"Would you consider visiting my humble box? I confess it is small, but the décor, it is fit for a king!"
Aldus is a recurring character who appears in the prequel trilogy of the Professor Layton series. He replaces Stachenscarfen as the hint coin demonstrator.
Biography[]
Appearance[]
Aldus wears a pink jacket over a white shirt with a purple tie. He has white pants held up by a green belt, and cyan shoes. His hair is styled into a large pompadour, and he has a mustache.
Personality[]
Aldus is a friendly but eccentric man who, like Stachenscarfen before him, seems to follow Layton and Luke everywhere they go. He has an odd fascination for wooden boxes, and stores all his belongings in one, which he takes everywhere he goes.
Plot[]
Professor Layton and the Last Specter[]
Upon arriving in Misthallery to meet Clark Triton, Layton and Emmy find themselves face to face with Aldus, who points them towards Clark's home. Before leaving, Aldus tells the two what hint coins are, and explains how to find one.
Later on, Aldus appears on Great Ely Street and instructs Layton and his companions to tap a nearby pipe ten times. Doing this gives them the Tiny Fossil. Aldus tells them to start a collection with it, adding the Collection minigame to the professor's trunk.
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask[]
Close to the beginning of the game, Aldus appears on Celebration Boulevard to explain hint coins to the Professor and his companions. He tells them to find a wooden box, which cannot be found without zooming in, something he then demonstrates how to do. They open the box and find a hint coin.
Aldus's next significant appearance is in the zoomed-in portion of Knickknack Alley. There, he instructs Layton and his companions to look in the metal box near the small building, where they find a Stylish Clay Pot. Aldus then gives Layton the Collection Box.
When the Professor and his companions attempt to visit the Reunion Inn, Aldus bars the way until they have solved at least 75 puzzles.
Aldus appears again after the player has completed the story, telling them how to move between Stansbury and Monte d'Or or alternate between day and night via the Dromedary hotel room and Hershel's bedroom.
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy[]
Layton, Luke, and Emmy meet Aldus once more in Froenborg, where he asks them to find his wooden box again. As before, it is not located in plain sight, so Aldus teaches them to zoom into the igloo. Inside they find the wooden box and a hint coin. Aldus then leaves to warm up.
Later, a lead in Kodh sends Layton and company to Aldus, who is waiting for them at the station. He asks them to check the station's exhaust pipe, where they find a Familiar Relief. Aldus gives the professor a Collection Box to keep it in, and encourages him to look for more objects like it. After this, he can be found in San Grio.
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Puzzles[]
Last Specter[]
During Last Specter, Aldus gives Professor Layton's group the following puzzles:
Miracle Mask[]
During Miracle Mask, Aldus gives Professor Layton's group the following puzzle:
Azran Legacy[]
During Azran Legacy, Aldus gives Professor Layton's group the following puzzle:
Profile[]
Last Specter[]
Aldus is a mild-mannered man whose excessively friendly attitude seems to draw only suspicion. Constantly encroaching on others' personal space, he is the bane of tourists in the area. An obsessive hoarder, he stashes his treasure in a hidden wooden box.
Miracle Mask[]
- US Version
Aldus is a mild-mannered man whose excessively friendly attitude seems to draw only suspicion. He frequently anticipates Layton's next destination and pops up to give him advice, only to quickly run off. He loves wooden boxes and takes one with him everywhere he goes.
- UK Version
Aldus is a mild-mannered man whose excessively friendly attitude seems to draw only suspicion. He frequently anticipates Layton's next destination and pops up to give him advice, only to run off again. He's crazy about wooden boxes and takes one with him everywhere he goes...supposedly.
Azran Legacy[]
An unsettlingly friendly and mild-mannered gentleman who frequently anticipates Layton's next destination, popping up to give him advice, only to run off again. He is rumoured to take his favourite wooden box with him wherever he goes.
Trivia[]
- Despite his profiles stating so, the wooden box Aldus apparently keeps all his belongings in and takes with him everywhere he goes in never seen in-game. However, Aldus does have Layton inspect a wooden box at the start of Last Specter, which may be the very box Aldus's profiles speak of.
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