Oswald Whistler

"Have we come to the end?"

- Mr. Whistler

Oswald Whistler is the secondary antagonist of the movie Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva, based on the Professor Layton videogame series. He is a famous composer, who works together with Jean Descole to be able to bring his daughter back to life by putting her memories and peronality in the brain of somebody else with the help of the so-called Detragan.

Backstory
When his daughter Melina Whistler was dying from an incurable illness, he was invited to Descoles castle, who helped him build the Detragan, a machine that was able to play music and to transplant someone's mind into other persons. In return, he wrote an opera for Descole, which latter would use for a deadly game. They started to kidnapp girls to find a suitable person for Melinas memories.

The Eternal Diva
As he wasn't told about the game, he himself had to participate along with the other guests and made his way to the island of Ambrosia, where the castle was. He was brought back to the castle and tried to use Amelia Ruth, the winner of the game, for his experiment. He was interrupted by the Professor, who told him that he had actually alredy succeeded, by putting Melinas mind into her best friend Janice. However, after Descole almost destroyed the island, she decided to leave her body and Mr. Whistler was arrested.

Personality
As a lone father, he loved his daughter above all else, making it very difficult for him to accept her death. He considered her as his only joy.

Powers and Abilities
Oswald Whistler is a skilled musician and composer, being able to play piano, organ and the Detragan. He is also very charismatic.