Trailer's name: "Leaving no puzzle unsolved"
Like all other Smash Bros reveal trailers, we first see the fiery Smash Bros logo.
The entire trailer, its scenery and characters, minus the gameplay footage, is drawn in the typical art style from the Layton games.
The trailer begins with the camera panning down from the sky to show Big Ben and the Parliament building, complete with average city sounds. Once we see Big Ben come into full view, a huge explosion can be seen going off the top of the clock tower. The next scene reveals what caused the explosion: Fox used Fire Fox on Captain Falcon's Falcon Punch, and the two fighters jump back a considerable force at opposite sides upon absorbing the full weight of the collision. On Captain Falcon's side, we can see Robin and Lucina standing behind, looking battle-ready. Captain Falcon and Fox look at each; Capt. Falcon has an angry expression while Fox has a mischievous smirk on his face.
We now cut to a shot of Big Ben as seen from the streets below. Numerous London citizens begin to surround the clock tower as they notice the explosion that just happened. We see another change of scene as numerous police cars arrive on the scene. All of the policemen get out and run towards the tower; among the policemen are Inspector Chelmey and Inspector Grosky. Chelmey and Grosky comment upon what they are currently seeing.
Inspector Chelmey: "What in blazes is going on up there?"
Inspector Grosky: "You're asking me? All I know is that there was a large explosion around the balcony.
All that everyone can do is simply watch. All of the witnesses suddenly look up at the sky, as the camera moves up to reveal an Arwing flying over the tower. By the time the Arwing is directly above Big Ben, a shadowed-figure can be seen jumping out of it and landing on the top of the tower. The citizens burst into rampant confusion, beginning to question who that figure was and what's happening up there.
The camera know pans over to the bridge leading to the building Parliament as we see a familiar car driving towards it: it's the Layton-mobile! The camera briefly shows the back seat of the car's inside as we Luke and Flora sitting together and looking outside their respective windows at the Thames River.
We then switch over to Emmy sitting on the front seat and not driving. She notices the situation up ahead and tells the driver to stop (for a Layton fan, it's easy to figure who's driving the vehicle at this point, but everyone else won't know because we don't see the driver at all during this entire scene).
Emmy: "Look, over there!"
We return to a shot of the Layton-mobile from the outside as it stops exactly where the signs stop oncoming drivers. Emmy, Luke, and Flora are shown getting out of the car and walking towards the commotion (as well as the driver, who's arm is the only body part that can be seen during this moment). We then see a police man notice the approaching individuals and let's them through because he recognizes them. Emmy, Luke, and Flora (as well as Layton, who is still not shown yet) arrive where the densest part of the crowd is located. They look up and notice more explosions coming from the top of Big Ben, along with news and police helicopters surrounding the clock tower.
Nearby, there are several stores; one of them is a TV shop. The TV shop has all of its TVs change to the news channel as a breaking news story unfolds. The driver of the Layton-mobile (with his head obscured) watches the news as we see a shot from one of the helicopters that shows Fox vs Captain Falcon, Lucina, Robin, and now Falco (who was the figure that previously jumped out of the Arwing). We can hear other people from the crowd asking questions about the situation, asking each other who those people are on top of Big Ben. If you listen closely when re-watching the trailer, you can hear the citizens refer to the fighters in funny ways as they discuss the situation. To name them exactly:
- Fox: “Bidepal, brawling fox"
- Falco: “Bipedal, talking, pilot-donning falcon"
- Captain Falcon: “A futuristic racer”
- Robin: “Some mage with a weird sword”
- Lucina: "Blue-haired, female swordsman"
The Layton-mobile driver, Emmy, Flora, and Luke look up and suddenly notice all of the police-copters getting hit by blaster shots, causing them all to move away from the tower and crash land somewhere else. As it unfolds, Luke and Flora gasp. The only helicopter left is the news-copter, and the driver once again turns to the television and notices Falco firing two Blasters on Fox: One of them hits Fox around his hip as a piece of a familiar suit becomes exposed (and even the trailer camera zooms in on it), while the other blaster hits the news-copter afterward, causing the broadcast to turn off.
The driver gasps in a way that he recognizes something from Fox. He then makes a comment (Layton-fans knows it’s Professor Layton speaking, but for other viewers, they still might not figure it out right away).
?????: “I can’t believe it. So
he must be behind this. *Looks over to the bottom of Big Ben* But climbing up the stairs isn’t going to do anything. There must be a faster way I can make it up there so I can stop him from making this worse.
The driver looks around, and he notices a piece of a globe, a long lamp post, and a mat on the front window of a store, along with a medium sized pipe at the doorstep. The sign on the door states, “For free today!” An idea crosses the driver’s mind, and he calls Emmy, Luke, and Flora.
?????: “Of course! Luke, Emmy, Flora! I need your help!”
The trailer now returns to the battle between Fox and Falco, Captain Falcon, Robin, & Lucina. We see the same scene like the one that was shown on the TV broadcast, complete with the text, "meanwhile", at the bottom of the screen. Falco fires two blasters, one of them hits Fox in the hip and the other hits the news-copter that goes down shortly after. Falco notices a piece of a suit being exposed at Fox's hip. He realizes this Fox is apparently disguised, so he orders Fox to reveal himself.
Falco: "You're not the Fox I know. I could even tell by your demeanor something was off about you, and now I can see that you're just someone disguising as my best friend. Reveal yourself!"
Fox's previously mischievous smile then turns into an evil smile. He then grabs a funny shaped hat (a.k.a. Descole's hat) and puts it on his head. He begins to laugh with his mouth closed as he does so. Once the hat passes over his face, Fox's head and body have now completely changed to a masked man wearing a suit and a cape. It's Jean Descole, Professor Layton's original arch-nemesis! The laugh also transitions from Fox's voice to Descole's voice as the hat is put on. Once Descole puts on his hat, he swishes his cape and turns around (think of the cutscenes in Last Specter and Miracle Mask that show how he reveals himself, because this scene is supposed to mirror those exact scenes). His cape floats with the breeze upon turning around, and his splash card now comes into view.
Descole
Deceives the Competition!
At that moment, Descole's theme (the live version) begins to play (track below).
The camera now switches over to Falco, Capt. Falcon, Robin, and Lucina. Falco questions him; Descole replies that's not important, and that all he cares about is taking out the other fighters.
Falco: "Who are you?"
Descole: "That's not important! What matters is for me to-"
Descole's words are interrupted with Captain Falcon suddenly charging towards him. As he does so, Captain Falcon screams with rage that sounds exactly like the yell he makes when you pick him in Super Smash Bros Brawl (which can only be heard if you are playing with the Wiimote). As he lunges forward using Falcon Dive, Descole side-steps to avoid the attack, causing Captain Falcon to miss. Descole then kicks Captain Falcon's back, pushing Capt. Falcon off the ledge and forcing him to plummet to the ground. As Captain Falcon plummets to the ground, you can hear his star KO scream.
Descole turns around with a villainous smile on his face, and Falco watches him. Falco becomes very angry and comments about Descole's nature.
Falco: "I can't believe you are that cruel! *Falco begins his attack* I've got no choice but to take you out myself!"
Falco begins his attack by jumping high into the air and fires multiple blasters at him (looks very similar to a scene in the Subspace Emissary where Falco does something similar). Descole throws a white-shaped ball (the sleep bomb) at the incoming blasters, negating all of them and creating smoke from the collision. He then jumps very high into the air. Falco prepares to land, but he looks up and notices Descole directly above him. Descole throws another sleep bomb at Falco. It hits him, causing Falco to become drowsy. By the time Falco lands on the ground, he is already asleep. Descole then falls down at a very fast pace and pulls out a robotic arm that looks the smaller arm from his Mecha Specter. He uses it to grab Falco and then throws him off the stage (Falco is awaken the moment he is grabbed, and as he is thrown off the stage, you can hear his star KO scream).
We now see Robin and Lucina watching the battle with shocked expressions. Robin’s face changes into one with determination and turns to Lucina, telling her that he will take care of Descole.
Robin: “Stay here, Lucina. I’ll take care of this.”
Robin uses Elwind to quickly catch up to Descole. He then uses his back aerial attack, using his Levin Sword, in an attempt to hit Descole, but Descole pulls out the Azran Keystone to destroy Robin's Levin Sword with a single blast. Robin watches with surprise, and then Descole uses a mechanical rope (the same one that he uses in the first Japanese trailer for Miracle Mask from a cutscene that didn't appear in the final version of the game) to grab Robin's Tome, yanks it out of his hand, and throws it off the stage.
Now without any weapons at stock, Robin can only watch with fear. Descole then uses the Azran Keystone to blast Robin off the stage. Like with Captain Falcon and Fox, you can hear Robin's star KO scream upon getting launched, except this time, Robin is launched into the sky instead of falling off the stage. Descole then faces at Lucina's direction and evilly chuckles with a villainous smile.
At 0:16 of Descole's theme, we start to see gameplay footage of Descole. We first see his entrance animation as he jumps off his miniature plane piloted by his butler, Raymond. He makes an opening comment as we see this unfold.
Descole: "My, my, you all look quite amusing. I’m going to have so much fun here!"
At 0:21 of Descole's theme, we begin to see him take out other fighters as we are now introduced to his moveset, as well as some humorous footage here and there. At 1:01 of Descole's theme, we start to see Descole's special moveset; we first see Robotic Pound, then Acrobatic Assault, then Eagle Wings, and then the Sleep Bomb. Before revealing his special moveset, he brings up another comment.
Descole: “Now you will witness my true glory!"
At 1:09 of the same theme, we see him use his Final Smash: the Mecha Specter.
Descole: "I'll have my fun by destroying every single one of you!"
We see all the uses of the mechanized destroyer: first it's destructive jumps, then its use of the bigger arm to crush fighters, then the bigger arm throwing a piece of concrete at the fighters, then the use of its smaller arm to throw fighters a good distance, and finally Descole hopping out of the Specter in a graceful fashion to end the Final Smash. Each footage of the Specter's uses is shown briefly (as in one second each).
At 1:16 of Descole's theme, we return to where the battle left off, switching back to the Layton art style. Lucina watches Descole with disbelief, shocked that he was able to take out Robin with incredible ease. The camera now begins to zoom in on her as we hear Naga's voice telling her, "Witness the true culprit behind your father's injury."
At 1:21 of Descole's theme, we see a series of brief clips, revealing a shocking plot twist: Descole was responsible for injuring Chrom back in Robin's reveal trailer! We see what really happened leading up to the fight between Captain Falcon and Lucina through a brief series of clips that are shown in a way that mirrors the puzzle scenes from the Professor Layton movie with the only difference being that Lucina is in a shocked stance (with a surprised expression as well) instead of a thinking one.
- The first clip shows Descole negotiating with Captain Falcon at the top of Arena Ferox, but behind Descole, one can see the Blue Falcon. Above the vehicle is the larger arm of the Mecha Specter that is ready to smash the Blue Falcon into smithereens.
- The next clip shows Descole jumping down from a hole in the ceiling and ambushing Chrom, who has just looked up upon hearing a noise and sees Descole. Descole performs a sudden kick that hits Chrom in the gut (partial reference to Descole's side special, Acrobatic Assault).
- The following clip shows Chrom lying on the ground, belly first, as Descole kicks the top of his right arm and laughs menacingly.
- The next clip shows Lucina noticing the situation and running up to her father. Descole appears shadowed during this clip, and when Lucina starts to run, Descole performs an incredibly high jump that is boosted with a set of eagle wings (referencing his up special, Eagle Wings).
- The following clip shows Captain Falcon looking down from the hole with a worried expression on his face. He then briefly looks at the Blue Falcon when Descole suddenly jumps out of the hole and gives the Captain Falcon's signal to do his part.
- The final clip show Captain Falcon kicking into the ground, causing Lucina to fall back and a large explosion to follow, which is how Robin's reveal trailer starts.
When watching this trailer for the first time, it is hard to follow all of the clips at once because of the way they are shown. It takes some re-watching from the viewer to put the story together based on the clips shown. Basically, this is the story it is trying to tell: Descole blackmails Captain Falcon to jump in and ambush Lucina when she enters inside or else Descole will destroy the Blue Falcon with his Mecha Specter. Descole then jumps in and attacks Chrom inside the arena. Lucina notices the situation in the distance and runs up to him, but Descole escaped upon seeing her and gave Captain Falcon the signal to do his part, which then lead to the events in the Fire Emblem reveal trailer. Simply put, Descole wanted to put the blame on the incident on someone else: in this case, Captain Falcon.
At 1:24 of Descole's theme, the clips stop and Lucina speaks out as Descole responds back with some anger-inducing words.
Lucina: "You...You're the man who tried to kill my father!"
Descole: "Oh, that prince was your father? I had to dispose of such a weak and naive man to crush his dreams!"
At 1:32 of Descole's theme, Lucina's face turns into deeper shock, as the screen fades to transition back to the situation on the ground with the unnamed driver (whose head is still obscured, even though Layton fans can tell it’s Professor Layton), Emmy, Flora, and Luke (Descole's theme now fades out for a few seconds at the 1:35 mark of the song piece_. We see them finish building the flying contraption from Curious Village using the materials from the store. The unnamed driver and Luke then engage in a conversation.
?????: "That should do it."
Luke: "Awesome! Let me tag along!"
?????: "No, Luke. What lies ahead is incredibly dangerous. I don't want you getting involved for your own safety"
Luke: "But-"
The unnamed driver crouches down and puts his hands on Luke's shoulders.
?????: "Listen to me, Luke. A true gentleman always complies with another's needs if it has good intentions."
Luke: "You don't understand. I really want to help!"
?????: "Luke!"
Luke pauses, thinks for a bit, and then speaks.
Luke: “Alright, you have a point. Best of luck out there!"
We then see the unnamed driver hoping onto the flying contraption and flying up, circling around Big Ben as he gains height. Upon beginning the flight, Emmy and Flora wish him the best of luck (Inspectors Chelmey and Grosky can be seen behind them with hopeful faces as the unnamed driver takes off) .
Emmy: "You got this!"
Flora: "Please be okay!"
We then return to the situation with Lucina and Descole. Descole's theme starts playing again at the 1:35 mark of the track, and we see Lucina's surprised face turn into one with complete rage. She charges toward Descole with an angry yell, and Descole draws out his sword. At 1:40 of Descole's theme, Lucina and Descole's swords clash (and Lucina has a shocked expression on her face at that moment because she hasn't seen Descole fight with a sword before), beginning their sword duel. It's pretty fierce, on par with Layton vs Anton from Diabolical Box and Layton vs Descole from Eternal Diva to be exact.
At 1:48 of Descole's theme, we have an overview shot of the top of of Big Ben (with the entire clock visible). At 1:50 of the theme, the camera zooms in just a little bit, and it zooms even further at 1:52 of the theme to the point you can start to see Lucina and Descole more clearly. The camera zooms in again at 1:54 of Descole's theme, showing an even closer look at the battle from above then the three past shots. To better visualize this moment from the trailer, think of that moment during Layton and Anton's battle cutscene in Diabolical Box when the camera starts to pan out and show the entire main room of the castle. This scene from the reveal trailer is supposed to be similar to that, except instead of panning out starting from the battle it zooms in starting from the overview of the battlefield.
At 1:56 of Descole's theme, we return to a normal view of the sword duel taking place. At 2:00 of the theme, Descole defends himself from Lucina's attack by stopping her sword with his own, as he speaks another anger-inducing sentence for the audience.
Descole: "It's just like what they say: like father, like daughter!"
Once Descole finishes his quote, now at 2:04 of Descole's theme, he pushes Lucina back with incredible force, using his sword, to the point she starts tumbling onto the ground. She stops tumbling right at the tower's ledge and looks up at Descole, who is now approaching her while laughing menacingly.
At 2:12 of Descole's theme, we see the flying contraption emerge from one side of the tower as it completes its final circle by the time it reaches the top (and it does so pretty fast). The camera shows the flying contraption from a higher point of view as it then looks up at the sky once the flying contraption passes by. The unnamed driver is still piloting it, and the camera shows the flying contraption in a way that it doesn't reveal who exactly is piloting it.
At 2:14 of Descole's theme, we see Lucina sitting and looking at Descole with fear and anguish, knowing she can't do much else now that she's been hurt. Lucina is even on the verge of crying, but suddenly, the flying contraption, appearing as a shadow, flies up from below Lucina to the point it can be seen above her.
We then see the two hands of the unnamed driver dislodge the pipe directly underneath the mat. The next scene shows Descole looking up as the camera zooms in, like it's from the unnamed driver's perspective upon releasing himself from the custom glider. Descole throws a smoke bomb at the unnamed driver, but he deflects it with the pipe (using it as if it were a sword) at 2:15 of Descole's theme. The smoke bomb bounces up upon landing on the ground, and it releases tons of smoke. Descole covers his eyes, but at 2:17 of the theme, the unnamed driver performs a forward lunge with his pipe,causing Descole to block it with his sword (while having to lower his other arm previously over his face). The unnamed driver immediately brushes off the sword by forcefully swishing his pipe to the side; the forceful movement is so strong that it causes Descole's mask to fly away with the wind; the camera doesn't show Descole's eyes the moment it happens, and we see the mask fly away as if it were paper.
The next scene shows the smoke clearing from the unnamed driver's perspective; Descole can be seen looking downward. The camera then shows his head up close as he raises it (this is the first time we see his eyes with his costume persona) and looks directly at the person in front of him while angrily saying the driver's name. At this point, the driver is revealed to be Professor Layton!
Descole: "Professor... *camera now switches perspectives to show Professor Layton, keeping his head down while holding his hat by its brim and standing in front of Descole*… LAAAAAAAAYYYYTOOOOOON!”
The camera hones in as Layton now raises his head, revealing his face to the audience. He then speaks out against Descole.
Professor Layton: "Pardon me for the intrusion, but I won't let you do this, Descole!"
Professor Layton lowers his left hand from his hat as he speaks the first part of his sentence, throws the pipe from his right hand to his left hand, and then does his signature point as he speaks the second part of the sentence. Upon finishing the point and his quote, Layton's splash card comes into view!
Professor Layton
Solves the Puzzle!
Immediately following his splash card, the main theme of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (the normal version, not the live one) starts playing (track below).
Initiating another sword fight, Descole rushes toward Professor Layton with an angry yell (you can also see the rage in Descole's eyes). Quickly throwing the pipe back to his right hand, Layton defends himself with the pipe, and the two proceed to a very heated fencing duel reminiscent to their past fights in Eternal Diva and Azran Legacy. At 0:08 of the Diabolical Box theme, we see brief clips appearing behind Layton that show all of his sword/fencing duels from the past: the first is from the 6th cutscene of Miracle Mask where teen Layton and teen Randall fence together, the second clip shows teen Layton fighting the mummies as a teen in Miracle Mask, then a brief clip of his first duel with Descole in Eternal Diva, then a short clip of their second fencing duel in Azran Legacy, and the last brief clip showing Layton vs Anton from Diabolical Box. The way how each of these clips are presented once again mirrors the puzzle scenes from Eternal Diva; the difference here is that Layton is not in a thinking pose but rather a studying one.
The flashback clip montage stops at 0:12 of the Diabolical Box theme, and Layton lunges forward with three diagonal swipes, all of which Descole blocks. But on that third swipe, however, Layton manages to move his pipe in a circle, causing Descole's sword to be brushed to the side (while Descole is still holding it) and creating an open spot. Professor Layton then lunges forward with his pipe in a fencing fashion, striking Descole in the gut and causing him to fall and hold his stomach.
At 0:20 of the Diabolical Box theme, Professor Layton approaches Lucina and helps her stand up. She and Layton talk to each other for a bit.
Lucina: "Thank you for saving my life, kind sir!"
Professor Layton: "No need to thank me miss. Helping a lady like you *camera zooms in a bit on his face as he adjusts his hat* is the duty of every gentleman!"
Lucina reacts with surprise upon hearing Layton's statement. The two continue talking.
Lucina: "...A gentleman? Shouldn't you not concern yourself with fighting?"
Professor Layton: "Ah, you see, a true gentleman leaves no puzzle unsolved, and sometimes, that answer might just be brute force."
At 0:40 of the Diabolical Box theme, We begin to see gameplay footage of Professor Layton. We first see his entrance animation as he gets out of the Layton mobile. Emmy can be seen in the driver's seat as she gives a thumbs up to the Professor, while Luke and Flora can be seen on the back seat watching him. Professor Layton bows his hat to them in a gentleman's fashion, then turns to the fighters. At 0:44 of the theme, the camera shows Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong, and Ryu standing next to each other and watching Layton in the Bridge of Eldin stage. The camera pans over to Layton and zooms in as he adjusts his hat upon making a comment about them and finishes his line (at 0:47 of the Diabolical Box theme) when he comes into view.
Professor Layton: "I am not surprised to see there are more fighters gathered for this occasion, but a battle is a battle, so I must give it my all."
At 0:50 of the Diabolical Box theme, we begin seeing Professor Layton's move set, focusing on some of his aerials, throws, general attacks, and combos. At 0:55 of the Diabolical Box theme, Layton makes another comment.
Professor Layton: "There's a lot more to my fighting style than you think. Allow me to demonstrate what else I have learned over the course of my adventures."
At 1:00 of the Diabolical Box theme, we are introduced to Professor Layton's special moveset. We first see the Coin-Slot Machine Gun, then the Hamster Attack, then the Custom Glider, and then the Stone Catapult. At 1:08 of the Diabolical Box theme, we see Professor Layton using each of his smash attacks, along with a few taunts and a few other moves previously not shown.
At 1:18 of the Diabolical Box theme, we see Professor Layton's 3DS stage: London. We first see a panoramic shot of the stage, followed with footage of 4 fighters, Professor Layton among them, fighting on top of Big Ben. We then see some more footage of Professor Layton's moveset & taunts, as well as footage of Kirby copying Layton's ability. At 1:28 of the Diabolical Box theme, we see a panoramic shot of Professor Layton's WiiU stage: the Azran Sanctuary. Again, the following footage shows four fighters, Layton among them yet again, fighting on the stage, then two other scenes that show the hazards on the stage attacking the fighters thanks to Layton baiting them into it, and then some funny footage of Layton's moveset.
At 1:38 of the Diabolical Box theme, we see Professor Layton use his Final Smash: Battle Puzzle.
Professor Layton: "Here's my answer. *Layton does his puzzle solving animation from Miracle Mask which then leads to his correct animation as it KOs the chosen fighter.*
At 1:43 of the Diabolical Box theme, we are now nearing the end of the gameplay footage. It ends with Professor Layton standing on Final Destination and looking up as we see Master Hand and Crazy Hand. During this, Professor Layton leaves a finishing comment as the camera now shows his face looking up at the two, giant hands.
Professor Layton: "Seems like I only solved part of the puzzle. The grand mystery of this tournament will only be solved battle. Perhaps it was the puzzle meant only for me."
At 1:48 of the Diabolical Box theme, the music abruptly ends as we end with the Smash Bros title just like the other reveal trailers.
The trailer returns to the Layton art style; we return to where we left of with Professor Layton, Lucina, and Descole. The first thing that can be seen is Descole's hat, tie, and cape discarded to the side. The next footage shows Descole now appearing as his true self, Desmond Sycamore, getting up from the ground and putting on his glasses. He looks up and notices Professor Layton reaching out to him. Layton has a smile on his face; we see a surprised reaction on Desmond's face as he reaches for Layton's hand and is helped up. He apologizes to Layton, and Layton forgives him.
Desmond: I sincerely apologize for my actions, Layton. My emotions got the best of me at the time.
Professor Layton: "There's no need to apologize. A true gentleman always forgives his enemy, no matter what he or she has done."
Lucina watches the conversation from a distance. Lucina is surprised again, but then she smiles. Suddenly, a loud, familiar, angry voice is heard, and she turns toward the direction of the voice.
?????: "Why wasn't I invited to this Smash Bros tournament?"
Professor Layton and Desmond Sycamore also hear the voice and suddenly turn towards its direction. A familiar helicopter can be seen in the distance, and the camera zooms in to reveal the figure that is piloting the copter. It's Don Paolo, and he has an evil smile on his face!
Desmond Sycamore turns to Professor Layton and asks him who that man is. Professor Layton grabs his pipe and tells Desmond that it's a familiar enemy. Lucina joins in and tells the two that she'll help them.
Desmond: "Layton, do you know this man?"
Professor Layton: "Of course! He and I have an
interesting history together to say the least."
Lucina: "Professor Layton, let me help. I'm feeling better now."
Professor Layton: "Very well. The more help we can get, the better."
The camera returns to Don Paolo as he now releases his chain ball from his copter.
Don Paolo: "I'll crush you right out of the sky!"
The camera focuses on Don Paolo similar to that cutscene in Curious Village when he goes after Layton. The final clip shows Professor Layton, Desmond, and Lucina getting ready to fight Don Paolo as his copter gets closer with his chain ball. Don Paolo speaks again while the camera hones in on Layton's face as his expression turns fierce, ready for action.
Don Paolo: "Ready or not, here I come!"
The trailer finally ends with the typical ending screen.
Additional Notes:
- I decided to pick the live version of Descole’s Theme and the normal version of the Diabolical Box theme because I though they sounded the most “battle-entincing” when compared to their normal/live counterparts.
- Descole wanted Captain Falcon's help because he was aware of his great strength. Why does he want to transfer the blame on him in the first place? Simply put, he thought he'd be easy to manipulate.
- The point of the last bit with Don Paolo is supposed to hint at his inclusion as an Assist Trophy.
- You might be thinking, "Good lord, this trailer would take up half of Nintendo's presentation." Truth be told, however, this trailer is not as long as you think it is. In fact, it actually lasts roughly 6 minutes. You probably had the impression this was going to be a 20 minute long trailer because it was a very long post, but that's because I was detailing everything you would be seeing and hearing during the trailer so that it actually felt you were watching the trailer first hand.
- The next comment you'll probably make is, "But 6 minutes is still to long for a reveal trailer." That's true, but when you think about what's really going on, it is a reasonable length. Three minutes focus on the events leading up to Descole's reveal and his gameplay footage, while the remaining half of the trailer focus on everything leading up to Professor Layton's reveal, the gameplay footage showing his moveset, and the final bit with Don Paolo (essentially, it’s two trailers combined into one). With past reveal trailers that revealed two newcomers in one trailer (Palutena and Robin's), the reason why the other new fighter received little to no gameplay footage was because they are clones (referring to Dark Pit and Lucina). Would anyone be interested in watching if they noticed the fighter was a clone? No, they wouldn't. They already know what to expect from the fighter if it's a clone. Descole, on the other hand, is crafted to be a totally unique fighter and not just a clone of Professor Layton. Being a unique fighter, he deserves to have as much spotlight as the non-clone fighters. In case you bring up the point three minutes is still too long for a trailer, Palutena’s reveal trailer was roughly 3 minutes long as well.
- You might be also be thinking this trailer might look rather complex. That's because I like reveal trailers that at full of action and suspense, hence why you are seeing this kind of reveal trailer idea. I also wanted to mimic something out of a cutscene from the Professor Layton games. Even then, i will admit this isn’t the perfect reveal trailer idea nor will it end up being the actual trailer, but I still wanted to throw out a an idea for a trailer nonetheless. I will even admit a small part of me still wishes this kind of reveal trailer were to happen, assuming both Professor Layton and Descole make it into the game.
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