| “ | A gentleman never leaves a puzzle unsolved. | „ |
| ~ Layton |
Summary
Professor Hershel Layton is the eponymous protagonist of the Professor Layton franchise. He is an archaeology professor at Gressenheller University in London, world-renowned for his puzzle-solving skills. He travels with his self-proclaimed apprentice, Luke Triton.
Oddly enough, Hershel is not Layton's real name. Originally, it was Theodore. Professor Layton was born under the name Theodore Bronev to Leon and Rachel Bronev. He lived happily together with his parents and older brother Hershel for several years. However, when he was still very young, the Targent agency came and kidnapped both his parents for their knowledge of the Azran Civilization. The two boys were left behind as orphans.
In search for adoptive parents, they eventually found a suitable couple: Roland and Lucille Layton. Unfortunately, they wished to only adopt one child, and decided this would be Hershel. However, they did not know which child was the one named Hershel, so in order for his younger brother to be happy, Hershel gave Theodore his name and let him be adopted in his place. From then on, Theodore would be known as Hershel Layton.
Statistics
Tier: 9-B | High 8-C
Name: Hershel Layton
Origin: Professor Layton
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Archaeologist
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman strength, speed, durability, reflexes and agility, Enhanced Swordsmanship and Limited Mind Reading | All abilities as before, plus Time Travel
Attack Potency: Wall level (Busted down a door easily, even when a man was against it. Easily defeated a horde of knights. One could even collapse the large ground beneath them) | Large Building level (Destroyed an enormous, building-sized robot using a catapult)
Speed: Supersonic+ (Can keep up with Descole, who can dodge bullets. Bullets move at this speed) | Supersonic+
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Wall Class | Large Building Class
Durability: Wall level | Wall level
Stamina: High (Has been chased by numerous contraptions, including remote-controlled Ferris Wheels, and even done battle with various foes without signs of tiring, or, at most, minor signs of tiring)
Range: Extended Melee | A couple kilometers
Standard Equipment: A sword, a slot machine gun, a time travelling clock
Intelligence: Genius (Is a highly-trained archaeologist, and has uncovered ancient mysteries and solved hopeless cases. His future self was referred to as an “evil genius”)
Weaknesses: Unknown
Key: Normal | With preparation time