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A list of major characters that appear in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Prosecutor's Gambit. For minor and case-specific characters, see here for the first game and here for the second game.
See here for the franchise character sheet.
Main Characters

Counterclockwise from centre-front: Miles Edgeworth, Kay Faraday, Franziska von Karma, Shih-na, Shi-Long Lang, Eddie Fender, Verity Gavèlle, Eustace Winner, and Dick Gumshoe
Not pictured: Ema Skye and Tyrell Badd
Not pictured: Ema Skye and Tyrell Badd
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Introduced in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Kay Faraday (Mikumo Ichijo)
Kay Faraday (一条 美雲 Ichijō Mikumo)note
Voiced by (Japanese): Ayumi Fujimura (drama CDs, trailers)
Debut: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Appears in: AAI, AAI2

Click here to see her younger self
"Even in the depths of night, when no other bird dares to take flight... one alone soars to shine the light of righteousness on the world's blight! And that one is me, for I am the great thief Yatagarasu!"
Edgeworth's assistant in Ace Attorney Investigations, who serves the same in-game purpose as Maya in the Phoenix Wright games and Trucy in Apollo Justice. Described as a "mysterious thief," she owns a device called the "Little Thief" that allows her to create life-sized holograms of rooms and other scenes. It belonged to her late father Byrne Faraday, who used it during his tenure as the Yatagarasu to plan information heists.
- Advertised Extra: Borderline example in the first installment. Despite being presented as Edgeworth's assistant she only appears from the third case and since the fourth case is a flashback to how she and Edgeworth originally crossed paths, her involvement in the story really only occurs in the third case and the final case. The story of the game heavily centers around Kay's history and her attempt to get closure for the events of Second KG-8 Incident but a good portion of the plot takes place before she is introduced (with Gumshoe filling the role of assistant character in the first and second cases and even in the fourth case the duty falls to Franziska for the most part).
- Animal Motifs: Crows, fitting her title which means "three-legged crow" in Japanese and crows are infamous for stealing. She even looks like a baby crow as a kid.
- Apologizes a Lot: In AAI2, after losing her memory, she becomes meek, timid and prone to apologizing for everything regardless of whether the listener is even angry with her.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Chronologically she first meets Edgeworth (during Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth) 7 years prior
to the Amano incident
, where she kicks Edgeworth in the leg and blows her nose on his shirt. - Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She hasn't appeared, or even been mentioned, outside of the Investigations games.
- Fangirl: She claims to be one in regards to the Jammin' Ninja. This irks Edgeworth, a die-hard Steel Samurai fan. In AAI2note , she is also a Kaiju fangirl, and has to be reminded that they are not real and therefore cannot stomp people to death.
- Genki Girl: Fits the series mold of a cheery young female assistant. Possibly even more so than Maya or Trucy.
- Gentleman Thief: She repeatedly compares herself to Robin Hood. The Yatagarasu is explicitly called a gentleman thief in the Japanese version.
- Highly Visible Ninja: More of a Highly Visible Phantom Thief. This is, of course, possibly even worse. Edgeworth wonders if she really wants to be a ninja when Kay starts showing her preference for the Jammin' Ninja over the Steel Samurai. She's also not at all averse to loudly declaring her role as the Yatagarasu with law enforcement personnel in immediate earshot. This comes back to bite her once toward the end of the first game, when Interpol agent Shih-na attempts to arrest her for a murder which the Yatagarasu most likely committed. Kay swears she's no murderer but refuses to back down from her claim that she is the Yatagarasu, making Edgeworth do some extra work to clear her name.
- Identity Amnesia: In AAI2, Kay temporarily loses her memories and even some of her vocabulary after a fall from a roof. She even believes herself to be a murderer.
- Informed Ability: Both in-universe and out. Nobody believes that she's a competent thief, given how very unsubtle she is about things.
- Intangible Theft: The original Yatagarasu stole the truth (i.e. broke into places and stole incriminating information). Kay, as the second Yatagarasu, steals other concepts - like the position of an assistant from Gumshoe and thinks that photographs constitute as theft of time and space itself.
- Kleptomaniac Hero: Surprisingly subverted. Despite calling herself a thief and making jokes about stealing various items, her only real heist is to steal the role as Edgeworth's assistant from Gumshoe and Ema Skye. Justified, given that the Yatagarasu is a noble thief who swipes information and dirty secrets, not material possessions.
- Leitmotif: "Great Thief of the Truth," a slightly more traditionally-Japanese theme to match the Yatagarasu theme of her character. It gains a Dark Reprise in Investigations 2 as "Reminiscence - The Girl with No Memories" when she's suffering from amnesia.
- Magical Computer: Little Thief, a device that Kay uses to virtually reproduce crime scenes, even ones she can't actually access, though its reproductions are limited by what Kay knows about the location in question and its errors can cause contradictions like holograms of people clipping into the scenery, making it clear that she was given faulty information.
- Manic Pixie Dream Girl: With the exception of the romantic angle and in a Parental Substitute way, this pretty much nails Kay's and Edgeworth's relationship where despite her childish antics, Edgeworth does grow to care for her and appreciates her help to the point that the Big Bad of the second game banked on Edgeworth's wrath to destroy Excelsius Winner after he tried to frame Kay for murder and was willing to give up his Prosecutor's Badge and career just to protect her.
- Meaningful Name:
- Chances are, Little Thief has been used for less scrupulous goals than reproducing crime scenes. It doesn't work in real time, though, so this fails to explain how Kay deals with the whole "highly visible" thing. When she first uses it, Kay explains that it's used to help plan potential heists. Which makes it perfect to reproduce a crime scene.
- 'Mikumo' means 'Beautiful Cloud' referring to the Karakusa pattern she and her father wore. It's a traditional, stereotypic motif of a Japanese thief's bag.
- Modesty Shorts: Official artwork
◊ reveals that she wears a pair of shorts under her skirt. The new "overworld" sprites introduced in Ace Attorney Investigations Collection carry this over (the animations from the original game went with a Magic Skirt approach). - The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Shortly after her introduction, she declares to Edgeworth that she has never actually stolen anything. She also ends up never really stealing anything either, to contrast Maya and Trucy, who definitely steal stuff in the name of evidence. So the spirit medium and the magician end up stealing more than, you know, the actual thief (though to be fair she's under the eye of Edgeworth, who won't have any of that nonsense on his watch).
- Playful Cat Smile: She sports a small but visible smile of this type in one of her character art pieces
◊. - The Promise: She and her father had several, which were recorded in a special notebook. She doesn't manage to keep them all, but everyone takes them seriously. For some reason, this notebook went missing after her father's murder with Tyrell Badd frantically searching for it ever since, only to wind up as evidence in a murder during the second game and Edgeworth finally hands it back to her.
- Punny Name: "Kay" probably comes for "key", and "Faraday" may refer to the Faraday cage
which is used in computer forensics. Her name also sounds like "Okay for a day." - Remember the New Guy?: Investigations Case 4 reveals that Edgeworth met her on the same day he met Gumshoe. Subverted in that he doesn't immediately recognize her when she reappears after a seven-year absence.
- Shoo the Dog: While amnesiac, she tells Edgeworth to forget about her when defending her causes him to lose his badge and even gets him detained for helping a fugitive. He doesn't listen, obviously.
- Stealth Pun: Whereas many fictional characters open locks with hairpins, she uses a key to hold her hair in place.
- Super Gullible: While having lost her memory, she tends to believe everything and anything others tell her. Tragically, this also includes when she's accused of a murder.
- Take Up My Sword: Little Thief belonged to her father, a prosecutor who used it to infiltrate companies with suspected criminal ties and steal anything that incriminated them.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Swiss rolls, which she always shared them with her father and later helps Gumshoe buy one.
- Trauma-Induced Amnesia: She suffers from this, after getting kidnapped and dropped from a roof in the fourth case of the second game, forgetting everything about her life and identity. She does get better at the end though.
- Trying Not to Cry: She made a promise to her father never to cry in front of anyone. Unfortunately, shortly after his death, it's a promise she doesn't manage to keep.
- You Killed My Father: To Calisto Yew, after she's unmasked as Shih-na, although it quickly shifts into Sympathy for the Devil when she realizes that Yew is so empty inside that she was more of the murder weapon used to kill her father than she was the actual murderer.
Shi-Long Lang (Shiryu Ro)
Shi-Long Lang (狼 士龍 Rō Shiryū)
Voiced by (Japanese): Kenta Miyake (drama CDs, trailers)
Voiced by (English): Peter Fabiano
Debut: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Appears in: AAI, AAI2

"Lang Zi says: The reason people judge people is because people are people."
Edgeworth's rival in Ace Attorney Investigations, an international detective who is brash and dismissive of those he dislikes (especially prosecutors, since a corrupt one ruined his family's reputation), but cares deeply for his men. He practices a philosophy of "detention" which often leads him to suspect the wrong people, forcing Edgeworth to prove that they didn't do it before he can arrest them.
- Advertised Extra: Despite being billed as Edgeworth's rival in the first Investigations, Lang only appears in two of the game's five cases, bar a brief cameo in Turnabout Reminiscence.
- Alternate Character Reading: His English version name is the Chinese reading of his name's kanji sequence.
- Animal Motifs: His manners, name, and design are meant to invoke wolves, and his incredibly efficient Badass Crew of 100 agents resemble a wolf pack.
- Back for the Finale: After only making a brief appearance early into Investigations 2, Lang returns in Turnabout for the Ages as the 11th-Hour Ranger.
- Badass Crew: He leads a hand-picked group of 100 agents, and they get work done in record time. Sadly, Investigations 2 reveals they were forcibly disbanded after it turned out the second-in-command was The Mole, leaving Lang to investigate on his own. They remain loyal to him in spite of this, however, and it's suggested that they may be reforming after the events of the game.
- Batman Gambit: In order to begin to attack Ambassador Alba, he directly accused Franziska von Karma of murder to continue the investigation.
- Berserk Button: Hearing people speaking ill of President Wang makes him irrationally upset, as he and the rest of his clan all looked up to him. At least before Broken Pedestal sets in when he learns that the actual President Wang he looked up to died many years ago and has been since replaced with a body double.
- Big Damn Heroes: Diplomatic Impunity? Agent Lang won't have any of that, Ex-Ambassador Alba. Just shortly after being shot in the thigh, too.
- Bilingual Bonus: Knowing Chinese characters (in the Japanese version) or pinyin (in the English version) can inform the player of his Meaningful Name without having to look it up. Also, "shifu" means "teacher" or "master", something his reverent subordinates refer to him as.
- Catchphrase: His Big Word Shout during confrontations is Not so fast!
- Character Development: Lang's interactions with Edgeworth slowly cause him to let go of his grudge against prosecutors.
- Confucian Confusion: Tends to quote wolf-themed aphorisms from a Confucius-expy named Lang Zi. As the story goes on, they become increasingly incomprehensible to the point that Edgeworth finds them difficult to follow.Lang: Lang Zi says: "A cub who disrespects others soon feels the disciplinary bite of an elder."
- Cool Shades: Way too cool for words. Just how do they even stay on his face?
- Cowboy Cop: A sympathetic one, but his M.O. handling cases is very much "arrest first, ask questions never".
- Cuteness Proximity: Usually tough and aggressive, when he sees Missile, he noticeably gushes
◊ a bit. - Demoted to Extra: Much like Gumshoe and Franziska, he doesn't play as large of a role in the second Investigations game as he did in the first, only appearing in two cases throughout the whole game, and his role in one of those cases, "The Captive Turnabout", barely amounting to more than a cameo.
- 11th-Hour Ranger: In Investigations 2, he's the final one of the many allies Edgeworth gains over the course of the story.
- Establishing Character Moment: When he stomps onto the scene in case I-3, he insists that all his men are "number one", berates a subordinate for speaking rudely to Edgeworth and demonstrates proper behavior by exchanging business cards with him, and then throws Edgeworth off the case based on his own "philosophy of detainment," which is essentially "round up the usual suspects and the prosecutors will figure out which ones are guilty in court later."
- The Exotic Detective: Coming from the ambiguously Asian country of Zheng Fa, and his slight fixation with wolf themes and metaphors makes him this.
- A Father to His Men:
- In one of his first scenes, one of the other officers is having his men count off in numerical order. The first one shouts, "1!" The second one shouts, "2!", at which point Lang gets angry and berates him. All of his men are number one in his book! Turns into a Brick Joke later on when Lang once again has his men count off and each of them shouts, "1!"
- One of the most hilarious scenes in Investigations even plays around with the trope: Lang calls out one of his men and gives him a birthday present, causing the others to compliment him for being such an awesome boss... Then the first one says it was not his birthday. The silence lasts a single second before Lang retorts with: "Hmph... The present's not for you. It's for your younger brother's wife's younger brother! Give this and tell him I said 'Hi!'", at which his men cry Manly Tears.
- A far less humourous example is where he takes Detective Badd's bullet for Shih-na even after knowing full well that she was The Mole, his reasoning being that she was still his subordinate, and he was still beholden to protect her from harm. And then he arrests her and leads her off.
- Freudian Excuse: While hinted at in Investigations, Investigations 2 reveals his full backstory, and it's not pretty. The Lang family were a family of officers who answered directly to the Zheng Fa government for generations, with Lang's father being a close friend of President Wang himself. 12 years ago, however, the president was "kidnapped" (in fact assassinated and replaced by his body double) in what would become known as the SS-5 incident. Lang's father investigated the incident, but due to the Chief Prosecutor at the time, Excelsius Winner, being an accomplice to the incident, the investigation was railroaded into failure, and the fake president blamed it all on him, disgracing the entire family. Lang ended up watching his father spend the last years of his life slowly wasting away, desperately trying to find evidence that could prove what really happened. After learning this, Lang's hatred of prosecutors becomes a lot more understandable.
- Hell-Bent for Leather: Wears a leather jacket, covered in gold dragons to make it even more badass.
- Honor Before Reason: Yes, Lang, it's your duty to protect your subordinates from harm, but Taking the Bullet for a known mole and murderer, even non-fatally might be going a bit too far.
- Horrible Judge of Character: Twice at about the same time, at the end of the third case of Investigations. Lang tells Edgeworth about the rumors about a prosecutor that works for the smuggling ring he's tracking down, and accuses Edgeworth of being one. This happens at around the same time Ernest Amano, who he very well knows he's tied to the ring, and was angry at being found out about that and obstructing police investigation about his son's murder of Colin Devorae, suddenly became significantly more cheerful once Jacques Portsman, the very prosecutor that is tied on the aforementioned rumor, appears and claims authority over the case. Lang never finds that behavior suspicious.
- Hot-Blooded: Is rather territorial about his jurisdiction and doesn't hesitate to butt heads with people over it or show aggression, which isn't very surprising for a man with a wolf motif.
- Hot-Blooded Sideburns: To go along with his "wolf-ears" hair.
- Implausible Deniability: When Edgeworth questions why an Interpol agent commanding a team of 100 is investigating a local kidnapping case and later murder, he tells them to mind their own business and stop interfering with the investigation. It turns out that he's actually hoping Ernest Amano will slip up and do something incriminating.
- Inspector Javert: He disclaims the need for logic in making arrests in preference of detaining the most suspicious person immediately, and he hinders Edgeworth out of his grudge against prosecutors.
- Inspector Lestrade: He's not stupid or careless, however; he's thorough in investigating crime scenes and he always has some basis in suspecting the prime suspect in cases he's involved in. Whether he's a Javert or a Lestrade depends on the situation, though generally he inches to being a Javert at the beginning of the case or when he's agitated and emotional, and gets closer to being a Lestrade when he calms down and the case develops more.
- Interpol Special Agent: He has much greater investigative power (and manpower...) than a real-life Interpol agent.
- It's Personal: He has a personal score to settle with the Greater-Scope Villains of the two Investigation games. Alba is the head of a smuggling ring that has put Lang's homeland's economy in shambles, and the president's body double disgraced his family.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He only hates prosecutors due to how Excelsius Winner destroyed his family's reputation of being top officers of the law. He treats his men well, though, and even develops some respect for Edgeworth late in Case 5.
- Jurisdiction Friction: Naturally he tells Edgeworth to get lost, seeing as an Interpol agent has greater jurisdiction than a local prosecutor. Things don't go his way in the end. He also pulls this with a different prosecutor at the end of Case 3 of the first game; Jacques Portsman who was trying to use his authority as a local prosecutor to nab back the Amano family since they were co-conspirators in the smuggling ring, but Lang was already cheesed off with the day's events and what the Amanos did, so he exerts his authority further and takes them away under his jurisdiction.
- Leitmotif: "Lang-Zi Says!", a brash, suave jazz-rock tune to help make Lang even more of a badass.
- Mad Libs Catchphrase: He will occasionally pull out a scroll, and then proceeds to read off of it, saying "Lang Zi says: [insert wolf-related aphorism]". There's a lot of them.
- Meaningful Name: "Lang" is Chinese for "wolf" and "Shi-Long" is "Soldier-Dragon". In fact, his English name is a Chinese Mandarin reading of his Japanese name, which means the same thing.
- Metaphorgotten: He makes countless wolf metaphors. By the end of the game, Edgeworth has started to wonder what the hell he's talking about.Edgeworth: (These quotes are definitely becoming increasingly difficult to decipher...)
- Mr. Fanservice: A rather fit and confident man who plays the role of Exotic Detective that's Hell-Bent for Leather with his shirt opened to show a teasing view of his chest. His concept designs
◊ initially pegged him as being shirtless
◊. - My Card: When he meets Edgeworth for the first time during case I-3, he exchanges business cards with Edgeworth.
- My Rule Fu Is Stronger than Yours: Ambassador Alba evades investigation by abusing the law, so as a law enforcement agent, Lang just contacts the government, presents compelling evidence of wrongdoing, then convinces them to revoke his ambassadorship.
- No-Sell: At one point when Franziska tries to whip Lang, he catches the whip single-handedly, much to her shock.
- Only a Flesh Wound: He gets shot in the thigh, and just... walks it off. His injury never comes up again in Investigations or its sequel (which, keep in mind, is only two weeks removed from the events of the first game — most people aren't gonna be walking that soon after a gun shot).
- Pretty in Mink: His jacket has a pretty large fur trim.
- Properly Paranoid: After seeing the likes of pre-Heel–Face Turn Edgeworth, Manfred von Karma, pre-Character Development Franziska, Excelsius Winner (especially since he's the one who ruined Lang's family — just to hide his own wrongdoing, no less),etc., you really can't blame him for initially hating prosecutors in general.
- The Rival: To Edgeworth. In case three of Investigations, the two are at cross purposes until Edgeworth reveals the truth (and even then, he still thinks Edgeworth hurt himself more than Lang, because he thought that von Karma's pupil was the corrupt prosecutor covering for the person Lang was there to catch). The relationship is still adversarial in case five, especially to start, up until Edgeworth finds out that Shih-na, Lang's own assistant, was part of the smuggling ring. From then, he is closer to being Edgeworth's Aloof Ally.
- Theory Tunnel Vision: Every time he arrests an initial suspect, he's absolutely deadset in his belief that they're the guilty party and puts the burden on Edgeworth to completely and utterly debunk his claims before he'll even consider letting them go. His behavior in this regard could be a desire to not repeat his father's unwillingness to declare the truth behind SS-5.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: While he was plenty antagonistic in the first game, he enjoyed something of a playful Friendly Rivalry with Edgeworth and showed that he could be respectful toward suspects when it was warranted. In Prosecutor's Gambit, he's much more aggressive and no-nonsense, due to the case he's investigating having particular significance to both his country and his family.
- Walking Shirtless Scene: Most of his initial
◊ designs
◊ involved him having no shirt, with the fur trim of his jacket covering parts of his chest. - Worthy Opponent: He despises Edgeworth initially, being a prosecutor and all. By the end of the first Investigations game, he sees Edgeworth as this and even begins to show him some respect. It still takes the whole of the second game for him to begin to get over his huge distrust of prosecutors though.
- You Are Number Six: Subverted. He has all of his subordinates count off by '1', asserting that they're all "number one" in his book.
Shih-na
Shih-na (シーナ)
Debut: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Appears in: AAI

"...If you are done playing games...!"
Lang's assistant, a demure, seemingly albino woman with a penchant for sunglasses.
- Admiration-Based Mimicry: She's usually seen syncing up with her superior as they pose, whether its dramatic pointing or doing a Glasses Pull. With the reveal that this stoic front's all an act to hide her true identity of Calisto Yew, this may be her invoking the trope; playing up her loyalty to maintain their Secret Identity.
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday: Possibly subverted. At first, after being revealed to be Calisto, she tells Kay that killing her father was Nothing Personal, as he was "just another person I had to kill." However, after she is disarmed she refers to the order to kill Byrne as "[not] an especially pleasant assignment" while hiding her face, indicating it affected her more than she'd let on.
- Character Tic: When feeling confident or dismissive during her confrontation scenes, she tilts her head back and looks down her nose at the person she's speaking to. This is an early hint as to her true identity, as Calisto Yew uses the exact same expression in the previous case.
- Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: Outright states, "I was destined to betray all of you from the start." She's not kidding, either; when she's captured, she drops a key piece of evidence to capturing her real boss, Quercus Alba, (her "hair sticks", actually crossbow bolts) and makes it known that this wasn't an accident by outright telling Kay to keep them when she tries to return them, then tells Edgeworth that she killed no one tonight. She even betrayed him in the end!
- Climax Boss: Serves as this for Turnabout Ablaze, being confronted in the midpoint of the case in a confrontation that mirrors that of a final battle, and her defeat marks the emotional resolution of the Yatagarasu plotline - though there's still more of the mystery to uncover afterwards.
- Emotionless Girl: Extremely stoic. Her personality gives the impression that she speaks with almost zero inflection in her words. Most evident in her "blowback" animation when she takes the verbal "hit" but her facial expression never wavers. However, it is merely a façade.
- Futureshadowing: She makes a remark in Case 3 that she can hardly contain her laughter. It might come off as deadpan sarcasm the first time you see it (as by the time it would make sense, you'd probably forgot she ever said it) but once you are familiar with the plot of the game, it takes on a whole new meaning on subsequent viewings.
- Glasses Pull: Usually done alongside Lang.
- History Repeats: Her final breakdown in the game repeats nearly the same pattern from when she was caught as Calisto Yew. Laughing hysterically and acting like she's been beaten, only to hold someone at gun point. Except this time, it backfires epically.
- The Hyena: She not only lets out a familiar-looking laugh animation that exposes her as Calisto Yew, but when you finally defeat her, she lets off an especially maniacal Evil Laugh.
- Hyper-Competent Sidekick: To Shi-Long Lang.
- Just Following Orders: In her true identity, she regularly emphasizes that most of what she does is, to some extent, following an order. Whenever she recounts her crimes, she does so dispassionately, as if she herself isn't entirely sure why they were necessary, and notes that she didn't hate the people she had to kill. She even describes her betrayal as if it was something preordained by fate.
- Leg Focus: All of her fullbody sprites show off her legs courtesy of her Sexy Slit Dress.
- Leitmotif: Acquires "Cold Laughter" once you unveil the truth of her identity.
- Meaningful Name: The name "Shihna", both Japanese and English, comes from an old medieval Islamic word that roughly means "military administrator".
- The Mole: This time, she's infiltrating Interpol for the smuggling ring.
- Ms. Fanservice: Her initial Vapor Wear Sexy Slit Dress delivers eye candy for the audience.
- Mysterious Past: We know basically nothing about her history. Even once it's revealed that she was Callisto Yew, it turns out that most of what everyone thought they knew about Yew, including the other members of Yatagarasu, was a lie. We know she was a spy for the smuggling ring, but we aren't given any of the particulars beyond that. Even her real name is never said.
- No Celebrities Were Harmed: She looks a lot like Lady Gaga. Even as her former self, when compared to Lady Gaga's original appearance. She also resembles, as well as shares a name with musician Shiina Ringo.
- No Name Given: 'Shih-na' is not her real name any more than 'Calisto Yew' was.
- Not Me This Time: When exposed as Calisto Yew, she says she killed no one at the embassy. And for once, she's telling the truth.
- Not So Stoic: Eventually she admits that she's amused and start to show it. This is her mask beginning to slip.
- Pet the Dog: Upon being arrested, she honestly lets Edgeworth know that she didn't murder Coachen, and drops mysterious hairsticks as a clue for him to find out who the real culprit is, Quercuc Alba. She had no benefit for doing so, though it's implied to be out of gratitude for Lang saving her life.
- Pretty in Mink: Has a mink scarf to go along with Lang's boa.
- Red Eyes, Take Warning: As an Interpol agent it's best to not mess with her.
- Red Herring: During her final testimony, Confrontation ~ Presto 2009 plays. The theme has played only for the final and true villain of every other case in the game. While she is indeed a villain, she is actually not responsible for either of the murders in the case. Players will probably notice this when they realize a good majority of the evidence and circumstances has yet to be explained at this point.
- The Reveal: Partway through your final interrogation of her, you realize something about her when she starts Laughing Mad.
- Crosses with Theme Song Reveal. Edgeworth and the others accuse her of being Calisto Yew and of the murders in the embassy. She has her final breakdown. Cue "Cold Laughter".
- Sexy Slit Dress: Her first attire is a dress with a slit that exposes her legs.
- The Stoic: Shows no expressions, even to the point where her "takes damage" animation shows visible "knock-back" (her hair), but she doesn't bat an eye.
- Sunglasses at Night: Wears sunglasses at night in Case 5, albeit mostly indoors.
- Sympathy for the Devil: In spite of the fact that she killed her father, Kay still ends up feeling sorry for her upon recognizing how fundamentally empty she is as a person, saying that she realizes that her heart is "cold and dark and... incredibly lonely."
- Two Aliases, One Character: She is also Calisto Yew.
- Vapor Wear: Her dress is so low in the back and cut so high up one thigh that there's no way she's wearing anything under it.
- Villainous Breakdown: Starts laughing hysterically when first accused of murder. Once she's proven to be Calisto Yew, she goes into full-on Laughing Mad mode, cackling like a crazed banshee with fangs in her mouth.
- Walking Spoiler: It's hard to talk about her without revealing some important details about her identity or past. Just look at all of the spoiler tags.
- Wham Shot: Laughing in the same way Calisto Yew did.
Tyrell Badd (Ittetsu Bado)
Tyrell Badd (馬堂 一徹 Badō Ittetsu)note
Debut: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Appears in: AAI, AAI2

Click here to see him during the IS- 7 Incident
"...Do I need to teach you a thing or two about how to talk to adults, kid!?"
A hardened detective (we're not kidding, he looks like he'd be more at home in Sin City) who's worked many cases with Calisto Yew and Byrne Faraday investigating the Yatagarasu.
- Anti-Villain: He was the one that removed any traces of the Yatagarasu's actions, but just like Faraday, he did that to bring hidden acts of corruption into light, and he's overall a good person once you get past his intimidating looks.
- Badass Longcoat: Filled with bullet holes! "I wear this coat to remind me of My Greatest Failure." "You got all of them in one case?" "Only about half."
- Breakout Character: Despite his character arc being concluded in the first game, he was brought back in the second game's Turnabout Legacy through the flashback sections, simply due to how much of a hit he was with fans. Notably, besides Kay and Lang (both main characters), he is the only character introduced in the first Investigations game to return in the second.
- Bruiser with a Soft Center: Shown in his interactions with Kay and when he talks about Byrne Faraday.
- But Now I Must Go: After handing Edgeworth the remaining crucial pieces of evidence in Turnabout Ablaze, Badd turns himself in for his crimes as part of the Yatagarasu.
- Butt-Monkey: Is strongly implied that he was to Manfred von Karma what Gumshoe is to Franziska.
- *Click* Hello: Twice. He gets the drop on Shih-na before she can shoot Kay. And it also turns out that he was the one who pulled the gun on Edgeworth at the very beginning of the game.
- Coat Cape: He always wears his trenchcoat like this. It's part of his "hardboiled detective" look.
- Consummate Professional: He's fully devoted to his job and carries out his investigations without his emotions getting in the way.
- Cool Old Guy: He's 60 by the final case of the first Investigations game.
- Dark Is Not Evil: His overall design seems to be based around the Darker and Edgier trope. Also, because his surname is Badd, it may have led people to believe that he was the true villain of Case 4, but it turned out that he was actually a decent person, with Kay in particular adoring him. While he's eventually revealed to be one-third of the Yatagarasu, he only did that because he didn't think there was a way to catch the smuggling ring he was after within the limits of the law.
- Dead Partner: His investigative partner Byrne Faraday is killed in Case 4, which is set a few years before the start of the game.
- Death Glare: Gives one to Franziska when she offhandedly taunts him about his failure to protect Prosecutor Faraday. It's enough to actually scare her of all people into apologizing for her remark. It probably reminded him of his similar failure to protect Cece Yew.
- Deliberately Monochrome: His pale skin and greyscale outfit makes him look like he walked right off the screen of a Film Noir feature.
- Detective Mole: He was in charge of investigating the Yatagarasu, when he was one of the three people that composed the Great Thief.
- Dirty Cop: Downplayed. He's working for/as a criminal, but he has good intentions.
- Evil Sounds Raspy: His speech is chock full of ellipses, probably as a way to allude to this trope without resorting to actual voices. Whenever Badd takes his lollipop out of his mouth, he speaks normally, which implies that the pauses are just him sucking on the lollipop. As it turns out, he really isn't evil.
- The Gadfly: A low-key example, but by the end of Investigations, even Edgeworth has noted that he's teasing Franziska for no reason other than to watch her freak out.
- Hardboiled Detective: Tough guy who looks like he goes for a drink after work.
- Hey, You!: Typically calls Edgeworth and Franziska "kids" or some other variant, but after Edgeworth exposes Calisto Yew, he starts calling them on a Last-Name Basis.
- Hidden Depths: Does this twice, belying his image as a veteran detective with a dark streak. First, the "cigarette" in his mouth turns out to be a lollipop, and second, when he looks furious and is about to pull something from his coat, Edgeworth jumps and thinks he's pulling his gun. Nope, it's his hand mirror, and he seems to enjoy admiring himself with it (though pulling it out like that to screw with Edgeworth isn't out of the question). However, it turns out that the true purpose of the mirror is to keep an eye on who's behind him—all those bullet holes in his jacket aren't for show, after all.
- Honorary Uncle: Kay calls him "Uncle Badd".
- Knight in Sour Armor: He remarks that the only reason he sees life to be worth living is to find justice for the KG-8 Incident and crush the smuggling ring that has taken so much from him. His role in the Yatagarasu is so he can fulfill his mission beyond the limits of the law.
- Leitmotif: "The Truth Is Never Sweet," a suave theme with a pounding beat which would fit right in as the theme song to a gritty Police Procedural TV show. Unlike Lang's faster-paced theme, this one is meant to show Badd as a mellower type of badass.
- Meaningful Name:
- "Badd" and "Bado" are for "bad(ass)", and "Ittetsu" means "stubborn," while "Tyrell" comes from "tirel," an Old French term that meant "to pull," but was also used colloquially to refer to a stubborn person; it's also the surname of the only person to confess to killing the Princes in the Tower, Sir James Tyrrell.
- "Badō" is the Japanese transliteration of "bird." The first character of "Badō" is also very similar to the kanji for "crow."
- My Greatest Failure: He couldn't safeguard the piece of evidence that would convict Manny Coachen, which is why he's so determined to take down the smuggling ring. He eventually finds out that Calisto actually works for the smuggling ring and that she only posed as the victim's sister in order spy on him and Byrne Faraday. It's implied he also sees Samson's conviction as this, as Eddie mentions that he's worked tirelessly to try and help figure out the truth of IS-7 even when he was busy with the Yatagarasu case.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: You wouldn't want to mess with a detective with a last name of "Badd".
- Non-Standard Character Design: He's drawn in a similar, but noticeably different, style with facial definition and dark colors that markedly contrast everyone else's simple faces and bright colors.
- Non-Standard Character Design: In contrast to the bright colors and simple faces of everyone else, Detective Badd has drawn facial definition and much darker colors.
- No Smoking: Tyrell Badd always has a white stick in his mouth, but it's eventually revealed to be a lollipop. He even keeps a mirror in his coat "to keep an eye out on who is behind him." It's possible this is a Kojak reference. Who loves ya, Badd?
- Not So Stoic: After Yew is exposed. In the resulting chase, after almost getting shot, Edgeworth notices that he's more shaken than he lets on.
- Obviously Evil: Badd? Really? Totally subverted: He lives in a world full of punny names, but he really is not so bad, though he is extremely badass.
- Older Sidekick: He's a good deal older than Faraday and worked under him as a detective.
- One Degree of Separation: Investigations 2 reveals he met and worked with Gregory Edgeworth on the latter's final case, and had a very antagonistic relationship with Manfred von Karma to boot. This puts his interactions with the von Karmas (Edgeworth included) in his first appearance in a very different light.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: It's time to pay extra attention to what he's saying... when he goes from... speaking... like this to suddenly speaking! Like this! He's talking about what he knows about the Yatagarasu, a hint that there's another reason why he knows the most about it than everyone else.
- Oral Fixation: When Badd first appears there's a little white cylinder sticking out of his mouth, seemingly evoking the image of the smoking noir detective. When he takes it out, it's revealed that it's a lollipop.
- Overly Nervous Flop Sweat: You know things are really serious when Badd starts doing this in addition to his normal shock reaction.
- Papa Wolf: To Kay, to whom he is also a Parental Substitute.
- Real Men Hate Sugar: A notable aversion, as he has a massive Sweet Tooth.
- Real Men Wear Pink: More like "Real Men Eat Candy", but similar principle.
- Remember the New Guy?: Is an extremely well respected veteran police detective who Gumshoe respects deeply, but was never mentioned before Investigations.
- Retired Badass: Investigations 2 reveals he retired after the events of Turnabout Ablaze, seemingly after he's served time for being part of the Yatagarasu.
- Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: When it becomes clear that Manfred von Karma isn't going to allow a fair investigation (and even takes him off the case), he turns his grudging acceptance of Gregory Edgeworth into a real alliance and lets him in on everything he knows. He's also a member of the Yatagarasu, going outside the law because the smuggling ring cannot be taken down through legal means.
- Smoking Is Cool: Subverted; he's a cool character, but that's a lollipop in his mouth, not a cigarette. His appearance in Investigations 2 shows that he loves sweets in general.
- The Stoic: He does not smile. Ever. Also, his "hurt/shock" animation shows the least amount of emotion when compared to everyone in the series (his eyes simply widen).
- Sweet Tooth: Aside from the lollipop he has in his mouth, in Prosecutor's Gambit he is easily distracted by the desserts in Samson's mansion and very interested in learning as much dessert-related trivia as he can from the chefs.
- Tragic Keepsake: His own coat, which is tattered by numerous bullet holes, to remind him of his inability to save Cece Yew.
- Unexplained Recovery: An extremely unusual case that involves the "recovery" not dying to begin with. Despite his last appearence in Investigations having him turning himself in for his illegal operations as part of the Yatagarasu, Badd shows up retired but a free man in the credits of Investigations 2 talking with Eddie. It's possible that he was acquitted due to his part in taking down the smuggling ring, but an explanation is never properly given.
- Verbal Tic: He likes to... pause dramatically... in the middle of sentences... Though it's actually his sucking on his lollipop.
Introduced in Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit
Eddie Fender (Tateyuki Shigaraki)
Edward "Eddie" Fendernote (信楽 盾之 Shigaraki Tateyuki)note
Voiced by (Japanese): Keiji Fujiwara (trailers)
Voiced by (English): "Byronic Hero" (Prosecutor's Path Fan Translation)
Debut: Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit
Appears in: AAI2

"No hard feelings, yeah? C'mon, bring it in!"
A famed defense attorney who knew Edgeworth's father, Gregory Edgeworth, and succeeded him as the head of the Edgeworth and Co. Law Office after his death. Appears in Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit.
- Accidental Kiss: When he asks Fifi Laguarde for a hug, he gets his wish, but she throws in a kiss as well. Well, he was asking for it.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: After meeting Regina Berry, he wonders if she's the kind of animal tamer who uses a whip and says 'down, boy'. Edgeworth mentions he knows someone else like that, and Eddie demands they be introduced. Of course, if you know who he's referring to... Incidentally, they DO end up meeting in the fourth case. And they even go up against each other in court in the fifth.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Contrasted with the people he works with, he tends to come off as quirky. To wit, he's unprofessionally sarcastic, has a habit of asking people he meets for hugs, and is something of a Handsome Lech, all of which belies his competence. Bonus points for being an actual lawyer!
- Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest: One possible interpretation of his behavior towards Judy.
- Casanova Wannabe: Not to the same extent as Larry, but his offers of hugs generally don't go over well with the ladies. The only one who actually takes him up on his offer turns out to be the second case's murderer.
- Character Tics: He often makes air quote gestures with his hands when speaking, emphasizing his sarcastic tendencies.
- Cuddle Bug: Has a habit of inviting almost everyone he meets for a hug. Reception to such is... mixed.
- Deadpan Snarker: His older self has a biting sense of sarcasm.
- Eccentric Mentor: Despite being Miles' opposite in terms of personality, Eddie is still capable of providing him useful guidance as a defense attorney.
- Economy Cast: He's the defense attorney of Bronco Knight, Simeon Saint, Judy Bound and when Fifi Laguarde's intended lawyer was killed, he took over her case. Note that none of them are innocent, although Judy never ended up actually killing anyone. He also mentions that he's defending Bronco against charges of organizing the assassination attempt against Di-Jun Wang, where he was genuinely being scapegoated by the body double, and not Rook's murder.
- Fanboy: His past self, of Bake 'n' Bop. He even sings the show's theme song along with its two presenters when meeting them for the first time.
- First-Name Basis: He's one of the few characters who calls Edgeworth by his first name in both the original Japanese and fan translation, and starts doing so after he starts to warm up to Edgeworth.
- The Glomp: When he meets Fifi, he offers her a hug as he does with a lot of other characters. Unlike other characters, she gives him a bigger hug than he asked for, as well as a kiss, instead of turning down his offer.
- Gratuitous French: He occasionally inserts French words in his speech. This becomes Gratuitous English when playing the French localization of the game, justified by him having spent time in Great Britain.
- Handsome Lech: His present self. He gets on quite well with Larry when they meet in the third case.
- His Quirk Lives On: His present-day self will remove his hat and bow it with it held to his chest, exactly the same way Gregory used to. It's even the same hat.
- Honorary Uncle: Occasionally refers to himself as Uncle Eddie. Given his apprenticeship to Gregory, and the fact that he and Miles Edgeworth know each other, there's probably a chance that Gregory may have introduced him as such to Miles.
- Ingesting Knowledge: His past self carries a notepad which he uses to take notes on the case, usually followed by him ripping out the page he was writing on and eating it. He believes it helps him remember what he wrote.
- Jerkass Realization: After the flashback portion of "Turnabout Legacy" concludes, he apologizes to Miles for the way he treated him.
- Jerkass to One: He's a friendly individual to most people, but is cold to Miles at first due to still thinking of him as von Karma's disciple.
- Leitmotif: "Wisecracking Candor," a showy jazz song meant to invoke Fender's laid-back personality.
- Locked Out of the Loop: He's shocked on two occasions after finding out very valuable information was concealed from him or doesn't match his data, namely his would-be client Bronco Knight was charged with attempted assassination of President Di-Jun Wang rather than murdering his own superior, and that Manfred had some records of Samson Tangaroa's conviction altered that he was charged with murder rather than his official charge of just being an accomplice, the latter of which manages to help catch the culprit of the IS-7 incident since he didn't know about the accomplice charge either.
- Lovable Coward: Downplayed. The man is easily startled but calms down pretty quick and is a nice guy otherwise.
- Meaningful Name: "Tate" means "shield" in Japanese, which is fitting for a defense attorney and complements both Miles and Gregory Edgeworth's sword-related names.
- My Greatest Failure: The IS-7 Incident was this for him given how badly it turned out for the defense as well as it leading to DL-6, as Fender was also at the courthouse but didn't enter the elevator with Gregory or Miles.
- Named After Someone Famous: In the fan translation, he's named after Raymond Burr, who portrayed Perry Mason, which complements Gregory's first name.
- The Nicknamer: He tends to give a variety of one-off nicknames to people in the official English translation. A few of note are Milesarino for Miles, Detective Flatfoot Sholmes for Gumshoe, Kaymeister for Kay and the Broncster for Bronco Knight.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Both in the fan translation and official translation, people call him Eddie/Ray rather than Edward/Raymond. Gregory also calls him Eddie in "Turnabout Legacy", but has a tendency to call him Edward when he needs Eddie to focus and act serious.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: His older self has no "angry" sprites (the closest he has is his "serious" one), as he presents himself as a very jovial and easygoing person who rarely gets mad, preferring to express any discontent in a sarcastic, semi-joking manner. When he does get mad, however, such as when Carmelo Gusto gleefully admits that he'd let Samson Tangaroa, who at this point is clearly innocent, continue to rot in jail to preserve his own reputation as a master confectioner...Eddie: Alright Miles, it's official. *music stops* Uncle Eddie is mad. And that doesn't happen often.
- Passive-Aggressive Kombat: Primarily early-on during The Captive Turnabout, he coldly takes shots at Miles for having followed the von Karmas' tutelage and becoming a prosecutor instead of following in his father's path as a defense attorney. He does this without ever losing the smile on his face or his polite tone, though his laid-back jazzy theme suddenly stops during the more serious call-outs, only for it to pick back up as he moves on as if nothing happened.
- Punny Name: In the official localization. If you read his name out loud, it sounds like 'a defender'.
- Remember the New Guy?: Edgeworth makes it clear he's known him most of his life, though he's been away overseas for a while. He was also at the courthouse during DL-6, but avoided being trapped in the elevator prior.
- Ship Tease: A bit with Judy, especially during his younger years. From their first meeting, Gregory reminds him to 'note', not 'dote'. They clearly hold each other in high regards, though Eddie won't hesitate to suspect Judy when the evidence clearly points to her.
- Signature Headgear: Both his past and present selves wear one. The one worn by his present self used to be Gregory's.
- This Is Unforgivable!: While normally a laid-back man, Eddie cannot bring himself to not hate Gusto for the crime he committed 18 years ago, which not only resulted in an innocent man getting wrongfully convicted and held in jail up until the present day (while Gusto used the opportunity to become famed worldwide), but also caused lots of pain and suffering to most people who were involved in that case, particularly Judy. It doesn't help that Gusto rather boldly admits to the crime yet is not willing to answer to it, knowing the law can't touch him.Eddie: So you're more concerned about you and your rep than the fact that Samson's still rotting in jail? I've seen some pieces of work in my time, but you... You're just flat-out unforgivable...!
- Tragic Keepsake: He inherited Gregory's hat, and implies that he also inherited Gregory's coat, and keeps his attorney's badge pinned to it like Gregory used to. Despite claiming he wears it in court for good luck, when we actually do see him in court he's just wearing the same outfit as always, although this may be because he knew the defendant was guilty going into it. He also inherited the Edgeworth and Co. Law Offices, which he refuses to change the name of out of respect for Gregory.
Eustace Winner (Yumihiko Ichiyanagi)
Eustace Winnernote (一柳 弓彦 Ichiyanagi Yumihiko)note
Voiced by (Japanese): Noriaki Sugiyama (trailers), Naotaka Noda (PG)
Voiced by (English): Tobias Ulf Eddie Endigo Öberg (Investigations Collection), "SonicShadows" (Prosecutor's Path Fan Translation)
Debut: Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit
Appears in: AAI2

"Ignorance is sweet, as they say. So I'm sure most sweet things mean sweet nothings to you."
A rookie prosecutor who fancies himself as “The Winner”. He first appears in the second case of Prosecutor's Gambit.
- The Ace: Well, according to him, anyway. Observable reality tends to disagree. He’s a parody of the series’ teen prodigy rivals.
- Achievements in Ignorance: He arrested Simeon Saint for the murder of Bronco Knight based off of finding his prints at the initial crime scene. In doing so, he interfered with Simeon's plan to have Knight killed by Fifi Laguarde by directly implicating him, as well as derailing Laguarde's attempt to frame Bohdidharma Kanis for Knight's death; this happened because he never bothered to interact with Simeon before or while having him arrested by the police, thus completely avoiding Simeon's MO of emotionally manipulating people.
- Altering the Grades: His father Excelsius used his influence to ensure that Eustace was at the top of his class despite his incompetence. Eustace is NOT happy when Excelsius reveals this information.
- I Always Wanted to Say That: In Case 3, when he hits Gumshoe with the obligatory salary cut:"Bet you're looking forward to payday now! Heh...Always wanted to say that!"
- I Am Not My Father: At the end of the final Mind Chess segment, Eustace decides he still wants to be a Prosecutor, but he does not want to go the same way as his father... a pair of firm decisions that Edgeworth notes is the first choice he's made entirely on his own and marks the biggest leap in his Character Development.
- And Now for Someone Completely Different: For a very brief moment in Case 5, you present a single piece of evidence as him, although Edgeworth helps explain it after he does so.
- Annoying Laugh: "Hyeh heh heh".
- Berserk Button: Don't you dare call Eustace a "failure". He will straight-up wallop you at Mind Chess, leading to an instant 100% time loss and 10% penalty, as well as the "How Could You, Sir?!" achievement in the Collection edition.
- Big Ego, Hidden Depths: Underneath the egotistical moron prone to humiliating himself in front of everyone is a deeply insecure kid desperate for his father to acknowledge him.
- Big "NO!": When he and Gavèlle are stunned by Edgeworth's reasoning, expect Eustace to shout out this one.
- Big "WHAT?!": He reacts in this way when he is cornered by some shocking discovery, such as the bloodstained chisel in Helmut's mouth in Case 2, for example.
- Book Dumb: An inversion and then a subversion and finally a double subversion. Eustace graduated at the top of his class, but seems to lack common sense when actually putting it to work. Then it's revealed that his father abused his influence to get him his grades, which make it seem like he is stupid in both real-life situations and school. It's finally double subverted when Edgeworth pulls him out of his Heroic BSoD and shows that he's capable of being competent when he has no name to stand on.
- Bound and Gagged: By the subordinates of his own father, although they were actually aiming for another boy.
- Break the Haughty: Given that he was not taken seriously in the first place, it's a bit surprising how thoroughly the final two cases kick him in the teeth. First he learns his much-admired prosecutor father is in fact a criminal and a murderer. Said father proceeds to disclose, to Eustace and the entire assembled court, that all of the good grades and awards he was so proud of were only obtained through Excelsius' own personal connections and influence. That is followed up with a remark that being too stupid to figure this out made him undeserving of being Excelsius' son. Overwhelmed, Eustace flees the courtroom... and is immediately kidnapped. By the time Edgeworth and Kay are able to free him, he's far overshot "humbled" to crash land somewhere around "shell-shocked," able to do little but cry and feel worthless. Only after the longest Mind Chess segment in the game is he able to start pulling himself back together, although when he does come back, his apparent level of competency has gone way up.
- Buffy Speak: Whenever Eustace is the one talking, expect to see nothing but vague terms -"that thing"- and pauses which Gavèlle fills with the word he was looking for. If he attempts to make use of a slightly more complex term or idiom, he will misuse it without fail. Sure enough, his rather small vocabulary often results in him getting lost during someone else’s explanations.
- Bumbling Sidekick: To Gavèlle to the point that she often uses him to testify only to execute The Plan on Edgeworth. His attempts to support his dad only cause Excelsius to feel embarrassed as well. To be fair, by the final case, that's no longer the case.
- Butt-Monkey: He's often told to shut up by the other prosecutors when he's trying to make a statement. Smarter characters like Gavèlle and Edgeworth will now and then employ some fake throat clearing to resume the conversation ignoring whatever stupid thing he's just said. Franziska even whips him once when he's not making any sense. Even Larry looks down on his level of intelligence. It gets really depressing later.
- Calling Parents by Their Name: Eustace usually calls his father "Dad". However, before sealing his father's fate and bidding him goodbye, having finally risen against him and broken free from his control and abuse, he calls him by his first name.
- Calling the Old Man Out: Played with. Eustace does indeed tell Excelsius to just give up and admit that he suppressed evidence for Fifi's sake, and turns his insults back on him, asserting that he'll surpass him as a prosecutor by becoming a fair and kind crusader for truth and justice. But despite everything Excelsius put him through, how lowly he thought of him, Eustace still finds it in his heart thank him for all he's given him before saying goodbye as Excelsius is finally convicted.
- Character Development: Starts as a Know-Nothing Know-It-All being carried along by his Hyper-Competent Sidekick; ends as a young man who knows he has a long way to go but wants to stand on his own two feet and pursue the honest path.
- Chess Motifs: Eustace represents the Pawn. Like a Pawn, he is slow to make progress, he's stuck on the one path and he's used by more powerful players as a means to advance their goals. Once he metaphorically reaches the end of the board with Edgeworth's guidance, he's able to become more than what was laid out before him, being promoted so to speak.
- Coat Cape: He wears his valedictorian coat over his shirt without putting his arms into his sleeves.
- Curtains Match the Window: Brown hair and brown eyes
- Deconstructed Character Archetype: Unlike other examples of Improbable Age from prosecutors like Franziska, he is just about as good as you'd expect from a 17-year-old prosecutor. He's not a Teen Genius and is way out of his depth. The only reason he has the job in the first place is because his dad bribed his teachers for good grades.
- The Dog Bites Back: While he doesn't call his father out for the crap he's been through, he manages to humiliate him in court, which is just as satisfying.
- Dope Slap: Invoked by his baton when he bends it too far, where he ends up hitting himself with it.
- Dumbass Has a Point: Subverted humorously in Case 2, when he points out that Edgeworth had been arguing that Kanis' dog Helmut had killed Knight, with proof that the holding cell was the scene of the crime being the traces of blood found in the cell. However, Eustace also has the clarity to point out that if the dog had indeed killed Knight, then who wiped away the blood on the floor? Unfortunately for him, that is precisely one of the tricks that Kanis taught Helmut during his career as an assassin, to the surprise of everyone when Kanis mentions it. Edgeworth internally admits that Kanis saved his argument.
- Dumb Is Good: Likely the reason he managed to remain as pure-minded despite being raised by a man who nonchalantly takes pride in his wickedness. It also leads him to obliviously aid Edgeworth here and there against Gavèlle or Excelsius's wishes.
- Dumpster Dive: He tears through a gigantic garbage pile after realizing that his father disposed of the evidence he wanted to keep safe. Although he didn't have enough time to find the murder weapon from the second case and only found Kanis' bell wrapped in newspaper, Edgeworth finds out that Eustace tore open a huge hole in Excelsius's plan by doing this as his distinct glove print was on it, proving that evidence was disposed of and he can request a much bigger search of it with the help of the authorities.
- Expressive Hair: The question mark on his head turns into an exclamation when he's startled.
- Felon's Failson: Subverted. Despite benefiting from his wicked father's corruption his whole life, Eustace is legitimately in the dark about both his failures and his dad's evil nature. He ends up turning on him once he discovers the truth.
- Finger Framing: He does this in some of his animations as his Thinking Tic, using both his index and middle fingers instead of just the former.
- First-Name Basis: In the fan translation, he and Justine call each other by their first names. In the official translation, he calls Verity by her last name, but she calls him by his first name.
- Foil: To Edgeworth. Both are prosecutors who devoted much of their life to an attempt to appease the expectations laid on them by the Amoral Attorney who raised them, and ended up suffering tremendously as a result. While Edgeworth was raised to be a "genius" by Von Karma in an act of egotism and is genuinely talented and intelligent, every one of Eustace's achievements were things manipulated by his father, who only valued him as another pawn to get what he wanted, and he in reality is just a regular person underneath it all. Edgeworth likewise spend years grappling with the effect Von Karma had on him and his life perspective before managing to firmly reject much of his teachings, while Eustace even at the end never truly can reject his, only resolve to move past him.
- Follow in My Footsteps: To his father, as a prosecutor.
- Grew a Spine: After all the crap he takes throughout the games, especially from his father, by the time Excelcius finally gets his due, Eustace has the courage to rebuff his father's belittlements and take an active stand in bringing him to justice.
- Heroic BSoD: Has a MAJOR one in Case 5. (And who can blame him!) It takes an entire Mind Chess bout with Edgeworth to snap him out of it. The Mind Chess is actually extremely long because, midway through the questioning, Eustace starts having a mental breakdown and Edgeworth has to help him back.
- Idiot Hair: Word of God states that, like Apollo, the question marked-shaped hair on top of Eustace's head is not natural; he carefully styles it that way everyday. When he’s surprised, it springs up and looks like an exclamation point.
- Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance: His logic is horrible, he constantly misuses words, can't see when a wrong piece of evidence is being presented... and still thinks he's superior in intelligence to everyone else. When Edgeworth gently corrects his phrasing and Eustace thanks him for it, it's a sign that he's coming out of this mode.
- Improbable Age: Deconstructed. Eustace is a prosecutor conducting full control over cases at just 17... and is about as good as you might expect from that descriptor, due to his father buying his grades.
- Inelegant Blubbering: When he breaks after his father tells him most of his achievements and supposed genius were all lies.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: Will keep proclaiming himself the best, then instantly get teary-eyed when others don't take him seriously (which translates to all the time). There's also all that self-deprecation during his Mind Chess segment...
- Insane Troll Logic: His logic is so bad that even Larry Butz, a widely-acknowledged moron, is able to realize that Eustace is an idiot and be perfectly sound in such a realization.
- Insufferable Imbecile: While he acts like an Insufferable Genius, his complete lack of common sense to back up the "genius" part leads to this trope instead. He becomes much less insufferable and starts getting smarter after his Heroic BSoD.
- Intergenerational Rivalry: He’s only a rookie prosecutor, and 17 years old, though speaks as though he’s an equal or even superior to Edgeworth. Their rivalry is largely one-sided, as Edgeworth has little interest in arguing with a kid unless sufficiently annoyed.
- Involuntary Cheating: In Case 4, Excelsius reveals that Eustace's high grades and achievements in law school were a result of him using his connections rather than Eustace's own skill. Eustace naturally doesn't take it well when he finds out.
- Joke Level: His first testimony is easily one of the most ridiculous in the entire series, yet it takes so long to crack simply because it's so damn vague! (seriously, since when was "finding 'traces', 'there' " a valid reason for arresting someone?) In fact, every single statement can be revised by pressing on it, and doing so gets you an achievement. His second testimony is a little better, but has one contradiction so obvious Edgeworth points it out without you having to do anything. And most of the discrepancies you do point out contradict his own testimony! In fact, his first testimony is set to his own theme rather than the standard cross-examination theme.
- Leitmotif: "Winning Deductions," a cutesy, dopey-sounding theme that greatly contrasts Gavèlle's darker, no-nonsense leitmotif, and "Winning Independence", a more serious-sounding theme that plays once he's up against his father.
- Lethal Joke Character: He's a terrible prosecutor with less-than-adequate logical reasoning skills, yet when push comes to shove, he's able to take down his father Excelsius and provide the final nail in his coffin. This is likely because Edgeworth gave him the incentive to strive to be better; it's implied that he actually could have always been competent if he'd been able to sharpen his skills through proper work instead of being denied opportunities to grow by his father guaranteeing him automatic success through bribery.
- Malaproper: The boy can't get a single idiom right, constantly using the wrong words for a situation (ie "inculpable" in place of "incapable"). Most of the correct answers in his Mind Chess are of Edgeworth gently correcting him on which words to use.
- Meaningful Name:
- "Ichi" means one in Japanese. His goal in life is to be number one at everything. "Yanagi" can mean "weeping willow" — both he and his father cry easily. "Yumi" means bow, the weapon, in contrast to Mitsurugi/Edgeworth, which is a pun on sword. His full name creates the pun "ichiya naki yumi wo hiku" - "pulling a bow without an arrow", which is a reference to his baseless deductions.
- "Ichiyanagi" is the alternate reading for the kanji "ichiryuu", which means "top notch", or "first rate", which is where "Debeste" comes from. Also, if you reverse the kanji "一流" ("ichiryuu") to create "流一", and replace "流" ("ryuu", meaning "style") with its homonym "龍" ("ryuu", meaning "dragon"), you get "龍一", "ryuuichi", which is Phoenix Wright's given name in Japanese.
- "Yumihiku" means "to rise up against," and as the combination with his surname suggests, he does end up confronting a family member.
- In the fan translation, he's named after Saint Sebastian, who is associated with the bow and arrow. "Sebastian" also evokes the image of a sheltered, well-to-do kid, and given the fact he carries a baton around with him, it might also evoke the composer Johann Sebastian Bach. "Debeste" sounds like "the best" (and literally means that in Dutch).
- The official localization straight-forwardly gives him the surname "Winner" and the given name of "Eustace", which together sounds like "useless winner", "useless whiner" or "used as winner". Much like "Sebastian", "Eustace" also evokes the image of a sheltered child. On the other hand, "Eustace" sounds much like "iustitia", the Latin root of the English "justice", and is a semi-homophone for "justice".
- Missing Mom: According to his dad, her whereabouts are unknown. And since it turns out that whenever Excelsius describes someone as "having disappeared" it means that he either killed them or had them convicted to life in prison...
- Production Foreshadowing: Eustace's school uniform came from Themis Legal Academy, the setting of the third case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, and sure enough, the academy is still facing corruption and forged grades even eight years later, with defense attorney Hugh O' Conner being another such victim.
- Prone to Tears: He wells up at the slightest inconvenience, usually when people point out the holes in his Insane Troll Logic. Though to be fair, he's been through a lot, and a Heroic BSoD will do that to a person.
- Pungeon Master: He's all too aware of his Punny Name and WILL make jokes off it at every possible opportunity. He'll even twist other characters' Punny Names to do this, like when he asserts that he's better than Edgeworth because the first syllables of their (Japanese) names can mean 'one' and 'three', respectively; or in the fan translation, when he says he's miles ahead of Edgeworth. In the official translation, he tells Edgeworth that he's "miles" off or "on the edge". Leads to Got Me Doing It on several occasions.
- Put on the Bus: After he overcomes his father and learns to stand on his two feet, Eustace leaves the story entirely and doesn't show up again until the "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue.
- Right for the Wrong Reasons:
- While Eustace's initial "logic" implicating Simeon Saint in Knight's death is definitely of the insane troll variety, it turns out that Saint did end up causing Knight's death (he just wasn't the one who actually killed him). He and Gavèlle are also correct in believing Saint snuck the chisel into the detention center inside Knight's pocket chess set, though it isn't the actual murder weapon.
- In Case 3, he comes up with the even more insane conclusion that Camelo Gusto wanted to commit suicide, thinking he wanted to be more refined doing so in an art gallery. While he's obviously wrong about Gusto's decisions, this was Judy Bound's intention to dupe everyone else into thinking this was a case of suicide.
- The Rival: Considers himself this to Edgeworth, and gets frustrated when he’s not taken seriously. In reality, Gavèlle is The Rival of this game.
- School Uniforms are the New Black: He still wears his school uniform despite being a Themis Legal Academy graduate by the time he first appears. Yes, he wears it even while on the job.
- Shut Up, Hannibal!: Delivers one to his father, and then proceeds to dig up a link between his dad and the evidence he hid, without even asking Edgeworth to explain it for him.
- Single Tear: He graduates from Inelegant Blubbering to this.
- Small Name, Big Ego: He thinks himself a fantastic prosecutor, but really isn't anything special. If you present the wrong evidence to him, he doesn't even realize until Gavèlle points it out for him.
Thanks to the trauma he experiences in the game, this is actually quite depressing. By the time the credits roll, he's already asked everyone to stop calling him "Ichiryuu"/"The Winner"/"The Best". - Smug Smiler: He’s certainly extremely smug, to the point where his Court Record photo shows him smirking, though there’s absolutely nothing to justify it considering he begins the game a total rookie and is wrong again and again. It turns out to be because his father secretly bribed his way through school, leaving Eustace to assume he was more capable than he actually was. He gets both humbler and more competent by the end of the game, thanks to Edgeworth's advice.
- Spanner in the Works:
- If it weren't for Edgeworth's unintentional help, Eustace could have caught Simeon Saint much earlier than he eventually was. Arresting Simeon also derailed Warden Laguarde's attempt to frame Bodhidharma Kanis as the killer.
- He performs a Dumpster Dive to try and recover evidence he gave to his father for safekeeping which was actually disposed of. His only finding was seeming meagre after only finding Kanis' trademark bell and not the knife used as the murder weapon... until Edgeworth proved that Excelsius tried to hide evidence anyway because of it due to a glove print on the newspaper wrapped around the bell, enabling Eustace to obtain the help of the authorities to search the entire trash dump for the missing evidence.
- Spoiled Brat: Comes off this way at first, particularly once you learn that his father is the Chief Prosecutor and doubtless the reason Eustace has his position. In reality, though Excelsius has pulled strings to get Eustace good test scores and ensure he became a prosecutor very young. Eustace does not know this and when he finds out, he is horrified at the idea and does not feel entitled to this.
- Took a Level in Badass: In the final case of Prosecutor's Gambit, after he stops crying and Edgeworth snaps him out of his Heroic BSoD, he finally has enough courage to stand up to his father and humiliate him in court but not before getting broken further. Even his theme music takes a level in badass when this happens.
- Unwitting Pawn: Having been told that that's the safest choice, he lets his father hold onto the evidence concerning Laguarde's trial, which Excelsius then proceeds to get rid of. At one point in the
Fan Translation, Excelsius literally refers to his son as a "pawn that isn't user-friendly", and his official name can even be read as "Used as winner". It's strongly implied that this was in general what Excelsius intended him to be in the long run, a pawn whose sheer incompetence could ensure his crimes would never be uncovered. - "Well Done, Son" Guy: In Eustace's own words, he became a prosecutor merely because he wanted his dad to acknowledge him. Interestingly, he still wants to be a prosecutor even after learning how corrupt his father is and being made to acknowledge this.
- You Fool!: On the receiving end of this from Miles Edgeworth, Franziska von Karma, and even Dick Gumshoe and Larry Butz. When Larry calls another person an idiot with perfectly sound reasoning, that shows that Eustace's logic at the time is Insane Troll Logic. Excelsius Winner also invokes this by calling his son an idiot, but often without any justification.
Verity Gavèlle (Hakari Mikagami)
Verity Gavèllenote (水鏡 秤 Mikagami Hakari)note
Voiced by (Japanese): Yuriko Yamaguchi (trailers), Eri Nakamura (PG)
Voiced by (English): "Wuigi" (Prosecutor's Path Fan Translation)
Debut: Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit
Appears in: AAI2

"May the Goddess of Justice watch over you, now and always."
Edgeworth's rival in Prosecutor's Gambit, a fierce-looking (female) judge. She's part of the Committee for Prosecutorial Excellence, who is determined to end Edgeworth's career as a prosecutor. She has a washboard of hair over half her face and seems to wear more traditional clothing.
- Adoptive Peer Parent: Would you really believe at first glance she's Shaun Fenn's mother? Though she's actually his adoptive mother. Biologically, they are first cousins, once removed.
- Ambidextrous Sprite: Which side is her large lightning bolt-shaped bang on? Always the side further from the camera - on her right when she's facing left, and on her left when she's facing right.
- I Am the Noun: When Franziska says that someone other than Kay Faraday entered the Committee Chamber at 10:15 PM, "so it's certainly not outside the realm of possibility."Gavèlle: Except, I'm afraid it is.
Gumshoe: And where's your evidence, huh, Your Honor!?
Gavèlle: My evidence? I AM the evidence, Detective. - Anime Hair: Judge Gavèlle sports bangs that are shaped like a stereotypical lightning bolt. The hair is so rigid-looking that from the way it's bent, it looks like she has a large piece of steel glued to her forehead.
- Being Personal Isn't Professional: Deconstructed. Verity is cold, stoic, and utterly devoted to the law most of the time, and initially seems to have an Evil Cannot Comprehend Good reaction to post-Character Development Edgeworth. When the player actually sees her preside over a trial in the final case, it turns out she suffers extreme emotional stress over trying to keep her personal feelings out of her professional life for the sake of being a "fair and impartial judge", as associates of the defendant have kidnapped her son to try and force a Not Guilty verdict, which ends up driving her to breaking point. Edgeworth has to remind her that even those who hand down legal judgements are still only human. On a more minor note, Eustace Winner, who'd been working with her for a long time, wasn't aware she had a son.
- Beware the Nice Ones: She's said to always have a kind smile on her face, but is merciless towards anyone who breaks the law. She's also a loving mother toward Shaun, but is also so strict with him that he's a bit scared of her.
- Big Damn Heroes: Has her moment in Case 4.
- Brief Accent Imitation: In the official localization, she imitates Hilda Hertz's southern twang when the latter is talking about Florence Niedler in Case 4.
- Catchphrase: Her Big Word Shout both in the official translation and in the Fan Translation is Overruled! ("却下!" or "Kyakka!" in Japanese).
- Closet Geek: Of all things, Taurusaurus. Her phone has the movie's opening riff as the ringtone and has a Taurusaurus toy attached to it. Justified, given that her son is the main star...
- Cold Ham: She may not speak boisterously or announce her presence through self-generated fanfare, but she constantly proclaims herself a vessel of the Goddess of Justice's will, which touts her as being a divine force. The effect renders itself similarly to more unsubtle Large Hams as a result.
- Crystal Dragon Jesus: Seems to worship the law itself as a concept (or at least the Goddess of Justice) and carries herself as a priest, even holding her gavel like it's a crucifix.
- Curtains Match the Window: Has dark brown hair and eyes.
- Doting Parent: Towards Shaun Fenn. Case 5 shows that she always carries a magazine cutout of an article detailing Shaun's big debut in his acting career so that she can look at something to be proud at every day. Her ringtone is also the Taurusaurus theme song, most likely because of Shaun's role in the movie.
- The Dragon: To Eustace in case 2 and 3, and to Excelsius in case 4.
- Dragon-in-Chief: Both Eustace and Excelsius leave it to her to do most of the dirty work, albeit for different reasons (Eustace because he's incompetent, Excelsius probably to use her as a scapegoat in case something goes wrong).
- Dragon with an Agenda: Is secretly trying to take Excelsius down.
- Evil Brit: Her "Overruled!" in the Prosecutor's Path fan translation has a very noticeable British accent and she constantly tries to hound Edgeworth throughout his investigations due to the Committee having targeted him for alleged misconduct. After she turns on Excelsius, she drops the evil part.
- First-Name Basis: In the fan translation, she and Sebastian call each other by their first names.
- Form-Fitting Wardrobe: Her robe is tailored to her body but isn't made of particularly thin or clingy fabric, Nevertheless, it shows the outlines of both breasts in most of her poses.
- Full-Name Ultimatum: She frequently resorts to this when scolding Shaun.
- Good All Along: Almost to the point where she's The Mole. She's trying to expose Excelsius's corruption, but before she can do that she has to pretend to work with him, which causes her to get in Edgeworth's way. In Case 4, she dramatically reveals her true allegiance and turns on him.
- Hanging Judge: She's a bit overeager to take Edgeworth's badge and declare the latest subject of Eustace's incoherent investigations Guilty, to say the least. While part of it is coming from Excelsius, and another part of it is her worry that Edgeworth will take Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right! too far, she's still overly high-handed and too quick to condemn.
- I Have Your Wife: Or rather, I Have Your Son. She was forced to work against Edgeworth when Excelsius and his goons kidnapped her adoptive son to force a Not Guilty verdict for Fifi Laguarde. Though it turns out Excelsius's goons are so dumb they accidentally kidnapped his son instead, and the one who actually kidnapped Shaun wanted to force a Guilty verdict.
- Hello, Attorney!: Much like Edgeworth, she is very attractive in a reserved, buttoned-down sort of way.
- Heroic BSoD: In Case 5; She initially seems to be her usual aloof and quick-to-deliver-verdict self in the trial... right up until her Mind Chess segment gets around to her actual reasons for being soft on Fifi Laguarde, where she quickly breaks down, breathing rapidly while apparently on the verge of tears. Not only is she scared for her son's life, as it turns out, but in effect Excelsius found the one thing that will truly bias her, meaning she's no longer an impartial judge and is deeply torn up over that fact. Kay helps her calm down by convincing her she doesn't need to be ashamed of being human.
- He's Back!: After being under Excelsius's thumb because of her kidnapped son she gets a call telling her he's been found, allowing her to properly conduct the trial.
- Hyper-Competent Sidekick: She is this to Eustace in The Captive Turnabout, being far more competent than he is and correcting his mistakes.
- Hypocrite: She is merciless towards lawbreakers, but Verity rarely follows her own rules. She makes threats to Edgeworth when she is not under investigative authority, continues to hold up investigations, even uses fabricated evidence to convict a suspect she knows is innocent, and hides evidence when she is a person of interest. While prosecutors have been shown to be this way in this series, the judge is supposed to be impartial. Downplayed, however, in that most of the time she's acting as Excelsius Winner's representative, and he wants as much cover as he can get away with; once she's revealed to be Good All Along, she's shown to still be a Hanging Judge but remains strictly within the rules if given a choice.
- Ice Queen: Both Eddie Fender and Larry Butz try to proposition her at various points in the game. Her reaction to both men is unenthusiastic to say the very least.
- Informed Ability: Many people in the story call her extremely intelligent. However, just like any opponent in the series, she's prone to making rather stupid mistakes.
- Inspector Javert: Determined to put an end to Edgeworth's career and have him replaced by Eustace, of all people. It's all an act however, since she's just working on Excelsius's behalf and later drops it when she has incriminating evidence to indict him.
- Iron Lady: A spin on the usual presentation, Verity doesn't appear outwardly to be the type (her manner of speech is very soft, inviting, and unimposing). However reading into her words quickly reveals she is absolutely no-nonsense and rock solid in her convictions. Towards the end of Prosecutor's Gambit, this starts to ebb off substantially, however, and you peer deeper into her other personality traits.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Late in The Captive Turnabout, she says she distrusts Edgeworth because his logic has proven faulty on multiple occasions. Edgeworth, who'd erroneously suspected Bodhidharma Kanis of the murder, and only identifies Fifi Laguarde as the culprit near the end of the case, admits she's not wrong about him making mistakes in this case.
- Last-Name Basis: She refers to most people with last names and appropriate courtesy or professional titles, with the exception of Eustace, her son, and her cousin.
- Leitmotif: "Goddess of Justice," a stately yet ominous organ and percussion track. Her ringtone is a version of "The Legendary Taurusaurus."
- Long Hair Is Feminine: She's graceful and ladylike, and she wears her hair in one or two very long braids which are pinned up around her head.
- Lost in Translation: In the original Japanese she uses extremely formal honorifics on others, and uses "-sama," the most respectful honorific, on most people. In the fan translation, she instead calls people "Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss" or their job titles (e.g. Prosecutor Edgeworth, Warden Laguarde), which is more conventionally polite.
- Mama Bear: Normally she acts like a soft-spoken, deceptively gentle but extremely stern and merciless enforcer of "the Goddess of Justice's will". However with anything that concerns her adoptive son (whether he's in danger or he's just being rude to those around him), she flips the switch and becomes a concerned mother. It's almost cute in a way to see her go from being Miss Rulebook to mommy.
- Manipulative Bastard: She's surprisingly good at managing Eustace, such as convincing him to forgo one line of argument for another so she can blindside Edgeworth with a bit of evidence that refutes his theory.
- Meaningful Name:
- "Hakari" means "Scale" (As in "Lady Justice's scale") and Mikagami means "Water Mirror", possibly referring to the Yata-Mirror, the Japanese imperial insignia of wisdom.
- The fan translation renames her Justine Courtney, suggesting "justice" and "court".
- The official localization gave her Verity Gavèlle, with her first name meaning "Truth", and her last name being a pun on "gavel", the hammer judges use.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: An interesting case, as she does it through another character rather than herself. Basically, whenever she lets Eustace testify, you know she's cooking up something that is at least marginally smarter.
- Ojou Ringlets: They look a bit like lightning bolts.
- Ominous Pipe Organ: Her Leitmotif has them, which complements her miko/religious design.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: For someone so vying for taking down Edgeworth as a figure with authority above him, she's the most shocked when Edgeworth willingly surrenders his badge before the Committee, something that floors his allies. This is a hint that her antagonism over Edgeworth throughout the game was more of an act to find reason to implicate Excelsius in secret.
- Parodies for Dummies: In Case 3, she hands Edgeworth a book with a cartoony cover on it which provides the exact details entailing the Statute of Limitations. You will have to pull that out later.
- Principles Zealot: Strongly believes in upholding the law, and feels Edgeworth is unworthy to be a prosecutor if he breaks it.
- Promotion to Parent: She adopted Shaun when her cousin Amelie Fenn (Shaun's mother) died.
- Retractable Weapon: Her gavel has an extendable shaft.
- The Rival: To Edgeworth, in her stricter adherence to the law.
- Secret Test of Character: Never confirmed, but some of her conversations with Edgeworth (particularly the one where he's in detention) sound like she's trying to determine if he really is committed to the truth and/or has what it takes to stand up to Excelsius Winner.
- Silk Hiding Steel: Polite, gentle, but utterly inflexible.
- The Smurfette Principle: To date the only female judge in the series.
- Teenage Pregnancy: Subverted. When she reveals that the thirteen-year-old Shaun Fenn is her son, most would expect this case, until later she explains that he's her adopted son.
- Wham Line: Near the end of the fourth case, when it seems as though the true culprit is about to get off scot-free, she appears ready to have Kay arrested, but then...Gavèlle: By the power vested in me... Excelsius Winner, this court hereby indicts you for your crimes!
- Wham Shot: During her Mind Chess match, during which she reveals a new animation: utter panic, where she hyperventilates with her hands beside her face.
- Younger Than They Look: Her manner of dress, mature mannerisms, and role as step-mother all suggest that she's on the older side but simply looks youthful, but she's the same age as Edgeworth himself. She's also younger than she sounds, as her "Overruled!" voice clip in the official localization sounds like that of a middle-aged woman.


