Professor Hershel Layton

Professor Hershel Layton (usually referred to as just Professor Layton) is the main character of the Professor Layton franchise, first appearing in the Nintendo DS video game Professor Layton and the Curious Village. In the series he is a professor of archeology at the fictional Gressenheller University in the United Kingdom. He has a curiosity for just about anything, and is capable of solving nearly any puzzle. He is always in the mood for a cup of tea, and is always seen with his famous top hat on.

Story
In Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Hershel is asked to come to the village known as St. Mystere. Upon arriving, he is requested to search for the Golden Apple, which will give the founder the entire inheritance of Baron Augustus Reinhold, who had died shortly before Layton was summoned. With the assistance of Luke, the self-titled apprentice, the two solve hundreds of puzzles all which lead to finding the apple. However, as the story progresses more people start to disappear or even die around town, and the duo themselves are nearly killed by a Ferris Wheel that came rolling towards them like a boulder. Eventually they learn that the source of all of the mysterious disappearances come from a building stationed in the town. Once the evil Don Paolo knows of their presence, he escapes in a helicopter and destroys the building, though Layton, Luke, and Flora (whom they had met earlier) all manage to escape. Eventually they find the treasure, though mutually agree to leave it and the town of St. Mystere.