Anthony Herzen

Anthony Herzen is an anti-villain in the Professor Layton series, who acts as the main antagonist of the second game, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.

History
Once Anthony was in love with a girl called Sophia. Before they could marry, she moved away from the cursed town Folsense, where he had become the Duke, without telling him the reason, as she was pregnant and didn't want to cause Anthony more pain. That drove him so angry that he retired to his castle and spreat rumours that he was a vampire. Everytime visitors would come, he would scare them away. This went on for 50 years without him noticing, as the gas that had "cursed" the town made him look like a young person, so he didn't notice how much time passed.

When Professor Layton and Luke came to ask him about the Elysian Box they had from Don Paolo, he, as always, tried to scare them away at first, but when he saw Katia, who resembled Sophia very much, he though Layton had stolen her from him and attacked him into a sword fight. However, Layton could clarify that Katia was actually Sophias and Anthonys granddaughter, as Sophia herself had died a year ago. When Anthony realised how much tome had passed he decided to rebuild Folsense and to care for his granddaughter.