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Manga characters - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Turnabout with the Wind (Kaze totomoni Gyakuten)

Belle Windsor (Suzume Kazama)

Larry’s latest girlfriend, she was previously in a relationship with Bright Bonds, only for him to keep pursuing her despite being married.

Expy: Her hair and kimono make her look somewhat like Aoi from Ai Yori Aoshi, except Aoi is not the type to commit murder over being rejected
Foil: To Cindy Stone. Both were romantically involved with Larry, but while Cindy is the victim of "The First Turnabout," Belle is a witness and ultimately the culprit in "Turnabout with the Wind." Cindy is implied to have cared for Larry in the end, while Belle was obsessed with another man, and used Larry as a patsy to pin her crime on.
Hidden Eyes: Particularly shortly before she adopts an especially emotional or psychotic facial expression.
If I Can't Have You…: Her motive for committing the murder.
I Never Said It Was Poison: She knew that Bonds was at Gourd Lake so it means she must have been there.
Just Between You and Me: Calls up Bright so that he’ll know who killed him.
Manipulative Bitch: Manipulated Larry into providing an alibi for her killing Bonds for rejecting her.
Sinister Silhouettes: Although it's revealed pretty early in the story. Only her face is hidden but you can still see her clothes.
Woman Scorned: Again, why she killed the victim.

Biddy Tenniman (Yone Ootsuka)

Manager of the Run-Down Inn, and a witness called to the stand.

Flaw Exploitation: The Run-Down Inn doesn't have any air conditioning so Belle Windsor had to open up the window in one of the apartments to make it look like it was her apartment.
Gonk: Large eyes and lips.
Parrot Pet Position: She always has a cat with her.
Seinfeldian Conversation: Payne remarked that she likes to talk about nothing since all she talked about before her tesrimony began was to try to convince Phoenix into moving into the Run Down Inn. It turned out to be useful since she said there was no air conditioning so Phoenix uses that to figure out that Belle Windsor opened up the window in her apartment.
Shrouded in Myth: She doesn't know what Gourdy really is.

Turnabout Gallows (Gyakuten no Shikeidai)

Bobby Wolfe (Sasao Komori)

Robin Wolfe’s younger brother, a reclusive spider fanatic. He's suspected of killing Robin in Turnabout Gallows.

Can't Hold His Liquor: Passes out after one beer, according to Brock.
Courier: Robin has him deliver something, supposedly to give him work experience but actually to get him out of the way.
Gonk: He's a very sweaty guy with a unibrow.
Heroic BSoD: After all his spiders die in the fire, he can't even put two words together.
In Vino Veritas: Brock tries this on him, but he passes out too quickly.
Loners Are Freaks: He’s a recluse whom his brother says could never get a job at his age, but he’s not a killer.
Older Than They Look: He’s fairly short and looks like a young boy, but he’s well into middle age.

Theridia Wolfe (Himeko Komori)

Robin Wolfe's wife, who is not on good terms with him at the time of his death, and is also cold to Phoenix and Maya.

Ice Queen: But not without a few soft spots, such as when she cries and comforts her daughter after the true killer of her husband is revealed
I Owe You My Life: Subverted. She did send Lira to shut off the main breaker for Robin and he dies anyway.
The Nicknamer: Inverted. She's the only one who calls Bobby "Robert" while everybody else just calls him Bobby.

Lira Wolfe (Sara Komori)

Robin and Theridia's daughter, she was in a relationship with Eddie Johnson prior to his death.

The Baby of the Bunch: The youngest in her family.
Bratty Teenage Daughter: She openly disrespects her father and apparently engages in underage drinking, although most of her rebellious streak stems from the fact that her father killed her boyfriend.
Forgiveness / Revenge: Has an interesting variation of this at the end of the trial; she says she will never forgive Brock for killing her father (whom she hated for killing Eddie but still loved as her father), but won’t take her revenge, because revenge never makes anyone feel better.
Girlish Pigtails: Her pigtails fit her youthful character.

Brock Johnson (Hatsurou Kimura)

An electrician and Eddie's older brother, who is currently investigating Robin over his suspicion that he was responsible for his brother's death.

Confess to a Lesser Crime: He admits to setting fire to Wolfe Manor when it looks as though Bobby may get off, after Edgeworth tricks him into confessing. He claims that he's doing this to catch a murderer, although he's hoping to avoid being revealed.
Cynicism Catalyst: Mr. Wolfe essentially drove Eddie to suicide, so he sought revenge.
Dead Person Impersonation: Pretends to be his dead brother for the purpose of tormenting Mr. Wolfe.
Meaningful Appearance: He uses his hat as part of his impersonation of his dead brother.
Meaningful Name: He and his brother Eddie's names, combined, form "Eddie Brock", also known as Venom.
Muscles Are Meaningful: After all, he was the only one who could lift all the furniture of the Den of Spiders up onto the ceiling.
Obfuscating Stupidity: A more limited example; he pretends to carelessly activate the Den of Spiders' chair's restraints with Maya inside, but it's clear later on that he knew how it worked in advance.
Revenge: His motivation in killing Robert is to avenge his brother's death.
Saying Too Much: Edgeworth tricks him into admitting to setting the fire this way, after he insists that he was wearing gloves.
Sleeves Are for Wimps: He goes sleeveless to show off his muscles.
Sympathetic Murderer: He killed the man who killed his brother.

Thomas Spitzer (Azuchi Yamashiro)

Bobby's Only Friend, a professor and expert on spiders who often visits Wolfe Manor.

Absent-Minded Professor: He neglects to mention that the elevator in the Den of Spiders only carries one person.
Berserk Button: Don't question him about his knowledge of spiders...unless you want to get a detailed seminar on the subject straight from him.
Face–Heel Turn: Of a sort. He initially begs Phoenix to defend Bobby, but then testifies for the prosecution after claiming Edgeworth convinced him that Bobby is guilty.
With Friends Like These...: Phoenix has to wonder how much Thomas cares for Bobby, especially considering that he doesn’t stand up to Robin. In the end, though, Bobby gets a job working for Spitzer and caring for his spiders, and is considerably happier as a result.

Turnabout Showtime (Gyakuten no Showtime)

Julie Henson (Juri Okazaki)

Assistant to the publicity team at Sparkle Land, and the defendant in Turnabout Showtime.

Character Tics: Biting her nails when she's nervous. Raymond hates it, but Phoenix finds it cute.
The Cutie: Phoenix is quite attracted to her, presumably because she slightly resembles Dahlia. It's unclear whether this is before or after he learns Iris actually did love him.
Standard Female Grab Area: Gumshoe takes her away this way. Justified in that resisting arrest is not a good idea.
Working with the Ex: There is some unspoken tension between her and Flip because he left her for another girl, leading her to be suspected for his murder.

Raymond Spume (Kosuke Kasugai)

Publicity team leader at Sparkle Land, the creator of the Sparklestar and Friends show and the one playing Sparklestar. He's Julie, Buck and Flip's immediate superior.

Bad Boss: He is quite the jerk to all of his employees.
Berserk Button: Julie biting her fingernails causes him to berate her for being unprofessional. It ultimately proves his undoing, since he ends up mentioning an instance of it that he shouldn't have been able to see.
Disproportionate Retribution: Framing Julie for murder over her biting her nails and in his view, not having "the attitude of a professional"
Expy: His appearance is similar to that of Kristoph Gavin, down to committing murder out of jealousy over someone else replacing him.
Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He's an unsympathetic murderer that wears glasses.
Green-Eyed Monster: Toward Flip, who was to replace him as Sparklestar.
Heel Realization: After he’s exposed, he realizes that he was the one who “dragged Sparklestar’s name through the mud”.
Jerkass: Treats Julie horribly for even minor infractions, and even before trying to frame her for murder.
Light Is Not Good: “Ray” was chosen as in “ray of light”.
Nice Character, Mean Actor: He plays a nice character in Sparklestar, but he's a huge Jerkass in reality. Maya even comments on this.
Saying Too Much: A case in which it isn’t immediately obvious that he had even made a mistake. His yelling at Julie for biting her nails after finding Flip dead like she did in the show indicates that he was turned around inside his costume, thus validating Phoenix’s theory that the killer wore his costume backwards to open it from the inside, stabbed Flip (who was himself wearing his costume backwards) , then turned himself back around.
Serious Business: His view on Sparklestar, from yelling at Julie for biting her nails to killing Flip for being chosen as his replacement and framing Julie over her biting her nails.
Sinister Silhouettes: If you look at the intro, you can see part of his hair before he stabbed Chambers.

Buck Montana (Hosaku Futogayama)

Part of the publicity team of Sparkle Land. He plays Humongostar for Sparkle Land.

Big Ol' Eyebrows: They are two huge vertical slits.
Cross-Popping Veins: While insisting that he could not have set up a second wire to get out of his costume.
Cute Little Fangs: Has a buck tooth on his lower jaw.
The Gambling Addict: He is in a huge amount of debt from gambling.
Hair-Trigger Temper: He tends to be very defensive about his shortcomings.
One-Steve Limit: Two cases later, Buck Wheatley is the victim.
Trapped by Gambling Debts: When Phoenix is identified as a defense lawyer, Raymond suspects Buck turned to crime to pay back his debts.

Cameron Show (Shotaro Sakae)

A long-time Sparklestar fan who has taped every show.

Character Tics: He has a habit of saying "Umm..." a lot.
Eyes Always Shut: Although it's just squinting.
Fan Boy: He's been recording Sparkestar shows since he was 3 years old.

Turnabout Prophecy (Gyakuten no Yogensho)

Cool Saito

A fortune teller specifies in ice cream fortune telling.

Continuity Nod: Kind of. It's the future that Saito predicted. And that future is when Phoenix Wright will become a pianist.
Food Slap: Only that Franziska was the one who did it unintentionally. When Saito offered the judge some ice cream, Franziska destroys it with her whip and it wind up on all of the judge's head.
Fortune Teller: One who tells the future through ice creams.
Phony Psychic: At least that's what Phoenix thought of him. After all, he was predicted to become a pianist in the future so he thought Saito was a quack psychic. Oh, how wrong Phoenix was...
Trademark Favorite Food: Ice cream. After Fortune Circle has been closed down, he decides to master the art of making ice cream.

Russi Clover (Kaede Hiiragi)

A girl who loves anything that has to do with occult. She's accused of killing Oracle Hecate but she's admitting it since she thought it was the Lord of Death who caused her to do it. She later joined the Great Tengu Society just so she can take pictures of the tengu. Of course, another murder occurs and she's accused of being the murderer again.

Fangirl: She loves anything that has to do with with occult or psychic powers.
Fangs Are Evil: She imagines herself with fangs after being possessed by the Lord of Death.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: She visited Oracle to try to stop Cytherea's prophecy.
Sudden Name Change: In the English version. After her two times hanging out with Nick and Maya, she has a case with Edgeworth in his manga, where her name suddenly changes to "Candy Holly". The two series have different translators, so it's likely a case of them not comparing notes.

Moira Cytherea (Mariko Kirameki)

A fortune teller who gets her tellings from the Venutian, an alien living on the planet Venus.

Compressed Hair: She's really a blonde.
Fortune Teller: Oddly enough, she gets her fortunes from an alien instead of the common spirits.
Hidden Eyes: Most of the time, her hat covers her eyes.
Neat Freak: She claims it's necessary for her hands to be clean during her communication with the Venutian. In that case, her hands would have been dirty from the red ink from Maya's hand, which was dirty from Wally Flores's ink.
Never Bareheaded: She takes off her hat after she confesses.
Phony Psychic: Her predictions about the Lord of Death were there to make it look like she's a reliable psychic.
Prophecies Are Always Right: Her prediction about the Lord of Death taking over Russi's body came true. Because of her meddling, of course.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Well, she 's the one who made one. She predicted that the Lord of Death will possess Russi so she tries to stop that by visiting Oracle. Of course, it only came true because Cytherea made it happen.
Tears of Remorse: She does this as, in a rare occasion, she actually apologizes to the person she was trying to frame
Walking Swimsuit Scene: Wears what is either a one-piece swimsuit or a sleeveless leotard under her robes, likely to make it easier to sneak out of them to gather info from her clientele from the personal belongings they place in her safe.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Oracle's Nether World Prophecies was becoming so famous that Oracle didn't need Cytherea anymore.
You're Just Jealous: When she threatens to tell everybody of their little trick of their fortune-telling, Oracle merely shrugged it off since everybody will think she's just jealous of her.

Wally Flores/Caliente del Fuego (Minoru Hikage/Kaen Homura)

The substitute for Hans Future Simon, the fortune teller who specifies in palm reading. He's the personal general affairs manager of YY Company. He reappears in Turnabout Gurgitation as Caliente del Fuego.

Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: He has noticeably more paler skin than the other fortune tellers.
Fleeting Passionate Hobbies: He's only going to do palm reading until the usual palm reader gets back. Of course, after the case, Fortune Circle is closed down so he went back to his original job.
Fortune Teller: He does palm reading as a hobby.
Jump Scare: He hides under the witness stand during his testimony.
Kubrick Stare: This is what he said while he stares like that:
Wally Flores: If you don't take at least two minutes washing your hands, you won't get all the germs off of them.
Neat Freak: Well, he does have serious germaphobia. As a gourmand fighter, he tries to roast everything as a result.
New Job as the Plot Demands: First, he's the personal general affairs manager of YY Company, then he's a fortune teller, then he's a contestant on Gourmand Battle.
Non-Standard Character Design: Well, in terms of clothing for fortune tellers, his is the oddest since he wears a suit. Justified as he's just a replacement.
Terrified of Germs: Phoenix accidentally had his thumb touch his hand and it made him all freaked out so much that he had to go to the bathroom for two or three minutes to wash his hands. That's enough time for him to supposedly go through the ventilation and kill Oracle Hecate but he's not the killer.

Turnabout from Heaven (Tengoku kara no Gyakuten)

Diana Wheatley (Tsukimi Kanenari)

The defendant of the case. An employee of "World's Best Buckwheat Palace" and the daughter of Buck Wheatley.

Abusive Parents: Her father and her stepmother
The Promise: To inherit her mother's necklace when she turns 20.
Say My Name: At the end of her trial.
Diana:"MOM!"
Love: "DIANA!"
Self-Made Orphan: Subverted. She is accused of murdering her father, but she's really innocent.
Sympathetic Murderer: Edgeworth sympathizes with her, but says she must pay for her crime. Then again, as is often the case, she is not the culprit.
Trauma-Induced Amnesia: It's suggested that this is why she forgot which birthday was her mother's and which one was hers, as well as believing that her abusive stepmother was her "kidnapper", while her mother was her actual parent.

Dreama Love (Yumeko Aizawa)

Buck Wheatley's doctor and Diana's mother

Contrived Coincidence: What were the chances the clinic Buck Wheatley visits after getting his buckwheat allergy turned out to have been run by his former mistress and company physician?
Costumes Change Your Size: Looks considerably shorter when in her 'cat allergy' disguise than when out of it.
Funny Afro: Keeps her hair as one. She lets it down when reuniting with her daughter, and when Phoenix reveals her identity to the court.
Mama Bear: Tries to take Diana away from her Abusive Parents and considers killing Buck for hurting her.
Opaque Nerd Glasses: Wears these at all times. She had also been wearing these along with a face mask for some undisclosed reason when Buck came to her clinic in the first place, which is why he didn't recognize her.
Plot Allergy: Has a cat allergy, which is why she wears a face mask. It's all a ruse.
Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo: An interesting variation that actually absolves her of the crime: she fully intended to give Buck buckwheat flour to murder him, but her cat's shenanigans cause her to pick up the identical can next to it (which was full of powdered condensed milk for cats). Thus, instead of choking from anaphylactic shock shortly after breakfast, Buck just swallows a packet of cat milk instead.
Taking the Heat: Tries to confess to the murder because the defendant is her daughter.

Alice Butler (Morie Kidai)

Housekeeper for Buck Wheatley.

I Was Quite a Looker: Or so she claims. The accompanying image is of her younger self in a one-piece swimsuit, which is stylized cutely.
Kindly Housekeeper: The Wheatley household's cheery help, though even she finds Buck very abrasive.

Phoenix (Ryuichi)

A lost cat that Pearl picks up and brings to the Wright & Co. Law Offices. He turns out to be Dreama Love's cat.

Best Friend: Of the Wheatley cat, Chocolan. The two even have a tendency to play with each other as soon as they see one another.
Disaster Dominoes: Knocks over Dr. Love's buckwheat, leading to a series of events that leads to Buck Wheatley's death.
The Dog Was the Mastermind: If there's anyone that could be considered Buck Wheatley's killer, it's him and Chocolan - he had transferred the buckwheat powder onto her when they ran into each other on the day of the murder.
Powder Gag: Is constantly covered in buckwheat at all times. Earlier in the day, he had knocked over Dr. Love's buckwheat supply.
Significant Name Overlap: With Phoenix, obviously. Maya quickly takes the chance to joke about it.

Chocolan

Buck Wheatley's beloved cat.

Best Friend: Of Phoenix the cat, whom she always takes the chance to play with whenever they run into each other.
The Dog Was the Mastermind: Is the one who directly kills Buck Wheatley - with the buckwheat flour all over her fur, Buck's frequent cuddling of her in his sleep is what led to his demise.
Irony: The one thing Wheatley showed affection towards since his retirement is what ultimately ends up killing him.
Morality Pet: Chocolan is the one thing that Buck Wheatley shows great affection towards.

Turnabout Gurgitation (Gyakuten Kuishinbou)

Kevin Hattori (Yoshizumi Toriyama)

Host of Gourmand Battle, and the defendant in Turnabout Gurgitation.

Broken Pedestal: Milo "Fairplay" Kent, once it comes to light that he cheated.
Martial Arts Headband: One that says "Hot Blooded"

Carl Caesar (Michizane Shimon)

Producer of Gourmand Battle. No longer since the show was canceled because of Risa Iko.

Alliterative Name: In English, Carl Caesar.
Cool Shades: He has pointy, triangular shades that don't seem to have any frames for the ears.

Risa Iko (Risa Eko)

One of the contestants on Gourmand Battle, who is obsessed with environmentalism.

Anime Hair: A spiraling arrow is part of it.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Risa might SEEM nice, but she's the one who poisoned Milo because he was a cheating "pollutant", tricking him into taking her food which she had purposefully poisoned after attacking him psychologically by having another gourmand call him out on his cheating, and sending him a death threat earlier, warning him that he was soon to die.
Blank White Eyes: During her Villainous Breakdown
Crocodile Tears: When Phoenix has her on the witness stand.
Evil Is Petty: However serious a business Gourmand Battle is, when all is said and done, she killed a man because he cheated to win an eating contest.
Poisoned Chalice Switcheroo: She tricks Fairplay into taking the poisoned bowl this way.
Punny Name: Her name is pronounced similar to "Recycle".

Arnold "Muscles" Balboa (Muscle Taketora)

Another contestant on Gourmand Battle.

Big Ol' Unibrow: Unique in that it has a loop on it.
Incriminating Indifference: Subverted; he initially doesn't react much to Fairplay's death, which, combined with the later revelation that he caught Fairplay cheating and told him to "drop dead" casts suspicion on him, but he's not the killer.
Named After Somebody Famous: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rocky Balboa.

Gale Cyclone (Ran Tatsumaki)

A contestant on Gourmand Battle. She got her name since anything with mayonnaise on it, she will eat it like a tornado.

Older Than They Look: She's 18.
Trademark Favorite Food: Mayonnaise.

Turnabout Power vs. Supernatural Power (Gyakuten-riki VS Jintsuuriki)

All-Purpose Tengu

One of the Great Tengu Society's leaders.

Eyes Always Closed: His eyes tend to match his eyebrows.
Stop Worshipping Me: He and Power Tengu basically worship Franziska now, all because of her whip. She does not like it one bit.

Power Tengu

One of the Great Tengu Society's leaders.

Muscles Are Meaningful: He's the guy who broke Sly's right leg.
Stop Worshipping Me: He and All-Purpose Tengu form the Church of Thong, which is basically a cult dedicated to Franziska and her whip. She of course does not like it.

Princess Tengu

Founder of the Great Tengu Society.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She had made up the Tengu and she can't believe that anyone would honestly worship a statue.
Laughing Mad: When Phoenix exposes her, she laughs maniacally as part of her Villainous Breakdown.
People Puppets: Which was how she managed to throw off the time of the murder.
Selective Obliviousness: She won't believe anyone who has seen the Tengu since apparently, only those with decades of training can talk to the Tengu.
Shrouded in Myth: It's rumored that she used the money from the funding of the Great Tengu Society to pay for her own lifestyle.
Villainous Breakdown: Breaks down laughing and admits the truth behind the Great Tengu Society.

Manga characters - Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Turnabout Costume (Gyakuten no Costume)

Jerrod Kessler (Kaidou Jirou)

Chairman of the National Masquerade Society.

Hanelle Irving (Hayano Imaga)

A member of the National Masquerade Society.

Witch girl

"Ah, I remember. He and I once spent a wonderful evening like this... But... that night will never come back again. Not without using magic..."

A guest at the masquerade party, who is dressed as a witch.

No Name Given: Her name is, strangely enough for the series, never revealed.
Pay Evil unto Evil: She killed because the victim ruined her boyfriend's life.
Sympathetic Murderer: She lost her boyfriend and is absolutely enraged that the woman who drove him to his death is able to go on like nothing happened.
Warm-Up Boss: For the Miles Edgeworth manga. Edgeworth doesn't even need to step in the scene of the crime to figure out what happened.

Drunken witch

A drunk who was in the bathroom at the time of the murder.

Turnabout Last Number (Gyakuten no Last Number)

Hiedei (Hina)

The bassist of Bird Wing (B Wing).

Blatant Lies: In a case that doesn't impact the case at all, she claimed to have went to Bryan to try to cheer him up, when in fact she insulted him over his impromptu guitar solo.
My Nayme Is: A misspelling of Heidi.
The Smurfette Principle: The only female member of the band.
Working with the Ex: Had a breakup wtih Holland in the past.

Tannyn (Taka)

The drummer of Bird Wing

Not Helping Your Case: Repeatedly insisting he would have killed Holland if he had had the chance, combined with his lack of an alibi, makes him a prime suspect.
Laughing Mad: After declaring that he'd like to shake the hand of whoever killed Holland.
Speak Ill of the Dead: None of the members of Bird Wing are on good terms with each other or the victim, but Tannyn goes the extra mile in demonizing Holland after his death.

Byran (Bunta)

The guitarist of Bird Wing.

Batman Gambit: He was counting on Clemmy to push the mis-labeled buttons as he intended, and Holland to fall into the lowered stage. It also worked out in his favor that he was able to stay with Hiedei, creating an alibi, while Tannyn (from whom he stole the murder weapon) went off on his own to have a cigarette, making himself suspicious.
Blank White Eyes: After being told that his fingerprints are on the adhesive side of the tape label for the control panel.
Dreadful Musician: He's considered one with his impromptu guitar solo. Possibly subverted if you consider that he wanted to cover up the sound of the stage being lowered, or double subverted when he says that it was his "requiem" for Holland.
Villainous Breakdown: Flails back and forth, then falls to his knees.

Clemmy Carmody (Douji Kamoda)

"I fail at whatever I do... I'm always getting yelled at... the only thing that made life worth living for me was Bird Wing!"

A staff member who worked at Bird Wing's final concert.

Alliterative Name: Clemmy Carmody.
Ascended Fanboy: He took his job in order to meet the band, since he considers them the only thing that makes his life worth living.
Butt-Monkey: He has a habit of making clumsy mistakes and often gets treated poorly for doing so. As such, he gets along well with Gumshoe.
Epic Fail: He's told to order twenty bento, and orders two hundred. Edgeworth does a Face Palm when he hears this.
Expy: In suggesting that he fails at whatever he does and always gets yelled at, he comes off as a male Maggey Byrde.
Unwitting Pawn: The murderer counted on him to push the right buttons, but put the wrong labels on them so he'd do what the murderer wanted

Turnabout Bullet (Gyakuten no Jyuudan)

Chancey Laboni (Chika Ichijyuuji)

Tarkington's hostage during his heist, which she adopted as his accomplice.

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Deliberately passes herself off as an adorable and innocent young lady to avoid suspicion and get away with her crimes. Sadly for her, Edgeworth sees through her facade rather quick.
Disguised Hostage Gambit: After she and Tarkington were cornered, she passes herself off as a hostage.
The Dulcinea Effect: Has this on Gumshoe, and uses it to retrieve the gems she stashed in his car
Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Plays the victim so she won't come off as suspicious. Gumshoe is fooled, but Edgeworth ultimately is not.
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Kills Tarkington to keep up her identity as his hostage and get away.

Turnabout Museum (Gyakuten Museum)

Randolph Miller (Ranjirou Miki)

Director of the Seselagi Art Museum.

Broken Pedestal: To Monet; not only did he lie and sell a painting for money, but he also killed her martial arts teacher.
Nepotism: Hires his niece Monet because she needs a job after college, despite not knowing anything about art. It's actually because she doesn't know anything about art..
Springtime for Hitler: In a manner similar to Alita Tiala, he hires people like Gumshoe, Bester, and Monet who don't know anything about art so that they won't know the painting is a fake. Unfortunately for him, getting Gumshoe's vastly more competent superior Edgeworth involved proves his undoing.
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: Insists that his niece refer to him by his title at work.

Monet Kreskin (Mone Kuroto)

Randolph's niece, and an employee at his art museum.

Fangirl: Seems to be a fan of the Gentlemen.

Amadeus Seal (Amanek Seal)

A Van Koff scholar who came from abroad to see the painting "Officers."

Gentleman and a Scholar: Or rather, Gentleman Thief And A Scholar
Impersonation-Exclusive Character: The real Amadeus Seal appears in a newspaper at the end, revealing that the one Edgeworth worked with was a fake.
Mistaken for an Imposter: He and Edgeworth were mistaken as members of the Gentlemen by Bester. Quite ironic, since Seal was really a Gentleman in disguise and that the real Seal ended up having his cheeks pinched by Bester.
The Real Remington Steele: Edgeworth is quite shocked when the real Seal appears in the paper, who is actually a lot more younger-looking than the impostor.

Handsome Gentlemen Thieves (Gentlemans)

A group of art thieves.

Affably Evil; They invoke this, in order to get the victims to lower their guard, but so far there's no clear indication on whether they're Faux Affably Evil.
Domino Mask: From what we've seen of them in the images depicting them as a group, but the one resembling Amadeus Seal goes for a fake mustache
Gentleman Thief: As the name implies
Not Me This Time: They weren't the ones who stole the "Officers" painting, but Miller sets up a locked-room murder in order to frame them.
Worthy Opponent: They apparently see Edgeworth as one.

Turnabout New Year (Gyakuten New Year)

Sarah Trinket (Sachi Tooi)

The secretary to the president of Toy-be (Omocha Hall).

Tender Tears: She's upset about Brodie's fate and how much Charles badmouths him

Tucker Toynbee (Tsumiki Oomochiya)

The vice president of Toy-be. One of the brothers to the president; he was originally thought to be the eldest son until their half-brother, Brodie resurfaced.

Alliterative Name: Tucker Toynbee.
Gonk: Like his brother, he's not very attractive.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He and his wife.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Panics and runs out after hearing that his father and older half-brother are dead because of the "curse," leaving Charles to take charge of the company.
Strong Family Resemblance: His son has a very similar hairstyle and large lips.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: The ugly guy to Sarah Trinket's hot wife.

Charles Toynbee (Chikuma Oomochiya)

The managing director of Toy-be and the youngest child of the previous president.

Batman Gambit: After murdering Brodie, he most likely assumed Tucker would be unable to take the helm of the company.
Jerkass: He's glad that his oldest brother is dead now as he thought that he was a dud.
Speak Ill of the Dead: Sarah calls him out on it.
Unexpected Successor: With Brodie dead and Tucker, the next in line, unwilling to take the position, he stands to take charge of the company.

Rocket

Brodie Toynbee's dog.

Turnabout Silver Screen (Ginmaku no Gyakuten)

Shawn Southern (Shou Nanba)

The actor playing the character "Detective Black' in "Othello Detectives: The Movie."

Alliterative Name: Shawn Southern.
Gourmet Pet Food: Gives his dog cookies that cost 500 yen each and look enough like cakes humans would eat that the killer used them to make it look like he was having dessert with Emi when he killed her.

Chomp (Gabu)

Shawn's pet dog.

Henry Biden (Hashiru Nigami)

The actor playing the character "Detective White" in 'Othello Detectives: The Movie.'

Eyes Always Shut: They only open when he's surprised.

Kara Giamani (Kaori Jiyamane)

Emi St. Cloud's manager.

Beleaguered Assistant: To Emi St. Cloud, but only off the stage of course.
Hidden Eyes: Immediately before the...
Traitor Shot: After apologizing profusely when Emi yells at her and orders her out of the room, she glares once she's out of sight. Nothing ever comes of this, though.

Iris Suffield (Irisu Suda)

The stylist of the movie.

Toad Havara (Tomokazu Habara)

A Paparazzi who has been "following" Emi St. Cloud for around 5 years.

Paparazzi: A member of the Paparazzi dedicated to stalking Emi St. Cloud.

Mitt Nelson (Motoo Naeba)

President of the Emi St. Cloud fan club.

Blatant Lies: When found inside Emi's wardrobe, he says "Good evening... I'm not doing anything suspicious."
Spanner in the Works: By staying in the wardrobe room for hours, he essentially prevented Clink from changing his shoes, forcing him to hide one of his shoes while taking Havara's. This eventually becomes Edgeworth's decisive evidence
Stalker without a Crush: He's obsessed with Emi St. Cloud but he's not in love with her.

Turnabout! The Secret of the Ogres (Gyakuten! Kiki Kaikai)

Sergio Youngport (Seishirou Wakatsu)

Manager of the Ogre's Axe Hotel (Ononoki Hotel).

Crime After Crime: He killed Samuel Sylent and hid the body in the wall. Unfortunately, he also hid the cell phone in the wall with him, and had to set a fire as part of a trick to fool Ava as to which floor she was on. When Granier wanted to demolish the hotel, that presented another obstacle to Youngport's plan, so he had to kill him, too.
Laughing Mad: He does this when he breaks down.

Karl Powers (Keigo Zenriki)

A security guard for Ogre's Axe Hotel.

Ava Sylent (Ai Otonashi)

A woman who came to the Ogre's Axe hotel in search of her husband. She turns out to be a convicted extortionist.

Big "NO!": Upon finding her husband's body.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She seems like a nice lady in a wheelchair, but she has a criminal history.
Evil Cripple: Confined to a wheelchair as a result of an accident.
Heel–Face Turn: She appears to have reformed after her time in jail, even though she does threaten to sue when her past crimes are brought up to use against her during the case.
Unholy Matrimony: She and her husband are partners in crime. She’s devastated by finding his body.
Wounded Gazelle Gambit: Takes advantage of her disability to convince others to lower their guard. It would be Obfuscating Disability if not for the fact that it appears to be genuine.

Cullen Underhill (Kousai Uyama)

An exorcist specializing in ogres.

Turnabout Clinic (Gyakuten Clinic)

Nate Jiffy (Naosuke Tachimachi)

The doctor of the Jiffy Clinic (Tachimachi Clinic).

Good Is Dumb: Falls prey to Swindell’s manipulation. He does, however, realize that Clive faked spraining his ankle

Luna Marsh (Luna Sawa)

A receptionist at Jiffy Clinic.

George Braden (Genkichi Sanada)

An old patient of Jiffy Clinic.

Hope Aubergine (Hiroko Nasu)

A nurse at Jiffy Clinic.

Scary Shiny Glasses: At times.
Speak Ill of the Dead: She suspects Swindell committed suicide to damage the clinic’s reputation.

Clive Fortuna (Kaketa Unno)

A patient at the clinic with a broken leg and a sprained ankle. The latter was self-inflicted as part of his plan to kill Swindell.

Butt-Monkey: Has had many accidents, and Gumshoe naturally identifies with him.
Deliberate Injury Gambit: Sprains his own ankle to immobilize himself and secure an alibi.
Hidden Eyes: While ranting about Swindell’s death
I Owe You My Life: To Dr. Jiffy
Laughing Mad: He does this when he's found out.
Speak Ill of the Dead: He’s the most forthcoming in his joy that Swindell is dead. He’s also the one who killed him

Characters / Ace Attorney: Witnesses and Other Characters - Manga

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