Flora was quite young when her mother, Violet passed away. Her father, Baron Reinhold, died a few years later, as learned in Professor Layton and the Curious Village.
Bruno, the creator of all the inhabitants of St. Mystere, built a robotic mirror image of her mother, named Lady Dahlia. Flora was very frightened of it and tried to run away upon first meeting it; the robot's personality was wiped and a new one was created, which Flora found more comfortable. The young girl spent most of her time playing alone by her mother's grave, so to cheer her up, her father arranged to have an amusement park built just for her. When the Baron realized he was terminally ill, he had Bruno construct the village and villagers of St. Mystere. The robots would care for and protect Flora until someone came who was both wise enough to solve all of the puzzles and kind enough to make Flora smile again. The news of his death was withheld for years (not two months, as the Professor and Luke initially believed) so that Flora would be "out of childhood" when the mystery was solved. Professor Layton cracked the riddle of the Golden Apple, and unofficially adopted Flora as his own daughter.
Flora is a sweet, curious individual. Unfortunately, this sometimes leads her into trouble, such as her kidnapping by Don Paolo in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. Because she spent so many years in a village populated entirely by robots, she has difficulty relating to new people, and will often either hide from them or overshare details (as shown in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future).
She is devotedly fond of both Layton and Luke, and gets very upset when they go away on investigations and leave her behind. It's implied in both "Diabolical Box" and "Unwound Future" that she has a fear of being alone, and "Unwound Future" in particular gives the impression that she has separation anxiety when she's away from Layton for too long. This is understandable, as he is the only parent she has, and when he goes away without her she worries that he might not come back. Her relationship with Luke is mostly good-natured; they have a great time together at the fair in Dropstone during "Diabolical Box," and he is very upset on both occasions when she gets kidnapped. The scenes in which they rescue her in "Unwound Future" make it very clear that they love her as much as she loves them.
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The only daughter of a vastly wealthy family, Flora is the mysterious girl who has been running around the village. She lost her mother, Violet, as a small child and was raised by her father, Baron Augustus Reinhold. After his wife's death, the Baron hired Bruno to build several things to keep Flora happy, such as an amusement park, a robotic replica of her mother, and the whole village of St. Mystere. Unfortunately, the plan backfired, and Flora felt sadder than before. Finally, the Baron kept Flora up in the village tower, gave her the alias "The Golden Apple", and set up a gigantic riddle to find the rightful inheritor of Flora.
ora rigged up a disguise (a hood and glasses) so she could slink around without being noticed. Just about everyone that knows her can see through the disguise with a glance, but she's convinced that she is incognito. She uses the disguise in both Professor Layton 1 and 2, though she wears sunglasses instead of glasses in 2.
Professor Layton 2
In Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, she travels with the Professor and Luke on the Molentary Express until they reach the first top, Dropstone, where she is kidnapped and impersonated by Don Paolo.
Quotes
"Here goes nothing!"
"Hmm...Does this sound right?"
"I got it wrong? Really?"
"Ohh...Don't look at me!"
"I'm not one to brag, but that was pretty great."
"Did you see that?" *giggle*
"Cross your fingers."
"Take that, puzzle!"
Images
Flora sleeping in the Laytonmobile as they depart Mt. Mystere.
Painting of Flora's biological mother, Violet Reinhold.
Poster of Flora in the amusement park her father had built for her out of love.
Flora hiding behind Matthew due to her distaste of the robot Dahlia her father made when Violet passed away.
Photo of baby Flora with her mother Violet, Matthew, and Ingrid.
If Luke touches her portrait on her breast area, Layton will scold him for being indecent ("Now Luke, it's important to be a
Flora cooking something that's probably not edible.
gentleman").
She does not give any puzzles until the second game; she doesn't solve any until the third.
The above outfit is only worn in game one. For the rest of the series, she wears a pink dress in place of the white one and green high heel boots. Her hair is always tied back.
As shown in the first games credits, she loves to cook, but is horrible at it.
When Flora hugs Layton at the end of the first game, an apple-shaped birthmark appears just below her neck. This identifies her as the Golden Apple.
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