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| 9 | Here is a list of characters from ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney''. But as for any game long enough, '''beware of MAJOR unmarked {{spoiler}}s'''! |
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| 11 | You can also visit the main character pages for ''[[Characters/AceAttorney Ace Attorney]]'' and for ''[[Characters/ProfessorLayton Professor Layton]]''. |
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| 15 | !Main Characters |
| 16 | [[folder:Professor Hershel Layton]] |
| 17 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yō Ōizumi (Japanese), Christopher Miller (English) |
| 18 | [[quoteright:170:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/layton_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 19 | The protagonist of the ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' series, and one of the protagonists of this game. Layton is a world-renowned archaeology professor and puzzle-solver who always acts the role of a perfect gentleman. |
| 20 | ---- |
| 21 | * TheAce: In this game, compared to Phoenix. He can do almost everything: fighting, investigating, helping Phoenix out in the trials, solving puzzles, and [[spoiler:prosecuting, and being quite good at it]]. |
| 22 | * BadassPacifist: When he fights, he always does so to disarm, never to injure or kill. [[spoiler:Which is why it's a bad idea to send suits of AnimatedArmor after him. If there's nobody inside the armor that can get hurt, he can go all-out.]] |
| 23 | * BadassTeacher: Luke's teacher. |
| 24 | * CulturedBadass: He's an archaeology teacher after all. |
| 25 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:He is the apparent victim of the third trial, getting turned into a gold statue. In reality, he was knocked out, replaced with an ordinary gold statue, and dragged off to a nearby forest.]] |
| 26 | * FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Is the final prosecutor of the game.]] |
| 27 | * FriendlyEnemy: [[spoiler:Despite being the FinalBoss, he stays on friendly terms with Phoenix.]] |
| 28 | * GoodIsNotSoft: His commitment to the truth results in [[spoiler:deliberately awakening Espella and Eve's traumatic memories of the fire, causing them and the Storyteller much anguish]]. |
| 29 | * HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:He takes the prosecutor's bench in the final trial, but only seeks to find the truth and barely antagonizes Phoenix, if at all.]] |
| 30 | * {{Leitmotif}}: The iconic "Professor Layton's Theme", as per usual for the character and his franchise, gaining two remixes along the course of the story. |
| 31 | * OneManArmy: Twice! First, [[spoiler: when he confronts a group of Shades who are pursuing Maya]], then [[spoiler: when he sword fights mechanized suits of armour in the Storyteller's tower]]. |
| 32 | * OnlySaneMan: Very serious unlike Phoenix who's prone to his usual antics. |
| 33 | * PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Is apparently [[TakenForGranite turned to gold]] part way through the game, but reappears later unharmed.]] This may have been partly because he would otherwise likely upstage Phoenix for the whole game. |
| 34 | * TheSmartGuy: Gives Phoenix a lot of intel and info about Labyrinthia. |
| 35 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:The Storyteller very much thinks so... except [[UnwittingPawn he isn't, due to Darklaw bringing him in on purpose for her own plans]]. Phoenix ends up this trope instead.]] |
| 36 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[invoked]]He's actually based on Phoenix as [[WordOfGod Akihiro Hino]] revealed. They took every good point of Phoenix and worked on the bad points to create Layton. |
| 37 | * TakenForGranite: During the 3rd case, [[spoiler:although he is turned into gold instead of stone. Then it's averted when it's revealed that he was simply replaced by a gold statue of himself]]. |
| 38 | * UnfazedEveryman: Few things are able to faze him and he always keeps his cool even in the most serious of situations. Justified by all of the crazy antics he's been through. |
| 39 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Darklaw brought him and Luke in on purpose to expose Labyrynthia's mysteries, with the intent of triggering Espella's repressed memories and getting her revenge against The Storyteller. Unfortunately, thanks to Phoenix's interference, [[SpringtimeForHitler this works far too well]].]] |
| 40 | [[/folder]] |
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| 42 | [[folder:Luke Triton]] |
| 43 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Maki Horikita (Japanese), Creator/MariaDarling (English) |
| 44 | [[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/luke_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 45 | Layton's young apprentice, who strives to become a proper English gentleman like the professor. He has the ability to speak to animals. |
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| 47 | * ChildProdigy: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He is pretty darn smart for a kid his age, though he still has a lot to learn. |
| 48 | * DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:When Layton gets turned into gold]]. |
| 49 | * HiddenEyes: His "{{despair|EventHorizon}}ing" model has his eyes hidden by the bill of his hat. |
| 50 | * KidSidekick: To Layton. |
| 51 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this dynamic with Maya. |
| 52 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:When he realizes Maya couldn't have turned Layton into gold, he feels absolutely horrible for taking the stand against Maya]]. |
| 53 | * OutOfFocus: When Layton returns to court for the final trial, Luke is nowhere to be seen. [[spoiler:But it turns out that he's actually figuring out how to work the machines responsible for "magic".]] |
| 54 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:He goes berserk when Layton is apparently killed, and testifies against Maya in blind grief and rage.]] |
| 55 | * ThisIsUnforgivable: [[spoiler:About the witch who turned Layton into gold]]. |
| 56 | * UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Eve intended for Layton and Luke to solve Labyrinthia's mysteries to trigger Espella's repressed memories and arranged for their arrival]]. |
| 57 | [[/folder]] |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[folder:Phoenix Wright]] |
| 60 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroki Narimiya (Japanese), Trevor White (English) |
| 61 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phoenix_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 62 | The protagonist of the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series (well, most of it), and one of the protagonists of this game. Phoenix is a quick-thinking, honest defense attorney who is known for his ability to turn even the most hopeless of trials around. |
| 63 | ---- |
| 64 | * AmnesiaDanger: During the first witch trial, Phoenix is randomly called to be the defender, despite the fact that everyone (including Phoenix himself) believes him to be [[spoiler:just a simple baker -- and not even a particularly good one]]. Luckily, once the trial gets underway, Phoenix remembers that he's a defense attorney and knows all about how to handle a courtroom... [[UnconventionalCourtroomTactics well, sorta...]] |
| 65 | * AnimeHair: And proud of it. |
| 66 | * BadassBookworm: Not known for his fighting skills, but Phoenix Wright is able to get people acquitted in ''witch trials.'' Despite being a modern-day defense attorney with reasonable expectations of what does and does not count as evidence, Phoenix not only rolls with having to apply logic to magic, but ''successfully and repeatedly takes on the KangarooCourt in the witch trials.'' And '''wins.''' |
| 67 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Phoenix Wright is a KleptomaniacHero who usually pulls his court strategies out of his ass and uses spirit channelling as a legal technique. |
| 68 | * ButtMonkey: Like in own series, he's often mocked for various reasons. |
| 69 | * CatchPhrase: Objection! Hold It! Take That! |
| 70 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Both he and Layton are very competent heroes. The difference between the two is that Layton acts like that all the time, while Phoenix's badass side mostly comes out when his back is to the wall. |
| 71 | %%* CrusadingLawyer: [[JustifiedTrope He needs to be this more than ever]] if he needs to win in witch trials. |
| 72 | * {{Determinator}}: Will stop at nothing to proves his client innocent. |
| 73 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: |
| 74 | ** Mostly justified, nobody knows him in the game and before the first witch trial, he and Maya [[spoiler:were bakers]]. Ends up being a plot point too when [[spoiler:The Storyteller focuses more on Layton and Luke due to their notoriety and Phoenix and Maya, as a result, fly under his radar.]] |
| 75 | ** Ironically, after he gets what is probably the first witch trial acquittal ever, the prosecution and judge feel obliged to acknowledge his skill, meaning that Phoenix gets more respect in witch court than in normal court. [[spoiler:Not to mention the townspeople make huge golden statues of him and Layton at the end of the game.]] |
| 76 | * ForgotAboutHisPowers: He never uses his [[LivingLieDetector Magatama]] at any point in the game, despite how using it would resolve the entire story extremely quickly. This is most likely to ease in new fans into the game that don't know the plot of the original trilogy (as the Magatama would require a lot of explanations). |
| 77 | * HeroicSafeMode: After [[spoiler:Maya is dropped into the fire pit and presumed dead]], Phoenix is obviously devastated but keeps things together for the sake of his younger companions. |
| 78 | * KleptomaniacHero: He still attempts to put evidence into his pockets, on occasion. This backfired in The Final Witch Trial where him attempting to put [[spoiler:Espella's, or more accurately, Darklaw's pendant]] into his pocket got him accused with trying to tamper with the crime scene. |
| 79 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:He forgot everything before his arrival in Labyrinthia when you meet him, including his job as a lawyer. It doesn't last long, though.]] |
| 80 | * {{Leitmotif}}: As usual, Phoenix is accompanied by a new "Objection!" theme. "The English Turnabout" gives him a direct orchestrated remix of his original Objection theme, while the Witch Trials in Labyrinthia give him "Objection! 2012", more suitable for the city's Middle Ages setting. |
| 81 | * NervesOfSteel: It's often pointed that Phoenix is much more effective when he's under pressure. |
| 82 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[invoked]]As much as Layton or even more than him. [[spoiler:Darklaw was counting on the Professor showing up to solve Labyrinthia's mysteries, but ''[[UnexpectedCharacter nobody]]'' expected [[CrusadingLawyer Phoenix]] to come along as well, let alone for him to ''successfully'' defend suspects like Espella in the Witch Trials (the English Courtroom [[{{Foreshadowing}} shows this perfectly]] as Darklaw didn't expect Phoenix to win that trial). It is possible even the Storyteller himself barely knew about his presence.]] |
| 83 | * StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:After Maya's supposed death.]] |
| 84 | * TranquilFury: His exchange with Barnham after [[spoiler:Maya's apparent demise]] makes it clear how very much Phoenix would ''love'' to punch him in the nose and maybe go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the crazy town, but he barely even raises his voice. |
| 85 | * UnconventionalCourtroomTactics: Unorthodox courtroom conduct is the basis of his character. |
| 86 | * UnexpectedCharacter: In-Universe. [[spoiler:Unlike Layton, Phoenix was not a part of Darklaw's plans, and his involvement actually throws them off the rails.]] |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[folder:Maya Fey]] |
| 90 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Mirei Kiritani (Japanese), Samantha Dakin (English) |
| 91 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maya_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 92 | Phoenix's assistant, the younger sister of his deceased mentor Mia Fey. As a spirit medium-in-training, she's been known to call on her sister to help Phoenix out of a pinch. |
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| 94 | * BriefAccentImitation: [[spoiler:In the final trial, she acts like a knight in an apron and Barnham's helmet in shouting out "Hold it!" in her best, faux-British accent.]] |
| 95 | * {{Catchphrase}}: "Aaaaaaaaaall right!" when getting psyched about something, usually court. |
| 96 | * DesignatedVictim: In her own series, Maya gets accused of murder every game she shows up in. This game is no exception, with her serving as the defendant in case 3. In fact, Maya is the ONLY defendant in this game aside from Espella. |
| 97 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She winds up falling into the courtroom's fire pit at the end of the third trial. Fortunately, it turns out to have a false bottom.]] |
| 98 | ** DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler:It turns out the false bottom was a ruse to not kill any of the guilty witches.]] |
| 99 | * ForgotAboutHerPowers: Maya never channels any spirits, not even Mia's. Possibly justified because there weren't much moments where spirit channeling would come in handy. Either it's not applicable at the moment (such as in London and Labyrinthia in general, where most of the residents of the latter would mistake spirit channeling for witchcraft), Maya's amnesia before the first witch trial and the fact that she rarely channels spirits when they aren't necessarily required for the given situation. [[spoiler:And since all but one of the deaths in Labyrinthia were staged, trying to channel someone only to fail because they're actually alive [[StoryBreakerPower might have caused the characters to catch on to the overarching mystery way too quickly]]]]. |
| 100 | * GenkiGirl: Just as cheerful and energetic as always. |
| 101 | * KleptomaniacHero: An even bigger offender than Phoenix; she often eggs him on and encourages him to just hurry up and take the stuff already! |
| 102 | * LaserGuidedAmnesia: Like Phoenix, [[spoiler:she does not remember anything prior her life in Labyrinthia when Layton first meets her. And also like Phoenix, she recovers her true memories relatively quickly.]] |
| 103 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Oddly enough, while Phoenix retains his Objection and court-specific themes, Maya's "Turnabout Sisters Theme" doesn't play during any direct interactions with her. Instead, the cutscene-specific theme "In-Flight" plays her normal motif as she talks to Phoenix on the plane headed to London, and later, [[spoiler:after Maya seemingly dies during a Witch Trial and Phoenix is forced to take shelter in a tavern, "Turnabout Sisters Music Box Melody" plays instead. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As the name indicates]], it's a music box rendition of Maya's theme, meant to sound more somber and silent given the circumstances.]] |
| 104 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: Has this dynamic with Luke. |
| 105 | * PaperThinDisguise: [[spoiler:In the final trial, she wears an apron and Barnham's helmet to conceal her identity, so as to hide the fact that she's still alive even after being "burned at the stake". It doesn't look very convincing, but it does the job well.]] |
| 106 | * TeenGenius: Though she still has a lot to learn when it comes to being a spirit medium and solving puzzles, she's pretty good at both, despite her young age. |
| 107 | * UnexpectedCharacter: In-universe. [[spoiler:Like Phoenix, Darklaw did not intend on Maya getting involved with Labyrinthia.]] |
| 108 | [[/folder]] |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[folder:Espella Cantabella (''Mahoney Catalucia'')]] |
| 111 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AoiYuuki (Japanese), Joanna Ruiz (English) |
| 112 | [[quoteright:205:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/espella_cantabella.png]] |
| 113 | A mysterious blonde girl living in Labyrinthia who finds herself pursued by forces beyond her control and accused of witchcraft. She seeks out Layton and Phoenix alike to ask for their help. |
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| 115 | * AllTheOtherReindeer: Because she's [[spoiler:the Storyteller's daughter]], almost all the townspeople fear to get involved with her in case it results in narrative retribution. |
| 116 | * BrokenBird: [[spoiler:She's sure she's the Great Witch and is driven insane because of that.]] |
| 117 | * DamselInDistress: Despite being one of the protagonists, Espella serves as the defendant in three out of four of the game's trials, meaning she spends roughly half of the game incarcerated. |
| 118 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Subverted, she thought she was the one who set the town on fire by accident and thus thinks she's Bezella, but she actually backed out at the last second and Eve was the one responsible.]] |
| 119 | * DeathSeeker: At [[spoiler:the end of every Witch Trial, she insists that she is The Great Witch Bezella and that she be burned to put an end to the witch trials. Everyone in the city is quick to accept her claims just to resolve everything. [[DrivenToSuicide In the finale she even tries to jump from the top of the bell tower in despair]]. Thankfully, Darklaw, Layton and Luke save her]]. |
| 120 | * DesignatedVictim: She's the defendant in three out of the game's four trials. |
| 121 | * GuestStarPartyMember: There are a few puzzles in the game which you solve as her rather than Layton, Luke, Phoenix, or Maya. |
| 122 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:A good portion of her life is nothing but these. When The Legendary Fire took place and wiped out her hometown, circumstances occurred that led her to blame the cause of it entirely on herself, then leading her to spend most of her childhood afterwards in guilt-induced catatonia. Her father then took [[TownWithADarkSecret drastic actions]] in order to snap her out of it...]] |
| 123 | * ItsAllMyFault: She damn says everything bad that happens in the game is her fault in some form or another. It takes the quartet many times to tell her it's not the case, but she never listens and gets herself in trouble anyway. Special mention goes to a tragic scene in the past where she [[spoiler:was completely sure she killed hundreds of people in a catastrophic wild fire during a festival]]. |
| 124 | * {{Leitmotif}}: "Espella's Theme No. 1 ~ Memory", a music box melody, plays in-game as her character theme. It is later remixed into "Espella's Theme No. 2 ~ Truth" [[spoiler:during the climax at the clock tower.]] |
| 125 | * MeaningfulName: E'''spell'''a. In the Japanese version as well; "''mahō''" means "magic". [[spoiler:Subverted from an in-universe perspective; Espella is shown to have been her name before Labyrinthia even existed, and even after it was created she was never intended to have been a witch... at least not until Darklaw hijacked the story]]. |
| 126 | * MindControlEyes: When she starts to act strangely, [[EmptyEyes her eyes become dull blue disks]]. |
| 127 | * NiceGirl: She tries really hard to befriend everyone, even though they look upon her with contempt. She's typically very polite and gentle, which is part of why it's so troubling to see the entire town shun her. |
| 128 | * TheScapegoat: [[spoiler:Espella became this when, as a child, Eve pinned the blame for setting the Great Fire on Espella, so that Eve could avoid being scolded (though Eve at least told everyone "don't be angry at" Espella). Subverted when, just after ''that'' revelation, it's revealed that because Eve mentally blocked out what happened, Eve actually ''believed'' it was Espella, so the scapegoating was unintentional.]] |
| 129 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Conspired with Eve to ring the Bell of Ruin, not knowing it would cause the entire town to fall unconscious during the fire festival]]. As a result, the entire town burned, an event which came to be known in Labyrinthia as The Legendary Fire. However, it should be noted that [[spoiler:it was Eve who actually rang the bell, not Espella, since Espella backed out, making Espella a lesser case of this trope than Eve.]] |
| 130 | [[/folder]] |
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| 132 | [[folder:Sir Zacharias Barnham (''Sir Jiiken Barnrod'')]] |
| 133 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MamoruMiyano (Japanese), Mark Healy (English) |
| 134 | [[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zacharias_barnham.png]] |
| 135 | A renowned knight of Labyrinthia who has taken it upon himself to serve as prosecutor of the city's witch trials. |
| 136 | ---- |
| 137 | * TheAce: Everyone in town admires his skill and zeal in prosecuting witches and frequently interrupts the proceedings to chant his name. |
| 138 | * {{Angrish}}: At one point, the only thing this eloquent knight of the Inquisition can say in reply to Emeer is "Arg... blargh." |
| 139 | * BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: When it turns out that the concept of "logic" is literally non-existent in the Witch Trials, Barnham watches Phoenix's and Layton's usage of logic and picks it up against them to a startling degree. |
| 140 | * DartboardOfHate: He has a crude crayon drawing of Darklaw on the board behind his desk which he threw ''a sword'' at. Hilariously, [[RefugeInAudacity this is directly across from her desk in the same room]]. |
| 141 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Like some of the more moral prosecutors he'll defend any witnesses that the defense accuses of the crime the defendant's on trial for, but only to a certain point. Once he's convinced that the true culprit is guilty, he'll turn on them without hesitation. |
| 142 | * GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Barnham ''believes'' that this trope is in play, and thus that there is no point trying to look into the witches' motives. [[spoiler:It's subtle, but finding out that Kira and Greyerl ''do'' have understandable motives helps to shift him out of this mindset.]] |
| 143 | * HeroAntagonist: Barnham is a genuinely good and honorable man who lives purely to guard Labyrinthia from that which would harm its citizens. In any other setting he would most definitely be a KnightInShiningArmor but his morals come from a very backwards and unjust foundation, which is not his fault. Having to go up against Phoenix and his unwavering focus on the truth eventually causes him to have a ToBeLawfulOrGood morality crisis over the real consequences of the witch trials. |
| 144 | * KnightInShiningArmor: He's certainly honorable and loyal. It's just that the system he serves is so shockingly corrupt that he still comes off as antagonistic anyways. |
| 145 | * {{Leitmotif}}: "The Sword of Labyrinthia", a heroic and glorious theme meant to invoke Barnham's own image in the eyes of the Labyrinthian citizens. The theme is also later played for the rest of the Knights of Labyrinthia during the final trial. |
| 146 | * MovingTheGoalposts: When Phoenix proves by witness testimony that Maya couldn't have left a piece of evidence in the Golden case, Barnham says that witchcraft warps people's memories and encourages the witnesses to "rethink" their testimony with this in mind. In other words, any time you hurt his case, ''it doesn't count.'' (Fortunately, there's a loophole to abuse.) |
| 147 | * OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Special Episode 6 recounts an incident known as "Barnham's Wild Ride", in which a dog startled Barnham's horse during one of the Storyteller's parades. The horse bolted off, dragging Barnham all around town for hours because his foot had gotten caught on the reins. Kids never let this one incident go, and started tying dolls to the knights' horses while referring to them as a "bouncing Barnham", constantly reminding him and the town at large of the whole thing. |
| 148 | * OutOfFocus: [[spoiler:He's arrested just before the final trial and consequently completely absent from the final four or five hours of the game, though he makes a brief appearance in the ending cutscene.]] |
| 149 | * PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: After [[spoiler:Maya is cast into the fire]], Barnham offers Phoenix the chance to run him through. This just makes Phoenix angrier at him. |
| 150 | * PunnyName: WordOfGod states his Japanese name comes from "Burn Rod", alluding to the murder weapon of the first case he prosecutes in the game -- a magic rod used to cast a fire spell. His English name sounds like "Burn 'em," especially when the audience starts chanting it, which is [[BurnTheWitch exactly what is done with witches]]. |
| 151 | * RealMenWearPink: He's a gallant, coolheaded knight but he cares for a cute, terrier-like dog named "Constantine". Maya speculates that he likes to cuddle with Constantine when no one's looking. [[spoiler:He also tends to favor pink shirts after regaining his memories of his life before Labyrinthia.]] |
| 152 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's involved in a really brutal and unjust system, but he really ''is'' interested in finding the truth. If that happens to be someone other than the person he arrested, he helps Phoenix expose them. [[spoiler:He's also quick to investigate his superior Darklaw when he smells something fishy. Also, when Phoenix, Luke and Espella are trying to get out of town after Maya's apparent death, he tells them a way to get out without being spotted, and doesn't even pretend to go after them.]] |
| 153 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: To Edgeworth in the first ''Ace Attorney'' game. Like Edgeworth, Barnham is at first "win at any costs" but with him facing a {{Determinator}} in Phoenix, he too changes his ways. |
| 154 | * SwordPointing: Does this instead of GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger in court. |
| 155 | * UndyingLoyalty: Has complete faith in the Storyteller and his Story. [[spoiler:It's [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] by Darklaw when Barnham attempts to expose her -- she rightfully points out his refusal to even consider questioning the Storyteller's authority even while challenging hers means he lacks the resolve to unravel the whole truth that the Storyteller is keeping from Labyrinthia's populace.]] |
| 156 | * WakeUpCallBoss: As the main prosecutorial rival in the game, he's significantly more competent than [[WarmUpBoss Flynch]], and despite seemingly having faced no real opposition before, is better able to counter Phoenix's arguments. |
| 157 | [[/folder]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[folder:Darklaw (''Jordalla'')]] |
| 160 | !!High Inquisitor Darklaw (''Jordalla'') |
| 161 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ToaYukinari (Japanese), Jo Wyatt (English) |
| 162 | [[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/high_inquisitor_darklaw.png]] |
| 163 | Poses as Espella's teacher in London. In Labyrinthia, she acts as chief prosecutor and as the Storyteller's right-hand-woman. |
| 164 | ---- |
| 165 | * AccidentalMurder: As a child, she [[spoiler: rang the Bell of Ruin not knowing about its effect, causing everyone attending the Fire Festival to pass out near the fire and leading to their deaths by it]]. |
| 166 | * AmnesiacDissonance: She blamed [[spoiler: Espella]] for causing [[spoiler: the Legendary Fire that killed both her own and Espella's mothers along with almost everyone else in Labyrinthia, only to find out later that she ''herself'' was the culprit behind it, albeit accidentally]]. |
| 167 | * AnimalMotifs: Deliberately designed to resemble a [[spoiler:cat. Her name can be read as Dar'''klaw''']]. |
| 168 | * BigBadEnsemble: [[spoiler:Since she, as the Great Witch, was the one who had rewritten the Storyteller's story to target Espella, she is basically this, with the Storyteller himself acting as her main rival.]] |
| 169 | * BreakTheHaughty: She's extremely confident in court and has things under control to the point that even [[spoiler:being called to the witness stand and being revealed as the one who carried Espella to the tower as well as admitting to leading the Shades]] won't faze her, but [[spoiler:when she realizes that [[TomatoInTheMirror she was, in fact, the one responsible for the Legendary Fire and her mother's death]], she freaks out]]. |
| 170 | * CallBack: To the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, [[spoiler:she can be seen scratching her neck in the final trial at several points due to having her pendant ripped off her neck which left a very bad injury, much like [[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney Alita Tiala's]] habit of doing so due to Pal Meraktis nearly strangling her to death.]] |
| 171 | * DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler:She had Phoenix and Maya sent to Labyrinthia and altered their memories to think they were bakers, simply because Phoenix's exceptional defense skills proved Espella innocent of assault and theft, which messed up Darklaw's plans. Unfortunately, Phoenix did such a good job that even while brainwashed Espella remembered it, and when she get's accused of witchcraft she insists Phoenix be her defender. This messes up Darklaw's plans big time.]] |
| 172 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:She's set up as the game's final inquisitor, being in charge of the last trial. However, after Phoenix finds out she was at the crime scene and calls her as a witness, Layton shows up and takes over as the game's real final inquisitor.]] |
| 173 | * DualBoss: She testifies alongside the Storyteller as one of the final witnesses of the game. |
| 174 | * FemmeFatalons: Her gold spiky gauntlets have this effect; with the fingerpoints sharpened. |
| 175 | * FinalBoss: She’s one of the last witnesses along with The Storyteller. [[spoiler:She's also the final culprit and, technically speaking, the game's only true killer]]. |
| 176 | * FirstNameBasis: In the special episodes, she actually starts calling Luke, Maya and [[ShipTease Barnham]] by their first names, showing a warmer and more personable side than in the main game. |
| 177 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: She first met Phoenix and Maya outside Labyrinthia; and her gauntlets are the same ones used by [[spoiler:the witch that initially attacked Layton to get Espella]]. If you pay sharp attention to [[spoiler:the same witch's body language, you notice she has several movements that are identical to Darklaw's]]. |
| 178 | ** Additionally, she wanted Phoenix to simply have Espella plead guilty to assault, implying she actually believed Espella to have done it, when in reality it was an unknown third party and Espella was more the victim. This comes back later, [[spoiler:when Eve is shown to believe Espella was responsible for the Great Fire that she herself actually caused]]. |
| 179 | * ForgottenChildhoodFriend: Was [[spoiler:Espella]]'s best friend when they were kids. [[spoiler:She doesn't blame her, seeing as how Espella's memories were deliberately erased]]. |
| 180 | * HeelRealization: [[spoiler:After she learns that she was the one responsible for the Legendary Fire, she realizes she was wrong to blame Espella and the Storyteller for something that was her fault, and considers her quest for vengeance against the Cantabellas for causing her father's death to be "unforgivable."]] |
| 181 | * HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:When she remembers the truth about the Legendary Fire]]. |
| 182 | * KarmaHoudini: She is never shown facing punishment for [[spoiler: ringing the Bell of Ruin and thus causing the Legendary Fire that claimed nearly every life in Labyrinthia, including that of her own mother and Espella's]]. While she didn't know that [[spoiler: ringing the bell would lead to ''that'', the fact remains that she was told never to ring it in the first place, an order which she deliberately disobeyed]]. |
| 183 | * LargeHam: During the special episodes, [[spoiler:she still keeps making elaborate villainous speeches while wearing her Great Witch costume]], and she has by far the most exaggerated "puzzle solved" animation out of any character when the other characters pressure her to show it off. It also turns out that [[spoiler:she's actually a fairly shy, reserved person while not performing the role of Darklaw or the Great Witch, making her this in-universe too]]. |
| 184 | * {{Leitmotif}}: While not exactly played for Darklaw specifically, [[spoiler:"Sealed ~ The Darkness Within" only ever plays during the final trial, and is strongly associated with Darklaw and the Great Witch, given they're one and the same]]. |
| 185 | * {{Matricide}}: Purely accidental, but [[spoiler: by ringing the Bell of Ruin, she caused the fire that killed her mother (as well as Espella's mother and most of the town) which led to the creation of Labyrinthia, which eventually led to her father's suicide. She's as broken by this knowledge as you'd expect]]. |
| 186 | * MeaningfulName: Her real name, [[spoiler:Eve -- she was the one who succumbed to the "temptation" of ringing the Bell of Ruin]]. Also, "Darklaw" both sounds like "dark law", signifying her antagonistic role in court, and "dark claw", which is funny because [[spoiler:she was "replaced" in Espella's memories by a black cat.]] |
| 187 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:The Legendary Fire she accidentally started killed almost everyone in Labyrinthia, including her own mother and Espella's mother, and scarred Espella for life]]. |
| 188 | * ThePlan: [[spoiler:Luring Layton to Labyrinthia]] was planned all along. [[spoiler:Phoenix's arrival was not]]. |
| 189 | * RedBaron: [[spoiler:The Great Witch Bezella, though she’s unaware of that last part]]. |
| 190 | * RevengeByProxy: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Her own iteration of the Story being rather cruel to Espella is her way of getting back at her father. This makes poetic sense, as her entire grudge is based around the fact that the Storyteller was oblivious to the suffering the Story caused to everyone, so she decided he really needed to experience the consequences of it himself. |
| 191 | * ShrinkingViolet: The special episodes reveal that she's very shy around groups of people. She manages slightly better when [[spoiler:she wears her shade costume]]. |
| 192 | * TheStarscream: [[spoiler:To the Storyteller. As the one responsible for engineering the specifics of the Story, she has decided to twist the Storyteller's words into an ending she feels is more appropriate]]. |
| 193 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: As "Ms. Darklaw," she's initially somewhat cold and dismissive of Phoenix, wanting him to plead guilty, but he earns her respect by defending Espella. |
| 194 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Strangely {{inverted|Trope}}. She shares many similarities with [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Aura Blackquill]], like similar cold personalities and [[spoiler:an obsession with punishing a teenage girl for allegedly committing {{matricide}} as a child and committing multiple illegal or unethical actions to do so, only to discover she was innocent near the end]]. However, ''Dual Destinies'' was created and released (in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} at least) ''after'' this game and, unlike Aura, [[spoiler:Eve was actually friends with Espella until the incident]]. |
| 195 | * TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:As it turns out, she is the one who rang the Bell of Ruin, making her Bezella after all.]] |
| 196 | * TookALevelInKindness: She becomes significantly warmer and more open in the ending and Special Episodes. |
| 197 | * TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler:When she rang the Bell of Ruin and accidentally killed everyone in Labyrinthia save Espella and their fathers, she subconsciously blocked out her memory of it and pinned the blame on Espella.]] |
| 198 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As a child, she [[spoiler: rang the Bell of Ruin, understandably not knowing what the consequences would be]]. As a result, [[spoiler: everyone in the vicinity passed out in the middle of the Fire Festival, leading to the Legendary Fire]]. |
| 199 | * WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: [[spoiler:How she ended up getting replaced by Espella's cat in the latter's memories.]] |
| 200 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: With the Storyteller, before he accidentally drove her father to suicide. She...didn't like him after that. |
| 201 | * XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: Phoenix and Professor Layton could only either fail at defending Espella, or uncover the entire truth about the Labyrinthia and Espella's role in the Legendary Fire, and both would give Darklaw her desired revenge. The one thing she didn't anticipate was that Espella's ''actual'' role in the Legendary Fire was different than ''Darklaw herself'' had believed.]] |
| 202 | * YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:In her mind, the Storyteller is the one to blame for her father's death.]] |
| 203 | * YoungerThanSheLooks: She's around 20 years old, but looks to be in her late 20s or early 30s. Of course, the first time we see her she's disguised as a schoolteacher and Espella as her student, which helps further the illusion that she's older than her real age. |
| 204 | [[/folder]] |
| 205 | |
| 206 | [[folder:The Storyteller]] |
| 207 | !!The Storyteller |
| 208 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasashiHirose (Japanese), Robert Ashby (English) |
| 209 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/storyteller_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 210 | The ruler of Labyrinthia; it is said that whatever he writes in his book becomes reality. |
| 211 | ---- |
| 212 | * {{Angrish}}: Whenever someone, usually Layton, makes a point against him that he counter, he descends into unintelligible grunting. |
| 213 | * AnimalMotifs: Owls. His mask, the Knights of Labyrinthia's helmets and the town's own insignia all have owl eye-based designs to them. His parade car also has two giant owl ornaments on the front. |
| 214 | ** "''The Great Witch''" reveals that he actually owns a pet owl named Hoot, of which the design of the previously-mentioned items seem to be inspired by. |
| 215 | * AntiVillain: He's an imposing, deep-voiced figure manipulating all of Labyrinthia through his stories and uses his powers to dispose of anyone who gets in his way, but he's really [[spoiler:trying to help his daughter recover from childhood trauma]]. |
| 216 | * BigBadEnsemble: He’s the one who rules over Labyrinthia with his Story, and behind the witch trials, with the goal of destroying Bezella. [[spoiler:Who is his own subordinate.]] |
| 217 | * CaptainOblivious: He becomes so preoccupied with what he sees as Layton's interference and the big picture of the story that [[spoiler:he doesn't realize that Espella is the prime suspect for being Bezella and has been on trial before. It's also implied that he didn't know about Phoenix's presence in Labyrinthia at all either.]] |
| 218 | * ComplexityAddiction: [[spoiler:Your daughter might've caused an accidental genocide]], huh? So what do you do? Have the [[spoiler:Bell Tower]] investigated properly and/or [[spoiler:take her to therapy]]? No, you spend years [[spoiler:managing a fake EldritchLocation as part of an elaborate coverup to make her forget the incident altogether]], that's what. At least he learns a CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot lesson in the end. |
| 219 | * CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed|Trope}}. His ultimate goal is to save his loved ones... but he ''did'' create a living LotusEaterMachine for that express purpose and did some pretty questionable things to the experiment volunteers, such as forcing some to live in poverty, and others to live with the time bomb of being a witch]]. |
| 220 | * CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: |
| 221 | ** Rather than threatening a punishment or promising her a reward, [[spoiler:Mr. Cantabella decided to tell his daughter that she would be possessed by an evil witch if she rang the bell, knowing that she was a trusting enough child to believe it. He blames himself for her continuing trauma and laments having come up with such a foolish story]]. |
| 222 | ** In the denouement, [[spoiler:Eve Belduke]] points out that there's another route he could have taken. [[spoiler:Since he knew back then that Eve, not Espella, was the one who rang the bell, he could have pointed this fact out to her. Mr. Cantabella, however, points out that he knew that the trauma of the incident had caused Eve to believe that Espella had been responsible.]] |
| 223 | * [[DualBoss Dual]] FinalBoss: He’s one of the last witnesses along with Darklaw. |
| 224 | * GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:In a sense, even if he lacks real antagonism beyond the sheer lack of ability to stop escalating his attempts to treat Espella's delusions.]] |
| 225 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: He considers [[spoiler:Newton Belduke]] to be the truest friend he ever had. |
| 226 | * {{Leitmotif}}: The cutscene-specific "Storyteller's Theme ~ Parade" introduces the main notes of his theme, during the eponymous parade on Layton's first glimpse at Labyrinthia. Later, during conversation scenes in-game, "The Audience Room" plays instead, fitting the darker, more intimidating atmosphere of his tower. |
| 227 | * LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:He's Espella's father.]] |
| 228 | * ManipulativeBastard: If him manipulating people in Labyrinthia says anything. |
| 229 | * MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:His real name in English sounds like "author". "Literast" is a Japanase reading of the word "literature"]] |
| 230 | * PapaWolf: |
| 231 | ** People who upset Espella, accidentally or not, found themselves subject to unpleasant happenings in the Story. Ironically, this had the effect of making people afraid of her, which left her nearly friendless. |
| 232 | ** [[spoiler:Loses his shit when he learns that his own daughter is on trial for being the Great Witch. This is not what was supposed to happen.]] |
| 233 | * PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:He planned the story to have a witch branded as Bezella the Great Witch and to be executed, but no one told him that the public thought that he was referring to Espella as the Great Witch due to Darklaw altering things behind his back.]] |
| 234 | * RewritingReality: Controls the world of Labyrinthia with his stories. None of the townspeople consider it possible his stories won't come true. [[spoiler:This is because he uses his resources as president of a huge pharmaceutics corporation, some cutting edge technology, and hypnosis, [[SubvertedTrope to make it appear to come true]]. This is parodied in Special Episode 3, where he's stated to attempt to make his hospital stay to cure his illness mentioned below more pleasant by writing a Story about it, but [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it naturally doesn't have any effect]]]]. |
| 235 | * SoapOperaDisease: [[spoiler:The fact that he suffered from one is what prompted him to put such an abrupt end to his story, but by the time everything is cleared up, his staff has already found a cure.]] |
| 236 | * ThisCannotBe: When he finds out that [[spoiler:''Espella'' is the one suspected of being Bezella]]. |
| 237 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:This man goes ''a bit far'' in solving his daughter's mental issues, and traumatizes a boatload of "witches", their families, and their "victims" in the process.]] |
| 238 | * WhenYouComingHomeDad: He gets so invested in writing the Story that Espella leaves the tower and turns to the town baker for a ParentalSubstitute. [[spoiler:Eve is also rather bitter about his absence, accusing him of neglecting his daughter in order to make millions as Labrelum's president.]] |
| 239 | * WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:When he sends suits of AnimatedArmor to attack Layton, some of them also go after Luke]]. |
| 240 | [[/folder]] |
| 241 | |
| 242 | !Secondary Characters (Labyrinthia) |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[folder:Bardly (''Merun'')]] |
| 245 | [[quoteright:332:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d526d6eb_8462_4ca8_b1e9_32a45002719d.png]] |
| 246 | The local town bard in Labyrinthia. |
| 247 | ---- |
| 248 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: He for some reason thinks having more pet birds than his rival Birdly will make the audience listen to him more. Instead of, you know... improving his music. |
| 249 | * MrExposition: He's the first one to give Luke and Layton a bit of information about Labyrinthia, as well as the Storyteller and his influence over it. |
| 250 | * TheRival: To Birdly, who far outshines him as a minstrel. |
| 251 | [[/folder]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[folder:Patty Eclaire (''Kurowa'')]] |
| 254 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/patty_eclaire.png]] |
| 255 | The best baker in Labyrinthia, and a dear friend to Espella. |
| 256 | ---- |
| 257 | * BenevolentBoss: To Phoenix and Maya, whom she treats like family. |
| 258 | * BerserkButton: Generally a kind and easy-going woman, but belittle bread at your own peril. |
| 259 | * LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler:She takes on the Vigilantes with only a bag of flour and a rolling pin when they threaten Espella after it appears that she has killed the Storyteller.]] |
| 260 | * MamaBear: She refuses to join in the persecution of Espella and rushes to her defense in the final trial. |
| 261 | * SeriousBusiness: Bread. Belittling her bread, accidentally or not, will result in her chewing out whoever did so. |
| 262 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Her confronting the Vigilantes when they arrest Espella and throwing flour at them is what exposes an otherwise invisible robe that becomes crucial evidence in the trial and directly leads to the truth about Labyrinthia being unraveled.]] |
| 263 | * SweetBaker: She is the town baker and is the only one willing to befriend and take in Espella when the rest of town virtually shuns her. She treats her employees (Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey) like family and gladly helps Professor Layton and Luke when they arrive in town. |
| 264 | * TeamMom: Is essentially this, as she's the closest thing Espella has to family among the people of Labyrinthia, and also lets the team stay at her bakery during their time in the city, [[spoiler:even after Phoenix and Maya remember that they aren't her apprentices.]] |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:Ridelle Mystere (''Nazomi Steria'')]] |
| 268 | [[quoteright:168:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ridelle_mystere.png]] |
| 269 | The librarian of Labyrinthia, who deeply loves puzzles. Any puzzles missed during the adventure will be sent to her, much like Granny Riddleton in the main ''Professor Layton'' games. |
| 270 | ---- |
| 271 | * ImprobableAge: She doesn't look a day over 18, and yet she's the head librarian of the biggest library in the city. As such, she's also in charge of the most precious and well-kept books. |
| 272 | * PunnyName: In English, her given name is an obvious play on "riddle", while her family name is French for "mystery". Through DubNameChange, the other translations keep the puns as well. |
| 273 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of Granny Riddleton, though unlike the latter, she is young, stern, and down-to-earth. |
| 274 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: As stated above, she quite visibly a teenager, and yet she's wise and smart enough to be in charge of the biggest library in the city. |
| 275 | [[/folder]] |
| 276 | |
| 277 | [[folder:The Judge of Labyrinthia]] |
| 278 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Bunmei Tobayama (Japanese), Peter Egan (English) |
| 279 | [[quoteright:262:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/labyrinthia_judge.png]] |
| 280 | A hooded, stern judge who presides over the Witch Trials. Though he bears a striking resemblance to his ''Ace Attorney'' counterpart, he's significantly more serious and level-headed. |
| 281 | ---- |
| 282 | * AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:The end credits reveal what he does when he regains his memories of who he was before being a judge. He becomes a ''singer''.]] |
| 283 | * FantasticRacism: Like all Labyrinthans, he is deeply biased against witches, and wants to see them all put to the torch. [[spoiler:However, when Phoenix points out that one witch (Greyerl) didn't actually do anything besides be something she had no control over, he is moved to grant her a stay of execution.]] |
| 284 | * HangingJudge: The Judge is not just biased towards the prosecution -- he is ''impatiently looking forward to calling your client guilty'' as soon as you make one wrong turn, so he can gladly condemn them to [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath burn in the fire alive and watch them reduced into ashes]]. [[spoiler:Though it's shown at the end that he did have doubts and guilt about sending helpless women into the flames, as well, so he's relieved when it turns out that they didn't die, after all.]] |
| 285 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Greyerl comments that the Judge's demeanor changed after what happened in The Golden Trial which caused him to sentence her to something else other than the death penalty.]] |
| 286 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of the main ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' judge in terms of appearance and of [[CaptainObvious role]], although he's not as much a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} as the ''Ace Attorney'' Judge post-{{Flanderization}}. |
| 287 | [[/folder]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | [[folder:Wordsmith (''Kyke'')]] |
| 290 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wordsmith_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 291 | [[caption-width-right:200:[[labelnote: As a Vigilante]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vigilante_wordsmith.PNG[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 292 | A head-in-the-clouds, unemployed old man who acts as a witness in Espella's trial. |
| 293 | ---- |
| 294 | * ClarkKenting: Subverted. His helmet with the eyemask does nothing to conceal his lengthy beard, nor his identical body language. He still insists that he's ''not'' Wordsmith, to Phoenix's frustration. |
| 295 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Ooh boy. This man is more than a little out there, frequently making strange metaphors and outright dozing off. |
| 296 | * {{NEET}}: In his own roundabout way, he admits to not having a job, as Phoenix points out after his introduction. [[spoiler:This is averted when it turns out he's No. 10 of the Vigilantes.]] |
| 297 | * TheStoner: He floats back and forth while testifying, twiddling his thumbs or staring up into the sky while speaking, and one occasion stating "everything felt like an illusion." |
| 298 | * SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: As you'd expect from a guy called Wordsmith, he uses grandiloquent, florid language to describe the most mundane events. |
| 299 | [[/folder]] |
| 300 | |
| 301 | [[folder:Mary (''Bertha'')]] |
| 302 | [[quoteright:313:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mary_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 303 | A down-to-earth, stubborn middle-aged woman who raises goats, and a witness in Espella's trial. |
| 304 | ---- |
| 305 | * AndCallHimGeorge: She has a tendency to hug her goat so tightly that it starts baaing in pain or distress. |
| 306 | * PunnyName: Mary had a little lamb. Well, goat. |
| 307 | ** The goat's name is Snowy, in reference to the line "His fleece was white as snow". |
| 308 | ** In addition to the name, the nursery rhyme quotes the little lamb would "follow her everywhere she goes", while Snowy the Goat is instead held tightly in her arms and is basically forced into going with her. |
| 309 | ** In her special episode appearance, she [[LampshadeHanging complains about this]], wondering why the developers gave her goats instead of sheep. |
| 310 | * SkewedPriorities: She is so obsessed with milk that when [[spoiler:two men were seemingly burned to death in front of her, she focused more on bringing back home (basically stealing) the bucket of milk Espella had been carrying so it wouldn't go to waste]]. |
| 311 | [[/folder]] |
| 312 | |
| 313 | [[folder:Kira (''Madalla'')]] |
| 314 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaiNakahara (Japanese), Carina Reeves (English) |
| 315 | [[quoteright:196:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kira_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 316 | A young flower seller who acts as a witness in Espella's trial. |
| 317 | ---- |
| 318 | * ArcVillainess: [[spoiler:The culprit of the second trial, though she didn’t actually kill anyone]]. |
| 319 | * BreakTheHaughty: It begins when she [[spoiler:shows her true colors over the trial; at the beginning, she sounds very arrogant.]] However, as Phoenix and Layton [[spoiler:start demolishing her arguments,]] she starts to lose her cool quickly, culminating in her final breakdown. [[spoiler:When Phoenix and Luke find her again, she has been reduced to a pitiful, broken shell of a woman.]] |
| 320 | * ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:First appears as the true culprit in the first Witch Trial of the game, before being burned at the stake... or so it seems. She shows up again later, and plays a key role in Espella's second trial.]] |
| 321 | * ConspicuousConsumption: The Special Episodes reveal that for some reason, she opts for her glasses to have a solid gold frame and diamond lenses. |
| 322 | * CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Sealed in a cage and lowered into flames upon her conviction, though it turns out to be a DisneyDeath.]] |
| 323 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She is apparently burned at the stake, but it's later revealed that [[DeathFakedForYou she actually survived, and became one of the Shades]]]]. |
| 324 | * FramingTheGuiltyParty: [[spoiler:What Kira thought she was doing when she burned two robbers to death and framed Espella for it.]] |
| 325 | * {{Hammerspace}}: [[spoiler:The only justification for the fact that Shade Kira still has her CharacterTic of plucking the petals of her flowers, since she doesn't have her flower basket on her by the time you question her the second time in court.]] |
| 326 | * InformedAttribute: A major point in case 2 is that she cannot see clearly without her glasses. Despite this, she is never shown wearing them outside of her profile picture. |
| 327 | * {{Invisibility}}: [[spoiler:One of the two spells she could use as a witch was Dimere, which gives its user the ability to turn anything they touch, including themself, invisible]]. |
| 328 | * LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:Her English name sounds like the Japanese onomatopoeia of twinkling (kirakira), but she's the true killer of the first trial.]] |
| 329 | * MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:"Madalla" = "Murderer". Lampshaded in one of the NoFourthWall DLC episodes. And of course, Kira= killer.]] |
| 330 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: More of a minor case. In the final witch trial, Darklaw continuously brushes off Kira's testimony and continuously implies that Kira is lying about things, upsetting Kira to the point that she reveals Darklaw's involvement in the case and role as leader of the Shades. |
| 331 | * MotorMouth: She doesn't talk a ''lot'' (ie, like Oldbag or Stickler), but she evidently talks very ''fast''. Her voiced dialogue actually sometimes sounds like you're playing the game with her dialogue sped up twice as fast. Could be as part and parcel of her breakdown sequence as the flower basket, though. |
| 332 | * PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler:One of the two spells she could use as a witch was Ignaize, which summons a circle of flame within a one-meter radius of its user]]. |
| 333 | * SlasherSmile: She adopts one later in the trial, especially when [[spoiler:challenging Phoenix to prove she dropped her glasses.]] |
| 334 | * SmugSnake: [[spoiler:When unmasked as a witch and the true culprit, she acts very condescending, only to throw, as Phoenix describes it, a major hissy fit when you win. As is the tradition with female murderers in the second cases of previous ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' games.]] |
| 335 | * UnexplainedRecovery: Even though [[spoiler:Kira was supposed to have been executed,]] Phoenix sees her alive and well, disguising herself with a blue cloak. [[spoiler:It later turns out that the courtroom's firepit has a false bottom.]] |
| 336 | * VillainousBreakdown: Upon [[spoiler:being exposed as the real killer,]] Kira screams and throws her flower basket into the air and she flails about constantly. [[spoiler:Finally, the flower basket comes back landing upside-down on her ''head'' and she falls to the floor. In fact, she gives off some hints that she's not all right upstairs even before her breakdown; towards the end of the trial, she breaks out into crazy villainous laughter several times and starts ranting in a lower and not-quite-so-girlish voice.]] |
| 337 | * WalkingSpoiler: Well... duh. On two levels, even... First, [[spoiler:shedunnit in the first witch trial.]] Second, [[spoiler:her execution was staged and she becomes a major player in the last trial.]] |
| 338 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: When Kira [[spoiler:framed Espella,]] it surprisingly wasn't out of any ''personal'' grudge. Kira hated the witch trials, and since she genuinely thought [[spoiler:Espella really was a witch,]] she did what she thought she had to do to get [[spoiler:Espella executed so that the witch trials would stop]]. She takes it very poorly when this just results in [[spoiler:''her'' being executed instead; in fact, even Espella feels sorry for her and pleads with the guards to stop the execution, to no avail.]] |
| 339 | [[/folder]] |
| 340 | |
| 341 | [[folder:Knightle (''Knights'')]] |
| 342 | [[quoteright:252:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/knightle.png]] |
| 343 | An unemployed young man so dedicated to becoming a knight that he'll only let himself be called, well, Knightle. A witness in Espella's trial. |
| 344 | ---- |
| 345 | * AnalogyBackfire: He often uses his toy sword and wooden shield in order to prove his points, despite how useless those pieces of gear are. |
| 346 | * IHaveManyNames: He apparently changes his name based on his profession. He first goes by "Knightle" when training to become a knight, then "Spudley" when he gives up on that and decides to become a potato vendor instead. [[spoiler:After he gives up on ''that'', he goes by "Whatley" until he can find another job. In the end, while he's still jobless, he ultimately decides to call himself "Ignitely", as he believes that "a man's name should express his heart".]] |
| 347 | * ThatManIsDead: Though his name doesn't actually change in the dialog box, he no longer goes by Knightle after Espella's trial. It turns out that with the trial going on for so late, he overslept and missed his entrance exam the following morning. Now he goes by Spudley, seller of potatoes. [[spoiler:And then when his potato cart is destroyed after an explosion, he changes his name again!]] |
| 348 | * MeaningfulName: A portmanteau of "knight" and "little", refrencing both his appearance and his stature. His second name, "Spudley" is derived from "spud", a synonym for "potato". [[spoiler:After he gives up on that and is between jobs, he goes by "Whatley", since he doesn't know ''what'' he wants to do next. Lastly, he goes by "Ignitely", to represent how fiery and passionate he is.]] |
| 349 | * {{NEET}}: Unlike [[spoiler:Wordsmith, who turned out to be one of the Vigilantes]], Knightle plays this straight. After Knightle describes himself, Phoenix concludes that Knightle is jobless. While Knightle ''is'' trying to get a job as a knight, he isn't in any formal vocational training, and ulimately missed his extrance exam. He then decides to become a potato seller instead, [[spoiler:but gives up on that and spends the remainder of the game unemployed. Even during the Special Episodes, he still doesn't have a job, but it's inferred from his dialogue he hasn't given up on finding one.]] |
| 350 | [[/folder]] |
| 351 | |
| 352 | [[folder:Emeer Punchenbaug (''Emil Sandbag'')]] |
| 353 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/emeer_punchenbaug.png]] |
| 354 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote: In fancy clothes]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fancy_emeer.PNG[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 355 | A drunken middle-aged man who pops up time and again around Labyrinthia, and a witness in Espella's trial. |
| 356 | ---- |
| 357 | * TheAlcoholic: Well, it's never directly addressed, but it's made blatantly obvious. |
| 358 | * ButtMonkey: He tends to be ignored and mocked more than once and people find him annoying in general. Come on, his surname is basically ''punching bag''. |
| 359 | * CasanovaWannabe: He's apparently reached the stage in his life where you start looking for that "special lady". Much to the dismay of any female around him. |
| 360 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Temporarily. His name doesn't come up until near the end of the second trial. Until then, the game is content to label him "Some Guy." [[spoiler:This is because his name is similar to the spell "Amere," which he heard the real culprit cast, thinking that she was calling his name.]] |
| 361 | * FailedASpotCheck: All the freaking time. Probably the biggest is in the third trial where he fails to realize [[spoiler:Jean Greyerl has been revealed to be a girl.]] |
| 362 | * TheFriendNobodyLikes: While the other witnesses in Espella's trial, as well as Barnham, are trying to get Espella convicted, none of them like Emeer very much, and frequently make insulting comments about him with him in earshot. In Mary and Kira's case, the two women get into an argument and badmouth Emeer while he's standing between them. |
| 363 | * ImStandingRightHere: People often openly mock him when he's standing right there. He's gotten used to it. |
| 364 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/nFUr-zVSZB0?si=cakMLXcZQ7RXK4OD Courtroom Jester ~ Cheers!]] |
| 365 | * PunnyName: 'A mere punching bag.' |
| 366 | * SmallNameBigEgo: He has a pretty high opinion of himself, especially [[spoiler:after he gets rich]], despite the fact that he's a mere witness. |
| 367 | * SpannerInTheWorks: To [[spoiler:Kira]], as it turns out. Her plan would have failed regardless thanks to Wright proving the collective witnesses' testimony to be unreliable, but Emeer's involvement leads directly to [[spoiler:Kira]] herself being exposed and convicted of witchcraft. |
| 368 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Given his ButtMonkey status and habit of massively changing trials with his presence, Emeer's probably meant to be the Labyrinthian equivalent to Larry Butz. |
| 369 | [[/folder]] |
| 370 | |
| 371 | [[folder:Jean Greyerl (''Patras Earlgrey'')]] |
| 372 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwaSaito (Japanese), Phillipa Alexander (English) |
| 373 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/089cfcb2_027a_4585_a2b1_a877ef09952a.png]] |
| 374 | [[caption-width-right:175:[[labelnote:Alternate model ('''SPOILERS''')]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dd15dc8c_4b78_4168_8e82_15b80a263e10.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 375 | Newton Belduke's butler. |
| 376 | ---- |
| 377 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:Actually "Arc Villainess" as she's the culprit of the third trial, though she didn’t actually kill anyone]]. |
| 378 | * BurnTheWitch: [[spoiler:Subverted. The Judge is ready to put her to the flames, but Phoenix points out she didn't actually do anything, and she receives a stay of execution.]] |
| 379 | * TheButlerDidIt: [[spoiler:Subverted. The game sets you up to believe Jean killed Belduke, and even she herself thought so, but it later turns out he was already dead by the time she strangled him.]] |
| 380 | * CompressedHair: Apparently, [[spoiler:she's able to clip her waist-length hair up in a way that makes it appear as a boy's mushroom cut]]. |
| 381 | * ContrivedClumsiness: [[spoiler:She "accidentally" singed a part of the wall in her room to give herself an excuse to paint that part of the wall green so that she could use the [[ThinkingUpPortals Godoor]] to create a portal to Belduke's study in the said wall, as that spell [[MagicAIsMagicA can only be used on green walls]]]]. |
| 382 | * DeathSeeker: [[spoiler:She was so guilt-stricken over thinking she killed Belduke that she was ''waiting'', for three months, for the Inquisition to get hold of her and send her to the fire as a witch.]] |
| 383 | * DissonantSerenity: He always has a neutral, pleasant look on his face and a mild tone, despite the recent murder-by-transmutation and being called to the witness stand. [[spoiler:Exposing the truth breaks through her facade.]] |
| 384 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:As a child, she wanted to turn a leaf into gold so that her parents could sell it and get money, as they were completely broke, but this backfired: she accidentally turned her goat friend to gold instead. Realizing that not only would she be hunted down and executed for witchcraft, but so would her parents for being a witch's accomplice, she decided to kill herself by jumping in a river. Fortunately, Belduke saved her and took her in.]] |
| 385 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim: [[spoiler:It's actually a case of EvenTheGirlsWantHer, since as a boy, Lettie admits to being attracted to Jean, and is disappointed that she was really a girl, while Emeer openly flirts with her after learning she was a girl.]] |
| 386 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: Once Phoenix has proven decisively that she attempted to strangle Belduke and that she had reasonable motive to do so, Jean is calm about her defeat. She congratulates Pheonix on finding the truth through logic and reason and confesses her crime.]] |
| 387 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:She breaks down in tears after she reads Belduke's final letter expressing concern for her safety, which she'd previously believed was written to oust her as a witch, causing her to strangle him in his sleep without realizing he was already dead.]] |
| 388 | * ParentalAbandonment: Is stated to have been taken in by Belduke without anyone to take care of him. [[spoiler:Her parents are presumably alive and well, as after Belduke found and rescued a freezing Greyerl in the river, he managed to contact her parents, but suggested to them it would be best that they do not attempt to reconnect with her due to her being a witch and must uphold a male identity.]] |
| 389 | * PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:Although she didn't actually kill Belduke, she could've spared herself the trouble of being suspected of murdering him and thinking she did had she mustered the will to read Belduke's entire letter that she believed was denouncing her as a witch.]] |
| 390 | * TheSpock: In following with his alchemy training, he tends to approach situations with logic and rationality [[spoiler:even when testifying on the witness stand and imprisoned in the dungeon]]. He refuses to answer questions until Phoenix can provide a logical basis for suspicion. |
| 391 | * StepfordSmiler: Jean maintains a stoic smile at all times, but this clouds the fact that [[spoiler:she was DrivenToSuicide, had to go into hiding to avoid persecution, and nearly killed Belduke, which she feels insurmountable regret for]]. |
| 392 | * SweetPollyOliver: [[spoiler:After being rescued by Belduke and explaining her situation to him, he decides to disguise her as his male butler in order to hide the fact she is a witch.]] |
| 393 | * TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:One of the two spells she can use as a witch is Goldor, which turns anything it's cast on into solid gold, including living beings]]. |
| 394 | * TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:Her breakdown consists solely of her tearing up at the realization that she attempted to kill her surrogate father over a misunderstanding.]] |
| 395 | * ThinkingUpPortals: [[spoiler:One of the two spells she can use as a witch is Godoor, which creates portals in green walls, and [[MagicAIsMagicA only green walls]]]]. |
| 396 | [[/folder]] |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[folder:Newton Belduke (''Mist Belduke'')]] |
| 399 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Katsunosuke Hori (Japanese), Timothy Watson (English) |
| 400 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/d49ceddc_f934_4141_ae42_e459fadea796.png]] |
| 401 | An alchemist who died mysteriously several months prior to the game's events. The cause of his death has been attributed to witchcraft, but since little else is known about it, it remains the Knights' only unsolved case. |
| 402 | ---- |
| 403 | * BloodFromTheMouth: He's found dead with blood trickling out of the corner of his mouth. [[spoiler:DoubleSubverted: Once it's discovered that his tomato juice was laced with sleep medicine, Phoenix suggests the "blood" was actually this tomato juice. But then Emeer says the bottle was still unopened when the body was discovered, and it's ultimately revealed that it was blood after all; Newton ingested a chemical that tore up his insides, resulting in a very painful suicide.]] |
| 404 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:He was found mysteriously dead in his locked study by himself, and while it looks like he was strangled to death due to the finger marks around his neck, he actually poisoned himself, with the strangulation being inflicted posthumously]]. |
| 405 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: When a thunderstorm suddenly caused a bell tower to appear, his reaction to it was noted differently than the townsfolk. [[spoiler:The sight of it drove him past the DespairEventHorizon, as it was the same one he built for his hometown and inadvertently razed it with, leading him to poison himself.]] |
| 406 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: [[spoiler:The Storyteller]] considers him to be the truest friend he ever had. |
| 407 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Worth mentioning he's one of the few characters in the story to ''actually die''. In fact the only others are those killed by the Great Fire.]] |
| 408 | * {{Leitmotif}}: "Twilight Memories", a sad and slow orchestrated theme that could easily pass as a "Reminiscing" theme, and is often used as such. |
| 409 | * MinorMajorCharacter: He scarcely ever appears, but his role in the backstory is nonetheless essential. |
| 410 | * OffTheRails: His death is the only death that was not foretold by the Story. |
| 411 | * ParentalSubstitute: To [[spoiler:Jean, in a way. After he saved her and she explained she was a witch, he allowed her to stay with him provided she hides her true gender, so she doesn't get found out.]] |
| 412 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: His death [[spoiler:starts his daughter's quest for revenge]] and indirectly leads to Layton and Phoenix being brought to Labyrinthia. |
| 413 | * PosthumousCharacter: He's been dead for months by the time the events of the game take place. |
| 414 | * UniversallyBelovedLeader: {{Downplayed|Trope}}, as his contributions to Labyrintha's wellbeing through his work made him very popular, but despite some people confusing his work for magic and some thieves trying to steal his work, he was stated to have no enemies. |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Birdly (''Fermata'')]] |
| 418 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/13c21c49_adc5_4444_8bbb_363eb1bbb335.png]] |
| 419 | Another bard in Labyrinthia who started gaining popularity around the time of Phoenix's first witch trial. He's accompanied by his parrot, Cracker. |
| 420 | ---- |
| 421 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: From his debut on, he continually outshone fellow minstrel Bardly, enough to be considered his rival. |
| 422 | * DancingBear: InUniverse. By all accounts, he's a pretty bad bard who makes lackluster rhymes, but the only reason why people flock to him over Bardly is because he's accompanied by a parrot. Bardly realizes this and decides to get a parrot of his own. |
| 423 | * MeaningfulName: A bard who's named '''Bird'''ly. He also has a pet bird. |
| 424 | * ParrotPetPosition: His parrot Cracker resides on his right shoulder most of the time. |
| 425 | * TheRival: To Bardly. Though it becomes increasingly clear that Bardly is no match for him. |
| 426 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: He, along with Luke and Emeer, becomes one of the key witnesses in [[spoiler: Maya's witch trial, having rushed onto the scene of the crime and seeing her holding a Talea Magica after she supposedly turned Layton to gold.]] |
| 427 | * StealthInsult: He slips in various barbs toward Emeer while singing about him, some of which are more obvious than others. |
| 428 | [[/folder]] |
| 429 | |
| 430 | [[folder:Ms. Primstone (''Ms. Tataaseru'')]] |
| 431 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/815474c1_788a_498e_b26b_2a4f859584b4.png]] |
| 432 | A teacher at the Labyrinthia Primary School. |
| 433 | ---- |
| 434 | * MeaningfulName: A prim and proper teacher named '''Prim'''stone. Additionally, her name is one letter away from "Brimstone", which could either be referencing the "Fire and Brimstone" that awaits the witches after a trial or her fatalistic approach to life. |
| 435 | * SternTeacher: Projects this image, being fairly strict and authoritarian, even towards former pupils like Barnham. |
| 436 | * UnreliableNarrator: Her testimony in [[spoiler: Maya's]] witch trial proves to be embellished at best and outright lies at worst. [[spoiler: She claims that Layton was threatening Maya with a knife, which is completely out of character for him and that Maya in turn attacked Layton using the summoning spell "Famalia". Both claims are proven false by Wright with ease. Layton's detached golden arm isn't holding a knife when it's found and the gem Maya was supposedly using to cast a spell turns out to be fake.]] |
| 437 | * VerbalTic: Has a habit of saying "dearie, dearie me" and announcing that something will be "on the test!". |
| 438 | [[/folder]] |
| 439 | |
| 440 | [[folder:Lettie Mailer (''Reda Yubin'')]] |
| 441 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lettie_mailer.png]] |
| 442 | The only mail-lady in Labyrinthia. She is hard-working and very dedicated to her job. |
| 443 | ---- |
| 444 | * BlushSticker: Which look rather big compared to her relatively small face. |
| 445 | * CuteButCacophonic: Ooh boy, does she scream loudly. Her shouts even make Phoenix's ears ring. Later the same thing happens to Barnham and the Judge. |
| 446 | * LargeHam: SIIIIIIIIIR!!! |
| 447 | * ReformedCriminal: [[spoiler:Used to be a somewhat infamous food thief until Sir Belduke intervened, setting her on the straight and narrow in her current profession.]] |
| 448 | [[/folder]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder:Vigilantes]] |
| 451 | [[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vigilantes.png]] |
| 452 | A group of guards and civilians tasked to guard the Bell Tower after its sudden appearance. They are led by Boistrum (''Abarero''), and the members are Lottalance (''Loncelat''), Balmung, Lyewood (''Danbōru''), Shakey (''Borozōkin''), Servius (''Gebōku''), Foxy (''Meromero''), Treddon (''Fumaretī''), Dzibilchaltunchunchucmil (''Npakapapokorupenu''), and Wordsmith (see above). |
| 453 | ---- |
| 454 | * OverlyLongName: Dzibilchaltunchunchucmil is by far the longest and most difficult to pronounce name. |
| 455 | * RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Let's see... |
| 456 | ** You have the unique but ordinary-looking Boistrum as their leader. |
| 457 | ** Lottalance, Balmung, Lyewood, Servius and Treddon retain the standard soldier design (although Lyewood has darker skin). |
| 458 | ** Shakey, who looks like he's barely survived the universe's attempts at trying every single way to kill him at once and despite being barely able to stand, is the ''fastest runner'' out of the entire group. |
| 459 | ** Foxy, the TokenFemale who's [[{{Stripperific}} barely wearing any armor, or anything for that matter]]. She's also fawned over by Servius and Treddon and [[{{Dominatrix}} constantly steps on them]]. |
| 460 | ** Dzibilchaltunchunchucmil appears to be an infant at first with his small appearance and snot drip, but his BigWordShout reveals that he's actually an adult ViolentGlaswegian who has a tendency to attack the witness stand and subsequently fall over. He also locked everyone in the Bell Tower and [[SwallowTheKey ate the key]], much to their fury. |
| 461 | ** Wordsmith, who's pretty much the same, but as a knight. |
| 462 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: Foxy is the sole female in the group. |
| 463 | * TheStarscream: PlayedForLaughs. Optional dialogue during cross-examination reveals that Lyewood subconsciously intended to usurp Boistrum. This is brought up again by Layton in Special Episode 9, and Lyewood thinks aloud about how fun it would be to pull the strings. |
| 464 | [[/folder]] |
| 465 | |
| 466 | [[folder:Rouge (''Rabure'')]] |
| 467 | [[quoteright:175:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/73f24b42_f4a4_4bed_9166_fcf9d1fc48d3.png]] |
| 468 | A woman who owns a tavern on the seedier side of town. |
| 469 | ---- |
| 470 | * BadGuyBar: She runs a bar on the rough side of town with some [[FaceOfAThug tough-looking]] customers, though it's ultimately harmless. |
| 471 | * TheBartender: Owns a tavern and offers the downtrodden Phoenix some comforting words. |
| 472 | [[/folder]] |
| 473 | |
| 474 | [[folder:Robbs and Muggs (''Aris'' and ''Teles'')]] |
| 475 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3675ff73_87ef_4714_b53e_101f5ede7783.png]] |
| 476 | The two thieves that attacked Espella for money and appeared to end up dead because of a fire spell. |
| 477 | ---- |
| 478 | * AssholeVictim: They tried to rob Espella before disappearing. |
| 479 | * DisposableVagrant: They were criminals who were disposed of. |
| 480 | * KillItWithFire: They fell victim to the spell "Ignaize", which burned them away to nothingness [[spoiler:although that's what we're led to believe]]. |
| 481 | * PunnyName: Both of them. Robbs as in "robbery" and Muggs as in "Mugging". |
| 482 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: They're seen for all of a few seconds before they get roasted and disappear entirely. [[spoiler:They later get a passing mention in the final witch trial where it's revealed that they were spirited away and became part of the Shades. Finally, they show up in the ending cutscene and some of the credit slides.]] |
| 483 | [[/folder]] |
| 484 | |
| 485 | [[folder:Eve (''Kurone'')]] |
| 486 | [[quoteright:179:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eve_plvspwaa.png]] |
| 487 | Espella's faithful cat and dearest friend. |
| 488 | ---- |
| 489 | * {{Familiar}}: [[spoiler: She's heavily implied to be the familiar of the Great Witch Bezella, as a cat with a scarf very much like hers can be seen on the mural depicting the Legendary Fire. At first it seems like this is confirmed when she appears alongside Bezella when she summons Granwyrm, but it's ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], as not only was Eve never present during the Legendary Fire, but Bezella is an utter fabrication, and the mural itself was likely made up by Darklaw to bring out Espella's repressed memories.]] |
| 490 | * MakeTheDogTestify: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed|Trope}} at the beginning of the final trial. While Espella is testifying, Eve shows up and joins her at the witness stand. Eve doesn't actually testify, but Phoenix talking to her during cross-examination leads to Espella making an additional statement]]. |
| 491 | * TheQuietOne: She's a fairly quiet cat and doesn't meow too much, to the point where [[spoiler:she doesn't respond at all when [[SpeaksFluentAnimal Luke]] asks her what happened during Bezella's assassination of the Storyteller, and she doesn't really respond to Phoenix attempting to question her during the trial either (although doing so does get Espella to chime in with important information)]]. Espella notes that part of it is likely due to Eve not always responding to her name. |
| 492 | * ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Is subconciously this to Espella, replacing her childhood friend Eve Belduke, AKA High Inquisitor Darklaw. Because having the real Eve around in Espella's life was far too great of a reminder for her of the Legendary Fire, the Storyteller had Darklaw erased from Espella's memories, resulting in her unconsiously naming her pet cat after her. Consequently, Espella ends up misremembering Eve the cat as the one who was with her during the Legendary Fire, instead of the actual Eve.]] |
| 493 | * ShoutOut: She bears a striking resemblance to a certain cat from ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'', another Creator/{{Capcom}} game, down to the scarf around her neck. [[spoiler:In fact, both cats happen to be named after a person who was very important to their owner -- although unlike the owner of the cat in ''Ghost Trick'', Espella only subconciously remembers who Eve was named after.]] |
| 494 | * WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: [[spoiler: A subconscious example: Espella named her after her childhood friend, Eve Belduke, AKA Darklaw.]] |
| 495 | [[/folder]] |
| 496 | [[folder:Constantine (''Chūken'')]] |
| 497 | Barnham's dog, whom the main characters meet shortly after the first witch trial. Luke's ability to talk to animals allows him to relay Constantine's thoughts to the other characters. |
| 498 | ---- |
| 499 | * BlatantLies: In Special Episode 4, he denies his friendship with Eve, and when it's pointed out that he gave her a pastry, he insists he doesn't remember giving anyone any gifts. |
| 500 | * JerkassToOne: He dislikes Wright and bites him every time they meet, but is amicable enough towards everyone else. |
| 501 | * NonHumanSidekick: He's a dog, and Barnham's trusted companion. |
| 502 | * PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler:When Barnham is arrested for treason, he sends Constantine to help Layton and Luke get into the Storyteller's tower to investigate]]. |
| 503 | * PleaseWakeUp: During the flashback story in Special Episode 8, [[spoiler:he kept bringing food to his dead parent, thinking they were still alive and simply refusing to move or eat. Barnham adopts him after discovering this]]. |
| 504 | * TeamPet: To the Knights of Labyrinthia, of whom he's officially a member himself. |
| 505 | * UndyingLoyalty: To Zacharias Barnham. [[spoiler:After Barnham is charged with treason and taken to the dungeon, Constantine makes sure to complete his mission by helping Layton and Luke access the Storyteller's tower so they can fulfill their investigation]]. |
| 506 | [[/folder]] |
| 507 | [[folder:Cracker (''Biscuit'')]] |
| 508 | Birdly's pet parrot, who accompanies him during the second witch trial and was present at the crime scene. |
| 509 | ---- |
| 510 | * BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: [[spoiler:{{Averted|Trope}}; because Cracker is just repeating what he heard in order, his testimony is the most helpful out of any witness in the game.]] |
| 511 | * MakeTheDogTestify: [[spoiler:Phoenix calls him as a witness to determine in what order the events at the crime scene took place, since he repeats the sounds in the order he heard them]]. |
| 512 | * SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: He repeats the "Slam!" of a door opening, and the "CLANG!" heard when [[spoiler:gold Layton fell to the floor]]. |
| 513 | * SpannerInTheWorks: His presence at the crime scene allows Phoenix to discover that [[spoiler:the witch used Godoor, a portal spell, and thus that the Talea Magica came from outside the crime scene]]. |
| 514 | * TokenNonHuman: {{Exploited|Trope}}. [[spoiler:After all the other witnesses prove unreliable, with Barnham claiming it's because the witch confused their memories, Phoenix determines the most reliable testimony will come from Cracker, the only witness who isn't human and thus the one who remembers the incident most accurately]]. |
| 515 | [[/folder]] |
| 516 | !Secondary Characters (London) |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[folder:English Judge]] |
| 519 | The judge who presides over Espella's trial in London. |
| 520 | ---- |
| 521 | * DisappointedInYou: After the trial, as it has become clear that Flynch didn't do his job properly and came to court unprepared, he tells him to take it as a lesson. |
| 522 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:Johnny Smiles gets on his nerves so much, that he's relieved when Olivia takes the stand, considering her a nice change of pace. However, as it turns out, Johnny provided crucial evidence to crack the case, while Olivia turned out to be the actual thief (albeit not of the PC Badger dolls themselves, but of the gems smuggled inside them).]] |
| 523 | * JudicialWig: Oddly enough, he's the only judge in all of ''Ace Attorney'' to wear one. {{Justified|Trope}}, since he's in England, where this remains a common practice. (On the other hand, that might be his actual hair). |
| 524 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He's clearly standing in for the Judge of the main series games, having similar animations and fulfilling the same role. |
| 525 | [[/folder]] |
| 526 | |
| 527 | [[folder:Johnny Smiles (''Yutorino Gardner'')]] |
| 528 | [[quoteright:229:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/johnny_smiles.png]] |
| 529 | A high-strung, highly-dedicated security guard working on a London barge, and a witness in the prologue case. |
| 530 | ---- |
| 531 | * AscendedFanboy: According to him, seeing how cool police chases looked in crime dramas was the reason he became a security guard. |
| 532 | * HiddenDepths: Possibly. [[spoiler:Him keeping the PC Badger tag hidden from ''everyone'' and the language he used to describe it "deciding the trial" implies that he knew more about the true events than he lets on.]] |
| 533 | * LargeHam: He's rather fond of dramatically throwing his cap at the screen and giving a huge grin with his teeth showing, or of flashing his flashlight rapidly from side to side, and he makes a big production out of chomping his chocolate bars... |
| 534 | * SmallNameBigEgo: Fancies himself a "professional" security guard... despite only being in the job for 6 months and being pretty lax in his work. |
| 535 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Had he not [[spoiler:kept the PC Badger tag he found Espella holding to himself as a "secret weapon"]], the case may well have gone unsolved. |
| 536 | * SunglassesAtNight: Leaving everyone in disbelief that he does this for the sake of RuleOfCool. It's [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]], as it's shown to be a very unprofessional thing to do in his line of work and really hurts his credibility with everyone. |
| 537 | * SweetTooth: He's ''constantly'' eating chocolate bars. [[spoiler:This actually winds up saving him from getting framed for assault, since he left chocolate fingerprints on his torch, proving he didn't wear gloves that night. And if he was not wearing gloves, he would have left fingerprints on the weapon as well if he was the culprit, but it's as clean as a whistle.]] |
| 538 | * WildTake: When he's contradicted, he rears back, causing his security guard cap to fall partway over his face as he grits his teeth. Eventually, his chocolate bar starts melting too. |
| 539 | [[/folder]] |
| 540 | |
| 541 | [[folder:Olivia Aldente (''Olive Ardente'')]] |
| 542 | !!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/MaiAizawa |
| 543 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/olivia_aldente.png]] |
| 544 | Victim of the prologue case (though she survived), a chef working on the same barge as Smiles. |
| 545 | ---- |
| 546 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: {{Averted|Trope}}. She appears to have a black skin tone in spite of hailing from Italy, but this ends up being explained through her stating that she's Sicilian, where a high amount of residents have [[https://bestthingstodoinsicily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/virtual-ancestry-tour-of-sicily-with-family-search-12.jpg darker skin tones]] due to most of their lineages being based in Africa. |
| 547 | * ArcVillainess: [[spoiler:She may be the victim of the first trial, but don't let that fool you. She isn't as innocent as her appearance might suggest, being a jewel smuggler and also attacking Espella during the incident, only for someone to knock her out from behind]]. |
| 548 | * EvilChef: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. She's a cook and, while she's not a murderer like your typical ''Ace Attorney'' culprit, she is still a criminal. |
| 549 | * GenkiGirl: How she presents herself. She has a hammy-voiced introduction complete with her clapping and then throwing her arm into the air in a pose, she moves a lot (mostly her hips) even when she's supposed to be standing still, and sometimes she juggles lots of food in the air. |
| 550 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Once she's cornered she calmly confesses to her crimes and spares no detail about her jewel smuggling.]] |
| 551 | * GratuitousItalian: She liberally spices her sentences with various Italian words. |
| 552 | * HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:Attempted to kill Espella for stumbling onto the jewel smuggling plot, but was knocked unconscious.]] |
| 553 | * LeftHanging: We never do find out who whacked her on the head. [[spoiler:The game leaves it open even after the conclusion, although it's somewhat hinted that it was one of Darklaw's Shades.]] |
| 554 | * LethalChef: She mentions a secret spice that "probably isn't safe for human consumption" she intends to give Smiles as revenge, and she later makes reference to cooking "experiments" that are implied to involve... questionable ingredients. |
| 555 | * LoneWolfBoss: Her case is the only non-witch trial and the only trial to take place outside of Labyrinthia. |
| 556 | * PunnyName: Al dente. Her first name comes from olive, as confirmed by her Japanese name. |
| 557 | * RuleOfSexy: Despite how unhygienic and dangerous it is for a chef's tunic to leave the belly button exposed. Although the Judge does [[LampshadeHanging lampshade]] this. Olivia tries to justify it by pointing out how warm the kitchen is. |
| 558 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Twice over. [[spoiler:She accidentally messes up Layton's plan to get Espella to safety when she catches the girl holding a PC Badger she was using to smuggle jewels. The resulting altercation gets Espella on trial for assault, letting Darklaw find her again. However, she also inadvertently messes up Darklaw's plans, since Phoenix becomes Espella's defense attorney and proves Espella innocent, forcing Darklaw to try sending him and Maya to Labyrinthia while altering their memories to try and get them out of the way, which only makes things worse when Phoenix starts getting involved in the witch trials.]] |
| 559 | * StarterVillain: She’s the first culprit faced. Notably one of the very few trial culprits in an Ace Attorney game to not be a murderer. |
| 560 | * VillainousBreakdown: When she starts to get stressed out, [[spoiler:she brings an eel up to the stand and tries to repeatedly chop its head off, although it keeps dodging. When Phoenix starts divulging on what likely happened on the ship, she's audibly breathing heavily. She finally breaks down upon being fingered as a jewel thief, puts a ''gigantic'' fish onto the stand and screams bloody murder while attempting to chop ''its'' head off, only for the giant fish to dodge, and then spin around and use its tail to slap Olivia to the floor. When Olivia gets up afterward she still has a "mark" on her face from it.]] |
| 561 | * WoundedGazelleGambit: Played with. [[spoiler:She actually ''was'' wounded, but she plays it up to look like she's the innocent victim in the case.]] That's not entirely the truth. |
| 562 | [[/folder]] |
| 563 | |
| 564 | [[folder:Prosecutor Flynch (''Prosecutor Bartley'')]] |
| 565 | !!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Shinya Takahashi |
| 566 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/94d1e419_2d1f_4fe2_801a_f16df0b87086.png]] |
| 567 | The prosecutor of the prologue case. Generally sort of wimpy. |
| 568 | ---- |
| 569 | * BlindWithoutEm: He's unable to see without his glasses, and ends up flailing about and breaking them during his breakdown. |
| 570 | * LastNameBasis: He's only ever referred to by his last name, to the point that his given name is never revealed. |
| 571 | * MeaningfulName: Flynch = flinch. |
| 572 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For [[Franchise/AceAttorney Winston Payne]], being a WarmUpBoss with a pain-related MeaningfulName. They even have similar {{Wild Take}}s (they both defend themselves with one arm with their mouth open when contradicted). |
| 573 | * VillainousBreakdown: While he's not exactly evil, he has a rather spectacular breakdown after being defeated in court, dropping his glasses, falling down while searching for them and flailing about until he breaks them. |
| 574 | * WarmUpBoss: He's the prosecutor of the tutorial case, and quickly loses his footing in the trial. It's also {{justified|Trope}} in that he wasn't nearly as involved with the investigation as he should have been and didn't prepare adequately for the trial, which the Judge calls him out for before handing down the verdict. |
| 575 | [[/folder]] |
| 576 | |
| 577 | [[folder:Carmine Accidenti (''Giovanni Jicole'')]] |
| 578 | !!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Keiichi Nakagawa |
| 579 | [[quoteright:241:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carmine.PNG]] |
| 580 | A former student of Layton's, now a detective. His letter to Layton kickstarts the latter's involvement in the plot. He was trying to solve the mysteries of Labyrinthia, but was found by witches before he was able to do anything else. He managed to escape with Espella, but the car they were traveling in was wrecked, causing him to be hospitalized, and he doesn't appear for the remainder of the story. |
| 581 | ---- |
| 582 | * BornUnlucky: Played with. Layton notes he has a knack for getting into dangerous situations... but he's primarily known for ''surviving'' all of them. |
| 583 | * ButtMonkey: [[spoiler:Special Episode 1 starts to make fun of this trait of his, even making Maya suggest that he should change his name. Nick ''doesn't'' think that's it.]] |
| 584 | * MadeOfIron: Layton notes he has a knack for miraculous survivals, so he isn't surprised he survived the car crash. |
| 585 | * PunnyName: Car accident. Made even more obvious in the German version: "Will Crash". |
| 586 | * PutOnABus: Is hospitalized after the car crash at the beginning, and does not appear at all after that. |
| 587 | * RememberTheNewGuy: He's stated to be a former student of Layton and someone he knows well, but has never appeared before now. |
| 588 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: The only screen time he has is him getting in a car accident while smuggling Espella out of Labyrinthia. This along with his previous investigations into the nature of Labyrinthia are the catalyst which sets the entire plot of the game in motion, with his efforts to escape with Espella being the indirect cause of Layton, Luke, Phoenix, and Maya getting involved in the affairs of Labyrinthia. |
| 589 | * UnluckilyLucky: According to Layton, he has survived plenty of dangerous situations, with the prologue's car crash just being the latest of the bunch. While he's unlucky to keep finding his way into danger, he's clearly very lucky to still be alive. |
| 590 | [[/folder]] |
| 591 | |
| 592 | [[folder:PC Badger (''Mister Taiho'')]] |
| 593 | The mascot of London's Metropolitan Police, and a counterpart to the Blue Badger, the police mascot from the mainline ''Ace Attorney'' series. A cargo of PC Badger dolls was being transported on the freighter where the incident of ''English Turnabout'' took place, and Espella was accused of trying to steal one of them. |
| 594 | ---- |
| 595 | * AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Wears a belt without trousers. Also wears a custodian helmet and an address tag. |
| 596 | * CarryABigStick: Is holding a police baton. |
| 597 | * CulturalTranslation: InUniverse, in the Japanese version. The original Blue Badger is named ''Taiho-kun''. PC Badger simply replaces the Japanese honorific with a Western one to fit as London's police mascot, hence ''Mister Taiho''. The change also reflects differences in the image the police mascot must give off: ''-kun'' is semi-formal, and commonly used to refer to a man who is younger or of lower or equal status, thus giving an air of friendliness when applied to the Blue Badger. ''Mister'' is decidedly formal and falls more in line with the respect the Metropolitan Police would expect to command. |
| 598 | * FunWithAcronyms: The "PC" stands for "police constable". |
| 599 | * GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: InUniverse. Apparently, as Phoenix notes in his InnerMonologue, the Blue Badger seems to have been so popular with the English as to result in London's own police implementing a variant of him as their mascot. |
| 600 | -->'''Phoenix:''' (I see that "mascot" made a career for itself in England. Who would've thought...?) |
| 601 | * {{Irony}}: The fact that the police mascot [[spoiler:played a key role in a criminal operation; as Phoenix exposes in court, thieves (among them Olivia Aldente) were hiding jewels inside the PC Badger dolls to smuggle them out of London]]. |
| 602 | [[/folder]] |
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