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"That tower's even taller than the one in St Mystere! "
— Flora Reinhold, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

The Towering Pagoda is a giant tower appearing in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future located in Future London's Chinatown district.

Description[]

Based upon pagodas found throughout Asia, the Towering Pagoda consists of a pavilion at its base, with the main entrance doorway contained within the mouth of a decorative dragon. The base contains the Grand Foyer, beyond which lies a Mechanical Door leading to the lower staircase.

The majority of the tower's height is taken up by its hexagonal shaft, with an enclosed staircase ascending the building visible on the exterior. The shaft contains several floors, with areas such as the Crimson Bridge and Hall of Mirrors within.

The summit is topped by two smaller spires, the taller of which where the Boss's Room resides. The spires are connected by a corridor known as the Dragon Bridge.

Plot[]

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The Towering Pagoda is rumoured to be the headquarters of Future Layton and The Family. While climbing the pagoda, Professor Layton, Luke, Flora and Future Luke solve multiple puzzles, including one requiring a strange glasses-type device to be worn. After coming to the top, the crew discover that the person claiming to be Future Layton is indeed Dr. Stahngun, who is in turn revealed to be Dimitri Allen. He explains that the device Layton had worn to complete one of the puzzles stated earlier is actually a memory collector, and he needed the Professor's memory for his time machine research.

The Professor and Co. are then captured in a metal cage. However, the Professor steps out of the shadows, and the Layton who is caught is actually Don Paolo, working together with Professor Layton. This shocks everybody, and foils Dimitri's plan, as he has in fact Don Paolo's memory instead of the Professor's. Then Dimitri challenges the professor to a Puzzle Battle. It is also revealed that Dimitri has captured Prime Minister Bill Hawks. Afterwards, Dimitri escapes, and members of The Family close in on the heroes. They eventually escape, but lose track of Dimitri.

Upon returning to the pagoda later, the Professor and Luke find Bostro in the Boss's Room, lamenting the sudden disappearance of Future Layton. Despite Luke revealing to him that Future Layton is in fact Dimitri Allen, Bostro remains loyal to his 'Boss'; though he is upset that despite being his most senior henchman, Allen didn't take him along.

The Towering Pagoda is later seen coming under fire from several of the guns on the Mobile Fortress after it emerges from the Thames, though the pagoda remains standing. The tower is finally obliterated, along with the rest of Future London, with the destruction of the Mobile Fortress.


Spoilers end here

Puzzles[]

While inside the Towering Pagoda, Layton, Luke, and Flora solve many puzzles. On the first floor of the tower there is the puzzle "Eye of the Dragon". On the next floor Layton and co. solve the puzzle "Strange Glasses". Later on, as they go up the tower, the puzzle "Cave Cover-up" stands in the way of Layton and friends. In the mirror room of the tower there is the puzzle "The Mirror Maze". On the top floor, as they enter the final room, Layton must solve the puzzle "The Dragon Bridge".

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Music[]

Audioplayer

The Towering Pagoda (High Quality)
Length: 3m51s

Trivia[]

There are several unenterable chambers shown on the top screen map, such as the room below the Dragon Walkway and a room above Dimitri's office.

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