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A mysterious man with amnesia so bad that even his own name is temporary. Not long after he appears as a witness, it becomes an act. He is really Datz Are'bal, a revolutionary who escaped from prison roughly around the same time as Tahrust Inmee's death. See [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherKingdomOfKhurain here]] for more details and associated tropes.

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A mysterious man with amnesia so bad that even his own name is temporary. Not long after he appears as a witness, it becomes an act. He is really Datz Are'bal, a revolutionary who escaped from prison roughly around the same time as Tahrust Inmee's death. See [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherKingdomOfKhurain [[Characters/AceAttorneyKingdomOfKhurain here]] for more details and associated tropes.

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!!Datz Are'bal (''Dats Dinighel'')



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A mysterious man with amnesia so bad that even his own name is temporary. Not long after he appears as a witness, it becomes an act. He is really Datz Are'bal, a revolutionary who escaped from prison roughly around the same time as Tahrust Inmee's death.

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A mysterious man with amnesia so bad that even his own name is temporary. Not long after he appears as a witness, it becomes an act. He is really Datz Are'bal, a revolutionary who escaped from prison roughly around the same time as Tahrust Inmee's death. See [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherKingdomOfKhurain here]] for more details and associated tropes.
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[[folder:'''Beh'leeb Inmee''' (''Saara Aatam'')]]
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->"Look dear, the royal priestess has come to visit us. Yes... Mm-hm. ...What's that? ...Oh, of course... hee hee."

The victim's recently widowed wife. She carries around a large photo of him and often talks to it, or pretends to be him with it.



* AlliterativeName: In Japanese, '''D'''ats '''D'''inighel.
* BareFistedMonk: Datz's main fighting style is unarmed combat, which is justified because the Defiant Dragons' revolution is supposed to be bloodless.
* BigEater: Shown to eat a lot of food quickly from his pouches. This is also one of the clues that Phoenix uses to figure out he's still loyal to the revolution when he ties a prayer flag with a message on it to bring food to him.
* BizarreTasteInFood: You see those dried lizards hanging from the ceiling of the Sahdmadhi Law Offices? Datz ''eats'' those.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Extremely ditzy in personality and an overall stressing laughing maniac, but he is damn good at his job, which is especially shown in the aptly-named ''Turnabout Revolution,'' where he fights off a few guards single-handedly even before Bel'heeb arrived with TheCavalry.
* ChekhovsGun: Case 5 reveals that he has a few firecrackers which sound ''exactly'' like someone shooting a gun; useful for when he's spotted by the authorities and needs to scare them off without hurting anyone. The sound they make is crucial to discovering ''when'' Justice Minister Inga died and uncovering Ga'ran's conspiracy.
* ChekhovsSkill: This is how Phoenix eventually figures out who A'nohn Ihmus really is. After working out that A'nohn got to the Inner Sanctum by paragliding from the prison on the mountaintop, Phoenix realizes who else is a former paratrooper: Datz Are'bal.
* CoolShades: He puts on his pair of goggles before he gets into a weird pose.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's goofy and always getting himself in trouble, but he's a skilled fighter and a master EscapeArtist.
* DartboardOfHate: Subverted; in the animated sequence after the first case he throws one of his kukris onto a dartboard with Ga'ran's face attached, though we didn't actually know it was him until the third case. Later when Apollo and company go to the rebel hideout, upon examining it he says he was actually trying to hit a fly that happened to land on her picture. [[FreezeFrameBonus If you look closely in that particular sequence, you'll notice there actually is a fly on the dartboard (which he misses).]]
* TheDragon: From the Kingdom's point of view, he's portrayed as Dhurke Sahdmadhi's top terrorist and deadly soldier. Once we meet him, however, he's not as dangerous as the kingdom makes him out to be, but rather a well-meaning CloudCuckooLander.
* EscapeArtist: No matter how many times he gets chased by the authorities, he almost always manages to escape. He even manages to pull one on the ''Crown Princess herself'', and nothing ever escapes her gaze.
* FaceOfAThug: He looks quite intimidating in his wanted poster, but he's actually a nice guy once you gain his approval.
* FakingAmnesia: His amnesia is genuine when Phoenix first meets him, but shortly after he arrives at court, he remembers who he is, pretends to still have amnesia, and makes up his testimony on the spot.
* ForeignQueasine: At least in Phoenix's opinion when A'nohn Ihmus starts eating lizards-on-sticks during their first meeting. He offers Phoenix one, but Phoenix demurs by saying he just ate.
* TheGadfly: He has an animation where he points and laughs with tears coming out of his eyes. He also loves to cause mischief wherever he goes.
* GreatEscape: He managed to escape from a maximum security prison placed on a mountain so steep that a helicopter is normally required to get in and out of this prison.
* KukrisAreKool: His weapon of choice. He likes to pull it out in a threatening manner before calmly [[StabTheSalad peeling an apple with it.]]
* TheLancer: He's actually Dhurke's right-hand man and an important member of the Defiant Dragons. He also has the silly personality of Larry Butz when he is not in battle.
* MundaneLuxury: He actually enjoys being in prison because he gets free food and he knows how to escape easily when he wants and needs to not be there. He considers his time in Japan/California's jail to practically be a LuxuryPrisonSuite due to the higher-quality facilities.
* TheNicknamer: He likes to call some of his close friends by their initials, specifically calling Phoenix "PW" and Apollo "AJ."
* NotSoInnocentWhistle: He does this whenever he gets nervous.
* OcularGushers: Comedic example. These will burst from his eyes whenever he begins laughing heavily.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Even though he looks like a man in his late 20s, Datz is actually 46, having been part of the Defiant Dragons since they founded 23 years ago.
* PunnyName: Anonymous. His true name is a pun on "that's a rebel", referencing his association with the Defiant Dragons [[TheGadfly and his nature]]. Additionally, considering either [[HeroWithBadPublicity how the Khura'inese public view the Defiant Dragons]], or [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen who exactly the Defiant Dragons are up against]], it can also be read as [[AndThatsTerrible "that's horrible".]]
* RecurringElement: While considerably older than him, as the childhood friend [[MrExposition that provides significant information]] about a playable defense attorney's backstory, Datz is to Apollo what Juniper is to Athena, and Larry is to Phoenix.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After being exposed as Datz Are'bal during day 1 of the case 3 trial, he leaves the witness stand to escape from the courtroom.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: He pretends to have no further love for the revolution and to wish to leave Khura'in to save his own skin. It's an act to test whether Phoenix is working for the crown; if he ''were'', Datz would have already killed him right there. But since Phoenix has ideals closer to Dhurke's, Phoenix passes the test, so Datz becomes more cooperative.
* SignatureLaugh: "Har har har har har!"
* SpannerInTheWorks: In case 5, his antics and his firecrackers allow the defense to determine the true time of Inga's murder and unravel the rest of Ga'ran's lies from there.
* StabTheSalad: When Phoenix meets him proper he pulls out a large combat knife, understandably freaking out Phoenix... before happily using it to peel an apple. It's somewhat subverted when he later reveals that he really ''would'' have killed Phoenix if he thought he was working for the crown.
* ThouShaltNotKill: Downplayed. In general, rebels will not take lives, but he certainly would shank anyone working for their enemies lest they attempt to reveal their locations, though he'd ensure no one would know where to find the stain.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: It's not the lizards-on-a-stick you see him eat at the beginning, it's apples, which you only learn once Datz shows himself in the sewer base.
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[[folder:'''Beh'leeb Inmee''' (''Saara Aatam'')]]
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->"Look dear, the royal priestess has come to visit us. Yes... Mm-hm. ...What's that? ...Oh, of course... hee hee."

The victim's recently widowed wife. She carries around a large photo of him and often talks to it, or pretends to be him with it.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Tried to frame Uendo's secret fourth personality Owen. While Uendo is physically an adult, Owen is mentally five years old.
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* SheatheYourSword: Once formally indicted by Phoenix, he uses this trope to hinder him, giving a testimony of nothing but ellipses; he refuses to testify on his own initiative to avoid incriminating himself, and only answers ''exactly'' what the defense asks him. Despite this, Phoenix manages to save the day by asking just the right question to expose a decisive contradiction.

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* CatSmile: Like her sister, although it looks more sinister on her.



* PlayboyBunny: Subverted after she gives up on her disguise. She's more of a Playboy ''Bat'.'

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* PlayboyBunny: Subverted after she gives up on her disguise. She's more of a Playboy ''Bat'.'''Bat''.
* PlayfulCatSmile: Like her sister, although it looks more sinister on her.

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* CatSmile: Her upper lip is always in the usual ":3" expression.


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* PlayfulCatSmile: Her upper lip is always in the usual ":3" expression.

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