Armand Dupont

The past is a world yet to be explored.

Armand Dupont is the historian of the Bureau.

Profile
Hailing from St. Moritz, Switzerland, Armand is a 62-year-old historian who worked as a professor prior to his tenure to the Bureau. He has grey hair neatly swept to the right of his head and has green eyes. He wears a suit consisting of a white button-up shirt, a velvet coat with a zig-zag motif, and a striped overcoat of a blanched almond shade, all adorned with a bowtie of velvet. Besides that, he is seen wearing a pair of spectacles and has a pocket watch tucked into his suit. Armand is known to be sophisticated, pompous, and experienced.

In The Impossible Dream, Armand is covered in confetti, and it is discovered that he knows Aramaic, drinks sangria and plays chess.

The Impossible Dream
Armand found himself in trouble after Jack Archer and the player had to flag him as a suspect when they found his pocket watch near the body of Jacqueline Proust. When they went to speak to him, he said he was sad to hear the death of a close friend, whom Jack managed to find out being the victim. Armand said his pocket was with the victim because he gave it to her, and she must have dropped it when she was being killed. Jack pointed out that Armand previously said he could not stand Jacqueline, and her writing in particular. However, Armand then said that reading her books was a guilty pleasure, but said that he and Jacqueline were friends, nothing more. Jack was not sure whether or not to believe him, but he requested Armand to leave until the murder investigation came to an end.

Armand had to be interrogated again after the player and Jack found and a picture of Promethian members. Further analysis from Marina Romanova confirmed the Promethians on the picture were Cardinal Salieri, Sofia of Girona, and to Marina and Jack's surprise, Armand Dupont. Looking at the chance to make Armand sweat, Marina decided to accompany the player in interrogating Armand again. When informed about him being on the photo, he said it was all a misunderstanding. Armand said he was simply investigating the Promethians from the inside, alongside the victim. Though Marina was not sure Armand would do something like this without informing the Bureau first, she and the player had to take Armand into custody until all suspicion around him was cleared.

Armand was found to be innocent after the team incarcerated Archibald Gilchrist for killing Jacqueline and threatening thousands across Europe. In order to make up for what he had done, Armand agreed to accompany the player in gathering valuable information regarding the location of the detonator. While Archibald never told anyone specifically where the detonator was, he did say, "When all else fails, turn to Güell"; meaning a clue to where the detonator was hidden somewhere in Park Güell. Armand came along with the player to find the detonator, and while it was not in Güell, there was a clue pointing to a location with windmills. It pointed to the crime scene where Jacqueline's body was found, so the investigation continued there. They ended up finding a phone, which turned out to be the detonator to the bombs as soon as they unlocked it. It was sent to Elliot Clayton to be disarmed, and though he experienced a little trouble, he managed to disarm the bombs so they would not blow up.

Analyses
Armand's job is to analyze physical objects and/or clues that require historical study and research, such as artifacts, and to return the results after a certain amount of time or a speed-up process using Criminal Case Cash. His task-wait rates will vary depending on the difficulty of the task, but they all cost 1 Criminal Case Cash per 30 minutes.

Below is the list of analyses Armand performs throughout the course of the game:

Case #1: God Save the Prince
 * Strange Symbol (09:00:00)
 * Message (12:00:00)
 * Threatening Note (06:00:00)

Case #2: Off With Their Heads
 * Unlocked Manuscript (09:00:00)

Case #3: Auf Wieder-Slain
 * Newspaper Article (09:00:00)
 * Vase Paintings (06:00:00)

Case #4: Murder's Cheap
 * Manuscript Title (12:00:00)

Case #5: When Shadows Fall
 * Italian Message (06:00:00)

Case #7: Murder by Proxy
 * Amulet Inscription (03:00:00)

Case #9: Killing Spring
 * Bank Notes (09:00:00)

Case #10: I Spy a Mummy Case #11: The Parting Shot Case #12: Die by the Sword
 * Hieroglyphs (12:00:00)
 * Mysterious Box (15:00:00)
 * The Sword's Message (06:00:00)
 * Arabic Writing (12:00:00)

Trivia

 * Armand is one of the main characters who were flagged as a suspect in a case for plausible reasons.
 * Armand is one of the characters who animate (or move) during at least one cutscene in the game.

Case Appearances
As one of the main characters and the historian of the Bureau, Armand appears in any World Edition case in which a clue requires historical study and research.