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-->'''Engarde:''' ''Hold on.. I'm gonna consult myself, OK?''...''How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde.''
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-->'''Engarde:''' ''Hold on.. I'm gonna consult myself, OK?''...OK?''...
''How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde.''
''How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde.''
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* {{Projection}}: It's implied that his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and his paranoia of others go hand-in-hand.
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** '''Engarde:'''"Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
** '''Engarde:'''"How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde."
** '''Engarde:'''"How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde."
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** '''Engarde:'''"How
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-> "I hate to waste time, so let's get down to business."
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* BodyHorror: Engarde rakes his face multiple times throughout his VillainousBreakdown.
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* BodyHorror: Engarde rakes claws up his face multiple times throughout his VillainousBreakdown.
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* DeceptiveDisciple: Will Powers was Matt Engarde's mentor. Matt Engarde turned out evil.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: He's the main star of a popular children's series, and he's really immoral.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: His planned blackmailing of de Killer, a skilled ProfessionalKiller with a strict code of trust between himself and his clients. Even if he's paranoid and thinks that he himself might get blackmailed, it never occurs to him that once de Killer finds out, he might get ''mad'' and just silence Engarde with little difficulty.
* DirtyCoward: As part of the bastard's breakdown during the finale of the case when the {{professional killer}} he hired, Shelly de Killer, discovers that Engarde was planning to blackmail him behind his back thanks to Phoenix and sworn to kill him, Engarde sweats in anxiety and if you choose to give him a 'not guilty' verdict, he will scream his ass out to the judge demanding a 'guilty' verdict to stay in jail and escape from De Killer, clawing his face out.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: He's the main star of a popular children's series, and he's really immoral.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: His planned blackmailing of de Killer, a skilled ProfessionalKiller with a strict code of trust between himself and his clients. Even if he's paranoid and thinks that he himself might get blackmailed, it never occurs to him that once de Killer finds out, he might get ''mad'' and just silence Engarde with little difficulty.
* DirtyCoward: As part of the bastard's breakdown during the finale of the case when the {{professional killer}} he hired, Shelly de Killer, discovers that Engarde was planning to blackmail him behind his back thanks to Phoenix and sworn to kill him, Engarde sweats in anxiety and if you choose to give him a 'not guilty' verdict, he will scream his ass out to the judge demanding a 'guilty' verdict to stay in jail and escape from De Killer, clawing his face out.
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* DeceptiveDisciple: Will Powers was Matt Engarde's mentor. Matt Engarde turned out to be completely evil.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: He's the main star of a popular children's series, and he'sreally immoral.
totally despicable.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: His planned blackmailing of de Killer, a skilled ProfessionalKiller with a strict code of trust between himself and his clients. Even if he's paranoid and thinks that he himself might get blackmailed, it never occurs to him that once de Killer finds out, he might get''mad'' ''furious'' and just silence Engarde with little difficulty.
vow to kill him in revenge.
* DirtyCoward: As part of the bastard's breakdown during the finale of the case when the {{professional killer}} he hired, Shelly de Killer, discovers that Engarde was planning to blackmail him behind his back thanks to Phoenix and sworn to kill him, Engarde sweats in anxiety and if you choose to give him a 'not guilty' verdict, he will screamhis ass out to the judge demanding a 'guilty' verdict to stay in jail and escape from De Killer, clawing his face out.Killer.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: He's the main star of a popular children's series, and he's
* DidntThinkThisThrough: His planned blackmailing of de Killer, a skilled ProfessionalKiller with a strict code of trust between himself and his clients. Even if he's paranoid and thinks that he himself might get blackmailed, it never occurs to him that once de Killer finds out, he might get
* DirtyCoward: As part of the bastard's breakdown during the finale of the case when the {{professional killer}} he hired, Shelly de Killer, discovers that Engarde was planning to blackmail him behind his back thanks to Phoenix and sworn to kill him, Engarde sweats in anxiety and if you choose to give him a 'not guilty' verdict, he will scream
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* EvilCounterpart: To Will Powers. Both are the stars of popular "Samurai" TV shows who end up suspected for murder; Will is a completely innocent (and even a little naive) NiceGuy with the FaceOfAThug who worries what people think of him, while Matt is a [[HotGuysAreBastards handsome]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who cares about [[ItsAllAboutMe absolutely no one besides himself]].
* EvilIsHammy: He's not very subtle after TheReveal, though it's a [[ColdHam colder variety of ham]]. Whoever was writing him clearly had fun.
* EvilIsPetty: After he's revealed to be a despicable bastard behind his 'friendly' facade. Adrian tells Phoenix that Engarde is indirectly responsible for her mentor, Celeste's death. ''How and why?'' Celeste who used to be Engarde's manager and girlfriend before he threw her under the bus went on to meet Corrida as also his new manager and girlfriend and planned to be engaged but as Engarde became aware of it, he told Corrida about his former affair with her to not only spite him but to cause Celeste to be heartbroken and driven to suicide when Corrida calls off the engagement before her death.
* EvilIsHammy: He's not very subtle after TheReveal, though it's a [[ColdHam colder variety of ham]]. Whoever was writing him clearly had fun.
* EvilIsPetty: After he's revealed to be a despicable bastard behind his 'friendly' facade. Adrian tells Phoenix that Engarde is indirectly responsible for her mentor, Celeste's death. ''How and why?'' Celeste who used to be Engarde's manager and girlfriend before he threw her under the bus went on to meet Corrida as also his new manager and girlfriend and planned to be engaged but as Engarde became aware of it, he told Corrida about his former affair with her to not only spite him but to cause Celeste to be heartbroken and driven to suicide when Corrida calls off the engagement before her death.
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* EvilCounterpart: To Will Powers. Both are the stars of popular "Samurai" TV shows who end up suspected for murder; Will is a completely innocent (and even a little naive) NiceGuy with the FaceOfAThug who worries what people think of him, while Matt is a [[HotGuysAreBastards handsome]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who cares about [[ItsAllAboutMe absolutely no one besides himself]].
himself.]]
* EvilIsHammy: He's not very subtle after TheReveal, though it's a [[ColdHam colder variety ofham]]. ham.]] Whoever was writing him clearly had fun.
* EvilIsPetty: After he's revealed to be a despicable bastard behind his 'friendly' facade. Adrian tells Phoenix that Engarde is indirectly responsible for her mentor, Celeste's death. ''How and why?''Celeste Celeste, who used to be Engarde's manager and girlfriend before he threw her under the bus away out of boredom, went on to meet Corrida as also his new manager and girlfriend and girlfriend. The two planned to be engaged engaged, but as soon Engarde became aware of it, he told Corrida about his former affair with her to not her, only to spite him but to cause Celeste to be heartbroken and driven to suicide when fuel their petty rivalry, and Corrida calls called off the their engagement before her death.due to his childish pride. Being cast aside with no warning twice by men she loved, Celeste killed herself.
* EvilIsHammy: He's not very subtle after TheReveal, though it's a [[ColdHam colder variety of
* EvilIsPetty: After he's revealed to be a despicable bastard behind his 'friendly' facade. Adrian tells Phoenix that Engarde is indirectly responsible for her mentor, Celeste's death. ''How and why?''
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* FatalFlaw: Because he's a sociopath, his lack of trust in everyone along with his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder proves to be his downfall when he blackmails his hired assassin with a video tape which Phoenix manages to retrieve and proves to De Killer that Engarde was blackmailing him with it.
* FinalBoss: of ''Justice For All'', alongside De Killer.
* FinalBoss: of ''Justice For All'', alongside De Killer.
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* FatalFlaw: Because he's a sociopath, his lack of trust in everyone along with his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder proves to be his downfall when he blackmails his hired assassin with a video tape which Phoenix manages to retrieve and proves shows to De Killer that de Killer. He swears revenge on Engarde was blackmailing for breaking the rules, which causes him with it.
to break into a cold sweat and demand the 'Guilty' verdict for the protection of a jail cell.
* FinalBoss:of Of ''Justice For All'', alongside De Killer.All.''
* FinalBoss:
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* AGlassOfChianti: Whips one out to swirl oh-so-evilly after TheReveal...while in prison, no less.
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* AGlassOfChianti: Whips one out to swirl oh-so-evilly after TheReveal... while in prison, no less.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He becomes the next target of de Killer, whom he hired. Doubly so because his blackmailing ways are why de Killer is out for his blood in the first place.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He becomes the next target of de Killer, whom he hired. Doubly so hired, because of his blackmailing ways are why de Killer is out for his blood in the first place.backstabbing ways.
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** His absolute paranoia and unwillingness to trust anyone leads him to take insane precautions against getting found out. This is what screws him over in the end.
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** His absolute paranoia and unwillingness to trust anyone leads him to take insane precautions against getting found out. This is what screws him over in the end.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: He can be self-centered at times, though this is more because of him being oblivious to others. Just kidding, he's a full-blown sociopath who really doesn't give a damn about anyone else and sees nothing wrong with using people then throwing them away.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: He can be self-centered at times, though this is more because of him being oblivious to others. Just kidding, he's He's a full-blown sociopath who really truly doesn't give a damn about anyone else and sees nothing wrong with using people then throwing them away.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: If you choose the right evidence to get him into his SadisticChoice, it'll be all so satisfying to see this douchebag break down.
* {{Leitmotif}} - The second game's "Investigation ~ Middle 2002", despite not given his name directly, in widely considered to be this for him. "Investigation ~ Core 2002" is his theme after he reveals himself.
* {{Leitmotif}} - The second game's "Investigation ~ Middle 2002", despite not given his name directly, in widely considered to be this for him. "Investigation ~ Core 2002" is his theme after he reveals himself.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: If you choose the right evidence to get him into his SadisticChoice, it'll be all so too satisfying to see this douchebag break down.
into a cold sweat.
* {{Leitmotif}} - The second game's "Investigation ~ Middle2002", 2002," despite not given his name directly, in widely considered to be this for him. "Investigation ~ Core 2002" is his theme after he reveals himself.
* {{Leitmotif}} - The second game's "Investigation ~ Middle
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* ManipulativeBastard: Managed to get an assassin to kill his rival, forced a certain defense attorney to take his case by having his friend kidnapped, and nearly pinned the entire crime on one Adrian Andrews.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Managed to get an assassin to kill his rival, forced a certain defense attorney to take his case by having his best friend kidnapped, and nearly pinned the entire crime on one poor Adrian Andrews.
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*** The latter in particular is interesting because Dahlia Hawthorne, the femme fatale from the third part, has butterflies as her {{Animal Motif}}s and both are rather similar (both screwed up their victims so much that they committed suicide, they both have a red theme color, they're both completely narcissistic sociopaths, appearing nice but a cool-blooded murderer underneath is a thing of them too...)
** His original name (真悟) means 'true realisation'.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Matt's claim that he did not kill anyone. This is technically the truth as Matt merely hired an assassin to kill Juan Corrida, which is implied to be the reason no psyche-locks appear when first asked if he killed Corrida. Contrast it with when Phoenix starts asking him about Shelly de Killer, and psyche-locks do appear.
** His original name (真悟) means 'true realisation'.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Matt's claim that he did not kill anyone. This is technically the truth as Matt merely hired an assassin to kill Juan Corrida, which is implied to be the reason no psyche-locks appear when first asked if he killed Corrida. Contrast it with when Phoenix starts asking him about Shelly de Killer, and psyche-locks do appear.
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*** The latter in particular is interesting because Dahlia Hawthorne, the femme fatale from the third part, has butterflies as her {{Animal Motif}}s and both are rather similar (both screwed up their victims so much that they committed suicide, they both have a red theme color, they're both completely narcissistic sociopaths, and appearing nice but being a cool-blooded murderer underneath is a thing of them too...trend as well.)
** His original name (真悟) means'true realisation'.
"true realisation."
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Matt's claim that he did not kill anyone. This is technically the truth as Matt merely hired an assassin to kill Juan Corrida, which isimplied to be the reason no psyche-locks appear when first asked if he killed Corrida. Contrast it with when Phoenix starts asking him about Shelly de Killer, and psyche-locks do appear.
** His original name (真悟) means
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Matt's claim that he did not kill anyone. This is technically the truth as Matt merely hired an assassin to kill Juan Corrida, which is
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* MortonsFork: Ends up receiving one of these in the end- either admit his guilt and probably get the death penalty, or go free and ''definitely'' get killed by de Killer. He choses the former.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's not as dumb as he lets on though, he just keeps up his public image as a good-looking airhead. He's really something of a sociopath underneath the ditzy attitude.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's not as dumb as he lets on though, he just keeps up his public image as a good-looking airhead. He's really something of a sociopath underneath the ditzy attitude.
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* MortonsFork: Ends up receiving one of these in the end- either admit his guilt and probably get the death penalty, or go free and ''definitely'' get killed by de Killer. He choses chooses the former.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's not as dumb as he letson though, he on. He just keeps up his public image as a good-looking airhead. He's really something of a sociopath underneath the ditzy attitude.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's not as dumb as he lets
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* TheReveal: "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He's a successful actor and star who happens to have a very poor concept of money management, to the point where he'd probably lose his fortune if it weren't for his manager. He even gives bellboys stupidly large tips (though it turns out the amount was right; what he was paying for was definitely not).
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He's a successful actor and star who happens to have a very poor concept of money management, to the point where he'd probably lose his fortune if it weren't for his manager. He even gives bellboys stupidly large tips (though it turns out the amount was right; what he was paying for was definitely not).
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* TheReveal: "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
OK?"
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He's a successful actor and star who happens to have a very poor concept of money management, to the point where he'd probably lose his fortune if it weren't for his manager.He even gives bellboys stupidly large tips (though it turns out the amount was right; what he was paying for was definitely not).
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He's a successful actor and star who happens to have a very poor concept of money management, to the point where he'd probably lose his fortune if it weren't for his manager.
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** The basic premise of his case: Win, and [[KarmaHoudini you let him get away with murder]]. Lose, and Maya dies.
** You get to turn the tables on him if you convince de Killer to break his contract with Engarde: the end result is still the same. Say he's guilty, and he breaks down because... well, he's '''guilty'''. Say he's not guilty, and he breaks down, demanding to be sent to jail, instead of being free and ready to be killed by a pissed-off assassin that he betrayed (and even then, there is still no saying that de Killer can't break into jail and kill him.)
* ShutUpKirk: Pearl asks him why he did something so wrong, and he says "Because I'm a grownup and I can."
** You get to turn the tables on him if you convince de Killer to break his contract with Engarde: the end result is still the same. Say he's guilty, and he breaks down because... well, he's '''guilty'''. Say he's not guilty, and he breaks down, demanding to be sent to jail, instead of being free and ready to be killed by a pissed-off assassin that he betrayed (and even then, there is still no saying that de Killer can't break into jail and kill him.)
* ShutUpKirk: Pearl asks him why he did something so wrong, and he says "Because I'm a grownup and I can."
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** The basic premise of his case: Win, and [[KarmaHoudini you let him get away with murder]]. murder while making Adrian take the fall for it.]] Lose, and Maya dies.
** Youget to turn the tables on him if you convince de Killer to break his contract with Engarde: the end result is still the same. Say he's guilty, and he breaks down because... well, he's '''guilty'''. '''guilty.''' Say he's not guilty, and he breaks down, demanding to be sent to jail, instead of being free and ready to be killed by a pissed-off assassin that he betrayed (and even then, there is still no saying that de Killer can't break into jail and kill him.)
* ShutUpKirk: Pearl asks him why he did something so wrong, and hesays says, "Because I'm a grownup and I can."
** You
* ShutUpKirk: Pearl asks him why he did something so wrong, and he
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* SlaveToPR: Like every other celebrity. The reason why his every move is calculated is because he can't let his reputation get tarnished, up to and including killing Corrida when he was planning to ruin Engarde's image.
* SmugSnake: Acts nice to everyone, but he couldn't care less about anyone besides [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]] and his beautiful public image. When his true personality is revealed he's nothing but smug to Phoenix about having Maya hostage.
* SmugSnake: Acts nice to everyone, but he couldn't care less about anyone besides [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]] and his beautiful public image. When his true personality is revealed he's nothing but smug to Phoenix about having Maya hostage.
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* SlaveToPR: Like every other celebrity. The reason why his every move is calculated is because he can't let his reputation get tarnished, up to and including killing Corrida when he was planning to ruin Engarde's his image.
* SmugSnake: Acts nice to everyone, but he couldn't care less about anyone besides [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]] and his beautiful public image. When his true personality isrevealed revealed, he's nothing but smug to Phoenix about having Maya hostage.
* SmugSnake: Acts nice to everyone, but he couldn't care less about anyone besides [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]] and his beautiful public image. When his true personality is
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* StupidEvil: You know bro..., after Phoenix sees you who is your true self, you shouldn't have gloat to him about recording the video of Corrida's murder at the hands of the assassin you hired so you can blackmail him for money. Even if Phoenix got the videotape with the footage inside it, you could have gotten away with a 'not guilty' verdict if you haven't mentioned this statement to him.
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* StupidEvil: You know bro..., bro, after Phoenix sees you who is your true self, you shouldn't have gloat to him about recording the video of Corrida's murder at the hands of the assassin you hired so you can blackmail him for money. Even if Phoenix got the videotape with the footage inside it, you could have gotten away with a 'not guilty' verdict if you haven't mentioned this statement to him.
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* ThirdPersonPerson: Very briefly slips into this, telling Phoenix "it's time for you to meet ''him'' now" before revealing his true self. Why is never explained, and he never does it again after that.
* TwoFaced: Perhaps more literally than usual. His happy-go-lucky facade has hair covering half his face but his real self pulls the hair back, revealing some disturbing scars, and is pretty much a completely different person.
* UncertainDoom: Never seen again after "Farewell, My Turnabout"; now, since he ended that case on the wrong end of a master assassin's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, one can ''assume'' the worst, but it's never confirmed he died.
* TwoFaced: Perhaps more literally than usual. His happy-go-lucky facade has hair covering half his face but his real self pulls the hair back, revealing some disturbing scars, and is pretty much a completely different person.
* UncertainDoom: Never seen again after "Farewell, My Turnabout"; now, since he ended that case on the wrong end of a master assassin's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, one can ''assume'' the worst, but it's never confirmed he died.
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* ThirdPersonPerson: Very briefly slips into this, this before TheReveal, telling Phoenix "it's it's time for you to meet ''him'' now" ''him,'' before revealing his true self. Why is never explained, and he never does it again after that.
* TwoFaced: Perhaps more literally than usual. His happy-go-lucky facade has hair covering half his face but his real self pulls the hair back, revealing some disturbing scars, and ispretty much a completely different person.
* UncertainDoom: Never seen again after "Farewell, My Turnabout"; now, since he ended that case on the wrong end of a master assassin's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, onecan ''assume'' could assume the worst, but it's never confirmed he died.worst.
* TwoFaced: Perhaps more literally than usual. His happy-go-lucky facade has hair covering half his face but his real self pulls the hair back, revealing some disturbing scars, and is
* UncertainDoom: Never seen again after "Farewell, My Turnabout"; now, since he ended that case on the wrong end of a master assassin's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, one
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* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers this when de Killer turns on him; he repeatedly ''claws at his own face''.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Is seen as a nice person despite his many terrible deeds in the past. He has Juan killed to make sure he stays that way.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Is seen as a nice person despite his many terrible deeds in the past. He has Juan killed to make sure he stays that way.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers this when de Killer turns on him; he repeatedly ''claws at his own face''.
face, basically shredding his skin to pieces.''
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Is seen as a nice persondespite by the media and his many terrible deeds in the past.fans, who are mostly kids. He has Juan killed to make sure he stays that way.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Is seen as a nice person
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** "How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde."
** "How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde."
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** "Hold '''Engarde:'''"Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
**"How '''Engarde:'''"How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde."
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Before he reveals his evil nature, he says "I think it's time for you to meet him now." The third person pronoun might imply some kind of SplitPersonality, although that's never really confirmed or investigated further.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Before he reveals his evil nature, he says says, "I think it's time for you to meet him now." The third person pronoun might imply some kind of SplitPersonality, although that's never really confirmed or investigated further.
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A gentleman assassin from the second game. Highly values honesty and trust and takes great measures to ensure that his clients are not found guilty of murder (gee, [[NotSoDifferent that sounds kinda familiar...]]). His alias is John Doe (''Tarou Tanaka''). He appears in ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' as a recurring character. While ''Farewell, My Turnabout'' spoilers are unmarked, ''[=AAI2=]'' ones are ''not'', so read at your own risk.
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A gentleman assassin from the second game. Highly Polite, professional, and highly values honesty and trust between himself and takes great measures to ensure that his clients are not found guilty of murder (gee, [[NotSoDifferent that sounds kinda familiar...]]). clients. His alias is John Doe (''Tarou Tanaka''). Tanaka'') He appears in ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' as a recurring character. While ''Farewell, My Turnabout'' spoilers are unmarked, ''[=AAI2=]'' ones are ''not'', so read at your own risk.
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* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Maybe.
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* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Maybe.Maya seems pretty interested.
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* DirtyOldMan: Ben is attracted to Regina, and he and Max butt heads about it. But when you find out that ''he is 31, and Regina being 16,'' it certainly takes him out of hapless but innocent ButtMonkey territory.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Despite claiming to trust and not rely on anyone, he's reduced to pathetically whimpering "Help me..." by the end, in all its delicious irony.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Despite claiming to trust and not rely on anyone, he's reduced to pathetically whimpering whimpering, "Help me..." by the end, in all its delicious irony.
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* AdaptationalKarma: Downplayed, but present in the anime. The entire court sees his face in a videotape recorded by Maya, and Pheonix comments at the end of the arc that it won’t be long before he’s caught.
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* TheDreaded: Everyone is on the edge of losing their nerves when this guys’s around, even Edgeworth and the Judge.
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* EvilCounterpart: He functions as one to Pheonix, being another affable professional with weird hair who takes on Matt as a client. While Pheonix is a CrusadingLawyer, De Killer is an assasin feared by law enforcement.
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* VillainsNeverLie: Subverted in Turnabout Farewell. He goes to great lengths to establish his code of honor during his radio testimony... and then proceeds to lie like a rug to frame Adrien in order to cover for his real client.
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* VillainsNeverLie: Subverted in Turnabout Farewell.Farewell, My Turnabout. He goes to great lengths to establish his code of honor during his radio testimony... and then proceeds to lie like a rug to frame Adrien in order to cover for his real client.
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** Because she framed Engarde for Corrida's murder, he gets arrested, and de Killer ends up kidnapping Maya to force Phoenix to defend Engarde.
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** Because she framed Engarde for Corrida's murder, he gets arrested, and de Killer ends up kidnapping Maya to force Phoenix to defend Engarde. While this did create the whole mess that is Case 2-4, it's worth noting that by her actions, the police actually arrested the correct person for the first and only time the whole series!
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: His planned blackmailing of de Killer, a skilled ProfessionalKiller with a strict code of trust between himself and his clients. Even if he's paranoid and thinks that he himself might get blackmailed, it never occurs to him that once de Killer finds out, he might get ''mad'' and just silence Engarde with little difficulty.
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* MortonsFork: Ends up receiving one of these in the end- either admit his guilt and probably get the death penalty, or go free and ''definitely'' get killed by de Killer. He choses the former.
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* {{Projection}}: It's implied that his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and his paranoia of others go hand-in-hand.
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* VillainsNeverLie: Subverted in Turnabout Farewell. He goes to great lengths to establish his code of honor during his radio testimony... and then proceeds to lie like a rug to frame Adrien in order to cover for his real client.
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His real name is '''Billy Bob Johns''' (''Kouhei Yamada''), and he's famous magician under the employ of the Berry Big Circus; his biggest trick is flying around. Cue the murder of the circus ringmaster whose assailant leaves no footprints in the snow. He's actually a country bumpkin.
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His real name is '''Billy Bob Johns''' (''Kouhei Yamada''), and he's a famous magician under the employ of the Berry Big Circus; his biggest trick is flying around. Cue the murder of the circus ringmaster whose assailant leaves no footprints in the snow. He's actually a country bumpkin.
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* MustMakeAmends: [[spoiler:Once Regina finds out the truth behind her fathers death, and Phoenix explains why Acro was so desperate not to be caught, she vows to stay by Bat's side in Acro's place.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Once she realises the truth of what her DeadlyPrank did to Acro she breaks down into tears and blames herself for him and Bat going away. It's even worse in the anime when she breaks down after realising her indirect role in Leon and her fathers deaths as well as Bat's coma to the point she even says that she should be the one to go to prison.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Once she realises the truth of what her DeadlyPrank did to Acro she breaks down into tears and blames herself for him and Bat going away. It's even worse in the anime when she breaks down after realising her indirect role in Leon and her fathers deaths as well as Bat's coma to the point she even says that she should be the one to go to prison.]]
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* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: After telling Phoenix his conditions to returning Maya to him in ''Justice for All'', he says "And don't think about callin' the cops!", which is something he wanted to say since he's playing the role of kidnapper. He admits it's not as good as he thought, but it still works out.
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* EvilIsPetty: After he's revealed to be a despicable bastard behind his 'friendly' facade. Adrian tells Phoenix that Engarde is indirectly responsible for her mentor, Celeste's death. How and why? Celeste who used to be Engarde's girlfriend before he threw her under the bus before she went on to meet Corrida and planned to be engaged but as Engarde became aware of it, he told Corrida about his former affair with her to not only spite him but call off the engagement causing Celeste who was heartbroken in grief to commit suicide.
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* EvilIsPetty: After he's revealed to be a despicable bastard behind his 'friendly' facade. Adrian tells Phoenix that Engarde is indirectly responsible for her mentor, Celeste's death. How ''How and why? why?'' Celeste who used to be Engarde's manager and girlfriend before he threw her under the bus before she went on to meet Corrida as also his new manager and girlfriend and planned to be engaged but as Engarde became aware of it, he told Corrida about his former affair with her to not only spite him but call to cause Celeste to be heartbroken and driven to suicide when Corrida calls off the engagement causing Celeste who was heartbroken in grief to commit suicide.before her death.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the anime, [[spoiler:she didn't want to kill Grey, just fake the channeling in order to preserve her secret identity. Morgan Fey blackmailed her into committing murder, by threatening to expose said secret if she didn't comply with her plot.]]
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* EvilIsPetty: After revealing his true personality to Phoenix, Adrian told him about her deceased mentor, Celeste's love relationship with Engarde which wasn't reciprocated because however, he was manipulating her all along to advance his career before she left him for Corrida who she also fell in love with. But Engarde who learned about their affair does the worst thing to them by telling Corrida on the day before their marriage about his former affair with her to humiliate him and call off his marriage causing Celeste who was heartbroken to commit suicide.
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* EvilIsPetty: After revealing he's revealed to be a despicable bastard behind his true personality to Phoenix, 'friendly' facade. Adrian told him about tells Phoenix that Engarde is indirectly responsible for her deceased mentor, Celeste's love relationship with Engarde which wasn't reciprocated because however, death. How and why? Celeste who used to be Engarde's girlfriend before he was manipulating threw her all along to advance his career under the bus before she left him for went on to meet Corrida who she also fell in love with. But and planned to be engaged but as Engarde who learned about their affair does the worst thing to them by telling became aware of it, he told Corrida on the day before their marriage about his former affair with her to humiliate not only spite him and but call off his marriage the engagement causing Celeste who was heartbroken in grief to commit suicide. suicide.
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* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Her sister]].[[spoiler:The one who died in the car accident was Ini; Mimi Miney exploited the situation to distance herself from the malpractice incident]].
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Real name: '''Billy Bob Johns''' (''Kouhei Yamada''). A famous magician under the employ of the Berry Big Circus; his biggest trick is flying around. Cue the murder of the circus ringmaster whose assailant leaves no footprints in the snow. He's actually a country bumpkin.
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[[folder:'''Lawrence Curls''', aka '''Moe the Clown''' (''Matsuo Tomida'', aka ''Tommy'')]]
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A stoogey clown working at the Berry Big Circus and old friend of the ringmaster. He's the witness of Russell's murder. Despite his wisecracking antics, he's actually one of the most level-headed members of the circus.
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!!Farewell, My Turnabout (''Saraba, Gyakuten'') '''(WARNING: MAJOR UNMARKED SPOILERS)'''
[[folder:'''Matt Engarde''' (''Shingo Otoro'')]]
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!!Farewell, My Turnabout (''Saraba, Gyakuten'') '''(WARNING: MAJOR UNMARKED SPOILERS)'''
Gyakuten'')
[[folder:'''Matt Engarde''' (''ShingoOtoro'')]]Otoro'') '''MAJOR UNMARKED SPOILERS''']]
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* UncertainDoom: Never seen again after "Farewell, My Turnabout"; now, since he ended that case on the wrong end of a master assassin's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, one can ''assume'' the worst, but it's never confirmed he died.
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* EvilIsPetty: His lowest petty act he committed was to his arch-rival, Corrida and his former manager, Celeste Inpax two years ago when he had got wind of the news that Celeste was planning to be engaged to Corrida after she broke up with the former, he deliberately told Corrida about his past relationship with her just to troll them for amusement resulting in Corrida breaking up with Celeste as well, worsening her mental health and hanging herself literally thanks to the asshole who started it.
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''Characters/AceAttorney'''s witnesses and other characters debuting in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll''. There are spoilers for later installments as well as the original trilogy; read carefully!
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!!The Lost Turnabout (''Ushinawareta Gyakuten'')
[[folder:'''Maggey Byrde''' (''Mako Suzuki'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yoshiko Ikuta ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/DawnMBennett ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Next time we meet, I'll only be an "Unlucky Person", instead of a goddess!"
Policewoman-turned-waitress-turned-security guard-turned-unemployed with horrifyingly bad luck. Maggey has the dubious honor of being accused in ''three'' different trials (the second one was a mistrial, though). Her luck does seem to be looking up, when she helped close a case. Gumshoe has an obvious crush on her.
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* BornUnlucky: She fell from the 9th floor of a building ''as a baby'', got hit by all sort of vehicles, got sick from all sorts of food, failed every test she has ever taken, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking lost every game of tic-tac-toe she's ever played]], was framed for murder three times (one of which was a mistrial)... She was even nicknamed Goddess of Misfortune as a child, and Lady Luckless by the time she reached college.
* TheChewToy: Maggey Byrde has a perpetual streak of bad luck, which culminated in her being accused of murder on ''three'' separate occasions. Byrde lampshades this a lot too, and considering [[MeaningfulName her name]] [[PunnyName is a pun on the magpie bird,]] known to bring bad luck, she's practically the female version of Larry. When she was six months old, she apparently fell off the balcony of her ''9th floor'' apartment...
* CosmicPlaything: Maggey is convinced to be a victim of this trope, given her extreme bad luck. If it's not herself who suffers from her bad luck streak, it's someone close to her (such as Dustin Prince).
* FairCop: A very cute and kind-hearted cop.
* FanGirl:
** Phoenix's business card is her most prized possession.
** The way she practically squees over Edgeworth in ''Investigations'' hints that she may be one for him as well.
** In the very least she has an affinity for the Blue Badger, as she wears Blue Badger shirts when she's not working.
* HairDecorations: Three clips near her forehead.
* JerkassBall: Maggey in 3-3 doesn't treat Gumshoe well for testifying against her despite the fact that it is his job in the first place; [[spoiler:he only sees the staged murder, not the real one]], unlike in 2-1 when she just passed him off as incompetent. They make up towards the end of the case though, and it stays that way in ''Investigations''.
* LikesOlderMen: Dated a fellow police officer no less than eight years older than her.
* {{Meganekko}}: No matter what job she gets, she still keeps her large spectacles.
** Comes up in the anime version of case 3-3 as further proof that Victor Kudo only saw her from the back, citing her "trademark glasses" when he claims her face was unremarkable.
* {{Meido}}: Soon after her first trial, Jean Armstrong employed Byrde as a waitress at his restaurant. And the waitresses wear maid outfits.
* MyNaymeIs: In her first trial, this is a plot point. [[spoiler:Dustin's killer heard it over the phone and mis-spelled it]].
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: First she was a police woman, then a waitress, and in ''Ace Attorney Investigations'' a security watcher. Explained in that she keeps getting fired, usually as a side effect of the murder case she's involved in.
-->'''Byrde''': [[LampshadeHanging I wonder what my next job should be...? Ooh, this is actually kind of fun!]]
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: She first fell off the window of her ''9th floor'' apartment ''as a 6-month old baby'', and it's only gone downhill from there. Seriously, surviving that almost contradicts her [[BornUnlucky incredibly bad luck]].
* OcularGushers: Cries with sparkling tears of joy whenever something greatly pleases her.
* PluckyGirl: Maggey is pretty strongwilled, considering she hasn't been broken apart ''completely'' with every misfortune she gets.
* ThePollyanna: Despite all that's happened to her, she never seems to lose hope or become cynical, always hoping for that one moment of good luck.
* PunnyName: Magpie birds are unlucky. 'One for sorrow...', as the rhyme goes. "Mako Suzuki" is a pun on "''maketsuzuki''", "continuing to lose".
* UnluckilyLucky: The fact that she's managed to make it through all of the horrible misfortune in her life without ever seeming too much worse for wear is impressive.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:In the first case of ''Investigations'', she is tricked by Jacques Portsman to open Edgeworth's office's door, by placing his own office's door number on it, so that he can steal evidence from one of Edgeworth's cases]].
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[[folder:'''Richard Wellington''' (''Takamasa Moroheiya'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeKishio ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/RiccoFajardo ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"I am Richard Wellington, the "Drifting Virtuoso" with a Ph.D. in Drifting, as it were."
A wannabe university student (who claims he just hasn't found one up to his standards yet) who is very picky with words and a pompous jerk. He beans Phoenix over the head with a fire extinguisher and knocks him out.
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* BlindWithoutEm: He mistakenly says that a yellow baseball glove is a bunch of bananas. This is the hint to tell that he uses glasses.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:His justification for killing Dustin Prince. Downplayed, in that Wellington is incredibly paranoid and was not making rational judgements at that point. It was also implied that Prince wouldn't have known that Wellington was part of the group of con artists the police were tracking down and that Prince was ultimately killed for no reason.]]
* HidingTheHandicap: Neglects to mention that he has bad eyesight until an error in his testimony prompts Phoenix to confront him about it.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Wellington's misplaced phone ends up doing him in, and his Toccata & Fugue ringtone acts as the final nail in his coffin.
* {{Hipster}}: And he's very obnoxious about it.
* InsufferableGenius: He clearly thinks he is the smartest man in the room.
* {{Jerkass}}: The way he talks to everyone with disdain in 2-1.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Music/ToccataAndFugueInDMinor". It plays during the opening cinematic he appears in and his breakdown, and it serves as his ringtone.
* MeaningfulName:
** They're both just meant to sound pretentiously upper-crust, really.
** Also, "rich" and "well".
** [[RuleOfThree And]] [[SmugSnake he's a dick.]]
* MotorMouth: When he's nervous, he starts talking things that have nothing to do with the case (even with highlighted text!). Can be even worse about it than that old hag Oldbag.
* ObviouslyEvil: Seen beaning Phoenix in the head with a fire extinguisher with a sinister grin on his face right as you start the game. Right then, you can probably guess what his role in this case is...
* PreppyName: Wellington is reference to UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington, making his name sound more British.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: [[spoiler:[[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach's]] ''Toccata & Fugue in D Minor'', which proves crucial for nailing the case since he stole Phoenix's cell phone thinking it to be his, which had evidence incriminating him.]]
* {{Ronin}}: A subversion of the college-exam version. It's implied by his egotistical claim to be looking for a university that meets his standards that it's in fact him who doesn't measure up but is in denial about it.
* ScrollingText: He ocassionally starts doing long speeches in the witness stand without ever stopping, akin to Oldbag, if not even more so with his SesquipedalianLoquaciousness.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: He deliberately uses complicated words as he's FeigningIntelligence.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He's really full of himself.
* SmugSnake: Clearly thinks that an amnesiac Phoenix Wright can't prove [[spoiler:that he's the murderer.]] Also, seems to be very confident even though all his testimonies fall apart.
* StarterVillain: [[spoiler:The first murderer in ''Justice For All''.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Pulls on his scarf so hard his face turns blue and he squeezes himself into loss of consciousness.]]
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!!Reunion, and Turnabout (''Saikai, soshite Gyakuten'')
[[folder:'''Ini Miney''' (''Nodoka Hanaka'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Natsue Sasamoto ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Mikaela Krantz ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Um, so, like...A murder is that thing where, like, one person kills another, right?"
An air-headed occult freak that told Dr. Grey about the Kurain Channeling technique.
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* BitingTheHandkerchief: Her nervous gesture has her biting her hat. That's hardly the most brutal thing she does with her hat throughout.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Similar to April May, though with blissful ditziness replacing sexual charms.]]
* BerserkButton: Complaining about foreign sports cars. [[spoiler:Since that was Mimi's hobby before.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Involved in a terrible car accident, along with her sister, who died in the flames. [[spoiler:Of course, her life earlier was destroyed already by the malpractice accident, which she was likely guilty for.]]
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Her sister]].
* TheDitz: [[spoiler:Until she gets scared. Then the facade slips.]]
* EyesAlwaysShut: Until she loses her composure.
* FieryRedhead: [[spoiler:When she drops her facade, though she's naturally a brunette.]]
* FlatEarthAtheist: [[spoiler:After confessing, she exclaims her hatred for the paranormal after having to keep up her charade as Ini for so long. She then dismisses the Kurain Channeling as "mumbo-jumbo". Justified, because the channeling in the murder was a fake and it's very likely that she never saw the Kurain Channeling Technique in person.]]
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: An odd case, as she claims it was her sister Mimi's vengeful spirit who killed Turner Grey... [[spoiler:when "Ini" was actually Mimi, who everyone thought was dead]].
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she's beaten, she confesses everything and holds some of her dignity.]]
* IdiotHair: Underneath her hat.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: That's her VerbalTic, and it adds to the "airheaded ValleyGirl" image.
* MagicPlasticSurgery: How she manages to [[spoiler:flawlessly impersonate her sister.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:This is her motive for killing Turner Grey. Mimi Miney was one of his nurses that Dr. Grey overworked to the point that she made a medical error that killed 14 patients.]]
* MsFanservice: [[spoiler:A photo of her in Maya's costume, prominently sporting AbsoluteCleavage, is frequently shown throughout her case. The photo in question depicts her [[FanDisservice covered in blood, holding a knife and with a dazed look on her face.]]]]
* NiceHat: Which gets utterly abused and wrecked over the course of the case.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Done in order to [[spoiler:cast the suspicions off herself, but apparently also to impersonate her not-too-bright sister.]]
* PunnyName:
** Eeny, meeny, miney, mo.
** [[spoiler:[[DeadPersonImpersonation Or Mimi, as in mimicry.]]]]
* SillyMeGesture: She taps her hat while making a very tiny and very adorable, childlike grin.
* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:Like April May before her (and later Dahlia Hawthorne and Alita Tiala), when her facade breaks she becomes an arrogant, condescending woman of snappy and disrespectful remarks.]]
* SurgicalImpersonation: [[spoiler:Though not intentional. The doctors mistook Mimi Miney for her sister Ini, and the latter's driving license was the only reference they had to reconstruct her face. As a result, Mimi was forced to behave like Ini.]]
* SympatheticMurderer:
** [[spoiler:Not as much as the murderer in "Turnabout Big Top" due to her being an UnreliableNarrator, but if what she said is true, then it was Grey who caused Ini's death, either by drugging Mimi or by overworking her]].
** Taken further in the anime, where [[spoiler:the murder was planned by Morgan Fey, and she was blackmailed into going along with it]].
* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:When she finally confesses to her DeadPersonImpersonation of her sister.]] Combined with CryCute.
* ValleyGirl: Says "like" a lot, is ditzy, is seemingly unable to function by herself -- pretty much a checklist. [[spoiler:She's actually just ObfuscatingStupidity, although it's implied that this could be the real Ini's actual personality]].
* VerbalTic: Like, she says "like" so much that, like, it gets a bit, like, irritating, like, you know? [[spoiler:She drops it when she's under pressure, and when delivering her WhamLine.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Largely averted, unusually for the series. While she does get feisty when cornered, when she's caught she just tears up and confesses to the crime. The anime however makes her explode in the court, referring to the car crash.]]
* WatchThePaintJob: [[spoiler: Her imported sports car,which she had waited a year to get, was completely wrecked almost immediately after she got it.]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"Ha ha ha. It seems simple, doesn't it? But, it would be very hard to catch me. Actually, I'd say impossible. ... I'm going to serve you a slice of humble pie! I hope you enjoy it."]]
* WildTake: Whenever she's contradicted or whipped, she pulls her hat down so far over her head that her face temporarily seems to make a ghostly impression through the hat.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
** [[spoiler:Say what you will about her accidental killing of the 14 patients during the malpractice incident. All she really wanted to do was take revenge on the man who effectively killed her sister and nearly drove her to death as well.]]
** Even more so in the anime: [[spoiler:Not only does she retain her original TraumaCongaLine backstory, but she wouldn't have even committed the murder had Morgan not blackmailed her.]]
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[[folder:'''Director Hotti/Hickfield''' (''Hotta/Hikita'')]]
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->"Hmm, yes... Well, it's the quality, not quantity that counts. Uh huh... "
Actually, neither of those are his real names. "Dr. Hotti/Hickfield" is actually a patient of the Hotti/Hickfield clinics that sneaks out of his room, puts on a stethoscope and lab coat, and calls himself director to visitors.
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* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear in the anime at all.
* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: A rather notable aversion. Throughout the entirety of case 2-2, he makes your job the ''least'' more difficult out of ''every single character'', barring the defendant Maya - Morgan and Lotta testified against you; Pearl and Mia had Psyche-Locks; Ini was both of the above; and Gumshoe, Franziska, and the Judge were doing their jobs as normal, which typically means "against you". All this while providing you with some of the most crucial evidence to the case. The only thing you have to do with him is provide one or two bits of evidence and deal with his VerbalTic.
* TheCameo: After helping Phoenix solve the mystery behind Case 2-2, he has brief appearances in Case 2-4 (only to get whipped by Franziska) and Case 4-2 (while under a different name).
* ComedicLolicon: He apparently has a thing for the 15-year-old Trucy, [[http://www.capcom-unity.com/zeroobjections/blog/2014/11/21/localization-and-ace-attorney and is eager to "examine" (more likely "molest") Pearl in the Japanese version]] of ''Justice for All'' when she is 8 years old in that game.
* DirtyOldMan: He really likes female patients, and is eager to take them off for "examination".
* FourthWallObserver: He's somehow able to read Phoenix's inner monologue and comment on the static background of the Hotti Clinic.
* {{Gonk}}: Looks exceptionally ugly even for an old man. He looks almost like Sloth from ''Film/TheGoonies'' with broken teeth.
* IronicName: Despite his name being "Dr. Hotti", he's not attractive by any means.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Even harbors lust for ''Franziska von Karma''; it's even [[CasualKink implied he doesn't mind the whip]]. If Phoenix presents Franziska's profile to Hotti, he will say that he is jealous of Phoenix for getting whipped.
* VagueAge: Unlike most characters who appear in the court record, his age isn't mentioned. The most you get is that he's an old man.
* VerbalTic: He adds "hmm, yes" to most of his sentences. Eventually it [[GotMeDoingIt rubs off of Phoenix]].
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!!Turnabout Big Top (''Gyakuten Circus'')
[[folder:'''Maximillion Galactica''']]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Shinya Hamazoe ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Aaron Roberts ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Ab-so-lute-ly FABULOUS!"
Real name: '''Billy Bob Johns''' (''Kouhei Yamada''). A famous magician under the employ of the Berry Big Circus; his biggest trick is flying around. Cue the murder of the circus ringmaster whose assailant leaves no footprints in the snow. He's actually a country bumpkin.
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* AccentRelapse: When the reality of his situation sets in at the beginning, he momentarily loses control of his smooth talk and starts talking in his native hillbilly accent.
* {{Adorkable}}: Some fangirls found his "hillbilly self" to be quite adorable. [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Even some fanboys too]]. But Maya doesn't seem to think so. It's got to be the way he's pretty much reducing to a stuttering and crying wreck.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Despite his arrogance, Max did genuinely care about his fellow performers and genuinely wanted them to become successful. However, the only people who saw this in him and saw him as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold instead of a JerkAss were Acro, Regina, and the Ringmaster Russell Berry. Everyone else hates his guts and insults him on a regular basis.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His stage name is one at any rate. Even the ''Judge'' prefers to use the stage name to refer to the defendant at the trial.
* {{Bishonen}}: Probably the straightest example in the entire series, and tries very hard to keep up appearances as one.
* CampStraight: Oh, so very much. He'd be the campiest of CampGay... except he's madly in love with Regina. He also acts very flirtatious with Maya and initially blows off Phoenix, until he is made to realize the trouble he's in and that they're there to help. After that, [[AmbiguouslyBi he's just as flirtatiously camp with Phoenix]].
* CatchPhrase:
** "Fabulous!"
** Calling his friends "[his] sweeties".
* FacialMarkings: He has big purple stars on one cheek.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: [[spoiler:To Ben, the night of the murder. Fortunately, SoftGlass was in effect.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He did start a fight with Ben and Trillo in the cafeteria [[GrievousBottleyHarm with a bottle as his weapon]], and got into no trouble as a result.]]
* InsufferableGenius: His flamboyant, arrogant demeanor makes him very disliked among his colleagues, but even the ones who really can't stand him won't deny that he's an incredibly talented magician who gave the circus a much needed boost in popularity.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts arrogant and conceited, but only to make his circus mates strive to become better.
* LargeHam: Both onstage and in person.
* NiceHat: It's a purple silk and has a peacock feather in it. Absolutely ''fabulous''.
* RunningGag: He introduces one that spans over the entire series. When presenting the wrong evidence to him, he believes Phoenix wants him to make it disappear. Other magicians, such as Trucy, would do the same.
* SmallNameBigEgo: In his own words, Max is kind of a big deal in the magic world, but the trope really comes into play in how he considers the Big Berry Circus to be a one-man show with just a bunch of out-of-date, bit-player extras. [[spoiler:In truth, he just wishes they'd try harder.]]
* SomethingAboutARose: White roses on the front of his cape are one of his iconic accessories.
* StageMagician: A very famous one, complete with a reluctance to explain how his tricks work.
* StageNames: His real name is very hick-ish: Billy Bob Johns in English, Kohei Yamada in Japanese.
-->'''Phoenix:''' (Yikes! The poor guy's got three first names!)
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Milk. He needs it to calm his nerves before each performance.
* TwoFirstNames: Three, counting his middle name.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In some instances, it doesn't even look like he's wearing ''pants''. Just a jacket and makeup.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pink, though, as a flamboyant circus performer, it might be dyed.
* YourMakeupIsRunning: When he cries, his makeup runs.
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[[folder:'''Regina Berry''' (''Rika Tachimi'', stage name ''Mirika'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yō Taichi ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/JadSaxton ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Alright! I look so cute in this picture! Don't you think I look cute? Don't ya? Don't ya?"
Russell Berry's daughter and animal tamer of the Berry Big Circus. Because of her sheltered life (in a circus, no less) and her father's protective upbringing, she has a very naïve outlook and doesn't really understand death (in the English version, she thinks that when people die, they become a star in the sky; in the Japanese version, she just thinks that they are in a deep sleep), even when her father doesn't hide the fact that he shot one of the lions with a rifle. Returns in ''Investigations 2'''s second case as a witness due to being asked to put on an animal show at the prison at the time of the murder. Has apparently taken on more responsibility in the circus but otherwise hasn't changed much.
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* BishieSparkle: She can summon it at will.
* BreakTheCutie:
** [[spoiler:Moe ends up bringing her to court just so she could see everything that really happened because of her innocence, from the DeadlyPrank that led to Bat's coma to her father's death.]]
** It ends up happening ''again'' in ''Investigations 2'' [[spoiler:when she finds out new circus member Simon, one of her closest friends, is [[BigBadFriend far from who he appears to be.]]]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer:
** Despite her naïveté, she's really good at taming and commanding all sorts of animals.
** She even manages to make an alligator that wasn't part of her troupe to open its mouth. [[spoiler:It was so Edgeworth could retrieve the decisive evidence it was forced to swallow.]]
* ButThouMust: The way her beauty charms multiple characters into being completely agreeable with her is a RunningGag.
* CargoShip: Invoked, with Trilo. She is unaware the Trilo's just a puppet and that ''Ben'' is the one who has feelings for her, but is still seriously considering "Trilo's" feelings.
* CheerfulChild: She even has a little "jumping up and down in glee" animation.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted. She's 16, which makes her a borderline KiddieKid, but she acts ''much'' younger.
* CircusBrat: As the ringleader's daughter. It's given her a [[CloudCuckooLander somewhat skewed view of reality]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Due to her sheltered upbringing.
* CutenessProximity: How she (unwittingly) wraps everyone around her finger.
* TheCutie: In-universe. Is idealistic and innocent [[spoiler:which is why she didn't comprehend the gravity of the situation around Acro's brother.]]
* DeadlyPrank: [[spoiler:To Bat. Technically, he didn't die, but he's currently in a coma with little hope of waking up. This, combined with her overall naivety and the fact that she is blissfully unaware of the severity of what she did, is what lead Acro to try and kill her]]
* EasilyForgiven: Thanks to her cuteness. This is part of why she doesn't realize that it's wrong to, for example, let a tiger stalk after Phoenix and Maya as a prank in their first meeting. [[spoiler:Subverted, because her resulting naivety over the harm she commits in her little pranks is why Acro can't forgive her.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Pulling a prank on Phoenix and Maya by way of ''siccing her pet tiger on them for a good scare''.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Maybe.
-->'''Maya''': Regina seems to be quite the hit with the men in the circus.\\
'''Phoenix''': She must have some sort of strange power over them!\\
'''Maya''': You're not kidding. Two people in one day! Even I want to profess my love for her!\\
'''Phoenix''': (Me too! She's so cute...)\\
'''Regina''': *giggle*
* FluffyTamer: She's even capable of coaxing fearsome creatures that don't even belong to the circus into obeying her commands.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She cannot keep Money the Monkey under control, but she has no issue taming and befriending any other animal.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: A variation: It's not fanservice that attracts people to her, but her apparent {{cuteness|Proximity}}. And she never notices the effect it has on others even once.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: [[spoiler:Her ignorance about the true nature of death and cheerfulness after what Acro and Bat suffered pushed Acro over the edge]].
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:What she says once the truth is uncovered. Accompanied by her finally opening the waterworks.]]
* LethallyStupid: [[spoiler:Her naivety directly results in Bat [[FateWorseThanDeath having little to no chance to recover from his coma]], and further indirectly leads to her father's death.]]
* LimitedWardrobe: Wears her circus outfit every time she's onscreen, even in court.
* LoveTriangle: Regina has/had the affections of three of the other performers: Bat, Max, and Ben/Trilo.
* MeaningfulName: "Regina" means "queen".
* MissingMom: Died not too long after she was born.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The way she's shaded, her eye design and her RegalRinglets makes her look like she's straight out of a shoujo manga.
* PepperSneeze: [[spoiler:Bat did this to her in the past, and she decided to return the favor... with ''disastrous'' results]].
* RegalRinglets: Fits, given her MeaningfulName.
* StarsAreSouls: Why she's not too broken up about her Dad's death. He told her that's what happened to Leon, her lion, when her father had to shoot him. In the Japanese version, she was told that the dead are [[PleaseWakeUp just sleeping]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her prank renders Bat comatose, paralyzes Acro, gets a circus lion put down, and then sends both her father and Acro to their deaths. And she remains completely ignorant of this until the very end of 2-3.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Lawrence Curls''', aka '''Moe the Clown''' (''Matsuo Tomida'', aka ''Tommy'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Takeshi Uchida ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/SonnyStrait ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha!"
A stoogey clown working at the Berry Big Circus and old friend of the ringmaster. He's the witness of Russell's murder. Despite his wisecracking antics, he's actually one of the most level-headed members of the circus.
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* CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler:He brings Regina to the last day of the trial to get her to see the truth of her father's death and the pain she caused Acro and Bat.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Unlike the game, the anime severely reduces the time he has on the stand. In fact, it is so reduced that the episode itself isn't a whole trial but half a trial and half investigation.
* ExpressiveAccessory: The mouth on his hat matches his.
* HiddenDepths: While he may make for a pretty awful clown, he actually ''is'' talented at a lot of other things; in particular he's implied to act as the main cook for the circus performers and does a pretty good job of it, and from what we later find out in the second ''Investigations'' game he made a pretty good [[spoiler:ringmaster after he took over the position from the deceased Russell Berry]].
* HurricaneOfPuns: Most of his dialogue, even on the witness stand.
* TheHyena: That above annoying laugh comes out so much that the Judge starts hitting Phoenix with penalties if he presses Moe for no reason.
* KitschCollection: His collection of clown costumes from around the world.
* TheKlutz: His routine involves a lot of pratfalls, so practice for it has ended up breaking a lot props in his room as well, he caused the hole in his ceiling with a pogo-stick accident.
* LaughingAtYourOwnJokes: He does this after every joke he tells. He outright admits that he does it because nobody else will laugh.
* MarriedToTheJob: Apparently, his wife left him over it, taking their daughter Larina with her. Moe apparently still sends them money, since he references working to support a family.
* MouthfulOfPi: *whip crack* "Do you like pi? I love pi! 3.141592... (continue for almost two lines of text)! Tasty!"
* NoIndoorVoice: He makes Phoenix want some earplugs.
* NonIronicClown: Fitting, given his work at the circus.
* OnlySaneMan: He seems to be the sanest surviving circus member, despite his goofiness. [[spoiler:Maybe this will make him more suited to the position of Ringmaster.]]
* PungeonMaster: He and Maya enjoy trading jokes. Unfortunately, he sometimes has trouble turning it off...
* PunnyName: [[Film/TheThreeStooges Larry, Curly, and Moe]]. Meanwhile, Tommy and Matsu are a popular Japanese comedy duo.
* SadClown: He's a failure as a comedian, and he's estranged from his wife and daughter.
* ShoutOut: He recites lines that spoof ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and ''Series/TheATeam'' after being whipped a couple of times.
* ScrollingText: Frequently speaks very rapidly after Franziska gives him ATasteOfTheLash.
* TalkativeLoon: English version only -- in addition to the MouthfulOfPi mentioned above, he also recites the openings of ''[[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir The Fresh Clown of Bel Air]]'' and ''[[Series/TheATeam The C-Team]]''. In both versions, however, be careful how much you press him: The Judge ''will'' make you feel the pain if he thinks you're wasting the court's time talking with Moe.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Carrots. He eats several a day as part of his act.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Benjamin Woodman''' and '''Trilo Quist''' (''Ben Kozumi'' and ''Rilo'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yutaka Furukawa ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Jeff Johnson ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Let me lay it all out for you... The pay sucks... The clown sucks... And my partner has his hand up my pants."
-->-- Trilo Quist
Ben is a ventriloquist of the Berry Big Circus, and Trilo is his puppet. Ben doesn't do a lot of talking, and does a lot of stuttering. Trilo, in contrast, is loud, offensive, and an all-around {{Jerkass}}, who also intends to propose to Regina.
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* CompanionCube: Trilo serves as an emotional crutch for Ben, and a close friend to Regina.
* DemonicDummy: More of a {{Jerkass}} than supernatural. Ben must be repressing a ''lot'' by how badly Trilo acts.
* DemotedToExtra: The anime greatly diminishes their roles by having Phoenix interrogate them both in the span of 2 minutes outside the courtroom, which in turn makes them unnecessary to call in court as witnesses. They also lose more screen time in general compared to the others.
* {{Jerkass}}: Trilo. Especially the way he treats Max and Moe the clown. He even doesn't seem to care that his boss, The Ringmaster was killed.
* PunnyName: A puppeteer named Woodman? Also, the obvious "Ben & Trilo Quist".
* ShrinkingViolet: Can't speak well except through Trilo.
* SpeechImpediment: Ben stutters if he's not speaking through a dummy.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ben = Ven.
* SplitPersonality: Ben is meek and mild. Trilo is brash and abrasive. Standard fare for an act, right? But things get weird when you consider that ''Trilo'' wants to marry Regina, but ''Ben'' claims not to like her very much.
* SweatDrop: Ben, always. More of an example of "realistic" nervous sweat than a cartoonish one.
* {{Ventriloquism}}: Their routine even includes singing. Regina even thinks of Trilo as "a tenor that works for the circus," rather than as a dummy. If you watch Ben while Trilo is talking, you can see his mouth moving slightly [[PortingDisaster unless you are playing on the HD iOS port in which Ben's lip movements while Trilo is talking are cut]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Acro''']]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Takayuki Nakatsukasa ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/CliffordChapin ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
[[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/acro_7800.png]]
->"I mainly perform on the tightrope or the flying trapeze. But nowadays... All I perform in is my wheelchair."
His real name is '''Ken Dingling''' (''Daisuke Kinoshita''), and he's the elder of the two acrobat brothers of the Berry Big Circus. Acro's legs were damaged beyond repair in an accident and he can no longer stand.
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* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:If you're not Regina, he's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. That's probably why so many people love him over many of the other performers.]]
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Probably one of, if not ''the'' most sympathetic murderer in the original trilogy. However this does not absolve him from trying to kill Regina due to her ignorance, unintentionally killing her father, and then framing an innocent Maximillion Galactica for the crime. At the same time though, Acro didn't intentionally frame Maximillion. Max's cloak got caught on the murder weapon by accident, and other witnesses happen to see it and accused Max. Granted, he went along with the story anyways, but not out of malice. He was afraid of what would happen to Bat if the latter woke up without Acro being there, so he didn't fess up to the murder until he was exposed. He also apologizes to Max after he's exposed.]]
* BeneathSuspicion: How's a man in a wheelchair going to sneak around and swipe things? [[spoiler:He isn't. But his [[FriendToAllLivingThings pet monkey]], on the other hand...]]
* BerserkButton: If you [[spoiler:mention Regina's name]], you'll see his facade crack for just a moment.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:While a large part of his personality is [[StepfordSmiler a facade]], it's suggested that his niceness, for the most part, is not. Phoenix even comments on how it makes going after him more difficult.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: The injury that put him in a wheelchair was this, considering he can no longer pull off acrobatic stunts.
* DeathGlare: [[spoiler:The ''only'' sign you get that you've successfully put any pressure on him.]]
* DeusAngstMachina: A single day's misfortune cost him his brother, his career, and, eventually, his father-figure and his freedom.
* DisneyCreaturesOfTheFarce: The birds that always follow him occasionally attack Phoenix in court. [[spoiler:The only outward sign the player gets of his emotional turmoil is when his birds fly away, and his skill with animals let him use his monkey to prepare for the murder.]]
* DissonantSerenity: When Phoenix Wright presses him.
-->'''"HOLD IT!"'''\\
'''Phoenix Wright''': Your room is on the third floor, right?\\
'''Acro''': Yes.\\
'''Phoenix''': And you said that you were resting in bed.\\
'''Acro''': That is correct.\\
'''Phoenix''': But you were still able to hear a sound from outside?\\
'''Acro''': I was indeed.\\
'''Phoenix''': ''(inner monologue)'' Pressing Acro doesn't seem to get results...
** Franziska describes Acro as being so calm it's scary. Of course, Phoenix does not agree [[DisneyCreaturesOfTheFarce as one of Acro's birds is pecking him]] at that moment...
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Averted, though he really thought about it]].
* ExpressiveAccessory: His birds fly off or attack Phoenix when he gets angered or when he's put under pressure.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He's got three birds perching on his wheelchair.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Congratulates Franziska for putting pressure on him, and Phoenix for exposing him]].
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:When the Judge asks if he's a victim, he says he's nothing but a murderer, with...]]
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:During his VillainousBreakdown]].
* MurderByMistake: [[spoiler:Regina was his intended target, but he ended up killing her father instead... to add insult to injury, the man was like a father to him, and he was so upset upon discovering that he had killed him instead that he even contemplated suicide.]]
* NervesOfSteel: Moe notes that these are a requirement of being a good aerialist, and Acro was an ''excellent'' one. [[spoiler:This is what makes him so difficult to break on the stand.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: He and his brother didn't run away to the circus; ''their parents'' ran away and they had nowhere else to go.
* PunnyName: "Dingling" is probably a combination of "Ringling" and "dangling", and Kinoshita is a Japanese circus. Add his and his brother’s names together and you get "Acrobat."
* StepfordSmiler: He doesn't outwardly show all the emotions inside of him, instead holding to the same bland, non-committal expression.
* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler:All he wanted to do was to get back at the girl he felt was responsible for his brother's coma. Instead, he ends up killing his beloved father figure, the Ringmaster.]]
* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:Breaks down after he's found out and thinks he's nothing but a murderer.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:He wanted to be there for his brother, even when he accidentally killed the Ringmaster.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:One of the few {{Sympathetic Murderer}}s in the series and only framed Max because he wanted to be there for his brother.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: His intended target was Regina, a 16-year-old who has the mentality of somebody even younger. Unusually for this trope, he's portrayed more sympathetically than many of the other killers in the series.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Farewell, My Turnabout (''Saraba, Gyakuten'') '''(WARNING: MAJOR UNMARKED SPOILERS)'''
[[folder:'''Matt Engarde''' (''Shingo Otoro'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yasuaki Takumi ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Dave Trosko ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Played by:''' Yûji Abe ([[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney film]])
[[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/matt_5438.png]]
->"Hold on a sec. I'm gonna ask my manager, OK?"
Actor of the Nickel Samurai, and the fierce rival of Juan Corrida. He's slow-witted, and relies on his manager/producer/et al. for advice via the cell phone he wears like a wristwatch. However, that's all a façade. He's actually a full-blown sociopath who doesn't trust anyone and is the true BigBad of this case, hiring Shelly de Killer to assassinate Juan Corrida.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Despite claiming to trust and not rely on anyone, he's reduced to pathetically whimpering "Help me..." by the end, in all its delicious irony.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Before he reveals his evil nature, he says "I think it's time for you to meet him now." The third person pronoun might imply some kind of SplitPersonality, although that's never really confirmed or investigated further.
* ArcVillain: He's the BigBad of this case.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's rather pretty. He even admits as much.
* BodyHorror: Engarde rakes his face multiple times throughout his VillainousBreakdown.
* TheCameo: Matt shows up briefly during TheStinger of [[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the film]].
* CardCarryingVillain: Short of proudly and openly calling himself evil, he fulfills every aspect of the trope after TheReveal.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna ask [x], OK?"
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He screws himself over that way.
* ClassicVillain: A {{Greed}}/{{Pride}} style villain, who wears a spiky red and white jacket with a HighCollarOfDoom and has a ''giant'' scar over his left eye, who deceives Phoenix into believing he is truly innocent until [[TheReveal that's no longer necessary]], at which point he turns the EvilGloating up to eleven. Phoenix's ordeal in ''Farewell, My Turnabout'' helps him decide what it truly means to be a lawyer, similar to the journey Edgeworth had after the resolution of DL-6. Unlike Phoenix, Engarde believes in absolutely no one but himself, which ultimately brings him down when he attempts to blackmail Shelly de Killer, leading to the assassin swearing bloody vengeance upon him; with no way out, Engarde completely breaks down, begging for the guilty verdict.
* CruelMercy: You have the option to get him his "Not Guilty" verdict -- at the moment he least wants it.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: He's the main star of a popular children's series, and he's really immoral.
* DirtyCoward: As part of the bastard's breakdown during the finale of the case when the {{professional killer}} he hired, Shelly de Killer, discovers that Engarde was planning to blackmail him behind his back thanks to Phoenix and sworn to kill him, Engarde sweats in anxiety and if you choose to give him a 'not guilty' verdict, he will scream his ass out to the judge demanding a 'guilty' verdict to stay in jail and escape from De Killer, clawing his face out.
* TheDitz: He's kind of a flake and calls his manager about ''everything'', suggesting he can't decide anything for himself. However, it's actually ObfuscatingStupidity.
* DualityMotif: His PeekABangs represent two different sides of his personality. When his bangs are covering the right side of his face, he acts like a happy-go-lucky SurferDude who can be pretty slow at times. But when he slicks his hair back, he reveals his true self; a ManipulativeBastard who believes people are only there to be used and thrown away.
* EvilCounterpart: To Will Powers. Both are the stars of popular "Samurai" TV shows who end up suspected for murder; Will is a completely innocent (and even a little naive) NiceGuy with the FaceOfAThug who worries what people think of him, while Matt is a [[HotGuysAreBastards handsome]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who cares about [[ItsAllAboutMe absolutely no one besides himself]].
* EvilIsHammy: He's not very subtle after TheReveal, though it's a [[ColdHam colder variety of ham]]. Whoever was writing him clearly had fun.
* EvilIsPetty: His lowest petty act he committed was to his arch-rival, Corrida and his former manager, Celeste Inpax two years ago when he had got wind of the news that Celeste was planning to be engaged to Corrida after she broke up with the former, he deliberately told Corrida about his past relationship with her just to troll them for amusement resulting in Corrida breaking up with Celeste as well, worsening her mental health and hanging herself literally thanks to the asshole who started it.
* ExactWords: When Phoenix questions him about his case, he denies killing anyone and this doesn't produce any Psyche-Locks. ''Technically'' he was telling the truth, something he lampshades after being called out by Pearl.
* FatalFlaw: Because he's a sociopath, his lack of trust in everyone along with his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder proves to be his downfall when he blackmails his hired assassin with a video tape which Phoenix manages to retrieve and proves to De Killer that Engarde was blackmailing him with it.
* FinalBoss: of ''Justice For All'', alongside De Killer.
* FingerlessGloves: Wears a pair of leather ones.
* ForTheEvulz: He dumped Celeste Inpax for basically no reason, leaving her heartbroken.
* AGlassOfChianti: Whips one out to swirl oh-so-evilly after TheReveal...while in prison, no less.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Of the good ol' fashioned evil variety. The fringe hides the scars, and you don't know he has them until he reveals himself.
* HateSink: Easily the most hated character in the ''Ace Attorney'' franchise.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He becomes the next target of de Killer, whom he hired. Doubly so because his blackmailing ways are why de Killer is out for his blood in the first place.
* IronicEcho: Remember that speech Matt gave you about how he isn't weak like Adrian Andrews and that he depends on nobody? ''"Help me..."''
* {{Irony}}: How he's taken down is ironic in several ways.
** His absolute paranoia and unwillingness to trust anyone leads him to take insane precautions against getting found out. This is what screws him over in the end.
** He himself gets a SadisticChoice after his assassin forces one upon Phoenix; it's either go to jail (and possibly get the death penalty) or go free... so de Killer can track him down.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He can be self-centered at times, though this is more because of him being oblivious to others. Just kidding, he's a full-blown sociopath who really doesn't give a damn about anyone else and sees nothing wrong with using people then throwing them away.
* KarmaHoudini: [[DownerEnding In the bad ending.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: If you choose the right evidence to get him into his SadisticChoice, it'll be all so satisfying to see this douchebag break down.
* {{Leitmotif}} - The second game's "Investigation ~ Middle 2002", despite not given his name directly, in widely considered to be this for him. "Investigation ~ Core 2002" is his theme after he reveals himself.
* MadnessMantra: When he cracks: "Guiltyguiltyguiltyguiltyguiltyguilty..." (repeat ad infinitum)
* ManipulativeBastard: Managed to get an assassin to kill his rival, forced a certain defense attorney to take his case by having his friend kidnapped, and nearly pinned the entire crime on one Adrian Andrews.
* MeaningfulName: 'Matt' comes from 'Matthew', meaning 'Gift from God', which is fitting seen his self-absorbed personality. The name was also speculated to come from 'Mathuin'; 'Bear', tying him to Corrida.
** "Matt" itself is also the German word for "checkmate" and the Luxembourgish word for "moth". "Checkmate" suits the way Engarde treats other people like disposable pawns in a game of chess, and he could be seen as being as equally attracted to the "spotlight" of fame as moths are to a source of light.
*** The latter in particular is interesting because Dahlia Hawthorne, the femme fatale from the third part, has butterflies as her {{Animal Motif}}s and both are rather similar (both screwed up their victims so much that they committed suicide, they both have a red theme color, they're both completely narcissistic sociopaths, appearing nice but a cool-blooded murderer underneath is a thing of them too...)
** His original name (真悟) means 'true realisation'.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Matt's claim that he did not kill anyone. This is technically the truth as Matt merely hired an assassin to kill Juan Corrida, which is implied to be the reason no psyche-locks appear when first asked if he killed Corrida. Contrast it with when Phoenix starts asking him about Shelly de Killer, and psyche-locks do appear.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Although he has a reputation as a nice guy.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's not as dumb as he lets on though, he just keeps up his public image as a good-looking airhead. He's really something of a sociopath underneath the ditzy attitude.
* ObviouslyEvil: Once his true personality is revealed.
* OhCrap: In the anime, he lets out a gasp of fear when Edgeworth mentions how de Killer detests traitors most of all. The moment that de Killer mentions that he now has a new target, his legs start to shake.
* PeekABangs: They cover a set of vicious scars over his eye.
* PetTheDog: His cat Shoe seemed to be the only creature he treated decently.
* PsychoticSmirk: Sports a nasty one when he outs himself as the killer.
* PunnyName:
** ''En garde'', since he's the Nickel Samurai and is always in a "duel" with Juan Corrida. Also, he's always on guard. "Otoro" is a pun on "outlaw".
** Also, [[ItsAllAboutMe notice his initials]].
** Combined with Juan Corrida, in which corrida is bull fighting.
* PyrrhicVillainy: In the bad ending, he managed to literally get away with murder, but as of the bad ending, everyone knows what kind of person he is now, which is what he had Juan killed in the first place to prevent.
* TheReveal: "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He's a successful actor and star who happens to have a very poor concept of money management, to the point where he'd probably lose his fortune if it weren't for his manager. He even gives bellboys stupidly large tips (though it turns out the amount was right; what he was paying for was definitely not).
* RightHandCat: Fond of his pet cat, Shoe.
* RunningGag: He repeatedly calls up certain people to consult about various matters. It stops being funny when he ''consults himself'' and reveals his true colors.
* SadisticChoice:
** The basic premise of his case: Win, and [[KarmaHoudini you let him get away with murder]]. Lose, and Maya dies.
** You get to turn the tables on him if you convince de Killer to break his contract with Engarde: the end result is still the same. Say he's guilty, and he breaks down because... well, he's '''guilty'''. Say he's not guilty, and he breaks down, demanding to be sent to jail, instead of being free and ready to be killed by a pissed-off assassin that he betrayed (and even then, there is still no saying that de Killer can't break into jail and kill him.)
* ShutUpKirk: Pearl asks him why he did something so wrong, and he says "Because I'm a grownup and I can."
* SlasherSmile: Wears one on his face after TheReveal of him being the client of Shelly de Killer and by extension, the true murderer of Juan Corrida.
* SlaveToPR: Like every other celebrity. The reason why his every move is calculated is because he can't let his reputation get tarnished, up to and including killing Corrida when he was planning to ruin Engarde's image.
* SmugSnake: Acts nice to everyone, but he couldn't care less about anyone besides [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]] and his beautiful public image. When his true personality is revealed he's nothing but smug to Phoenix about having Maya hostage.
* TheSociopath: It's implied that the reason (besides the one covered under ExactWords) that his lie didn't trigger a Psyche-Lock response is that he ''genuinely'' doesn't believe hiring someone to dispose of your rival counts as murder any more than hiring an exterminator to deal with vermin, showing how little he regards those around him. Remember that the Magatama detects fear/guilt locked away in people’s hearts. If there wasn't any guilt to begin with...
* StupidEvil: You know bro..., after Phoenix sees you who is your true self, you shouldn't have gloat to him about recording the video of Corrida's murder at the hands of the assassin you hired so you can blackmail him for money. Even if Phoenix got the videotape with the footage inside it, you could have gotten away with a 'not guilty' verdict if you haven't mentioned this statement to him.
* SurferDude: He's got the VerbalTic, but it is unknown if he likes surfing. He certainly loves motorbikes, though.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Very briefly slips into this, telling Phoenix "it's time for you to meet ''him'' now" before revealing his true self. Why is never explained, and he never does it again after that.
* TwoFaced: Perhaps more literally than usual. His happy-go-lucky facade has hair covering half his face but his real self pulls the hair back, revealing some disturbing scars, and is pretty much a completely different person.
* TheUnfought: While he's the case's villain, you don't cross-examine or otherwise directly confront him in court as he's the defendant and still technically your client.
* VerbalTic: Like, I don't know what tic you're talking about, dude!
* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers this when de Killer turns on him; he repeatedly ''claws at his own face''.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Is seen as a nice person despite his many terrible deeds in the past. He has Juan killed to make sure he stays that way.
* WalkingSpoiler: So much so that we had to mark this folder's spoilers unmarked so that it wouldn't look like Swiss cheese.
* WhamLine:
** "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
** "How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde."
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[[folder:'''Adrian Andrews''' (''Kirio Kamiya'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Ayaka Asai ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Mallorie Rodak ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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-> "I hate to waste time, so let's get down to business."
Adrian first shows up as the [[TheStoic stoic]] manager of Matt Engarde in the last case of the second game. She takes her turn as a suspect in the inevitable murder, and quite nearly gets convicted before mitigating circumstances get her off the hook. She is revealed in the process to be a lot more complex and troubled than her icy persona makes her out to be. Turned out to be popular enough to return in part three, this time with a much sunnier and [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsier]] personality.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Due to being extremely intelligent and ''very'' clumsy, especially in ''Trials and Tribulations''. Her dependency can also put her here.
* AlliterativeName: Both names.
* AmbiguouslyGay: While it's initially assumed that she was involved with Juan Corrida, it's revealed that she was getting close to him in an attempt to recover the suicide note of Celeste Inpax. Her dependency on Celeste reads quite like unrequited love, and the implication becomes even more obvious when it is revealed that [[DrivenToSuicide she tried to kill herself after Celeste's death.]] She then seeks a similar type of relationship with Franziska, which leads to them keeping in contact after the case is over and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Franziska teaching her how to use a whip.]]
* BrokenBird: She lost her mentor, her pillar of strength, feels the world is out to get her because Matt and Juan got away with driving Celeste to suicide, and it's easy to see why she's this.
* TheCameo: She shows up briefly during TheStinger of [[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the film]], though she doesn't have a speaking role.
* CuteClumsyGirl: In ''Trials and Tribulations''.
* DarkSecret: Her attempted suicide because of the loss of her beloved mentor, and her dependent nature towards her mentor due to her crippling insecurities. Her secrets are so shameful that she would try again should anyone else find out.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Especially in the third game, when she's significantly more cheerful.
* DrivenToSuicide: Subverted. After the suicide of her mentor, Adrian had tried to follow her to the afterlife out of despair, but apparently had failed in the past. Instead, she decided to take revenge on those who pushed her mentor to suicide.
* FailureKnight: Swore revenge at Matt due to how he treated Celeste.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[DeconstructedTrope It backfires so hard]] that she finds herself accused of the crime she NEVER committed. [[ReconstructedTrope However, if she had never done this]], Matt Engarde would probably have escaped justice.
* GenderBlenderName: This is a plot point, as Shelly de Killer tries to frame Adrian for hiring him, but proves he never met her by referring to her with male pronouns.
* InfiniteSupplies: She breaks her glasses and pulls out a spare pair several times over the course of the second game. (Seven, to be exact.)
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Reminiscencing ~ The Steel Samurai's Ballad"
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Both Celeste Inpax and Franziska von Karma are this to her. Lampshaded in the Case Files, in which Phoenix suggests that if she's relying on Franziska's advice, she's still dependent.
* MeaningfulName: 'Adrian' means 'the dark one', which probably refers to her clothes switch to black.
* {{Meganekko}}: Constantly wears a pair of glasses and looks good with them on. If you present her profile to Larry, he will be instantly impressed and say he has a thing for "girls with black sleeveless shirts and glasses".
* NotSoWeak: She believes herself to be insecure and lacking in confidence due to her extreme dependency in others, to the point where she was once willing to follow her beloved mentor to the afterlife after Celeste's suicide. However, Adrian shows a surprising act of initiation and determination to take her revenge on Matt Engarde and Juan Corrida while bringing peace to Celeste Inpax who had taken her life because of the two, while drawing enough attention towards Matt Engarde to convince Phoenix Wright that his client is not as innocent as he seems, all by herself. Even Matt Engarde of all people, who considered her to be a weak person, seemed rather impressed with Adrian's plan to take revenge on him and Juan.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the anime, Celeste is not just her mentor, she's her older sister.
* ShrinkingViolet: Was this for the majority of her life, and tried to behave like her late mentor (who was TheStoic before her death) to cope with the loss and her low self-confidence. Her insecurities worsens during court as she is implicated for a murder she has never committed, to the point where she takes Franziska's advice and pleads the fifth in a desperate attempt to protect herself.
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Because she framed Engarde for Corrida's murder, he gets arrested, and de Killer ends up kidnapping Maya to force Phoenix to defend Engarde.
** Her accidental breaking and smearing of the Kurain Sacred Urn in Case 3-2 ends up being a vital point to prove that [[spoiler:the photo of [=Mask=]☆[=DeMasque=] "stealing" the Urn in Lordly Tailor was actually taken long before the actual theft took place]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Tries to be TheStoic, but ends up being this.
* [[SympatheticMurderer Sympathetic...Stabber of Already Dead Person]]: Juan Corrida was already dead, but when she stabbed his dead body to FrameUp Matt she didn't feel any regret because of what Matt and Juan did with Celeste.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Her appereance in ''Trials and Tribulations'' is much nicer and cheerful, showing that it's her true personality after completely [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]]. By ''Trials and Tribulations'', she's recovered enough that smiling is her default expression.
* WhenSheSmiles: Just like Lana Skye, she smiles for the first time in the end upon being found not guilty of murder.
* WildTake: Her glasses start to crack and then shatter completely, followed by her putting on a replacement pair.
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[[folder:'''Shelly de Killer''' (''Sazaemon Koroshiya'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Wataru Yokojima ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Marcus D. Stimac ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Alright, I'll tell you that much. My name is... de Killer."
A gentleman assassin from the second game. Highly values honesty and trust and takes great measures to ensure that his clients are not found guilty of murder (gee, [[NotSoDifferent that sounds kinda familiar...]]). His alias is John Doe (''Tarou Tanaka''). He appears in ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' as a recurring character. While ''Farewell, My Turnabout'' spoilers are unmarked, ''[=AAI2=]'' ones are ''not'', so read at your own risk.
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* AntiVillain: Not a good guy, but not someone who engages in pointless cruelty. He can even be reasoned with if you can understand his motivations.
* AffablyEvil: Despite being an assassin, he's nothing but polite to the lawyers. Until he breaks down after finding out Matt blackmailed him, that is.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Being a butler and an assassin, he's this.
* BerserkButton: If you value your life, ''do not'' betray him in any way. ''Especially'' if you're his client. Matt Engarde and [[spoiler:Simon Keyes]] both had to learn this the hard way, with the latter being saved only by a fellow assassin who had other plans.
* TheButlerDidIt: Occasionally he ''does'' pose as a butler...
* CallingCard: One of the aforementioned measures taken to protect clients.
* CatchPhrase: "People are rarely what they appear to be."
* CreepyJazzMusic: His theme, "Whim of a Murderous Gentleman" is a very smooth and slow tune befitting his classy, sinister nature.
* TheDragon: He was hired by Matt Engarde to be his hitman.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: This is how Phoenix finally beats Matt Engarde, by proving to de Killer that he was planning to blackmail him with a video of the murder. This immediately has de Killer release Maya and basically say in court that if Matt Engarde weren't found guilty, ''he would kill him.'' He also, unlike some of the other assassins Engarde describes, doesn't blackmail his client, but tries to get him off when things don't go as planned and his client gets charged.
* ExpressiveAccessory: De Killer himself always wears a completely stoic expression, but his radio, which resembles his face, shows a lot of emotion, including hopping in anger, sweating oil, and [[YourHeadASplode exploding]]. His ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' appearance mirrors this effect using an ice cream cone he carries.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Never once opens his eyes, for any reason.
* FailedASpotCheck: In "Farewell, My Turnabout", he makes the uncharacteristically careless mistake of referring to Adrian Andrews as a man since it's an unisex first name and because the subject of her gender never came up when she was being discussed while he was present. This slip-up allows Phoenix to prove he's lying when insisting that she was the one who hired him.
* FinalBoss: He's the final witness of ''Justice For All''.
* TheHeavy: He's the main source of conflict and intrigue during "Farewell, My Turnabout", even though he's only acting in the interests of his employer, who's the real villain of the story.
* HighClassGlass: None of his disguises or the various facsimiles of his face that crop up fail to include his monocle, and he speaks in a highly polite, polished tone.
* HonorBeforeReason: De Killer never kills out of spite, and only kills as instructed. The only times he kills for personal reasons are when a client betrays him, but he's never had to do it before. He has come close, though; Matt Engarde, who had intentions of blackmailing him, was saved by his conviction, while [[spoiler:Simon Keyes, who purposely concealed information, was saved by a fellow assassin.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He insists on meeting and speaking with potential clients face-to-face to gauge whether or not they're trustworthy. Funnily enough, the two clients we've seen him take in the series so far turned out to be anything ''but'' trustworthy. To wit: Matt Engarde intended to blackmail him with video footage of the very murder he was payed to commit, and [[spoiler:Simon Keyes knowingly sent him at a decoy target]]. However, it should be noted that those clients are ''very'' good at hiding their true colors.
* KarmaHoudini: He gets away at the end of ''Justice For All'', and in the epilogue announces that he'll be going abroad for a while, though anyone interested in his services can still contact him. [[spoiler:He's still at large as of the end of ''Investigations 2''.]]
* LegacyCharacter: Edgeworth mentions that Shelly is the fourth generation of the "De Killer" name. Amusingly, Shelly can even offer to make Phoenix into his apprentice/the next De Killer in his testimony.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Whim of a Murderous Gentleman".
* MassOhCrap: He elicits this response in ''Investigations 2'' in Case 5, when after [[spoiler:Simon Keyes]] is exposed as the mastermind of the whole game, he casually walks right in to kill him for lying about his target, in front of no less than ''twelve'' other people currently present.
* MexicanStandoff: Against [[spoiler:Sirhan Dogen near the end of Investigations 2's Case 5, when de Killer arrives to kill Simon Keyes for betraying his trust.]]
* MrSmith: He goes by John Doe in English, or Tarou Tanaka in Japanese. Both are exceedingly plain names that are commonly used as pseudonyms. (John Doe is also the legal alias used when a person's real name is not known or he specifically requests that it not be disclosed).
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
** ''De Killer''?! Yeah, it's pretty obvious he's an assassin even before you meet him.
** The first three kanji in his name mean 'tiger,' 'wolf,' and 'death' respectively.
* NobleDemon: He stresses the professional part of being a ProfessionalKiller through a personal code of honor & trust between him & his clients. Taking down Engarde involves proving Matt betrayed that trust.
* NotMeThisTime: Claims this in Case 1 of ''Investigations 2''. [[spoiler:Played with. He's telling the truth... but he ''did'' plan to kill the President before the actual case occurred and threw everything into chaos.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: Highly suspicious at least. He looks like a stereotypical butler (who, we all know, [[TheButlerDidIt Did It]]) but with a skunk stripe and ''a stitched seam down the middle of his face''. Naturally, everyone is completely {{Genre Blind|ness}} to the fact and no one really comments on his eye-catching look. Besides Will Powers, but Phoenix discredits his claims.
* OverlyLongName: "Sazaemon Koroshiya" is nine kanji long (虎狼死家 左々右エ門). Most names clock in at four, but he uses an unusually long name by Japanese standards, composed of a string of characters using very short readings. [[note]] Actually, the middle character in his given name, 右 isn't read at all, just being a VisualPun with 左 (left-right).[[/note]]
* PaperThinDisguise:
** His distinctive face means that his different attire does little to disguise him - but he makes sure few people know what he looks like, so it works anyways (except for the players). Lampshaded by one of the ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' producers while discussing "John Doe" at a panel:
-->''"Mr. Doe... he's one of those people you just can't have a second game in a series without."''
** It's commented on in ''Investigations 2''. Edgeworth never actually met him face-to-face in "Farewell My Turnabout", so it makes sense he falls for it. He still ends up mentally scolding himself once he finds out though, reminding himself he should have at least seen his picture come up in case files.
** This actually becomes a PlotHole in ''Investigations 2''; how can Edgeworth not notice the signature shell of Shelly's CallingCard on the back of his ice cream outfit?
* ProfessionalKiller: Of the assassin variety.
* PunnyName: (Sea) Shell(ey), the Killer. "Sazae" means "seashell", and "Koroshiya" means assassin. There's so little pun in this that Maya initially thinks he's just calling himself "the killer"/"an assassin".
* RealMenWearPink: He sports a pink kimono while posing as an ice cream vendor on Gourd Lake during ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2''.
* RedHerring: Despite being a professional assassin and having intended to kill the President of Zheng Fa in "Turnabout Target," he turns out to be one of the few who ''hasn't'' committed a crime.
* RoomDisservice: Kills Juan Corrida whilst masquerading as a hotel waiter.
* SkunkStripe: His hair is dark, but has a long white streak in it.
* TheStarscream: Phoenix convinces de Killer to become this in the GoldenEnding, forcing Engarde to want a guilty verdict.
* StiffUpperLip: His speech is meant to sound very polite and humble, with an almost British accent to it, and his face never actually shows what he is feeling. However, [[NotSoAboveItAll objects that resemble his face show his actual emotions quite frequently.]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: This hitman has white hair on the top of his head.
* WildCard: He lives by a complex code of honor, bordering on BlueAndOrangeMorality, and if it suits his goals he'll be downright cooperative with the main characters, even those who would like nothing more than to see him arrested and brought to justice.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Rooke to be this, since he was one of the only people to be able to wound him. This is partially why he forces Knightley to allow Edgeworth to investigate his death.
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!!The Lost Turnabout (''Ushinawareta Gyakuten'')
[[folder:'''Maggey Byrde''' (''Mako Suzuki'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yoshiko Ikuta ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/DawnMBennett ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Next time we meet, I'll only be an "Unlucky Person", instead of a goddess!"
Policewoman-turned-waitress-turned-security guard-turned-unemployed with horrifyingly bad luck. Maggey has the dubious honor of being accused in ''three'' different trials (the second one was a mistrial, though). Her luck does seem to be looking up, when she helped close a case. Gumshoe has an obvious crush on her.
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* BornUnlucky: She fell from the 9th floor of a building ''as a baby'', got hit by all sort of vehicles, got sick from all sorts of food, failed every test she has ever taken, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking lost every game of tic-tac-toe she's ever played]], was framed for murder three times (one of which was a mistrial)... She was even nicknamed Goddess of Misfortune as a child, and Lady Luckless by the time she reached college.
* TheChewToy: Maggey Byrde has a perpetual streak of bad luck, which culminated in her being accused of murder on ''three'' separate occasions. Byrde lampshades this a lot too, and considering [[MeaningfulName her name]] [[PunnyName is a pun on the magpie bird,]] known to bring bad luck, she's practically the female version of Larry. When she was six months old, she apparently fell off the balcony of her ''9th floor'' apartment...
* CosmicPlaything: Maggey is convinced to be a victim of this trope, given her extreme bad luck. If it's not herself who suffers from her bad luck streak, it's someone close to her (such as Dustin Prince).
* FairCop: A very cute and kind-hearted cop.
* FanGirl:
** Phoenix's business card is her most prized possession.
** The way she practically squees over Edgeworth in ''Investigations'' hints that she may be one for him as well.
** In the very least she has an affinity for the Blue Badger, as she wears Blue Badger shirts when she's not working.
* HairDecorations: Three clips near her forehead.
* JerkassBall: Maggey in 3-3 doesn't treat Gumshoe well for testifying against her despite the fact that it is his job in the first place; [[spoiler:he only sees the staged murder, not the real one]], unlike in 2-1 when she just passed him off as incompetent. They make up towards the end of the case though, and it stays that way in ''Investigations''.
* LikesOlderMen: Dated a fellow police officer no less than eight years older than her.
* {{Meganekko}}: No matter what job she gets, she still keeps her large spectacles.
** Comes up in the anime version of case 3-3 as further proof that Victor Kudo only saw her from the back, citing her "trademark glasses" when he claims her face was unremarkable.
* {{Meido}}: Soon after her first trial, Jean Armstrong employed Byrde as a waitress at his restaurant. And the waitresses wear maid outfits.
* MyNaymeIs: In her first trial, this is a plot point. [[spoiler:Dustin's killer heard it over the phone and mis-spelled it]].
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: First she was a police woman, then a waitress, and in ''Ace Attorney Investigations'' a security watcher. Explained in that she keeps getting fired, usually as a side effect of the murder case she's involved in.
-->'''Byrde''': [[LampshadeHanging I wonder what my next job should be...? Ooh, this is actually kind of fun!]]
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: She first fell off the window of her ''9th floor'' apartment ''as a 6-month old baby'', and it's only gone downhill from there. Seriously, surviving that almost contradicts her [[BornUnlucky incredibly bad luck]].
* OcularGushers: Cries with sparkling tears of joy whenever something greatly pleases her.
* PluckyGirl: Maggey is pretty strongwilled, considering she hasn't been broken apart ''completely'' with every misfortune she gets.
* ThePollyanna: Despite all that's happened to her, she never seems to lose hope or become cynical, always hoping for that one moment of good luck.
* PunnyName: Magpie birds are unlucky. 'One for sorrow...', as the rhyme goes. "Mako Suzuki" is a pun on "''maketsuzuki''", "continuing to lose".
* UnluckilyLucky: The fact that she's managed to make it through all of the horrible misfortune in her life without ever seeming too much worse for wear is impressive.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:In the first case of ''Investigations'', she is tricked by Jacques Portsman to open Edgeworth's office's door, by placing his own office's door number on it, so that he can steal evidence from one of Edgeworth's cases]].
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[[folder:'''Richard Wellington''' (''Takamasa Moroheiya'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/DaisukeKishio ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/RiccoFajardo ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"I am Richard Wellington, the "Drifting Virtuoso" with a Ph.D. in Drifting, as it were."
A wannabe university student (who claims he just hasn't found one up to his standards yet) who is very picky with words and a pompous jerk. He beans Phoenix over the head with a fire extinguisher and knocks him out.
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* BlindWithoutEm: He mistakenly says that a yellow baseball glove is a bunch of bananas. This is the hint to tell that he uses glasses.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:His justification for killing Dustin Prince. Downplayed, in that Wellington is incredibly paranoid and was not making rational judgements at that point. It was also implied that Prince wouldn't have known that Wellington was part of the group of con artists the police were tracking down and that Prince was ultimately killed for no reason.]]
* HidingTheHandicap: Neglects to mention that he has bad eyesight until an error in his testimony prompts Phoenix to confront him about it.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Wellington's misplaced phone ends up doing him in, and his Toccata & Fugue ringtone acts as the final nail in his coffin.
* {{Hipster}}: And he's very obnoxious about it.
* InsufferableGenius: He clearly thinks he is the smartest man in the room.
* {{Jerkass}}: The way he talks to everyone with disdain in 2-1.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Music/ToccataAndFugueInDMinor". It plays during the opening cinematic he appears in and his breakdown, and it serves as his ringtone.
* MeaningfulName:
** They're both just meant to sound pretentiously upper-crust, really.
** Also, "rich" and "well".
** [[RuleOfThree And]] [[SmugSnake he's a dick.]]
* MotorMouth: When he's nervous, he starts talking things that have nothing to do with the case (even with highlighted text!). Can be even worse about it than that old hag Oldbag.
* ObviouslyEvil: Seen beaning Phoenix in the head with a fire extinguisher with a sinister grin on his face right as you start the game. Right then, you can probably guess what his role in this case is...
* PreppyName: Wellington is reference to UsefulNotes/TheDukeOfWellington, making his name sound more British.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: [[spoiler:[[Music/JohannSebastianBach Bach's]] ''Toccata & Fugue in D Minor'', which proves crucial for nailing the case since he stole Phoenix's cell phone thinking it to be his, which had evidence incriminating him.]]
* {{Ronin}}: A subversion of the college-exam version. It's implied by his egotistical claim to be looking for a university that meets his standards that it's in fact him who doesn't measure up but is in denial about it.
* ScrollingText: He ocassionally starts doing long speeches in the witness stand without ever stopping, akin to Oldbag, if not even more so with his SesquipedalianLoquaciousness.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: He deliberately uses complicated words as he's FeigningIntelligence.
* SmallNameBigEgo: He's really full of himself.
* SmugSnake: Clearly thinks that an amnesiac Phoenix Wright can't prove [[spoiler:that he's the murderer.]] Also, seems to be very confident even though all his testimonies fall apart.
* StarterVillain: [[spoiler:The first murderer in ''Justice For All''.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Pulls on his scarf so hard his face turns blue and he squeezes himself into loss of consciousness.]]
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!!Reunion, and Turnabout (''Saikai, soshite Gyakuten'')
[[folder:'''Ini Miney''' (''Nodoka Hanaka'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Natsue Sasamoto ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Mikaela Krantz ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Um, so, like...A murder is that thing where, like, one person kills another, right?"
An air-headed occult freak that told Dr. Grey about the Kurain Channeling technique.
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* BitingTheHandkerchief: Her nervous gesture has her biting her hat. That's hardly the most brutal thing she does with her hat throughout.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Similar to April May, though with blissful ditziness replacing sexual charms.]]
* BerserkButton: Complaining about foreign sports cars. [[spoiler:Since that was Mimi's hobby before.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Involved in a terrible car accident, along with her sister, who died in the flames. [[spoiler:Of course, her life earlier was destroyed already by the malpractice accident, which she was likely guilty for.]]
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Her sister]].
* TheDitz: [[spoiler:Until she gets scared. Then the facade slips.]]
* EyesAlwaysShut: Until she loses her composure.
* FieryRedhead: [[spoiler:When she drops her facade, though she's naturally a brunette.]]
* FlatEarthAtheist: [[spoiler:After confessing, she exclaims her hatred for the paranormal after having to keep up her charade as Ini for so long. She then dismisses the Kurain Channeling as "mumbo-jumbo". Justified, because the channeling in the murder was a fake and it's very likely that she never saw the Kurain Channeling Technique in person.]]
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: An odd case, as she claims it was her sister Mimi's vengeful spirit who killed Turner Grey... [[spoiler:when "Ini" was actually Mimi, who everyone thought was dead]].
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she's beaten, she confesses everything and holds some of her dignity.]]
* IdiotHair: Underneath her hat.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: That's her VerbalTic, and it adds to the "airheaded ValleyGirl" image.
* MagicPlasticSurgery: How she manages to [[spoiler:flawlessly impersonate her sister.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:This is her motive for killing Turner Grey. Mimi Miney was one of his nurses that Dr. Grey overworked to the point that she made a medical error that killed 14 patients.]]
* MsFanservice: [[spoiler:A photo of her in Maya's costume, prominently sporting AbsoluteCleavage, is frequently shown throughout her case. The photo in question depicts her [[FanDisservice covered in blood, holding a knife and with a dazed look on her face.]]]]
* NiceHat: Which gets utterly abused and wrecked over the course of the case.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Done in order to [[spoiler:cast the suspicions off herself, but apparently also to impersonate her not-too-bright sister.]]
* PunnyName:
** Eeny, meeny, miney, mo.
** [[spoiler:[[DeadPersonImpersonation Or Mimi, as in mimicry.]]]]
* SillyMeGesture: She taps her hat while making a very tiny and very adorable, childlike grin.
* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:Like April May before her (and later Dahlia Hawthorne and Alita Tiala), when her facade breaks she becomes an arrogant, condescending woman of snappy and disrespectful remarks.]]
* SurgicalImpersonation: [[spoiler:Though not intentional. The doctors mistook Mimi Miney for her sister Ini, and the latter's driving license was the only reference they had to reconstruct her face. As a result, Mimi was forced to behave like Ini.]]
* SympatheticMurderer:
** [[spoiler:Not as much as the murderer in "Turnabout Big Top" due to her being an UnreliableNarrator, but if what she said is true, then it was Grey who caused Ini's death, either by drugging Mimi or by overworking her]].
** Taken further in the anime, where [[spoiler:the murder was planned by Morgan Fey, and she was blackmailed into going along with it]].
* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:When she finally confesses to her DeadPersonImpersonation of her sister.]] Combined with CryCute.
* ValleyGirl: Says "like" a lot, is ditzy, is seemingly unable to function by herself -- pretty much a checklist. [[spoiler:She's actually just ObfuscatingStupidity, although it's implied that this could be the real Ini's actual personality]].
* VerbalTic: Like, she says "like" so much that, like, it gets a bit, like, irritating, like, you know? [[spoiler:She drops it when she's under pressure, and when delivering her WhamLine.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Largely averted, unusually for the series. While she does get feisty when cornered, when she's caught she just tears up and confesses to the crime. The anime however makes her explode in the court, referring to the car crash.]]
* WatchThePaintJob: [[spoiler: Her imported sports car,which she had waited a year to get, was completely wrecked almost immediately after she got it.]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"Ha ha ha. It seems simple, doesn't it? But, it would be very hard to catch me. Actually, I'd say impossible. ... I'm going to serve you a slice of humble pie! I hope you enjoy it."]]
* WildTake: Whenever she's contradicted or whipped, she pulls her hat down so far over her head that her face temporarily seems to make a ghostly impression through the hat.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:
** [[spoiler:Say what you will about her accidental killing of the 14 patients during the malpractice incident. All she really wanted to do was take revenge on the man who effectively killed her sister and nearly drove her to death as well.]]
** Even more so in the anime: [[spoiler:Not only does she retain her original TraumaCongaLine backstory, but she wouldn't have even committed the murder had Morgan not blackmailed her.]]
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[[folder:'''Director Hotti/Hickfield''' (''Hotta/Hikita'')]]
[[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hotti_4036.png]]
->"Hmm, yes... Well, it's the quality, not quantity that counts. Uh huh... "
Actually, neither of those are his real names. "Dr. Hotti/Hickfield" is actually a patient of the Hotti/Hickfield clinics that sneaks out of his room, puts on a stethoscope and lab coat, and calls himself director to visitors.
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* AdaptedOut: He doesn't appear in the anime at all.
* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: A rather notable aversion. Throughout the entirety of case 2-2, he makes your job the ''least'' more difficult out of ''every single character'', barring the defendant Maya - Morgan and Lotta testified against you; Pearl and Mia had Psyche-Locks; Ini was both of the above; and Gumshoe, Franziska, and the Judge were doing their jobs as normal, which typically means "against you". All this while providing you with some of the most crucial evidence to the case. The only thing you have to do with him is provide one or two bits of evidence and deal with his VerbalTic.
* TheCameo: After helping Phoenix solve the mystery behind Case 2-2, he has brief appearances in Case 2-4 (only to get whipped by Franziska) and Case 4-2 (while under a different name).
* ComedicLolicon: He apparently has a thing for the 15-year-old Trucy, [[http://www.capcom-unity.com/zeroobjections/blog/2014/11/21/localization-and-ace-attorney and is eager to "examine" (more likely "molest") Pearl in the Japanese version]] of ''Justice for All'' when she is 8 years old in that game.
* DirtyOldMan: He really likes female patients, and is eager to take them off for "examination".
* FourthWallObserver: He's somehow able to read Phoenix's inner monologue and comment on the static background of the Hotti Clinic.
* {{Gonk}}: Looks exceptionally ugly even for an old man. He looks almost like Sloth from ''Film/TheGoonies'' with broken teeth.
* IronicName: Despite his name being "Dr. Hotti", he's not attractive by any means.
* TooKinkyToTorture: Even harbors lust for ''Franziska von Karma''; it's even [[CasualKink implied he doesn't mind the whip]]. If Phoenix presents Franziska's profile to Hotti, he will say that he is jealous of Phoenix for getting whipped.
* VagueAge: Unlike most characters who appear in the court record, his age isn't mentioned. The most you get is that he's an old man.
* VerbalTic: He adds "hmm, yes" to most of his sentences. Eventually it [[GotMeDoingIt rubs off of Phoenix]].
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!!Turnabout Big Top (''Gyakuten Circus'')
[[folder:'''Maximillion Galactica''']]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Shinya Hamazoe ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Aaron Roberts ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Ab-so-lute-ly FABULOUS!"
Real name: '''Billy Bob Johns''' (''Kouhei Yamada''). A famous magician under the employ of the Berry Big Circus; his biggest trick is flying around. Cue the murder of the circus ringmaster whose assailant leaves no footprints in the snow. He's actually a country bumpkin.
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* AccentRelapse: When the reality of his situation sets in at the beginning, he momentarily loses control of his smooth talk and starts talking in his native hillbilly accent.
* {{Adorkable}}: Some fangirls found his "hillbilly self" to be quite adorable. [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Even some fanboys too]]. But Maya doesn't seem to think so. It's got to be the way he's pretty much reducing to a stuttering and crying wreck.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Despite his arrogance, Max did genuinely care about his fellow performers and genuinely wanted them to become successful. However, the only people who saw this in him and saw him as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold instead of a JerkAss were Acro, Regina, and the Ringmaster Russell Berry. Everyone else hates his guts and insults him on a regular basis.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: His stage name is one at any rate. Even the ''Judge'' prefers to use the stage name to refer to the defendant at the trial.
* {{Bishonen}}: Probably the straightest example in the entire series, and tries very hard to keep up appearances as one.
* CampStraight: Oh, so very much. He'd be the campiest of CampGay... except he's madly in love with Regina. He also acts very flirtatious with Maya and initially blows off Phoenix, until he is made to realize the trouble he's in and that they're there to help. After that, [[AmbiguouslyBi he's just as flirtatiously camp with Phoenix]].
* CatchPhrase:
** "Fabulous!"
** Calling his friends "[his] sweeties".
* FacialMarkings: He has big purple stars on one cheek.
* GrievousBottleyHarm: [[spoiler:To Ben, the night of the murder. Fortunately, SoftGlass was in effect.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:He did start a fight with Ben and Trillo in the cafeteria [[GrievousBottleyHarm with a bottle as his weapon]], and got into no trouble as a result.]]
* InsufferableGenius: His flamboyant, arrogant demeanor makes him very disliked among his colleagues, but even the ones who really can't stand him won't deny that he's an incredibly talented magician who gave the circus a much needed boost in popularity.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts arrogant and conceited, but only to make his circus mates strive to become better.
* LargeHam: Both onstage and in person.
* NiceHat: It's a purple silk and has a peacock feather in it. Absolutely ''fabulous''.
* RunningGag: He introduces one that spans over the entire series. When presenting the wrong evidence to him, he believes Phoenix wants him to make it disappear. Other magicians, such as Trucy, would do the same.
* SmallNameBigEgo: In his own words, Max is kind of a big deal in the magic world, but the trope really comes into play in how he considers the Big Berry Circus to be a one-man show with just a bunch of out-of-date, bit-player extras. [[spoiler:In truth, he just wishes they'd try harder.]]
* SomethingAboutARose: White roses on the front of his cape are one of his iconic accessories.
* StageMagician: A very famous one, complete with a reluctance to explain how his tricks work.
* StageNames: His real name is very hick-ish: Billy Bob Johns in English, Kohei Yamada in Japanese.
-->'''Phoenix:''' (Yikes! The poor guy's got three first names!)
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Milk. He needs it to calm his nerves before each performance.
* TwoFirstNames: Three, counting his middle name.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In some instances, it doesn't even look like he's wearing ''pants''. Just a jacket and makeup.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Pink, though, as a flamboyant circus performer, it might be dyed.
* YourMakeupIsRunning: When he cries, his makeup runs.
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[[folder:'''Regina Berry''' (''Rika Tachimi'', stage name ''Mirika'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yō Taichi ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/JadSaxton ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
[[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/regina_663.png]]
->"Alright! I look so cute in this picture! Don't you think I look cute? Don't ya? Don't ya?"
Russell Berry's daughter and animal tamer of the Berry Big Circus. Because of her sheltered life (in a circus, no less) and her father's protective upbringing, she has a very naïve outlook and doesn't really understand death (in the English version, she thinks that when people die, they become a star in the sky; in the Japanese version, she just thinks that they are in a deep sleep), even when her father doesn't hide the fact that he shot one of the lions with a rifle. Returns in ''Investigations 2'''s second case as a witness due to being asked to put on an animal show at the prison at the time of the murder. Has apparently taken on more responsibility in the circus but otherwise hasn't changed much.
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* BishieSparkle: She can summon it at will.
* BreakTheCutie:
** [[spoiler:Moe ends up bringing her to court just so she could see everything that really happened because of her innocence, from the DeadlyPrank that led to Bat's coma to her father's death.]]
** It ends up happening ''again'' in ''Investigations 2'' [[spoiler:when she finds out new circus member Simon, one of her closest friends, is [[BigBadFriend far from who he appears to be.]]]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer:
** Despite her naïveté, she's really good at taming and commanding all sorts of animals.
** She even manages to make an alligator that wasn't part of her troupe to open its mouth. [[spoiler:It was so Edgeworth could retrieve the decisive evidence it was forced to swallow.]]
* ButThouMust: The way her beauty charms multiple characters into being completely agreeable with her is a RunningGag.
* CargoShip: Invoked, with Trilo. She is unaware the Trilo's just a puppet and that ''Ben'' is the one who has feelings for her, but is still seriously considering "Trilo's" feelings.
* CheerfulChild: She even has a little "jumping up and down in glee" animation.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Subverted. She's 16, which makes her a borderline KiddieKid, but she acts ''much'' younger.
* CircusBrat: As the ringleader's daughter. It's given her a [[CloudCuckooLander somewhat skewed view of reality]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Due to her sheltered upbringing.
* CutenessProximity: How she (unwittingly) wraps everyone around her finger.
* TheCutie: In-universe. Is idealistic and innocent [[spoiler:which is why she didn't comprehend the gravity of the situation around Acro's brother.]]
* DeadlyPrank: [[spoiler:To Bat. Technically, he didn't die, but he's currently in a coma with little hope of waking up. This, combined with her overall naivety and the fact that she is blissfully unaware of the severity of what she did, is what lead Acro to try and kill her]]
* EasilyForgiven: Thanks to her cuteness. This is part of why she doesn't realize that it's wrong to, for example, let a tiger stalk after Phoenix and Maya as a prank in their first meeting. [[spoiler:Subverted, because her resulting naivety over the harm she commits in her little pranks is why Acro can't forgive her.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Pulling a prank on Phoenix and Maya by way of ''siccing her pet tiger on them for a good scare''.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Maybe.
-->'''Maya''': Regina seems to be quite the hit with the men in the circus.\\
'''Phoenix''': She must have some sort of strange power over them!\\
'''Maya''': You're not kidding. Two people in one day! Even I want to profess my love for her!\\
'''Phoenix''': (Me too! She's so cute...)\\
'''Regina''': *giggle*
* FluffyTamer: She's even capable of coaxing fearsome creatures that don't even belong to the circus into obeying her commands.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She cannot keep Money the Monkey under control, but she has no issue taming and befriending any other animal.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: A variation: It's not fanservice that attracts people to her, but her apparent {{cuteness|Proximity}}. And she never notices the effect it has on others even once.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: [[spoiler:Her ignorance about the true nature of death and cheerfulness after what Acro and Bat suffered pushed Acro over the edge]].
* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:What she says once the truth is uncovered. Accompanied by her finally opening the waterworks.]]
* LethallyStupid: [[spoiler:Her naivety directly results in Bat [[FateWorseThanDeath having little to no chance to recover from his coma]], and further indirectly leads to her father's death.]]
* LimitedWardrobe: Wears her circus outfit every time she's onscreen, even in court.
* LoveTriangle: Regina has/had the affections of three of the other performers: Bat, Max, and Ben/Trilo.
* MeaningfulName: "Regina" means "queen".
* MissingMom: Died not too long after she was born.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The way she's shaded, her eye design and her RegalRinglets makes her look like she's straight out of a shoujo manga.
* PepperSneeze: [[spoiler:Bat did this to her in the past, and she decided to return the favor... with ''disastrous'' results]].
* RegalRinglets: Fits, given her MeaningfulName.
* StarsAreSouls: Why she's not too broken up about her Dad's death. He told her that's what happened to Leon, her lion, when her father had to shoot him. In the Japanese version, she was told that the dead are [[PleaseWakeUp just sleeping]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Her prank renders Bat comatose, paralyzes Acro, gets a circus lion put down, and then sends both her father and Acro to their deaths. And she remains completely ignorant of this until the very end of 2-3.]]
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[[folder:'''Lawrence Curls''', aka '''Moe the Clown''' (''Matsuo Tomida'', aka ''Tommy'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Takeshi Uchida ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/SonnyStrait ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
[[quoteright:70:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moe_6578.png]]
->"Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha!"
A stoogey clown working at the Berry Big Circus and old friend of the ringmaster. He's the witness of Russell's murder. Despite his wisecracking antics, he's actually one of the most level-headed members of the circus.
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* CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler:He brings Regina to the last day of the trial to get her to see the truth of her father's death and the pain she caused Acro and Bat.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Unlike the game, the anime severely reduces the time he has on the stand. In fact, it is so reduced that the episode itself isn't a whole trial but half a trial and half investigation.
* ExpressiveAccessory: The mouth on his hat matches his.
* HiddenDepths: While he may make for a pretty awful clown, he actually ''is'' talented at a lot of other things; in particular he's implied to act as the main cook for the circus performers and does a pretty good job of it, and from what we later find out in the second ''Investigations'' game he made a pretty good [[spoiler:ringmaster after he took over the position from the deceased Russell Berry]].
* HurricaneOfPuns: Most of his dialogue, even on the witness stand.
* TheHyena: That above annoying laugh comes out so much that the Judge starts hitting Phoenix with penalties if he presses Moe for no reason.
* KitschCollection: His collection of clown costumes from around the world.
* TheKlutz: His routine involves a lot of pratfalls, so practice for it has ended up breaking a lot props in his room as well, he caused the hole in his ceiling with a pogo-stick accident.
* LaughingAtYourOwnJokes: He does this after every joke he tells. He outright admits that he does it because nobody else will laugh.
* MarriedToTheJob: Apparently, his wife left him over it, taking their daughter Larina with her. Moe apparently still sends them money, since he references working to support a family.
* MouthfulOfPi: *whip crack* "Do you like pi? I love pi! 3.141592... (continue for almost two lines of text)! Tasty!"
* NoIndoorVoice: He makes Phoenix want some earplugs.
* NonIronicClown: Fitting, given his work at the circus.
* OnlySaneMan: He seems to be the sanest surviving circus member, despite his goofiness. [[spoiler:Maybe this will make him more suited to the position of Ringmaster.]]
* PungeonMaster: He and Maya enjoy trading jokes. Unfortunately, he sometimes has trouble turning it off...
* PunnyName: [[Film/TheThreeStooges Larry, Curly, and Moe]]. Meanwhile, Tommy and Matsu are a popular Japanese comedy duo.
* SadClown: He's a failure as a comedian, and he's estranged from his wife and daughter.
* ShoutOut: He recites lines that spoof ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and ''Series/TheATeam'' after being whipped a couple of times.
* ScrollingText: Frequently speaks very rapidly after Franziska gives him ATasteOfTheLash.
* TalkativeLoon: English version only -- in addition to the MouthfulOfPi mentioned above, he also recites the openings of ''[[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir The Fresh Clown of Bel Air]]'' and ''[[Series/TheATeam The C-Team]]''. In both versions, however, be careful how much you press him: The Judge ''will'' make you feel the pain if he thinks you're wasting the court's time talking with Moe.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Carrots. He eats several a day as part of his act.
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[[folder:'''Benjamin Woodman''' and '''Trilo Quist''' (''Ben Kozumi'' and ''Rilo'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yutaka Furukawa ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Jeff Johnson ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Let me lay it all out for you... The pay sucks... The clown sucks... And my partner has his hand up my pants."
-->-- Trilo Quist
Ben is a ventriloquist of the Berry Big Circus, and Trilo is his puppet. Ben doesn't do a lot of talking, and does a lot of stuttering. Trilo, in contrast, is loud, offensive, and an all-around {{Jerkass}}, who also intends to propose to Regina.
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* CompanionCube: Trilo serves as an emotional crutch for Ben, and a close friend to Regina.
* DemonicDummy: More of a {{Jerkass}} than supernatural. Ben must be repressing a ''lot'' by how badly Trilo acts.
* DemotedToExtra: The anime greatly diminishes their roles by having Phoenix interrogate them both in the span of 2 minutes outside the courtroom, which in turn makes them unnecessary to call in court as witnesses. They also lose more screen time in general compared to the others.
* {{Jerkass}}: Trilo. Especially the way he treats Max and Moe the clown. He even doesn't seem to care that his boss, The Ringmaster was killed.
* PunnyName: A puppeteer named Woodman? Also, the obvious "Ben & Trilo Quist".
* ShrinkingViolet: Can't speak well except through Trilo.
* SpeechImpediment: Ben stutters if he's not speaking through a dummy.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ben = Ven.
* SplitPersonality: Ben is meek and mild. Trilo is brash and abrasive. Standard fare for an act, right? But things get weird when you consider that ''Trilo'' wants to marry Regina, but ''Ben'' claims not to like her very much.
* SweatDrop: Ben, always. More of an example of "realistic" nervous sweat than a cartoonish one.
* {{Ventriloquism}}: Their routine even includes singing. Regina even thinks of Trilo as "a tenor that works for the circus," rather than as a dummy. If you watch Ben while Trilo is talking, you can see his mouth moving slightly [[PortingDisaster unless you are playing on the HD iOS port in which Ben's lip movements while Trilo is talking are cut]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:'''Acro''']]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Takayuki Nakatsukasa ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/CliffordChapin ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"I mainly perform on the tightrope or the flying trapeze. But nowadays... All I perform in is my wheelchair."
His real name is '''Ken Dingling''' (''Daisuke Kinoshita''), and he's the elder of the two acrobat brothers of the Berry Big Circus. Acro's legs were damaged beyond repair in an accident and he can no longer stand.
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* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:If you're not Regina, he's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. That's probably why so many people love him over many of the other performers.]]
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Probably one of, if not ''the'' most sympathetic murderer in the original trilogy. However this does not absolve him from trying to kill Regina due to her ignorance, unintentionally killing her father, and then framing an innocent Maximillion Galactica for the crime. At the same time though, Acro didn't intentionally frame Maximillion. Max's cloak got caught on the murder weapon by accident, and other witnesses happen to see it and accused Max. Granted, he went along with the story anyways, but not out of malice. He was afraid of what would happen to Bat if the latter woke up without Acro being there, so he didn't fess up to the murder until he was exposed. He also apologizes to Max after he's exposed.]]
* BeneathSuspicion: How's a man in a wheelchair going to sneak around and swipe things? [[spoiler:He isn't. But his [[FriendToAllLivingThings pet monkey]], on the other hand...]]
* BerserkButton: If you [[spoiler:mention Regina's name]], you'll see his facade crack for just a moment.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[spoiler:While a large part of his personality is [[StepfordSmiler a facade]], it's suggested that his niceness, for the most part, is not. Phoenix even comments on how it makes going after him more difficult.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: The injury that put him in a wheelchair was this, considering he can no longer pull off acrobatic stunts.
* DeathGlare: [[spoiler:The ''only'' sign you get that you've successfully put any pressure on him.]]
* DeusAngstMachina: A single day's misfortune cost him his brother, his career, and, eventually, his father-figure and his freedom.
* DisneyCreaturesOfTheFarce: The birds that always follow him occasionally attack Phoenix in court. [[spoiler:The only outward sign the player gets of his emotional turmoil is when his birds fly away, and his skill with animals let him use his monkey to prepare for the murder.]]
* DissonantSerenity: When Phoenix Wright presses him.
-->'''"HOLD IT!"'''\\
'''Phoenix Wright''': Your room is on the third floor, right?\\
'''Acro''': Yes.\\
'''Phoenix''': And you said that you were resting in bed.\\
'''Acro''': That is correct.\\
'''Phoenix''': But you were still able to hear a sound from outside?\\
'''Acro''': I was indeed.\\
'''Phoenix''': ''(inner monologue)'' Pressing Acro doesn't seem to get results...
** Franziska describes Acro as being so calm it's scary. Of course, Phoenix does not agree [[DisneyCreaturesOfTheFarce as one of Acro's birds is pecking him]] at that moment...
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Averted, though he really thought about it]].
* ExpressiveAccessory: His birds fly off or attack Phoenix when he gets angered or when he's put under pressure.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He's got three birds perching on his wheelchair.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Congratulates Franziska for putting pressure on him, and Phoenix for exposing him]].
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:When the Judge asks if he's a victim, he says he's nothing but a murderer, with...]]
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:During his VillainousBreakdown]].
* MurderByMistake: [[spoiler:Regina was his intended target, but he ended up killing her father instead... to add insult to injury, the man was like a father to him, and he was so upset upon discovering that he had killed him instead that he even contemplated suicide.]]
* NervesOfSteel: Moe notes that these are a requirement of being a good aerialist, and Acro was an ''excellent'' one. [[spoiler:This is what makes him so difficult to break on the stand.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: He and his brother didn't run away to the circus; ''their parents'' ran away and they had nowhere else to go.
* PunnyName: "Dingling" is probably a combination of "Ringling" and "dangling", and Kinoshita is a Japanese circus. Add his and his brother’s names together and you get "Acrobat."
* StepfordSmiler: He doesn't outwardly show all the emotions inside of him, instead holding to the same bland, non-committal expression.
* SympatheticMurderer: [[spoiler:All he wanted to do was to get back at the girl he felt was responsible for his brother's coma. Instead, he ends up killing his beloved father figure, the Ringmaster.]]
* TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:Breaks down after he's found out and thinks he's nothing but a murderer.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:He wanted to be there for his brother, even when he accidentally killed the Ringmaster.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:One of the few {{Sympathetic Murderer}}s in the series and only framed Max because he wanted to be there for his brother.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: His intended target was Regina, a 16-year-old who has the mentality of somebody even younger. Unusually for this trope, he's portrayed more sympathetically than many of the other killers in the series.]]
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!!Farewell, My Turnabout (''Saraba, Gyakuten'') '''(WARNING: MAJOR UNMARKED SPOILERS)'''
[[folder:'''Matt Engarde''' (''Shingo Otoro'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yasuaki Takumi ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Dave Trosko ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Played by:''' Yûji Abe ([[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney film]])
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->"Hold on a sec. I'm gonna ask my manager, OK?"
Actor of the Nickel Samurai, and the fierce rival of Juan Corrida. He's slow-witted, and relies on his manager/producer/et al. for advice via the cell phone he wears like a wristwatch. However, that's all a façade. He's actually a full-blown sociopath who doesn't trust anyone and is the true BigBad of this case, hiring Shelly de Killer to assassinate Juan Corrida.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Despite claiming to trust and not rely on anyone, he's reduced to pathetically whimpering "Help me..." by the end, in all its delicious irony.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Before he reveals his evil nature, he says "I think it's time for you to meet him now." The third person pronoun might imply some kind of SplitPersonality, although that's never really confirmed or investigated further.
* ArcVillain: He's the BigBad of this case.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's rather pretty. He even admits as much.
* BodyHorror: Engarde rakes his face multiple times throughout his VillainousBreakdown.
* TheCameo: Matt shows up briefly during TheStinger of [[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the film]].
* CardCarryingVillain: Short of proudly and openly calling himself evil, he fulfills every aspect of the trope after TheReveal.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna ask [x], OK?"
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He screws himself over that way.
* ClassicVillain: A {{Greed}}/{{Pride}} style villain, who wears a spiky red and white jacket with a HighCollarOfDoom and has a ''giant'' scar over his left eye, who deceives Phoenix into believing he is truly innocent until [[TheReveal that's no longer necessary]], at which point he turns the EvilGloating up to eleven. Phoenix's ordeal in ''Farewell, My Turnabout'' helps him decide what it truly means to be a lawyer, similar to the journey Edgeworth had after the resolution of DL-6. Unlike Phoenix, Engarde believes in absolutely no one but himself, which ultimately brings him down when he attempts to blackmail Shelly de Killer, leading to the assassin swearing bloody vengeance upon him; with no way out, Engarde completely breaks down, begging for the guilty verdict.
* CruelMercy: You have the option to get him his "Not Guilty" verdict -- at the moment he least wants it.
* DepravedKidsShowHost: He's the main star of a popular children's series, and he's really immoral.
* DirtyCoward: As part of the bastard's breakdown during the finale of the case when the {{professional killer}} he hired, Shelly de Killer, discovers that Engarde was planning to blackmail him behind his back thanks to Phoenix and sworn to kill him, Engarde sweats in anxiety and if you choose to give him a 'not guilty' verdict, he will scream his ass out to the judge demanding a 'guilty' verdict to stay in jail and escape from De Killer, clawing his face out.
* TheDitz: He's kind of a flake and calls his manager about ''everything'', suggesting he can't decide anything for himself. However, it's actually ObfuscatingStupidity.
* DualityMotif: His PeekABangs represent two different sides of his personality. When his bangs are covering the right side of his face, he acts like a happy-go-lucky SurferDude who can be pretty slow at times. But when he slicks his hair back, he reveals his true self; a ManipulativeBastard who believes people are only there to be used and thrown away.
* EvilCounterpart: To Will Powers. Both are the stars of popular "Samurai" TV shows who end up suspected for murder; Will is a completely innocent (and even a little naive) NiceGuy with the FaceOfAThug who worries what people think of him, while Matt is a [[HotGuysAreBastards handsome]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who cares about [[ItsAllAboutMe absolutely no one besides himself]].
* EvilIsHammy: He's not very subtle after TheReveal, though it's a [[ColdHam colder variety of ham]]. Whoever was writing him clearly had fun.
* EvilIsPetty: His lowest petty act he committed was to his arch-rival, Corrida and his former manager, Celeste Inpax two years ago when he had got wind of the news that Celeste was planning to be engaged to Corrida after she broke up with the former, he deliberately told Corrida about his past relationship with her just to troll them for amusement resulting in Corrida breaking up with Celeste as well, worsening her mental health and hanging herself literally thanks to the asshole who started it.
* ExactWords: When Phoenix questions him about his case, he denies killing anyone and this doesn't produce any Psyche-Locks. ''Technically'' he was telling the truth, something he lampshades after being called out by Pearl.
* FatalFlaw: Because he's a sociopath, his lack of trust in everyone along with his ChronicBackstabbingDisorder proves to be his downfall when he blackmails his hired assassin with a video tape which Phoenix manages to retrieve and proves to De Killer that Engarde was blackmailing him with it.
* FinalBoss: of ''Justice For All'', alongside De Killer.
* FingerlessGloves: Wears a pair of leather ones.
* ForTheEvulz: He dumped Celeste Inpax for basically no reason, leaving her heartbroken.
* AGlassOfChianti: Whips one out to swirl oh-so-evilly after TheReveal...while in prison, no less.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Of the good ol' fashioned evil variety. The fringe hides the scars, and you don't know he has them until he reveals himself.
* HateSink: Easily the most hated character in the ''Ace Attorney'' franchise.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He becomes the next target of de Killer, whom he hired. Doubly so because his blackmailing ways are why de Killer is out for his blood in the first place.
* IronicEcho: Remember that speech Matt gave you about how he isn't weak like Adrian Andrews and that he depends on nobody? ''"Help me..."''
* {{Irony}}: How he's taken down is ironic in several ways.
** His absolute paranoia and unwillingness to trust anyone leads him to take insane precautions against getting found out. This is what screws him over in the end.
** He himself gets a SadisticChoice after his assassin forces one upon Phoenix; it's either go to jail (and possibly get the death penalty) or go free... so de Killer can track him down.
* ItsAllAboutMe: He can be self-centered at times, though this is more because of him being oblivious to others. Just kidding, he's a full-blown sociopath who really doesn't give a damn about anyone else and sees nothing wrong with using people then throwing them away.
* KarmaHoudini: [[DownerEnding In the bad ending.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: If you choose the right evidence to get him into his SadisticChoice, it'll be all so satisfying to see this douchebag break down.
* {{Leitmotif}} - The second game's "Investigation ~ Middle 2002", despite not given his name directly, in widely considered to be this for him. "Investigation ~ Core 2002" is his theme after he reveals himself.
* MadnessMantra: When he cracks: "Guiltyguiltyguiltyguiltyguiltyguilty..." (repeat ad infinitum)
* ManipulativeBastard: Managed to get an assassin to kill his rival, forced a certain defense attorney to take his case by having his friend kidnapped, and nearly pinned the entire crime on one Adrian Andrews.
* MeaningfulName: 'Matt' comes from 'Matthew', meaning 'Gift from God', which is fitting seen his self-absorbed personality. The name was also speculated to come from 'Mathuin'; 'Bear', tying him to Corrida.
** "Matt" itself is also the German word for "checkmate" and the Luxembourgish word for "moth". "Checkmate" suits the way Engarde treats other people like disposable pawns in a game of chess, and he could be seen as being as equally attracted to the "spotlight" of fame as moths are to a source of light.
*** The latter in particular is interesting because Dahlia Hawthorne, the femme fatale from the third part, has butterflies as her {{Animal Motif}}s and both are rather similar (both screwed up their victims so much that they committed suicide, they both have a red theme color, they're both completely narcissistic sociopaths, appearing nice but a cool-blooded murderer underneath is a thing of them too...)
** His original name (真悟) means 'true realisation'.
* MetaphoricallyTrue: Matt's claim that he did not kill anyone. This is technically the truth as Matt merely hired an assassin to kill Juan Corrida, which is implied to be the reason no psyche-locks appear when first asked if he killed Corrida. Contrast it with when Phoenix starts asking him about Shelly de Killer, and psyche-locks do appear.
* NiceCharacterMeanActor: Although he has a reputation as a nice guy.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's not as dumb as he lets on though, he just keeps up his public image as a good-looking airhead. He's really something of a sociopath underneath the ditzy attitude.
* ObviouslyEvil: Once his true personality is revealed.
* OhCrap: In the anime, he lets out a gasp of fear when Edgeworth mentions how de Killer detests traitors most of all. The moment that de Killer mentions that he now has a new target, his legs start to shake.
* PeekABangs: They cover a set of vicious scars over his eye.
* PetTheDog: His cat Shoe seemed to be the only creature he treated decently.
* PsychoticSmirk: Sports a nasty one when he outs himself as the killer.
* PunnyName:
** ''En garde'', since he's the Nickel Samurai and is always in a "duel" with Juan Corrida. Also, he's always on guard. "Otoro" is a pun on "outlaw".
** Also, [[ItsAllAboutMe notice his initials]].
** Combined with Juan Corrida, in which corrida is bull fighting.
* PyrrhicVillainy: In the bad ending, he managed to literally get away with murder, but as of the bad ending, everyone knows what kind of person he is now, which is what he had Juan killed in the first place to prevent.
* TheReveal: "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He's a successful actor and star who happens to have a very poor concept of money management, to the point where he'd probably lose his fortune if it weren't for his manager. He even gives bellboys stupidly large tips (though it turns out the amount was right; what he was paying for was definitely not).
* RightHandCat: Fond of his pet cat, Shoe.
* RunningGag: He repeatedly calls up certain people to consult about various matters. It stops being funny when he ''consults himself'' and reveals his true colors.
* SadisticChoice:
** The basic premise of his case: Win, and [[KarmaHoudini you let him get away with murder]]. Lose, and Maya dies.
** You get to turn the tables on him if you convince de Killer to break his contract with Engarde: the end result is still the same. Say he's guilty, and he breaks down because... well, he's '''guilty'''. Say he's not guilty, and he breaks down, demanding to be sent to jail, instead of being free and ready to be killed by a pissed-off assassin that he betrayed (and even then, there is still no saying that de Killer can't break into jail and kill him.)
* ShutUpKirk: Pearl asks him why he did something so wrong, and he says "Because I'm a grownup and I can."
* SlasherSmile: Wears one on his face after TheReveal of him being the client of Shelly de Killer and by extension, the true murderer of Juan Corrida.
* SlaveToPR: Like every other celebrity. The reason why his every move is calculated is because he can't let his reputation get tarnished, up to and including killing Corrida when he was planning to ruin Engarde's image.
* SmugSnake: Acts nice to everyone, but he couldn't care less about anyone besides [[ItsAllAboutMe himself]] and his beautiful public image. When his true personality is revealed he's nothing but smug to Phoenix about having Maya hostage.
* TheSociopath: It's implied that the reason (besides the one covered under ExactWords) that his lie didn't trigger a Psyche-Lock response is that he ''genuinely'' doesn't believe hiring someone to dispose of your rival counts as murder any more than hiring an exterminator to deal with vermin, showing how little he regards those around him. Remember that the Magatama detects fear/guilt locked away in people’s hearts. If there wasn't any guilt to begin with...
* StupidEvil: You know bro..., after Phoenix sees you who is your true self, you shouldn't have gloat to him about recording the video of Corrida's murder at the hands of the assassin you hired so you can blackmail him for money. Even if Phoenix got the videotape with the footage inside it, you could have gotten away with a 'not guilty' verdict if you haven't mentioned this statement to him.
* SurferDude: He's got the VerbalTic, but it is unknown if he likes surfing. He certainly loves motorbikes, though.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Very briefly slips into this, telling Phoenix "it's time for you to meet ''him'' now" before revealing his true self. Why is never explained, and he never does it again after that.
* TwoFaced: Perhaps more literally than usual. His happy-go-lucky facade has hair covering half his face but his real self pulls the hair back, revealing some disturbing scars, and is pretty much a completely different person.
* TheUnfought: While he's the case's villain, you don't cross-examine or otherwise directly confront him in court as he's the defendant and still technically your client.
* VerbalTic: Like, I don't know what tic you're talking about, dude!
* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers this when de Killer turns on him; he repeatedly ''claws at his own face''.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Is seen as a nice person despite his many terrible deeds in the past. He has Juan killed to make sure he stays that way.
* WalkingSpoiler: So much so that we had to mark this folder's spoilers unmarked so that it wouldn't look like Swiss cheese.
* WhamLine:
** "Hold on a sec. I'm gonna consult myself, okay?"
** "How do you do... Mr. Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde."
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[[folder:'''Adrian Andrews''' (''Kirio Kamiya'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Ayaka Asai ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Mallorie Rodak ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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-> "I hate to waste time, so let's get down to business."
Adrian first shows up as the [[TheStoic stoic]] manager of Matt Engarde in the last case of the second game. She takes her turn as a suspect in the inevitable murder, and quite nearly gets convicted before mitigating circumstances get her off the hook. She is revealed in the process to be a lot more complex and troubled than her icy persona makes her out to be. Turned out to be popular enough to return in part three, this time with a much sunnier and [[CuteClumsyGirl clumsier]] personality.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Due to being extremely intelligent and ''very'' clumsy, especially in ''Trials and Tribulations''. Her dependency can also put her here.
* AlliterativeName: Both names.
* AmbiguouslyGay: While it's initially assumed that she was involved with Juan Corrida, it's revealed that she was getting close to him in an attempt to recover the suicide note of Celeste Inpax. Her dependency on Celeste reads quite like unrequited love, and the implication becomes even more obvious when it is revealed that [[DrivenToSuicide she tried to kill herself after Celeste's death.]] She then seeks a similar type of relationship with Franziska, which leads to them keeping in contact after the case is over and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Franziska teaching her how to use a whip.]]
* BrokenBird: She lost her mentor, her pillar of strength, feels the world is out to get her because Matt and Juan got away with driving Celeste to suicide, and it's easy to see why she's this.
* TheCameo: She shows up briefly during TheStinger of [[Film/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the film]], though she doesn't have a speaking role.
* CuteClumsyGirl: In ''Trials and Tribulations''.
* DarkSecret: Her attempted suicide because of the loss of her beloved mentor, and her dependent nature towards her mentor due to her crippling insecurities. Her secrets are so shameful that she would try again should anyone else find out.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Especially in the third game, when she's significantly more cheerful.
* DrivenToSuicide: Subverted. After the suicide of her mentor, Adrian had tried to follow her to the afterlife out of despair, but apparently had failed in the past. Instead, she decided to take revenge on those who pushed her mentor to suicide.
* FailureKnight: Swore revenge at Matt due to how he treated Celeste.
* FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[DeconstructedTrope It backfires so hard]] that she finds herself accused of the crime she NEVER committed. [[ReconstructedTrope However, if she had never done this]], Matt Engarde would probably have escaped justice.
* GenderBlenderName: This is a plot point, as Shelly de Killer tries to frame Adrian for hiring him, but proves he never met her by referring to her with male pronouns.
* InfiniteSupplies: She breaks her glasses and pulls out a spare pair several times over the course of the second game. (Seven, to be exact.)
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Reminiscencing ~ The Steel Samurai's Ballad"
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Both Celeste Inpax and Franziska von Karma are this to her. Lampshaded in the Case Files, in which Phoenix suggests that if she's relying on Franziska's advice, she's still dependent.
* MeaningfulName: 'Adrian' means 'the dark one', which probably refers to her clothes switch to black.
* {{Meganekko}}: Constantly wears a pair of glasses and looks good with them on. If you present her profile to Larry, he will be instantly impressed and say he has a thing for "girls with black sleeveless shirts and glasses".
* NotSoWeak: She believes herself to be insecure and lacking in confidence due to her extreme dependency in others, to the point where she was once willing to follow her beloved mentor to the afterlife after Celeste's suicide. However, Adrian shows a surprising act of initiation and determination to take her revenge on Matt Engarde and Juan Corrida while bringing peace to Celeste Inpax who had taken her life because of the two, while drawing enough attention towards Matt Engarde to convince Phoenix Wright that his client is not as innocent as he seems, all by herself. Even Matt Engarde of all people, who considered her to be a weak person, seemed rather impressed with Adrian's plan to take revenge on him and Juan.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In the anime, Celeste is not just her mentor, she's her older sister.
* ShrinkingViolet: Was this for the majority of her life, and tried to behave like her late mentor (who was TheStoic before her death) to cope with the loss and her low self-confidence. Her insecurities worsens during court as she is implicated for a murder she has never committed, to the point where she takes Franziska's advice and pleads the fifth in a desperate attempt to protect herself.
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** Because she framed Engarde for Corrida's murder, he gets arrested, and de Killer ends up kidnapping Maya to force Phoenix to defend Engarde.
** Her accidental breaking and smearing of the Kurain Sacred Urn in Case 3-2 ends up being a vital point to prove that [[spoiler:the photo of [=Mask=]☆[=DeMasque=] "stealing" the Urn in Lordly Tailor was actually taken long before the actual theft took place]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Tries to be TheStoic, but ends up being this.
* [[SympatheticMurderer Sympathetic...Stabber of Already Dead Person]]: Juan Corrida was already dead, but when she stabbed his dead body to FrameUp Matt she didn't feel any regret because of what Matt and Juan did with Celeste.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Her appereance in ''Trials and Tribulations'' is much nicer and cheerful, showing that it's her true personality after completely [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]]. By ''Trials and Tribulations'', she's recovered enough that smiling is her default expression.
* WhenSheSmiles: Just like Lana Skye, she smiles for the first time in the end upon being found not guilty of murder.
* WildTake: Her glasses start to crack and then shatter completely, followed by her putting on a replacement pair.
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[[folder:'''Shelly de Killer''' (''Sazaemon Koroshiya'')]]
!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Wataru Yokojima ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Marcus D. Stimac ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
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->"Alright, I'll tell you that much. My name is... de Killer."
A gentleman assassin from the second game. Highly values honesty and trust and takes great measures to ensure that his clients are not found guilty of murder (gee, [[NotSoDifferent that sounds kinda familiar...]]). His alias is John Doe (''Tarou Tanaka''). He appears in ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' as a recurring character. While ''Farewell, My Turnabout'' spoilers are unmarked, ''[=AAI2=]'' ones are ''not'', so read at your own risk.
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* AntiVillain: Not a good guy, but not someone who engages in pointless cruelty. He can even be reasoned with if you can understand his motivations.
* AffablyEvil: Despite being an assassin, he's nothing but polite to the lawyers. Until he breaks down after finding out Matt blackmailed him, that is.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Being a butler and an assassin, he's this.
* BerserkButton: If you value your life, ''do not'' betray him in any way. ''Especially'' if you're his client. Matt Engarde and [[spoiler:Simon Keyes]] both had to learn this the hard way, with the latter being saved only by a fellow assassin who had other plans.
* TheButlerDidIt: Occasionally he ''does'' pose as a butler...
* CallingCard: One of the aforementioned measures taken to protect clients.
* CatchPhrase: "People are rarely what they appear to be."
* CreepyJazzMusic: His theme, "Whim of a Murderous Gentleman" is a very smooth and slow tune befitting his classy, sinister nature.
* TheDragon: He was hired by Matt Engarde to be his hitman.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: This is how Phoenix finally beats Matt Engarde, by proving to de Killer that he was planning to blackmail him with a video of the murder. This immediately has de Killer release Maya and basically say in court that if Matt Engarde weren't found guilty, ''he would kill him.'' He also, unlike some of the other assassins Engarde describes, doesn't blackmail his client, but tries to get him off when things don't go as planned and his client gets charged.
* ExpressiveAccessory: De Killer himself always wears a completely stoic expression, but his radio, which resembles his face, shows a lot of emotion, including hopping in anger, sweating oil, and [[YourHeadASplode exploding]]. His ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' appearance mirrors this effect using an ice cream cone he carries.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Never once opens his eyes, for any reason.
* FailedASpotCheck: In "Farewell, My Turnabout", he makes the uncharacteristically careless mistake of referring to Adrian Andrews as a man since it's an unisex first name and because the subject of her gender never came up when she was being discussed while he was present. This slip-up allows Phoenix to prove he's lying when insisting that she was the one who hired him.
* FinalBoss: He's the final witness of ''Justice For All''.
* TheHeavy: He's the main source of conflict and intrigue during "Farewell, My Turnabout", even though he's only acting in the interests of his employer, who's the real villain of the story.
* HighClassGlass: None of his disguises or the various facsimiles of his face that crop up fail to include his monocle, and he speaks in a highly polite, polished tone.
* HonorBeforeReason: De Killer never kills out of spite, and only kills as instructed. The only times he kills for personal reasons are when a client betrays him, but he's never had to do it before. He has come close, though; Matt Engarde, who had intentions of blackmailing him, was saved by his conviction, while [[spoiler:Simon Keyes, who purposely concealed information, was saved by a fellow assassin.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He insists on meeting and speaking with potential clients face-to-face to gauge whether or not they're trustworthy. Funnily enough, the two clients we've seen him take in the series so far turned out to be anything ''but'' trustworthy. To wit: Matt Engarde intended to blackmail him with video footage of the very murder he was payed to commit, and [[spoiler:Simon Keyes knowingly sent him at a decoy target]]. However, it should be noted that those clients are ''very'' good at hiding their true colors.
* KarmaHoudini: He gets away at the end of ''Justice For All'', and in the epilogue announces that he'll be going abroad for a while, though anyone interested in his services can still contact him. [[spoiler:He's still at large as of the end of ''Investigations 2''.]]
* LegacyCharacter: Edgeworth mentions that Shelly is the fourth generation of the "De Killer" name. Amusingly, Shelly can even offer to make Phoenix into his apprentice/the next De Killer in his testimony.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "The Whim of a Murderous Gentleman".
* MassOhCrap: He elicits this response in ''Investigations 2'' in Case 5, when after [[spoiler:Simon Keyes]] is exposed as the mastermind of the whole game, he casually walks right in to kill him for lying about his target, in front of no less than ''twelve'' other people currently present.
* MexicanStandoff: Against [[spoiler:Sirhan Dogen near the end of Investigations 2's Case 5, when de Killer arrives to kill Simon Keyes for betraying his trust.]]
* MrSmith: He goes by John Doe in English, or Tarou Tanaka in Japanese. Both are exceedingly plain names that are commonly used as pseudonyms. (John Doe is also the legal alias used when a person's real name is not known or he specifically requests that it not be disclosed).
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast:
** ''De Killer''?! Yeah, it's pretty obvious he's an assassin even before you meet him.
** The first three kanji in his name mean 'tiger,' 'wolf,' and 'death' respectively.
* NobleDemon: He stresses the professional part of being a ProfessionalKiller through a personal code of honor & trust between him & his clients. Taking down Engarde involves proving Matt betrayed that trust.
* NotMeThisTime: Claims this in Case 1 of ''Investigations 2''. [[spoiler:Played with. He's telling the truth... but he ''did'' plan to kill the President before the actual case occurred and threw everything into chaos.]]
* ObviouslyEvil: Highly suspicious at least. He looks like a stereotypical butler (who, we all know, [[TheButlerDidIt Did It]]) but with a skunk stripe and ''a stitched seam down the middle of his face''. Naturally, everyone is completely {{Genre Blind|ness}} to the fact and no one really comments on his eye-catching look. Besides Will Powers, but Phoenix discredits his claims.
* OverlyLongName: "Sazaemon Koroshiya" is nine kanji long (虎狼死家 左々右エ門). Most names clock in at four, but he uses an unusually long name by Japanese standards, composed of a string of characters using very short readings. [[note]] Actually, the middle character in his given name, 右 isn't read at all, just being a VisualPun with 左 (left-right).[[/note]]
* PaperThinDisguise:
** His distinctive face means that his different attire does little to disguise him - but he makes sure few people know what he looks like, so it works anyways (except for the players). Lampshaded by one of the ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2'' producers while discussing "John Doe" at a panel:
-->''"Mr. Doe... he's one of those people you just can't have a second game in a series without."''
** It's commented on in ''Investigations 2''. Edgeworth never actually met him face-to-face in "Farewell My Turnabout", so it makes sense he falls for it. He still ends up mentally scolding himself once he finds out though, reminding himself he should have at least seen his picture come up in case files.
** This actually becomes a PlotHole in ''Investigations 2''; how can Edgeworth not notice the signature shell of Shelly's CallingCard on the back of his ice cream outfit?
* ProfessionalKiller: Of the assassin variety.
* PunnyName: (Sea) Shell(ey), the Killer. "Sazae" means "seashell", and "Koroshiya" means assassin. There's so little pun in this that Maya initially thinks he's just calling himself "the killer"/"an assassin".
* RealMenWearPink: He sports a pink kimono while posing as an ice cream vendor on Gourd Lake during ''Ace Attorney Investigations 2''.
* RedHerring: Despite being a professional assassin and having intended to kill the President of Zheng Fa in "Turnabout Target," he turns out to be one of the few who ''hasn't'' committed a crime.
* RoomDisservice: Kills Juan Corrida whilst masquerading as a hotel waiter.
* SkunkStripe: His hair is dark, but has a long white streak in it.
* TheStarscream: Phoenix convinces de Killer to become this in the GoldenEnding, forcing Engarde to want a guilty verdict.
* StiffUpperLip: His speech is meant to sound very polite and humble, with an almost British accent to it, and his face never actually shows what he is feeling. However, [[NotSoAboveItAll objects that resemble his face show his actual emotions quite frequently.]]
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: This hitman has white hair on the top of his head.
* WildCard: He lives by a complex code of honor, bordering on BlueAndOrangeMorality, and if it suits his goals he'll be downright cooperative with the main characters, even those who would like nothing more than to see him arrested and brought to justice.
* WorthyOpponent: Considers Rooke to be this, since he was one of the only people to be able to wound him. This is partially why he forces Knightley to allow Edgeworth to investigate his death.
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