predicaments. It that in the curious village Layton and Luke are so,vying in the case in the period of 1960 Because of the location design lights and the laces and fashion and people and the electricity lights look of the locations designs too possibly.

[@IMainLuigiInSmashBros]

May I ask, Hersh- where did you get the Miracle Mask and Azran Legacy models from? They’re not in the VG Resource, as far as I can see... and I’m dying to use Emmy for something And is there a Laytonmobile model?

[@DearestHershel]

All the models I have are ripped from the 3DS games. There are several Laytonmobile models in the gamefiles, though they're usually trophies or mini models that have been down scaled from the full car.

[@Stiky_Piston]

I wish the prequel trilogy got hd remasters

[@benjaminclasper6865]

How did you know that layton was 34 in the first game?

[@benm1414]

3:25 #7: are we certain those are white socks and not a scandalous glimpse at his beautiful, porcelain ankles? 😍 🦶

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

man waht the heck

[@BarryBebop]

I love your voice

[@tararao6633]

crazy

[@fgvcosmic6752]

You have a Chad voice

[@sssstarboardvenus]

I doubt layton would have been in the 2nd world war because he was an academic.

[@benjaminclasper6865]

Or the source of information?

[@benjaminclasper6865]

Or how he was born in 1926?

[@Alex-kf6fy]

do another video about layton please😴

[@DearestHershel]

have you seen my entire channel?

[@usermcskull4713]

I thought LMJ was a mainline game though

[@dixieansley283]

So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘