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[edit] Professor Layton

Professor Hershel Layton, the hero, is a lover of puzzles with an uncanny ability to sniff out the most difficult and exciting mysteries. His assistant, Luke, describes him to be an, "archaeologist and puzzle-solving detective," but Layton firmly denies being a detective of any sort.

Professor Layton is the hero of a trilogy of games, only one of which has been released in the United States (as of March 2008).

[edit] Luke

Luke is apprenticed to Professor Layton and accompanies him wherever he goes. His puzzle-solving skills are still developing, but St. Mystere's endless supply of puzzles makes it just the place to train.

Luke loves animals, and usually has a knack for dealing with them.