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== Phoenix Wright (Ryuichi Naruhodo) ==

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The eponymous ace attorney of the first three games. Easy-going, good-natured and intelligent. Despite that last part, Nick usually ends up using [[Courtroom Antic|bluffs, manipulation and general making things up in court]]. Scary thing is, he usually turns out to be spot-on. Between the end of ''Trials and Tribulations'' and the beginning of ''Apollo Justice'', Phoenix loses his license {{spoiler|due to Kristoph Gavin by inadvertently using forged evidence}}, and no longer practices law. {{spoiler|At least until the end}}.

 

== Mia Fey (Chihiro Ayasato) ==

 

{{quote|"Wright? I hope you see the importance of evidence now. Also, hopefully you realize, things change depending on how you look at them. People, too. We never really know if our clients are guilty or innocent. All we can do is believe in them. And in order to believe in them, you have to believe in yourself."}}

** Fey also means {{spoiler|"Doomed to die"}}.

* [[Mentor Occupational Hazard]]

** Understatement of the year. It's not as bad with Maya's outfit, but in Pearl's clothes, she has to keep her arm pressed against her chest to stop them from popping out.

*** Even though character's lower bodies are almost never seen, you have to assume that Mia is showing off quite a bit of leg when she's in Pearl's clothes.

 

== Maya Fey (Mayoi Ayasato) ==

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== Gregory Edgeworth (Shin Mitsurugi) ==

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== Pearl Fey (Harumi Ayasato) ==

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== Marvin Grossberg (Soranosuke Hoshikage) ==

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** They are open in his sadness expression though.

* [[Informed Ability]]: He's said to be a very good lawyer, being Mia's mentor and all. However, we never actually ''see'' how he does his stuff in the Court Room. Even more blatant in ''Trials and Tribulations'', where {{spoiler|Diego Armando}} acts more the part of a mentor to Mia than him.

* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Played for laughs. And ''how''.

{{quote|'''Phoenix:''' It's not something I can claim to understand... But you and Mr. White are lovers, aren't you!

 

== Diego Armando (Soryu Kaminogi) ==

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== Apollo Justice (Hosuke Odoroki) ==

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* [[Anime Hair]]: Though he needs to gel it every day.

* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Who else stays up at night training themselves to bellow '''''{{color|red|Objection!}}'''''? Not to mention his extreme excitement at meeting Phoenix for the first time...

* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Apollo enters his first case absolutely ''idolizing'' Phoenix Wright, claiming that no one in his generation hadn't heard of him and his office, and attempting to defend him in court using such logic as "that is a contradiction because there's no way Phoenix Wright would cheat at cards!". By the end of the case, Phoenix has tricked him into using forged evidence, and Apollo is so furious, he ''decks'' him. He vows not to take Phoenix's job offer, but winds up having to as an absolute last resort {{spoiler|because his old boss is now in prison}}. Although he doesn't seem to hate Phoenix, it definitely shakes him out his case of hero-worship, and he often thinks mildly disparaging things about his former idol. To a lesser extent, this applies with {{spoiler|his former boss Kristoph Gavin, whom he helps get into jail in the course of his first case}}.

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: While we, as the player, always see the Perceive system in action from Apollo's perspective, staring down the witness, saying "You're hiding something", and having the witness ''admit'' it must look pretty odd from the sidelines.

* [[Supporting Protagonist]]: To the disdain of Apollo fans, and despite the fourth installment in the series ''being named after him'', [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|Phoenix Wright]] hogs much of the attention throughout the game regardless. Phoenix is also more tied to the overall plot than Apollo is. Especially near the end, Apollo appears to mostly serve as the player character, and not much further beyond that. It does get mitigated by [[The Reveal]] that Apollo is {{spoiler|Trucy's brother and thus related to Troupe Gramarye}}, so at least he's not ''utterly'' [[pun|unrelated]] to the plot.

** It also still applies to the next game in the series, ''Dual Destinies''. Though Apollo's character does get more attention this time around, he's still overshadowed by Phoenix.

* [[This Loser Is You]]: Wanted to be exactly like Phoenix... and gets called out for being needlessly loud and showy in court.

 

== Trucy Wright (Minuki Naruhodo) ==

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== Kristoph Gavin (Kirihito Garyu) ==

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* [[Hidden Depths]]: There's a ''reason'' his entry is spoilertastic.

* [[Laughing Mad]]: {{spoiler|"The record will show that when the verdict was announced, special witness Kristoph Gavin... laughed. A laugh louder than any ever heard before... or since. A laugh that echoed in the halls of justice, lingering for what seemed like hours."}}

* [[Meaningful Name]]/[[Punny Name]]: "Kirihito" comes from "''hitokiri''", {{spoiler|"murder"}}.

* [[Red Right Hand]]: {{spoiler|A skull-shaped scar in his - yup - right hand}}.

* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]

 

== Kay Faraday (Mikumo Ichijo) ==

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== Calisto Yew (Himiko Kazura) ==

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* [[Giving Someone the Pointer Finger]]: She does this at the end of one of Edgeworth's rebuttals. {{spoiler|[[Combat Pragmatist|..while holding a gun]]}}.

* [[Hot Chick in a Badass Suit]]: Say what you like about her, but she's a snappy dresser.

* [[Jerkass]]: Making fun of Edgeworth, viewing him and Franziska as children, and mocking Badd for his failure to save Cece Yew.

* [[Laughing Mad]]

 

== Tateyuki Shigaraki ==

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** Incidentally, {{spoiler|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 this. Bonus points for being an actual lawyer!

* [[Economy Cast]]: He's the defense attorney of {{spoiler|Manosuke Naitō, Sōta Sarushiro, Tsukasa Oyashiki, Kay Faraday}}, and when {{spoiler|Marī Miwa}}'s supposed lawyer {{spoiler|was killed}}, he took over her case.

** Note that only one of them was {{spoiler|innocent}}. Also, {{spoiler|Tsukasa}} didn't commit a murder, she only tampered with the crime scene.

** {{spoiler|[[Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest]]: One possible interpretation of his behavior towards her}}.

 

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