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* GutturalGrowler: He speaks with a raspy growl.

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* SmugSnake: [[spoiler:Even in his desperation to find blackmail on the Masked Stranger, he completely dismisses Phoenix as irrelevant.]]



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* MrExposition: He explains to Apollo and Trucy who the Masked Stranger is and his reputation in the poker world. [[spoiler:His knowledge of the Stranger hints that he himself is the Stranger.]]
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* BaldOfEvil: Downplayed. He's bald, and an obnoxious InsufferableGenius. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted once Apollo and Trucy manage to impress him.]]



* HerrDoctor: A genius engineer and statistician with a German accent.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The star on his chest resembles that of a sheriff. [[spoiler:What's a higher legitimate law authority than an FBI agent?]]


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* BaldOfEvil: Downplayed. He's bald, and an obnoxious InsufferableGenius. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted once Apollo and Trucy manage to impress him.]]


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* HerrDoctor: A genius engineer and statistician with a German accent.

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* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler: Their [[CreepyMonotone low, computerized voice proves quite sinister]] when they start to be revealed as the true murderer.]]

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* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler: Their [[CreepyMonotone low, computerized voice proves quite sinister]] when they start [[CollectiveIdentity the one in the courtroom]] starts to be revealed as the true murderer.]]



* BrooklynRage: He has a very distinct raspy New-Yorker-eqsue accent, which goes with his less than quiet personality.

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* BrooklynRage: He has a very distinct raspy New-Yorker-eqsue accent, which goes with his less than quiet personality.personality and affiliation with [[TheMafia the Cadaverinis]].
* CardCarryingVillain: He's fully aware he's a mob lawyer, and does everything legally short of boasting about it in court.


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* EvilSoundsDeep: His real voice is almost deeper than his Masked Stranger disguise.


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* StrangerBehindTheMask: Downplayed; the main Masked Stranger turns out to be someone we know, but was honestly thought to be dead for years and only reveals his survival when taking off his mask.
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* TemptingFate: Gunner, denying the fact he wrote to Argine proposing the revenge plot against House, "hypothetically" proposes that if he did contact Argine in such a way he'd have sealed the deal by having Argine destroy the letter and believes he had... Unsurprisingly Charles Argine knows better. [[note]]The letter he destroyed was a photocopy[[/note]]
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* EntitledBastard: When finally backed into a corner, Gunner expects Argine to listen to him "as [his] lawyer" after he "failed" to defend Charles Argine in court, forced him to run away and abandon his granddaughter and only contacted him to propose a revenge plot towards Noah Buddy [[note]]and blackmailing him with exposing his identity should he not comply[[/note]] only to knock Argine out, cuff him to a radiator and threatening his granddaughters life if he makes too much noise all so that he can shoot Noah Buddy in the Argine's "Masked Stranger" suit before planning to kill Argine and paint him as the murderer... REAL classy Gunner(!)

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** She also finds common ground with Apollo and Trucy [[spoiler: over their history of being raised without their birth parents, whether in foster care or with a ParentalSubstitute.]]



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* CommonalityConnection: She warms up to Apollo very quickly due to their shared love of the original Pinkie Rabbit show, as well as their scathing shared hatred of the DarkerAndEdgier Reboot.

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* AmoralAttorney: Hoo boy… He'd win cases for criminals, or throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense]]. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who [[FakingTheDead faked his own death]], and he goes even further; not only is he [[HiddenVillain the true culprit of the case]], but he's a [[SmugSnake very slippery customer]] who uses [[LoopholeAbuse all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance]].

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* AmoralAttorney: Hoo boy… He'd win cases for criminals, criminals or even throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense]]. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who [[FakingTheDead faked his own death]], and he goes even further; not only is he [[HiddenVillain the true culprit of the case]], but he's a [[SmugSnake very slippery customer]] who uses [[LoopholeAbuse all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance]].



* BrooklynRage: He has a very distinct raspy New-Yorker like accent, that goes with his less than quiet personality.

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* BrooklynRage: He has a very distinct raspy New-Yorker like New-Yorker-eqsue accent, that which goes with his less than quiet personality.



* TheHyena: More than half of his lines either end with or are just him laughing like a mad man.

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* TheHyena: More than half of his lines either end with or are just him laughing like a mad man.madman.



* PosthumousCharacter: {{Subverted}}. Is mentioned to have died in a car accident years before the case, but later turns out to have faked his death.

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* PosthumousCharacter: {{Subverted}}. Is He's mentioned to have died in a car accident years before the case, but later turns out to have faked his death.



* SmugSnake: He is extremely arrogant and full of himself as well as callous and dismissive to everyone else, keeps gloating about his evil deeds because he thinks he can't be punished for them, tries every dirty trick he can think of to escape said punishment, and has a spectacular breakdown when he finally realizes there's no way out for him.

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* {{Slimeball}}: He's downright ''proud'' of his own depravity and all the horrible things he's done and keeps addressing others in a sneering, condescending way.
* SmugSnake: He is extremely arrogant and full of himself as well as callous and dismissive to everyone else, keeps gloating about his evil deeds because he thinks he can't be punished for them, tries every dirty trick he can think of find to escape said punishment, and has a spectacular breakdown when he finally realizes there's no way out for him.
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* PrecisionFStrike: Gunner is the only character who uses a hard swear, twice; from recollecting that removing his fingerprints with acid "hurt like bitch" to him explaining the Higher Courts reactions to those who try to convict a legally dead man ("[they] hate that kind of Bullshit")
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* TheHyena: More than half of his lines either end with or are just him laughing like a mad man.

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* BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler: He may have kick started the entire plot because of his actions during the AC-3 case but as a killer, not only did Rex fail... he failed twice; the first time was his attempt to kill Richard Gunner with a rigged sports car that ended up in Angel River in flames and the second time was during New Years Eve where he tried to strangle Jack Porter to death only for, hilariously enough, his first victim Richard Gunner to return and shoot him in the back of the head.]]



** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: He used to be a kinder person in the past, though, and after opening up to Apollo and Trucy and subsequently helping them with the case, he proves to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.]]
** Even earlier when Jack Porter faints from watching the gory reboot of Pinkie Rabbit, he's the first one to actually check if he's okay; as opposed to Apollo and Felicia (who panicked), Rex House (who was apathetic [[spoiler: and even tried to exploit it]]) and Rockwell who thought he was dead.

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** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler: He used to be a kinder person in the past, though, and after opening up to Apollo and Trucy and subsequently helping them with the case, he proves to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.so.]]
** *** Even earlier when Jack Porter faints from watching the gory reboot of Pinkie Rabbit, he's the first one to actually check if he's okay; as opposed to Apollo and Felicia (who panicked), Rex House (who was apathetic [[spoiler: and even tried to exploit it]]) and Rockwell who thought he was dead.


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* SmugSnake: He's extremely arrogant and full of himself as well as callous and dismissive to everyone else, keeps gloating about his evil deeds because he thinks he can't be punished for them, tries every dirty trick he can think of to escape said punishment, and has a spectacular breakdown when he finally realizes there's no way out for him.

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* SmugSnake: He's He is extremely arrogant and full of himself as well as callous and dismissive to everyone else, keeps gloating about his evil deeds because he thinks he can't be punished for them, tries every dirty trick he can think of to escape said punishment, and has a spectacular breakdown when he finally realizes there's no way out for him.

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A hotshot young member of the Deck. Later turns out to be [[spoiler:Angela Argine, granddaughter of former Royal Flush Casino owner Charles Argine]].

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A hotshot young member of the Deck. Later turns out to be [[spoiler:Angela [[spoiler: Angela Argine, granddaughter of former Royal Flush Casino owner Charles Argine]].






Later [[spoiler:turns out to be Charles Argine, former owner of the Royal Flush Casino, CEO of Argine Systems, and leader of the Deck]].

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Later [[spoiler:turns [[spoiler: turns out to be Charles Argine, former owner of the Royal Flush Casino, CEO of Argine Systems, and leader of the Deck]].






* CollectiveIdentity: [[spoiler:Multiple people took on their identity. Even not counting Rex House, who wore a counterfeit version of his outfit, there are three people who wear the genuine mask]].
** [[spoiler:Their ''true'' identity is Charles Argine, who took on the Stranger's identity to play poker]].
** When we first meet them in the hotel lobby – they were played by [[spoiler: Felicia aka. Angela, to give her grandfather an alibi]].
** The one present at the crime scene and[[spoiler: the one who takes the stand,]] turns out to be [[spoiler: [[HiddenVillain Richard Gunner]]]].

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* CollectiveIdentity: [[spoiler:Multiple [[spoiler: Multiple people took on their identity. Even not counting Rex House, who wore a counterfeit version of his outfit, there are three people who wear the genuine mask]].
** [[spoiler:Their [[spoiler: Their ''true'' identity is Charles Argine, who took on created the Stranger's identity persona to play poker]].
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** When we first meet them in the hotel lobby – lobby, they were played by [[spoiler: Felicia aka. Angela, aka Angela to give her grandfather an alibi]].
** The one present at the crime scene and[[spoiler: and [[spoiler: the one who takes the stand,]] stand]] turns out to be [[spoiler: [[HiddenVillain Richard Gunner]]]].



* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler: Their [[CreepyMonotone low, computerized voice proves quite sinister]] when they start to be revealed as the true murderer]].

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* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler: Their [[CreepyMonotone low, computerized voice proves quite sinister]] when they start to be revealed as the true murderer]].murderer.]]



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A notorious, duplicitous defense attorney who Charles Argine hired to help deal with the AC-3 case.

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* GutturalGrowler: Speaks with a clear growl.
* HiddenVillain: We're led to believe he's been dead for ten years. But not only does he turn out to be alive, but he's the actual murderer.

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* SmugSnake: He's extremely arrogant and full of himself as well as callous and dismissive to everyone else, keeps gloating about his evil deeds because he thinks he can't be punished for them, tries every dirty trick he can think of to escape said punishment, and has a spectacular breakdown when he finally realizes there's no way out for him.

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!! Canon Characters:
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* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: "Charles" means "free man" in Proto-Germanic, referencing his innocence in the AC-3 case being proven on the final trial day. His surname is also an anagram of "Regina", which is Latin for "queen"; it is also the Italian word for "riverbank"]].
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* AmoralAttorney: Hoo boy… He'd win cases for criminals, or throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense]]. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who [[FakingTheDead faked his own death]], and he goes even further; not only is he [[HiddenVillain the true culprit of the case]], but he's a [[SmugSnake very slippery customer]] who uses [[LoopholeAbuse all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance]]]].

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* AmoralAttorney: Hoo boy… He'd win cases for criminals, or throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense]]. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who [[FakingTheDead faked his own death]], and he goes even further; not only is he [[HiddenVillain the true culprit of the case]], but he's a [[SmugSnake very slippery customer]] who uses [[LoopholeAbuse all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance]]]].comeuppance]].
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** [[spoiler:At various other points – including when we first meet him in the hotel lobby – they were played by Felicia aka. Angela, to give her grandfather an alibi]].
** [[spoiler:And when we finally see them in the trial, the man under the mask turns out to be [[HiddenVillain Richard Gunner]]]].

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* BenevolentBoss: Implied by [[spoiler: Hector Nash]], who says he was brilliant to work with, strengthen by the fact that [[spoiler: he bared no hostility or ill-will towards Hector for leaving in the bug in the Poker Table's code that started the AC-3 Case]]

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* BenevolentBoss: Implied by [[spoiler: Hector Nash]], who says he was brilliant to work with, strengthen by the fact that [[spoiler: he bared no hostility or ill-will towards Hector for leaving in the unintentionally letting a bug in the Poker Table's code that started the AC-3 Case]]

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* {{Jerkass}}: Hector Nash is a rather curt fellow as well. He may not go out of his way to be unpleasant to others as House may (unless he feels provoked, it seems, such as when he believes he's been cheated out of a prize he rightfully won), but he's far from friendly. [[spoiler: He used to be a kinder person in the past, though, and after opening up to Apollo and Trucy and subsequently helping them with the case, he proves to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.]]

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* {{Jerkass}}: Hector Nash is a rather curt fellow as well. He may not go out of his way to be unpleasant to others as House may (unless he feels provoked, it seems, such as when he believes he's been cheated out of a prize he rightfully won), but he's far from friendly.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
[[spoiler: He used to be a kinder person in the past, though, and after opening up to Apollo and Trucy and subsequently helping them with the case, he proves to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.]]]]
** Even earlier when Jack Porter faints from watching the gory reboot of Pinkie Rabbit, he's the first one to actually check if he's okay; as opposed to Apollo and Felicia (who panicked), Rex House (who was apathetic [[spoiler: and even tried to exploit it]]) and Rockwell who thought he was dead.


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* NiceGuy: Along with Jack Porter, he's one of the friendliest characters in the case.
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* CollectiveIdentity: [[spoiler:Multiple people took on his identity. Even not counting Rex House, who wore a counterfeit version of his outfit, there are three people who wear the genuine mask]].

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "The Masked Stranger" is known as such because they never gave their name, leading to the public coming up with that moniker. [[spoiler: Jack Porter realized right away that the person who slipped him a note supposedly signed by the Masked Stranger couldn't be the real deal because the true Stranger doesn't actually refer to themself as "the Masked Stranger."]]

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "The Masked Stranger" is known as such because they never gave their name, leading to the public coming up with that moniker. [[spoiler: Jack Porter realized right away that the person who slipped him a note supposedly signed by the Masked Stranger couldn't be the real deal because the true real Stranger doesn't actually refer to themself as "the Masked Stranger."]]



* AmoralAttorney: Hoo boy… He'd win cases for criminals, or throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense]]. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who [[FakingTheDead faked his own death, and he goes even further; not only is he [[HiddenVillain the true culprit of the case]], but he's a [[SmugSnake very slippery customer]] who uses [[LoopholeAbuse all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance]]]].

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* AmoralAttorney: Hoo boy… He'd win cases for criminals, or throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense]]. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who [[FakingTheDead faked his own death, death]], and he goes even further; not only is he [[HiddenVillain the true culprit of the case]], but he's a [[SmugSnake very slippery customer]] who uses [[LoopholeAbuse all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance]]]].

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Head of Security at the Royal Flush Casino and Apollo's client in the case.

Later turns out to be [[spoiler:an undercover FBI agent investigating Rex House and his dealings with organized crime]].
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* AfraidOfBlood: To the point where he faints when watching the trailer for ''[[BloodierAndGorier Pinkie Rabbit vs. the Bad Badger]]''. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:Rex House tried to weaponize this by playing the trailer when he ambushed Porter]].
* MeaningfulName: Jack Porter. Need we say more?
* SouthernGentleman: Has a noticeable southern accent and is one of the nicest characters in the case, even after [[spoiler:he's revealed to be an undercover agent]].
* UndercoverCopReveal: [[spoiler: Turns out to be an undercover FBI agent investigating Rex House for his connections to the mafia. To Trucy's dismay, he was also investigating Phoenix, though he makes it clear that Phoenix is no longer on the FBI's radar.]]



The arrogant and vain owner of the Royal Flush Casino and leader of "The Deck."
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:The Masked Stranger who was shot to death is revealed during the first day of the trial to be House, and it turns out he was just impersonating the ''real'' Masked Stranger as part of a plot to make him ineligible before the tournament via framing him for murder. He was also a CorruptCorporateExecutive whose real name was Noah Buddy and is suspected to have acted as a patsy for the Cadaverini crime family. The fifth episode also hints that he won leadership of the Deck by unsavoury means, which is confirmed in the sixth episode; he stole the Master Key from Hector Nash, used it to frame Charles Argine for cheating in the tournament, and thus falsely won his position. Similarly, his connection to the Cadaverinis is confirmed, as Gunner reveals they were using the casino's vaults to store contraband]].
* FrameUp: Twice over, ten years apart.
** [[spoiler: Ten years ago, as Noah Buddy, he rigged the automated casino table at its debut tournament to make Charles Argine the clear winner, to frame Charles for cheating with a product he built to supposedly put an end to all casino cheating, to ruin his reputation and win by default and become the new King of the Deck]].
** [[spoiler:The third day of the trial reveals that he was attempting to frame the Masked Stranger for the murder of Jack Porter to have him disqualified from the tournament, which would let him go back to using the rigged automated card table to ensure he won the $100 million prize]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He's an imperious, loudmouthed egomaniac and very nasty to people he sees as beneath him. [[spoiler: After he's found murdered, it turns out he's actually a former small-time gambling crook named Noah Buddy, and he's suspected, and later confirmed, to have been cooperating with the Cadaverini crime family. He worked to become leader of the Deck not only for the money, but also to ruin Argine and take everything from him because of his attempts to prevent any more cheating with his tamper-proof poker tables.]]
* MeaningfulName: Rex is Latin for King. House is a common gambling term for a casino. [[spoiler: His real name, Noah Buddy, is a [[PunnyName pun]] on "nobody".]]
* MoneyDumb: [[spoiler: After he gained the Deck's assets, he began investing in many ventures that ended up failing. He even meddled with the Royal Flush Casino which was already set up to be profitable even under the strict regulations of Japanifornia, causing it to lose money. He ended up having to sell most of the Deck's assets, and eventually took out {{loan|Sharks}}s from the Cadaverinis, for whom he stored contraband in the hotel's treasury.]]
* PunnyName: His real name, [[spoiler: Noah Buddy]]. He was indeed a relative "nobody" before he [[spoiler: took control of the Royal Flush Casino from its last owner, Charles Argine, under suspicious circumstances]].



A snide, cynical mathematics professor and a member of the Deck.
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* CynicismCatalyst: His hatred of lawyers stems from [[spoiler: [[AmoralAttorney Richard Gunner]] demanding a ludicrous sum of money for his services from his close friend and co-worker, Charles Argine, before simply throwing him to the wolves when offered more money, even disregarding Hector's attempt to testify about the mistake he made]].
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: His distrust for defense attorneys and generally unpleasant disposition began when Richard Gunner heartlessly sold out his friend Charles Argine because "he got a better deal", leaving the utterly innocent Argine's life destroyed. This made him believe that all defense attorneys ultimately care about is themselves, and his attitude toward them was later reinforced by the "Dark Age of the Law". However, Trucy and Apollo's earnest insistence that they really do care about the truth and proving their client innocent eventually gets through to him and he does what he can to help their case.]]
* HatesSmallTalk: He's not a fan of idle conversation.
* InsufferableGenius: He's a {{Jerkass}} with a [=PhD=] who works as an engineer and statistician when not playing poker. He also bases his poker playing on statistics and calculations, tests out his strategies with a poker app on his phone during smoke breaks, and rudely dismisses any possibility of luck. [[spoiler: His current behavior is due to what happened to his friend, Charles Argine, the original leader of the Deck.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Hector Nash is a rather curt fellow as well. He may not go out of his way to be unpleasant to others as House may (unless he feels provoked, it seems, such as when he believes he's been cheated out of a prize he rightfully won), but he's far from friendly. [[spoiler: He used to be a kinder person in the past, though, and after opening up to Apollo and Trucy and subsequently helping them with the case, he proves to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.]]
* MeaningfulName: His last name refers to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forbes_Nash_Jr John Forbes Nash Jr.]], an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory.
* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler: When he was working with Charles Argine, they decided to respond to the Japanifornia Gambling Act by creating a gambling machine that was completely impossible to tamper with to ensure fair gambling. However, in his rush to finish the machine for mass-production, Hector accidentally let a potential cheating method slip by, and only found out after the machine entered mass-production. Even worse, his inability to find a solution to the problem led to him deciding to start DrowningHisSorrows, but this led to him blabbing about his problem and getting his notes on the gambling machine and the cheat device stolen.]]
* TookALevelInKindness: After Apollo and Trucy listen to his story and promise to set things right, Hector Nash, while maintaining his rough edges and snark, becomes significantly more helpful. He gives Apollo a heartfelt thanks and even [[spoiler: helps him take down [[BigBad Richard]] [[AmoralAttorney Gunner]] in the final trial session]].
* WhenSheSmiles: A male version. [[spoiler:While he doesn't smile often at first, any time he does is a happy time, as they occur when he recalls the better times working with his friend Charles Argine and when he sees that justice will be done for the latter]].



A stoic gambler of some repute and member of the Deck.
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* TheBigGuy: Gives off this vibe. [[spoiler: At least in public.]]
* FourIsDeath: Considers the number 4 to be unlucky, so when he got suite number 4, he [[spoiler: switched rooms with the Masked Stranger]].
* KidsShouldntWatchHorrorFilms: [[spoiler: As a child, he was planning to watch cartoons on Easter Sunday, but the TV station accidentally aired ''Killer Bunnies from Beyond the Moon'', which left him traumatized.]]
* PunnyName: Fint Rockwell; a fitting name for a man with a face of stone who barely speaks. [[spoiler: It turns out to be an act; he's a lot softer and more talkative in private.]]
* TheQuietOne: Uses a minimal amount of words to get his point across. [[spoiler: It's all part of his "Unflinching Mountain" persona; when he finally cracks on the stand and drops it, he proves to be a lot more talkative.]]
* VocalDissonance: Turns out [[spoiler:his natural voice is really high-pitched rather than the gruff, heavily accented tones he uses in public]].
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: As it turns out, he has a fear of [[spoiler: rabbits due to a childhood trauma centered around Pinkie Rabbit and a horror movie called ''Killer Bunnies from Beyond the Moon'', hence his irrational belief that Felicia was using her doll to throw him off his game]].



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A hotshot young member of the Deck. Later turns out to be [[spoiler:Angela Argine, granddaughter of former Royal Flush Casino owner Charles Argine]].
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* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: She's 24 years old and is a self-confessed fan of ''The Pinkie Rabbit Show'', which is stated by Apollo to be aimed at kids. A plush of the show's titular character is even her [[GoodLuckCharm lucky charm]] in the poker tournaments she participates in.
* InSeriesNickname: "Lucky."
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: She was abandoned by her only parental figure, Charles Argine, when he fled to avoid being sent to prison, so she ended up in foster care. However, unknown to her, he had planned for his close friend Hector Nash to take her in, but social services wouldn't let Hector see her because he is officially a stranger and not a relative. Even if Felicia resents her grandfather for what happened, she still kept the Pinkie Rabbit plush he gave her. It also turns out that Angela and Charles met later down the line, with the two deciding to work together to get justice for the latter after Noah's cheating came to light; when Angela finds out that Richard hurt her grandfather and stole his suit and mask to impersonate him, she is livid.]]



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[[folder: Aldric Fitzroy/ Fitzroy/[[spoiler: Charles Argine]]]]
An enigmatic man Apollo and co. bump into the Casino.

Later [[spoiler:turns out to be Charles Argine, former owner of the Royal Flush Casino, CEO of Argine Systems, and leader of the Deck]].
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* CoolOldGuy: Where do we even start with him, aside from his [[NiceGuy general friendliness toward other patrons]]?
[[spoiler: Charles Argine]]]]He, aided by Hector Nash, set out to manufacture a line of tamper-proof poker tables to combat the money laundering and fraud often present in gambling; that and the fact he cared deeply for his granddaughter and raised her after her parents died both speak volumes about his character]], and let's not forget that he's [[spoiler: the true identity of the Poker Legend known only as the Masked Stranger, which consisted of a voice-modulated mask of his creation, as well as making mini EMP devices and signal jammers, all of which he used to sneak into the tournament room to find proof that Rex House was not only a fraud who rigged tournaments in his own favor, but was also the true culprit of the AC-3 case]]. The icing on the cake comes [[spoiler: on the final day of the trial when he reveals the note sent by his attorney and the real murderer, Richard Gunner, which instructed him to burn the note upon meeting with him; Charles, wise to Gunner's [[{{Slimeball}} slimy]] [[SmugSnake personality]], trumped him with a simple bluff, [[ProperlyParanoid burning a copy of the note and keeping the original one safe all these years]], which ultimately renders Gunner's legally dead status null and void]].




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\n!! SPOILERS!\n [[folder: The Masked Stranger ([[spoiler: Charles Argine]])]]
An enigmatic, masked poker player famous for their skill.
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* CollectiveIdentity: [[spoiler:Multiple people took on his identity. Even not counting Rex House, who wore a counterfeit version of his outfit, there are three people who wear the genuine mask]].
** [[spoiler:Their ''true'' identity is Charles Argine, who took on the Stranger's identity to play poker]].
** [[spoiler:At various other points – including when we first meet him in the hotel lobby – they were played by Felicia aka. Angela, to give her grandfather an alibi]].
** [[spoiler:And when we finally see them in the trial, the man under the mask turns out to be [[HiddenVillain Richard Gunner]]]].
* CoolMask: Wears one of these to hide their identity. It even comes with a voice filter that makes them sound like a robot.
[[spoiler: (Charles Argine)]]]]The voiceprint of said filter is actually the Masked Stranger's "secret signature" that can be used to tell the real deal apart from impostors.]]
* EvilSoundsDeep: [[spoiler: Their [[CreepyMonotone low, computerized voice proves quite sinister]] when they start to be revealed as the true murderer]].
* MysteriousStranger: They appear at big poker tournaments without warning and never take off their mask in public.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "The Masked Stranger" is known as such because they never gave their name, leading to the public coming up with that moniker. [[spoiler: Jack Porter realized right away that the person who slipped him a note supposedly signed by the Masked Stranger couldn't be the real deal because the true Stranger doesn't actually refer to themself as "the Masked Stranger."]]



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[[folder: '''SPOILER CHARACTER! ALL SPOILERS ARE UNMARKED!''']]\n! [[folder:Richard Gunner (Spoilers Unmarked!)]]
A notorious, duplicitous defense attorney who Charles Argine hired to help deal with the AC-3 case.
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* AmoralAttorney: Hoo boy… He'd win cases for criminals, or throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense]]. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who [[FakingTheDead faked his own death, and he goes even further; not only is he [[HiddenVillain the true culprit of the case]], but he's a [[SmugSnake very slippery customer]] who uses [[LoopholeAbuse all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance]]]].
* AnimeHair: His hair is even more bizarre and "horny" than Apollo's!
* BigBad: The real killer of Rex House.
* GutturalGrowler: Speaks with a clear growl.
* HiddenVillain: We're led to believe he's been dead for ten years. But not only does he turn out to be alive, but he's the actual murderer.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: His ultimate downfall can be summarized as a lot of his actions, some of which were done with the intention of covering his ass, coming back to bite him.
** When Apollo tries to prove that Gunner's murder of House wasn't to save Jack nor in self-defense, but premeditated, he claims that the threatening letter House got wasn't from Tender Lender but from Gunner, citing that [[FreudianSlip he's the only one who calls House by his real name of "Noah" like in the letter]]. Gunner claims that a fingerprint analysis won't be able to prove that, to which Apollo calls his bluff and does it anyway, finding that there are no actual fingerprints. However, this ends up proving it since Gunner earlier admitted to having melted off his fingerprints with acid when he went into hiding, meaning that out of the people who could have sent the letter, he's the only one whose "prints" match. Gunner even has a minor VillainousBreakdown over the fact that he [[AllForNothing burned his prints off for nothing]].
** His next defense is that he can't be held accountable for House's murder and all associated crimes because the long time he spent in hiding means he's now considered legally dead. As he further points out, by the time they're able to reverse his legally dead status, he'll have long gone back into hiding. However, Phoenix pulls a BigDamnHeroes and advises Apollo that if they can prove Gunner's had contact with anyone at some point before he was declared dead, it should render void his legally dead status. Apollo is able to prove this using the letter Gunner sent to Charles Argine to propose the revenge scheme; Argine's more than happy to reveal he has it in his possession, having tricked Gunner into thinking he burned it with a copy.
** The second to last and arguably most bizarre move is taking advantage of his numerous counts of perjury to claim that ''he's not
Richard GunnerGunner'', but a stand-in hired by the real one, since nothing, not even his initial claims of being Gunner, can be trusted at this point. This gets undone thanks to [[TheDogBitesBack Hector Nash]], whom Gunner had mockingly given a cigarette he was going to smoke before Hector angrily knocked it out of his mouth for his betrayal. Said cigarette, having his DNA on it via his saliva, is used to prove his identity, in addition to his old fingerprints that can be matched with those on a letter he wrote in the AC-3 case file.
** On his last legs, he claims that he’ll make a deal with the FBI, who are investigating the Royal Flush casino for dirt on the Cadaverini crime family, to tell them everything he knows about their dealings in the casino so they can get a warrant to search the place, which they otherwise can’t do without the permission of the dead Rex House. What he doesn’t know is that, with House’s crimes and cheating exposed, all leadership and assets of the Deck, including the casino, has immediately gone back to Charles Argine, who’s quick to grant the Feds permission. This not only removes Gunner’s last line of defense, [[FromBadToWorse but also puts him on the Cadaverinis’ shit list for being quick to betray them on live television]], ''finally'' prompting his VillainousBreakdown.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not only did he betray his innocent client Charles Argine when House made him a higher offer, but he spent ten years planning his revenge against House for trying to off him with a rigged car after the trial, manipulating Argine and everyone else to his ends and even impersonating the Masked Stranger. After being unmasked, he spends his entire time on the stand gloating about his evil deeds, insulting anyone he pleases, and trying to weasel his way out of being convicted with one dirty legal trick after another until he finally runs out of options.
* LargeHam: He milks his big reveal for all it's worth, with a considerably loud and raspy voice.
-->'''Gunner:''' I like to be modest like that!\\
'''[[FirstPersonSmartass Apollo]]:''' ''(Modest? Not the word I'd pick to describe this guy!)''
* LoopholeAbuse: He abuses this trope to the point it may as well be his main talent. He uses all manner of dirty tricks to sneak out of legal responsibility, including claiming that his murder was done in an attempt to save Mr. Porter's life, abusing the fact that he's legally dead when the law only applies to those who are alive, claiming he isn't Richard Gunner at all, and trying to strike a deal with the FBI for clemency lest their evidence be declared null by the doctrine of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree the fruit of the poisonous tree]].
* PosthumousCharacter: {{Subverted}}. Is mentioned to have died in a car accident years before the case, but later turns out to have faked his death.
* PunnyName:
** The man who shot Rex House was Richard ''Gunner''; geddit?
** His chosen alias was Adam Lyre ("A Damn Liar"), fitting for a slimy lawyer who lies as easily as breathing and even gloats about it.
* MyRuleFuIsStrongerThanYours: The final part of the final trial day is essentially him and Apollo one-upping each other with this trope until Gunner finally runs out of options.
* VillainousBreakdown: Gets closer and closer to losing his cool as Apollo tears apart his BlatantLies and various attempts to escape justice, from pinning the blame on others to [[LoopholeAbuse claiming he's legally dead and can't be convicted]] to trying to cut a deal with the FBI, until he's finally cornered; his eyes go white and he starts screaming about being a dead man walking (due to having boasted of his involvement with the Cadaverini crime family on a livestream) and pounding the witness stand until he finally makes a finger gun and "shoots" himself, complete with a flash of his silhouette, then collapses in a faint.

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!! Canon Characters:
[[folder: Apollo Justice]]
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[[folder: Phoenix Wright]]
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[[folder: Trucy Wright]]
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[[folder: Ema Skye]]
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[[folder: Judge]]
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[[folder: Klavier Gavin]]
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[[folder: Bellboy]]
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!! Original Characters:
[[folder: Jack Porter]]
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[[folder: Rex House/ [[spoiler: Noah Buddy]]]]
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[[folder: Hector Nash]]
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[[folder: Flint Rockwell]]
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[[folder: Felicia Garnet/ [[spoiler: Angela Argine]]]]
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[[folder: Aldric Fitzroy/ [[spoiler: Charles Argine]]]]
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!! SPOILERS!
[[folder: The Masked Stranger [[spoiler: (Charles Argine)]]]]
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! Richard Gunner
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