#lady layton

[angelbellelc2]

Has anyone else noticed that that the stamps shown in the opening letter from Lady Layton are actually the silhouettes of Luke and Flora?! I just noticed that as I'm currently replaying through Lady Layton. I could be wrong but it actually looks like them when they were kids. If that's what the stamps are then that's a neat little easter egg of Katrielle's big sister and uncle.

[deadinsideart]

Wanted to draw Hatkid in one of Katrielle Layton's outfits for fun! Variant with Kats eye pupil and hair color

It'd be sick for this to be a skin + hat flair

The screenshot I used for reference:

I was going to do her everyday outfit but I saw this and went "This is cuter" so here we are :D

[101flavoursofweird]

The parallels between Kat and Ernest…

Baby Kat comes screaming into the world during a shipwreck. Her mother dies after giving birth to her, leaving Kat with nothing but the kindness of a fifteen-year-old Luke Triton to depend on. Luke takes Kat to Professor Layton, who adopts her as his own after a few years. Layton vanishes when Kat’s eleven, leaving her with a family (Rosa, Flora, Alfendi etc) who no doubt loves her but she experiences loneliness nonetheless. Perhaps she feels overlooked next to her siblings and her other extraordinary relatives…

Despite her father’s disappearance, Kat makes no secret of her last name. She adopts her own noble-sounding title to match her father’s: ‘Lady Layton’. She follows in Layton’s footsteps as a detective and she names her detective agency after him. When clients mistakenly request the help of the Professor Layton, Kat’s reactions range from self-aggrandising to outright offended. Kat wants to be famous in her own right. She wants attention— partly to extend the search for her father, partly to boost her own prestige— and she wants to help people. She wants to be respected as a true gentle-person and a puzzle-solver, just like her father. She also wants money and material items (clothes, decor, sweet treats etc)… not so much like her father, but Kat is still valid for this. If Randall can crave shiny things then so can Kat

On the other hand, we have Miles Richmond. Miles is born into wealth—  to one of the richest, most influential families in London. Miles’ grandfather poured his wealth into redeveloping London (maybe after Clive’s mobile fortress attack?). His family lived in a freaking castle, containing portraits of them.

Then, Grandpa Richmond dies, followed by Miles’ unnamed mother when Miles is twelve (I think)? Miles’ mama encourages him to grow up to be someone big, strong and powerful— a ‘great man’. She did this to rally Miles’ spirits, but Miles misinterpreted this as meaning that he needed to become more powerful than the Seven Dragons if he wanted to make them pay. I think he resented the Dragons more for the death of his mother rather than the loss of his family’s wealth… but then, I’m sure the money would have helped if his mother needed to see a doctor… 

Anyway when his mother dies, Miles is left destitute and orphaned. He changes his name to Ernest Greeves— hiding his identity and his past— and he eventually makes it to Gressenheller, where he meets Katrielle Layton.

Kat proves Ernest’s innocence in a crime— partly out of kindness, yes, but she also wanted to stick it to the police and she just wanted to solve the case and she was going to Gressenheller anyway, so… 

While Kat does have her gentle moments, such as when she comforts a lonely Liza and a weeping Ernest, I think we can all agree Kat isn’t the reserved, sometimes demure lady Flora is or a gentle-person in the same way Layton is. Kat is often brash, boastful, impatient, pushy, greedy, bratty, selfisheven… 

Kat isn’t your typical gentle-person, but she does have a good heart and a strong mind. Even after learning about her birth mother and her past for the first time, Kat is still adamant that Hershel Layton is her father, and that she is Katrielle Layton. She knows who she is, who her family are and she’s proud of it.

Ernest possesses more traits commonly associated with a gentle-person. Ernest seems diligent, studious, polite, optimistic, amiable, loyal to those he cares about— a lot like Professor Layton in many ways! 

However, underneath all that, Ernest does have a dark side. He can be vengeful, sneaky and manipulative… rather like a certain Clive Dove.

The problem for Ernest is that he is a gentle person at heart, and Kat knows this. When Kat reveals his plan and his true identity, Ernest doesn’t sneer at Kat, grab a hostage or unleash a giant robot from under the castle. He still sees Kat as a friend, and he stays with Kat after everything is cleared up with the Dragons.

Kat reassures Ernest that his mother did love him, no matter what. From Kat, Ernest learns that he doesn’t need to be a ‘great man’, with riches and influence and power to overcome people who stand in his way. He just needs to be himself— a young gentleman and Katrielle Layton’s assistant.

And maybe, in turn, maybe Ernest allows Kat to demonstrate that gentle, considerate side to her that was always there. Kat is great and Ernest is always there to remind her of that, but it’s okay if she’s gentle— vulnerable— sometimes too.

[beebuzzly]

A reference image of all of Katrielles alternative outfits

[toastedwatermelon2]

i found this old drawing website i used to do so i did a do

[theminiartblog]

Be good. For the love of God, be good...

Keeping an eye on Kat in her high school days while the Professor is away can either be a good time, or a chaotic time, but always entertaining. Clive makes sure to give his two cents on the matter via his usual sweet notes.

Special comm for @honey-0tu, thank you for the support~!

[katrilayton]

i’m back layton tumblr, ya miss me?

[fictional-content]

Today's character:

Emiliana Perfetti

Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy

[princeofcyberpunk]

keep forgetting my copy of Lady Layton is the European version so I get jumpscared by Pegi everytime I reorganize my games

no idea why

[sailforvalinor]

The only thing I will accept as canon in the Layton timeline from Lady Layton onward is that Luke became a black belt in karate while he was in the US

[angelbellelc2]

Kat and her two Sherls.

[beezonia]

She’s so funny, I love her

[dino-the-philosoraptor]

I’ve been replaying Millionaire’s Conspiracy, and can we talk about case 6 for a second? You know, when the general manager of the bank conspired to commit insurance fraud for a sum of 100 million pounds? IN FRONT OF SCOTLAND YARD? AND NOBODY CARED? Yeah, that was quintessential Layton right there. 10/10, no critiques.

[radarsteddybear]

I still can't get over how the Lady Layton game opens with TWO huge mysteries that never come CLOSE to even being INVESTIGATED.

And then the game was such a flop that it ended up being the last Layton game.

[beebuzzly]

A couple years ago, @aquamarineglow made an Professor Layton AU of a bunch of Katrielle variants based on who could be her bio parent. I really liked the idea and drew some concepts for what these girls would wear, saying that I would make more in the future. Well, it’s been a while but with me learning how to use procreate I thought I should give the girls another try!!