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[[Characters/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Investigations]] ([[Characters/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMinorCharacters AAI]], [[Characters/GyakutenKenji2MinorCharacters AAI2]]) | [[Characters/TheGreatAceAttorney TGAA]] ([[Characters/TheGreatAceAttorneyMajorCharacters Major]] | [[Characters/TheGreatAceAttorneyMinorCharacters Minor]])\\

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** His English first name name may come from Creator/GregoryPeck, who played [[Film/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus Finch]] and whom Gregory Edgeworth strongly resembles in appearance and in character. It also counts as a a GeniusBonus and a ShoutOut.

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** His English first name name may come from Creator/GregoryPeck, who played [[Film/ToKillAMockingbird Atticus Finch]] and whom Gregory Edgeworth strongly resembles in appearance and in character. It also counts as a both a GeniusBonus and a ShoutOut.



* NightmareFace: After discovering the one who ultimately OutGambitted him was none other than Phoenix Wright, the lawyer he got disbarred, Kristoph lets loose an epic SkywardScream with his mouth wide open and his hair billowing upwards, indicating that he was screaming Phoenix's name in absolute ''fury''. Then the scene cuts to Kristoph looking completely unhinged and animalistic, glaring at the screen with twitchy eyes while his neatly-groomed "drill" hair came undone.



* SayMyName: See SkywardScream below.

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* SayMyName: See SkywardScream below. In a call-back to Dahlia Hawthorne's VillainousBreakdown over being OutGambitted by Mia Fey from ''Trials and Tribulations'', Kristoph struggles to say Phoenix's full name correctly as he is overcome with rage in being outwitted by the latter, stuttering it out before shouting Phoenix's last name in an epic SkywardScream.



* SexyMentor: He's a very good-looking guy. Unfortunately, he's also evil as hell.

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* SexyMentor: He's a very good-looking guy.guy and he served as Apollo's mentor in the beginning of the game, a callback to Mia and Phoenix's relationship in the original ''Ace Attorney'' trilogy. Unfortunately, he's also evil as hell.

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** The [[https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/File:Apollo_Justice_Trilogy_Key_Art.png cover art]] for ''Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy'' seems to be the ''first time'' they have portrayed Kristoph with any clear allusion to his actual role in the game in a piece of artwork, only showing him very obscured in the background of the entire image with his fingers in his "glasses adjusting" position with a vindictive look in his eye.

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** The [[https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/File:Apollo_Justice_Trilogy_Key_Art.png cover art]] for ''Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy'' seems to be the ''first time'' they have portrayed Kristoph with any clear allusion to his actual role in the game in a piece of artwork, artwork - and even then, it only showing shows him very obscured in the background of the entire image with his fingers image. It contrasts [[spoiler:Ga'ran]] who is much more openly visible in his "glasses adjusting" position with a vindictive look in his eye.the same art.



* AbsenceOfEvidence: Japan only, due to a glitch, but when he first appears he isn't holding his globe staff, despite his hand still being positioned as if he's holding it. [[spoiler:Because at that point, the staff was still stuck in Constance Courte's body.]]

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* AbsenceOfEvidence: Japan only, due to a glitch, but when When he first appears he isn't holding his globe staff, despite his hand still being positioned as if he's holding it. [[spoiler:Because at that point, the staff was still stuck in Constance Courte's body.]]]] [[note]]The 3DS version has a glitch in its English localization where he does have his staff.[[/note]]



* LostInTranslation: A bit of an odd example. In the original Japanese version of the game, the first time you meet him, [[https://youtu.be/hPHNB3A9lco?t=3m20s he is not carrying his staff]], thus [[spoiler:already giving you a slight hint that there's something fishy going on when he has it the next time you meet]]. In the western release, due to a bug, [[https://youtu.be/0aYiNwUpWac?t=2m44s he appears with his staff right away]], which creates a plot hole. The [[https://youtu.be/jX-hvB-5ypw?t=2m49s iOS version]] corrects this oversight and he has no staff in both the Japanese and English versions.
* MeaningfulName: Aristotle suits his old philosopher ways and Ancient Greece sculpture-like design. Means refers to him expecting meaningful results from his academy, as if he ran the academy himself. He also tends to say things like "We must use any ''means'' necessary." a lot. He's also not very nice and encourages his students to use any methods just so they can win. However, "The end justifies the means" way of thinking did not come from Aristotle, it came from Machiavelli.

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* LostInTranslation: A bit of an odd example. In the original Japanese version of the game, the first time you meet him, [[https://youtu.be/hPHNB3A9lco?t=3m20s he is not carrying his staff]], thus [[spoiler:already giving you a slight hint that there's something fishy going on when he has it the next time you meet]]. In the western release, due to a bug, [[https://youtu.be/0aYiNwUpWac?t=2m44s he appears with his staff right away]], which creates a plot hole. The [[https://youtu.be/jX-hvB-5ypw?t=2m49s iOS version]] corrects Further releases correct this oversight and he has no staff in both the Japanese and English versions.
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Aristotle suits his old philosopher ways and Ancient Greece sculpture-like design. It also references the fact that Aristotle believed that everything people did was means to an end - although "The ends justify the means" does not come from him, but rather from Creator/NiccoloMachiavelli.
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Means refers to him expecting meaningful results from his academy, as if he ran the academy himself. He also tends to say things like "We must use any ''means'' necessary." a lot. He's also not very nice and encourages his students to use any methods just so they can win. However, "The end justifies the means" way of thinking did not come from Aristotle, it came from Machiavelli.



* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Starts to write a bunch of sentences on his board suggesting lesser "alternate punishments" for murdering Professor Courte, such as a pay cut, with the audience booing at each suggestion. Eventually he half gives in and begins to write "guilty", but tries to prevent himself from finishing with such grit that his teeth break and he collapses along with the chalk board.]]

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* WhodunnitToMe: An odd case where even he doesn't know -- he was unconscious when he died, and the last thing he probably heard was a gun firing. His spirit accused Yanni Yogi (not unreasonable, since the man had a gun and was in a panic) rather than his son Miles; he had no way of knowing his actual murderer.
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** The [[https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/File:Apollo_Justice_Trilogy_Key_Art.png cover art]] for ''Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy'' seems to be the ''first time'' they have portrayed Kristoph with any clear allusion to his actual role in the game in a piece of artwork, only showing him very obscured in the background of the entire image with his fingers in his "glasses adjusting" position with a vindictive look in his eye.

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This isn't really an example of Crusading Lawyer and fits more under The Ace. I will, however, add an actual example of Crusading Lawyer since the trope definitely applies to the character


* TheAce: Gregory Edgeworth was easily one of the greatest Defense Attorneys of his time. Until Phoenix came along, he was the only attorney who could go toe-to-toe with Manfred von Karma, so-called "god of prosecution". And unlike Phoenix, who barely held on for three days by [[UnconventionalCourtroomTactics bluffing and grasping at straws]], Gregory held strong for a whole year and got von Karma penalized for the only time in ''forty years'' of prosecuting.



* CrusadingLawyer: Gregory Edgeworth was easily one of the greatest Defense Attorneys of his time. Until Phoenix came along, he was the only attorney who could go toe-to-toe with Manfred von Karma, so-called "god of prosecution". And unlike Phoenix, who barely held on for three days by [[UnconventionalCourtroomTactics bluffing and grasping at straws]], Gregory held strong for a whole year and got von Karma penalized for the only time in ''forty years'' of prosecuting.

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* CrusadingLawyer: Gregory Edgeworth was easily one of Much like the greatest Defense Attorneys of his time. Until Phoenix came along, main characters, he was fights for the only attorney who could go toe-to-toe with truth and to get the innocent acquitted, and he won't stand for foul play during investigations and trials. He got Manfred von Karma, so-called "god of prosecution". And unlike Phoenix, who barely held on exposed for three days by [[UnconventionalCourtroomTactics bluffing drawing a forced confession out of Jeff, and grasping at straws]], Gregory held strong would have appealed for a whole year and got von Karma penalized for the only time in ''forty years'' of prosecuting.retrial if he hadn't been killed first.
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Calisto Yew, a defense attorney appearing in ''Investigations'', can be found [[Characters/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMinorCharacters in that game's page]].

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-->'''Kristoph''': Perhaps a fifth person came and took it out? Oh, and a sixth person could've helped!

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-->'''Kristoph''': -->'''Kristoph:''' Perhaps a fifth person came and took it out? Oh, and a sixth person could've helped!helped!
* DealWithTheDevil: With Kristoph acting as the Devil. In the buildup to Zak Gramarye's trial, he requested 12-year old Vera Misham's services in forging Magnifi Gramarye's missing diary page, and in exchange, gave her a bottle of nail polish that he called a [[BadLuckCharm "good" luck charm]] as incentive for her to [[{{Hikikomori}} go outside]]. Vera saw him as her GuardianAngel, but also noticed the sign of the Devil in the hand that gave her the nail polish, as unbeknownst to her, Kristoph had laced the nail polish with the deadly poison atroquinine, which Vera ingested upon [[RapidFireNailBiting nervously biting her nails]]. As she falls unconscious from poisoning, she outright calls Kristoph "[[SatanicArchetype the Devil]]".
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[[folder:'''Kristoph Gavin''' (''Kirihito Garyu'')—'''WARNING: MAJOR UNMARKED SPOILERS''']]

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[[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersPhoenixWright Original Game]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersJusticeForAll JFA]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersTrialsAndTribulations T&T]] ([[Characters/AceAttorneyDahliaHawthorne Dahlia Hawthorne]]) | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersApolloJustice AJ]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersDualDestinies DD]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersSpiritOfJustice SoJ]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersManga Manga]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersAnime Anime]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersNovels Novels]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharactersTheater Theater]] | [[Characters/AceAttorneyVictims Victims]]\\

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* FauxAffablyEvil: When his true colors are revealed, he maintains a polite manner of speech even when belittling others. He only starts to insult when he realizes Phoenix can get the final, decisive victory over him.



* HiddenDepths: There's a ''reason'' his entry was so spoilertastic that it would have made a good substitute for Swiss cheese.

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There's a ''reason'' his entry was so spoilertastic that it would have made a good substitute for Swiss cheese. cheese.
** It also applies to him even after the reveal of what kind of person he truly is, as it seems his mentorship of Apollo didn't have any ill will behind it, and genuinely wanted to turn him into a proper defense attorney.
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** Another big flaw of his is his inability to let go of the past. He holds grudges and will go to shocking lengths to get revenge at those who slight him, even if it costs him everything in the end. This naturally leads to him becoming irredemably evil by the time of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.

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** Another big flaw of his is his inability to let go of the past. He holds grudges and will go to shocking lengths to get revenge at those who slight him, even if it costs him everything in the end. This naturally leads to him becoming irredemably irredeemably evil by the time of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.

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Misuse, foils need to have their characters compared and contrasted through their interactions with each other. The two of them were never so much as mentioned in the same game.


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** To Phoenix Wright. Phoenix Wright fights for truth and justice while Gavin cares only for gratification. Kristoph puts up a polite front to hide his more odious personality while Phoenix puts up a rougher facade to hide his caring personality. Kristoph cares for nobody but himself while Phoenix gladly will put others before him. Basically, Kristoph is every negative personality trait that Phoenix lacks.
** To Manfred Von Karma. Both are {{AmoralAttorney}}s who reveal themselves to be utterly loathsome egomaniacs who will go to horrific lengths to avenge petty personal slights. But Von Karma is an open {{Jerkass}} who flaunts the power his position as prosecutor gives him, while Kristoph is FauxAffablyEvil and a [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatic villain]] who goes to great lengths to present a pleasant demeanor, to the extending of [[FalseFriend befriending the very people he's screwed over]]. Von Karma's vindictiveness went beyond Gregory Edgeworth himself, as he took his own son in as a mentor and deliberately corrupted him to be just as amoral as himself before throwing him to the wolves by framing him for murder. Gavin limits himself to just going after Phoenix and Zak Gramarye, with his other victims simply being the result of his cover-ups, and his mentorship of Apollo is completely sincere. In Phoenix's case, actually tries to ''protect'' him from taking the fall for a murder he's responsible for, as he actually wants Phoenix to remain dependent on him as his defense attorney and has no interest in openly making an enemy of him. And finally, Von Karma, when exposed, shows himself to be fully aware of his true nature and clearly confesses the reasoning behind his crimes, while Kristoph is in deep denial about his true motivations, to the point of showing five black Psyche-Locks when questioned on his true reason for murdering Zak Gramarye, with his VillainousBreakdown showing him descend into complete insanity as it becomes clear he can no longer run from the truth.

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{{Foil}}: To Phoenix Wright. Phoenix Wright fights for truth and justice while Gavin cares only for gratification. Kristoph puts up a polite front to hide his more odious personality while Phoenix puts up a rougher facade to hide his caring personality. Kristoph cares for nobody but himself while Phoenix gladly will put others before him. Basically, Kristoph is every negative personality trait that Phoenix lacks.
** To Manfred Von Karma. Both are {{AmoralAttorney}}s who reveal themselves to be utterly loathsome egomaniacs who will go to horrific lengths to avenge petty personal slights. But Von Karma is an open {{Jerkass}} who flaunts the power his position as prosecutor gives him, while Kristoph is FauxAffablyEvil and a [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatic villain]] who goes to great lengths to present a pleasant demeanor, to the extending of [[FalseFriend befriending the very people he's screwed over]]. Von Karma's vindictiveness went beyond Gregory Edgeworth himself, as he took his own son in as a mentor and deliberately corrupted him to be just as amoral as himself before throwing him to the wolves by framing him for murder. Gavin limits himself to just going after Phoenix and Zak Gramarye, with his other victims simply being the result of his cover-ups, and his mentorship of Apollo is completely sincere. In Phoenix's case, actually tries to ''protect'' him from taking the fall for a murder he's responsible for, as he actually wants Phoenix to remain dependent on him as his defense attorney and has no interest in openly making an enemy of him. And finally, Von Karma, when exposed, shows himself to be fully aware of his true nature and clearly confesses the reasoning behind his crimes, while Kristoph is in deep denial about his true motivations, to the point of showing five black Psyche-Locks when questioned on his true reason for murdering Zak Gramarye, with his VillainousBreakdown showing him descend into complete insanity as it becomes clear he can no longer run from the truth.
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* {{Foil}}: To Phoenix Wright. Phoenix Wright fights for truth and justice while Gavin cares only for gratification. Kristoph puts up a polite front to hide his more odious personality while Phoenix puts up a rougher facade to hide his caring personality. Kristoph cares for nobody but himself while Phoenix gladly will put others before him. Basically, Kristoph is every negative personality trait that Phoenix lacks.

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To Phoenix Wright. Phoenix Wright fights for truth and justice while Gavin cares only for gratification. Kristoph puts up a polite front to hide his more odious personality while Phoenix puts up a rougher facade to hide his caring personality. Kristoph cares for nobody but himself while Phoenix gladly will put others before him. Basically, Kristoph is every negative personality trait that Phoenix lacks.lacks.
** To Manfred Von Karma. Both are {{AmoralAttorney}}s who reveal themselves to be utterly loathsome egomaniacs who will go to horrific lengths to avenge petty personal slights. But Von Karma is an open {{Jerkass}} who flaunts the power his position as prosecutor gives him, while Kristoph is FauxAffablyEvil and a [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatic villain]] who goes to great lengths to present a pleasant demeanor, to the extending of [[FalseFriend befriending the very people he's screwed over]]. Von Karma's vindictiveness went beyond Gregory Edgeworth himself, as he took his own son in as a mentor and deliberately corrupted him to be just as amoral as himself before throwing him to the wolves by framing him for murder. Gavin limits himself to just going after Phoenix and Zak Gramarye, with his other victims simply being the result of his cover-ups, and his mentorship of Apollo is completely sincere. In Phoenix's case, actually tries to ''protect'' him from taking the fall for a murder he's responsible for, as he actually wants Phoenix to remain dependent on him as his defense attorney and has no interest in openly making an enemy of him. And finally, Von Karma, when exposed, shows himself to be fully aware of his true nature and clearly confesses the reasoning behind his crimes, while Kristoph is in deep denial about his true motivations, to the point of showing five black Psyche-Locks when questioned on his true reason for murdering Zak Gramarye, with his VillainousBreakdown showing him descend into complete insanity as it becomes clear he can no longer run from the truth.
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* PragmaticVillainy: His mentoring of Apollo can be considered this, since he does do a good job of showing you the ropes early in the first case, and is implied to have been a sincere mentor figure to him for the most part, as he correctly surmised that Apollo had great potential and could be a worthy successor to him. Additionally, despite being the one responsible for Phoenix's disbarment, he went to great lengths to avoid antagonizing him, including making a show of support during his disbarment hearing, and originally being sincere about defending Phoenix in the first case. He sees the value in maintaining good relationships even with people he looks down on, and only ends up openly turning on Phoenix after it becomes clear that Phoenix ''knows'' he's the killer of the first case, as well as about his many other crimes, and is angling to expose him and ruin his career.

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* PragmaticVillainy: His mentoring of Apollo can be considered this, since he does do a good job of showing you the ropes early in the first case, and is implied to have been a sincere mentor figure to him for the most part, as he correctly surmised that Apollo had great potential and could be a worthy successor to him. Additionally, despite being the one responsible for Phoenix's disbarment, he went to great lengths to avoid openly antagonizing him, including making a show of support during his disbarment hearing, and originally being sincere about defending Phoenix in the first case. He sees the value in maintaining good relationships even with people he looks down on, and only ends up openly turning on Phoenix after it becomes clear that Phoenix ''knows'' he's the killer of the first case, as well as about his many other crimes, and is angling to expose him and ruin his career.

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* PetTheDog:
** His mentoring of Apollo can be considered this, since he does do a good job of showing you the ropes early in the first case, and is implied to have been a sincere father figure to him for the most part. Additionally, he was originally sincere about defending Phoenix in the first case, only turning against him once it became clear that Phoenix knew he was the true killer and was angling to reveal him in court.
** Also in a literal sense. He keeps a picture of his retriever (it's not specified whether it's a Golden or a Labrador) with him in his prison cell and describes her as his best friend.

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PetTheDog: He keeps a picture of his retriever (it's not specified whether it's a Golden or a Labrador) with him in his prison cell and describes her as his best friend.
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His mentoring of Apollo can be considered this, since he does do a good job of showing you the ropes early in the first case, and is implied to have been a sincere father mentor figure to him for the most part. part, as he correctly surmised that Apollo had great potential and could be a worthy successor to him. Additionally, despite being the one responsible for Phoenix's disbarment, he was went to great lengths to avoid antagonizing him, including making a show of support during his disbarment hearing, and originally being sincere about defending Phoenix in the first case, case. He sees the value in maintaining good relationships even with people he looks down on, and only ends up openly turning against him once on Phoenix after it became becomes clear that Phoenix knew he was ''knows'' he's the true killer of the first case, as well as about his many other crimes, and was is angling to reveal expose him in court.
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** When he learns that the court will be using a Jurist System for his second murder trial for the fatal poisoning of Vera's father, Drew, and that [[ArchEnemy Phoenix Wright]] came up with the idea, he flies off the rails, pounding the witness stand again, and lets loose a NightmareFace as he [[SayMyName screams Phoenix's name]]. By the time he's done, he's a completely different person, with a more unhinged, disheveled appearance, a mad look in his eyes and a mouth that's a mix of a smirk and a snarl. Also, when Vera gets declared innocent, he goes full-on LaughingMad.

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** When he learns that the court will be using a Jurist System for his second murder trial for the fatal poisoning of Vera's father, Drew, and that [[ArchEnemy Phoenix Wright]] came up with the idea, he flies off the rails, pounding the witness stand again, and lets loose a NightmareFace as he [[SayMyName screams Phoenix's name]]. By the time he's done, he's a completely different person, with a more unhinged, disheveled appearance, a mad look in his eyes and a mouth that's a mix of a smirk and a snarl. Also, when Vera gets declared innocent, he goes full-on LaughingMad. Given that ''Duel Destinies'' reveals that Black Psyche-Locks can cause damage to a person's heart/soul if improperly broken, because of how intensely the secret they protect is ingrained in the person's psyche, it's implied that his utterly deranged breakdown was from Apollo and Klavier unknowingly breaking the locks by exposing his secret in court, in such a manner that he cannot hide or dismiss it, leading to Kristoph suffering an immense mental shock.
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* AbsenceOfEvidence: Japan only, due to a glitch, but when he first appears he isn't holding his globe staff, despite his hand still being positioned as if he's holding it. [[spoiler:Because at that point, the staff was still stuck in Constance Courte's body.]]

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* SerialKiller: Officially becomes one in the Bad Ending, where Vera's death gives him three victims- her, Drew, and Shadi.



* TreacherousQuestGiver: Hires Apollo to defend his client Phoenix for a murder that ''he himself'' committed. It's ZigZagged, because Apollo was asked to be the lead counsel at Phoenix's insistence, and initially Kristoph had no intention of screwing Phoenix over.

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* TreacherousQuestGiver: Hires Apollo to defend his client Phoenix for a murder that ''he himself'' committed. It's ZigZagged, because Apollo was asked to be the lead counsel at Phoenix's insistence, and initially Kristoph had no intention of screwing Phoenix over.over; he wanted to pin the blame on Olga Orly.



* UncertainDoom: Is never heard from again after ''Apollo Justice'', and in ''Turnabout Succession'' he was convicted for first-degree murder of Drew Misham (and probably attempted murder of Vera), creating the possibility that he received the death penalty.

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* UncertainDoom: Is never heard from again after ''Apollo Justice'', and in Justice''. ''Turnabout Succession'' ends with the implication that when Vera recovers, her testimony (since she was the only one who knew he was convicted her client) will be enough to convict him for first-degree murder of Drew Misham (and probably (Drew) and attempted murder of Vera), creating (Vera herself), which carries the possibility potential that he received he'll get the death penalty. penalty.
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** The name 'Diego' stems from the Greek word for "teaching." Fits his status as Mia's mentor.]]

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** The name 'Diego' stems from the Greek word for "teaching." Fits his status as Mia's mentor.]]



-->'''Diego:''' ''"A lawyer is someone who smiles [[StepfordSmiler no matter how bad it gets]]. [[{{Catchphrase}} That's one of my rules.]]"''

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-->'''Diego:''' ''"A lawyer is someone who smiles [[StepfordSmiler no matter how bad it gets]]. [[{{Catchphrase}} [[{{Character Catchphrase}} That's one of my rules.]]"''
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* WouldHurtAChild: While the “child” part is a bit of a stretch as Juniper is 18 years old, Aristotle had the gall to not only frame one of his own students for murder but almost ruined her future and dreams of being a court judge in the process.
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!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Ryou Sugisaki ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/PhilParsons ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])

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!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Ryou Sugisaki ([[Anime/AceAttorney ([[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/PhilParsons ([[Anime/AceAttorney ([[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime]])



!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/BlakeShepard ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])

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!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/BlakeShepard ([[Anime/AceAttorney ([[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime]])



!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/HiroakiHirata ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Brandon Potter ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])

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!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/HiroakiHirata ([[Anime/AceAttorney ([[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Brandon Potter ([[Anime/AceAttorney ([[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime]])
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!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Ryunosuke Watanuki ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/AnthonyBowling ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]]), Creator/SungWonCho (''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth AAI2]]'' FanTranslation)

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!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Ryunosuke Watanuki ([[Anime/AceAttorney ([[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/AnthonyBowling ([[Anime/AceAttorney ([[Anime/AceAttorney2016 anime]]), Creator/SungWonCho (''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth AAI2]]'' FanTranslation)
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* SatanicArchetype: Has a penchant for manipulation and trickery, including [[DealWithTheDevil fradulent deals that will only end badly for you, even if it works in the moment.]] [[MeaningfulName His name means "Christ-bearer"]] yet Vera Misha compares him to the devil. His [[BeautyisBad general beauty being a mask]] for his [[{{Narcissist}} behavior]] plays into this.
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* CrazyPrepared: In order to silence Vera, he poisoned both the stamp she was to use to send the letter that confirmed that she'd received her payment and also her nail polish, which she would wear if she decided to go out since he convinced her it would keep her safe outside. If Vera stayed a recluse, she's out of the way and not going to reveal what he did. If she did go out and didn't return quickly, her own nervous tic would see her get poisoned by the nail polish. That she didn't die soon after the forgery was finished was largely due to her keeping the stamp, but it largely ensured her silence anyway.

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* CrazyPrepared: In order to silence Vera, he poisoned both the stamp she was to use to send the letter that confirmed that she'd received her payment and also her nail polish, which she would wear if she decided to go out since he convinced her it would keep her safe outside. If Vera stayed a recluse, she's out of the way and not going to reveal what he did. If she did go out and didn't return quickly, her own nervous tic would see her get poisoned by the nail polish. That she didn't die soon after the forgery was finished was largely due to her keeping the stamp, but it largely ensured her silence anyway. Kristoph was so prepared with his planning, that he is the only culprit who wasn't caught due to a decisive evidence or decisive witness, but because the ''entire justice system had to be changed against him''.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: One of the most respected defense attorneys after Phoenix is disbarred, with no one knowing ''he was responsible''.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: One of the most respected defense attorneys after Phoenix is disbarred, with no one knowing ''he was responsible''. This is also how Kristoph operates the entire game. He's very confident and professional in his job and puts his own reputation above everything else. Even after he's found guilty of a murder, he is shown to be enjoying the good publicity he has received because of it.
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'''Grossberg:''' W-w-what ''[sic]''! My boy!\\

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'''Grossberg:''' W-w-what ''[sic]''! W-w-what! My boy!\\



'''Grossberg:''' M-m-my ''[sic]'' boy, please! You're letting your fancies run away with you! Where do you get these bizarre ideas?\\

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'''Grossberg:''' M-m-my ''[sic]'' boy, please! You're letting your fancies run away with you! Where do you get these bizarre ideas?\\



'''Grossberg:''' N-no ''[sic]''! We are NOT lovers!

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'''Grossberg:''' N-no ''[sic]''! N-no! We are NOT lovers!
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* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:Right when Athena manages to get Means in a corner after breaking her out of spite, Means attempt to beg the court to give him a different punishment for his murder sentence. He only attempts to start writing "Guilty" slowly after realizing there is nothing he can do]].


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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He believes that the dark age of the law is a "beautiful" boon to the legal system since it meant that his philosophy "The end justifies the means" had become a matter of routine.]]

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