| 1 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 3 | [[folder:Main Characters]] |
| 4 | !! Argus Hakan |
| 5 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/argus_7.png]] |
| 6 | The protagonist of the game. He was a student at Hexepta legal academy and a school defender for the student justice committee. Due to some strange events, he becomes a lawyer, taking over from his mentor and solving many ridiculous cases, most of which have something to do with the mayor. |
| 7 | ---- |
| 8 | * TheAce: He's able to solve cases in a short amount of time, with very little effort. Made even more impressive by how outlandish the mysteries can get. |
| 9 | * AmateurSleuth: Like the attorneys of canon, he solves crimes and investigates them without any additional pay. It's a wonder how he's able to go from an amateur to such a skilled detective in such a short amount of time. |
| 10 | * BigGood: Since he's the guy that's responsible for solving cases and defending the innocent, it's a given that he fits this. |
| 11 | * CatchPhrase: "Lel." |
| 12 | * CharacterDevelopment: He goes from a woefully inept lawyer to a formidable attorney. |
| 13 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Storm. |
| 14 | * CluelessDetective: He has no experience as a detective, and bumbles around with embarassing frequency in early chapters. Thankfully, he improves later on. |
| 15 | * CrusadingLawyer: He gets caught up in so many cases in very little time and he's already tired out after the second one, but that doesn't mean he's ever willing to give up on a client, even if he must stealthily cross the Atlantic Ocean to catch the culprit. Never once does the issue of payment ever come up, either; it's ambiguous if he's even getting paid at all for his work. |
| 16 | * DarkIsNotEvil: He has a darker color scheme than most of the other protagonists, and is a lawyer fighting for justice for his clients. |
| 17 | * {{Determinator}}: No matter how outrageous or convoluted things become, he never gives up, no matter how overwhelming things become. |
| 18 | * FirstPersonSmartass: Like any self-respecting ace attorney protagonist, he has some choice things to say about any situation, things that would have him held in contempt of court if he were to voice them aloud. |
| 19 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: He wouldn't be an attorney if he didn't do so. |
| 20 | * IdiotHero: How he starts off as. He has little grasp on the case he is representing and constantly makes outlandish assertions that start off by only hurting his case. Fortunately, he stumbles across the truth and solves the case. |
| 21 | ** This is thoroughly subverted later on when he becomes incredibly competent, solving extremely difficult cases with little effort. |
| 22 | * InsaneTrollLogic: He takes over a case he knows nothing about to stop his mentor from getting a penalty. Naturally, this makes things far more difficult for everyone. |
| 23 | * MysteryMagnet: Wherever he goes, a crime occurs. |
| 24 | * OnlySaneMan: From chapter 2 onwards, He is one of the few characters who rarely acts like an utter lunatic or moron, being levelheaded and pointing out the absurdity of many situations. |
| 25 | ** In the first chapter, this is averted, as he bumbles his way through the trial, behaving just as irrationally as everyone else, sans a flabbergasted Karen. |
| 26 | * PaperThinDisguise: His badge is cardboard, something that only a few people actually pick up on. It seems that in the ace attorney universe, nobody can tell the difference between real badges and tacky replicas. |
| 27 | * PlayerCharacter: He is the character the player controls through the game. |
| 28 | * PrecisionFStrike: One of his responses to the mayor's jaywalking conviction is asking who gives a flying fuck. |
| 29 | * PumpkinPerson: Argus' costume in his Asinine Attorney case. |
| 30 | * RankUp: After Argus [[spoiler:breaks Adrianna's heart locks, she gives him her attorney's badge, replacing the fake cardboard one.]] |
| 31 | * RefugeInAudacity: How he is able to take over a trial without the consent of his mentor or her client is anyone's guess. The fact that his strategy to solving the case is by grasping at straws also counts as this. |
| 32 | * RedOniBlueOni: His red to Storm's blue. |
| 33 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Truman and Adrianna]] probably didn't count on him suddenly becoming an attorney and getting involved in their schemes. |
| 34 | * SurroundedByIdiots: A fact he is all too aware of. |
| 35 | * TeenGenius: He may not quite be a teen, but when he was in Hexepta law school, he was apparently brilliant at solving cases as a school defender, the prize pupil of the student justice committee. This serves him well when he finally gets his act together and becomes a good lawyer. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | !! Storm Sente |
| 38 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/storm_5.png]] |
| 39 | * AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: You play as him in Case 4 and the first investigation of Case 6, as well as his Asinine Attorney case. |
| 40 | * AntiHero: [[spoiler:Prosecuting Adrianna in Case 6, believing he's pursuing the truth.]] |
| 41 | * TheButlerDidIt: He's sure of this in Case 3. |
| 42 | * ChildhoodFriends: With Argus. |
| 43 | * FriendlyRival: [[spoiler:Prosecuting in Case 6.]] |
| 44 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger |
| 45 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Jokingly named "In Pursuit of Adrenaline," after a certain line in Acquittal that is infamous among it's small fanbase for conflicting with Storm's deadpan expression. |
| 46 | * LifesavingMisfortune: The only reason Storm didn't die at [=FemCon=] with the rest of the lawyers is because his alarm clock broke down that morning. [[spoiler:It turns out that this was no luck on his part at all! The day before the incident, Lawrence had broken into his home and tampered with the alarm clock to prevent him from getting caught in the blast.]] |
| 47 | * MotionlessChin |
| 48 | * MysteryMagnet: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Richard. |
| 49 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname |
| 50 | * RedOniBlueOni: His blue to Argus' red. Richard can also apply as his red. |
| 51 | * TheRival: [[spoiler:In Case 6.]] |
| 52 | |
| 53 | !! Adrianna Lockheart |
| 54 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lockheart.png]] |
| 55 | * AmoralAttorney |
| 56 | * AntiVillain |
| 57 | * {{Expy}}: She's a belligerant and determined prosecutor with a tough exterior, not unlike Franziska Von Karma, the basis of her character design. |
| 58 | ** [[spoiler:Her being an InventedIndividual who works for the villains also brings Calisto Yew and Bobby Fulbright to mind, though Lockheart is far less villainous than those two.]] |
| 59 | * FirstNameBasis: Immediately establishes one with Argus. [[spoiler:She ''was'' his mentor, after all.]] |
| 60 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: A subtle one but [[spoiler:she has the exact same body type as Karen. She also only makes her appearance after Karen "dies." The two are also similar in personality, showing that they might be the same person.]] |
| 61 | * TheGlassesComeOff: She does this frequently when things start to get serious. It tends to be a sign that her stoic facade is cracking. |
| 62 | * HeelFaceTurn: Suddenly sides with Argus at the end of Case 3. [[spoiler:This is an act to hide her true intentions.]] |
| 63 | * InventedIndividual: [[spoiler:She's really Karen Foster in disguise.]] |
| 64 | * LawOfDisproportionateResponse: While jaywalking is one of the most minor of crimes, she jumps at the opportunity to use it as an excuse to sabotage Vick Timm's career. She even sets up an extremely expensive trial to have the mayor prosecuted, taking it incredibly seriously. |
| 65 | * MysteriousWoman: Her schtick in the early chapters, until more focus is put into her character. [[spoiler:She acts very mysterious because Adrianna is merely an InventedIndividual, masking the fact that Karen Foster dyed her hair blonde and became a prosecutor after faking her death.]] |
| 66 | * PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler:She is also Karen Foster, a defence attorney.]] |
| 67 | * TheRival: She's the lead prosecutor in Cases 2 and 3. |
| 68 | * RunningGag: Throughout chapter 2, there's multiple jokes about whether or not she is going to prosecute the judge's grandson for jaywalking. |
| 69 | * SoreLoser: She takes her loss in Case 2 so poorly she storms out of the courtroom. |
| 70 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:She is Karen Foster in disguise and has been working with the villain all along.]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | !! Vick Timm |
| 73 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/timm.png]] |
| 74 | The mayor of Hexepta. For some reason, everyone is out to get him, and he frequently finds himself the victim of some unfortunate circumstance. |
| 75 | ---- |
| 76 | * ButtMonkey: Many chapters involve him being accused of or being the victim some sort of crime. This happens so much so that his PunnyName almost comes off as an understatement. |
| 77 | * CainAndAbel: The abel. |
| 78 | * CharacterTic: He refers to Argus as 'boy' on many occasions. |
| 79 | * CluelessBoss: He has no idea how to properly run the city, only being able to do the bare minimum. He relies on his subordinates to do most of the work. |
| 80 | * CosmicPlaything: He is so unlucky and the victim of so many misfortunes that it seems almost like some otherworldly force (or the game's writer) is causing him to suffer for their own amusement. |
| 81 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Wears dark clothing, and is a well meaning individual. |
| 82 | * DesignatedVictim: He seems to find himself the target of multiple circumstances in a very short amount of time, almost making it seem like people are out to get him in particular. [[spoiler:It's because they are.]] |
| 83 | * DisproportionateRetribution: Him [[spoiler:incorrectly]] being accused of jaywalking almost costs him his job as mayor. |
| 84 | * TheDitz: He's incredibly stupid, with the earliest example showing this involving him putting top secret information into a computer without checking whether it is secure or not. |
| 85 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: His introduction shows that he has little idea of the severity of the situation, showing him as someone who is willing to help with the investigation while unsure on what exactly he has to do. It also shows he relies entirely on others, something that can easily be exploited. |
| 86 | * GoodIsDumb: He's a good hearted man, and a total moron. |
| 87 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He blindly has faith in everyone he encounters, and never considers the possibility that someone may have it out for him until it happens. He's constantly having to be assisted by Argus either to get justice for him or to keep him from being wrongfully convicted. |
| 88 | * JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: It almost does. |
| 89 | * MeaningfulName: He's the victim of many unfortunate events, either involving something bad happening to him or him being accused of something bad. |
| 90 | * NiceGuy: He's well meaning and approachable, even if he's an utter dolt. He even gives Argus an expensive computer on a whim. |
| 91 | * RunningGag: If the title didn't give it away, he's frequently the victim of something bad happening to him. |
| 92 | * SpareToTheThrone: His older brother was originally meant to be mayor. |
| 93 | * TheStoic: No matter what is thrown at him, he hardly loses his composure and takes everything in stride. |
| 94 | |
| 95 | !! Detective Camille |
| 96 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/camille_98.png]] |
| 97 | An amnesiac detective who Argus encounters often. |
| 98 | ---- |
| 99 | * AmnesiacHero: He has no idea who he is or even his name, going by Camille for some reason. |
| 100 | * BerserkButton: Do not call him "Detective." Only friends can call him that. |
| 101 | * CluelessDetective: His cluelessness isn't highlighted as much as other Ace Attorney detectives, but he still never arrests the right man. Though this is due to him following incorrect orders, as well as the fact that his amnesia probably is interfering with his skill as a detective. |
| 102 | * DeadpanSnarker: He has some quips here and there, showing that while his memory is gone, his wit isn't. |
| 103 | * DeusExMachina: He appears for the first time at the end of Case 1 with evidence incriminating the witness. |
| 104 | * HeroAntagonist: His investigations make Argus' job far more difficult and he's sometimes called to testify against his clients, though he's only doing his job and trying to provide a fair trial. |
| 105 | * MrExposition: He gives a lot of background information about the events Argus is investigating, as well as some insight about noteworthy characters. |
| 106 | * NiceGuy: He's a bit rough around the edges, but he's one of the few detectives to actually be helpful to the defence and offer insight without going against the prosecution's orders. |
| 107 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He is referred to as Camille despite it not being his real name. This is due to him not knowing what his real name is because of his amnesia. |
| 108 | * OnlySaneMan: He's aware that Lockheart is overzealous with her prosecuting and correctly points out that the mayor being in a position of power doesn't make him exempt from the rules. He also realises that Argus is wearing a fake badge, only letting him off the hook when Argus bluffs that he left his badge in his other pants. |
| 109 | * PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He killed Frost in the last half hour of the final case and Argus quickly proves his guilt with basic deductive reasoning.]] |
| 110 | * TheStoic: He has little emotion, being rather blunt and sardonic throughout his appearances. |
| 111 | |
| 112 | !! Richard Kingsley |
| 113 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/richard_5.png]] |
| 114 | * BackForTheFinale: His first chronological appearance in the game is in Case 6. |
| 115 | * DemotedToExtra: He's still an assistant character, but his role in the game overall is a lot smaller than (what would have been) in ''Acquittal''. |
| 116 | * MotionlessChin |
| 117 | * ParentalAbandonment: It's said in ''Acquittal'' that he has no family. |
| 118 | * RedOniBlueOni: His red to Storm's blue. |
| 119 | |
| 120 | !! The Judge |
| 121 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/judge_54.png]] |
| 122 | While he's not the resident judge of the ace attorney series, he fits the criteria by having a big beard, no name, as well as a gavel at his hands. |
| 123 | ---- |
| 124 | * CloudCuckoolander: He frequently goes off on tangents and gets sidetracked easily, not unlike other judges in the series. |
| 125 | ** He almost buys Upton's giant ugly spider monster repellent charm, being the only person in the courtroom unaware that Upton is not to be trusted. |
| 126 | ** He's also convinced that his young grandson will be convicted for jaywalking, despite the trial only being held due the mayor's status as well as the fact that the grandson is likely too young to be held accountable for the "crime." |
| 127 | * TheDitz: He's far more easily led, impulsive, and impressionable than most other judges in the ace attorney fangames. |
| 128 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He's the judge, and he's a judge. |
| 129 | * {{Foil}}: To the regular judge. He's more irresponsible, aggressive, stupid, and guillible than the canon judge, fitting in well with the rest of Hexepta's citizens. He also has hair and his beard hasn't gone grey yet, unlike lovable Udgey. |
| 130 | * GoodParents: Well, a good grandfather. He loves his grandson dearly and is worried when he thinks Adrianna will arrest him for jaywalking. |
| 131 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Somehow believes that Upton O'Goode is a trustworthy person who will see legitimate products. It makes you wonder how he ever got to become a judge. |
| 132 | * NoNameGiven: Like any self-respecting judge, he has no name, only a title to be referred to as. |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[/folder]] |
| 135 | [[folder:Debuted in ''The Hacked Turnabout'']] |
| 136 | !! Karen Foster |
| 137 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/karen_2.png]] |
| 138 | Argus' mentor, a cynical and rational woman who just wants to do her job. She kills herself for reasons that are never fully explained. [[spoiler:There is far more to her than there originally seems]] |
| 139 | ---- |
| 140 | * CollateralAngst: She unceremoniously kills herself to give Argus an excuse to grow as a character. [[spoiler:This is merely a ploy to disguise herself as Adrianna.]] |
| 141 | * CynicalMentor: Throughout case 1, she makes it clear that she has very little faith in Argus' abilities. |
| 142 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Or so it seems. It's originally thought that what happened was that]] Argus made such a mockery out of the courtroom by blundering his way to the truth that she killed herself. |
| 143 | * FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:She's not actually dead, merely disguised as another person, Adrianna Lockheart to be precise.]] |
| 144 | * TheMentor: She is this for Argus until her death. |
| 145 | * OnlySaneMan: She is probably the only normal person in the first chapter. |
| 146 | * StartsWithASuicide: She kills herself at the end of Case 1 for unknown reasons, possibly due to how terrible of a job her appentice did in court. |
| 147 | ** NeverSuicide: [[spoiler:She wasn't actually dead.]] |
| 148 | * SurroundedByIdiots: How she sees things. She's not wrong. |
| 149 | * TreacherousAdvisor: [[spoiler:When she faked her death and began prosecuting Argus' cases as Adrianna Lockheart. Also for the fact that she's been working for the villain the whole time.]] |
| 150 | * WalkingSpoiler: Reveals about her later on turn everything known about her on their head. |
| 151 | * WrongGenreSavvy: The poor woman thought she was in a more standard ace attorney game. She wasn't. |
| 152 | * YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: She has a reaction like this when Argus hijacks her case on a whim. She's so shocked that she barely protests, spending a lot of time comprehending the situation instead. |
| 153 | |
| 154 | !! Haxin Payne |
| 155 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/payne.png]] |
| 156 | Yet another Payne brother who serves as a stepping stone for rookie lawyers. Like the rest of his family, he's terrible at his job. |
| 157 | ---- |
| 158 | * AccuserOfTheBrethren: He swears at the start of Case 1 that he will win the trial as vengeance for her causing his family grief in the past, despite neither of them knowing what he's talking about. [[spoiler: It turns out Karen, as Adrianna, had prosecuted a family member of Payne in the past and Payne immediately recognized Karen out-of-disguise.]] |
| 159 | * ButtMonkey: He exists to be an easy opponent for Argus to break his teeth on, with his ego being torn down many levels and his reputation suffering even more. He wouldn't be a Payne without this happening to him, after all. |
| 160 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: His case against Terry Chens falls apart very quickly. |
| 161 | * DumbassHasAPoint: He may not be very smart, but he's the only person who [[spoiler:immediately recognizes Karen Foster as Adrianna Lockheart (or vice-versa).]] |
| 162 | * TheGlassesComeOff: ...And shatter into a million pieces. |
| 163 | * MuggingTheMonster: He did not expect Argus to put up as much of a fight as he did. |
| 164 | * PunnyName: Hacks in Payne, a pun continuing the family's tradition of being named after someone in physical distress. |
| 165 | * RememberTheNewGuy: Apparently, the Paynes have yet another brother who exists to be the punching bag for up and coming attorneys. |
| 166 | * WarmupBoss: He's far less challenging than the following prosecutors and exists mainly to easy people into the game. |
| 167 | |
| 168 | |
| 169 | !! Secret Eerie |
| 170 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secret.png]] |
| 171 | A shady person who is the mayor's secetary. [[spoiler:He's the hacker of the mayor's computer, trying to frame Terry Chens for his crimes.]] |
| 172 | ---- |
| 173 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:The main antagonist of 'the hacked turnabout.']] |
| 174 | * ComplexityAddiction: [[spoiler:He inexplicably decides to create a rube goldberg machine to pull off a simple hack, taking so many unnecessarily difficult steps that it becomes difficult to even piece together what they were.]] |
| 175 | * DarkIsEvil: [[spoiler:Dressed almost entirely in black, and a villain.]] |
| 176 | * FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:His ComplexityAddiction. While his plan is so convoluted that it throws everyone off guard, it also leads a huge amount of evidence behind, all which links back to him.]] |
| 177 | * FauxAffablyEvil: He's polite and willing to assist in an investigation, [[spoiler:though this is all an act to throw suspicion off himself.]] |
| 178 | * HypercompetentSidekick: What he presents himself as. [[spoiler:The truth is that he's actively sabotaging the mayor, though his scheme takes quite a bit of effort to pull off.]] |
| 179 | * MeaningfulName: He's the mayor's secetary. |
| 180 | * ObviouslyEvil: Just look at him. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by his profile. |
| 181 | * RefugeInAudacity: His plan [[spoiler:to hack into Vick's laptop and steal all the information]] has to be seen to be believed. |
| 182 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: His character design is the same as one of Dee Vasquez's goons. |
| 183 | * SinisterShades: They serve to add to his untrustworthy appearance. |
| 184 | * StarterVillain: [[spoiler:He's the first villain of the game.]] |
| 185 | * StupidEvil: [[spoiler:For some reason, he thought it was a good idea to leave all the incriminating evidence in his office, not even bothering to hide it. It's a wonder he wasn't suspected earlier.]] |
| 186 | * WalkingSpoiler: As the blanked-out text should demonstrate, there's a lot more to this incredibly conspicuous man than he'd want you to believe. |
| 187 | * WarmupBoss: His testimony is one of the easier ones compared to later witnesses and serves to demonstrate the convoluted logic puzzles this game revels in. |
| 188 | * ZanyScheme: [[spoiler:His crime involves searching for a shady website that has overly large computers, so as not to draw suspicion to the spacious boxes they are delivered in. He continues by intercepting the computer from Chens, replacing all the advanced security with bricks, and putting the setup into his office. He then continues his plan by hanging a large amount of hammers from the ceiling by a rope, then hiding inside a crate positioned directly below the hammers while a lighter slowly burns through the rope. When the rope is burned, the hammers fall onto the nails of the crate, nailing it shut while also emulating the sound of someone knocking on the mayor's door. He hides under a layer of bricks inside the crate, which both hides him from the mayor's view while also making him think he had been scammed. While the mayor was setting up the computer, Secret stayed hidden under the bricks until late at night, at which point he climbed out, stole the documents the mayor had put on the computer, and stealthily left the next morning while the mayor was at the computer.]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | !! Terry Chens |
| 191 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/terry_2.png]] |
| 192 | A delievery man who is accused of hacking the mayor's computer. |
| 193 | ---- |
| 194 | * HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: He never actually appears. It's unknown if he even is present at court, as he never even so much as interacts with his lawyer, who just acquitted him of a wrongful conviction, something almost unheard of in the ace attorney universe. |
| 195 | * ReusedCharacterDesign: He looks like Terry Fawles, everyone's favorite mentally impared ephebophile. |
| 196 | |
| 197 | [[/folder]] |
| 198 | [[folder:Debuted in ''Turnabout on the Road'']] |
| 199 | !! Bob Bildit |
| 200 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bob_96.png]] |
| 201 | Believe it or not, he's not actually Bob the builder, just an expy who builds the roads in the city. [[spoiler:He's also responsible for an elaborate scheme to have the mayor arrested for jaywalking.]] This section covers both Bob and his henchmen. |
| 202 | ---- |
| 203 | * ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler:He's an amoral and unscrupulous individual, but hardly a danger to society to the extent that Upton is.]] |
| 204 | ** [[spoiler:Subverted when he shows his true colors and attempts to have Upton assassinated in the middle of the courtroom, proving that he's just as bad, if not worse than Upton.]] |
| 205 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:He was the one who schemed to have the mayor charged with jaywalking by swapping two roads. Treated as the main villain of the case.]] |
| 206 | * ArrogantKungFuGuy: He's a moderately skilled builder, a fact he uses to look down on everyone around him. |
| 207 | * ArtisticLicencePhysics: [[spoiler:Roads can't just be randomly swapped with a crane on a whim, they have to slowly be dismantled over a period of time. Though, hexepta isn't known for it's logic.]] |
| 208 | * BlatantLies: [[spoiler:He desperately tries to claim he wasn't using the crane on the day of the incident. This is easily disproved by the fact that there are wheel prints that show that the crane was operated on that day.]] |
| 209 | * CaptainObvious: His builders usually don't have any new insights to make, heaping praise onto him or repeating what was just said moments ago. |
| 210 | * ComplexityAddiction: [[spoiler:Like Secret, his plan is so convoluted for no good reason, that Argus isn't able to logically solve it, due to the myriad of absurd actions required for it to work.]] |
| 211 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Bob dearly loves his crane, as it's his favorite one. |
| 212 | * EvilBrit: Likely, as Bob the builder is British in almost all his iterations. |
| 213 | * EvilMinion: He has henchmen that back up his statements, reinforce his bloated view of himself, and say a bunch of inane things together until Bob tells them to shut up. [[spoiler:It's also likely they would have assassinated Upton if they were given the chance.]] |
| 214 | * FlatCharacter: His builder's have little personality, just following him around and occasionally threatening people when their boss is cornered. |
| 215 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:As soon as he realizes what Upton has been talking about, he runs to the witness stand and demands his builders kill the guy.]] |
| 216 | --> '''Bob:''' [[spoiler:Kill that kid before he says any more!]] |
| 217 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:His plan is so complex that only he would have the experience needed to pull it off, making him the only suspect.]] |
| 218 | * JerkAss: He's a bit of a douche to Argus, being arrogant and unhelpful. |
| 219 | * LaughablyEvil: [[spoiler:He's such a pompous dick and his plan is so stupid that it's impossible to take him seriously. His ensemble popping up at the most ludicrous of moments only cements him as this.]] |
| 220 | * LightIsNotGood: His builders wear colorful clothing and [[spoiler:are assisting Bob in his framing scheme.]] |
| 221 | * {{Narcissist}}: He's very, very proud of his work. He also has hired an entourage that do little but heap him with praise, something he basks in. |
| 222 | * NoNameGiven: His henchmen have no name apart from being referred to as builders. |
| 223 | * PaletteSwap: One of his minions looks exactly like Secret Eerie, just with a hat and a differently colored shirt. The other henchmen look like similar (albeit recolored) versions of Dee Vasquez's goons. |
| 224 | * PunnyName: Bob build it, and also a not so subtle reference to Bob the builder, a popular children's tv show character. |
| 225 | * RefugeInAudacity: He blatantly requests for a [[spoiler:witness to be murdered in the middle of a courtroom.]] Nobody bats an eyelid at this. |
| 226 | ** [[spoiler:Replacing two roads on a whim also falls into this category. It's assumed that he had one impressive physics-defying crane at his disopsal.]] |
| 227 | * ShoutOut: He's a reference to Bob the Builder. |
| 228 | ** The builders are also a reference to the machines, being different colors as well as following Bob around. |
| 229 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He takes pride in his work far too much for someone that just makes roads. |
| 230 | * SmugSnake: He clearly thinks he's the smartest person in the room, gloating about his amazing building skills to everyone within an earshot. |
| 231 | * SycophanticServant: Bob's builders do little but compliment their boss and repeat phrases. He does seem to appreciate it, as long as they keep it in moderation. |
| 232 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: [[spoiler:Apparently Hexepta takes jaywalking more seriously than attempted murder, as shown by nobody batting an eyelid when Bob tries to have Upton killed during his testimony.]] |
| 233 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:His hair turns bright orange, his eyes litht up like flames.]] |
| 234 | * WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:The fact that he can change the road's placement on a whim completely turns the direction of the case around.]] |
| 235 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:With Bob arrested, it's unknown if the builders were also sent to jail or back to work without their boss.]] |
| 236 | * ZanyScheme: [[spoiler:He replaces two roads, so that a road where jaywalking is not allowed looks like a road where it is. He then waits for the mayor to cross the road he replaced so that he can notify the police to arrest him in order to frame him for jaywalking and have him removed as mayor. He then testifies and uses his knowledge of the roads in an attempt to further incriminate the mayor.]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | !! Upton O'Goode |
| 239 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/upton.png]] |
| 240 | A con artist who is supposedly the most wanted criminal in the city, despite not being that evil. [[spoiler:Due to his stupid actions, he hit someone with a car, which was apparently forgotten about when the mayor was arrested. He has nothing to do with the framing of the mayor, though he inadvertedly helps solve the case by sheer coincidence.]] |
| 241 | ---- |
| 242 | * AffablyEvil: He's a con artist [[spoiler:and reckless enough to almost kill someone by speeding]] but he's extremely friendly and polite, even when trying to rip people off. |
| 243 | * AndThatsTerrible: His crimes apparently have made him the most notorious criminal in the town, despite the fact he seems rather harmless. [[spoiler:He does almost kill someone due to his utter disregard for anyone but himself, so there may be some justification to his notoriety after all.]] |
| 244 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:He was responsible for the hit and run that happened around the same time the mayor was caught jaywalking.]] |
| 245 | * BreadEggsMilkSquick: His crimes include speeding, attempting to rip people off [[spoiler:and hitting someone with a car and almost killing them due to his recklessness.]] |
| 246 | * CloudCuckoolander: He starts selling protective charms against a spider monster as a result of a misunderstanding. |
| 247 | * ConMan: He's always trying to rip people off, no exceptions. |
| 248 | * CryingWolf: What the giant spider monster ends up being for O'Goode. [[spoiler:He was right that he was moved by something, though he didn't properly identify what moved him, with the actual culprit being Bob Bildit's crane.]] |
| 249 | * DarkIsEvil: He wears dark clothing, and is a bit of a dick. |
| 250 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: He will even rewrite the rules of the road if he must. |
| 251 | * EvilerThanThou: He's supposedly the most wanted criminal in the city, [[spoiler:and hit someone with his car, as opposed to Bob who is just trying to frame the mayor for a petty crime.]] |
| 252 | ** [[spoiler:Subverted when Bob tries to have him executed during his testimony, showing that while both of them are terrible people, Bob is the more dangerous one.]] |
| 253 | * EvilRedhead: He's got red hair, and is certainly not a paragon of society. |
| 254 | * ForTheEvulz: Evil is a bit of a stretch, but his only motivation for ripping people off is that he feels like doing so. |
| 255 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:He's almost killed by Bob due to inadvertedly dismantling his testimony by being at the right place at the wrong time.]] |
| 256 | * InsaneTrollLogic: He feels like speeding, so he removes the speeding sign so he can speed to his heart's content. It's as ludicrous as it sounds. |
| 257 | * {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Upton removed the stop sign so he could speed with inpunity. If Argus gives it back to him at the end of the chapter, it ends up slowing him down, doing what Upton desperately tried to avoid being done.]] |
| 258 | * IShallReturn: He says this at the end of the second chapter. [[spoiler:He doesn't.]] |
| 259 | * ItsAllAboutMe: He cares more about self-gratification than the safety of other people. |
| 260 | * KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He gets away with all his crimes by running off before he can be detained.]] |
| 261 | * KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[spoiler:It's left ambiguous if he is caught if Argus tricks him into slowing himself down by running from the police while holding the stop sign. If he is caught and hauled off to jail for his hit and run incident, he'll certainly fall into this trope.]] |
| 262 | * MeaningfulName: He's up to no good, something he'll be sure to demonstrate. |
| 263 | * NeverTheObviousSuspect: [[spoiler:He seems like an obvious culprit, being a common swindler and troublemaker in general, but his crimes are completely unrelated to the jaywalking trial. He's responsible for a hit and run and speeding, with Bob Bildit obviously being the framer.]] |
| 264 | * NothingIsScarier: He sees the giant ugly spider monster as this. [[spoiler:Fortunately for him, this monster doesn't exist how he imagines it. It's actually Bob's crane.]] |
| 265 | * ObviouslyEvil: If his name didn't give him away, his actions will. He does little to hide how sleazy he is. |
| 266 | * OhCrap: [[spoiler:He has this reaction when he's almost arrested for all his petty mischief, as well as hitting someone with a car.]] |
| 267 | * RedHerring: [[spoiler:He's set up to be the culprit, but is responsible for an entirely different crime, with Bob Bildit being the true mastermind.]] |
| 268 | * RefugeInAudacity: He tries to con everyone in the courtroom during his testimony, well aware that fraud is a criminal offense. He's lucky that he wasn't arrested for that. |
| 269 | ** [[spoiler:His idea to get away with speeding is to just remove the stop sign so he can speed with inpunity. It's so stupid that Argus is shocked that he thought it was a even good idea in the first place.]] |
| 270 | * RunningGag: He tries to rip everyone off around him, no exceptions. This happens an insane amount of times. |
| 271 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:He has this reaction when he's about to be hauled to jail, running off before he can be detained. Why he wasn't apprehended before he could make a run for it is anyone's guess.]] |
| 272 | * SnakeOilSalesman: His cons consist of him trying to sell bogus products to people, not limited to his giant ugly spider monster repelling charm. Nobody gets the chance to buy his garbage. |
| 273 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:By committing a crime at the same time as Bob, and later testifying about his actions, Upton ended up miraculously ruining Bob's plan.]] |
| 274 | * StupidEvil: [[spoiler:As well as mistaking a crane for a spider monster, he also tries to flee the police while holding onto the stop sign that Argus sneakily lent him, not realising that he'll almost certainly be caught due to this. He's not the brightest tool in the shed, that's for sure.]] |
| 275 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: [[spoiler:The person that he hit with his car]] never seems to get the attention that the mayor does for jaywalking. |
| 276 | * WalkingSpoiler: He's far more than just a petty crook. |
| 277 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:It's left ambiguous if he faced any consequences for his actions or if he was hauled off to jail (if Camille managed to catch him due to Upton being slowed down by the stop sign he's carrying.) Though due to the city's incompetence, it's likely he'll remain a fugitive for a while longer.]] |
| 278 | |
| 279 | |
| 280 | [[/folder]] |
| 281 | [[folder:Debuted in ''Turnabout in Flames'']] |
| 282 | !! Butler |
| 283 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/butler.png]] |
| 284 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: He even insists that his name remain a secret. According to the mayor, his first name is "Xavier." |
| 285 | * MrExposition: Pretty much his entire role in Case 6. He provides some exposition in Case 3 as well. |
| 286 | * RedHerring: For the arson. |
| 287 | * UndyingLoyalty: To the Timm family. |
| 288 | |
| 289 | !! Honor Gesst |
| 290 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/honor.png]] |
| 291 | * ArcVillain |
| 292 | * BriefcaseFullOfMoney |
| 293 | |
| 294 | !! Cooke Sue |
| 295 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cooke.png]] |
| 296 | * AscendedExtra: Her name was listed among the staff present at the town hall in Case 1. |
| 297 | ** DemotedToExtra again in Case 6 and Storm Sente: Asinine Attorney, in which she has not even 15 lines between them. |
| 298 | * PunnyName: Possibly the worst in the game. |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
| 300 | [[folder:Debuted in ''Turnabout Apprentice'']] |
| 301 | !! Charlie Lawrence |
| 302 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lawrence_0.png]] |
| 303 | * AmoralAttorney: At the time of Turnabout Apprentice, he was under investigation due to suspicions that he used illegal tactics during his trials. He believes these accusations to be false. |
| 304 | * CoolTeacher |
| 305 | * MadBomber: [[spoiler:He is the culprit behind the [=FemCon=] incident. Not wanting to see Storm's passion go overshadowed, Lawrence bought some bombs from the black market and used them to blow up the Femley School of Law, killing off every other lawyer and law student in the country. The disaster resulted in 9839 casualties.]] |
| 306 | * TheMentor |
| 307 | * MotiveRant: [[spoiler:After Storm proves he killed the Chief of Police, Lawrence admits to both the murder and the [=FemCon bombing=]. He tells the court that he had studied hard to become a master of law, only to be slandered by the media and for his courtroom tactics to be labelled as underhanded. Only Storm showed any respect for him and, wanting him to succeed where he had failed, he decided to kill off every other lawyer in the country. This severed any competition Storm may face and guaranteed his path to fame. He considered Storm's victory in the trial a success on his part and had no regrets after being taken away.]] |
| 308 | |
| 309 | !! Lizzy Harrison |
| 310 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lizzy_94.png]] |
| 311 | * TheCameo: Her only appearance outside of this case is through allusions in Case 6, alongside the other prosecutors of Acquittal: Induction. |
| 312 | |
| 313 | !! Sebastian Donovan |
| 314 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donovan_7.png]] |
| 315 | * TheCameo: His only appearance outside of the bonus cases is through allusions in Case 6. |
| 316 | * MotionlessChin |
| 317 | * TheRival: To Storm. |
| 318 | |
| 319 | !! Justice Sullivan |
| 320 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sullivan.png]] |
| 321 | * TheCameo: His only appearance outside of this case is through allusions in Case 6. |
| 322 | * MotionlessChin |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | [[folder:Debuted in ''The Stolen Turnabout'']] |
| 325 | |
| 326 | !! Perry Tour |
| 327 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tour.png]] |
| 328 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:Shared with [=DePaint=]. Not only is he Killian and the one who stole the mayor's medal, but he also stole the painting from DePaint some time before the events of the case.]] |
| 329 | * BlameGame: Between him and [=DePaint=] |
| 330 | * {{Narcissist}} |
| 331 | |
| 332 | !! Shipley Pandeck |
| 333 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shipley.png]] |
| 334 | * TheCaptain |
| 335 | |
| 336 | !! May [=DePaint=] |
| 337 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/depaint.png]] |
| 338 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:Shared with Tour. She was responsible for stealing the painting from the ship.]] |
| 339 | * BlameGame: Between her and Tour. |
| 340 | * FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:Her theft of the painting is designed to incriminate Shipley.]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[/folder]] |
| 343 | [[folder:Debuted in ''The Sculpted Turnabout'']] |
| 344 | !! Anton Frost |
| 345 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frost_68.png]] |
| 346 | * ArcVillain |
| 347 | ** [[spoiler:BigBad: It certainly seems to be the case, given the reveal that he is Truman Timm.]] |
| 348 | |
| 349 | !! Bartholomew Legrande |
| 350 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/legrande.png]] |
| 351 | * WineIsClassy: Never seen without a glass of wine in hand, even in court. He never actually drinks it, though. |
| 352 | |
| 353 | !! Gerard White |
| 354 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/white_50.png]] |
| 355 | * [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss]] |
| 356 | * {{Narcissist}}: He thinks very highly of his work for the museum. |
| 357 | |
| 358 | !! Katherine Flare |
| 359 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kate.png]] |
| 360 | * AccuserOfTheBrethren: Her reason for not being completely honest with the court in Case 6. |
| 361 | |
| 362 | !! Gill Flare |
| 363 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gill_5.png]] |
| 364 | * SheKnowsTooMuch: Apparently, she was framed for arson because she was investigating the organization targeting the mayor. |
| 365 | |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
| 367 | [[folder:Debuted in ''Argus Hakan: Asinine Attorney'']] |
| 368 | !! Conrad Cross |
| 369 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cross_6.png]] |
| 370 | * {{Crossover}}: He originally appeared in ''Burden of Proof'', another game based on Ace Attorney. |
| 371 | * SayMyName: A result of his frustration upon discovering L'Belle's actions prior to the trial. |
| 372 | |
| 373 | !! Harry Hardson |
| 374 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hardson.png]] |
| 375 | * WhatDidIDoLastNight: He sets out on a mission to find his lost horse, but by the time he follows its hoofprints to the Wright Anything Agency, he needs someone to remind him why he's even there. |
| 376 | |
| 377 | !! Florent L'Belle |
| 378 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lbelle.png]] |
| 379 | * ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself |
| 380 | * {{Narcissist}}: Entirely faithful to his ''Dual Destinies'' appearance. |
| 381 | * ShamelessSelfPromoter: He shows up at Trucy's Halloween party just to promote his products - which he still isn't selling. He doesn't even wear a costume. |
| 382 | |
| 383 | !! Phoenix Wright |
| 384 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phoenix_31.png]] |
| 385 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:Guilty of eating too many chocolates.]] |
| 386 | * ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself |
| 387 | |
| 388 | !! Trucy Wright |
| 389 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trucy_4.png]] |
| 390 | * ItsACostumePartyISwear: She and Argus are the only ones dressed in a costume. |
| 391 | |
| 392 | !! Bojack Eric |
| 393 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/richard2.png]] |
| 394 | * PaperThinDisguise: All he's wearing is a mask. |
| 395 | * PlotTwist: [[spoiler:To Argus' surprise, he actually is a horse!]] |
| 396 | [[/folder]] |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[folder:Debuted in ''Storm Sente: Asinine Attorney'']] |
| 399 | !! Arc |
| 400 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arc.png]] |
| 401 | * CreatorCameo: He was the lead developer of ''Hexepta: Logic Hack''. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | !! Mr. Mystery |
| 404 | [[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mystery_8.png]] |
| 405 | * ArcVillain |
| 406 | * BasedOnATrueStory: Mr. Mystery actually did [[spoiler: plagiarize music that was to be used for ''Hexepta: Logic Hack''.]] |
| 407 | * CreatorCameo: He was the composer for ''Hexepta: Logic Hack.'' [[spoiler:Or so Arc thought.]] |
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