Characters appearing in Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane.
As this is a mystery-heavy game, all spoilers will be unmarked. You have been warned.
open/close all folders
Main characters
Tyrion Cuthbert
"Whoever you are, man, king or god... I won't let anyone stop me from reaching the truth."
The protagonist. A 20-year-old defense attorney with a mysterious ability called the Eye of Horus, which allows him to read people's minds and perceive their true emotions occasionally. He was adopted by Ruby Tymora at a young age after his mother died.
- Broken Pedestal: Towards Ruby after case 4 for being willing to work with a mob boss to get a guilty client acquitted, working with said mob boss on countless other cases, and even telling the guy about Tyrion's Eyes of Horus—despite making a big production about keeping it secret. Though Tyrion eventually comes to terms with everything to work towards a Rebuilt Pedestal.
- Crusading Lawyer: Tyrion is one of the few lawyers willing to defend commoners against the nobility for the sake of justice. He accepts Wallace's case pro bono, and in case 4 he takes over the prosecution for Aria because he knows the defendant is guilty.
- Death Faked for You: Towards the end of case 5, Tyrion is revealed to have undergone a fake death, as part of Eris' scheme to trick Celeste into making a Blood Pact with her.
- Divine Parentage: Tyrion is descended from celestials on his mother's side and inherited the Eye of Horus from her. He also temporarily grows wings when awakening to his power in the Court of Azathoth.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Normally collected and anti-violence, Tyrion punches Gavin in the face when he sees he's ransacking his old house.Tyrion: Get. The hell. Away from my house.
- Smart People Play Chess: Tyrion plays chess as a hobby, and he's been playing it for so long that he's very, very good at it. His mentor Ruby prefers to play Shogi instead.
- Speaks Fluent Animal: Tyrion unexpectedly finds that he is able to communicate with Tracker, a dog, and presumes it's another perk of the Eye of Horus. Everyone else in the room questions how he's able to do it, but Laefe vouches that Tyrion has the ability through her own Familial Bond with Tracker.
- Strong Girl, Smart Guy: He's the brainy lawyer with a knack for deduction and chess while Celeste is his really strong bodyguard from Episode 2 onward.
- Telepathy: Tyrion has a special ability called the "Eye of Horus", which can read people's surface-level thoughts and emotions. It's first introduced at the beginning of Case 1 when he reads the merchant's thoughts and realizes the merchant is trying to trick him about how much the apple juice is worth. At the climax of trials, Tyrion can use an upgraded version called "Empowered Eye", which can not only read thoughts, but also "project" images into a witness's mind to guide them to potentially revealing new information.
Ruby Tymora
"That's when I realized that there was a way to make them pay. You didn't have to harm or kill anyone. You could just beat them at their own game. You could use the laws and rules they made against them."
Tyrion's mentor and mother figure. Infamously known as "The Hound of the Eyetaker" in some circles, there are several rumors saying she engages in shady practices like blackmail, extortion, and bribes to get not guilty verdicts.
- Amoral Attorney: The rumors about her are true. She works with mob boss The Eyetaker to level the playing field against the corrupt nobility who use their power to escape justice.
- Curse Cut Short: When she's reading the newspaper about the new crowned queen at the end of the game.Ruby: Whoever this new queen is, I bet she's just another rotten noble. Hmph... It says there's a picture of her on the next page. ...! Wait... WHAT THE FU
- Cynicism Catalyst: Ruby used to be a more straightlaced, upstanding lawyer, until she was unable to acquit Tyrion's mother and save her from execution. After that, she decided to fight just as dirty as the corrupt nobles do.
- Mentor Archetype: She's Tyrion's boss, and also his guardian after the death of his mother.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: She became an Amoral Attorney after failing to acquit Tyrion's mother. She partnered herself with The Eyetaker and thought she had to fight as dirty as the corrupt system she was facing.
Celeste McCoy
A young mercenary that meets Tyrion in Kornhaven. She's the defendant of Episode 1 and later becomes Tyrion's bodyguard.
Her Arcane Art is Transmutation.
- Cute Bruiser: Celeste is cheerful and sweet, but also a seasoned mercenary who even hardened criminals are wary about fighting.
- The Dreaded: Celeste is very renowned in her mercenary work as the Crimson Demon. When she steps into a room with dozens of other mercenaries who are then ordered to take her out, all of them hesitate at the sight of her (though Eris stops the standoff by asking to speak with her and Tyrion alone).
- Fake Aristocrat:
- In case 2, Miriam assumes Celeste is a noble due to her being able to defend against an Arcane Construct along with assuming Tyrion is her servant. Since Miriam is classist, Tyrion prompts Celeste to play along for information which leads to her pretending to be part of House Steelwind. Neither Aria nor Miriam are amused about it in court the following day.
- She magically disguises herself as Aria in case 3 to get information from Lloyd von Sanctus.
- Gut Feeling: Celeste is very wary of Eris and eventually explains to Tyrion how despite years of mercenary work, Eris' aura is by far the most dangerous thing she's encountered. Given that Eris is a demon whose sole purpose is to make people suffer, Celeste's gut feeling is right on the mark.
- Instant Expert: Celeste only knows one spell at the start of the visual novel due to her father's anti-magic bias but is able to learn a few more in the span of a few hours during case 2 which astonishes Aria. By case 3, she knows 7 spells which utterly impresses Rika who only knows 2 spells. Her quick mastery of magic is one of the clues that helps Tyrion figure out Celeste's draconic parentage.
- Magic Knight: Celeste starts out as a sword-wielding mercenary with one spell that sharpens it, but over the course of the game she learns many more, like Detect Magic, Shape Liquid, or Mend Wounds.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: The Crimson Demon, her mercenary nickname.
- Plucky Girl: Celeste is depressed in Case 1 over her adoptive father's death and being suspected of his murder, but in cases 2 through 5, she's enthusiastic, cheerful, and friendly.
- Red Baron: Celeste is known far and wide as the "Crimson Demon". After the last case, Tyrion's friend Rika suggests a new nickname (the Scaled Empress) that she likes much better.
- Sidekick: After defending her in Case 1, she becomes Tyrion's sidekick for the remaining cases 2 through 5.
- Strong Girl, Smart Guy: Tyrion is the brainy lawyer with a knack for deduction and chess while Celeste is his really strong bodyguard from Episode 2 onward.
- Super-Strength: Initially it's just vaguely implied that she has this through her feats, but the last case makes it clear that she's actually inhumanly strong due to her draconic heritage, with several scenes in the Once More, with Clarity flashback Tyrion has as he realizes it highlighting this.
- Violently Protective Girlfriend: The quickest and easiest way to get on Celeste's bad side is by trying to hurt Tyrion.
Recurring characters
Orym White
Commander of the Arcane Inquisition. He oversees the investigations for crimes involving magic. Initially distrustful of Tyrion, he comes to respect him as the game progresses.
- By-the-Book Cop: He is scrupulous about performing his job properly, and he is initially distrustful of Tyrion because there are rumors that Tyrion's boss Ruby Tymora engaged in shady dealings in the past.
- Establishing Character Moment: When you first meet him, he's extremely gruff and hostile towards Celeste, establishing his Knight in Sour Armor character and his dislike of mages who abuse their powers. Then, when you meet him again a few moments later in the jail, it's because he comes in while a member of the Kingsguard is being an Obstructive Bureaucrat and preventing you from reaching Celeste; he immediately chews them out and reminds them that Celeste is entitled to an attorney, establishing that he's a By-the-Book Cop who insists on following procedure even for people he dislikes.
- Knight in Sour Armor: Commander Orym feels that he and the Inquisition are glorified lapdogs for the nobility and that Tyrion is just as crooked as his mentor is believed to be, but he's still committed to seeking justice and eventually warms up to Tyrion when he proves to be the same.
Eris Illmater
"I can't wait for the day... when I can see his eyes draped in agony."
A student at the Imperial Academy, and Wallace's friend. She's actually the Empress of Discord, also known as the Lord of the Sixth Circle of hell. She also pretends to be the Eyetaker's daughter.
Her Arcane Art is Illusion.
- Cannot Tell a Lie: Demons are physically incapable of directly lying. However, they're capable of getting around this through use of Exact Words or simply not revealing the whole truth.
- Daddy's Little Villain: Subverted. At first, she's revealed as the daughter of the Eyetaker, a notorious crime boss and is just as involved in his day-to-day operations such as pressing Ruby into making sure the heir to House Frega gets away with murder, but then it's revealed that she's not his real daughter at all, and was merely disguising herself as the real Eris, whom she already disposed of. However, during the game's end credits, we see her having a conversation with her real father, where she's whining about him "grounding" her from Wyverngarde.
- Devil in Plain Sight: Eris is Obviously Evil to the audience since her first appearance in Tyrion's dream has her declare her intent to crush him, the constant Ominous Visual Glitches when dialog boxes are suddenly changed to her favor, and The Stinger of each case showing her involvement. In-universe, only Celeste feels unsettled by her and even then she stays civil because Tyrion considers her a friend. Eris being a powerful demon who manipulates memories justifies this behavior a fair amount.
- The Dog Was the Mastermind: Eris, posing as an innocent high school girl, is actually an ancient demon who is the true mastermind behind several murder cases—both involving and not involving Tyrion.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Eris towards Tyrion near the end of case 5. He pities her because, as a demon, she envies humanity's ability to choose between good and evil while she can only be evil, and is never even satisfied or fulfilled by the evil actions she performs. Eris responds by trying to kill him, for the first time in the entire game.
- Fourth-Wall Observer: Eris comments on much of the Ace Attorney aspects, such as how exciting the legal battles are or not having any special dialogue written for irrelevant evidence presented to her, which confuses Tyrion. In the last case she implicitly comments on the game as a whole by noting that what she's done is derivative but hoping that it has enough innovations to justify itself.
- Hope Crusher: Her entire reason for being. Particularly towards Tyrion since he's a celestial being known as a Heavensborn, who Eris especially loves torturing.
- I Have Many Names: Eris also goes by the names Empress of Discord and Lord of the Sixth.
- Meaningful Name: Eris is a Devil in Plain Sight and shares her name with the Greek goddess of strife and discord.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: The Empress of Discord.
- Verbal Backspace: She invokes this herself and seems to be able to cause it on those under her control; sometimes the screen will glitch out and replace what she or they were saying with something less incriminating.
- Villains Never Lie: Demons are unable to lie. Eris especially takes glee in making people suffer while making sure that everyone knows she's bound to tell the truth.
- Wrong Context Magic: As a Demon, Eris can make Blood Contracts with humans and then use her ownership over them to Mind Control them or edit their memories, which are feats that cannot be replicated with arcane magic.
Aster de Wyverngarde
The elder prince of Wyverngarde, and then king in Episode 5.
His Arcane Art is Conjuration.
- Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: While his murder of corrupt lords is bad, his reasons for doing so make sense; the thing that is really treated as him crossing the line in-universe is his decision to use Aria for the murders, which would have destroyed her life. Worse, Aria was not only innocent and was one of the few good nobles, but was deeply in love with him - something his plan relied on to work.
- Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: Aster lost his faith in straight-laced justice due to seeing his father compromising on similar ideals and contributing to Wyverngarde's corruption. He even calls Aria "stupid and naive" for wanting to change the system within the bounds of the law.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: He masterminded the massacre in Episode 5 to weaken the Four Pillar Houses and consolidate all the remaining power behind him due to seeing all the suffering the commoners were facing at the hands of the nobility and feeling he had to take charge to fix the kingdom.
The Four Pillars
House Frega
William Frega
"Everyone can be bought."
The ruling lord of House Frega until he's murdered in Episode 4. He has three daughters: Beatrice, Laefe, and Miriam.
His Arcane Art is Conjuration.
- Abusive Parents: Did his best to control every aspect of his daughter Beatrice's life. Looked for any excuse to prevent her from inheriting his banking empire, and he found it when she lost her sight due to an accident.
- Asshole Victim: Described as a tyrant by his daughters, he failed to recognize Beatrice's impressive achievements in magic and even said that no woman would lead House Frega in his absence. He took advantage of Beatrice's gained blindness to control her even more. He even arranged the marriage of his daughter Laefe so House Frega would be led by a man. To top it all, he had plots against the Crown and House Steelwind.
- Karmic Death: Is killed by his own daughter, who he abused, controlled, and disempowered every chance he got.
- Straw Misogynist: William was well known for being "a chauvinistic pig", in Aria's words. He desperately tried to have a son, but only got three daughters. It's safe to assume he would have kept trying if his wife hadn't died. He preferred to marry one of them to a rival house and have the husband lead House Frega rather than let his own daughter be in charge. This daughter, Laefe, isn't happy about it, obviously. William is depicted overall as a very nasty man that few people mourn.
Beatrice Frega
"Our system is broken! The only way we can fix it is by burning it down from the inside! As long as King Olivier sits on the throne, this suffering will only continue!"
William's firstborn daughter. She was supposed to marry Prince Aster, but she ran away from her home five years prior to the game. She's accused of murdering her father despite being completely blind.
Her Arcane Art is Illusion.
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Behaves cordially towards Tyrion on their first meeting, but her true character is revealed the closer he gets to proving she's guilty.
- Blackmail Backfire: Beatrice had a folder detailing William's plots against the Crown and House Steelwind. If he didn't surrender all of House Frega's assets to her immediately, she would send this information to the right people, who would absolutely ruin him. Unfortunately for Beatrice, William thought that he could buy his way out of trouble if the information got out. Now, Lucio Steelwind wasn't a person that could be bribed, and she knew it, but William was so sheltered and naïve that he didn't take the blackmail seriously. Instead, William decided to disinherit Beatrice on the spot for her insolence. Her own life depended on the inheritance, so she had to improvise and kill him before he could write a new will where she didn't receive any assets. In the end, however, the truth came out and not only was she convicted for murder, she lost the right to any inheritance per the Slayer Rule, and her soul can be claimed at any moment by the Empress of Discord because Beatrice failed to fulfill the terms of her Deal with the Devil (claiming House Frega's assets). It could have been averted if Beatrice had simply sent the damning information to the right people without the blackmail.
- Boomerang Bigot: Hates nobles. Is the heir to House Frega, which is at the top of the noble caste.
- Broken Ace: She's nothing short of a magical prodigy. She surpassed her father when she was only 13, and was trying to invent a new spell at 18. Even Lucio Steelwind, the head of a rival noble house, respected her. Every character that knows Beatrice will tell you how absurdly powerful she is. However, she was psychologically abused by her father all her life, which led to her running away from her home, family, status, and studies. She later signs a Blood Contract and is forced to commit Patricide in an attempt to save her own soul, but the truth comes out and she's convicted. Eris Illmater will probably claim her soul at some point in the future.
- Can't Kill You, Still Need You: She's kept alive instead of killed by different people and for different reasons. Eris could claim her life as per the Blood Contract they made, but needs to use her in a convoluted plan to torture Tyrion. Then, after Eris is dispatched and the case is solved, Beatrice should be given the death penalty for murdering her father, but Tyrion and Celeste decide to keep her alive so they know when Eris returns.Beatrice: You're... using me like a canary in a coal mine?!
- Crazy-Prepared: She almost gets off scot-free because she prepared for the very unlikely scenario that ended up happening, and only gets caught thanks to a Deus ex Machina. Beatrice used her demonic familiar, Marrunath, to murder her father. Marrunath is constantly hidden from everyone else thanks to the invisibility spell she casts on him every hour, so nobody even knows about his existence. Despite this, Tyrion manages to figure out through deduction and Celeste's Detect Magic spell (which can detect the usage of the invisibility spell) that Beatrice has a familiar. He has him testify, and finds out that demons can't lie. When it seems that it's going to be easy for Tyrion to prove his case, Beatrice steps in and has Marrunath confess to the crime. Then she asks him "Did I order you to murder my father?", to which he answers "No, you did not". Which is technically true - she just told him he could murder the victim, knowing that he would. She argues that familiars have their own agency and she's not to blame for the murder, except her Blood Contract with Marrunath explains the concept that he can't kill any human without her express permission. Of course, the contract is not in evidence, so Tyrion would have normally lost had his dead mother not suddenly communicated with him and taught him how to issue a Divine Edict to get a copy of the contract - something that not even Beatrice could have possibly predicted. And keep in mind, the only reason Beatrice was even a suspect in this case was because an unpredictable third party accidentally framed her. So she avoided directly ordering Marrunath in preparation for the extremely unlikely scenario that Marrunath was called to testify.Tyrion: (thinking to himself) She must have done something... Did she plan for this? She must have arranged things so that statement would be technically true.
- Deadpan Snarker: Has a few moments of sass in case 5. For example, when Celeste gaslights Tyrion about her Freudian Slip, Beatrice looks down on him and says "If only you were always this easy to lie to."
- Disinherited Child: The cornerstone of the prosecution in Case 4 is that William Frega disinherited his daughter Beatrice on the night of his murder, giving her a motive. The youngest daughter, Miriam, testifies that the disinheritance happened 5 years ago, which if true would remove the motive. William did make the decision after speaking with Beatrice on the night of the murder. Beatrice killed him before he could update his will.
- The Dog Bites Back: She kills her father, the man who abused her for the first 18 years of her life. Zigzagged in that revenge was not the reason for the murder - she only did it to avoid going to hell.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: In case 5, Tyrion tells Beatrice that he can still try to dispute the Blood Contract she has, and free her soul. She tells him that it would be next to impossible, as the document is airtight and has little room for interpretation.Tyrion: ...I'm sorry.Beatrice: (looking down on him) Don't be. You defeated me. I won't suffer your pity.
- Friendly Enemy: Despite being convicted by Tyrion, she shows no animosity towards him in Episode 5. Even he's surprised by how civil she is. She helps him learn more about heavensborn and the Theocracy of Lumina, and later on provides enough clues for him to figure out who's behind the massacre. The only times she shows any hint of opposition are 1) when he pities her and 2) when he doesn't believe her testimony.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: According to Miriam, Beatrice used to be "far quicker to anger" before she ran away five years ago.Miriam: She looks so composed and calm now... It's like she's a totally different person.
- He Who Fights Monsters: Absolutely despises corrupt nobles like Garrick Pierce and Lloyd von Sanctus, but she herself became one of them in her attempt to seize control of House Frega and bring about change to Wyverngarde.
- Invisibility: She uses this spell to keep Marrunath, her demonic familiar, hidden from view.
- Obfuscating Disability: Played with. She's completely blind because of an accident that happened some years ago, and this is used by the defense to argue that she couldn't have committed the murder she's accused of. However, she can see through the eyes of her demonic familiar, who is always close to her and hidden from other people via an invisibility spell.
- Prodigal Hero: Beatrice thought she was the hero in one of these plots, but ended up being the villain. Born in one of the wealthiest families in Wyverngarde, she was controlled by her father at every opportunity, so she ran away five years prior to the game. Then she returned with the intention to oust him and take over the house, but her plan went horribly wrong and she felt the need to murder him before he could disinherit her. The truth comes out and she's imprisoned, though her sisters are free from their father's influence (but traumatized by the events).
- Psychotic Smirk: One of her sprites has her looking down on the camera with malicious, shadowed eyes and a wide cat-like smile. See for yourself.
- Rich Kid Turned Social Activist: She was born in probably the wealthiest family in Wyverngarde, but recognizes the corruption of the nobility system. She wants to burn it down from the inside to help the commonfolk, which would include deposing the king, by seizing control of House Frega.
- Superior Successor: Lucio says that Beatrice surpassed her father in terms of magical prowess when she was only 13 years old, and he believes she could have revolutionized the study of conjuration magic. Case in point: she was trying to invent a new spell formula at 18.
- Took a Level in Kindness: Behaves pretty abrasively towards Tyrion at the end of Episode 4, but come Episode 5 she's very cordial and doesn't wish him any harm.Beatrice: (smiling) You seem to be doing well, Mr. Cuthbert.
Tyrion: ...
Beatrice: ...Why are you looking at me like this?
Tyrion: ...Are you seriously not angry at me?
Beatrice: At this point, what would my rage accomplish? You defeated me despite my best efforts. I suppose I respect you for that. - Villain Respect: Respects Tyrion for being able to convict her despite her best efforts.
- Visionary Villain: She realized that the nobility is rotten to the core, so she wants to seize control of House Frega's resources to burn the system from the inside and liberate Wyverngarde. Unfortunately for her, she didn't get anything thanks to the Slayer Rule.
Laefe Frega
"I just... can't marry someone that I don't love."
William's middle daughter. She owns a dog familiar named Tracker.
Her Arcane Art is Conjuration.
- Arranged Marriage: William Frega arranged the marriage of Laefe and Jaiden von Sanctus. House von Sanctus would be absorbed, but Jaiden would inherit all of the Frega estate and be the new head. Laefe never wanted to marry Jaiden, and after William's death she's no longer obligated to do it.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Laefe is one of the nicest and truly good people in the game, and she has bright blonde hair. Compare with her blue-haired sisters who have qualities that bring them down in terms of likability and/or morality.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Inverted. She looks nothing like her sisters or her father. They have light blue hair and eyes, while she has blonde hair and green eyes.
Miriam Frega
"I don't need friends. I'm a Frega, what need would I have for such things?"
William's youngest daughter. She studies in the Imperial Academy.
Her Arcane Art is Conjuration.
- Break the Haughty: She's a spoiled, classist brat in her introduction, but after her father dies and her sister Beatrice is convicted for it, she spends most of her screentime sad. It doesn't help that she was blackmailed into committing perjury in favor of her guilty sister.
- Red Herring: A lot of evidence in Case 2 initially points to her. However, Tyrion is immediately dubious of it, specifically noting that the Orgy of Evidence makes no sense and would require (among other things) that she commit premeditated murder with her highly-recognizable family rapier and then leave it, still bloody, where it would inevitably be found.
House Steelwind
Lucio Steelwind
The ruling lord of House Steelwind, and Grand General of Wyverngarde. Aria's father.
His Arcane Art is Evocation.
- Cool Old Guy: Has a big axe and an eyepatch, almost kills Tyrion when they first meet, is the Grand General of Wyverngarde, makes for a competent prosecutor, and saves his daughter from a Blood Contract by killing the king himself. He even asks for his own arrest!
- Death Faked for You: Essentially what happens to him after the events of case 5. A public news story says that he, Aster, and Aster's father died in a demon attack, rather than the truth of him being arrested for killing Aster for brainwashing Aria into committing murder.
- Magic Knight: He's proficient in both axes and evocation magic.
- Papa Wolf: Lucio will resort to extreme measures in order to protect his daughter. Aria is the puppet of King Aster thanks to a Blood Contract he tricked her into signing, and the only way to free her is if Aria or Aster dies. Lucio has his doubts because a kingdom without a king has a bleak future... but then Celeste is revealed to have a claim on the throne as well, so Lucio kills him on the spot even if it means he will spend the rest of his life in prison for regicide.
Aria Steelwind
A prosecutor and the heiress to House Steelwind. Lucio's daughter. She goes to court against Tyrion in most of his trials.
Her Arcane Art is Evocation.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: She's controlled like a puppet by Aster in Episode 5. Thanks to a Blood Contract he tricked her into signing, she's manipulated to murder Lloyd von Sanctus and Coraline Sibyl.
- Classy Cane: Whenever she wants to emphasize her point, she takes out a fancy cane and slams it down by her side.
- Crusading Lawyer: Despite first impressions, Aria is a prosecutor who wants the justice system to work and is willing to stand against other nobles instead of covering for them once Tyrion proves his case. In case 2, she orders the Inquisition to standby, but allows Tyrion to investigate because she knows he isn't susceptible to corruption from the nobility. In case 4, she's attacked en route to the trial, but still prosecutes until she collapses from her injuries and arranges for Tyrion to legally stand in for her.
- Friendly Enemy: Even moreso than is usual for prosecutors in the Ace Attorney series. As early as the second case, she trusts Tyrion and Celeste over her own staff, since she's recognized that they share her ideals, and gives specific orders that they're allowed to search a crime scene that she's forbidden to absolutely everyone else. By the end of the game she's Celeste's best friend.
- Non-Idle Rich: Aria is the heir to one of the wealthiest and most influential noble houses in Wyverngarde. She could twiddle her thumbs or go into a high position in the army like her father, but she's a prosecutor instead, a job that is considered "lowly" by noble standards. She's also single-handedly investigating a series of strange homicides where the perpetrators seem to have been manipulated into doing it.
- Not So Stoic: Played for laughs when the usually unflappable Aria Steelwind dissolves into a blushing, stuttering mess whenever she's around Prince Aster. Takes a darker turn after case 5 when Tyrion is at first unable to detect any emotions from her, until she eventually breaks down in Celeste's arms over Aster's betrayal and her being duped by him.
- Playing with Fire: She can cast Fire Bolt, a fire ball that can be aimed towards a target. She uses it in Case 5 when she needs to drain the oxygen from the Common Room so von Sanctus suffocates.
- The Rival: For most of the cases, she's the opposing prosecuting attorney.
House von Sanctus
Lloyd von Sanctus
The ruling lord of House von Sanctus. He owns the lands of Aurinax and von Sanctus Industries.
His Arcane Art is Abjuration.
- Accidental Murder: He didn't intend for someone to die during his sabotage of Dracogen's plant. That said, when it does happen he quickly decides to turn it to his own advantage.
- Asshole Victim: A prime example of the nobility of Wyverngarde who looks down on commoners and believes they owe him. He was responsible for the death of Justin Waye but got off scot free thanks to his status. Also, he's so fixated on profit that he can't genuinely understand why Dracogen's employees would destroy their product if it meant they had a chance to save a man, even though it cost a small fortune to the company.
- Even Evil Has Standards: As awful as he is, he does try to save Justin's life by ordering the construct to catch him and pull him to safety.
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: A large part of the reason he's caught is because he didn't expect that the vat of caustic chemicals he tossed the evidence into would be neutralized, at great expense, in a vain attempt to save the life of the worker he'd accidentally pushed in earlier. Even after he learns that it happened, he's in disbelief that they would do such a thing.
Jaiden von Sanctus
Lloyd's son.
- Arranged Marriage: William Frega arranged the marriage of his middle daughter Laefe and Jaiden. House von Sanctus would be absorbed, but Jaiden would inherit all of the Frega estate and be the new head. Laefe never wanted to marry Jaiden, and after William's death she's no longer obligated to do it.
House Sibyl
Coraline Sibyl
The ruling lady of House Sibyl.
Her Arcane Art is Divination.
- Asshole Victim: She's aware of the serious corruption in the legal system her house is responsible of, but does nothing about it. She justifies it by saying that the cosmic forces wanted it so, and that it's up to the commonfolk to try to improve the system by learning law. Tyrion is rightfully pissed about this and immediately ends his first and last conversation with her shortly before she's murdered.
- Combat Clairvoyance: She can cast the divination spell Foresight, which allows her to see a few seconds into the future. Wasn't of much use to her in her fight against Aria because, while she did foresee that Aria would attack her and thus protected herself with Stone Skin, she couldn't prevent Aria from paralyzing her with Hold Creature and throwing her into the lake.
- Dishing Out Dirt: She can cast Stone Skin, a transmutation spell that creates a stone layer around the caster's body, protecting it from all physical trauma. She used it to defend herself from a murderous Aria. Unfortunately for her, Aria paralyzed her with Hold Creature and threw her to the lake below, making Sibyl sink and drown.
- Older Than They Look: Sibyl is 38 years old, but could pass for someone half her age.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: She only appears in one scene before she's murdered.
Lower Nobility
Garrick Pierce
Ruling lord of House Pierce, which owns Kornhaven and its land.
His Arcane Art is Transmutation.
- Better to Die than Be Killed: He kills himself rather than be murdered as part of a demon's scheme, which is the main reason Eris' plans fail.
- Blackmail Backfire: Pierce tries to blackmail Aster by threatening to reveal Celeste's parentage and demands to have his execution lifted. This leads to Aster setting him up as a target and his subsequent demise.
- Death by Irony: Pierce is killed via an ice blade to the torso, the same way he killed Flinhart. This is used to implicate Celeste as a revenge killing, but it's subverted as Pierce killed himself.
- Spanner in the Works: When Celeste hesitates to murder him, his decision to kill himself is what really causes Eris' plans to derail. Most of her actions for the rest of Case 5 are focused on covering this fact up.
Harold Haroldson
Rare instance of Harold without Eugene on his shoulder.
A historian, and owner of Haroldson's Hall of History. He has a monkey familiar named Eugene.
His Arcane Art is Transmutation.
- Repetitive Name: Harold Haroldson. Lampshaded in-universe in that he constantly tells people to call him by his first name, even if they did.
- Sheep in Sheep's Clothing: He seems to be a nice man at first, but the Eye of Horus reveals pretty rude thoughts about Tyrion. Turns out those thoughts belonged to Eugene, not Harold.
Lazarick Asclepius
Ruling lord of House Asclepius, which specializes in necromancy magic.
- Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: He couldn't be anything other than a necromancer, based on his looks. Even though he's 27 years old, he has silver hair. He has a purple mark under his right eye, and his left is covered by a piece of black fabric. He's wearing a mostly black tunic with cyan accents and one small skull on each shoulder.
- Dark Is Not Evil: While he's a necromancer and dresses the part, his study of necromancy is entirely focused on its healing applications, and he's never presented as anything but helpful and well-intentioned, including recognizing Wallace's talents despite his being a commoner and taking him under his wing.
- Meaningful Name: Both his names reference his status as the world's greatest healer; "Lazarick" is based on Lazarus, who was revived from the dead in The Bible, while Asclepius was the Greco-Roman god of medicine.
- Super Doc: He's the best magical healer in the entire world, even capable of bringing the dead back to life provided he gets there in time.
Imperial Academy Staff
Theodore Redmond
The elderly headmaster of the Imperial Academy.
His Arcane Art is Illusion.
- Sympathetic Murderer: Under his watch, the Imperial Academy has become more egalitarian and open to teaching non-nobles; since they agree with his ideological outlook and recognize harm removing him would do (given that he's likely to be replaced with someone much worse), nobody on Tyrion's side is happy with having to prove he committed murder.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: He felt he had to kill Bellwether to ensure the commonfolk still had a place at the academy rather than allow her to kick them all out.
Catherine Bellwether
A professor teaching in the Imperial Academy. She's infamous among staff and students alike for her unlikable demeanor.
Her Arcane Art is Illusion.
- Asshole Victim: She was a professor at the Imperial Academy who routinely bullied faculty and students alike, especially those belonging to the commonfolk like Wallace. She was planning to take the job of Headmaster Redmond and replace the academy staff with arcane constructs. It's no wonder no one mourns her.
- Jerkass: Her most defining trait. Nobody got along well with her. She was specially unpleasant towards students belonging to the commonfolk, like Wallace.Bellwether: ...Wallace.
Wallace: Y-y-y-y-yes?!
Bellwether: How am I supposed to understand you when you're stuttering?!
Wallace: Yes, Professor Bellwether!
Bellwether: Straighten out your uniform and fix that awful hair. You look like a street urchin. ...But I suppose it's unreasonable to expect anything more. - We Hardly Knew Ye: She only appears in one scene before she's murdered.
Valentina Ianus
A member of the kitchen staff. Has an identical twin, Valerie.
- Always Identical Twins: Valentina and Valerie are identical twins. The only way you can differentiate them is that Valentina is usually cheerful while Valerie is usually more standoffish. The former has a big smile and eyes wide open while the latter doesn't smile and has half-closed eyes. They take advantage of this to fool the Inquisition and hide the fact that Valerie is a mage.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: She's chipper while Valerie is collected and standoffish.
Valerie Ianus
A member of the kitchen staff. Has an identical twin, Valentina. She's secretly a mage with the ability to use Mend Wounds.
- Always Identical Twins: Valentina and Valerie are identical twins. The only way you can differentiate them is that Valentina is usually cheerful while Valerie is usually more standoffish. The former has a big smile and eyes wide open while the latter doesn't smile and has half-closed eyes. They take advantage of this to fool the Inquisition and hide the fact that Valerie is a mage.
- Healing Hands: She can use the spell Mend Wounds, which she casts on Bellwether. It didn't work because she was already dead.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: She's collected and standoffish while Valentina is chipper.
Aurinax characters
Mosourika "Rika" Tudor
Owner of a café in Aurinax, and childhood friend of Tyrion's.
- Chuunibyou: Rika enjoys dramatically playing herself up as the Dark Lord of Aurinax for fun and wears a pointy wizard hat to boot. She reveals that Tyrion was a bit chunni as a child as well.
Justin Waye
The victim of Episode 3. He was a worker in Dracogen's refinery who fell into a tank filled with evocation magic. He used to hang out with delinquents, and had a debt to the Eyetaker, but was trying to reform.
- The Ghost: Unlike all the other victims in the game, we never meet him or get his picture.
- Meaningful Name: In true Ace Attorney fashion, his name reflects the fact that he literally just died because he was in the way.
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: He died because he came back to return the gold he had stolen from his employer. If he hadn't had a change of heart, he wouldn't have fallen to his death.
Familiars
Eugene Haroldson
Harold Haroldson's pet monkey.
- Red Herring: There's a lot of clues pointing to him, and he actually *did* sneak into the victim's room, but he's not the culprit.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: He has a sprite where he looks sideways as he lifts his glasses, which glow.
- Uplifted Animal: As a familiar, this comes with the territory to some extent, but he uses a magical artifact to uplift himself further, making him smarter than most humans.
Tracker
- Evil-Detecting Dog: Tracker barks non-stop at Eris as soon as he sees her though she brushes it off as animals not liking her. Once revealed to be a demon, she comments on how animals have been able to sense her true form.
Marrunath
Beatrice's demonic familiar, granted to her by the Blood Contract she signed.
- Cannot Tell a Lie: Demons are physically incapable of directly lying. However, they're capable of getting around this through use of Exact Words or simply not revealing the whole truth.
Other characters
Flinhart McCoy
Celeste's adoptive father, and the victim of Episode 1. He wants to depose King Olivier, and has been rallying a revolutionary group for decades.
- Cynicism Catalyst: Flinhart developed a grudge against mages and magic in general because he used to be friends with Garrick Pierce as a child, but one day, Garrick started practicing magic without the presence of an instructor. Flinhart and Garrick found out why an instructor is necessary the hard way, because Garrick lost control of his magic and accidentally killed Effie, Flinhart's sister.
- La Résistance: He's been rallying people against King Olivier for the last few decades.
The judge
An old man overseeing most of Tyrion's trials.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: Whenever the judge slams his gavel down to restore order to the courtroom, the animation that plays shows his glasses with a "shiny" effect that briefly obscures his eyes.
- Stern Old Judge: For most of the game, trials are presided over by a judge with gray hair and glasses, who is competent at his job and keeps trials running smoothly. The only case he doesn't preside over is Case 5, which has a different judge due to extremely unusual circumstances.
The Eyetaker
A notorious mob boss with bases all around Wyverngarde. Cooperates with Ruby Tymora and Beatrice Frega, who despise the corrupt nobility like he does, to further his grand plans. Justin Waye owed him money.
- I Have Many Names: He's gone by many names over the years, but his favorite has always been The Eyetaker. His true name is Jon Leiran.
- The Unfought: While he's built up as a major threat over the course of the story, he's unceremoniously killed by Eris at the end of Case 4 (which Tyrion only learns in Case 5); outside of his one attempt to recruit Tyrion, which happens entirely in dialog, you never really get a chance to confront him.
- Visionary Villain: He has (undisclosed) lofty plans to change Wyverngarde, and for that he needs Tymora's legal know-how, Tyrion's Eye of Horus, and Beatrice's money/influence. He dies before he can materialize any of it.
- You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: After using him as a pawn for a while, Eris unceremoniously decides he's no longer useful and sics a crowd of people on him at the end of Case 4.
Frey Cuthbert
Tyrion's dead mother, hailing from the Theocracy of Lumina. She was executed for a crime when he was a kid, making him an orphan. Ruby Tymora was her defense attorney. Tyrion inherited the Eye of Horus from her.
- Deus ex Machina: Somehow communicates with Tyrion in Episode 4 to teach him how to issue a Divine Edict and help him win an otherwise unwinnable case.
- Posthumous Character: We only learn about her long after her death. Somehow, she manages to briefly talk to Tyrion in Episode 4.
Remus Virgilae
Royal Advisor to King Olivier and his family. He's actually Rathallion, the Scaled Lord.
- A God I Am Not: He tries to tell this to his church's high priest, but it doesn't stick.
- Big Good: To the kingdom as a whole, as their draconic patron and deity.
- Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: Played for laughs at the end of the game, with him telling Celeste he wants to have a "talk" with Tyrion, to her chagrin.
- God Was My Copilot: Although his disguised form is only introduced in Case 5, and his status as the Scaled Lord is revealed shortly afterwards, he still qualifies as this for a short while in-universe and in a much broader sense for the kingdom as a whole, since it turns out that (known only to a few people) the dragon worshiped by most of the population has been serving as advisor to the king all along.
