#kyle azan

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More sketches from the past two days

So first I just wanted to draw Flora in that outfit she has during the credits of Curious Village, because personally I really like it, and I feel like it makes her look more similar to Luke and Layton’s type of clothing. Not sure if I would have preferred this outfit over the one we got, because I still like that one, but still

Next, I just wanted to draw something funny with Descole. I know DS games should be too modern for this world, but I swear I’ve seen some art where Luke has a DS, and I just think it would be funny if the one thing from modern times this series has is just. The DS. So yeah. For context, the game Descole is supposed to be playing is Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. In it there’s a character called Leanne, who’s an archaeologist studying the ancient history of Oblivia, but also she’s married to Oblivia’s Area Ranger Rand, and has a daughter named Nema, and they all live happily. I feel like Descole would end up drawing parallels to his own family and get kind of jealous he can’t live that happy life Leanne is

Next, I was looking for some poses to draw in my photos, and I came across the one with three people, and initially I was going to draw it with Des and his old crew, but then I thought the pose would also work with the prequel trio, and I thought maybe I should do that instead. But I still wanted to draw the Des trio, so I just ended up making two different versions, as you can see here. I feel like Luke ended up looking a bit weird here

Oh yeah, and for context as to who the kid in the middle of the Des trio is, that would be Kyle Azan, or as he’s originally known at this time, Gabriel Redwood, who I’m just gonna say was Desmond’s apprentice back in the day, similar to how Luke is to Layton. Gabriel, Desmond and Eileen (along with Raymond) would go around the world in an earlier version of the Bostonius searching for ancient ruins and artifacts, having plenty of adventures along the way. Also for reference, I’m saying that Gabriel is around 12 years younger than Desmond, but they first met when Gabriel was about 9, so it was a pretty sizable age gap

Anyways, so after that I had some free space, so I decided “you know what? I complained about the villains not getting new outfits in the Layton cafe art, why not just try and do it myself?” And so I decided to start with Clive. I based this outfit off of a combination of his normal outfit and Luke’s alternate outfit. Also I lost the hat because from what I can gather, the hat was just part of his “Future Luke” persona, considering once we see him as Clive, he’s no longer wearing the hat, so I ditched it so that he’d stand on his own instead of just being Luke’s counterpart

But yeah

[aquamarineglow]

I've been shaking and crying all day. I've done it. I've discovered the identity of Katrielle and Alfendi's biological father. He was right in front of us at all times, yet we missed him.

However, the information is so cursed that I've withheld it for so long.

Kyle Azan, the husband of Kamila Azan, the father of Alfendi and Katrielle Layton is none other than:

This guy.

Look at his yellow jacket, the exact same that Katrielle wears. His blue and red striped tie? It matches the jumper Alfendi wears. Red hair? Pointy nose? It all fits.

So I looked it up and apparently his name is Tommy and he was a Targent assassin.

Once Targent was disbanded it makes sense for him to find another criminal organisation to work for and eventually met Kamilla.

Kamila fell in love with his fake identity and they had fun together.

As soon as she got pregnant he bailed. 👋😔

Here's a dramatic reenactment of the tragic events:

Not knowing anything about his life, Kamila assumed he had been kidnapped or killed by the same organisation he worked for.

But actually he was just chilling with his mates, drinking beer and shooting people in the face. Lovely.

I can't wait for the next Layton game which will be about him getting visitation rights to his children. There will be a ten minute cutscene of how he seduced a woman twice his size and had a baby.

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One of the remaining mysteries in the Layton world is the identity of Katrielle's biological father.

Kamilla tells Luke that his name is Kyle Azan and he was an archeologist.

However, Layton can't find any evidence of a Kyle Azan existing. So perhaps it isn't his real name.

Azan sounds similar to Azran, who are likely connected to the relic stones so he may have chosen the name due to his interest in the Azran and the stones.

Also since Kat has curly brown hair, its possible that her father does too.

Hmm. Archeologist. Brown hair. Interested in the Azran.

You don't think....

Would it be wrong if I suggested that Desmond moved on from Targent but continued studying the Azran. There he studied the relic stones and met Kamilla. They fell in love, got married and were expecting their first child together.

However something happened and the two were separated. Kamilla boarded the ship and the same tragedy happens again.

Stricken by grief, Desmond destroys all evidence of him ever existing and disappears.

By the time he discovers his daughters existence, he decides that she is happy with Layton and doesn't need him.

Wouldn't that be messed up?

[muzzable]

So I decided to compare Katrielle to her mother Kamilla, because I figured any physical features Kat has that Kamilla doesn’t have would logically need to come from her biological father.

So here’s a list of features her bio dad probably has (under the cut).

Kat’s biological father likely has:

reddish-brown hair

significantly less curly hair

hair that parts to one side (as opposed to Kamilla’s being symmetrical)

thin eyebrows (more common than thick ones in the PL universe)

thin lips that aren’t very pronounced (again, less common but a difference compared to Kamilla)

a short nose

thin hair (possibly as a consequence of having less curly hair)

cheek blushes (note: The other two primary examples of this, Luke and Flora, have parents who do not have cheek blushes. As we have not seen Flora as an adult, our main example would be Luke, who does not have them when he is shown at 25 years old in the anime. However, Katrielle is also an adult, making her the only example of a Layton character having cheek blushes through adulthood, as far as I know.)

a short, skinny build

wider, round eyes of a slightly darker shade of blue than Kamilla’s (the same shade as Kat’s)

skin of a slightly darker tone than Kamilla’s (again, same as Kat’s)

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More sketches

First I just wanted to draw Kamilla and Kyle because I realized I have a design for Kyle Azan, but I haven’t drawn him since that first time, so I just wanted to draw him and his wife while also showing how much shorter he is

Then I wanted to draw even smaller Hershel and Theodore, so here’s the smalls

Oh yeah and also, it’s my headcanon that Layton/Theodore was originally born with blonde hair like his father, but over time it turned brown, since I know that’s a thing that can happen

Then I drew Hershel with Dimitri just because I had this funny thought that in a No Targent au, these two would start out with Dimitri being the smaller of the two, only for later in their teenage years Dimitri to hit a huge growth spurt and suddenly be way taller

Then the last thing was something I think would happen in @multiversal-madness ‘s How Things Change au, because from what I can understand, Luke ends up being friends with Leon to the point where Targent is supposed to abduct the Bronevs, meaning that he had to have been around when Hershel and Theodore were born, right? And he knows Descole is Layton’s older brother Hershel, so this thought would have to cross his mind at some point, right? I dunno, just a thought I had. But to @multiversal-madness, I look forward to seeing more of the au! (I should probably work on my own AUs to be honest…)

But yeah

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So I decided to draw an interpretation of Kyle Azan

Don’t be fooled by his appearance, he’s probably somewhere in his late 20s at least (I personally see Kamilla as being in her late 20s-early 30s, just looking at her. A bit old to be having her first child, but not impossible)

Based on looking at features between Kamilla and Kat, I have come to the conclusion that Kyle Azan very likely had a chronic case of babyface; this man has looked the same since he was a teenager at the oldest

Also he was probably short

(Stuff about my theories on him under the cut!)

So yeah, in terms of theories, I don’t think that Desmond Sycamore is Kyle Azan, just because as a character, I don’t see a reason for Des to have gone back to archaeology, particularly investigating something likely related to the Azran, and even naming himself after them, considering he hated them and only went into archaeology so that he could get their revenge on him, which he would already have at this point. Also I don’t see him just disappearing from everything after Kamilla dying/being separated from her. For starters I’m sure he would have at least looked for information regarding her death and then would have found out and tried to look for his daughter. And if not that, he’d at least finish what he’d started and solve the Relics’ puzzle. And I don’t think he would have been killed off, that would just be an unsatisfying end for his character, and he’s survived way worse

However I feel like this connection to the Azran, and thus Sycamore, along with the presumed fake identity of Kyle Azan can’t just be coincidence, that’s just unsatisfying. So the best I could come up with is maybe he knew Sycamore back in the day, and after his presumed death following the events of AL, Kyle decided to continue his research into the Azran culture, possibly unaware of Sycamore’s true intentions

My mind has been taking that concept so now Kyle Azan (or edit: Gabriel Redwood, as I have decided to make this his real name) was something like a Luke to Sycamore’s Layton, except maybe he actually was something of a surrogate and/or adoptive father, and he was basically the Meowth in this archaeological Team Rocket squad (meaning him, Desmond and his wife Eileen (plus Raymond)), and sometime after he went to college, the stuff with Desmond’s family happened and Kyle never saw him again

Might just go all in on that, or maybe my brain’s just being overactive, I dunno

Anyways I got carried away there, just have a Kat’s biological father interpretation

[quibbs126]

Question, are there any other references to Katrielle’s biological father after Episode 20?

I just need to know for theory purposes and if I may be jumping the gun in my own theory or not

[aquamarineglow]

Support group for widowers in the Laytonverse:

Mr Anderson: My wife died during childbirth and I'm having a tough time dealing with it.

Baron Reinhold: I understand how you feel. What you need is an exact robot replica of your wife. But give her a really mean personality that scares your daughter. That worked for me.

Mr Anderson: What!? No! That's a terrible idea.

Descole: Turn your sorrow into anger and take revenge on those responsible! Put on a mask and do a backflip!

Mr Anderson: I don't think that's a good example for my daughter.

Kyle Azan: Just disappear altogether and let someone else raise your kid. Lol.

Mr Anderson: Excuse me?

Anton: Just stay at home and spend 50 years waiting for her to return.

Mr Anderson: But she's dead so-

Anton: 50 years. Waiting.

Mr Anderson: Um. Ok.

Hershel Layton: Forget about your daughter and travel the world with someone's else's son.

Mr Anderson: Huh?

Bronev: You should abandon your children and focus on world domination.

Mr Anderson: Whaaaaaat????

Mr Anderson: You know what. I'm just going to raise my daughter to the best of my abilities. I won't be perfect, I'll make mistakes, but I'll always be there for her and give her all the love in the world. *Leaves*

Bronev: Huh. He's kinda weird.