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Ace Attorney is a series of legal thriller comedy-drama adventure/ visual novel games created by Shu Takumi. ^[1] Players assume the role of a defense attorney in a fictional courtroom setting in the main series. Published by Capcom, the series includes Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. Character names for the English release of the series were changed significantly from the original Japanese release. ^[2]

Overview

Key

  Main character (receives star billing)

  Recurring character (guest appearances in two or more case)

  Guest character (appearing in one case)

Character
	Ace Attorney							Investigations		Film	Anime	The Great Ace Attorney
	PW	JfA	TaT	AJ	PLvs.PW	DD	SoJ	ME	2			Adventure	Resolve
	2001	2002	2004	2007	2012	2013	2016	2009	2011	2012	2016–2019	2015	2017
	Main characters
Phoenix "Nick" Wright	Main							Guest		Main
The Judge	Main					Main		R		Main
Maya Fey	Main				M		M	Guest		Main
Miles Edgeworth	M	R	M		Guest		R	Main
Dick Gumshoe	Main			G				Main
Larry Butz	Main			G			G	Main
Mia Fey	Main									Main
Ema Skye	M			M			M	Recurring
Manfred von Karma	M							Recurring		Main
Franziska von Karma		M	R					Main			M
Pearl Fey		Main				Recurring		G			M
Misty Fey			M							G	M
Godot Diego Armando			M								M
Apollo Justice				M		Main
Trucy Wright				M		Main
Klavier Gavin				M		G	C
Lamiroir Thalassa Gramarye				M			G
Hershel Layton					M
Luke Triton					M
Athena Cykes						Main
Simon Blackquill						M	G
Kay Faraday								Main
Shi-Long Lang								Main
Tyrell Badd								M	G
Gregory Edgeworth	G								M	Guest
Ryunosuke Naruhodo												Main
Susato Mikotoba												Main
Herlock Sholmes												Main
Iris Wilson												Main
Kazuma Asōgi												Main
Recurring characters
Winston Payne	Recurring							Guest
Wendy Oldbag	Recurring		G					Recurring
Lotta Hart	Recurring								G	Recurring
Will Powers	Recurring								R	G	R
Frank Sahwit	R								R	G	Recurring
Marvin Grossberg	R		G							Recurring
Penny Nichols	R								R		G
Regina Berry		Recurring							Recurring
Gaspen Payne						Recurring
Taketsuchi Auchi												Recurring

Main characters

Phoenix Wright

Phoenix Wright (成歩堂 龍一, Naruhodō Ryūichi) is a defense attorney and the main character of the franchise, and the protagonist in all games in the main series, except for Apollo Justice. ^[3]

Mia Fey

Voiced by (English): Christina Katano (AA3); ^[4] Colleen Clinkenbeard (anime) ^[5]

Voiced by (Japanese): Miyuki Kawahara (AA3); ^[6] Chie Nakamura (anime)

Mia Fey (綾里 千尋, Ayasato Chihiro) first appears in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, where she is introduced as rookie defense attorney Phoenix Wright's mentor and a member of the Fey clan, a family of spirit mediums living in the isolated mountain town of Kurain Village. After helping Phoenix win his first case, defending his friend Larry Butz, Mia is murdered by billionaire Redd White, and her younger sister Maya is framed and accused of sororicide. However, over the course of the trial, Maya uses her medium abilities to channel Mia's spirit, and Mia is able to guide Phoenix to prove Maya's innocence and White's guilt. In gratitude, Maya becomes Phoenix's legal assistant and partner, allowing him to consult Mia when he needs guidance. Following the conclusion of the game and Maya's temporary return to Kurain Village to take up Mia's intended mantle as Master of Kurain, Phoenix is hired to defend Mia's college friend Lana Skye by her sister Ema Skye.

In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Mia is channeled once again by her younger cousin Pearl Fey, allowing her to continue to guide Phoenix in becoming a defense attorney. After deducing that her aunt Morgan Fey planned to frame Maya for murder in order to claim the mantle of Master of Kurain for Pearl, Mia helps Phoenix prove Maya's innocence once again, finally physically reuniting with her and sharing a hug. Mia also guides Phoenix as to what it truly means to be an attorney after he realises one of his clients is guilty of the crime of which they were accused.

Mia returns in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, which in addition to featuring her continuing to act as Phoenix's mentor through being channeled by Pearl, delves into Mia's own early years as a rookie defense attorney working for Marvin Grossberg, and how she became Phoenix's mentor. During a case defending death row inmate Terry Fawles for murder, with her coworker Diego Armando acting as her co-counsel and Miles Edgeworth acting as the prosecution, Mia realises that the witness to Terry's crime is the person Terry had been convicted of killing: Mia's cousin (and Pearl's half-sister) Dahlia Hawthorne; however, before Mia can prove Dahlia's guilt as the actual culprit of the current crime in court, Dahlia tricks Terry into committing suicide by poisoning him, forcing the trial to conclude. Sometime later, Diego confronts Dahlia about her past crimes, only for Dahlia to manage to poison Diego and leave him comatose. After Dahlia commits another murder for which she frames her boyfriend, art student Phoenix Wright, Mia successfully defends him and finally proves Dahlia's guilt, leading her to be sentenced to death. In the aftermath of the trial, impressed with Mia's abilities, Phoenix reveals that he has decided to switch his degree from art to law, and states that he hopes to see Mia in court again someday. He later becomes her apprentice. Several years later, Diego awakes from his coma to learn that Mia is dead, and that he himself is blind (forcing him to wear a special mask to see). Angered at Phoenix for failing to protect Mia in life, Diego becomes a prosecutor dubbed " Godot" to test his abilities as an "ace attorney". After Mia's mother Misty channels Dahlia's spirit to prevent Pearl from doing so, as part of another plot by Morgan to have Dahlia kill Maya for her. Diego, blinded revenge, kills Misty as he attempts to kill Dahlia. After admitting his guilt at the subsequent trial, Diego briefly sees Mia's spirit within Phoenix, and admits his proficiency as a lawyer.

Mia thanks Phoenix for saving Diego, declares that he has learned all that she can teach him, and bids him goodbye, saying that they may one day meet again. In the credits of the game, a sketch of Mia, Diego and Misty is seen.

Outside of the main Ace Attorney series, Mia also appears in several other Capcom games, including as an alternate costume for Phoenix in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and as a collectible card in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS and Teppen: Ace vs. The People. ^{[7] [8]}

Mia has appeared in other media adaptations of Ace Attorney. She is a recurring character in the Ace Attorney manga series published by Kodansha Comics. Mia also appears in the Ace Attorney film, ^[9] which loosely adapts her role from the first game, and the Ace Attorney anime series, which adapts the events of the original trilogy. ^[10]

Miles Edgeworth

Miles Edgeworth (御剣 怜侍, Mitsurugi Reiji) is Phoenix Wright's long-time friend and first rival in the court room. He is temporarily playable in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations and the main player character in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Ace Attorney Investigations 2. As a child, Edgeworth aspired to become a defense attorney, following in his father Gregory Edgeworth's footsteps. When they were children, Edgeworth successfully defended Phoenix in a classroom trial, where Phoenix was accused of stealing lunch money from Edgeworth himself. However, upon witnessing his father's death and watching in horror as the suspected murderer was let free, he gained a hatred for criminals and began studying to be a prosecutor, learning tactics from his mentor Manfred von Karma to always get a "guilty" verdict. This later earned him the name "demon prosecutor". Miles had not lost a case he was involved with until his first trial against Phoenix, after which he felt a need to defeat Phoenix. ^[11] By the end of the first game, Miles would undergo some self-reflection, and eventually cast aside his traumas to become a more well-rounded and just prosecutor, instead of just chasing guilty verdicts.

Edgeworth's spin-off game Ace Attorney Investigations was originally going to star Ema Skye, another character from the series, but due to fan response, they went with Miles Edgeworth, a more popular character. ^[12]

Maya Fey

Maya Fey (綾里 真宵, Ayasato Mayoi) is a spirit medium and the younger sister of Phoenix's boss, Mia Fey. Maya is introduced in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, in which she is accused of her sister's murder and defended by Phoenix. ^[13] She becomes his legal assistant and investigates cases with him in the first three Ace Attorney games. ^{[14] [15]} Maya cheerily banters with Phoenix during investigations, ^{[16] [17]} and can channel her sister's spirit when Phoenix needs her help. ^[18] She does not appear in the fourth and fifth games, but returns in the sixth, reuniting with Phoenix in Khura'in as she prepares to complete her channeling training. ^{[14] [17] [19] [20]} Maya also appears in other franchise media: the manga, film, anime series, ^{[21] [22] [23]} and the spin-off games including the Professor Layton crossover ^[21] and Ace Attorney Investigations. ^[19] Maya, alongside Phoenix, also makes cameo appearances in several games across other genres. ^{[24] [25] [26] [27]}

Pearl Fey

Voiced by (English): Alexis Tipton (anime) ^[5]

Voiced by (Japanese): Misaki Kuno (anime)

Pearl Fey (綾里 春美, Ayasato Harumi) first appears in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, where she is introduced as the sheltered younger cousin of spirit medium and investigative assistant Maya Fey and a member of the Fey clan, a family of spirit mediums living in the isolated mountain town of Kurain Village. A spirit medium herself, after her mother Morgan Fey attempts to have Maya framed for murder in order to have Pearl succeed Maya as the Master of Kurain, Pearl channels her deceased cousin and defense attorney Mia Fey so she can guide Phoenix Wright in clearing her cousin's name and exposing Morgan's crimes. Afterwards, Pearl often accompanies Phoenix and Maya, whom she views as each holding romantic interest towards the other (as their "special someone"), because of her sheltered upbringing. At one point, they take Pearl to the Berry Big Circus. Nine months after her mother's arrest, Pearl, Maya and Phoenix are invited to an awards show at the Gatewater Imperial Hotel, where Maya is kidnapped by notorious hired hitman Shelly de Killer and Phoenix is made to defend his employer Matt Engarde and have him receive a "not guilty" verdict as ransom. Pearl and Maya subsequently each separately channel Mia to allow her to pass information about where Maya is being held to Phoenix, allowing them to turn De Killer against Engarde during his trial and have Engarde plead "guilty", allowing for Maya's release. Pearl additionally displays her athletic abilities in being able to run from the mountaintop Kurain Village to Los Angeles in under five hours, a distance taking two hours to travel by train. ^[28]

Pearl returns in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations, seeing the Sacred Urn she had previously broken displayed at a department store, before it is stolen by the infamous thief Mask☆DeMasque, a.k.a. Ron DeLite. After Phoenix clears Ron of both his true theft charges and untrue murder charges, Ron's wife Desirée hugs him, leading to Pearl, having just arrived on the scene, knocking Phoenix out, after mistakenly believing him to have been cheating on Maya. Sometime later, after visiting her mother in prison and travelling with Phoenix and Maya to a mountain retreat, Pearl is tricked by her mother into attempting to channel her deceased half-sister Dahlia Hawthorne to have her kill Maya, only to be saved by her aunt, Misty Fey, who had disappeared many years prior, and Mia's former boyfriend Godot, who had been rendered comatose many years prior. Later, while Pearl's other half-sister Iris is accused of Misty's murder, Pearl confronts Franziska von Karma over her poor treatment of Maya, rendering her speechless, before once again channeling Mia to help Phoenix in court. In the aftermath of the trial, Pearl returns to the temple in tears to clean up gravy she had spilled on Misty's portrait; Phoenix and Maya then catch up with her, reassuring her that she is not to blame for the events that occurred.

Pearl does not make a physical appearance in the series' fourth entry; however, she is briefly referenced in dialogue by Phoenix in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. By Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, set eight years after Trials and Tribulations, Pearl is a high school student, regularly keeping in touch with Phoenix and his legally adopted daughter Trucy Wright, who sees her as her "big sister." ^[29] After Phoenix's new protégé Athena Cykes is arrested, Pearl visits Phoenix on her regular route to clean his office and deliver him a letter from Maya, before accompanying him in proving Athena innocent of her mother's murder, and comforts Athena after Phoenix breaks the black Psyche-Locks on her subconscious mind, representing repressed memories of secrets. ^[30] In the game's DLC case, set several months earlier, Pearl is visiting Shipshape Aquarium with her summer camp before being questioned by police after the aquarium's owner is apparently murdered. ^[31] Subsequently, Pearl runs into Phoenix and Athena, introducing herself to the latter before recharging Phoenix's magatama, it having finally run out of spiritual energy after she had first charged it for him upon meeting him nine years prior. After an orca and subsequently their trainer are accused of the murder, Pearl assists Phoenix and Athena in their investigation, retrieving forensics equipment Phoenix had previously received from Ema Skye. Months after the trial's conclusion (the death having been proven to be accidental in nature), Pearl revisits the aquarium with Phoenix, Athena, Trucy, and Apollo Justice.

In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice, Pearl briefly appears in Kurain Village after Apollo visits it with his deceased adoptive father Dhurke Sahdmadhi (channeled by Maya), providing them with directions to a cave they were searching for. After Maya finally returns from her medium studies in the Kingdom of Khura'in, she is greeted by Pearl, who unsuccessfully pitches the concept of allowing clothing stores to set up in the town. ^{[32] [33]} In the non-canon DLC case Asinine Attorney, Pearl appears on vacation in the Kingdom of Khu'rain, briefly impersonating royal priestess Rayfa Padma Khura'in to prevent them from being kidnapped. ^[34]

Outside of the main Ace Attorney series, Pearl makes a brief cameo appearance in the Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth spin-off title, ^[35] also appearing in several other Capcom titles, including as an unlockable costume in We Love Golf! and as a collectible card in Teppen: Ace vs. The People. ^{[7] [8]}

Pearl has appeared in other media adaptations of Ace Attorney. She is a recurring character in the Ace Attorney manga series published by Kodansha Comics, and in a stage play based on the case Farewell, My Turnabout, portrayed by Shiyū Urushibara with understudy Yūna Takano. ^{[36] [37]} Pearl also appears in the Ace Attorney anime series, which adapts the events of the original trilogy. ^[38]

Dick Gumshoe

Portrayed by: Shunsuke Daito (film)
Voiced by (English): Bryan Massey ^[5]

Voiced by (Japanese): Masami Iwasaki

Dick Gumshoe (糸鋸 圭介, Itonokogiri Keisuke) is a homicide detective of the local police department. Despite his occupation, he is a clumsy and forgetful man who is largely seen as incompetent by the prosecutors, frequently resulting in his salary being lowered. As a result, he lives in poor circumstances. Despite this, he is a friendly man who is determined to find the killer and is fiercely loyal to Miles Edgeworth, and eventually comes to be a trusted ally of Phoenix Wright as well.

Franziska von Karma

Voiced by (English): Janet Hsu (AA2-AA3, AAI); ^[4] Jessica Peterson (anime) ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yukari Suwabe (AA2-AA3, AAI-AAI2); ^[6] Saori Yumiba (anime)

Franziska von Karma (狩魔冥, Karuma Mei) is a prosecuting attorney and the daughter of Manfred von Karma.

Franziska first appears in Justice For All as an antagonist to protagonist Phoenix Wright, specifically in the second episode. She is a prodigy prosecuting attorney, becoming an attorney in Germany at the age of 13, going undefeated until she was 18. She seeks to get revenge on Phoenix, who presumes this to be because he defeated her father, Manfred von Karma. She is typically seen holding a whip and using it on others, in and out of court. She tends to use the word "fool" to describe others, and has a cold personality. Phoenix defeats her in two trials, causing her great frustration. In the original Japanese version of the game, she lived in the United States rather than Germany.

Ema Skye

Voiced by (English): Erica Lindbeck
Voiced by (Japanese): Marina Inoue

Ema Skye (宝月 茜, Hōzuki Akane) is the younger sister of Chief Prosecutor Lana Skye (宝月 巴, Hōzuki Tomoe) and has hopes of becoming a scientific investigator. She first approaches Phoenix's office to obtain a defense attorney for her sister, Lana. Though he ignored most of the cases he received during Maya's two-month absence, he took Ema's due to her resemblance to Maya in personality and appearance. The kanji for her Japanese surname, Hōzuki, translates to "treasured moon" or "jeweled moon". She was included in the video game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney due to the developers' desire to bring back some familiar faces to it, where she became a homicide detective after failing to qualify for her dream job. As a result, she became moodier and addicted to a chocolate treat called "Snackoos." In Spirit of Justice, she finally passed the test to become a forensic investigator and lightens up. ^[39] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth was originally to star Ema Skye, but due to the response from the fanbase, they chose to replace her with Miles Edgeworth, who was a much more popular character. ^[12] She was featured as a secondary character in it.

Nintendo World Report editor Michael Cole commented that Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney's witnesses are not quite as funny or interesting as the ones in the Phoenix Wright story arc, specifically mentioning Ema Skye, adding that she lacks Dick Gumshoe's "lovable incompetence". ^[40]

The Judge

Portrayed by: Akira Emoto (film) ^[41]
Voiced by (English): Kent Williams (anime) ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Kanehira Yamamoto (UMvC3); Bunmei Tobayama (AA5); ^[42] Ben Hiura (anime)

The unnamed Judge (裁判長, Saibanchō)

Apollo Justice

Voiced by (English): Orion Acaba (AA5-AA6) ^{[43] [44]}
Voiced by (Japanese): Kotaro Ogiwara (AA4); KENN (AA5-AA6) ^{[42] [45]}

Apollo Justice (王泥喜 法介, Odoroki Hōsuke) is the main protagonist in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney and is a major playable character in Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice. He is a defense attorney and was Phoenix Wright's understudy in the three games in which he appears. He was born in 2003 to Jove Justice and Thalassa Gramarye (thus also being Trucy Wright's biological half-brother), though after the former's death in 2005, he was adopted by Dhurke Sahdmadhi, a defense attorney at the time, and was raised alongside Sahdmadhi's son Nahyuta in the Kingdom of Khura'in. In 2012, Justice was sent to a boarding school in America, where he met his best friend Clay Terran, an aspiring astronaut.

In April 2026, he defended his first client, Phoenix Wright, in court under the supervision of his mentor Kristoph Gavin; however, this trial ended in Gavin's conviction as the true perpetrator of the crime. Two months later, he joins the Wright Talent Agency, which is then renamed the Wright Anything Agency, and defends three more clients against his former mentor's brother, prosecutor Klavier Gavin. While defending the last of these clients, Justice proves that Kristoph Gavin was behind the forgery that led to Wright's disbarment, allowing Wright to retake the bar exam and become a defense attorney again in July 2027.

In December 2027, his best friend, Clay Terran, is murdered at the Cosmos Space Center. Suspicious of his coworker, Athena Cykes, Justice temporarily leaves the agency in order to investigate the murder alone. However, after Wright proves Cykes's innocence in court and identifies the true culprit (who is immediately shot by an unidentified sniper), Justice resumes work at the agency.

In April 2028, he meets Nahyuta Sahdmadhi, who is now a prosecutor, for the first time in fourteen years. Justice successfully defends Trucy Wright against Sahdmadhi; however, one month later, after successfully defending Dhurke Sahdmadhi in a civil case against Phoenix Wright, he returns to Khura'in and is once again reunited with the prosecutor. There, he successfully defends his foster father against two counts of murder. However, during the trial, he learns that Dhurke was actually murdered himself just days prior, and was being channeled by Maya Fey in the intervening time. The trial results in Queen Ga'ran's deposition, and Justice decides to stay in Khura'in to run Dhurke's old law office, now known as the Justice Law Offices.

Trucy Wright

Voiced by (English): Kira Buckland
Voiced by (Japanese): Chieko Higuchi

Trucy Wright (成歩堂 みぬき, Naruhodō Minuki), born Trucy Enigmar (奈々伏みぬき, Nanafushi Minuki), is Phoenix Wright's adoptive daughter, introduced in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. She is a stage magician and accompanies Apollo on his investigations.

Athena Cykes

Voiced by (English): Wendee Lee ^[44]
Voiced by (Japanese): Megumi Han ^{[42] [45]}

Athena Cykes (希月 心音, Kizuki Kokone) is a defense attorney and a specialist in analytical psychology. She first appears in Dual Destinies as one of the three player characters.

Ryunosuke Naruhodo

Voiced by (English): Mark Ota ^[46]
Voiced by (Japanese): Hiro Shimono

Ryunosuke "Runo" Naruhodo (成歩堂 龍ノ介, Naruhodō Ryūnosuke) is the protagonist of the Great Ace Attorney games. He is an ancestor of Phoenix Wright who lived in Japan during the Meiji Era. ^[47]

Although not initially a law student, he traveled to Great Britain in an effort to learn from their legal system. Like his descendant, he believes his goal as a lawyer is to find out the truth of any given case.

Susato Mikotoba

Voiced by (English): Rina Takasaki ^[46]
Voiced by (Japanese): Kana Hanazawa

Susato Mikotoba (御琴羽 寿沙都, Mikotoba Susato) is a judicial assistant who often helps Ryunosuke in his cases. She is described by Capcom as a yamato nadeshiko (a personification of the image of the ideal Japanese woman), a progressive dreamer, and a lover of foreign mystery novels. ^{[48] [49]}

In contrast to a majority of assistants in the series, Susato is actually more knowledgeable on law than her older attorney counterpart, having studied the subject from a young age.

Herlock Sholmes

Voiced by (English): Bradley Clarkson ^[46]
Voiced by (Japanese): Shinji Kawada

Herlock Sholmes (シャーロック・ホームズ, Shārokku Hōmuzu, Sherlock Holmes) is a famous detective who frequently assists Naruhodo in his cases with both his inventions and rapid-fire abductive reasoning. He is also the titular star of a series of mystery novels based on actual cases he has completed. ^[47]

He often puts his reasoning to the test during investigations, which Ryunosuke ends up correcting during the "dance of deduction" segments of the game. Sholmes is also roommates with Naruhodo and Susato during their stay in Great Britain, with them occupying the attic in his flat.

Iris Wilson

Voiced by (English): Claire Morgan ^[46]
Voiced by (Japanese): Misaki Kuno

Iris Wilson (アイリス・ワトソン, Airisu Watoson, Iris Watson) is the assistant and adoptive daughter of Herlock Sholmes. She is a child prodigy, most notably penning the 'The Adventures of Herlock Sholmes' and holding a medical degree at the age of 10. ^[47]

Like Sholmes, she frequently assists Ryunosuke in his the investigative portion of their cases, and even once stood alongside him in court.

Barok van Zieks

Voiced by (English): Robert Vernon ^[46]
Voiced by (Japanese): Kenjiro Tsuda

Barok van Zieks (バロック・バンジークス, Barokku Banjīkusu) is a feared prosecutor in Great Britain. He has earned the moniker 'Reaper of the Bailey' with a majority of those he prosecutes dying after the trial, regardless of whether or not their guilt was proven in court. ^[47]

A thoroughbred aristocrat, Van Zieks often tosses bottles of wine and flashes the heels of his high end boots in court. He is notably bigoted towards the Japanese, though he grows to respect Ryunosuke during their many trials against each other.

Kazuma Asogi

Voiced by (English): Ben Deery ^[46]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yūichi Nakamura

Kazuma Asogi (亜双義 一真, Asōgi Kazuma) is Ryunosuke's best friend and a certified lawyer in Japan, having successfully passed their bar exam. He acts as Ryunosuke's co-counsel when he is tried for murder in Japan. ^[47]

He invites Ryunosuke to accompany him on a trip to Great Britain to study their legal system. Unfortunately, an incident aboard the ship they traveled on results in his presumed death. However, he later resurfaces in England, studying to be a prosecutor, eventually serving as such in the final trial of Resolve.

Others

Recurring characters

Frank Sahwit

Voiced by (English): Ben Phillips ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Shinya Takahashi

Frank Sahwit (山野 星雄, Yamano Hoshio) A thief posing as a newspaper salesman, he was the culprit in Phoenix Wright's first case.

Misty Fey

Voiced by (English): Terri Doty ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Kaori Nakamura

Misty Fey (綾里 舞子, Ayasato Maiko) The late mother of Maya and Mia Fey, she was contacted by the police to solve the DL-6 murder and went missing shortly afterwards due being falsely accused of being a fraud

Morgan Fey

Voiced by (English): Stephanie Young ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Shukuko Tsugawa

Morgan Fey (綾里 キミ子, Ayasato Kimiko) The aunt of Mia and Maya Fey, the older sister of Misty and the mother of Dahlia Hawthorne, Iris and Pearl Fey.

Winston Payne

Portrayed by: Seminosuke Murasugi (film)
Voiced by (English): David Crislip (AA1-AA4); ^[4] Gregory Lush (anime) ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Wataru Hama (AA1-AA4); ^[6] Wataru Yokojima (anime)

Winston Payne (亜内 武文, Auchi Takefumi) A prosecutor known as the "Rookie Killer" due to winning cases against novice lawyers. He was Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice's first opponent, and the prosecutor on Mia Fey's second case. Payne appears in the first case of the first four mainline games.

Larry Butz

Voiced by (English): Josh Martin (anime), ^[5] Steph Garrett (anime, young)
Voiced by (Japanese): Masaya Onosaka (AA6); ^[45] Tōru Nara (anime)

Larry Butz (矢張 政志, Yahari Masashi) The childhood friend of Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth who always causes trouble. He was the defendant in Wright's first case as a lawyer.

Manfred von Karma

Portrayed by: Ryo Ishibashi (film)
Voiced by (English): Bill Jenkins ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Akio Ōtsuka

Manfred von Karma (狩魔 豪, Karuma Gō) is a ruthless perfectionist prosecutor who maintained a perfect trial record for 40 years, von Karma is the mentor of Miles Edgeworth as well as Franziska von Karma. He serves as the prosecutor in charge of the final case of the first game.

Wendy Oldbag

Voiced by (English): Anastasia Muñoz ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yu Sugimoto

Wendy Oldbag (大場 カオル, Ōba Kaoru)

Will Powers

Voiced by (English): Chris Rager ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Shota Yamamoto

Will Powers (荷星 三郎, Niboshi Saburō)

Lotta Hart

Portrayed by: Mitsuki Tanimura (film)
Voiced by (English): Whitney Rodgers ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Reiko Takagi

Lotta Hart (大沢木 ナツミ, Ōsawagi Natsumi)

Maggey Byrde

Voiced by (English): Dawn M. Bennett ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yoshiko Ikuta

Maggey Byrde (須々木 マコ, Suzuki Mako)

Shelly de Killer

Voiced by (English): Marcus D. Stimac ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Wataru Yokojima

The third in a line of professional hitmen, Shelly de Killer (虎狼死家 左々右エ門, Koroshiya Sazaemon)

Adrian Andrews

Voiced by (English): Mallorie Rodak ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Ayaka Asai

Adrian Andrews (華宮 霧緒, Kamiya Kirio)

Marvin Grossberg

Voiced by (English): Phil Parsons ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Ryo Sugisaki

Marvin Grossberg (星影 宇宙ノ介, Hoshikage Soranosuke)

Klavier Gavin

Voiced by: Ryoji Yamamoto (AA4); Toshiyuki Kusuda (AA5) ^[42]

Klavier Gavin (牙琉 響也, Garyū Kyōya)

Simon Blackquill

Voiced by (English): Troy Baker ^{[50] [51]}
Voiced by (Japanese): Shunsuke Sakuya ^{[42] [45]}

Simon Blackquill (夕神　迅, Yūgami Jin)

Gregory Edgeworth

Portrayed by: Takehiro Hira (film)
Voiced by (English): Anthony Bowling ^[52]
Voiced by (Japanese): Kyunosuke Watanuki

Gregory Edgeworth (御剣 信, Mitsurugi Shin)

The late father of Miles Edgeworth, Gregory Edgeworth was a defense attorney who was killed in the DL-6 incident.

Director Hotti

"Director Hotti" (堀田 ディレクター, Hotta Direkutā)

Kay Faraday

Kay Faraday (一条 美雲, Ichijō Mikumo)

Shi-Long Lang

Shi-Long Lang (狼 士龍, Rō Shiryū, Chinese Pinyin: Láng Shìlóng)

Tyrell Badd

Tyrell Badd (馬堂 一徹, Badō Ittetsu)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

April May

Voiced by (English): Jeannie Tirado ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Mariko Honda

April May (松竹 梅世, Shōchiku Umeyo)

Redd White

Portrayed by: Makoto Ayukawa (film)
Voiced by (English): Larry Brantley ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Hiromichi Tezuka

Redd White (小中 大, Konaka Masaru) The arrogant CEO of Bluecorp, Redd White is a blackmailer who was the culprit in Wright's second trial and the killer of Mia Fey.

Sal Manella

Voiced by (English): Tyler Walker

Voiced by (Japanese): Masato Nishino

Dee Vasquez

Portrayed by: Miho Ninagawa (film)
Voiced by (English): Janelle Lutz ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yurika Hino

Dee Vasquez (姫神 サクラ, Himegami Sakura)

Robert Hammond

Voiced by (English): Blake Shepard

Yanni Yogi

Portrayed by: Fumiyo Kohinata (film)
Voiced by (English): R. Bruce Elliott ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Takehiro Hasu

Yanni Yogi (灰根 高太郎, Haine Kōtarō)

Damon Gant

Damon Gant (巌徒 海慈, Kaiji Ganto)The chief of police and boss of Lana Skye, he led the investigation into serial killer Joe Darke and was later witness in the DLC case Rise From The Ashes.

Lana Skye

Lana Skye (宝月 巴, Houzuki Tomoe) In the Japanese musical based on the series, Ace Attorney – Truth Resurrected, staged by the all-female troupe Takarazuka Revue, Asahi Miwa was cast as Leona Clyde, an original character based on Lana, whom Phoenix Wright is featured as having once been in a romantic relationship with in place of Iris/ Dahlia Hawthorne. The sequel, Ace Attorney 2 – Truth Resurrected, Again, establishes Leona to have died shortly after the first musical, and he mourns her death. ^[53]

Jake Marshall

Jake Marshall (罪門 恭介, Kyousuke Zaimon)

Angel Starr

Angel Starr (市ノ谷 響華, Kyouka Ichinotani)

Mike Meekins

Justice for All

Richard Wellington

Voiced by (English): Ricco Fajardo ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Kishio

Richard Wellington (諸平野貴雅, Takamasa Moroheiya)

Ini Miney

Voiced by (English): Mikaela Krantz ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Natsue Sasamoto

Ini Miney (葉中 のどか, Hanaka Nodoka)

Acro

Voiced by (English): Clifford Chapin ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Takayuki Nakatsukasa

Ken Dingling (木下 大作, Kinoshita Daisuke), known under the stage name Acro (アクロ, Akuro)

Regina Berry

Voiced by (English): Jad Saxton ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yō Taichi

Regina Berry (立見 里香, Tachimi Rika)

Moe

Voiced by (English): Sonny Strait ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Takeshi Uchida

Lawrence Curls (富田 松夫, Tomida Matsuo), known under the stage name Moe (トミー, Tomī)

Matt Engarde

Voiced by (English): Dave Trosko ^[5]
Voiced by (Japanese): Yasuaki Takumi

Matt Engarde (王都楼 真悟, Ōtarō Shingo) is a television actor and the rival of Juan Corrida, he was the defendant in the final case of Justice for All

Trials and Tribulations

Godot

Voiced by (English): James C. Wilson (AA3); ^[4] Brandon Potter (anime) ^[54]
Voiced by (Japanese): Hideki Kamiya (AA3); ^[6] Hiroaki Hirata (anime)

Godot (ゴドー, Godō), real name Diego Armando (神乃木 荘龍, Kaminogi Sōryū) is a mysterious prosecutor with a grudge against Wright who serves as prosecutor on his trials in the third game

Ron DeLite

Voiced by (English): Justin Pate

Voiced by (Japanese): Kōtarō Nishiyama

Ron DeLite (天杉 優作, Amasugi Yūsaku)

Desirée DeLite

Voiced by (English): Jamie Marchi

Voiced by (Japanese): Yuka Keichō

Desirée DeLite (天杉 希華, Amasugi Mareka)

Dahlia Hawthorne

Voiced by (English): Dani Chambers

Voiced by (Japanese): Rina Satō

Dahlia Hawthorne (美柳 ちなみ, Miyanagi Chinami) A ruthless serial killer who's the former love interest of Phoenix Wright and the main antagonist of the third game

Luke Atmey

Voiced by (English): Ian Sinclair

Voiced by (Japanese): Toshihiko Seki

Luke Atmey (星威岳 哀牙, Hoshiidake Aiga) The self proclaimed "Ace Detective" who heads the Atmey detective agency and the arch-enemy of the thief Mask DeMasque. He is one of the witnesses in the third game

Goldy Gerwitz

Voiced by (English): Christopher Sabat

Voiced by (Japanese): Kimiko Saitō

Goldy Gerwitz (城楼須 はらみ, Jōrōsu Harami)

Jean Armstrong

Voiced by (English): J. Michael Tatum

Voiced by (Japanese): Fukushi Ochiai

Jean Armstrong (本土坊薫, Hondobō Kaoru)

Victor Kudo

Voiced by (English): Greg Dulcie

Voiced by (Japanese): Jin Urayama

Victor Kudo (五十嵐将兵, Igarashi Shōhei)

Furio Tigre

Voiced by (English): Sam Riegel

Voiced by (Japanese): Satoshi Mikami

Furio Tigre (芝九蔵 虎ノ助, Shibakuzo Toranosuke)

Viola Cadaverini

Voiced by (English): Madeleine Morris

Voiced by (Japanese): Saori Hayami

Viola Cadaverini (鹿羽うらみ, Shikabane Urami)

Iris

Voiced by (English): Dani Chambers

Voiced by (Japanese): Rina Satō

Iris (あやめ, Ayame)

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

Kristoph Gavin

Voiced by (English): Andrew Alfonso

Voiced by (Japanese): Ryoji Yamamoto

Kristoph Gavin (牙琉 霧人, Garyū Kirihito, his given name in the Japanese version is an anagram for the word hitokiri, which means "assassin")

Alita Tiala

Alita Tiala (並奈美波, Namina Minami)

Daryan Crescend

Daryan Crescend (眉月大庵, Mayudzuki Daian)

Vera Misham

Vera Misham (絵瀬 まこと, Ese Makoto)

Magnifi Gramarye

Magnifi Gramarye (或真敷 天斎, Arumajiki Tensai)

Thalassa Gramarye

Thalassa Gramarye (或真敷 優海, Arumajiki Yūmi)

Zak Gramarye

Zak Gramarye (或真敷 ザック, Arumajiki Zakku)

Valant Gramarye

Valant Gramarye (或真敷 バラン, Arumajiki Baran)

Spark Brushel

Spark Brushel (葉見垣 正太郎, Hamigaki Shōtarō)

Dual Destinies

Gaspen Payne

Voiced by: Hisashi Izumi ^[42]

Gaspen Payne (亜内 文武, Auchi Fumitake) is Winston Payne's younger brother who appears as the first prosecutor in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies. He is a bit more flexible with the law than his brother and is not averse to using dirty tricks in the courtroom; his attitude is rather conceited towards defense attorneys as well. He wears a black suit with sunglasses and has a large quiff hairdo. ^[55]

Juniper Woods

Voiced by: Eri Ozeki

Juniper Woods (森澄 しのぶ, Morisumi Shinobu)

Bobby Fulbright

Voiced by: Biichi Sato ^[42]

Bobby Fulbright (番　轟三, Ban Gōzō)

Ted Tonate

Ted Tonate (馬等島 晋吾, Shingo Barashima)

Florent L'Belle

Florent L'Belle (美葉院　秀, Shuuichi Biyouin)

Aristotle Means

Aristotle Means (一路 真二, Shinji Ichiro)

Aura Blackquill

Aura Blackquill (夕神 かぐや, Yuugami Kaguya)

Marlon Rimes

Marlon Rimes (伊塚 育也, Ikuya Itsuka)

Spirit of Justice

Ahlbi Ur'gaid

Voiced by: Emiri Katō ^[45]

Ahlbi Ur'gaid (ボクト・ツアーニ, Bokuto Tsuani)

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa ^[45]

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi (ナユタ・サードマディ, Nayuta Sādomadi)

Rayfa Padma Khura'in

Voiced by: Saori Hayami ^[45]

Rayfa Padma Khura'in (レイファ・パドマ・クライン, Reifa Padoma Kurain)

Inga Karkhuul Khura'in

Inga Karkhuul Khura'in (インガ・カルクール・クライン, Inga Karukūru Kurain), full name Inga Karkhuul Haw'kohd Dis'nahm Bi'ahni Lawga Ormo Pohmpus Da'nit Ar'edi Iz Khura'in III (インガ・カルクール・ククルーラ・ラルバン・ギジール・ホフダラン・マダラ・ヴィラ・ヤシマ・ジャクティエール・クライン３世, Inga Karukūru Kukurūra Raruban Gijīru Hofudaran Madara Vira Yashima Jakutiēru Kurain San-sei)

Dhurke Sahdmadhi

Voiced by: Masashi Ebara ^[45]

Dhurke Sahdmadhi (ドゥルク・サードマディ, Duruku Sādomadi)

Datz Are'bal

Datz Are'bal (ダッツ・ディニゲル, Dattsu Dinigeru)

Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in

Voiced by: Gara Takashima ^[45]

Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in (ガラン・シガタール・クライン, Garan Shigataaru Kurain)

Jove Justice

Jove Justice (王泥喜　奏介, Sōsuke Odoroki)

Amara Sigatar Khura'in

Amara Sigatar Khura'in (アマラ・シガタール・クライン, Amara Shigatāru Kurain)

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin (ポットディーノ・ニカワス, Pottodiino Nikawasu)

Roger Retinz

Roger Retinz (志乃山 金成, Kanenari Shinoyama)

Tahrust Inmee

Tahrust Inmee (マルメル・アータム, Marumeru Ātamu)

Geiru Toneido

Geiru Toneido (旋風亭 風子, Pūko Senpūtei)

Paul Atishon

Paul Atishon-Whimperson (清木 まさはる, Masaharu Kiyoki)

Pierce Nichody

Pierce Nichody (十文字 一治, Kazuharu Juumonji)

Ace Attorney Investigations series

Calisto Yew

Voiced by: Yuki Nakamura

Calisto Yew (葛 氷見子, Kazura Himiko)

Quercus Alba

Quercus Alba (カーネイジオンレッド, Kāneiji Onreddo)

"Teikun Ō"

Teikun Ō (王 帝君, Ō Teikun)

Tateyuki Shigaraki

Tateyuki Shigaraki (信楽 盾之, Shigaraki Tateyuki)

Ryōken Hōinbō

Ryōken Hōinbō (鳳院坊 了賢, Hōinbō Ryōken)

Hakari Mikagami

Hakari Mikagami (水鏡 秤, Mikagami Hakari)

Yumihiko Ichiyanagi

Voiced by: Kotaro Ogiwara

Yumihiko Ichiyanagi (一柳 弓彦, Ichiyanagi Yumihiko)

Bansai Ichiyanagi

Bansai Ichiyanagi (一柳 万才, Ichiyanagi Bansai)

Sota Sarushiro

Sota Sarushiro (猿代 草太, Sarushiro Sōta)

The Great Ace Attorney series

Yujin Mikotoba

Yujin Mikotoba (御琴羽悠仁), Mikotoba Yūjin)

Taketsuchi Auchi

Taketsuchi Auchi (亜内武土, Auchi Taketsuchi)

Seishiro Jigoku

Seishiro Jigoku (慈獄政士郎, Jigoku Seishirō)

Mael Stronghart

Mael Stronghart (ハート・ヴォルテックス, Hart Vortex)

Tobias Gregson

Tobias Gregson (トバイアス・グレグソン, Tobaiasu Gureguson)

Gina Lestrade

Gina Lestrade (ジーナ・レストレード, Jīna Resutorēdo)

Klint van Zieks

Klint van Zieks (クリムト・バンジークズ, Kurimuto Banjīkuzu)

References