Its them!! Its the guys!! Its the (partially) happy family ever!!! WAGHH!! anyways. Ignore me turning into an asylum. Enjoy. (Juuuzt to clarify, Emmy and Des are there cuz Emmy is Laytons/Des' cousin and Des is Laytons brotha hell yeah🔥🔥 also Luke is there because there was free space shut up)
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Half-asleep brain strikes once again.
(Set in the middle of unwound future. Think that one official art with Clive holding the wrapped rose. Its Clive trying to teach Luke how to do that.)
[Image description: Clive is teaching Luke how to wrap a rose. Luke says "Thanks, Dad!" while smiling, then proceeds to realize that he just called what he knows to be his future self, his dad. Clive is looking at Luke while having A Moment™ because he has many parental issues, is entirely unprepared to be a father figure, and is about to try and level London. He says "ah". Clive then has an early life crisis while Luke hides behind his hat in embarrassment. End Description]
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Thinking about cycles of revenge in the prequel games again.
The Azran people refused to free the sentient golems, so the golems destroyed their civilisation. A few surviving Azrans imprisoned the golems in ice and set up their legacy knowing the golems could wipe out a future race. If whoever freed the Azran emissary viewed her more as a pawn than a person— enough to pierce her heart— then the legacy would be unleashed.
Leon and Rachel Bronev were taken by Targent and their kids were left behind.
After Rachel’s death, Bronev rose through the ranks of Targent and eventually, tried to bring his eldest son into the fold, like many archaeologists before him. When Desmond refused, his family were killed.
From then on, Descole became so determined to unlock the Azran sites before Targent that he would hurt/kidnap/manipulate other people’s families— even his own brother who stood in his way.
Of course, the people Descole used as pawns also reacted:
Third Eye Jakes’ control over Misthallery, Oswald Whistler trying to steal others’ lives to revive his daughter, Randall terrorising Monte d’Or and his old friends…
And so on.
The cycle only stops when someone decides to break it. Luke— despite seemingly being shunned by his family and his friends— writes to Professor Layton for help. Melina— despite being given a second chance at life— hopes Professor Layton will stop her father. Angela— despite her losses and her troubled past with Layton— reaches out to him after eighteen years.
Even Desmond, on some level, realises this when he asks his brother to investigate the Azran with him. Sure, he ends up betraying Layton… but look at how well that worked out for him; he lost the Azran key to Targent and then Bronev unleashed the Azran legacy.
Aurora— despite everything the Azran did to she and her fellow golems, despite being kidnapped by Targent, despite the betrayals she faced even from her human friends— begs the light of the Azran to resurrect her friends after they sacrifice themselves.
Even if the prequel series isn’t very connected outside of the Azran sites being mentioned, I like how this cycle is felt throughout. I love how Layton— a contender for the world’s most tragic backstory, who’s suffered so much thanks to the Azran— steps in to stop it.
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Found Family Tournament Round 2 Part 8 Group 39
Propaganda and further images under the cut
(Mod’s Note: Couldn’t find the source of the original Professor Layton photo. I think it might’ve been stolen fanart? Gonna feel real stupid if I’m mistaken.)
Lockwood & Co.: Anthony Lockwood, Lucy Carlyle, George Karim (& Quill Kipps, Holly Munro, Flo Bones)
Hershel Layton, Luke Triton & Flora Reinhold:
Sorry, I got no propaganda for them yet :(
Lockwood & Co.:
They are so witty and funny while being incredibly loving and tender with each other!
they are the best because they have all of the tropes the comfort the angst the hurt the drama and the love of a found family and they just AJSHHDHSGSGSHSHSHSJHA yeah.
They're traumatized teenagers who hunt ghosts and randomly proclaim they would die for each other! What could be better?
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figured id post some old & really messy sketches that i never finished while im working on these reqs!... a little family portrait + itsy bitsy al and kat
[Image ID: Two sketches drawn digitally with a brown pencil-like brush. In the top left is a family portrait, containing (from left to right): Randall Ascot, Luke Triton, Hershel Layton, Katrielle Layton, Alfendi Layton, Flora Reinhold-Layton, Desmond Sycamore and Emmy Altava. Hershel is holding Katrielle in his arms, as she is about 2 years old. Emmy is running into the frame as she was the one who set the camera up, and everyone except Alfendi is smiling. On the right side is a large sketch of Alfendi as a child, calling for his father Hershel to get Katrielle to give his newspaper back. He's pointing dramatically in her direction while Hershel, concerned, mutters "oh dear". There is a drawing of baby Katrielle filling in squares on the crossword and sudoku sections with a marker, and she is saying the gibberish form of "squares". She is wearing pajamas that say "#1 Baby" on them./.End ID.]
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