when puzzler returned to gotham and took back control of his "business" 30+ years after his absence, there were many debates in the underground whether it was the same puzzler or not. as puzzler was a rather fit man, not softer and a bit heavier as puzzler is now. of course, that could just have come with age - people change. but the old puzzler spoke with a clear american accent, this puzzler speaks with a soft english accent - which led some who did remember puzzler, to wonder if it's even the same man. due to wearing a mask, and an outfit that completely covers his body - nobody can see puzzler, or know what his age was back then or now - except that he sounds older.

the changes add to more mystery, and even though puzzler (coughcoughedsuncleedward) is a compulsive liar and will lie or put on anything - the changes are genuine. puzzler always enjoyed eating and indulging in sweets. however, when he was still living a double life as edward boucher, a young perfectionist businessman and socialite, he always watched what he ate to keep an "idealized body image." after edward's supposed death from brain cancer, puzzler felt more liberated to not worry about that, and just began to eat whatever he wants whenever he wants. he ran away with his future husband to england to live a different life. which, living there for 30+ years, he had picked up the accent a little bit.

after his husband was stricken with a terminal illness (he was 25 years older than edward) and edward knew the police had cut all ties of edward boucher to the puzzler, since edward's been long "dead" - puzzler returned to gotham to start a new game.