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* CutenessProximity: Usually tough and aggressive, when he sees [[TeamPet Missile]], he noticeably [[http://40.media.tumblr.com/dcdd1e17385f0eb6849fdfeb45b162d5/tumblr_mwdtla66d41snwk6ao1_500.png gushes]] a bit.
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* TheExoticDetective: Coming from the ambiguously Asian country of Zheng Fa, and his slight fixation with wolf themes and metaphors makes him this.
* TheExoticDetective: Coming from the ambiguously Asian country of Zheng Fa, and his slight fixation with wolf themes and metaphors makes him this.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Very much so to Edgeworth. When he's accused of murder in both Case 1-4 and Case I-2 of ''Investigations'' Gumshoe adamantly refuses to believe that he could be the culprit. [[spoiler: A contributing factor in this is the day the two first met Edgeworth was able to clear Gumshoe's name in a double murder that the real killer tried to set him up for.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: Very much so to Edgeworth. When he's accused of murder in both Case 1-4 and Case I-2 of ''Investigations'' Gumshoe adamantly refuses to believe that he could be the culprit. [[spoiler: A contributing factor in this is the day the two first met Edgeworth was able to clear Gumshoe's name in a double murder that the real killer tried to set him up for.]]
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* UndyingLoyalty: Very much so to Edgeworth. When he's accused of murder in both Case 1-4 and Case I-2 of ''Investigations'' Gumshoe adamantly refuses to believe that he could be the culprit. [[spoiler: A contributing factor in this is the day the two first met VitriolicBestBuds: His dynamic with Edgeworth was able can at best be described as abusive, with Edgeworth constantly throwing put downs and callous snarks at him. Despite this, Gumshoe continues to clear Gumshoe's name admire Edgeworth and Edgeworth is in turn shown to have a double murder certain fondness for Gumshoe. It certainly helps that Edgeworth is the real killer tried to set him up for.]]
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* TheLancer: He's the big, slovenly and bumbling detective who wears his heart on his sleeve to Edgeworth's slim, trim, hypercompetent and ice-cold attorney. Despite their completely different personalities, Gumshoe is Edgeworth's most trusted and loyal companion.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He steals bombs to sell them in the black market and kill the detective who discovered his felonies, but he would never let a courtroom full of people blow up. During the Starbucks' trial Tonate realizes that the bomb has been reactivated by the phantom and immediately evacuates everybody in the courtroom. Without his warning, that could have been the biggest tragedy in the entire saga.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: He This is a guy who steals the bombs he deactivates to sell them in the black market and kill the kills a detective who discovered to cover his felonies, but he would never let a courtroom full of people blow up. During the during Starbucks' trial Tonate it's shown that even him has some sense of morality: Tonate realizes that the bomb used as evidence has been reactivated by the phantom somebody and immediately evacuates everybody immedately warns everyone in the courtroom. Without his warning, that could have been courtroom, saving countless lifes from the biggest tragedy in the entire saga.explosion.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Like many other of the recurring detective characters, he simply stops appearing after Phoenix's flashback in ''Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney'' and is never mentioned or alluded to ever again.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Pretty far in ''Apollo Justice'' (presumably due to ending up a detective instead of a forensic investigator like she wanted). She ignores people who ask for her help, puts little effort in her work as stated above, and throws her snacks at anyone who annoys her.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Pretty far A huge one in ''Apollo Justice'' (presumably due to ending up a detective instead of a forensic investigator like she wanted). She ignores people who ask for her help, puts little effort in her work as stated above, and throws her snacks at anyone who annoys her.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Scientific Detective" in ''ApolloJustice'', "Turnabout Sisters 2005" in the soundtrack of the DS version of the first game as well as ''Investigations''.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Scientific Detective" in ''ApolloJustice'', ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', "Turnabout Sisters 2005" in the soundtrack of the DS version of the first game as well as ''Investigations''.
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* VillainHasAPoint: In a way, Gant is frighteningly prescient - on two whole levels. He tells Edgeworth that, one day, he will have to go outside the law and present illegal evidence to fight criminals. Two years later, Edgeworth has to do exactly that in order to take down Quercus Alba and his smuggling ring. And seven years after that, Phoenix, with Apollo Justice's help, has to present forged evidence to take down Kristoph Gavin. Additionally, though his actions were horrible, Gant's overall desire to see tighter control of the legal system becomes A LOT more understandable in light of some of the criminals Wright and Edgeworth encounter (think Alba's agents pretending to be defense attorneys and prosecutors, not to mention [[spoiler:the Phantom impersonating Bobby Fulbright).]]
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* VillainHasAPoint: In a way, Gant is frighteningly prescient accurate - on two several whole levels. He Even prior to this case, Mia was left with no choice but to blackmail Redd White into turning himself in. Also, he tells Edgeworth that, one day, he will have to go outside the law and present illegal evidence to fight criminals. Two years later, Edgeworth has to do exactly that in order to take down Quercus Alba and his smuggling ring. And seven years after that, Phoenix, with Apollo Justice's help, has to present forged evidence to take down Kristoph Gavin. Additionally, though his actions were horrible, Gant's overall desire to see tighter control of the legal system becomes A LOT more understandable in light of some of the criminals Wright and Edgeworth encounter (think Alba's agents pretending to be defense attorneys and prosecutors, not to mention [[spoiler:the Phantom impersonating Bobby Fulbright).]]
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* MeaningfulName: "Lang" is Chinese for "wolf" and "Shi-Long" is "Soldier-Dragon". In the original Japanese, "Shiryuu" only had the dragon meaning, making this somewhat a case of LuckyTranslation adding extra meaning to his name.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Starts off the case [[spoiler:trying to deflect suspicion away from Jezail (in fact, he was the one who removed all traces of her in the crime scene)]], but by the end of the first case [[spoiler:he helps Ryuu in finding the truth by providing evidence that supports his case.]]
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* {{Expy}}: She ''heavily'' evokes the character design of Hope Stelar (''Akane Hoshikawa'') from ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''. They have similar hairstyles (brown hair, fluffy ponytail, face-framing bangs), identical first names and second {{Stellar Name}}s in the Japanese version. Art of a younger Hope from ''Star Force 3'' reveals that she was practically identical to Ema when she was younger.
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** He's the only person [[TheDreaded Blackquill]] can't seem to intimidate. Later it's revealed that he's actually as good as, if not better than Blackquill, due to [[spoiler:being a world-class spy.]]
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* AffablyEvil: Need fifty bucks? He's your guy!
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Simon Blackquill's trusty pet falcon. Has a habbit of assaulting defense attorneys and witnesses whose behavior isn't to his master's liking.
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Simon Blackquill's trusty pet falcon. hawk. Has a habbit habit of assaulting defense attorneys and witnesses whose behavior isn't to his master's liking.
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** Or she could be a [[spoiler:DoubleAgent. If you look from another perspective, maybe she did not kill Byrne Faraday because she was told so, but rather because she knew it would be too soon for them to reveal the truth behind the Yatagarasu, which would also make it impossible for them to catch the real smuggling ring leader. Take note of how the True Yatagarasu was formed by Byrne, Calisto and Badd: if one of them leaked the truth about it, chances of catching their true prey would be lower than zero. And, in the end, she did her job: she lured them to Quercus Alba, got them to catch her, revealed the truth and gave them the final clues with a big help from Badd. It was likely her plan all along.]]
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* MrFanservice: His original design had no shirt.
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* {{Jerkass}}: One of his interrogations was enough to turn Jeff Master's hair white ''overnight''. And from Badd's dialogue, it seems obvious that this is par for the course with the interrogations that he and von Karma carried out.
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Law enforcement agents in the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series. [[Characters/AceAttorney Here]] is the main character sheet.
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!Detectives
[[folder:'''Dick Gumshoe''' (''Keisuke Itonokogiri'')]]
!!'''Dick Gumshoe''' (''Keisuke Itonokogiri'')
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/KoujiIshii (Japanese, trailers)
!!!'''Played by''': Shunsuke Daito ([[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney live-action film]])
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->"I'm just a lowly detective so... I'm not sure what to do with that, other than arrest it!"
Main detective of the first three games. Despite his skill as an investigator, Gumshoe has an unfortunate tendency to make mistakes, and as a result has a small paycheck. He is optimistic and eager to please.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He's practically a {{Bishonen}} in the movie.
* AfraidOfBlood: In the first case of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', he almost faints when he sees the victim's body.
* BigDamnHeroes: About one of the few things he does right.
* TheBigGuy: Class 4, including a serious devotion to Edgeworth.
** Also Class 2 at times, given how he's twice faced down mobsters and once an assassin to save Phoenix and Maya. Important to note that he doesn't carry his gun due to distaste for it either.
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%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample --> '''Gumshoe''': There's just something about that lady... I mean, guy.[[labelnote:note]] Referring to [[CampGay Jean Armstrong]].[[/labelnote]]
%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample --> '''Phoenix''': Huh!? You can't stop thinking about him!?
%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample --> '''Gumshoe''': Not like that! Gimme a break, pal. He's not my type.
%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample; JustifyingEdit ** Not to mention, his interactions with Edgeworth imply that, at least from his side, there's something more than a professional relationship or even friendship going on.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * ButtMonkey: Poor Gumshoe.
* TheCameo: He is the first witness in the flashback case of Apollo Justice.
* CannotSpitItOut: Towards Maggey Byrde.
* CluelessDetective: One of the less competent detectives, which is saying something. How incompetent he is varies based on the game and the situation, though; he's not nearly as incompetent early on, and can often be relied on to pull through at critical moments in the climactic cases.
* CowardlyLion: As proven during one BigDamnHeroes moment, he is willing to face down Furio Tigre, get back the important piece of evidence he was about to destroy, and buy time for Phoenix and Maya to escape. He even mentions that the gangster's roar is intimidating but tells himself to keep it together.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The above feats of sheer bravery and physical badassery, but seriously, when your investigation ''needs'' something, whether it's a bridge built overnight, that one piece of evidence found or a high speed race across town, Gumshoe will deliver.
* DetectivePatsy: In the Investigations manga, is hired to guard "Officers" alongside Thomas Bester (who's possibly even less competent than he is) and Monet Kreskin ([[{{Nepotism}} the museum owner's niece]]) [[spoiler:although it's more because he can't recognize that it's a counterfeit and the original was sold]]. This happens again [[spoiler:in "Turnabout Silver Screen", given that Chase Clink, the murderer, arranged for him to be Emi St. Cloud's bodyguard]])
* TheDulcineaEffect: Develops a crush on Chauncey Laboni in the Investigations manga, [[spoiler:which she uses in order to retrieve the diamonds she stashed in his car]].
* {{Flanderization}}: He wasn't always a ''completely'' useless, incompetent idiot whose only narrative purpose was to make other characters look good. Unfortunately, his brains seem to drain away a little more with each passing game, an inevitability when all his contradictions are the result of negligence or stupidity on his part rather than lying. For his part, Edgeworth [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] it in Investigations, but interprets the situation as "we keep improving our knowledge while Gumshoe gets [[CantCatchUp left behind]]."
* FriendOnTheForce: To Edgeworth and, to a lesser extent, Phoenix.
* FriendToAllChildren: Fond of kids and easily befriends Kay and Pearl.
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Typically fired at some point during the game's final case and rehired by the game's end.
* GeniusDitz: He's usually a doofus, but REALLY good with machines. Not only did he build the moving mascot for the police department, he's also actually pretty savvy when it comes to high-tech investigative equipment, and he actually built a bug tracking device when he was still in grade school! [[spoiler:And that bug tracking device becomes ESSENTIAL in case 2-4, probably the case where Gumshoe most proves his worth in the entire series.]]
* GentleGiant: He always (unintentionally) makes Maya jump whenever he appears, presumably due to his loud voice and imposing build, but he actually wouldn't hurt a fly.
* InspectorLestrade: He always arrests the wrong person, and never seems to realize this until the end of the case. [[spoiler: Except in case 2-4.]]
* LargeHam: Almost every other line from Gumshoe is delivered with lots of screen shaking and sound effects.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "It's Detective Gumshoe, Pal". Additionally, he has "I Can Do It When It Counts, Pal!" in ''Investigations''.
* LetsGetDangerous: Not so much his overall competence, but Gumshoe is apparently one hell of a fighter. Every time he shows up to save Phoenix, he's outnumbered badly, yet he always seems to walk away none the worse for wear. In the first game, his appearance is enough for a woman to call off her ''four'' mafia-esque bodyguards, and in the third game he takes on Furio Tigre, who has backup, on his own. Also during the second game, [[spoiler: he repeatedly closes in on Shelly de Killer's hiding places. For reference, de Killer is ''armed'' and has a ''hostage'' and he repeatedly chooses to escape rather than let Gumshoe catch sight of him.]]
* MrExposition: He ''is'' a detective, after all. If he doesn't explain the situation to Phoenix, he'll do it in court, sometimes without even the need to cross-examine him as all he presented were facts.
* NoodleIncident: He knew Angel Starr when he was sixteen, and she was the only person able to get him to say "what happened". This is never elaborated on.
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* OlderSidekick: To Edgeworth, and occasionally Franziska. [[WhipItGood He prefers Edgeworth.]] In I-4, it's shown that he initially thought of Edgeworth as a kid, but by the time Edgeworth cleared his name, he'd earned Gumshoe's respect.
* PermaStubble: Has this, somewhat befitting his slightly unkempt and raggedy appearance.
* PerpetualPoverty: Somehow continues to exist no matter how many pay cuts he gets. It gets {{Lampshade| Hanging}}d in the first game...
-->'''Phoenix''': ''"If Detective Gumshoe's salary drops any further, he'll end up paying to work!''
** Further lampshaded in ''Investigations'', where his idea of celebrating a big case is to have extra salt in his instant noodles.
** A hilarious line from Edgeworth regarding this is heard (read: thought) if Edgeworth presents the Magatama to Gumshoe.
-->'''Gumshoe''': ''*after trying to eat said Magatama* "I thought it was some sort of hard candy that would fill you up."''
-->'''Edgeworth''': ''(Nngh... Perhaps his salary's been cut ''too'' much...)''
** Considering detectives in the Los Angeles area have somewhat high average salaries per year, he must have had a '''lot''' of salary cuts.
* PointlessBandAid: Presumably he cut himself shaving. Or rather cuts himself shaving. Every morning in the same exact spot. That actually wouldn't be too much a surprise.
* PunnyName: "Dick" and "gumshoe" are two different slang terms for "detective".
* PuppyDogEyes: When he's sad, his eyebrows turn slightly up and he has a incredibly sad expression.
* RunningGag: Attempts to eat the Magatama every time it's presented to him. Except for the very first time you get it, where Gumshoe says that it's a very nice brooch and you should wear that instead of your attorney's badge. Pearl then says you should be happy he said that.
* ShoutOut: His Japanese name, "Keisuke", is a ShoutOut to Japanese rocker Keisuke Kuwata.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: He tries his hardest to not tell Phoenix about the crimes, but he always spills the beans. Also, he never seems to catch the culprit. [[spoiler: Except for 2-4]]
* ThrowTheDogABone:
** [[spoiler:In 3, it's implied in the credits that he finally hooks up with Maggey.]]
** At the end of ''Investigations 2'' [[spoiler:Edgeworth finally gives him a raise]]!
* TookALevelInDumbass:
** In case 3-5, Gumshoe finds a [[spoiler: partially burnt letter that contains instructions on what to do after the lights out bell is rung that ends with "Gravely roast the Master in the fires of Hades and bring our vengeance to fruition."]] He thinks it's worthless and should be thrown away, since it couldn't possibly have anything to do with the case.
** In general, this is what happens to him as the series goes on and he gets hit with {{Flanderization}}.
* VerbalTic: In the English version, punctuates most of his sentences with "pal". In the Japanese he slurs the end of his sentences.
--> '''Maya''': We're on this case too, pal!
--> '''Gumshoe''': Huh? [[LampshadeHanging Hey! You can't just go saying "pal" like that! That's MY endearing character trait!]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Very much so to Edgeworth. When he's accused of murder in both Case 1-4 and Case I-2 of ''Investigations'' Gumshoe adamantly refuses to believe that he could be the culprit. [[spoiler: A contributing factor in this is the day the two first met Edgeworth was able to clear Gumshoe's name in a double murder that the real killer tried to set him up for.]]
* UnfortunateName: He doesn't like being called Dick, presumably for the obvious reason.
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[[folder:'''Ema Skye''' (''Akane Hozuki'')]]
!!'''Ema Skye''' (''Akane Hozuki'')
!!!'''Voiced by''': Satomi Hanamura (Japanese, trailers)
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->"Quiet please... It's snack time."
Main detective of ''Apollo Justice'', but started out as Phoenix's assistant in the bonus case 5 in the first game. Loves science with a child-like passion, and dreams of being a forensic scientist. Several years later, before ''Apollo Justice'', she failed the test, and was instead made a detective. She's more than a little bitter about it. She has a fondness for cute things and even signs her name with a love heart at the end as "Ema Skye ♥".
* BrainyBrunette: She has a surprising amount of talent in scientific investigation for someone her age.
* BrilliantButLazy: In ''Apollo Justice'', she's brainy enough, but really half-hearted in her detective work. {{Justified|trope}} since she's essentially stuck in a job she didn't want.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * CoolShades: Her goggles become this when she grows up.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Zig-zagged. Her first appearance averts this with blue eyes , her appearance in ''Ace Attorney 4'' and ''Investigations'' plays it straight with brown eyes, and the official art averts this with greenish-blue eyes.
* FanGirl: Idolizes Edgeworth. The contrast between Edgeworth and Klavier is probably why Ema can't stand him: "Prosecutors should be cool-of-wit and furrowed-of-brow... less 'glimmerous', more 'simmerous'." Her phone also has the Steel Samurai ringtone, and a Pink Princess strap.
* ForegoneConclusion: Being that ''Investigations'' is an {{Interquel}}, Ema's cheery personality remains intact from "Rise From the Ashes". It's a little sad to know that her good nature will be sucked away in the coming years by her failing the forensics exam, ultimately denying her dream.
* GenkiGirl: Back when she was a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, she was a slightly more serious and driven version of this than Maya. She was deliberately changed into her more mature and moody self for Apollo Justice so as her role would not clash with Trucy. Her old Genki self is still there though once Apollo gets her excited about forensic science.
* GirlFriday: To Phoenix in the first game and to Klavier in the fourth game.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The pink sunglasses that usually rest on the top of her head apparently allow her to see things that are normally hard to spot, such as footprints.
* HollywoodNerd: She's very beautiful and is a FanGirl of ''Steel Samurai'' and ''Pink Princess''.
* InsaneTrollLogic: In her first appearance, a combination of enthusiasm and naivete results in most of her "scientific observations" relying on this. She gets better in future appearances however.
* InspectorLestrade: Her role in ''Apollo Justice''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * TheLabRat
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Scientific Detective" in ''ApolloJustice'', "Turnabout Sisters 2005" in the soundtrack of the DS version of the first game as well as ''Investigations''.
* MrExposition: As much as she hates it, she's a detective, so she knows what's going on.
* PunnyName: "Skye" comes from, well, "sky", tying in with her Japanese name. "Akane" comes "''akane-sasu sora''" ("glowing sky"), and "Hozuki" means "jewel moon".
* PutOnABus: She is absent in ''Dual Destinies'' save a few oblique references.
* NiceHat: Gets one in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations''.
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: She accidentally insults Edgeworth multiple times to his face in case 1-5.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Compare her appearance in the first and fourth games.
* ShipTease: Has a crush on Edgeworth in her younger years but it is purely one-sided.
** She gets quite a bit of ship tease with Klavier in the official art and supplementary material. She claims to dislike him because "When he walks his shiny chains catch the sun and glimmer in my eyes! It's distracting", how different he is from Edgeworth [[spoiler: and his supposed role in Phoenix's disbarment (she doesn't know it wasn't actually his fault)]]. However, her tsundere tendencies in Odoroki Gyakuten seem to hint that she may actually like him a bit deep down. This tsundere-ness is much more pronounced in the original Japanese version of the game than the English release, especially with the comparisons to Edgeworth.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: How she started out. Her ''Leitmotif'' is even called "Turnabout Sisters Theme 2005" in the first game!
* SweetTooth:
** To the point she won't let go of her bag of Snackoos even while witnessing in court.
** Though she will use them [[EdibleAmmunition as a weapon]]. '''Ka-tonk!'''
---> '''Apollo''': (She Snackoo'd me.)
* TookALevelInJerkass: Pretty far in ''Apollo Justice'' (presumably due to ending up a detective instead of a forensic investigator like she wanted). She ignores people who ask for her help, puts little effort in her work as stated above, and throws her snacks at anyone who annoys her.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: "Snackoos" in the English, fried dough cakes called Karintou in Japanese.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: "Scientifically speaking" is practically her CatchPhrase, but at least in Rise From The Ashes she often uses it in inappropriate contexts, like when she has just stated her opinion rather than any objective fact.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Sports a Grade A in Investigations.
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[[folder: '''Bruce Goodman''' (''Michio Tadashiki'')]]
!!'''Bruce Goodman''' (''Michio Tadashiki'')
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A detective that was in charge of the SL-9 case. Death caused by a stab wound in the chest.
* DeadMansChest: Found in a car trunk.
* ManInWhite: He wears a white trenchcoat and top hat
* NamesToTrustImmediately: Nothing indicates that he had any part in the forging of evidence for SL-9, and the fact that he went unpunished seems to suggest that he never took any of the blame.
* PunnyName: He was a good man, and as Jake Marshall put it, good men die young.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Killed in a moment of haste because he wanted to reevaluate a closed case from years ago, thinking something might be fishy about it.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: He's stabbed to death and bleeds all over it.
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[[folder:'''Daryan Crescend''' (''Daian Mayuzuki'')]]
!!'''Daryan Crescend''' (''Daian Mayuzuki'')
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An International Affairs detective who also plays guitar in Klavier's band (see above). Appears in the third case of ''Apollo Justice''. [[spoiler:With Machi Tobaye's help, he smuggles a Borginian Cocoon out of Borginia. However, Interpol agent [=LeTouse=] was on his trail, and so Crescend killed him as a result.]] He has a strange fear of planes.
* AnimalMotifs: His design is based on a [[ThreateningShark shark]], including his torpedo-shaped hair and jacket decorated with shark teeth.
* AnimeHair: An oversized, phallic pompadour with a patch of white on the tip. It goes beyond even the most extreme standards of impossibility when he has his breakdown, by developing some split hairs... that split in the wrong direction, ''towards his head,'' as if they originated from the tip.
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He frames Machi - a 14 year old child who can barely speak English for the crimes he commits (granted, Machi was his accomplice in smuggling drugs, but he acted alone in the murder). The judge even describes him as a cowardly opportunist.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:WordOfGod states that he used his position in the police force to mess with the evidence at the trial so Machi would be found guilty instead.]]
* ExpressiveHair: [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything His hair sags when he's upset]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Lamiroir suddenly [[spoiler:accuses him of shooting [=LeTouse=]]], his response makes him sound less concerned about [[spoiler:being marked as the killer]] as he is amazed that [[spoiler:she found some way to hear him speak]].
* {{Jerkass}}: The guy is a dickhead in both the figurative and literal senses.
* MeaningfulName: "Crescend" might come from "crescendo" and could also be a reference to his Japanese name, which contains the kanji for "moon". "Mayuzuki" may come from "''mayu suki''" ("[[spoiler:I like cocoons]]").
* NervesOfSteel: He never shows any sort of nervous twitch as he's being interrogated by Apollo on the witness stand.
* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:He's exposed as early as the end of the first day of the trial, but continually insults Apollo for not having the evidence to convict him. He's also quite arrogant about how his accomplice Machi will end up taking the heat for the murder he committed]].
* ThreateningShark: Not literally, but fits his AnimalMotif.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Perhaps the only case apart from Redd White in which, rather than present decisive evidence and see him break down as a result, Apollo has to force him into breaking down to make him confess, by suggesting that Machi can avoid the death penalty in Borginia by confessing here. His breakdown is him repeatedly slashing his hair about like a shark tearing through the place, making his hair look like a white blur, before finally he hugs himself and sweats profusely]].
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[[folder:'''Candice Arme''' (''Hozumi Kaku'')]]
!!'''Candice Arme''' (''Hozumi Kaku'')
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A detective who was in charge of a case involving a bombing incident and was found dead at the remains of the courtroom bombing. [[spoiler:Murdered by Ted Tonate when she caught him trying to steal the HH-3000 bomb.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Although she is the victim of the first case, [[spoiler:she was also planned to be a witness of the trial of Clay Terran's murder and also discovered Clay's corpse along with Yuri Cosmos]].
* HeKnowsTooMuch: She was killed because [[spoiler:she saw Ted Tonate stealing the bomb]].
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese first name is derived from the word meaning "corner" and the surname comes from the word meaning "to conceal".
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** Can disarm.
* TriggerHappy: [[spoiler:Unknowingly shot an innocent man in the chest in the dark because she thought he was a criminal. Thankfully, the bullet was stopped by a medal on his chest.]]
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[[folder:'''Bobby Fulbright''' (''Gouzou Ban'')]]
!!'''Bobby Fulbright''' (''Gouzou Ban'')
!!!'''Voiced by''': Dave B. Mitchell (English, ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'') Biichi Satou (Japanese, ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'')
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->"In justice we trust!"
Main detective of ''Dual Destinies''. A hot-blooded detective with the catchphrase "In Justice We Trust!", he has worked with Simon many times and is paired up with him in court. The detective hopes to help the prosecutor redeem himself. Bobby has such a strong sense of justice that he is compelled to intervene to help those in trouble, and he will even help defense attorneys if it will lead to a fair trial. [[spoiler:Except the detective the defense meets when they first investigate the death of a mayor is a complete impostor. The real Fulbright was killed around a year ago by a spy named Phantom, a master of disguise, and managed to copy him perfectly.]]
[[spoiler:See the entry on Phantom on [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharacters Witnesses and Other Characters]] for more details about the spy.]]
* BigOlEyebrows: They're actually quite impressive, even for this series.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: [[spoiler:It's revealed that he's actually the Phantom and it turns into this.]]
* CatchPhrase: "In justice we trust!"
* ClothingDamage: [[spoiler:Blackquill manages to slice "Bobby's" shades into two and leave his mask with a cut]].
* CoolShades: [[spoiler: And deceptively hi-tech]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's an [[LargeHam over-the-top ham]] who gives off some impeccably timed {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s (the second of which is {{lampshaded}} as such), but he's actually quite competent at handling Blackquill and saves the day, at least temporarily, in Case 4. [[spoiler:Oh, and he's actually the Phantom.]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:The real detective Fulbright.]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Tetragonist of Dual Destinies, being the main law enforcement officer, integral to the outcome of a few cases, and [[spoiler: the BigBad]].
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:Except with the added bonus that the real dog was dead the whole time and the mastermind was only impersonating him.]]
* {{Expy}}: A lot of players have pointed out his comparison to [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/HeavyRain Scott Shelby]], another very likable detective who turns out to be the BigBad at the end.]]
* ForGreatJustice: Pretty much his MO.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** [[spoiler: "My investigations are as thorough as they are foolproof, or my name isn't Fulbright!" They aren't, and it isn't.]]
** [[spoiler: In the same case, there's his "You callin' me a bad guy?" speech, and Jinxie calling him a ghost. While the latter seems to be her general delusional phobia, it actually serves as ''double'' foreshadowing: not only is a phantom a kind of ghost, but the real Bobby Fulbright is indeed dead.]]
** Whenever he clutches his right hand in righteous fury [[spoiler: you can clearly see the scar Athena gave him seven years ago in self-defense.]]
* HornedHairdo: Subverted. He has the hair (most obvious when seen from above), but not the temperament. [[spoiler: Played straight after TheReveal, though, and may double as subtle {{Foreshadowing}}.]]
* HotBlooded: Often gets into fights with Athena because of their equal temperaments.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * HotBloodedSideburns
* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Claims this as how the Phantom is blackmailing him.]]
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:If he was anything like the Phantom's impersonation.]]
* KubrickStare: [[spoiler:Is quite capable of one when his pretending not to be the Phantom begins falling apart.]]
* LargeHam: His mannerisms and gesticulations are over-the-top, even for ''this'' series. His "shocked" animation especially so. [[spoiler:Justified, since he's acting by exaggerating his emotions to cover up his general lack of true emotion]].
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:His English name gives off this vibe in contrast to Blackquill's DarkIsNotEvil.]]
* MeaningfulName: Bobby is slang for police officers in the United Kingdom. [[spoiler:"Fullbright" could reference the fact that it's difficult to make out somebody's features in a bright light, and we never actually learn what Phantom looks like.]]
** Robert - of which "Bobby" is a diminutive - also means "bright".
** Given his attitude, it can't be coincidence that his name rhymes with [[WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight Dudley Do-Right]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this reaction when he [[spoiler:brings the blood-stained lighter to the court during the climax of Case 4 and it turns out to have Athena's prints. Ultimately subverted however, as it was part of his plan to frame her in the first place.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Has shades of this. Particularly with Athena. Becomes a full-blown one in Case 4, where he's of great use to your investigation. [[spoiler:It's natural that he would be cooperative, if his cooperation ends up getting Athena suspected for ''his'' crime]].
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Once the reveals are made, his pose when pushing his glasses back into place tends to come off as this, rather than the usual stray moment of professionalism.
* SunglassesAtNight: Lampshaded by Apollo.
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: His main dilemma of whether be good and share all of his findings with the protagonists so the defense has a fair and just chance in court, or be lawful and follow protocol and deny the defense of any evidence which would be lawful but not fair and just. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope This goes right out the window]] when it's revealed that his real persona is neither lawful ''nor'' good.]]
* TooDumbToFool: What makes him immune to Simon's psychological influences. [[spoiler:Actually, it's his lack of emotions.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Look at this. Just look. It's easy to tell there's more to him than meets the eye just from how much is spoiler-ed here.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:Once Phoenix catches onto his identity, he tries to claim that he's being blackmailed by Phantom into working for him, not being Phantom himself. When he's pressed, however, he can't even decide which of his relatives is the hostage, and no one takes it seriously.]]
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[[folder: '''Buddy Faith''' (''Shinji Nakamado'')]]
!!'''Buddy Faith''' (''Shinji Nakamado'')
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A detective working with Jacques Portsman. Died when coming upon [[spoiler:Jacques]] ransacking Edgeworth's office.
* CouldntFindAPen: Subverted; it was [[spoiler:Portsman]] who wrote Gumshoe's name.
* CreatorCameo: He's modeled after [=AAI=]'s director Tsuyoshi Yamazaki.
* DeathByCameo: Mr. Yamazaki actually asked the designer to tweak Buddy's appareance a bit. Apparently, he didn't feel comfortable seeing himself as a body.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: He walks in on [[spoiler:Portsman attempting to steal KG-8 case files]] from Edgeworth's office and gets killed for it.
* NiceHat: As can be seen in the picture. It's even in his ID.
* PunnyName: His japanese name comes from the phrase "[[TrueCompanions nakama]] to shinjiteiru" meaning "I trust him as a friend" or "I believe he is a friend". The english name reflects this. It's also ironic since he was killed by someone who kept professing to be his friend.
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[[folder:'''Shi-Long Lang''' (''Shiryuu Rou'')]]
!!'''Shi-Long Lang''' (''Shiryuu Rou'')
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->"Lang Zi says: The reason people judge people is because people are people."
Edgeworth's rival in ''Ace Attorney Investigations'', an international detective who is brash and dismissive of those he dislikes (especially prosecutors, since a corrupt one ruined his family's reputation), but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cares deeply]] [[AFatherToHisMen for his men]]. He practices a philosophy of "detention" which often leads him to suspect the wrong people, forcing Edgeworth to prove that they didn't do it before he can arrest them.
* AlternateCharacterReading: His English version name is the Chinese reading of his name's kanji sequence.
* AnimalStereotypes: His manners, name, and design are meant to invoke wolves.
* {{Badass}}: Remember how Franziska wouldn't whip Godot because of his massive aura of badassery? Well, [[spoiler:she ''tries'' to whip Lang, but he catches it in mid-lash]]! And that's only one of his feats. Later on, she tries again while he's still laughing and [[spoiler:succeeds]].
* BadassCrew: He leads a hand-picked group of ''100'' agents, and they get work done in record time.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:In order to begin to attack Ambassador Alba, he directly accused Franziska von Karma of murder to continue the investigation.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:DiplomaticImpunity? [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Agent Lang won't have any of that]], ''Ex-Ambassador Alba''. Just shortly after ''being shot in the thigh'', too.]]
* BilingualBonus: Knowing Chinese characters (in the Japanese version) or pinyin (in the English version) can inform the player of his MeaningfulName without having to look it up. Also, "shifu" means "teacher" or "master", something his reverent subordinates refer to him as.
* CatchPhrase: '''''Not so fast!'''''
** Also: "Lang Zi says: [''insert [[{{Metaphorgotten}} wolf-related aphorism]]'']".
* CoolShades: Way too cool for words. Just how do they even stay on his face?
* DeadpanSnarker: In the Japanese version, he refers to Franziska as ''anesan'' - older sister. Normally one would use ''oneesan''. ''Anesan'' is typically used by Yakuza henchmen to refer to their boss's mistress.
* AFatherToHisMen: And ''how''! One of the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny most hilarious scenes]] in ''Investigations'' even plays around with the trope: Lang calls out one of his men and gives him a birthday present, causing the others to compliment him for being such an awesome boss... Then the first one [[SubvertedTrope says it was not his birthday]]. The silence lasts a single second before Lang retorts with: "Hmph... The present's [[DoubleSubversion not for you]]. It's for your younger brother's ''[[CrazyPrepared wife's younger brother]]''! Give this and tell him I said "Hi!", at which his men cry ManlyTears.
** A far less humourous (but certainly more awesome) example is where [[spoiler:he [[TakingTheBullet takes Detective Badd's bullet for Shih-na]] even after knowing full well that she was TheMole, his reasoning being that she was still his subordinate, and he was still beholden to protect her from harm. And then he arrests her and leads her off]].
** [[EstablishingCharacterMoment In one of his first scenes]], one of the other officers is having his men count off in numerical order but he stops the guy. All of his men are number one in his book. Turns into a BrickJoke later on when his agents are in formation and all counting off as "1"!
* HellBentForLeather: Wears a leather jacket, covered in gold dragons to make it even more {{Badass}}.
* HotBlooded: Is rather territorial about his jurisdiction and doesn't hesitate to butt heads with people over it or show aggression, which isn't very surprising for a man with a wolf motif.
* HotBloodedSideburns: To go along with his "wolf-ears" hair.
* HonorBeforeReason: Yes, Lang, it's your duty to protect your subordinates from harm, but [[spoiler: TakingTheBullet for a known [[TheMole mole]] and murderer, even non-fatally]] might be going a ''bit'' too far.
* ImplausibleDeniability: When Edgeworth questions why an Interpol agent commanding a team of 100 is investigating a local kidnapping case [[spoiler: and later murder]], he doesn't have a better answer other than "[[JurisdictionFriction go away]]". It turns out that [[spoiler: he's just using that as an excuse to investigate Amano for his ties to the smuggling ring he's after.]]
* InspectorLestrade / InspectorJavert: Depending on the situation. He disclaims the need for ''logic'' in making arrests in preference of detaining the most suspicious person immediately, and he hinders Edgeworth out of his grudge against prosecutors, but he's not stupid or careless.
* InterpolSpecialAgent: He has much greater investigative power (and manpower...) than a real-life Interpol agent. It's possible that he's a high-ranking member of the Zheng Fa intelligence agency that's just working with Interpol, however.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He only hates prosecutors due to [[spoiler:how Blaise Debeste destroyed his family's reputation of being top officers of the law]]. He treats his men well, though, and even develops some respect for Edgeworth late in Case 5.
* JurisdictionFriction: Naturally he tells Edgeworth to get lost, seeing as an Interpol agent has greater jurisdiction than a local prosecutor. Things don't go his way in the end.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Lang Zi Says!"
* MeaningfulName: "Lang" is Chinese for "wolf". "Shilong" is the name of a district in the Henan province in China, and is pretty close to the Chinese translation of "hornless dragon".
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: He makes countless wolf metaphors. By the end of the game, Edgeworth has started to wonder what the hell he's talking about.
--> '''Edgeworth''': (These quotes are definitely becoming increasingly difficult to decipher...)
* MrFanservice: His original design had no shirt.
* MyRuleFuIsStrongerThanYours: [[spoiler: Ambassador Alba]] evades investigation by abusing the law, so as a law enforcement agent, Lang just contacts the government, presents compelling evidence of wrongdoing, then convinces them to [[spoiler: revoke his ambassadorship]]. Take ''that''!
* OnlyAFleshWound: He gets ''[[spoiler:shot in the thigh]],'' and appears to just... walk it off.
* PrettyInMink: His jacket has a pretty large fur trim.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * TheRival: To Edgeworth.
* WorthyOpponent: He despises Edgeworth initially, being a prosecutor and all. By the end of the first ''Investigations'' game, he sees Edgeworth as this and even begins to show him some respect. It still takes the whole of the second game for him to begin to get over his huge distrust of prosecutors though.
* YouAreNumberSix: Subverted. He has all of his subordinates count off by '1', asserting that [[AFatherToHisMen they're all "number one" in his book]].
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[[folder:'''Tyrell Badd''' (''Ittetsu Bado'')]]
!!'''Tyrell Badd''' (''Ittetsu Bado'')
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A hardened detective (we're not kidding, he looks like he'd be more at home in ''SinCity'') who's worked many cases with Calisto Yew and Byrne Faraday investigating the Yatagarasu. [[spoiler:Is a member of the Yatagarasu, working in evidence disposal]]. In ''Gyakuten Kenji 2'', it is revealed he worked on the [[spoiler:IS-7 incident]], helping [[spoiler:Gregory Edgeworth]] discover [[spoiler:Manfred von Karma's]] manipulations of the crime scene.
* {{Badass}}: His jacket is full with bullet holes. In fact, some of the holes show that the bullets should have hit vital organs. He's still pretty much alive.
* BadassGrandpa: Not a grandpa in the literal sense, but he's old enough to qualify.
* BadassLongcoat: ''Filled with bullet holes!'' "I wear this coat to remind me of MyGreatestFailure." "You got all of them in one case?" "Only about half."
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Shown in his interactions with Kay and when he talks about Byrne Faraday.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Turns himself in after Shih-na is unmasked as Calisto, and hands Edgeworth the remaining crucial pieces of evidence]].
%%* CoatCape
* CoolOldGuy: He's 60 by the final case of the original game.
* [[spoiler:DarkIsNotEvil]]: His overall design seems to be based around the DarkerAndEdgier trope. Also because his surname is ''Badd'', it may have led people to believe that he was the true villain of case 4, [[spoiler:but it turned out that he was actually a decent person. Also Kay seems to adore him.]]
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * DeadPartner: Byrne Faraday.
* DeathGlare: Gives one to Franziska when she offhandedly taunts him about his failure to protect Prosecutor Faraday. It's enough to actually scare ''her'' of all people into ''apologizing'' for her remark. [[spoiler:It probably reminded him of his similar failure to protect Cece Yew.]]
* DetectiveMole: [[spoiler:HeroAntagonist version.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Subverted. He's working for/as a criminal, but he has good intentions.]]
* TheGadfly: A low-key example, but by the end of ''Investigations'' even Edgeworth has noted that he's teasing Franziska for no reason other than to watch her freak out.
* GutturalGrowler: His speech is chock full of ellipses, probably as a way to allude to this trope without resorting to actual voices. Whenever Badd takes his lollipop out of his mouth, he speaks normally, which implies that the pauses are just him sucking on the lollipop.
* HeyYou: Typically calls Edgeworth and Franziska "kids" or some other variant, but after [[spoiler:Edgeworth exposes Calisto Yew]], he starts calling them "[[LastNameBasis Mr. Edgeworth]]" and "[[LastNameBasis Ms. von Karma]]".
* HiddenDepths: Does this twice, belying his image as a {{Badass}} veteran detective with a dark streak. First, the "cigarette" in his mouth turns out to be a lollipop, and second, when he looks furious and is about to pull something from his coat, Edgeworth jumps and thinks he's pulling his gun. Nope, it's his hand mirror, and he seems to enjoy admiring himself with it (though pulling it out like that to screw with Edgeworth isn't out of the question). However, it turns out that the true purpose of the mirror is to keep an eye on who's behind him- all those bullet holes in his jacket aren't for show after all.
* HonoraryUncle: Kay calls him "Uncle Badd".
* KnightInSourArmor: He remarks that the only reason he sees life to be worth living is to find justice for the KG-8 Incident and crush the smuggling ring that has taken so much from him. [[spoiler:His role in the Yatagarasu is so he can fulfill his mission beyond the limits of the law.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Truth Isn't Sweet".
* MeaningfulName:
** "Badd" and "Bado" are for "bad(ass)", and "Ittetsu" means "stubborn".
** "Bad?" is a reference to [[spoiler:"bado," the Japanese transliteration of "bird." The first character of "Bado" is also very similar to the kanji for "crow."]]
* MyGreatestFailure: He couldn't convict [[spoiler:the murderer of Calisto's sister]], which is why he's so determined to take down [[spoiler:the smuggling ring]]. He eventually finds out that [[spoiler:Calisto actually [[TheMole works for]] the smuggling ring]] and that [[spoiler:she only posed as the victim's sister in order spy on him and Byrne Faraday]].
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: In contrast to the bright colors and simple faces of everyone else, Detective Badd has drawn facial definition and much darker colors.
* NotSoStoic: After [[spoiler:Yew is exposed]]. In the resulting chase, after almost getting shot, Edgeworth notices that he's more shaken than he lets on.
* ObviouslyEvil: Badd? Really? [[spoiler: Totally subverted. He lives in a world full of punny names, but he really is not so bad. Though he may be a ''Badd''ass.]]
* OralFixation: When Badd first appears there's a little white cylinder sticking out of his mouth, seemingly evoking the image of the smoking noir detective. When he takes it out, it's revealed that it's a lollipop.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: It's time to pay extra attention to what he's saying... when he goes from... speaking...like this to suddenly speaking! Like this! [[spoiler: He's talking about what he knows about the Yatagarasu, a hint that there's another reason why he knows the most about it than everyone else.]]
* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: You know things are really serious when [[TheStoic Badd]] [[NotSoStoic starts doing this]] in addition to his normal
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * PapaWolf: To Kay.
* RealMenWearPink: More like "Real Men eat Candy", but similar principle. Taken to even further extremes in Investigations 2 Case 3, which implies he may be a ClosetGeek with regards to candy in general.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, RememberThisIsAWiki * SmokingIsCool: Subverted; see above.
* TheStoic: He does not smile. Ever. Also, his "hurt[=/=]shock" animation shows the least amount of emotion when compared to everyone in the series (His eyes simply widen).
* TragicKeepsake: His own coat, which is tattered by numerous bullet holes, to remind him of his inability to save [[spoiler:Cece Yew]].
* VerbalTic: He likes to...pause dramatically...in the middle of sentences... Though it's actually his sucking on his lollipop.
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[[folder:'''Wataru Shirase''' (''Rip Lacer'')]]
A detective and frequent colleague of Manfred von Karma. He was initially the lead detective on the IS-7 incident, only to be reassigned to interrogating the suspect after apparently screwing up and forgetting to inform von Karma that [[spoiler:the victim's body had disappeared]].
* TheGhost: He's mentioned during the third and fourth cases but never actually seen, mostly because he was handling Jeff Master's interrogation in the past segment, and had long-since been fired during the present-day segment.
* PunnyName: In reference to the fact that he got replaced by Tyrell Badd early in the investigation, only to take over from Badd again after he refused to co-operate with von Karma.
* TheScapegoat: After von Karma got a penalty during the IS-7 trial, Lacer took the fall and got fired. Not only that, but the only reason he didn't tell anyone [[spoiler:the body went missing was]] because [[spoiler:Blaise Debeste]] had decided to go ahead and charge Master without consulting von Karma, and "persuaded" Lacer to keep quiet.
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[[folder:'''Dai-Long Lang''' (''Dairyuu Rou'')]]
!!'''Dai-Long Lang''' ('''Dairyuu Rou''')
The late father of Shi-Long Lang. He was the main investigator of the SS-5 incident. He realized that the [[spoiler: president of Zheng Fa had been replaced]] and therefore he knew about the conspiracy. However, the evidence was manipulated by a corrupt prosecutor, [[spoiler: Blaise Debeste]], who then blamed him and his investigators. The scandal tarnished the reputation of the House of Lang and caused Shi-Long Lang's grudge against prosecutors.
* BadassGrandpa: He's a Lang. If his son is anything to go by, this is pretty much default.
%%* BadassMoustache
%%* DeathByOriginStory
* HeKnowsTooMuch: His (and his clan's) fall from grace was set up because of this.
* MyGreatestFailure: The SS-5 incident became one not only for him, but for ''his entire family''.
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[[folder: '''Satoru Hosonaga''']]
!!'''Satoru Hosonaga'''
A waiter at La Quantos who witnessed [[spoiler:John Watson's]] murder...though in reality he is Chief Detective of the Capital Police's first division, who was working undercover. [[spoiler:When the murder occured, he recieved orders from Capital Police headquarters to remove all traces of Jezail Bullet on the scene in an attempt to maintain positive relations between Japan and Britain.]]
He returns in Case 2, [[spoiler:with the job of protecting Asogi from assasination attempts.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Starts off the case [[spoiler:trying to deflect suspicion away from Jezail (in fact, he was the one who removed all traces of her in the crime scene)]], but by the end of the first case [[spoiler:he helps Ryuu in finding the truth by providing evidence that supports his case.]]
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Appears to suffer from some kind of pulmonary disease. He even [[BloodFromTheMouth bleeds from the mouth]] because of it. [[DefinitelyJustACold He says it's not a problem]]. He hasn't died from it, though (yet).
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:He considers his failure to protect Asogi this, when the latter is murdered.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In Case 2, he lets Ryunosuke and Susato investigate the crime scene, informs the captain of the ship of it, and [[spoiler:gets beaten up as a result.]] Justified though, as Ryunosuke was the prime suspect of the case, and the scene had to be undisturbed before it was to be handed over to Hong Kong police.
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[[folder:'''Sherlock Holmes''']]
!!'''Sherlock Holmes'''
!!!'''Voiced by''': Shinji Kawada (Japanese, ''[[VisualNovel/DaiGyakutenSaibanNaruhodouRyuunosukeNoBouken Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodo Ryunosuke no Bouken]]'')
The Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes is a consulting detective famed throughout the world through the published accounts of his adventures. He is known for his keen deductive ability and observation skills. He meets Ryunosuke and Susato while investigating a murder onboard the Alaclair.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: His investigation method puts him in weird places, he's a prankster and he's generally eccentric. But when the chips are down, he knows ''exactly'' what he needs to do.
* CloudCuckoolander: His deductions can get a bit...out there.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Yup, he's ''that'' Sherlock Holmes.
* SherlockScan: What Joint Deduction is...though in a twist, he seems less than concerned about whether what he deduces is actually true (and it usually isn't, as he ends up noticing the wrong things). It's up to Ryunosuke to consider the evidence and decide if his deductions hold weight. That said, when Ryunosuke finds the correct train of thought, Sherlock follows through with it effortlessly.
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[[folder:'''Tobias Gregson''']]
!!'''Tobias Gregson'''
An inspector from Scotland Yard, who has a (one-sided) rivalry with Holmes. Is a fan of Iris Watson. Loves fish and chips.
* InspectorLestrade: Well, he's the other inspector from the Holmes stories, but he performs this function nonetheless.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fish and chips.
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!Other Law Enforcement Workers
[[folder:'''Missile''']]
!!'''Missile'''
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/animal_-_dog_Missile_1701.png]]
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/animal_-_dog_missle_growling_9346.png]]
->"...The dog Detective Gumshoe takes care of just up and ate a Samurai Dog earlier as well. Poor little dog, slowly coming to resemble his handler." - ''Miles Edgeworth''
A Shiba Inu police dog cared for by Gumshoe. One of the optional tools offered by Gumshoe in Case 1-4, he later appears in ''Investigations'' to help find evidence in case 5.
* AssistCharacter: To Phoenix Wright in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom3''.
* BadassAdorable: Quite a few characters gush over how cute Missile is. But he's quite vicious if you get in the way of his food.
* BeastOfBattle: Gets summoned to inflict damage.
* BigEater: Once devoured an entire cart of Steel Samurai hot dogs.
* TheBusCameBack: He appeared in ''Ace Attorney: Investigations'' for the first time since the original ''Ace Attorney''!
* EvilDetectingDog: Gumshoe likes to see him as one but... he mostly ends up finding food instead. [[spoiler: Played with in the second case of ''Investigations 2'', where he DOES help point out the true killer. There's a perfectly logical explanation for it, though.]]
* HeroesLoveDogs: Both Maya Fey and Shi-long Lang have expressed fondness for Missile. Phoenix, however, makes a joke about using Missile as bait for Gourdy, a Loch-Ness monster type monster. Maya is not amused.
* PaletteSwap: In ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', switching Phoenix' colors gives Missile one of [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Amaterasu]]'s alternate colors, and she has one based on Missile. Phoenix' DLC costume gives Missile a color scheme based on [[VideoGame/DarkStalkers Jon Talbain.]]
* PluckyComicRelief:
** He's not actually useful in his debut case, but his scene with Larry is hilarious.
** Shiba Inu are not typically used as police dogs. The first member of the breed to pass the police dog exam in Japan did so [[http://www.japanprobe.com/2011/07/21/shiba-inu-joins-okayama-police-department/ ten years after the game first came out]]. So, he's more obviously a joke character in Japan where the breed is a well-known house pet.
* TeamPet: The police investigation team's, anyway...
** Also part of Phoenix' investigation team in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', where he comes in during Phoenix' throws, though Phoenix seems to imply Missile does it of his own accord and it's never intended. When done on the ground, Phoenix tells his opponent "Watch out!" but they're too busy wondering what he's sidestepping and get tripped. When done in the air, Missile jumps up (sometimes as high as 20 feet) to knock the airborne opponent downwards, after which Phoenix yells "Missile!" with an annoyed tone of voice. Being a team-based fighting game, Missile can become the TeamPet for the entire team the player chooses if "Get 'em Missile" is picked as Phoenix' assist move, wherein he purposely calls him out to rush forward and attack.
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[[folder:'''Taka''' (''Gin'')]]
!!'''Taka''' (''Gin'')
Simon Blackquill's trusty pet falcon. Has a habbit of assaulting defense attorneys and witnesses whose behavior isn't to his master's liking.
* ADogNamedDog: ''Taka'' is Japanese for... yep, "hawk".
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Capable of fetching evidence without damaging it.
* CoolPet: He's a hawk, and his purpose is to make Simon look even cooler.
* HeadPet: Frequently perches on the Judge's head.
* NonHumanSidekick: Of Blackquill's. acting as his personal messenger and retriever of evidence.
* RightHandAttackDog: "Right Hand Attack Hawk", to be more precise.
* ShownTheirWork: Unlike most other birds of prey that have the [[NoisyNature Red-Tailed Hawk's majestic cry dubbed over whatever noises they would naturally make]], Taka screeches like a Red-Tailed Hawk because he actually IS one.
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[[folder:'''Damon Gant''' (''Kaiji Ganto'')]]
!!'''Damon Gant''' (''Kaiji Ganto'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Gant_Damon-icon_3794.png]]
->"You know, we should all go swimming together sometime! Jolly!"
Highly eccentric [[DaChief Police Chief]]. Although he does some pretty odd things (for a guy that intentionally looks like Zeus), he's highly intelligent, clever, and cunning. He used to be Lana's partner when both were detectives. [[spoiler:He killed Neil Marshall, re-arranged the scene to make it seem like Ema Skye is the killer and forged evidence to convict Joe Darke, a serial murderer. Two years later, in a fit of panic, he kills Bruce Goodman, who attempted to re-open SL-9.]]
* AffablyEvil: Need fifty bucks? He's your guy!
* AngryFistShake: [[spoiler:When you begin to get close to catching him.]]
%% commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample * BadassBeard[=/=][[spoiler:BeardOfEvil]]
* BigNo: Plus [[ThunderShock special effects]].
* [[spoiler:{{Blackmail}}]]: [[spoiler:He has Lana do his bidding as chief prosecutor under threat of her sister being framed as Neil Marshall's killer]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Uses some variation of "Been swimming lately?" as a greeting, eerily stares in silence for moments at a time, and calls the Judge, Phoenix, and Edgeworth "Udgey", "Wrighto", and "Worthy", respectively.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:He came across the aftermath of a fight between Joe Darke, a criminal who he didn't have enough evidence to convict, and Neil Marshall, an honest and righteous prosecutor, both unconscious, with a young, traumatized Ema Skye in the room. Rather than just killing Marshall and framing Darke for the murder, he instead framed Ema so that he could use that as blackmail to force Ema's sister ''Lana'' to frame Darke, thereby creating a layer of protection in case the lies started to unravel and simultaneously granting him unlimited use of Lana as a pawn for any of his future schemes. He came up with that complex plan [[XanatosSpeedChess in the amount of time it took for Lana to catch up with him]].]]
%%* CoolShades
%%* DaChief
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: He knew [[spoiler:Phoenix would break into his office ''right'' after telling him to get out]]. He also interrupts a cross-examination at one point... during the actual ''playable part''.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: At least used to be one in his younger days.
* DeathGlare: They're so long, you'll think the game crashed. If not for his regular blinking.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:It's implied that he had forged evidence even before SL-9.]]
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * EccentricMentor: Sort of.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:After his initial VillainousBreakdown and ranting about how he should have dealt with Jake, he calms down, suggests that he won't make it to his lunch date with the Judge and says the legal system is now in Phoenix, Edgeworth and the Judge's hands]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:''Twice''. First, the pieces of evidence he took as "insurance" were later used against him, and when it seemed he would succeed in putting the blame on Ema, his own arrogance was what did him in.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: He scoffs when Edgeworth raises the possibility that [[spoiler:he committed the evidence forgery for someone else's sake]]. In his own words:
-->'''Gant:''' There are only three people I look out for: Me, Myself, and I.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: [[spoiler:If Lana tries to implicate him in killing Neil Marshall or Bruce Goodman, he'll ensure that Ema gets prosecuted, as he frames her for accidentally killing Neil.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:What he eventually became; interestingly, he also described Manfred von Karma in a similar manner.]]
* LargeHam: Mentioned to use BoldInflation in everyday conversation and otherwise make things sound overly-grandiose.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * LaughingMad: With escalation!
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * {{Leitmotif}}: "Swimming, Anyone?"
* MeaningfulName: Damon is probably a pun on [[spoiler:demon]]. The first kanji of "Kaiji" is "sea" (he brings up swimming a lot), and his name as a whole might allude to a Chinese proverb: "You can pick on the mountains, but don't pick on the sea [because the sea is merciless]". "Gant" (and "Ganto") come from the French word for glove, which he is always seen wearing. [[spoiler:Marshall states during his testimony that the murderer wore gloves.]]
* NiceGuy: [[spoiler: What he used to be in the past, according to the Judge.]]
* TheNicknamer: Calls the Judge "Udgey", for one.
* NotSoDifferent: He pulls this on [[spoiler:Edgeworth]]. It really got under his skin.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: It doesn't take long before it's shown that he's quite intelligent [[spoiler:and he's one of the most cunning murderers in the series.]]
* OminousPipeOrgan: Quite explicitly seen and heard in his office and leitmotif, respectively.
* PsychoticSmirk: In one of his sprites, which makes it clear he's smarter than he appears.
* SarcasticClapping: One of his favored animations is to do this while laughing at you.
* ThunderShock: In his "Damage" animation.
* VillainHasAPoint: In a way, Gant is frighteningly prescient - on two whole levels. He tells Edgeworth that, one day, he will have to go outside the law and present illegal evidence to fight criminals. Two years later, Edgeworth has to do exactly that in order to take down Quercus Alba and his smuggling ring. And seven years after that, Phoenix, with Apollo Justice's help, has to present forged evidence to take down Kristoph Gavin. Additionally, though his actions were horrible, Gant's overall desire to see tighter control of the legal system becomes A LOT more understandable in light of some of the criminals Wright and Edgeworth encounter (think Alba's agents pretending to be defense attorneys and prosecutors, not to mention [[spoiler:the Phantom impersonating Bobby Fulbright).]]
* VillainousBreakdown: His hair gets struck by lightning and he goes [[Manga/{{Dragonball}} Super Saiyan]]. His final breakdown, after you prove the decisive evidence is admissible is him going LaughingMad and applauding at utterly insane speeds.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His actions are unquestionably and utterly vile, and he is definitely a nasty and selfish person, but after his initial breakdown, he really does seem to believe what he did was necessary to fight criminals. His tone and words also seem to suggest that maybe he didn't really want to go through with his deeds, but felt he had to. Furthermore, the way he praises Wright and Edgeworth, rightfully noting how they are a good team that makes sure justice is served, suggests he may even feel a bit relieved that they figured everything out, because now the legal system is in a way stronger as a result.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Jake Marshall''' (''Kyosuke Zaimon'')]]
!!'''Jake Marshall''' (''Kyosuke Zaimon'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marshall_Jake-icon_5737.png]]
->"When there's gunshots, there's bound to be bullets."
A CowboyCop and ex-detective that was demoted to a patrolman after SL-9. Because of the suspiciousness of the decisive evidence, the abruptness and hastiness of his demotion, and the fact that he wanted to know the truth behind his kid brother's death, Officer Marshall refused to let the case go.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: (To Lana Skye) In that trial two years ago... Did you really only use legitimate evidence!?]]
* BigNo: See the quotes for the page.
* BitingTheHandkerchief: Or rather, the jerky.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Let's face it, it's par for the course at this point.
* CowboyCop: Played straight and literally. WordOfGod holds it that he was made a cowboy so that [[spoiler:he wouldn't be a complete {{Expy}} of Godot, as Jake is the Godot in the Fey-Skye parallel]].
* IronicEcho: Phoenix telling him to explain himself in eight words or less, when [[spoiler:he learns about the fingerprint-sensing locks on his own locker that he used to hide a bloody coat.]]
-->'''Jake:''' ''I only got one word for you, pardner. '''[[DramaticWind NOOOOOO!!!]]''' ''
* KnightInSourArmor: He's bitter about being demoted, but is willing to risk what's left of his career to find the truth behind SL-9.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: [[spoiler: Commits theft and assault, not caring about the consequences, in order to find out who really murdered his younger brother.]]
* KnifeNut: Always carries around a huge knife that he uses to ''shave'' with [[spoiler:(and assault security guards)]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Detective from the Wild West".
* PunnyName: "Marshall", like a wild west sheriff. Since he lacks his brother's skill, he could be considered a "Fake Marshal".
* QuickNip: Often seen drinking from a hip flask. [[spoiler:At one point he is shown opening the flask with his teeth and spitting out the stopper, suggesting the flask is normally just for show.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Gets one regarding [[spoiler:impersonating Goodman, trying to steal the evidence and assaulting Meekins when he came in after him]].
* YoungestChildWins: According to Jake, Neil, the prosecutor, is significantly smarter.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Mike Meekins''' (''Susumu Harabai'')]]
!!'''Mike Meekins''' (''Susumu Harabai'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Meekins_Mike-icon_5755.png]]
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->"Sir I... I wish I didn't have to tell you this... but last year, tragedy struck a rising star at the precinct! I lost my case files four times... in three days! They fired me!"
An over-enthusiastic cop that is unnecessarily respectful in speech (he broke the dialogue boxes in the Japanese version). He's not the brightest bulb, doesn't have much luck, and is rather clumsy. He looks up to Gumshoe and aspires to be like him.
* AlliterativeName: In English
* ButtMonkey: He idolizes ''Gumshoe'', so that's enough to make him a ButtMonkey by default.
* CatchPhrase: Has a tendency to begin his answers to questions by saying "If I had to say I was (X) or (Y)..."
* {{Gonk}}: His head is oddly shaped, and his eyes are wide open, making him the sort that looks distorted rather than ugly.
* MeaningfulName: He's certainly meek, and the "Mike" might refer to that megaphone. "Susumu" means "press forward".
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: From a cop in the first game, to the Blue Badger in ''Investigations'' to a court bailiff in ''Apollo Justice''. He is shown to still be in the police force in ''Investigations'', just placed undercover as the Blue Badger. In the end credits, he states he was fired afterwards for losing his gun (although the page quote suggests it was for losing case files).
* NoIndoorVoice: Doesn't help any that he always has a speakerphone in his hand.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Looks nothing like ''any'' other character in the series.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:He ends up walking in on Jake Marshall attempting to steal the SL-9 evidence, ending up creating a separate "murder" at the evidence room. Phoenix going to investigate the evidence room ultimately helps place Gant there, although Phoenix wins by proving Gant killed Neil.]]
* UpToEleven: The volume knob on his speakerphone. Whenever he shouts into it, it causes loud feedback.
* VerbalTic: Speaks extremely politely and addresses everyone as "sir".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''The Blue Badger''' (''Taiho'')]]
!!'''The Blue Badger''' (''Taiho'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blue_badger_5128.png]]
->"What the hell is that wriggling piece of plywood?" - ''Miles Edgeworth''
The mascot of the police force. Plays a significant role in case 1-5. It becomes the mascot of Gatewater Land in ''Investigations'' and gains a family of badgers which includes the Pink Badger, the Proto Badger, and the Bad Badger. The Badgers are also used as the mascots of the Gavinners.
* BeardOfEvil: The Bad Badger's goatee
* CompanionCube: He has quite a few character tropes for someone that started out as a piece of plywood.
* CoolShades: The Bad Badger.
* EvilCounterpart: The Bad Badger.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Visitors to Gatewater Land are awarded a prize if they can take a photo of all four Badgers. Since the Bad Badger only comes out for a certain event [[spoiler:and the costume is worn by the victim before being disposed of]], Kay never gets the Bad Badger.
* {{Kawaisa}}: Only in Japan would a police department have a RidiculouslyCuteCritter mascot.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "I Want to Defend".
* PunnyName: He's blue, and carries a police badge. "Taiho" means "arrest". Lampshaded when Kay says that his name sounds threatening to a "Great Thief" like her.
* NightmareFuel: In-universe, at least Phoenix and Apollo seemed to think so.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In a certain sense; the character is based on Pipo-kun, the mascot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.
* RedHerring: In case 1-5, there is an obvious handprint on the Blue Badger's face. Despite being given a fingerprint analysis kit on day 2, you can't examine this print, and it has no relevance to the case. It's probably just meant to show how sloppily Gumshoe painted it.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: The Pink Badger has a bow. {{Lampshaded}} if Edgeworth examines the Pink Badger costume box.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: '''Dustin Prince''' (''Mamoru Machio'')]]
!!'''Dustin Prince''' (''Mamoru Machio'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mugshot-dustin_4744.png]]
Maggey's former boyfriend, and also a police officer. Died due to a broken neck sustained from a large fall.
* PunnyName (Dusting prints.)
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[[folder: '''Valerie Hawthorne''' (''Yuki Miyanagi'')]]
!!'''Valerie Hawthorne''' (''Yuki Miyanagi'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valerie_4731.png]]
Dahlia's step-sister and a former police sergeant. She was the one who arrested and got Terry convicted. Dies of a stab wound.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Even after she was killed and stuffed in a trunk, her attractive appearance wasn't marred.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Both black or dark-brown.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:She was an accomplice to Dahlia's crime]].
* FairCop: See BeautyIsNeverTarnished.
* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: The reason she was killed.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Tried to do the right thing and gets stabbed for her troubles.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: GuiltRiddenAccomplice]] and [[spoiler:HeelFaceDoorSlam]] tropes. One of the saddest examples of this trope, since not only does she get killed for it, but [[spoiler: the guy she initially screwed over and later tried to save through her HeelFaceTurn ends up dying anyway.]]
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:She '''valiantly''' tried to confront Dahlia and set the record straight to exonerate Terry.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: Comes with the territory of being a case's victim.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Ted Tonate''' (''Shingo Barashima'')]]
!!'''Ted Tonate''' (''Shingo Barashima'')
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A bomb technician who works for the police force. Was tasked with disarming the bomb that destroyed the courthouse. Although he can speak normally, his preferred way of communicating with others is by typing phrases into his wrist-mounted computer and then having the computer speak for him. [[spoiler: He is responsible for killing Detective Candice Arme although he didn't plant the bomb nor set it off. He actually likes bombs so much he collects them. He disarms actual bombs but then replaces them with models later on, selling the real ones on the black market. After Candice Arme caught him trying to steal the HH-3000 bomb, he killed her with it and disguised her murder as a casualty of the courtroom bombing.]]
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: His English name, which is [[PunnyName punny]] too.
* {{Angrish}}: When contradicted or startled he mashes his keyboard, producing the written version of this with his robotic voice.
* ArcVillain: Of the first case of ''Dual Destinies'', as obviously spelled out in the opening.
* ArmsDealer: He secretly smuggled bombs he disabled to sell on the black market instead of retaining them as evidence.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Admits that he collects bombs and replaces actual ones he encounters in his job with models. However, he later admits he collects these bombs to sell in the BlackMarket.
* CoolHelmet: One complete with a face shield and a pair of goggles.
* DemolitionsExpert: He states his profession as "BombDisposal Expert".
* ElectiveMute: He prefers to communicate via his wrist-mounted computer if he doesn't have his hands full [[spoiler:or starts breaking down]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He steals bombs to sell them in the black market and kill the detective who discovered his felonies, but he would never let a courtroom full of people blow up. During the Starbucks' trial Tonate realizes that the bomb has been reactivated by the phantom and immediately evacuates everybody in the courtroom. Without his warning, that could have been the biggest tragedy in the entire saga.
** [[spoiler:Even in Case 1 before the reveal of the fake bomb, he has the decency to let people evacuate and prevent needless casualties.]]
* ExpressiveMask: His goggles' shutters act like this. [[spoiler: Particularly noticeable during his breakdown]].
* GadgeteerGenius: He's able to disassemble and re-assemble his model bomb in a matter of ''seconds''.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: He has telescopic vision with the help of his goggles and when questioned by Phoenix if his goggles can see that far, he claims he saw the bomb ticking off with his goggles and remarks he can see what Phoenix ate for breakfast just by looking at his tie. [[spoiler:A lie (well, the bomb part) as the bomb was hidden in a stuffed animal.]]
* InsufferableGenius: Is a bit ''too'' proud of his skills as a bomb disposal technician.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:As pathetic as he may look and sound during his breakdown, it's hard to feel sympathy for him when there's not a single person in his MotiveRant that he doesn't call stupid in one way or another]]. And let's not mention that smug, begoggled stare of his when he thinks he has you beat.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Difficult People" [[spoiler: while talking to him in the detention center]].
* MachineMonotone: Courtesy of his wrist-mounted computer.
* MadBomber: [[spoiler:Subverted. While he reactivated the bomb, he reveals in the last case that he did not set it off; someone nicked the remote control before he could. Now you know why he warned the court about the bomb being reactivated, at that point he was taking his job seriously.]]
* MadnessMantra: He starts his breakdown by shouting "DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE".
* MeaningfulName: Detonate
* NonFatalExplosions: [[spoiler: His goggles explode in his face during his breakdown, complete with the cartoon-style grey burnt out marks where they used to be.]]
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: [[spoiler:He tries ''disarming his bomb'' like this, biting down on the cables. Doesn't work, however.]]
* PercussiveMaintenance: When he was failing to stop the countdown of the practice time bomb during his VillainousBreakdown, he attempts to smash the bomb with his goggles. It stops only for a few seconds, resuming after the goggles blow up in his face.
* StarterVillain: [[spoiler:His murder, like most of the other starter villains', was unplanned. Not unlike Jacques Portsman, though, he's also someone whose seemingly unrelated crime ties into the main storyline.]]
* SmugSmiler: Not all the time, but he does tend to smirk at you when feeling smarter than everyone else in court, which is often.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Inadvertently. [[spoiler: By killing Candice Arme, he prevented her from testifying in the trial for the murder of Clay Terran. A lot of things about that case would be made much clearer much more quickly if she could.]]
** He manages to be one to [[spoiler: the phantom. If he hadn't been there and evacuated everyone, Athena and Blackquill would have died, and they end up being major parts in the trial against the phantom.]]
* TrickedOutGloves: His wrist-mounted voice synthesizer.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Starts to hastily bite down on the wires of the practice bomb to disarm it, but with the timer coming down to the last few seconds, he tries to destroy it by smashing his goggles into it. The timer briefly stops, but his goggles explode in his face. The timer then counts down the last two second and announces that Ted has failed to disarm it.]]
* XanatosSpeedChess: He wasn't the one who detonated the bomb [[spoiler:as that was done by the Phantom.]] He took advantage after the explosion to [[spoiler:leave Detective Arme's body in the destroyed courtroom to make it look like she had been killed by the bomb explosion]].
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[[folder:'''Shih-na''']]
!!'''Shih-na'''
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Lang's assistant, a demure seemingly albino woman with a penchant for sunglasses. [[spoiler:Actually Calisto Yew, acting now as a TheMole within Interpol.]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Outright states, "[[spoiler:I was destined to betray all of you from the start.]]" She's not kidding, either; [[spoiler:when she's captured, she drops a key piece of evidence to capturing her ''real'' boss, Quercus Alba, (her "hair sticks", actually crossbow bolts) and makes it known that this wasn't an accident by outright telling Kay to keep them when she tries to return them, then tells Edgeworth that she killed no one tonight. She even betrayed ''him'' in the end!]]
* EmotionlessGirl: Extremely stoic. Her personality gives the impression that she speaks with almost zero inflection in her words. Most evident in her "blowback" animation when she takes the verbal "hit" but her facial expression never wavers. [[spoiler:However, it is merely a facade.]]
* EvilAlbino: [[spoiler:Although considering she also took on Calisto Yew's identity, it's unclear whether that's her real hair color, either]].
* {{Futureshadowing}}: [[spoiler:She makes a remark in Case 3 that she can hardly contain her laughter.]] It might come off as deadpan sarcasm the first time you see it (as by the time it ''would'' make sense, you'd probably forgot she ever said it) but once you are familiar with the plot of the game, it takes on a whole new meaning on subsequent viewings.
* GlassesPull: Usually done alongside Lang.
* TheHyena: [[spoiler:She not only lets out a familiar-looking laugh animation that exposes her as Calisto Yew, but when you finally defeat her, she lets off an especially maniacal EvilLaugh]].
* HyperCompetentSidekick: To Shi-Long Lang.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:This time, she's infiltrating Interpol for the smuggling ring.]]
** Or she could be a [[spoiler:DoubleAgent. If you look from another perspective, maybe she did not kill Byrne Faraday because she was told so, but rather because she knew it would be too soon for them to reveal the truth behind the Yatagarasu, which would also make it impossible for them to catch the real smuggling ring leader. Take note of how the True Yatagarasu was formed by Byrne, Calisto and Badd: if one of them leaked the truth about it, chances of catching their true prey would be lower than zero. And, in the end, she did her job: she lured them to Quercus Alba, got them to catch her, revealed the truth and gave them the final clues with a big help from Badd. It was likely her plan all along.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She looks a lot like Music/LadyGaga. [[spoiler: Even as her former self, when compared to Lady Gaga's original appearance]].
* NoNameGiven: As above, 'Shih-na' is not her real name any more than 'Calisto Yew' was.
* NotSoStoic: Eventually she admits that she's amused and start to show it. [[spoiler: This is her mask beginning to slip.]]
* PrettyInMink: Has a mink scarf to go along with Lang's boa.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: As an Interpol agent it's best to not mess with her.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:During her final testimony, Confrontation ~ Presto 2009 plays. The theme has played only for the final and true villain of every other case in the game. While she is indeed a villain, she is actually ''not'' responsible for either of the murders in the case. Players will probably notice this when they realize a good majority of the evidence and circumstances has yet to be explained at this point.]]
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * TheReveal: [[spoiler:LaughingMad]]
* ShesGotLegs: Her black dress leaves little to the imagination about her legs.
* TheStoic: Shows no expressions, even to the point where her "takes damage" animation shows visible "knock-back" (her hair), but she doesn't bat an eye.
* SunglassesAtNight: Wears sunglasses at night in Case 5, albeit mostly indoors.
* VillainousBreakdown: Starts laughing hysterically but then goes into full-on LaughingMad, cackling like a crazed banshee.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Laughing in the same way Calisto Yew did]]
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[[folder:'''Marī Miwa''' (''Patricia Roland'')]]
!!'''Marī Miwa''' '''(''Patricia Roland'' in the fan translation)'''
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The director of the prison and the detention center. She is an animal lover who believed in animal therapy. [[spoiler: She used to work as the director of the "Happy Family" orphanage, where she got involved with the conspiracy]] to [[spoiler: kill the president of Zheng Fa.]] She was the only [[spoiler: suspect in SS-5, but she got away thanks to]] the prosecutor, [[spoiler: Blaise Debeste, one of her co-conspirators.]] She then became the head warden of the prison, which she called her "home". However, when [[spoiler: the assassin whom they hired to kill the president]] was imprisoned, [[spoiler: she became paranoid because he threatened her that one of his many "dogs" (subordinate) would come and kill her.]] She [[spoiler: killed Horace Knightley;]] because she [[spoiler: got a false positive that he was one of them.]]
%%* AlliterativeName
* AndYourLittleDogToo: Her fear and hatred of Dogen also extends to his dog, and she almost quotes the line word-for-word at one point. Justified though, as said dog is ''far'' from little and has been trained to kill.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Other than [[spoiler:being an accomplice to the murder of the Zheng Fa president]] and [[spoiler:murdering a prisoner out of fear]], she's a pretty nice person.
* CrazyCatLady: More like "Crazy Fox Lady", but similar principle. Though she tries to come off as a [[KindheartedCatLover Kindhearted Animal Lover.]]
* ExpressiveAccessory: The silver fox on her neck is alive and usually copies her facial expressions. One of her animations shows her speaking through her fox. [[spoiler:Probably a result of her being paranoid.]]
* WeaselMascot: More like "Fox Mascot", but similar principle. She has a very strong affiliation with foxes.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: [[spoiler:Except for a few exceptions.]]
* TheGlomp: With Raymond Shields. When it comes to hugging, they're soulmates.
** She makes a habit of greeting ''everyone'' like that. And kissing them, which often leads to accidental Squick on the receiver's end.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: Subverted. She's actually the one who's threatened with death. Although one must wonder if she deserves it since her family was threatened too.]]
** Later [[spoiler: Inverted when it's revealed she tried to pull this on someone herself once.]]
* IHaveYourWife: More like "I have your family", but similar principle. [[spoiler: Sirhen constantly threatens that his 'dogs' will go after her family. It's the main reason she eventually snaps.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Hugs and Kisses". She does that. A lot.
* MeaningfulName: Her name comes from ''mimawari'', which means patrol. "Patrol" is also the source of her name in the fan translation.
* MurderByMistake: Kills Knightley, fearing he is one of Dogen's henchmen.]]
* OrphanageOfLove: "Happy Family". [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* PrettyInMink: Wears a fur coat that [[spoiler:[[LiveMinkCoat is actually made of multiple live foxes]].
* ProperlyParanoid: Though she takes it a little too far. [[spoiler:If her suspicions had stopped at Ryōken]], she would have been completely right.
* {{Tsundere}}: Clearly deredere by default, she goes tsun on the guards ''big time'' once she realizes [[spoiler: Elbird has escaped.]] [[LampshadeHanging Even Edgeworth notes the abrupt change.]] Although it may be a hint to her serious side, it could just be dedication to her job.
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: She doesn't make much of an attempt to argue back during her testimony... until you REALLY push her and she completely overturns Edgeworth's logic with just one sentence!]]
* VillainousBreakdown: She screams and her pet fox jumps off her neck...and then ''her mink coat turns into multiple foxes'', all of which jump off her body and leaving a much skinnier-looking Patricia Roland standing there hugging herself.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: It even uses a sprite animation you've never seen from her before.]]
-->'''Patricia;''': [[spoiler: There is a huge contradiction in your logic, Mr. Edgeworth!]]
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[[folder: '''The Jurors''']]
!!'''The jurors'''
Six civilians randomly chosen to preside over the trial and make a verdict. Each case in Dai Gyakuten Saiban from Case 3 onward features a different jury.
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[[folder: '''Patrick O'Malley''']]
!!'''Patrick O'Malley'''
A constable devoted to his duties, and a witness to Viridian Green's stabbing.
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[[folder: '''Nathan Thompkins''']]
A police officer who cornered Tarkington and his hostage, Chancey Lanboni, killing the former but getting wounded in the process. [[spoiler:It turns out Chancey actually shot both of them herself]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Goes on ahead to try to capture Tarkington because he had a hostage.
* ShellShockedVeteran: After being forced to kill a suspect who had a family, he becomes extremely reluctant to use his gun again.
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[[folder: '''Thomas Bester''']]
A private detective in the Miles Edgeworth manga who is hired to protect "Officers" from the Gentlemen thieves.
* BuffySpeak: Refers to Edgeworth's ClassyCravat as a "fluttery thing."
* CluelessDetective: Gives Gumshoe a run for his money in this department. [[spoiler:Then again, Miller was quite possibly counting on his incompetence, in addition to his ignorance about art]].
* DetectivePatsy: [[spoiler:Although arguably, his lack of skill was secondary to his inability to recognize that "Officers" was fake]].
* DumbassHasAPoint: [[spoiler:He accuses Edgeworth and Amadeus Seal of being Gentlemen thieves based on their appearance. But it later turns out that Seal was in fact, one of the Gentlemen in disguise]].
* {{Keet}}: He's quite energetic, especially when it comes to talking up his resume.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Subverted. He's one of the shortest characters in the "Turnabout Museum" arc, and he often shoots off his mouth about things he knows nothing about.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Although he admits that he's only investigated infidelities and lost pets in the past, he's quite full of himself and his abilities.
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[[folder:'''Officer Hammer''']]
The recurring female character who is one of the officers working with Gumshoe.
* LivingProp: Typically shows up to do the work of the patrolmen on the case, such as bringing in the body, sealing the crime scene.
* NoNameGiven: Until "The Turnabout Silver Screen" where her last name is finally mentioned by Edgeworth. In the bonus pages, she tries to reveal her first name (begins with "Ka-" to Gumshoe before getting interrupted by the manga artist and his wife.
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[[folder: '''Chase Clink''']]
The Deputy Chief of the local police station. He's trying to make Chief of Police and is called the "Armchair Detective" because he can solve the whole case without moving out of his armchair. He once worked with Edgeworth to convict Yardley Kidman, which was the case that makes him on the path to be promoted to chief of police. [[spoiler: He killed Emi St. Cloud to hide the "truth" about the Kidman case and believed that if he became chief, he can soon start purging the "rotten world" everyone's living in. Of course, he did all of that for nothing as Kidman indeed was the culprit.]]
* AlliterativeName: At least in the English version.
* BaitTheDog: He starts out as fairly affable and reasonable, but when Edgeworth questions his assertion that Shawn Southern is guilty, he starts insulting him and Gumshoe. [[spoiler:And there is, of course, how he's the murderer in the end]].
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:To the entire police force; while it turns out that he wasn't wrong in identifying Yardley Kidman as the bomber, the fact that he would murder someone and frame another person out of the mere fear that it would come to light and destroys his image, and Gumshoe believes that as unpleasant as the truth is, it has to get out]].
* CoolOldGuy: He gives off this impression, as an older member of the police force who appears quite talented at investigations.
* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:During his VillainousBreakdown, he starts sounding a lot like Light Yagami of ''Manga/DeathNote'']].
** He is extremely similar to [[spoiler:Damon Gant: Both are high ranking police officers who turn out to be murderers who have passed the MoralEventHorizon several times, allegedly in the name of fighting crime.]]
* MotiveRant: [[spoiler:Declares that actors are scum, and that killing Emi was necessary to prevent the truth from getting out]].
* TreacheryCoverUp: [[spoiler:His entire reason for the killings was a variant on this, to prevent the people from figuring out that Yardley Kidman was innocent. Defied, in the end, when it's stated that the truth about his crimes will be disclosed, even at the expense of the police's reputation]].
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:A two-stage one, first giving his MotiveRant, and arguing that Edgeworth is equally guilty. Once it's proven that he did it for nothing, he falls into despair and shame]].
* YouHave48Hours: Gives Edgeworth until sundown to find a suspect besides Shawn Southern. [[spoiler:It turns out that he himself is the suspect]].
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%% Zero-context examples have been commented out. Add context to the entries before uncommenting them.
Law enforcement agents in the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' series. [[Characters/AceAttorney Here]] is the main character sheet.
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!Detectives
[[folder:'''Dick Gumshoe''' (''Keisuke Itonokogiri'')]]
!!'''Dick Gumshoe''' (''Keisuke Itonokogiri'')
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/KoujiIshii (Japanese, trailers)
!!!'''Played by''': Shunsuke Daito ([[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney live-action film]])
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->"I'm just a lowly detective so... I'm not sure what to do with that, other than arrest it!"
Main detective of the first three games. Despite his skill as an investigator, Gumshoe has an unfortunate tendency to make mistakes, and as a result has a small paycheck. He is optimistic and eager to please.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He's practically a {{Bishonen}} in the movie.
* AfraidOfBlood: In the first case of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', he almost faints when he sees the victim's body.
* BigDamnHeroes: About one of the few things he does right.
* TheBigGuy: Class 4, including a serious devotion to Edgeworth.
** Also Class 2 at times, given how he's twice faced down mobsters and once an assassin to save Phoenix and Maya. Important to note that he doesn't carry his gun due to distaste for it either.
%% commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample * BiTheWay/ AmbiguouslyGay: He canonically has a crush on Maggey, but in Case 3-3, we get this exchange:
%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample --> '''Gumshoe''': There's just something about that lady... I mean, guy.[[labelnote:note]] Referring to [[CampGay Jean Armstrong]].[[/labelnote]]
%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample --> '''Phoenix''': Huh!? You can't stop thinking about him!?
%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample --> '''Gumshoe''': Not like that! Gimme a break, pal. He's not my type.
%% cont. commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample; JustifyingEdit ** Not to mention, his interactions with Edgeworth imply that, at least from his side, there's something more than a professional relationship or even friendship going on.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * ButtMonkey: Poor Gumshoe.
* TheCameo: He is the first witness in the flashback case of Apollo Justice.
* CannotSpitItOut: Towards Maggey Byrde.
* CluelessDetective: One of the less competent detectives, which is saying something. How incompetent he is varies based on the game and the situation, though; he's not nearly as incompetent early on, and can often be relied on to pull through at critical moments in the climactic cases.
* CowardlyLion: As proven during one BigDamnHeroes moment, he is willing to face down Furio Tigre, get back the important piece of evidence he was about to destroy, and buy time for Phoenix and Maya to escape. He even mentions that the gangster's roar is intimidating but tells himself to keep it together.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: The above feats of sheer bravery and physical badassery, but seriously, when your investigation ''needs'' something, whether it's a bridge built overnight, that one piece of evidence found or a high speed race across town, Gumshoe will deliver.
* DetectivePatsy: In the Investigations manga, is hired to guard "Officers" alongside Thomas Bester (who's possibly even less competent than he is) and Monet Kreskin ([[{{Nepotism}} the museum owner's niece]]) [[spoiler:although it's more because he can't recognize that it's a counterfeit and the original was sold]]. This happens again [[spoiler:in "Turnabout Silver Screen", given that Chase Clink, the murderer, arranged for him to be Emi St. Cloud's bodyguard]])
* TheDulcineaEffect: Develops a crush on Chauncey Laboni in the Investigations manga, [[spoiler:which she uses in order to retrieve the diamonds she stashed in his car]].
* {{Flanderization}}: He wasn't always a ''completely'' useless, incompetent idiot whose only narrative purpose was to make other characters look good. Unfortunately, his brains seem to drain away a little more with each passing game, an inevitability when all his contradictions are the result of negligence or stupidity on his part rather than lying. For his part, Edgeworth [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] it in Investigations, but interprets the situation as "we keep improving our knowledge while Gumshoe gets [[CantCatchUp left behind]]."
* FriendOnTheForce: To Edgeworth and, to a lesser extent, Phoenix.
* FriendToAllChildren: Fond of kids and easily befriends Kay and Pearl.
* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Typically fired at some point during the game's final case and rehired by the game's end.
* GeniusDitz: He's usually a doofus, but REALLY good with machines. Not only did he build the moving mascot for the police department, he's also actually pretty savvy when it comes to high-tech investigative equipment, and he actually built a bug tracking device when he was still in grade school! [[spoiler:And that bug tracking device becomes ESSENTIAL in case 2-4, probably the case where Gumshoe most proves his worth in the entire series.]]
* GentleGiant: He always (unintentionally) makes Maya jump whenever he appears, presumably due to his loud voice and imposing build, but he actually wouldn't hurt a fly.
* InspectorLestrade: He always arrests the wrong person, and never seems to realize this until the end of the case. [[spoiler: Except in case 2-4.]]
* LargeHam: Almost every other line from Gumshoe is delivered with lots of screen shaking and sound effects.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "It's Detective Gumshoe, Pal". Additionally, he has "I Can Do It When It Counts, Pal!" in ''Investigations''.
* LetsGetDangerous: Not so much his overall competence, but Gumshoe is apparently one hell of a fighter. Every time he shows up to save Phoenix, he's outnumbered badly, yet he always seems to walk away none the worse for wear. In the first game, his appearance is enough for a woman to call off her ''four'' mafia-esque bodyguards, and in the third game he takes on Furio Tigre, who has backup, on his own. Also during the second game, [[spoiler: he repeatedly closes in on Shelly de Killer's hiding places. For reference, de Killer is ''armed'' and has a ''hostage'' and he repeatedly chooses to escape rather than let Gumshoe catch sight of him.]]
* MrExposition: He ''is'' a detective, after all. If he doesn't explain the situation to Phoenix, he'll do it in court, sometimes without even the need to cross-examine him as all he presented were facts.
* NoodleIncident: He knew Angel Starr when he was sixteen, and she was the only person able to get him to say "what happened". This is never elaborated on.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * NotSoBadassLongcoat
* OlderSidekick: To Edgeworth, and occasionally Franziska. [[WhipItGood He prefers Edgeworth.]] In I-4, it's shown that he initially thought of Edgeworth as a kid, but by the time Edgeworth cleared his name, he'd earned Gumshoe's respect.
* PermaStubble: Has this, somewhat befitting his slightly unkempt and raggedy appearance.
* PerpetualPoverty: Somehow continues to exist no matter how many pay cuts he gets. It gets {{Lampshade| Hanging}}d in the first game...
-->'''Phoenix''': ''"If Detective Gumshoe's salary drops any further, he'll end up paying to work!''
** Further lampshaded in ''Investigations'', where his idea of celebrating a big case is to have extra salt in his instant noodles.
** A hilarious line from Edgeworth regarding this is heard (read: thought) if Edgeworth presents the Magatama to Gumshoe.
-->'''Gumshoe''': ''*after trying to eat said Magatama* "I thought it was some sort of hard candy that would fill you up."''
-->'''Edgeworth''': ''(Nngh... Perhaps his salary's been cut ''too'' much...)''
** Considering detectives in the Los Angeles area have somewhat high average salaries per year, he must have had a '''lot''' of salary cuts.
* PointlessBandAid: Presumably he cut himself shaving. Or rather cuts himself shaving. Every morning in the same exact spot. That actually wouldn't be too much a surprise.
* PunnyName: "Dick" and "gumshoe" are two different slang terms for "detective".
* PuppyDogEyes: When he's sad, his eyebrows turn slightly up and he has a incredibly sad expression.
* RunningGag: Attempts to eat the Magatama every time it's presented to him. Except for the very first time you get it, where Gumshoe says that it's a very nice brooch and you should wear that instead of your attorney's badge. Pearl then says you should be happy he said that.
* ShoutOut: His Japanese name, "Keisuke", is a ShoutOut to Japanese rocker Keisuke Kuwata.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: He tries his hardest to not tell Phoenix about the crimes, but he always spills the beans. Also, he never seems to catch the culprit. [[spoiler: Except for 2-4]]
* ThrowTheDogABone:
** [[spoiler:In 3, it's implied in the credits that he finally hooks up with Maggey.]]
** At the end of ''Investigations 2'' [[spoiler:Edgeworth finally gives him a raise]]!
* TookALevelInDumbass:
** In case 3-5, Gumshoe finds a [[spoiler: partially burnt letter that contains instructions on what to do after the lights out bell is rung that ends with "Gravely roast the Master in the fires of Hades and bring our vengeance to fruition."]] He thinks it's worthless and should be thrown away, since it couldn't possibly have anything to do with the case.
** In general, this is what happens to him as the series goes on and he gets hit with {{Flanderization}}.
* VerbalTic: In the English version, punctuates most of his sentences with "pal". In the Japanese he slurs the end of his sentences.
--> '''Maya''': We're on this case too, pal!
--> '''Gumshoe''': Huh? [[LampshadeHanging Hey! You can't just go saying "pal" like that! That's MY endearing character trait!]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Very much so to Edgeworth. When he's accused of murder in both Case 1-4 and Case I-2 of ''Investigations'' Gumshoe adamantly refuses to believe that he could be the culprit. [[spoiler: A contributing factor in this is the day the two first met Edgeworth was able to clear Gumshoe's name in a double murder that the real killer tried to set him up for.]]
* UnfortunateName: He doesn't like being called Dick, presumably for the obvious reason.
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[[folder:'''Ema Skye''' (''Akane Hozuki'')]]
!!'''Ema Skye''' (''Akane Hozuki'')
!!!'''Voiced by''': Satomi Hanamura (Japanese, trailers)
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->"Quiet please... It's snack time."
Main detective of ''Apollo Justice'', but started out as Phoenix's assistant in the bonus case 5 in the first game. Loves science with a child-like passion, and dreams of being a forensic scientist. Several years later, before ''Apollo Justice'', she failed the test, and was instead made a detective. She's more than a little bitter about it. She has a fondness for cute things and even signs her name with a love heart at the end as "Ema Skye ♥".
* BrainyBrunette: She has a surprising amount of talent in scientific investigation for someone her age.
* BrilliantButLazy: In ''Apollo Justice'', she's brainy enough, but really half-hearted in her detective work. {{Justified|trope}} since she's essentially stuck in a job she didn't want.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * CoolShades: Her goggles become this when she grows up.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Zig-zagged. Her first appearance averts this with blue eyes , her appearance in ''Ace Attorney 4'' and ''Investigations'' plays it straight with brown eyes, and the official art averts this with greenish-blue eyes.
* FanGirl: Idolizes Edgeworth. The contrast between Edgeworth and Klavier is probably why Ema can't stand him: "Prosecutors should be cool-of-wit and furrowed-of-brow... less 'glimmerous', more 'simmerous'." Her phone also has the Steel Samurai ringtone, and a Pink Princess strap.
* ForegoneConclusion: Being that ''Investigations'' is an {{Interquel}}, Ema's cheery personality remains intact from "Rise From the Ashes". It's a little sad to know that her good nature will be sucked away in the coming years by her failing the forensics exam, ultimately denying her dream.
* GenkiGirl: Back when she was a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, she was a slightly more serious and driven version of this than Maya. She was deliberately changed into her more mature and moody self for Apollo Justice so as her role would not clash with Trucy. Her old Genki self is still there though once Apollo gets her excited about forensic science.
* GirlFriday: To Phoenix in the first game and to Klavier in the fourth game.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: The pink sunglasses that usually rest on the top of her head apparently allow her to see things that are normally hard to spot, such as footprints.
* HollywoodNerd: She's very beautiful and is a FanGirl of ''Steel Samurai'' and ''Pink Princess''.
* InsaneTrollLogic: In her first appearance, a combination of enthusiasm and naivete results in most of her "scientific observations" relying on this. She gets better in future appearances however.
* InspectorLestrade: Her role in ''Apollo Justice''.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * TheLabRat
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Scientific Detective" in ''ApolloJustice'', "Turnabout Sisters 2005" in the soundtrack of the DS version of the first game as well as ''Investigations''.
* MrExposition: As much as she hates it, she's a detective, so she knows what's going on.
* PunnyName: "Skye" comes from, well, "sky", tying in with her Japanese name. "Akane" comes "''akane-sasu sora''" ("glowing sky"), and "Hozuki" means "jewel moon".
* PutOnABus: She is absent in ''Dual Destinies'' save a few oblique references.
* NiceHat: Gets one in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations''.
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: She accidentally insults Edgeworth multiple times to his face in case 1-5.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Compare her appearance in the first and fourth games.
* ShipTease: Has a crush on Edgeworth in her younger years but it is purely one-sided.
** She gets quite a bit of ship tease with Klavier in the official art and supplementary material. She claims to dislike him because "When he walks his shiny chains catch the sun and glimmer in my eyes! It's distracting", how different he is from Edgeworth [[spoiler: and his supposed role in Phoenix's disbarment (she doesn't know it wasn't actually his fault)]]. However, her tsundere tendencies in Odoroki Gyakuten seem to hint that she may actually like him a bit deep down. This tsundere-ness is much more pronounced in the original Japanese version of the game than the English release, especially with the comparisons to Edgeworth.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: How she started out. Her ''Leitmotif'' is even called "Turnabout Sisters Theme 2005" in the first game!
* SweetTooth:
** To the point she won't let go of her bag of Snackoos even while witnessing in court.
** Though she will use them [[EdibleAmmunition as a weapon]]. '''Ka-tonk!'''
---> '''Apollo''': (She Snackoo'd me.)
* TookALevelInJerkass: Pretty far in ''Apollo Justice'' (presumably due to ending up a detective instead of a forensic investigator like she wanted). She ignores people who ask for her help, puts little effort in her work as stated above, and throws her snacks at anyone who annoys her.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: "Snackoos" in the English, fried dough cakes called Karintou in Japanese.
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: "Scientifically speaking" is practically her CatchPhrase, but at least in Rise From The Ashes she often uses it in inappropriate contexts, like when she has just stated her opinion rather than any objective fact.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Sports a Grade A in Investigations.
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[[folder: '''Bruce Goodman''' (''Michio Tadashiki'')]]
!!'''Bruce Goodman''' (''Michio Tadashiki'')
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A detective that was in charge of the SL-9 case. Death caused by a stab wound in the chest.
* DeadMansChest: Found in a car trunk.
* ManInWhite: He wears a white trenchcoat and top hat
* NamesToTrustImmediately: Nothing indicates that he had any part in the forging of evidence for SL-9, and the fact that he went unpunished seems to suggest that he never took any of the blame.
* PunnyName: He was a good man, and as Jake Marshall put it, good men die young.
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: Killed in a moment of haste because he wanted to reevaluate a closed case from years ago, thinking something might be fishy about it.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: He's stabbed to death and bleeds all over it.
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[[folder:'''Daryan Crescend''' (''Daian Mayuzuki'')]]
!!'''Daryan Crescend''' (''Daian Mayuzuki'')
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An International Affairs detective who also plays guitar in Klavier's band (see above). Appears in the third case of ''Apollo Justice''. [[spoiler:With Machi Tobaye's help, he smuggles a Borginian Cocoon out of Borginia. However, Interpol agent [=LeTouse=] was on his trail, and so Crescend killed him as a result.]] He has a strange fear of planes.
* AnimalMotifs: His design is based on a [[ThreateningShark shark]], including his torpedo-shaped hair and jacket decorated with shark teeth.
* AnimeHair: An oversized, phallic pompadour with a patch of white on the tip. It goes beyond even the most extreme standards of impossibility when he has his breakdown, by developing some split hairs... that split in the wrong direction, ''towards his head,'' as if they originated from the tip.
* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He frames Machi - a 14 year old child who can barely speak English for the crimes he commits (granted, Machi was his accomplice in smuggling drugs, but he acted alone in the murder). The judge even describes him as a cowardly opportunist.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:WordOfGod states that he used his position in the police force to mess with the evidence at the trial so Machi would be found guilty instead.]]
* ExpressiveHair: [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything His hair sags when he's upset]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Lamiroir suddenly [[spoiler:accuses him of shooting [=LeTouse=]]], his response makes him sound less concerned about [[spoiler:being marked as the killer]] as he is amazed that [[spoiler:she found some way to hear him speak]].
* {{Jerkass}}: The guy is a dickhead in both the figurative and literal senses.
* MeaningfulName: "Crescend" might come from "crescendo" and could also be a reference to his Japanese name, which contains the kanji for "moon". "Mayuzuki" may come from "''mayu suki''" ("[[spoiler:I like cocoons]]").
* NervesOfSteel: He never shows any sort of nervous twitch as he's being interrogated by Apollo on the witness stand.
* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:He's exposed as early as the end of the first day of the trial, but continually insults Apollo for not having the evidence to convict him. He's also quite arrogant about how his accomplice Machi will end up taking the heat for the murder he committed]].
* ThreateningShark: Not literally, but fits his AnimalMotif.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Perhaps the only case apart from Redd White in which, rather than present decisive evidence and see him break down as a result, Apollo has to force him into breaking down to make him confess, by suggesting that Machi can avoid the death penalty in Borginia by confessing here. His breakdown is him repeatedly slashing his hair about like a shark tearing through the place, making his hair look like a white blur, before finally he hugs himself and sweats profusely]].
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[[folder:'''Candice Arme''' (''Hozumi Kaku'')]]
!!'''Candice Arme''' (''Hozumi Kaku'')
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A detective who was in charge of a case involving a bombing incident and was found dead at the remains of the courtroom bombing. [[spoiler:Murdered by Ted Tonate when she caught him trying to steal the HH-3000 bomb.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Although she is the victim of the first case, [[spoiler:she was also planned to be a witness of the trial of Clay Terran's murder and also discovered Clay's corpse along with Yuri Cosmos]].
* HeKnowsTooMuch: She was killed because [[spoiler:she saw Ted Tonate stealing the bomb]].
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese first name is derived from the word meaning "corner" and the surname comes from the word meaning "to conceal".
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample ** Can disarm.
* TriggerHappy: [[spoiler:Unknowingly shot an innocent man in the chest in the dark because she thought he was a criminal. Thankfully, the bullet was stopped by a medal on his chest.]]
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[[folder:'''Bobby Fulbright''' (''Gouzou Ban'')]]
!!'''Bobby Fulbright''' (''Gouzou Ban'')
!!!'''Voiced by''': Dave B. Mitchell (English, ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'') Biichi Satou (Japanese, ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'')
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->"In justice we trust!"
Main detective of ''Dual Destinies''. A hot-blooded detective with the catchphrase "In Justice We Trust!", he has worked with Simon many times and is paired up with him in court. The detective hopes to help the prosecutor redeem himself. Bobby has such a strong sense of justice that he is compelled to intervene to help those in trouble, and he will even help defense attorneys if it will lead to a fair trial. [[spoiler:Except the detective the defense meets when they first investigate the death of a mayor is a complete impostor. The real Fulbright was killed around a year ago by a spy named Phantom, a master of disguise, and managed to copy him perfectly.]]
[[spoiler:See the entry on Phantom on [[Characters/AceAttorneyWitnessesAndOtherCharacters Witnesses and Other Characters]] for more details about the spy.]]
* BigOlEyebrows: They're actually quite impressive, even for this series.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: [[spoiler:It's revealed that he's actually the Phantom and it turns into this.]]
* CatchPhrase: "In justice we trust!"
* ClothingDamage: [[spoiler:Blackquill manages to slice "Bobby's" shades into two and leave his mask with a cut]].
* CoolShades: [[spoiler: And deceptively hi-tech]].
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's an [[LargeHam over-the-top ham]] who gives off some impeccably timed {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s (the second of which is {{lampshaded}} as such), but he's actually quite competent at handling Blackquill and saves the day, at least temporarily, in Case 4. [[spoiler:Oh, and he's actually the Phantom.]]
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:The real detective Fulbright.]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Tetragonist of Dual Destinies, being the main law enforcement officer, integral to the outcome of a few cases, and [[spoiler: the BigBad]].
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler:Except with the added bonus that the real dog was dead the whole time and the mastermind was only impersonating him.]]
* {{Expy}}: A lot of players have pointed out his comparison to [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/HeavyRain Scott Shelby]], another very likable detective who turns out to be the BigBad at the end.]]
* ForGreatJustice: Pretty much his MO.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** [[spoiler: "My investigations are as thorough as they are foolproof, or my name isn't Fulbright!" They aren't, and it isn't.]]
** [[spoiler: In the same case, there's his "You callin' me a bad guy?" speech, and Jinxie calling him a ghost. While the latter seems to be her general delusional phobia, it actually serves as ''double'' foreshadowing: not only is a phantom a kind of ghost, but the real Bobby Fulbright is indeed dead.]]
** Whenever he clutches his right hand in righteous fury [[spoiler: you can clearly see the scar Athena gave him seven years ago in self-defense.]]
* HornedHairdo: Subverted. He has the hair (most obvious when seen from above), but not the temperament. [[spoiler: Played straight after TheReveal, though, and may double as subtle {{Foreshadowing}}.]]
* HotBlooded: Often gets into fights with Athena because of their equal temperaments.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * HotBloodedSideburns
* IHaveYourWife: [[spoiler:Claims this as how the Phantom is blackmailing him.]]
* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:If he was anything like the Phantom's impersonation.]]
* KubrickStare: [[spoiler:Is quite capable of one when his pretending not to be the Phantom begins falling apart.]]
* LargeHam: His mannerisms and gesticulations are over-the-top, even for ''this'' series. His "shocked" animation especially so. [[spoiler:Justified, since he's acting by exaggerating his emotions to cover up his general lack of true emotion]].
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:His English name gives off this vibe in contrast to Blackquill's DarkIsNotEvil.]]
* MeaningfulName: Bobby is slang for police officers in the United Kingdom. [[spoiler:"Fullbright" could reference the fact that it's difficult to make out somebody's features in a bright light, and we never actually learn what Phantom looks like.]]
** Robert - of which "Bobby" is a diminutive - also means "bright".
** Given his attitude, it can't be coincidence that his name rhymes with [[WesternAnimation/DudleyDoRight Dudley Do-Right]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has this reaction when he [[spoiler:brings the blood-stained lighter to the court during the climax of Case 4 and it turns out to have Athena's prints. Ultimately subverted however, as it was part of his plan to frame her in the first place.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Has shades of this. Particularly with Athena. Becomes a full-blown one in Case 4, where he's of great use to your investigation. [[spoiler:It's natural that he would be cooperative, if his cooperation ends up getting Athena suspected for ''his'' crime]].
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Once the reveals are made, his pose when pushing his glasses back into place tends to come off as this, rather than the usual stray moment of professionalism.
* SunglassesAtNight: Lampshaded by Apollo.
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: His main dilemma of whether be good and share all of his findings with the protagonists so the defense has a fair and just chance in court, or be lawful and follow protocol and deny the defense of any evidence which would be lawful but not fair and just. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope This goes right out the window]] when it's revealed that his real persona is neither lawful ''nor'' good.]]
* TooDumbToFool: What makes him immune to Simon's psychological influences. [[spoiler:Actually, it's his lack of emotions.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Look at this. Just look. It's easy to tell there's more to him than meets the eye just from how much is spoiler-ed here.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:Once Phoenix catches onto his identity, he tries to claim that he's being blackmailed by Phantom into working for him, not being Phantom himself. When he's pressed, however, he can't even decide which of his relatives is the hostage, and no one takes it seriously.]]
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[[folder: '''Buddy Faith''' (''Shinji Nakamado'')]]
!!'''Buddy Faith''' (''Shinji Nakamado'')
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A detective working with Jacques Portsman. Died when coming upon [[spoiler:Jacques]] ransacking Edgeworth's office.
* CouldntFindAPen: Subverted; it was [[spoiler:Portsman]] who wrote Gumshoe's name.
* CreatorCameo: He's modeled after [=AAI=]'s director Tsuyoshi Yamazaki.
* DeathByCameo: Mr. Yamazaki actually asked the designer to tweak Buddy's appareance a bit. Apparently, he didn't feel comfortable seeing himself as a body.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: He walks in on [[spoiler:Portsman attempting to steal KG-8 case files]] from Edgeworth's office and gets killed for it.
* NiceHat: As can be seen in the picture. It's even in his ID.
* PunnyName: His japanese name comes from the phrase "[[TrueCompanions nakama]] to shinjiteiru" meaning "I trust him as a friend" or "I believe he is a friend". The english name reflects this. It's also ironic since he was killed by someone who kept professing to be his friend.
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[[folder:'''Shi-Long Lang''' (''Shiryuu Rou'')]]
!!'''Shi-Long Lang''' (''Shiryuu Rou'')
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->"Lang Zi says: The reason people judge people is because people are people."
Edgeworth's rival in ''Ace Attorney Investigations'', an international detective who is brash and dismissive of those he dislikes (especially prosecutors, since a corrupt one ruined his family's reputation), but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold cares deeply]] [[AFatherToHisMen for his men]]. He practices a philosophy of "detention" which often leads him to suspect the wrong people, forcing Edgeworth to prove that they didn't do it before he can arrest them.
* AlternateCharacterReading: His English version name is the Chinese reading of his name's kanji sequence.
* AnimalStereotypes: His manners, name, and design are meant to invoke wolves.
* {{Badass}}: Remember how Franziska wouldn't whip Godot because of his massive aura of badassery? Well, [[spoiler:she ''tries'' to whip Lang, but he catches it in mid-lash]]! And that's only one of his feats. Later on, she tries again while he's still laughing and [[spoiler:succeeds]].
* BadassCrew: He leads a hand-picked group of ''100'' agents, and they get work done in record time.
* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:In order to begin to attack Ambassador Alba, he directly accused Franziska von Karma of murder to continue the investigation.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:DiplomaticImpunity? [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Agent Lang won't have any of that]], ''Ex-Ambassador Alba''. Just shortly after ''being shot in the thigh'', too.]]
* BilingualBonus: Knowing Chinese characters (in the Japanese version) or pinyin (in the English version) can inform the player of his MeaningfulName without having to look it up. Also, "shifu" means "teacher" or "master", something his reverent subordinates refer to him as.
* CatchPhrase: '''''Not so fast!'''''
** Also: "Lang Zi says: [''insert [[{{Metaphorgotten}} wolf-related aphorism]]'']".
* CoolShades: Way too cool for words. Just how do they even stay on his face?
* DeadpanSnarker: In the Japanese version, he refers to Franziska as ''anesan'' - older sister. Normally one would use ''oneesan''. ''Anesan'' is typically used by Yakuza henchmen to refer to their boss's mistress.
* AFatherToHisMen: And ''how''! One of the [[CrowningMomentOfFunny most hilarious scenes]] in ''Investigations'' even plays around with the trope: Lang calls out one of his men and gives him a birthday present, causing the others to compliment him for being such an awesome boss... Then the first one [[SubvertedTrope says it was not his birthday]]. The silence lasts a single second before Lang retorts with: "Hmph... The present's [[DoubleSubversion not for you]]. It's for your younger brother's ''[[CrazyPrepared wife's younger brother]]''! Give this and tell him I said "Hi!", at which his men cry ManlyTears.
** A far less humourous (but certainly more awesome) example is where [[spoiler:he [[TakingTheBullet takes Detective Badd's bullet for Shih-na]] even after knowing full well that she was TheMole, his reasoning being that she was still his subordinate, and he was still beholden to protect her from harm. And then he arrests her and leads her off]].
** [[EstablishingCharacterMoment In one of his first scenes]], one of the other officers is having his men count off in numerical order but he stops the guy. All of his men are number one in his book. Turns into a BrickJoke later on when his agents are in formation and all counting off as "1"!
* HellBentForLeather: Wears a leather jacket, covered in gold dragons to make it even more {{Badass}}.
* HotBlooded: Is rather territorial about his jurisdiction and doesn't hesitate to butt heads with people over it or show aggression, which isn't very surprising for a man with a wolf motif.
* HotBloodedSideburns: To go along with his "wolf-ears" hair.
* HonorBeforeReason: Yes, Lang, it's your duty to protect your subordinates from harm, but [[spoiler: TakingTheBullet for a known [[TheMole mole]] and murderer, even non-fatally]] might be going a ''bit'' too far.
* ImplausibleDeniability: When Edgeworth questions why an Interpol agent commanding a team of 100 is investigating a local kidnapping case [[spoiler: and later murder]], he doesn't have a better answer other than "[[JurisdictionFriction go away]]". It turns out that [[spoiler: he's just using that as an excuse to investigate Amano for his ties to the smuggling ring he's after.]]
* InspectorLestrade / InspectorJavert: Depending on the situation. He disclaims the need for ''logic'' in making arrests in preference of detaining the most suspicious person immediately, and he hinders Edgeworth out of his grudge against prosecutors, but he's not stupid or careless.
* InterpolSpecialAgent: He has much greater investigative power (and manpower...) than a real-life Interpol agent. It's possible that he's a high-ranking member of the Zheng Fa intelligence agency that's just working with Interpol, however.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He only hates prosecutors due to [[spoiler:how Blaise Debeste destroyed his family's reputation of being top officers of the law]]. He treats his men well, though, and even develops some respect for Edgeworth late in Case 5.
* JurisdictionFriction: Naturally he tells Edgeworth to get lost, seeing as an Interpol agent has greater jurisdiction than a local prosecutor. Things don't go his way in the end.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Lang Zi Says!"
* MeaningfulName: "Lang" is Chinese for "wolf". "Shilong" is the name of a district in the Henan province in China, and is pretty close to the Chinese translation of "hornless dragon".
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: He makes countless wolf metaphors. By the end of the game, Edgeworth has started to wonder what the hell he's talking about.
--> '''Edgeworth''': (These quotes are definitely becoming increasingly difficult to decipher...)
* MrFanservice: His original design had no shirt.
* MyRuleFuIsStrongerThanYours: [[spoiler: Ambassador Alba]] evades investigation by abusing the law, so as a law enforcement agent, Lang just contacts the government, presents compelling evidence of wrongdoing, then convinces them to [[spoiler: revoke his ambassadorship]]. Take ''that''!
* OnlyAFleshWound: He gets ''[[spoiler:shot in the thigh]],'' and appears to just... walk it off.
* PrettyInMink: His jacket has a pretty large fur trim.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * TheRival: To Edgeworth.
* WorthyOpponent: He despises Edgeworth initially, being a prosecutor and all. By the end of the first ''Investigations'' game, he sees Edgeworth as this and even begins to show him some respect. It still takes the whole of the second game for him to begin to get over his huge distrust of prosecutors though.
* YouAreNumberSix: Subverted. He has all of his subordinates count off by '1', asserting that [[AFatherToHisMen they're all "number one" in his book]].
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[[folder:'''Tyrell Badd''' (''Ittetsu Bado'')]]
!!'''Tyrell Badd''' (''Ittetsu Bado'')
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A hardened detective (we're not kidding, he looks like he'd be more at home in ''SinCity'') who's worked many cases with Calisto Yew and Byrne Faraday investigating the Yatagarasu. [[spoiler:Is a member of the Yatagarasu, working in evidence disposal]]. In ''Gyakuten Kenji 2'', it is revealed he worked on the [[spoiler:IS-7 incident]], helping [[spoiler:Gregory Edgeworth]] discover [[spoiler:Manfred von Karma's]] manipulations of the crime scene.
* {{Badass}}: His jacket is full with bullet holes. In fact, some of the holes show that the bullets should have hit vital organs. He's still pretty much alive.
* BadassGrandpa: Not a grandpa in the literal sense, but he's old enough to qualify.
* BadassLongcoat: ''Filled with bullet holes!'' "I wear this coat to remind me of MyGreatestFailure." "You got all of them in one case?" "Only about half."
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Shown in his interactions with Kay and when he talks about Byrne Faraday.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Turns himself in after Shih-na is unmasked as Calisto, and hands Edgeworth the remaining crucial pieces of evidence]].
%%* CoatCape
* CoolOldGuy: He's 60 by the final case of the original game.
* [[spoiler:DarkIsNotEvil]]: His overall design seems to be based around the DarkerAndEdgier trope. Also because his surname is ''Badd'', it may have led people to believe that he was the true villain of case 4, [[spoiler:but it turned out that he was actually a decent person. Also Kay seems to adore him.]]
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * DeadPartner: Byrne Faraday.
* DeathGlare: Gives one to Franziska when she offhandedly taunts him about his failure to protect Prosecutor Faraday. It's enough to actually scare ''her'' of all people into ''apologizing'' for her remark. [[spoiler:It probably reminded him of his similar failure to protect Cece Yew.]]
* DetectiveMole: [[spoiler:HeroAntagonist version.]]
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Subverted. He's working for/as a criminal, but he has good intentions.]]
* TheGadfly: A low-key example, but by the end of ''Investigations'' even Edgeworth has noted that he's teasing Franziska for no reason other than to watch her freak out.
* GutturalGrowler: His speech is chock full of ellipses, probably as a way to allude to this trope without resorting to actual voices. Whenever Badd takes his lollipop out of his mouth, he speaks normally, which implies that the pauses are just him sucking on the lollipop.
* HeyYou: Typically calls Edgeworth and Franziska "kids" or some other variant, but after [[spoiler:Edgeworth exposes Calisto Yew]], he starts calling them "[[LastNameBasis Mr. Edgeworth]]" and "[[LastNameBasis Ms. von Karma]]".
* HiddenDepths: Does this twice, belying his image as a {{Badass}} veteran detective with a dark streak. First, the "cigarette" in his mouth turns out to be a lollipop, and second, when he looks furious and is about to pull something from his coat, Edgeworth jumps and thinks he's pulling his gun. Nope, it's his hand mirror, and he seems to enjoy admiring himself with it (though pulling it out like that to screw with Edgeworth isn't out of the question). However, it turns out that the true purpose of the mirror is to keep an eye on who's behind him- all those bullet holes in his jacket aren't for show after all.
* HonoraryUncle: Kay calls him "Uncle Badd".
* KnightInSourArmor: He remarks that the only reason he sees life to be worth living is to find justice for the KG-8 Incident and crush the smuggling ring that has taken so much from him. [[spoiler:His role in the Yatagarasu is so he can fulfill his mission beyond the limits of the law.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Truth Isn't Sweet".
* MeaningfulName:
** "Badd" and "Bado" are for "bad(ass)", and "Ittetsu" means "stubborn".
** "Bad?" is a reference to [[spoiler:"bado," the Japanese transliteration of "bird." The first character of "Bado" is also very similar to the kanji for "crow."]]
* MyGreatestFailure: He couldn't convict [[spoiler:the murderer of Calisto's sister]], which is why he's so determined to take down [[spoiler:the smuggling ring]]. He eventually finds out that [[spoiler:Calisto actually [[TheMole works for]] the smuggling ring]] and that [[spoiler:she only posed as the victim's sister in order spy on him and Byrne Faraday]].
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: In contrast to the bright colors and simple faces of everyone else, Detective Badd has drawn facial definition and much darker colors.
* NotSoStoic: After [[spoiler:Yew is exposed]]. In the resulting chase, after almost getting shot, Edgeworth notices that he's more shaken than he lets on.
* ObviouslyEvil: Badd? Really? [[spoiler: Totally subverted. He lives in a world full of punny names, but he really is not so bad. Though he may be a ''Badd''ass.]]
* OralFixation: When Badd first appears there's a little white cylinder sticking out of his mouth, seemingly evoking the image of the smoking noir detective. When he takes it out, it's revealed that it's a lollipop.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: It's time to pay extra attention to what he's saying... when he goes from... speaking...like this to suddenly speaking! Like this! [[spoiler: He's talking about what he knows about the Yatagarasu, a hint that there's another reason why he knows the most about it than everyone else.]]
* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: You know things are really serious when [[TheStoic Badd]] [[NotSoStoic starts doing this]] in addition to his normal
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * PapaWolf: To Kay.
* RealMenWearPink: More like "Real Men eat Candy", but similar principle. Taken to even further extremes in Investigations 2 Case 3, which implies he may be a ClosetGeek with regards to candy in general.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample, RememberThisIsAWiki * SmokingIsCool: Subverted; see above.
* TheStoic: He does not smile. Ever. Also, his "hurt[=/=]shock" animation shows the least amount of emotion when compared to everyone in the series (His eyes simply widen).
* TragicKeepsake: His own coat, which is tattered by numerous bullet holes, to remind him of his inability to save [[spoiler:Cece Yew]].
* VerbalTic: He likes to...pause dramatically...in the middle of sentences... Though it's actually his sucking on his lollipop.
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[[folder:'''Wataru Shirase''' (''Rip Lacer'')]]
A detective and frequent colleague of Manfred von Karma. He was initially the lead detective on the IS-7 incident, only to be reassigned to interrogating the suspect after apparently screwing up and forgetting to inform von Karma that [[spoiler:the victim's body had disappeared]].
* TheGhost: He's mentioned during the third and fourth cases but never actually seen, mostly because he was handling Jeff Master's interrogation in the past segment, and had long-since been fired during the present-day segment.
* PunnyName: In reference to the fact that he got replaced by Tyrell Badd early in the investigation, only to take over from Badd again after he refused to co-operate with von Karma.
* TheScapegoat: After von Karma got a penalty during the IS-7 trial, Lacer took the fall and got fired. Not only that, but the only reason he didn't tell anyone [[spoiler:the body went missing was]] because [[spoiler:Blaise Debeste]] had decided to go ahead and charge Master without consulting von Karma, and "persuaded" Lacer to keep quiet.
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[[folder:'''Dai-Long Lang''' (''Dairyuu Rou'')]]
!!'''Dai-Long Lang''' ('''Dairyuu Rou''')
The late father of Shi-Long Lang. He was the main investigator of the SS-5 incident. He realized that the [[spoiler: president of Zheng Fa had been replaced]] and therefore he knew about the conspiracy. However, the evidence was manipulated by a corrupt prosecutor, [[spoiler: Blaise Debeste]], who then blamed him and his investigators. The scandal tarnished the reputation of the House of Lang and caused Shi-Long Lang's grudge against prosecutors.
* BadassGrandpa: He's a Lang. If his son is anything to go by, this is pretty much default.
%%* BadassMoustache
%%* DeathByOriginStory
* HeKnowsTooMuch: His (and his clan's) fall from grace was set up because of this.
* MyGreatestFailure: The SS-5 incident became one not only for him, but for ''his entire family''.
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[[folder: '''Satoru Hosonaga''']]
!!'''Satoru Hosonaga'''
A waiter at La Quantos who witnessed [[spoiler:John Watson's]] murder...though in reality he is Chief Detective of the Capital Police's first division, who was working undercover. [[spoiler:When the murder occured, he recieved orders from Capital Police headquarters to remove all traces of Jezail Bullet on the scene in an attempt to maintain positive relations between Japan and Britain.]]
He returns in Case 2, [[spoiler:with the job of protecting Asogi from assasination attempts.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Starts off the case [[spoiler:trying to deflect suspicion away from Jezail (in fact, he was the one who removed all traces of her in the crime scene)]], but by the end of the first case [[spoiler:he helps Ryuu in finding the truth by providing evidence that supports his case.]]
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Appears to suffer from some kind of pulmonary disease. He even [[BloodFromTheMouth bleeds from the mouth]] because of it. [[DefinitelyJustACold He says it's not a problem]]. He hasn't died from it, though (yet).
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:He considers his failure to protect Asogi this, when the latter is murdered.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: In Case 2, he lets Ryunosuke and Susato investigate the crime scene, informs the captain of the ship of it, and [[spoiler:gets beaten up as a result.]] Justified though, as Ryunosuke was the prime suspect of the case, and the scene had to be undisturbed before it was to be handed over to Hong Kong police.
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[[folder:'''Sherlock Holmes''']]
!!'''Sherlock Holmes'''
!!!'''Voiced by''': Shinji Kawada (Japanese, ''[[VisualNovel/DaiGyakutenSaibanNaruhodouRyuunosukeNoBouken Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodo Ryunosuke no Bouken]]'')
The Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes is a consulting detective famed throughout the world through the published accounts of his adventures. He is known for his keen deductive ability and observation skills. He meets Ryunosuke and Susato while investigating a murder onboard the Alaclair.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: His investigation method puts him in weird places, he's a prankster and he's generally eccentric. But when the chips are down, he knows ''exactly'' what he needs to do.
* CloudCuckoolander: His deductions can get a bit...out there.
* PublicDomainCharacter: Yup, he's ''that'' Sherlock Holmes.
* SherlockScan: What Joint Deduction is...though in a twist, he seems less than concerned about whether what he deduces is actually true (and it usually isn't, as he ends up noticing the wrong things). It's up to Ryunosuke to consider the evidence and decide if his deductions hold weight. That said, when Ryunosuke finds the correct train of thought, Sherlock follows through with it effortlessly.
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[[folder:'''Tobias Gregson''']]
!!'''Tobias Gregson'''
An inspector from Scotland Yard, who has a (one-sided) rivalry with Holmes. Is a fan of Iris Watson. Loves fish and chips.
* InspectorLestrade: Well, he's the other inspector from the Holmes stories, but he performs this function nonetheless.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fish and chips.
[[/folder]]
!Other Law Enforcement Workers
[[folder:'''Missile''']]
!!'''Missile'''
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/animal_-_dog_Missile_1701.png]]
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/animal_-_dog_missle_growling_9346.png]]
->"...The dog Detective Gumshoe takes care of just up and ate a Samurai Dog earlier as well. Poor little dog, slowly coming to resemble his handler." - ''Miles Edgeworth''
A Shiba Inu police dog cared for by Gumshoe. One of the optional tools offered by Gumshoe in Case 1-4, he later appears in ''Investigations'' to help find evidence in case 5.
* AssistCharacter: To Phoenix Wright in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom3''.
* BadassAdorable: Quite a few characters gush over how cute Missile is. But he's quite vicious if you get in the way of his food.
* BeastOfBattle: Gets summoned to inflict damage.
* BigEater: Once devoured an entire cart of Steel Samurai hot dogs.
* TheBusCameBack: He appeared in ''Ace Attorney: Investigations'' for the first time since the original ''Ace Attorney''!
* EvilDetectingDog: Gumshoe likes to see him as one but... he mostly ends up finding food instead. [[spoiler: Played with in the second case of ''Investigations 2'', where he DOES help point out the true killer. There's a perfectly logical explanation for it, though.]]
* HeroesLoveDogs: Both Maya Fey and Shi-long Lang have expressed fondness for Missile. Phoenix, however, makes a joke about using Missile as bait for Gourdy, a Loch-Ness monster type monster. Maya is not amused.
* PaletteSwap: In ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', switching Phoenix' colors gives Missile one of [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Amaterasu]]'s alternate colors, and she has one based on Missile. Phoenix' DLC costume gives Missile a color scheme based on [[VideoGame/DarkStalkers Jon Talbain.]]
* PluckyComicRelief:
** He's not actually useful in his debut case, but his scene with Larry is hilarious.
** Shiba Inu are not typically used as police dogs. The first member of the breed to pass the police dog exam in Japan did so [[http://www.japanprobe.com/2011/07/21/shiba-inu-joins-okayama-police-department/ ten years after the game first came out]]. So, he's more obviously a joke character in Japan where the breed is a well-known house pet.
* TeamPet: The police investigation team's, anyway...
** Also part of Phoenix' investigation team in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'', where he comes in during Phoenix' throws, though Phoenix seems to imply Missile does it of his own accord and it's never intended. When done on the ground, Phoenix tells his opponent "Watch out!" but they're too busy wondering what he's sidestepping and get tripped. When done in the air, Missile jumps up (sometimes as high as 20 feet) to knock the airborne opponent downwards, after which Phoenix yells "Missile!" with an annoyed tone of voice. Being a team-based fighting game, Missile can become the TeamPet for the entire team the player chooses if "Get 'em Missile" is picked as Phoenix' assist move, wherein he purposely calls him out to rush forward and attack.
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[[folder:'''Taka''' (''Gin'')]]
!!'''Taka''' (''Gin'')
Simon Blackquill's trusty pet falcon. Has a habbit of assaulting defense attorneys and witnesses whose behavior isn't to his master's liking.
* ADogNamedDog: ''Taka'' is Japanese for... yep, "hawk".
* AmplifiedAnimalAptitude: Capable of fetching evidence without damaging it.
* CoolPet: He's a hawk, and his purpose is to make Simon look even cooler.
* HeadPet: Frequently perches on the Judge's head.
* NonHumanSidekick: Of Blackquill's. acting as his personal messenger and retriever of evidence.
* RightHandAttackDog: "Right Hand Attack Hawk", to be more precise.
* ShownTheirWork: Unlike most other birds of prey that have the [[NoisyNature Red-Tailed Hawk's majestic cry dubbed over whatever noises they would naturally make]], Taka screeches like a Red-Tailed Hawk because he actually IS one.
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[[folder:'''Damon Gant''' (''Kaiji Ganto'')]]
!!'''Damon Gant''' (''Kaiji Ganto'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Gant_Damon-icon_3794.png]]
->"You know, we should all go swimming together sometime! Jolly!"
Highly eccentric [[DaChief Police Chief]]. Although he does some pretty odd things (for a guy that intentionally looks like Zeus), he's highly intelligent, clever, and cunning. He used to be Lana's partner when both were detectives. [[spoiler:He killed Neil Marshall, re-arranged the scene to make it seem like Ema Skye is the killer and forged evidence to convict Joe Darke, a serial murderer. Two years later, in a fit of panic, he kills Bruce Goodman, who attempted to re-open SL-9.]]
* AffablyEvil: Need fifty bucks? He's your guy!
* AngryFistShake: [[spoiler:When you begin to get close to catching him.]]
%% commented out as dual-trope entry with a slash, see HowToWriteAnExample * BadassBeard[=/=][[spoiler:BeardOfEvil]]
* BigNo: Plus [[ThunderShock special effects]].
* [[spoiler:{{Blackmail}}]]: [[spoiler:He has Lana do his bidding as chief prosecutor under threat of her sister being framed as Neil Marshall's killer]].
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Uses some variation of "Been swimming lately?" as a greeting, eerily stares in silence for moments at a time, and calls the Judge, Phoenix, and Edgeworth "Udgey", "Wrighto", and "Worthy", respectively.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:He came across the aftermath of a fight between Joe Darke, a criminal who he didn't have enough evidence to convict, and Neil Marshall, an honest and righteous prosecutor, both unconscious, with a young, traumatized Ema Skye in the room. Rather than just killing Marshall and framing Darke for the murder, he instead framed Ema so that he could use that as blackmail to force Ema's sister ''Lana'' to frame Darke, thereby creating a layer of protection in case the lies started to unravel and simultaneously granting him unlimited use of Lana as a pawn for any of his future schemes. He came up with that complex plan [[XanatosSpeedChess in the amount of time it took for Lana to catch up with him]].]]
%%* CoolShades
%%* DaChief
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: He knew [[spoiler:Phoenix would break into his office ''right'' after telling him to get out]]. He also interrupts a cross-examination at one point... during the actual ''playable part''.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: At least used to be one in his younger days.
* DeathGlare: They're so long, you'll think the game crashed. If not for his regular blinking.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:It's implied that he had forged evidence even before SL-9.]]
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * EccentricMentor: Sort of.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:After his initial VillainousBreakdown and ranting about how he should have dealt with Jake, he calms down, suggests that he won't make it to his lunch date with the Judge and says the legal system is now in Phoenix, Edgeworth and the Judge's hands]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:''Twice''. First, the pieces of evidence he took as "insurance" were later used against him, and when it seemed he would succeed in putting the blame on Ema, his own arrogance was what did him in.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: He scoffs when Edgeworth raises the possibility that [[spoiler:he committed the evidence forgery for someone else's sake]]. In his own words:
-->'''Gant:''' There are only three people I look out for: Me, Myself, and I.
* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: [[spoiler:If Lana tries to implicate him in killing Neil Marshall or Bruce Goodman, he'll ensure that Ema gets prosecuted, as he frames her for accidentally killing Neil.]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:What he eventually became; interestingly, he also described Manfred von Karma in a similar manner.]]
* LargeHam: Mentioned to use BoldInflation in everyday conversation and otherwise make things sound overly-grandiose.
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * LaughingMad: With escalation!
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * {{Leitmotif}}: "Swimming, Anyone?"
* MeaningfulName: Damon is probably a pun on [[spoiler:demon]]. The first kanji of "Kaiji" is "sea" (he brings up swimming a lot), and his name as a whole might allude to a Chinese proverb: "You can pick on the mountains, but don't pick on the sea [because the sea is merciless]". "Gant" (and "Ganto") come from the French word for glove, which he is always seen wearing. [[spoiler:Marshall states during his testimony that the murderer wore gloves.]]
* NiceGuy: [[spoiler: What he used to be in the past, according to the Judge.]]
* TheNicknamer: Calls the Judge "Udgey", for one.
* NotSoDifferent: He pulls this on [[spoiler:Edgeworth]]. It really got under his skin.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: It doesn't take long before it's shown that he's quite intelligent [[spoiler:and he's one of the most cunning murderers in the series.]]
* OminousPipeOrgan: Quite explicitly seen and heard in his office and leitmotif, respectively.
* PsychoticSmirk: In one of his sprites, which makes it clear he's smarter than he appears.
* SarcasticClapping: One of his favored animations is to do this while laughing at you.
* ThunderShock: In his "Damage" animation.
* VillainHasAPoint: In a way, Gant is frighteningly prescient - on two whole levels. He tells Edgeworth that, one day, he will have to go outside the law and present illegal evidence to fight criminals. Two years later, Edgeworth has to do exactly that in order to take down Quercus Alba and his smuggling ring. And seven years after that, Phoenix, with Apollo Justice's help, has to present forged evidence to take down Kristoph Gavin. Additionally, though his actions were horrible, Gant's overall desire to see tighter control of the legal system becomes A LOT more understandable in light of some of the criminals Wright and Edgeworth encounter (think Alba's agents pretending to be defense attorneys and prosecutors, not to mention [[spoiler:the Phantom impersonating Bobby Fulbright).]]
* VillainousBreakdown: His hair gets struck by lightning and he goes [[Manga/{{Dragonball}} Super Saiyan]]. His final breakdown, after you prove the decisive evidence is admissible is him going LaughingMad and applauding at utterly insane speeds.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His actions are unquestionably and utterly vile, and he is definitely a nasty and selfish person, but after his initial breakdown, he really does seem to believe what he did was necessary to fight criminals. His tone and words also seem to suggest that maybe he didn't really want to go through with his deeds, but felt he had to. Furthermore, the way he praises Wright and Edgeworth, rightfully noting how they are a good team that makes sure justice is served, suggests he may even feel a bit relieved that they figured everything out, because now the legal system is in a way stronger as a result.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Jake Marshall''' (''Kyosuke Zaimon'')]]
!!'''Jake Marshall''' (''Kyosuke Zaimon'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Marshall_Jake-icon_5737.png]]
->"When there's gunshots, there's bound to be bullets."
A CowboyCop and ex-detective that was demoted to a patrolman after SL-9. Because of the suspiciousness of the decisive evidence, the abruptness and hastiness of his demotion, and the fact that he wanted to know the truth behind his kid brother's death, Officer Marshall refused to let the case go.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: (To Lana Skye) In that trial two years ago... Did you really only use legitimate evidence!?]]
* BigNo: See the quotes for the page.
* BitingTheHandkerchief: Or rather, the jerky.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Let's face it, it's par for the course at this point.
* CowboyCop: Played straight and literally. WordOfGod holds it that he was made a cowboy so that [[spoiler:he wouldn't be a complete {{Expy}} of Godot, as Jake is the Godot in the Fey-Skye parallel]].
* IronicEcho: Phoenix telling him to explain himself in eight words or less, when [[spoiler:he learns about the fingerprint-sensing locks on his own locker that he used to hide a bloody coat.]]
-->'''Jake:''' ''I only got one word for you, pardner. '''[[DramaticWind NOOOOOO!!!]]''' ''
* KnightInSourArmor: He's bitter about being demoted, but is willing to risk what's left of his career to find the truth behind SL-9.
* KnightTemplarBigBrother: [[spoiler: Commits theft and assault, not caring about the consequences, in order to find out who really murdered his younger brother.]]
* KnifeNut: Always carries around a huge knife that he uses to ''shave'' with [[spoiler:(and assault security guards)]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Detective from the Wild West".
* PunnyName: "Marshall", like a wild west sheriff. Since he lacks his brother's skill, he could be considered a "Fake Marshal".
* QuickNip: Often seen drinking from a hip flask. [[spoiler:At one point he is shown opening the flask with his teeth and spitting out the stopper, suggesting the flask is normally just for show.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Gets one regarding [[spoiler:impersonating Goodman, trying to steal the evidence and assaulting Meekins when he came in after him]].
* YoungestChildWins: According to Jake, Neil, the prosecutor, is significantly smarter.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Mike Meekins''' (''Susumu Harabai'')]]
!!'''Mike Meekins''' (''Susumu Harabai'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Meekins_Mike-icon_5755.png]]
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->"Sir I... I wish I didn't have to tell you this... but last year, tragedy struck a rising star at the precinct! I lost my case files four times... in three days! They fired me!"
An over-enthusiastic cop that is unnecessarily respectful in speech (he broke the dialogue boxes in the Japanese version). He's not the brightest bulb, doesn't have much luck, and is rather clumsy. He looks up to Gumshoe and aspires to be like him.
* AlliterativeName: In English
* ButtMonkey: He idolizes ''Gumshoe'', so that's enough to make him a ButtMonkey by default.
* CatchPhrase: Has a tendency to begin his answers to questions by saying "If I had to say I was (X) or (Y)..."
* {{Gonk}}: His head is oddly shaped, and his eyes are wide open, making him the sort that looks distorted rather than ugly.
* MeaningfulName: He's certainly meek, and the "Mike" might refer to that megaphone. "Susumu" means "press forward".
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: From a cop in the first game, to the Blue Badger in ''Investigations'' to a court bailiff in ''Apollo Justice''. He is shown to still be in the police force in ''Investigations'', just placed undercover as the Blue Badger. In the end credits, he states he was fired afterwards for losing his gun (although the page quote suggests it was for losing case files).
* NoIndoorVoice: Doesn't help any that he always has a speakerphone in his hand.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Looks nothing like ''any'' other character in the series.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:He ends up walking in on Jake Marshall attempting to steal the SL-9 evidence, ending up creating a separate "murder" at the evidence room. Phoenix going to investigate the evidence room ultimately helps place Gant there, although Phoenix wins by proving Gant killed Neil.]]
* UpToEleven: The volume knob on his speakerphone. Whenever he shouts into it, it causes loud feedback.
* VerbalTic: Speaks extremely politely and addresses everyone as "sir".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''The Blue Badger''' (''Taiho'')]]
!!'''The Blue Badger''' (''Taiho'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blue_badger_5128.png]]
->"What the hell is that wriggling piece of plywood?" - ''Miles Edgeworth''
The mascot of the police force. Plays a significant role in case 1-5. It becomes the mascot of Gatewater Land in ''Investigations'' and gains a family of badgers which includes the Pink Badger, the Proto Badger, and the Bad Badger. The Badgers are also used as the mascots of the Gavinners.
* BeardOfEvil: The Bad Badger's goatee
* CompanionCube: He has quite a few character tropes for someone that started out as a piece of plywood.
* CoolShades: The Bad Badger.
* EvilCounterpart: The Bad Badger.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Visitors to Gatewater Land are awarded a prize if they can take a photo of all four Badgers. Since the Bad Badger only comes out for a certain event [[spoiler:and the costume is worn by the victim before being disposed of]], Kay never gets the Bad Badger.
* {{Kawaisa}}: Only in Japan would a police department have a RidiculouslyCuteCritter mascot.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "I Want to Defend".
* PunnyName: He's blue, and carries a police badge. "Taiho" means "arrest". Lampshaded when Kay says that his name sounds threatening to a "Great Thief" like her.
* NightmareFuel: In-universe, at least Phoenix and Apollo seemed to think so.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In a certain sense; the character is based on Pipo-kun, the mascot of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police.
* RedHerring: In case 1-5, there is an obvious handprint on the Blue Badger's face. Despite being given a fingerprint analysis kit on day 2, you can't examine this print, and it has no relevance to the case. It's probably just meant to show how sloppily Gumshoe painted it.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: The Pink Badger has a bow. {{Lampshaded}} if Edgeworth examines the Pink Badger costume box.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: '''Dustin Prince''' (''Mamoru Machio'')]]
!!'''Dustin Prince''' (''Mamoru Machio'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Mugshot-dustin_4744.png]]
Maggey's former boyfriend, and also a police officer. Died due to a broken neck sustained from a large fall.
* PunnyName (Dusting prints.)
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[[folder: '''Valerie Hawthorne''' (''Yuki Miyanagi'')]]
!!'''Valerie Hawthorne''' (''Yuki Miyanagi'')
[[quoteright:70:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/valerie_4731.png]]
Dahlia's step-sister and a former police sergeant. She was the one who arrested and got Terry convicted. Dies of a stab wound.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Even after she was killed and stuffed in a trunk, her attractive appearance wasn't marred.
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Both black or dark-brown.
* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:She was an accomplice to Dahlia's crime]].
* FairCop: See BeautyIsNeverTarnished.
* GuiltRiddenAccomplice: The reason she was killed.
* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Tried to do the right thing and gets stabbed for her troubles.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: GuiltRiddenAccomplice]] and [[spoiler:HeelFaceDoorSlam]] tropes. One of the saddest examples of this trope, since not only does she get killed for it, but [[spoiler: the guy she initially screwed over and later tried to save through her HeelFaceTurn ends up dying anyway.]]
* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:She '''valiantly''' tried to confront Dahlia and set the record straight to exonerate Terry.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: Comes with the territory of being a case's victim.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Ted Tonate''' (''Shingo Barashima'')]]
!!'''Ted Tonate''' (''Shingo Barashima'')
[[quoteright:96:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tedtonate_6711.png]]
A bomb technician who works for the police force. Was tasked with disarming the bomb that destroyed the courthouse. Although he can speak normally, his preferred way of communicating with others is by typing phrases into his wrist-mounted computer and then having the computer speak for him. [[spoiler: He is responsible for killing Detective Candice Arme although he didn't plant the bomb nor set it off. He actually likes bombs so much he collects them. He disarms actual bombs but then replaces them with models later on, selling the real ones on the black market. After Candice Arme caught him trying to steal the HH-3000 bomb, he killed her with it and disguised her murder as a casualty of the courtroom bombing.]]
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: His English name, which is [[PunnyName punny]] too.
* {{Angrish}}: When contradicted or startled he mashes his keyboard, producing the written version of this with his robotic voice.
* ArcVillain: Of the first case of ''Dual Destinies'', as obviously spelled out in the opening.
* ArmsDealer: He secretly smuggled bombs he disabled to sell on the black market instead of retaining them as evidence.
* CollectorOfTheStrange: Admits that he collects bombs and replaces actual ones he encounters in his job with models. However, he later admits he collects these bombs to sell in the BlackMarket.
* CoolHelmet: One complete with a face shield and a pair of goggles.
* DemolitionsExpert: He states his profession as "BombDisposal Expert".
* ElectiveMute: He prefers to communicate via his wrist-mounted computer if he doesn't have his hands full [[spoiler:or starts breaking down]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He steals bombs to sell them in the black market and kill the detective who discovered his felonies, but he would never let a courtroom full of people blow up. During the Starbucks' trial Tonate realizes that the bomb has been reactivated by the phantom and immediately evacuates everybody in the courtroom. Without his warning, that could have been the biggest tragedy in the entire saga.
** [[spoiler:Even in Case 1 before the reveal of the fake bomb, he has the decency to let people evacuate and prevent needless casualties.]]
* ExpressiveMask: His goggles' shutters act like this. [[spoiler: Particularly noticeable during his breakdown]].
* GadgeteerGenius: He's able to disassemble and re-assemble his model bomb in a matter of ''seconds''.
* GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: He has telescopic vision with the help of his goggles and when questioned by Phoenix if his goggles can see that far, he claims he saw the bomb ticking off with his goggles and remarks he can see what Phoenix ate for breakfast just by looking at his tie. [[spoiler:A lie (well, the bomb part) as the bomb was hidden in a stuffed animal.]]
* InsufferableGenius: Is a bit ''too'' proud of his skills as a bomb disposal technician.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:As pathetic as he may look and sound during his breakdown, it's hard to feel sympathy for him when there's not a single person in his MotiveRant that he doesn't call stupid in one way or another]]. And let's not mention that smug, begoggled stare of his when he thinks he has you beat.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Difficult People" [[spoiler: while talking to him in the detention center]].
* MachineMonotone: Courtesy of his wrist-mounted computer.
* MadBomber: [[spoiler:Subverted. While he reactivated the bomb, he reveals in the last case that he did not set it off; someone nicked the remote control before he could. Now you know why he warned the court about the bomb being reactivated, at that point he was taking his job seriously.]]
* MadnessMantra: He starts his breakdown by shouting "DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE DISMANTLE".
* MeaningfulName: Detonate
* NonFatalExplosions: [[spoiler: His goggles explode in his face during his breakdown, complete with the cartoon-style grey burnt out marks where they used to be.]]
* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: [[spoiler:He tries ''disarming his bomb'' like this, biting down on the cables. Doesn't work, however.]]
* PercussiveMaintenance: When he was failing to stop the countdown of the practice time bomb during his VillainousBreakdown, he attempts to smash the bomb with his goggles. It stops only for a few seconds, resuming after the goggles blow up in his face.
* StarterVillain: [[spoiler:His murder, like most of the other starter villains', was unplanned. Not unlike Jacques Portsman, though, he's also someone whose seemingly unrelated crime ties into the main storyline.]]
* SmugSmiler: Not all the time, but he does tend to smirk at you when feeling smarter than everyone else in court, which is often.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Inadvertently. [[spoiler: By killing Candice Arme, he prevented her from testifying in the trial for the murder of Clay Terran. A lot of things about that case would be made much clearer much more quickly if she could.]]
** He manages to be one to [[spoiler: the phantom. If he hadn't been there and evacuated everyone, Athena and Blackquill would have died, and they end up being major parts in the trial against the phantom.]]
* TrickedOutGloves: His wrist-mounted voice synthesizer.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Starts to hastily bite down on the wires of the practice bomb to disarm it, but with the timer coming down to the last few seconds, he tries to destroy it by smashing his goggles into it. The timer briefly stops, but his goggles explode in his face. The timer then counts down the last two second and announces that Ted has failed to disarm it.]]
* XanatosSpeedChess: He wasn't the one who detonated the bomb [[spoiler:as that was done by the Phantom.]] He took advantage after the explosion to [[spoiler:leave Detective Arme's body in the destroyed courtroom to make it look like she had been killed by the bomb explosion]].
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[[folder:'''Shih-na''']]
!!'''Shih-na'''
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Lang's assistant, a demure seemingly albino woman with a penchant for sunglasses. [[spoiler:Actually Calisto Yew, acting now as a TheMole within Interpol.]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Outright states, "[[spoiler:I was destined to betray all of you from the start.]]" She's not kidding, either; [[spoiler:when she's captured, she drops a key piece of evidence to capturing her ''real'' boss, Quercus Alba, (her "hair sticks", actually crossbow bolts) and makes it known that this wasn't an accident by outright telling Kay to keep them when she tries to return them, then tells Edgeworth that she killed no one tonight. She even betrayed ''him'' in the end!]]
* EmotionlessGirl: Extremely stoic. Her personality gives the impression that she speaks with almost zero inflection in her words. Most evident in her "blowback" animation when she takes the verbal "hit" but her facial expression never wavers. [[spoiler:However, it is merely a facade.]]
* EvilAlbino: [[spoiler:Although considering she also took on Calisto Yew's identity, it's unclear whether that's her real hair color, either]].
* {{Futureshadowing}}: [[spoiler:She makes a remark in Case 3 that she can hardly contain her laughter.]] It might come off as deadpan sarcasm the first time you see it (as by the time it ''would'' make sense, you'd probably forgot she ever said it) but once you are familiar with the plot of the game, it takes on a whole new meaning on subsequent viewings.
* GlassesPull: Usually done alongside Lang.
* TheHyena: [[spoiler:She not only lets out a familiar-looking laugh animation that exposes her as Calisto Yew, but when you finally defeat her, she lets off an especially maniacal EvilLaugh]].
* HyperCompetentSidekick: To Shi-Long Lang.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:This time, she's infiltrating Interpol for the smuggling ring.]]
** Or she could be a [[spoiler:DoubleAgent. If you look from another perspective, maybe she did not kill Byrne Faraday because she was told so, but rather because she knew it would be too soon for them to reveal the truth behind the Yatagarasu, which would also make it impossible for them to catch the real smuggling ring leader. Take note of how the True Yatagarasu was formed by Byrne, Calisto and Badd: if one of them leaked the truth about it, chances of catching their true prey would be lower than zero. And, in the end, she did her job: she lured them to Quercus Alba, got them to catch her, revealed the truth and gave them the final clues with a big help from Badd. It was likely her plan all along.]]
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She looks a lot like Music/LadyGaga. [[spoiler: Even as her former self, when compared to Lady Gaga's original appearance]].
* NoNameGiven: As above, 'Shih-na' is not her real name any more than 'Calisto Yew' was.
* NotSoStoic: Eventually she admits that she's amused and start to show it. [[spoiler: This is her mask beginning to slip.]]
* PrettyInMink: Has a mink scarf to go along with Lang's boa.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: As an Interpol agent it's best to not mess with her.
* RedHerring: [[spoiler:During her final testimony, Confrontation ~ Presto 2009 plays. The theme has played only for the final and true villain of every other case in the game. While she is indeed a villain, she is actually ''not'' responsible for either of the murders in the case. Players will probably notice this when they realize a good majority of the evidence and circumstances has yet to be explained at this point.]]
%% commented out as ZeroContextExample * TheReveal: [[spoiler:LaughingMad]]
* ShesGotLegs: Her black dress leaves little to the imagination about her legs.
* TheStoic: Shows no expressions, even to the point where her "takes damage" animation shows visible "knock-back" (her hair), but she doesn't bat an eye.
* SunglassesAtNight: Wears sunglasses at night in Case 5, albeit mostly indoors.
* VillainousBreakdown: Starts laughing hysterically but then goes into full-on LaughingMad, cackling like a crazed banshee.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Laughing in the same way Calisto Yew did]]
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[[folder:'''Marī Miwa''' (''Patricia Roland'')]]
!!'''Marī Miwa''' '''(''Patricia Roland'' in the fan translation)'''
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The director of the prison and the detention center. She is an animal lover who believed in animal therapy. [[spoiler: She used to work as the director of the "Happy Family" orphanage, where she got involved with the conspiracy]] to [[spoiler: kill the president of Zheng Fa.]] She was the only [[spoiler: suspect in SS-5, but she got away thanks to]] the prosecutor, [[spoiler: Blaise Debeste, one of her co-conspirators.]] She then became the head warden of the prison, which she called her "home". However, when [[spoiler: the assassin whom they hired to kill the president]] was imprisoned, [[spoiler: she became paranoid because he threatened her that one of his many "dogs" (subordinate) would come and kill her.]] She [[spoiler: killed Horace Knightley;]] because she [[spoiler: got a false positive that he was one of them.]]
%%* AlliterativeName
* AndYourLittleDogToo: Her fear and hatred of Dogen also extends to his dog, and she almost quotes the line word-for-word at one point. Justified though, as said dog is ''far'' from little and has been trained to kill.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Other than [[spoiler:being an accomplice to the murder of the Zheng Fa president]] and [[spoiler:murdering a prisoner out of fear]], she's a pretty nice person.
* CrazyCatLady: More like "Crazy Fox Lady", but similar principle. Though she tries to come off as a [[KindheartedCatLover Kindhearted Animal Lover.]]
* ExpressiveAccessory: The silver fox on her neck is alive and usually copies her facial expressions. One of her animations shows her speaking through her fox. [[spoiler:Probably a result of her being paranoid.]]
* WeaselMascot: More like "Fox Mascot", but similar principle. She has a very strong affiliation with foxes.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: [[spoiler:Except for a few exceptions.]]
* TheGlomp: With Raymond Shields. When it comes to hugging, they're soulmates.
** She makes a habit of greeting ''everyone'' like that. And kissing them, which often leads to accidental Squick on the receiver's end.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler: Subverted. She's actually the one who's threatened with death. Although one must wonder if she deserves it since her family was threatened too.]]
** Later [[spoiler: Inverted when it's revealed she tried to pull this on someone herself once.]]
* IHaveYourWife: More like "I have your family", but similar principle. [[spoiler: Sirhen constantly threatens that his 'dogs' will go after her family. It's the main reason she eventually snaps.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Hugs and Kisses". She does that. A lot.
* MeaningfulName: Her name comes from ''mimawari'', which means patrol. "Patrol" is also the source of her name in the fan translation.
* MurderByMistake: Kills Knightley, fearing he is one of Dogen's henchmen.]]
* OrphanageOfLove: "Happy Family". [[spoiler:Subverted.]]
* PrettyInMink: Wears a fur coat that [[spoiler:[[LiveMinkCoat is actually made of multiple live foxes]].
* ProperlyParanoid: Though she takes it a little too far. [[spoiler:If her suspicions had stopped at Ryōken]], she would have been completely right.
* {{Tsundere}}: Clearly deredere by default, she goes tsun on the guards ''big time'' once she realizes [[spoiler: Elbird has escaped.]] [[LampshadeHanging Even Edgeworth notes the abrupt change.]] Although it may be a hint to her serious side, it could just be dedication to her job.
* TurnsRed: [[spoiler: She doesn't make much of an attempt to argue back during her testimony... until you REALLY push her and she completely overturns Edgeworth's logic with just one sentence!]]
* VillainousBreakdown: She screams and her pet fox jumps off her neck...and then ''her mink coat turns into multiple foxes'', all of which jump off her body and leaving a much skinnier-looking Patricia Roland standing there hugging herself.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: It even uses a sprite animation you've never seen from her before.]]
-->'''Patricia;''': [[spoiler: There is a huge contradiction in your logic, Mr. Edgeworth!]]
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[[folder: '''The Jurors''']]
!!'''The jurors'''
Six civilians randomly chosen to preside over the trial and make a verdict. Each case in Dai Gyakuten Saiban from Case 3 onward features a different jury.
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[[folder: '''Patrick O'Malley''']]
!!'''Patrick O'Malley'''
A constable devoted to his duties, and a witness to Viridian Green's stabbing.
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[[folder: '''Nathan Thompkins''']]
A police officer who cornered Tarkington and his hostage, Chancey Lanboni, killing the former but getting wounded in the process. [[spoiler:It turns out Chancey actually shot both of them herself]]
* LeeroyJenkins: Goes on ahead to try to capture Tarkington because he had a hostage.
* ShellShockedVeteran: After being forced to kill a suspect who had a family, he becomes extremely reluctant to use his gun again.
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[[folder: '''Thomas Bester''']]
A private detective in the Miles Edgeworth manga who is hired to protect "Officers" from the Gentlemen thieves.
* BuffySpeak: Refers to Edgeworth's ClassyCravat as a "fluttery thing."
* CluelessDetective: Gives Gumshoe a run for his money in this department. [[spoiler:Then again, Miller was quite possibly counting on his incompetence, in addition to his ignorance about art]].
* DetectivePatsy: [[spoiler:Although arguably, his lack of skill was secondary to his inability to recognize that "Officers" was fake]].
* DumbassHasAPoint: [[spoiler:He accuses Edgeworth and Amadeus Seal of being Gentlemen thieves based on their appearance. But it later turns out that Seal was in fact, one of the Gentlemen in disguise]].
* {{Keet}}: He's quite energetic, especially when it comes to talking up his resume.
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Subverted. He's one of the shortest characters in the "Turnabout Museum" arc, and he often shoots off his mouth about things he knows nothing about.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Although he admits that he's only investigated infidelities and lost pets in the past, he's quite full of himself and his abilities.
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[[folder:'''Officer Hammer''']]
The recurring female character who is one of the officers working with Gumshoe.
* LivingProp: Typically shows up to do the work of the patrolmen on the case, such as bringing in the body, sealing the crime scene.
* NoNameGiven: Until "The Turnabout Silver Screen" where her last name is finally mentioned by Edgeworth. In the bonus pages, she tries to reveal her first name (begins with "Ka-" to Gumshoe before getting interrupted by the manga artist and his wife.
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[[folder: '''Chase Clink''']]
The Deputy Chief of the local police station. He's trying to make Chief of Police and is called the "Armchair Detective" because he can solve the whole case without moving out of his armchair. He once worked with Edgeworth to convict Yardley Kidman, which was the case that makes him on the path to be promoted to chief of police. [[spoiler: He killed Emi St. Cloud to hide the "truth" about the Kidman case and believed that if he became chief, he can soon start purging the "rotten world" everyone's living in. Of course, he did all of that for nothing as Kidman indeed was the culprit.]]
* AlliterativeName: At least in the English version.
* BaitTheDog: He starts out as fairly affable and reasonable, but when Edgeworth questions his assertion that Shawn Southern is guilty, he starts insulting him and Gumshoe. [[spoiler:And there is, of course, how he's the murderer in the end]].
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:To the entire police force; while it turns out that he wasn't wrong in identifying Yardley Kidman as the bomber, the fact that he would murder someone and frame another person out of the mere fear that it would come to light and destroys his image, and Gumshoe believes that as unpleasant as the truth is, it has to get out]].
* CoolOldGuy: He gives off this impression, as an older member of the police force who appears quite talented at investigations.
* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:During his VillainousBreakdown, he starts sounding a lot like Light Yagami of ''Manga/DeathNote'']].
** He is extremely similar to [[spoiler:Damon Gant: Both are high ranking police officers who turn out to be murderers who have passed the MoralEventHorizon several times, allegedly in the name of fighting crime.]]
* MotiveRant: [[spoiler:Declares that actors are scum, and that killing Emi was necessary to prevent the truth from getting out]].
* TreacheryCoverUp: [[spoiler:His entire reason for the killings was a variant on this, to prevent the people from figuring out that Yardley Kidman was innocent. Defied, in the end, when it's stated that the truth about his crimes will be disclosed, even at the expense of the police's reputation]].
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:A two-stage one, first giving his MotiveRant, and arguing that Edgeworth is equally guilty. Once it's proven that he did it for nothing, he falls into despair and shame]].
* YouHave48Hours: Gives Edgeworth until sundown to find a suspect besides Shawn Southern. [[spoiler:It turns out that he himself is the suspect]].
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