Ace Attorney/Characters/Witnesses and Other Characters: Difference between revisions

== Debuted in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney ==

{{quote|"We were [[Analogy Backfire|Romeo and Juliet! Mark Antony and Cleopatra]]!"}}

* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: He has a new job (and girlfriend) every time he appears.

This guy got the raw end of the deal when it comes to murderers in the series, for the same reason that a statement like that isn't a spoiler:he's blatantly shown to be the murderer of Cindy Stone before Phoenix even gets his ''name'' shown for the first time (bar the title screen on non-Japanese versions), [[Bad Liar|and you can get him guilty without even having to press anything]]. {{spoiler|Investigations 2}} spoiler: {{spoiler|He reappears in jail in the second case of ''Investigations 2'', apparently working as the prison's barber.}}

* [[Warmup Boss]]

{{quote|"From hence forth I will be known as the 'bellboy who swore the affidavit'!"}}

* [[No Name Given]]

{{quote|"I like a man with a big... vocabulary."}}

* [[Taking the Heat]]: Tries to do this for Redd White, denying her connections with him.

{{quote|"I am always [[Perfectly Cromulent Word|abso-posi-lutely]] perfect!"}}

* [[Smug Smiler]]: His grin never leaves his face except for his [[Villainous Breakdown]].

{{quote|"The Steel Samurai is the lead character in a popular kid's show. He walks the streets of Neo Olde Tokyo... Fighting battle after battle against the Evil Magistrate and his minions. Of course, he never really defeats the Evil Magistrate. Although... I guess he did defeat him this time..."}}

* [[Meaningful Name]]/[[Punny Name]]: He's got willpower. "Niboshi" is dried sardines (yes, it's ironic).

{{quote|"Shush! I'm talking to my dear Edgey-Wedgey right now! Don't interrupt us, gramps!"}}

* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: She has a new job each time she's seen, including {{spoiler|2 over the course of 2 days in ''Investigations.''}}

{{quote|"I don't care what kind of girl you might think I am; I need that card!"}}

* [[Otaku]]

{{quote|"By offering me something I already own, you're in effect eschewing the very basis of our consumer society, namely the principle of fair trade! Man, for a grownup, you sure are dumb!"}}

* [[Otaku]]: As his Japanese name spells out.

{{quote|"I try not to pay much attention to things that don't interest me. LOL."}}

* [[Otaku]]

{{quote|"Don't hit your desk. It irritates me."}}

* [[Yakuza]]

{{quote|"Hey! You! Hold on, now! This gal's got a few questions to ask!"}}

{{quote|"Ayup... ZZZ"}}

* [[We Named the Monkey "Jack"]]: {{spoiler|Names his parrot after his fiancee}}

{{quote|"The name is Angel Starr. Don't you go forgetting it. Or before you know it I'll have you whimpering at my heels."}}

== Debuted in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All ==

{{quote|"Next time we meet, I'll only be an "Unlucky Person", instead of a goddess!"}}

{{quote|'''Byrde''': [[Lampshade Hanging|I wonder what my next job should be...? Ooh, this is actually kind of fun!]]}}

{{quote|"I am Richard Wellington, the "Drifting Virtuoso" with a Ph.D. in Drifting, as it were."}}

* [[Smug Snake]]

{{quote|"Um, so, like...A murder is that thing where, like, one person kills another, right?"}}

* [[Verbal Tic]]: Like, she says "like" so much that, like, it gets a bit, like, irritating, like, you know?

{{quote|"Hmm, yes... Well, it's the quality, not quantity that counts. Uh huh... "}}

* [[Verbal Tic]]: He adds "hmm, yes" to most of his sentences. Eventually it [[Got Me Doing It|rubs off of Phoenix]].

{{quote|"Ab-so-lute-ly FABULOUS!"}}

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Pink.

{{quote|"Alright! I look so cute in this picture! Don't you think I look cute? Don't ya? Don't ya?"}}

* [[Princess Curls]]

{{quote|"Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha! Aha!"}}

* [[Sad Clown]]

* [[Scrolling Text]]

{{quote|"Let me lay it all out for you... The pay sucks... The clown sucks... And my partner has his hand up my pants."|Trilo Quist}}

* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Ben = Ven.

{{quote|"But...I just couldn't forgive her! No matter what."}}

* {{spoiler|[[Sympathetic Murderer]]}}

{{quote|"Hold on a sec. I'm gonna ask my manager, OK?"}}

* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]: Suffers this when deKiller turns on him.}}

{{quote|"Help...Please...Someone...Help me..."}}

* [[When She Smiles]]

{{quote|"Alright, I'll tell you that much. My name is...De Killer."}}

== Debuted in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations ==

{{quote|"And my current profession? {{spoiler|Permanently retired.}}"}}

Dahlia is introduced as the ever-sweet, ever-innocent [[Friend to All Living Things]], [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] girlfriend of Phoenix Wright, but Mia already knew that something was wrong with her. Turns out {{spoiler|she tried to frame Phoenix for a murder she committed AND Phoenix himself was originally supposed to be the victim}}. Mia eventually unmasks her and put her behind the bars {{spoiler|and eventually death row}}. However, her criminal career started several years before, when she seduced Terry Fawles and used him to {{spoiler|fake her kidnapping}} in an elaborate plan to get back at her family. When the plan didn't go as planned, she {{spoiler|faked her own death and got Terry convicted to death for it}}, then {{spoiler|killed her own stepsister and co-conspirator, again framing Terry,}} to stop her from confessing. In the following trial, she narrowly escaped conviction by manipulating Terry into {{spoiler|committing suicide}} and, a few months later, {{spoiler|poisoning then-defense attorney Diego Armando}}.

* [[Anti-Gravity Clothing]]: Her stole floats, [[Foreshadowing]] her true nature.

* [[Leitmotif]]: "Distant Traces of Beauty".

* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: "Two minutes, and she's got the whole courtroom wrapped around her little finger..."

* {{spoiler|[[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]}}

* [[Never Found the Body]]

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]: '''''SUBVERTED'''''.

{{quote|"Come on! I'm guilty! Throw the book at meeeeeee!"}}

* [[Wild Take]]: At the slightest provocation.

Ron's incredibly hot wife (did I mention that already?). She spends money like it's going out of style {{spoiler|(hence why Ron got into thievery in the first place)}} and drives her motorcycle fast enough to call it "flying". She despises cowardly criminals above all else. {{spoiler|Apparently, Ron doesn't count because he [[Calling Card|announces his thefts]]. Man did he make a good catch...}}

* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: The general response. It's heavily implied that he appeals to her maternal instincts... that and {{spoiler|she's under the impression he's loaded; he went into crime to [[Unconfessed Unemployment|not tell her that he was fired]]}}. There's also the fact that {{spoiler|1=while Luke Atmey hid and covered up his crime, Ron kept truthfully screaming at anyone who would listen that he was Mask☆DeMasque. So Ron is a criminal, but not the "cowardly" kind Desiree despises.}}

{{quote|"Non, non, NON! You naughty man!"}}

* [[Suck My Rose]]

{{quote|"The uniform! It's a disgrace! You can practically see their...*turns pale* their...YES! It's a disgrace!"}}

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: "I don't have a strap fetish!"

The head of Blue Screens Inc. and Glen's old boss. Incredibly precise and may very well actually be a robot.

* [[Tron Lines]]: ...in her ''clothes''.

The Tiger's assistant at Tender Lender. Very, very creepy. She's also the granddaughter of the biggest, baddest mob boss, Bruto Cadaverini.

* [[Woman Scorned]]: During the credits of ''Trials & Tribulations'', she says {{spoiler|that she sent poisoned food to Tigre in jail. And when you think about it, him eating that food would be [[Karmic Death]] [[Up to Eleven]].}}

* [[Yakuza Princess]]

{{quote|"Gwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!!"}}

* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Maya nicknames him "Xin Eohp".

* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]]

* [[Yakuza]]

The head of the mob and doting grandfather to Viola.

* [[The Don]]

{{quote|"... Ugh. Sorry. I told a little lie."}}

== Debuted in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney ==

{{quote|'''Apollo''':"(Oh, really, Ms. Orly?)}}

* {{spoiler|[[Red Herring]]: Being the second witness in the game, experienced Ace Attorney players are likely to suspect her as the murderer. She isn't.}}

Apollo's second client, and heir to the Kitaki family. He was shot in the heart six months prior to his case {{spoiler|and is still highly at risk of dying}}.

* [[Yakuza]]

{{quote|"You take a spoon, you drink some broth... Those onions will find their way in there. For people who like 'em, why that's just fine. For people who hate 'em... ...I hate onions. Hate 'em! Always sneaking in from the side, gettin' in the way of a good tastin' spoonful."}}

* [[You Can't Fight Fate]]: At first, Eldoon broke family tradition in that he was a {{spoiler|doctor}} instead of a noodle vendor. When {{spoiler|Meraktis}} forced him to quit, he begrudgingly started to sell noodles, saying that it's what he was fated to do.

Wocky's Sherman tank of a mother (as Phoenix put it). She's typically friendly and takes most things in good humor, but when it comes to her family, she becomes quite serious.

* [[Yakuza]]

Wocky's fiancé. She's concerned that Wocky'll get convicted, so she seeks Apollo's services. {{spoiler|She got engaged to Wocky because she knew he was going to die and as his wife, she would get the Kitaki family fortune. Eventually, she ends up having to kill Pal Meraktis to keep him quiet.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: She tries to pull one when it's revealed that Meraktis attacked her on the night of the crime.}}

Big Wins is the head of the Kitaki family, but when he discovers that it was the gangster lifestyle that put his son in mortal danger, he decided that he wanted to come clean and quit the "business". At the end of the case he starts a pie business.

* [[Yakuza]]

{{quote|"I have got to know the secret of your panties! My very existence depends on it!"}}

* [[Scrolling Text]]: Not as bad as Wendy Oldbag, however.

{{spoiler|Blind}} singer from the fourth game. She was named by her manager as the sole witness to his murder.

* [[Girl in a Box|Woman In A Contrabass Case]]

A blind {{spoiler|(not)}} pianist that accompanies Lamiroir. Is suspected for murder based on certain [[Fridge Logic|circumstances]]. He doesn't talk much, and only in Borginian. {{spoiler|Except for that bit of English he knows}}.

* [[When He Smiles]]

Young and prodigious artist {{spoiler|and forger of impeccable skill}} accused of poisoning her father. Doesn't talk much, and she sketches pictures of faces instead of changing her own expression.

* [[When She Smiles]]

A quirky freelance reporter always in search for the next big scoop. He smells like toothpaste whenever he smiles, "which is far too often," to quote Zak. He witnessed Drew's murder.

== Debuted in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth ==

{{quote|"That's an iFly Airlines sponsored movie. It's a suspense-hardboiled-action-romance-horror-comedy movie."}}

** {{spoiler|Which leads to a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Minor Moment of Heartwarming]] when she gives Edgeworth a genuine smile when he gets her off the hook. Aww.}}

{{quote|"Hmph! Don't number the birds before they are born!"}}

* [[No Indoor Voice]]: The number of times he's not shouting at Edgeworth (or anyone else, for that matter) can be counted on one hand.

{{quote|"*yawn* I'm awake, I'm awake........................zzz."}}

* [[Snot Bubble]]: When she's asleep. {{spoiler|[[Invoked Trope]] by way of bubble pipe}}.

Owner of a company called the Amano Group. Edgeworth is indebted to him because Amano funded his studies abroad. {{spoiler|Member of the smuggling ring, and used his company to help it.}}

* [[Verbal Tic]]: "Now, now..."

Ernest's only son, and victim of kidnapping. {{spoiler|Orchestrated his own kidnapping, and accidental killer of Oliver Deacon.}}

* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]

Lance's girlfriend. Seems prone to falling in love with [[Bishonen]]. {{spoiler|Involved in the kidnapping plan. Is Oliver Deacon/Colin Devorae's daughter.}}

* [[Shrinking Violet]]

{{quote|"All I wish for is the normalization of relationships between our two countries."}}

* [[The Not-Secret]]: He knew that {{spoiler|Coachen is the killer of KG-8}}, which isn't that surprising to the player but to Edgeworth, it is.

Ambassador of Allebahst. Appears to be a good old man who occasionally blames himself for mistakes. {{spoiler|Leader of the smuggling ring, thus the [[Big Bad]].}}

== Debuting in Gyakuten Kenji 2 ==

A self-proclaimed up-and-coming journalist. She witnessed the assassination attempt at Gourd Lake and recorded the president's speech. She soon becomes one of the suspects. {{spoiler|She is innocent}}, even though she did help set up the {{spoiler|fake assassination plan}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Too Funny to Be Evil]]}}: A minor case, she {{spoiler|isn't actually evil}} but {{spoiler|very few players guessed she'd she'd be a willing conspirator in the fake assassination plan. Admitedly she never realised how far it would end up going, or that [[The Scapegoat|they'd end up pinning the blame on her.]]}}

The bodyguard of a private security company hired by Zheng Fa's president, Teikun Ō. Wears a neck brace and is fond of his revolver and playing chess. He got involved in the investigation and it turned out that he {{spoiler|killed Gai Tojiro, the head bodyguard out of jealousy}}. Also, he and {{spoiler|Sōta}} were childhood friends. They grew up together {{spoiler|after their fathers abandoned them}}. Manosuke lost {{spoiler|most of his memory when he nearly froze to death}}. His friend was the one who suggested {{spoiler|making a fake assassination attempt.}} Manosuke was {{spoiler|imprisoned for his crime}}. Sōta then made sure he was {{spoiler|killed by the prison director}}.

* [[Villainous Cheekbones]]

A monkey trainer in the Berry Big Circus and the suspect of the prison case. When he was a child, his best friend {{spoiler|Manosuke Naitō tied him up because he was threatened by his father Isaku.}} They both nearly died and became orphans. Sōta's memories were muddled, but he remembered {{spoiler|his saviour Ryōken Hōinbō}}. He saved him and ever since then {{spoiler|he became his father figure}}. He {{spoiler|held a grudge against the conspirators who betrayed Ryōken}} as well as against {{spoiler|Manosuke}}, whom he blamed for {{spoiler|tying him up}}, plus he believed that {{spoiler|Isaku was his father}}, while in actuality it was {{spoiler|Yutaka Kazami, the murderer}}.

* {{spoiler|[[You Killed My Father]]}}: Though he didn't {{spoiler|murder}} him, he believes it was Naito's fault that {{spoiler|his father died. Of course, he's mistaken about whose father is whose}}.

One of the prisoners in the jail. He used to be a boxer and he continues practicing in prison. His prison number is D-259. He has a polar bear called Mark, who's always hanging around with him (literally). {{spoiler|He tried to escape the prison. His bear knocked a guard unconscious and then Orinaka stole his cell keys and disguised himself as a guard}}. His plan was foiled when {{spoiler|Mark recognized him in the uniform}}.

* [[Tunnel King]]

A former assassin who would use his dog, Kuro, as a pet and a weapon. The ringing of Kuro's green bell was said to be the last thing his victims would hear before their deaths. He is blind and Kuro is his guiding dog. {{spoiler|He saved the lives of Manosuke and Sōta when they were trapped in a car while it was freezing outside. Their parents abandoned them so he brought them to an orphanage.}} Later, when he was asked to {{spoiler|assassinate Teikun Ō near this very orphanage, Sōta recognized him and saved his life.}} He was eventually caught, prosecuted by Edgeworth and imprisoned.

* [[Prophet Eyes]]

A professional chef who has his own show where he sings, dances, and makes sweets, such as cake. He is also the main suspect in the IS-7 case. Gregory Edegeworth was his defense attorney. He didn't manage to completely prove his innocence, but since he revealed that {{spoiler|the autopsy report had to be faked because the victim's body was missing}}, the prosecutor, Manfred von Karma, had to charge him with accomplice to murder instead.

* [[Perpetual Frowner]]: {{spoiler|Only to his past self}}.

An another confectionery chef who participated in the dessert-making contest. She is from England. {{spoiler|She is actually a pharmacist who works for the Tenkai Group, who was sent to oversee the secret Tenkai Recipe.}} She acts as an old lady and is the only character who hasn't changed a bit in 18 years.

A girl who assists Issei Tenkai on his show. She was abandoned by her biological parents who left her at Tenkai's doorstep. He raised her as his own daughter. {{spoiler|She hid the body of the IS-7 victim and prepared a trap for the real murderer, knowing that he would eventually return.}}

* [[The Woobie]]: Considered one in-universe by Gregory and Tateyuki, her backstory even makes gregory shed a few tears.

A pastry chef {{spoiler|without the ability to taste}}. His {{spoiler|son}} was therefore very valuable to him. He and the victim of IS-7, Isaku Hyōdō, {{spoiler|secretly collaborated together}} in a dessert-making contest. Kazami was in charge of the flavor. {{spoiler|Isaku betrayed him, abducted his son}} and later {{spoiler|blackmailed him when he found out about his disability}}. {{spoiler|Kazami killed him}} and {{spoiler|fled the country}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]}}: {{spoiler|You prove his motive, means and opprtunity and then, in a shock subversion of the series' normal conventions, he proceeds to '' flat-out admit everything you said is true'' and gives a full confession. It seems like it's all over... until he goes [[Laughing Mad]] and reminds you of the Statute of Limitations.}}

A university hospital nurse. She's Otome Itami's granddaughter and she assists her from time to time. She found and treated Kay after she fell down and lost her memories. {{spoiler|She was forced to work with Bansai Ichiyanagi. He made her don a mask and the victim's clothes to pretend she was one of the auction customers}}.

* [[Translator Buddy]]: To Itami.

A coroner and the director of the Itami hospital who works with Tōko Mutō, her grandchild. She's very old and when speaking she always whispers it to Tōko who then relays it loud enough to the others. {{spoiler|She was forced to work with Bansai Ichiyanagi. He made her create a fake autopsy report, which he then gave to von Karma.}}

* [[The Voiceless]]: She does talk, but you can't hear her.

A 13-year old boy. He's a middle school actor, often mistaken for an elementary school student. He has a starring role in the upcoming Borumosu movie, which is being filmed by the Global Studios. His mother, Ami, died a few years ago so her cousin, Hakari Mikagami now takes care of him. {{spoiler|He is the son of the real Teikun Ō.}}

== Manga characters ==

Larry’s latest girlfriend, she was previously in a relationship with Bright Bonds, only for him to keep pursuing her despite being married. {{spoiler|It’s the other way around; she wanted him quite badly, then killed him for refusing.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Sinister Silhouettes]]}}: Although it's revealed pretty early in the story. Only her face is hidden but you can still see her clothes.

* {{spoiler|[[Woman Scorned]]}}

Manager of the Run-Down Inn, and a witness called to the stand.

* [[Shrouded in Myth]]: She doesn't know what Gourdy really is.

Robin Wolfe’s younger brother, a reclusive spider fanatic. He's suspected of killing Robin in Turnabout Gallows.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: He’s fairly short and looks like a young boy, but he’s well into middle age

Robin Wolfe's wife, who is not on good terms with him at the time of his death, and is also cold to Phoenix and Maya.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: Subverted. She's the only one who calls Bobby "Robert" while everybody else just calls him Bobby.

Robin and Theridia’s daughter, she was in a relationship with Eddie Johnson prior to his death

* [[Girlish Pigtails]]

An electrician and Eddie's older brother, who is currently investigating Robin over his suspicion that he was responsible for his brother's death.

* {{spoiler|[[Sympathetic Murderer]]}}

Bobby's only friend, a professor and expert on spiders who often visits Wolfe Manor.

* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Phoenix has to wonder how much Thomas cares for Bobby, especially considering that he doesn’t stand up to Robin. In the end, though, Bobby gets a job working for Spitzer and caring for his spiders, and is considerably happier as a result.

Assistant to the publicity team at Sparkle Land, and the defendant in Turnabout Showtime.

* [[Working with the Ex]]: There is some unspoken tension between her and Flip because he left her for another girl, leading her to be suspected for his murder.

Publicity team leader at Sparkle Land, the creator of the Sparklestar and Friends show and the one playing Sparklestar. He's Julie, Buck and Flip's immediate superior.

* {{spoiler|[[Sinister Silhouettes]]}}: If you look at the intro, you {{spoiler|can see part of his hair before he stabbed Chambers.}}

Part of the publicity team of Sparkle Land. He plays Humongostar for Sparkle Land.

* [[Trapped by Gambling Debts]]: When Phoenix is identified as a defense lawyer, Raymond suspects Buck turned to crime to pay back his debts.

A long-time Sparklestar fan who has taped every show.

* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]

A fortune teller specifies in ice cream fortune telling.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Ice cream. {{spoiler|After Fortune Circle has been closed down, he decides to master the art of making ice cream.}}

A girl who loves anything that has to do with occult. She's accused of killing Oracle Hecate but she's admitting it since she thought it was the Lord of Death who caused her to do it.

* [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy]]: She visited Oracle to try to stop Cytherea's prophecy.

A fortune teller who gets her tellings from the Venutian, an alien living on the planet Venus.

* [[You're Just Jealous]]: When she {{spoiler|threatens to tell everybody of their little trick of their fortune-telling, Oracle merely shrugged it off since everybody will think she's just jealous of her.}}

The substitute for Hans Future Simon, the fortune teller who specifies in palm reading. He's the personal general affairs manager of YY Company. {{spoiler|He reappears in Turnabout Gurgitation as Caliente del Fuego / Kaen Homura}}

* [[Terrified of Germs]]: Phoenix accidentally had his thumb touch his hand and it made him all freaked out so much that he had to go to the bathroom for two or three minutes to wash his hands. {{spoiler|That's enough time for him to supposedly go through the ventilation and kill Oracle Hecate but he's not the killer.}}

The defendant in Turnabout From Heaven

* [[The Promise]]: To inherit her mother's necklace when she turns 20.

Buck Wheatley's doctor {{spoiler|and Diana's mother}}

* {{spoiler|[[Mama Bear]]}}: {{spoiler|Tries to take Diana away from her [[Abusive Parents]] and considers killing Buck for hurting her}}

Housekeeper for Buck Wheatley

* [[I Was Quite a Looker]]

Host of Gourmand Battle, and the defendant in Turnabout Gurgitation

* [[Martial Arts Headband]]: One that says "Hot Blooded"

Producer of Gourmand Battle

* [[Cool Shades]]

One of the contestants on Gourmand Battle, who is obsessed with environmentalism.