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"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 wore a pink jacket over a white shirt with a purple tie, and white pants, held by a green belt.

Personality[]

Aldus is a friendly, but eccentric man who, like Stachen 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 he takes everywhere he goes.

Plot[]

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Professor Layton and the Last Specter[]

Chapter 1: The Fog of Misthallery[]

Upon arriving in Misthallery to meet Clark Triton, Professor Layton and Emmy found themselves face to face with Aldus, who pointed them in the right direction as to where to find Clark's home. Before leaving, Aldus told the two what hint coins are, and explained how to find one.

Chapter 2: The Boy Who Foretold Disaster[]

Later on, Aldus appeared on Great Ely Street and told Layton and his companions to tap a near by pipe ten times. In doing so gave them a strange old fossil. Aldus told 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 in Celebration Boulevard to explain to the Professor about hint coins. He tells you to find a wooden box, and you can't find it without zooming in, and he explains how. Layton opens the box and finds a hint coin.

Aldus's next significant appearance was in Knick Knack Alley, where you had to zoom in to find him. There, he tells you to look in the metal box near the small building, and there the Professor finds a Stylish Clay Pot. Aldus then gives Layton the Collecion Box, for an extra add-on to the investigation.

He reappears later in the game to offer the Professor and company a puzzle.

Once the time comes for the Professor and his friends to visit the Reunion Inn, Aldus does not allow them in until they have solved at least 75 puzzles.

He appears again when the player has completed the story, telling them how to go back to Stansbury or Monte d'Or, and how to alternate between day and night via the Dromedary hotel room and Hershel's room at Riverside Cottage.

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 site, so Aldus has them zoom into the igloo. They find the wooden box and a hint coin inside. Aldus then leaves to warm up, as he is freezing.

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 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. Later in the game, he can be found in San Grio.


Spoilers end here

Puzzles[]

Last Specter[]

In Last Specter, Aldus gives Professor Layton's group two puzzles during their adventures throughout Misthallery. These puzzles include "Moonlight Melancholy" and "Bouquet Giveaway".

Profile[]

Last Specter[]

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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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