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== Debuted in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney ==

Phoenix's 'lovable' loser classmate. A very over-the-top, downright idiot playboy-wannabe, who always try to get a girlfriend and fails to keep one, either they dumped him or they get killed (the very first case of the series has his girlfriend murdered). He seems to attract trouble wherever he goes, thus earning him the saying, "When something smells, it's usually the Butz".

 

** {{spoiler|Ace Attorney Investigations}} spoiler: {{spoiler|And then he and Oldbag burst in in 5-5 with decisive evidence, helping to bust Alba for good.}} He's almost as good at this as Gumshoe!

* [[Blush Sticker]]

* [[Spanner in the Works]]: He derails the [[Big Bad]]'s plans in two different games. In the first game, Edgeworth states that he's the first witness Von Karma was unable to manipulate in advance, and thus the first unplanned element in his 40 years of prosecution.

** In the manga, by getting arrested as the suspect in Turnabout With the Wind by various things he does to make himself seem suspicious (calling Bright Bonds to demand that he back out of Belle's life, and running from the cops), {{spoiler|Belle ends up having to prove his alibi, and ends up incriminating herself with her own testimony}}.

* [[Took a Level in Jerkass]]: {{spoiler|Sent Iris a blackmail letter as a means of inviting her to a date,}} though the [[What the Hell, Hero?]] he got when he was busted was [[Played for Laughs]].

** Though it seems to be less malicious intent, and more him just being really really ''bad'' at {{spoiler|writing a love letter.}}

** Phoenix even [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this.

{{quote|'''Phoenix''': Proof enough for you, Mr. Sahwit? Or should I say... Mr. Did It!}}

* [[Warmup Boss]]

 

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|The piece of paper he used to pin the murder on Maya becomes an important evidence to prove his guilt; then it's implied that the list that Mia had Phoenix read in court that got Redd to confess is a list of people he's blackmailed.}}

* [[Information Broker]]: Bluecorps provided enough dirt on just about everyone for White to use it as blackmail material and force everyone to do as he pleased.

* [[Jerkass]]

* [[Large Ham]]: [[Incoming Ham|"Welcome! Please furnish me with the title of your personage!"]]

* [[Apologises a Lot]]

* [[Broken Pedestal]]: {{spoiler|Jack Hammer was his role model. Hammer accidentally killed someone and, while trying to kill Dee Vasquez, tried to frame Will Powers for it out of jealousy}}.

* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Apparently nobody has linked his [[Carpet of Virility|chest hair]] to that of [[Austin Powers]]'.

* [[Face of a Thug]]: Poor guy.

* [[Gonk]]

* [[Leet Lingo]]: His speech is littered with emoticons, LOLs, and 1337s.

* [[Meaningful Name]]/[[Punny Name]]: He's as sickening as salmonella. "Takuya" comes from "[[Otaku]]", and "Uzai" means "annoying".

* [[Otaku]]

* [[Fiery Redhead]]

* [[Funny Afro]]: In the second game, she asks if you remember her name. "Lotta Hair" is one of the possible answers.

* [[The Idiot From Osaka|The Idiot From The South]]

* [[Intrepid Reporter]]

* [["Silly Me" Gesture]]

* {{spoiler|[[Surgical Impersonation]]}}

** YYMV, since {{spoiler|Grey had a point in that he had no real motivation for doing so and was in fact trying to bring her ghost back to clear his name, which would probably be a bad idea if she'd just accuse him of her murder instead. Also, she seemed to kill him because he was about to reveal that she was still alive, not out of any apparent desire for revenge}}.

* [[Valley Girl]]: Says "like" a lot, ditzy, seemingly unable to function by herself-pretty much a checklist.

* [[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]]

 

 

** Yes it does. {{spoiler|They seem to be roughly the same size.....}}

* [[Motor Mouth]]

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

 

* [[Intrepid Reporter]]

* [[Metaphorgotten]]: He describes the events of case 4-4 as a tangled cobweb; it starts off pretty good, but then he loses Phoenix at "biggerer".

** [[Gonk]]: Not exceptionally ugly, but there are a number of things that are really off about him. For example, he blinks with only his lower eyelids.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: "Reporter Frequently Speaks In Headlines! Talking To Him Is A Chore!", end quote.

* [[Chick Magnet]]: His father thinks so, but while he does have a cute girlfriend (whom he doesn't hesitate to betray), the only other girl [[Trouble Entendre|supposedly interested in him]] is [[Loan Shark|Viola Cadaverini]].

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. As shown above, he orchestrated his own kidnapping to pay off a debt.}}

* [[Indy Ploy]]: {{spoiler|Lance wound up with a body after the kidnapping at the haunted house went sour. Out of thin air, he crafted an elaborate plan to pin the blame of the murder on his girlfriend Lauren, starting by convincing her he was still alive.}}

* [[Jerkass]]: {{spoiler|He orchestrated his own kidnapping to get money from his worried father, threatened to harm his own girlfriend to get help from her father and tried to get her sentenced for the death of said father... which he, of course, caused himself (accidentally, or so he claims).}}

* [[Smug Snake]]: {{spoiler|He really doesn't care about his girlfriend at all and tries to pin the killing on her. It's also suggested that he roped Oliver into the whole affair by threatening to harm Lauren if he didn't play along.}}

* [[Tears of Remorse]]: {{spoiler|As part of his [[Villainous Breakdown]]}}.

* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]

* [[Nice Guy]]: {{spoiler|[[Red Herring|This can easily fool anyone into thinking he's the murderer.]]}}

* [[The Pollyanna]]: His country is not doing well, his embassy is even worse off, and {{spoiler|the one person he'd come to depend on to fix everything is dead and a crook.}} Yet Palaeno is, for the most part, genuinely cheerful and optimistic.

* {{spoiler|[[Red Herring]]}}: His [[Eyes Always Shut|eyes]], [[Hand Rubbing]] gestures, way too wide smile and ingratiating personality serve to make him look sleazy and suspicious early on, {{spoiler|but he proves to be genuinely amiable as the case wears on.}}

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: He keeps up his smile, even while talking about how his embassy is ruined. Edgeworth even notes it in his thoughts. It's almost as he was happy his embassy was in trouble. {{spoiler|Although later on, you can see it's only a habit of his of his words not matching his facial expressions.}}

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}}.

 

* {{spoiler|[[Asshole Victim]]}}

* [[Berserk Button]]: Do NOT claim Tojiro was a better bodyguard in front of him. De Killer presses this a lot perhaps as a way of {{spoiler|hinting he knows about the murder.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Monster Clown]]}}

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]

* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: He is usually seen with a pink hoodie and shoes on. At the circus, he wears a pink and purple clown costume and has pink makeup on.

* {{spoiler|[[Right-Hand-Cat]]}}: He uses one as part of his {{spoiler|[[Slouch of Villainy]] pose}}.

* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]

* [[Gonk]]

* [[Noodle Incident]]: It's never explained exactly what he's in for. {{spoiler|He can get quite violent when provoked}}, and {{spoiler|threatens to kill Edgeworth}} on at least one occasion, which could imply something. But then again, Ryōken says {{spoiler|several of the inmates were falsely accused}}, so you never know.

* [[Shipped in Shackles]]

* [[Bald of Evil]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. He may be an assassin, but he's [[Noble Demon|not completely evil]].}}

* [[Professional Killer]]

** As if that wasn't enough, in Case 5 you find out he was hired to kill {{spoiler|the ''real'' president of Zheng Fa 12 years ago, so his body double could pull a [[Dead Person Impersonation]]}}. Said {{spoiler|double}} turns up dead in the present. Surely he's the killer this time. {{spoiler|Nope. But he does provide the final piece of the puzzle Edgeworth needs to work out who the real mastermind is}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Disk One Final Boss]]}}: Of Case 2. A very notable case, in that {{spoiler|Even Edgeworth is convinced he's the killer, and the scene is even set up just like a final confrontation}}.

* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]

* [[Noble Demon]]

* [[Parental Substitute]]: A father figure to {{spoiler|Sōta.}}

* [[Pet the Dog]]: He is fond of his dog Kuro {{spoiler|and he also rescued Manosuke and Sōta when they were children, being a father figure to Sōta.}}

 

* [[Big Eater]]: She snacks on the other contestants' works. It depends how much she snacks on them but {{spoiler|Kazami doesn't seem to take kindly to that habit}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Cheaters Never Prosper]]}}: She apparently {{spoiler|cheated her way into the competition}} so she can do her job: {{spoiler|never let Tenkai's works go public}}. That's one more reason {{spoiler|for the murderer to attempt to frame her}}.

* [[Frame-Up]]: {{spoiler|Kazami tried to frame her by placing the murder weapon in her room. She only becomes a suspect for a short while as a result}}.

* {{spoiler|[[The Napoleon]]}}: Only part of it though. She's {{spoiler|not evil}} but she can get angry real fast when you insult her.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: To everyone. Including Manfred Von Karma.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Multiple layers of it, in fact! When Gregory first exposes the fact that {{spoiler|she doesn't know the first thing about cooking and her contest entries are just props}}, she claims {{spoiler|she is just a [[Big Eater]] who entered the contest on a whim because she loved sweets, and never expected to get all the way to the finals.}} Naturally, it's much more complicated than that, and when you meet her in the present it's clear she's much smarter than she acts. {{spoiler|She's able to produce irrefutable evidence clearing her name when accused}}, for one.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Her exact age is unknown but she claims to be very old. It's a running joke in the case.

* {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]}}: Carves a dough effigy of himself with his bare hands, {{spoiler|then slices it in half}}.

* {{spoiler|[[Wake Up Call Boss]]}}: His testimony is considerably harder to crack than anything beforehand. {{spoiler|And even then, he still has the Statute of Limitations on his side...}}

 

=== '''Tōko Mutō''' ===

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.}}

 

* [[Bratty Half-Pint]]

* [[Cheerful Child]]

* {{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]]}}

 

=== '''Biddy Tenniman''' (''Yone Ootsuka'') ===

 

* [[Ice Queen]]: But not without a few soft spots, such as when she cries and comforts her daughter after the true killer of her husband is revealed

 

=== '''Lira Wolfe''' (''Sara Komori'') ===

* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Little Brother]]: Mr. Wolfe essentially [[Driven to Suicide|drove Eddie to suicide]], {{spoiler|so he sought revenge}}.

* [[Confess to a Lesser Crime]]: {{spoiler|He admits to setting fire to Wolfe Manor when it looks as though Bobby might get off, after Edgeworth tricks him into confessing. He claims that he's doing this to catch a murderer, although he's hoping to avoid being revealed}}.

* [[Meaningful Name]]/ [[Shout-Out]]: He and his brother Eddie’s names, combined, form “[[Spider-Man|Eddie Brock]]”, also known as [[Venom]].

* [[Muscles Are Meaningful]]: {{spoiler|After all, he was the only one who could lift all the furniture of the Den of Spiders up onto the ceiling.}}

 

* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: He neglects to mention that the elevator in the Den of Spiders only carries one person.

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Of a sort. He initially begs Phoenix to defend Bobby, but then testifies for the prosecution after claiming Edgeworth convinced him that Bobby is guilty.

* [[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.

* [[Saying Too Much]]: A case in which it isn’t immediately obvious that he had even made a mistake. His yelling at Julie for biting her nails after finding Flip dead like she did in the show indicates that {{spoiler|he was turned around inside his costume, thus validating Phoenix’s theory that the killer wore his costume backwards to open it from the inside, stabbed Flip (who was himself wearing his costume backwards) , then turned himself back around}}.

* [[Serious Business]]: His view on Sparklestar, from yelling at Julie for biting her nails to {{spoiler|killing Flip for being chosen as his replacement and framing Julie over her biting hernails}}.

 

=== '''Buck Montana''' (''Hosaku Futogayama'') ===

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

 

* [[Fan Boy]]: He's been recording Sparkestar shows since he was 3 years old.

* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]

* [[Hair Decoration]]: She has a hairpin.

* [[Kubrick Stare]]

 

=== '''Moira Cytherea''' (''Mariko Kirameki'') ===

* [[Compressed Hair]]: {{spoiler|She's really a blonde.}}

* [[Fortune Teller]]

* [[Neat Freak]]: She claims it's necessary for her hands to be clean during her communication with the Venutian. {{spoiler|In that case, her hands would have been dirty from the red ink from Maya's hand, which was dirty from Wally Flores's ink.}}

* [[Never Bareheaded]]: {{spoiler|She takes off her hat after she confesses.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Phony Psychic]]}}: Her predictions about the Lord of Death {{spoiler|were there to make it look like she's a reliable psychic.}}

* [[Prophecies Are Always Right]]: Her prediction about the Lord of Death taking over Russi's body came true. {{spoiler|Because of her meddling, of course.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Tears of Remorse]]}}: {{spoiler|She does this as, in a rare occasion, she actually apologizes to the person she was trying to frame}}

* {{spoiler|[[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]}}: Oracle's Nether World Prophecies was {{spoiler|becoming so famous that Oracle didn't need Cytherea anymore.}}

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}}

 

* [[Fortune Teller]]

* [[Kubrick Stare]]: This is what he said while he stares like that:

{{quote|'''Wally Flores''': If you don't take at least two minutes washing your hands, you won't get all the germs off of them.}}

* [[My Card]]

* [[Fleeting Passionate Hobbies]]: He's only going to do palm reading until the usual palm reader gets back. {{spoiler|Of course, after the case, Fortune Circle is closed down so he went back to his original job.}}

* [[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.}}