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A gentleman working as a bellboy at the Gatewater Imperial Hotel. He is polite and refined. The bellboy is actually one of Shelly de Killer's many covers. Under this guise, de Killer lured Maya Fey by alerting her of a phone call at the front desk. De Killer then gave Will Powers a transceiver to ... read more

A gentleman working as a bellboy at the Gatewater Imperial Hotel. He is polite and refined. The bellboy is actually one of Shelly de Killer's many covers. Under this guise, de Killer lured Maya Fey by alerting her of a phone call at the front desk. De Killer then gave Will Powers a transceiver to give to the defense attorney Phoenix Wright for two-way communication, and subsequently demanded a complete acquittal for Engarde in one trial day, holding Fey as ransom. He kept Fey locked up in Engarde Mansion's wine cellar and informed her of his profession and the deal that he had just made with Wright. Shortly before the trial, de Killer shot the case's prosecutor, Franziska von Karma, in the shoulder, as a "present" to Wright. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Ini Miney is a "parapsychology" college student who is scatter-brained with little to no understanding of events around her. Interested in the Kurain clan and their psychic abilities, she ventured to the Kurain Village during the events on "Reunion, and Turnabout". Ini Miney had a sister, Mimi Min... read more

Ini Miney is a "parapsychology" college student who is scatter-brained with little to no understanding of events around her. Interested in the Kurain clan and their psychic abilities, she ventured to the Kurain Village during the events on "Reunion, and Turnabout". Ini Miney had a sister, Mimi Miney, who was involved in a malpractice incident at the Grey Surgical Clinic that took place on May 2, 2016. On the 24th of the same month, Mimi and Ini were involved in a car accident in which Mimi crashed her car into a road barrier with Ini in the front passenger's seat. Ini died and Mimi's face was burned beyond recognition. Mimi decided to claim to be Ini so that her face would be reconstructed as such and she would be able to restart her life in the guise of her sister. Thus, the Ini Miney who appeared as a witness in Maya Fey's second murder trial was really Mimi Miney. This means that nothing is known about the real Ini other than her appearance, although Mimi's mannerisms may be based on her deceased sister since Mimi's real personality was revealed when confronted. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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"Director Hickfield", also known as "Director Hotti", is the self-proclaimed director of the Hotti Clinic and the Hickfield Clinic. He is not the real Director Hotti/Hickfield, however, as his interactions with nurses imply that he is actually a patient at the hospital, and the nurses have authority... read more

"Director Hickfield", also known as "Director Hotti", is the self-proclaimed director of the Hotti Clinic and the Hickfield Clinic. He is not the real Director Hotti/Hickfield, however, as his interactions with nurses imply that he is actually a patient at the hospital, and the nurses have authority over him. He has even freely admitted to not being the real director. Nevertheless, at one point, the normally astute Miles Edgeworth believed that he was the real Director. "Hickfield" likes "examining" pretty girls and claims his speciality to be in "young, silky-smooth hottie patients". "Hickfield" also likes to spread gossip about the attractive female patients in the clinic, although he claims to "become 'embarrassed'" when talking about them, to which Wright begged him not to elaborate further. Despite the "Director"'s unique personality, he proved valuable to Wright on one occasion due to his knowledge of female patients, and Wright admitted to himself that he "could learn about how to stay on a lead" from him, however obsessed "to the max" the "Director" was. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Ken "Acro" Dingling is an acrobat whose legs were paralyzed during an accident six months prior to the murder of Russell Berry, in which Acro was called as a witness. Acro is polite, pleasant and optimistic. Unlike his colleagues in the circus, Acro can see the "diamond shining in soul", namely his... read more

Ken "Acro" Dingling is an acrobat whose legs were paralyzed during an accident six months prior to the murder of Russell Berry, in which Acro was called as a witness. Acro is polite, pleasant and optimistic. Unlike his colleagues in the circus, Acro can see the "diamond shining in soul", namely his pride as a performer, and he feels that this is something lacking from the others until the magician showed up. He does admit to still having some issues with him, however. Bat had developed a crush on the ringmaster's daughter, Regina Berry. The two often played pranks on one another. One day, Bat sprinkled some pepper on Regina. The resulting sneezing fit was such that even onlookers could not help but laugh. Regina thought it would be funny to get him back with the same trick, so she doused a scarf in pepper and gave it to the young acrobat as a gift, who eagerly wore it. During practice on that same day, Bat suddenly made a bet with Regina that, if he could put his head inside the mouth of Léon, the circus lion, then she would have to go on a date to the movies with him. Everyone thought that Bat was being stupid, but since the lion was old and had much experience in doing that very trick, nobody stopped him. Unfortunately, due to Bat's pepper-laced scarf, the lion sneezed, consequently closing his jaws on the young man's head. Acro leaped towards the lion to try to save his little brother, only for the lion to turn on him. The incident caused Bat to suffer severe brain damage and lapse into a coma, while Acro's legs were paralyzed, confining him to a wheelchair. Although the incident had been entirely accidental, Regina never seemed to grasp the seriousness of what had happened to Bat. This was because her father had told her after her mother's death that people became stars when they died. Acro knew that she had never intended for anything bad to happen, having only wanted to make his brother sneeze a few times. However, Regina's continuing innocent belief that Bat had become a star became unbearable, and eventually, Acro decided to end it all. Six months after the accident, Acro planted a note into Regina's pocket during one of her daily visits. The note anonymously told "the murderer" that the author had conclusive evidence of what had taken place and that she should be at the lodging house plaza at 10:00 p.m. that night. Using a pulley system, he lowered a large wooden box containing a bottle of pepper (the "evidence" from the incident) from his window to the courtyard below. He then positioned a bust of circus magician Max Galactica, which Money had stolen, above the box. The box was made in such a way that whomever tried to pick it up would have to squat, guaranteeing that the victim's head would be in the perfect position for a killing blow from the bust. All Acro had to do was wait for the sounds of someone trying to lift the box, release the rope in order to kill "the murderer", then hoist the bust back up to his room. The plan quickly fell apart, however, since Regina had no idea what the note was about, or even that it was intended for her, and had instead posted it on the cafeteria's bulletin board. Although other circus staff members saw it, only Russell seemed to know what it meant. He went to the courtyard in her stead, disguised in Galactica's trademark hat and cloak. Since Acro could not see very far down outside his window due to his confinement to a wheelchair, he had no idea who it was outside the window. When Acro saw the cloak on the bust, he didn't know how it got there. However, since it was incriminating evidence, he burned it and threw the ashes away. The bust, on the other hand, could not be disposed of so easily, and so he kept it in his room. Acro was racked with guilt for his crime. Instead of killing the intended target, he had killed the ringmaster, who had shown him nothing but kindness and generosity. At first, he contemplated suicide, then thought about giving himself up. In the end, he endeavored not to give up. If he died or was incarcerated, then no one would be left to look after Bat. He therefore went along with the police's suspicion of Galactica. In the courtroom, Acro took the stand and gave his testimony. Through pressing statements and finding contradictions, Wright was gradually able to figure out what had happened on the night of the murder and, eventually, that the murder weapon was under Acro's blanket. Finally being found out, Acro confessed to the crime and openly wept for murdering the man who had become like a father to him. He also apologized to Galactica for framing him. It may have been that Acro was not given the death penalty, as Miles Edgeworth told Detective Gumshoe in a phone conversation to "go easy on him". Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Turner Grey is the Grey Surgical Clinic's doctor and director. In 2016, there was a malpractice incident at the Grey Surgical Clinic in which 14 in-patients died. Grey blamed a nurse for the deaths. He claimed that she had mixed up the medications, which had resulted in the deaths. On May 24th, she ... read more

Turner Grey is the Grey Surgical Clinic's doctor and director. In 2016, there was a malpractice incident at the Grey Surgical Clinic in which 14 in-patients died. Grey blamed a nurse for the deaths. He claimed that she had mixed up the medications, which had resulted in the deaths. On May 24th, she and her sister were involved in a car accident, resulting in the nurse's death. Some believed that Grey was responsible for the accident. A year later, the clinic is doing badly. Fewer and fewer people are attending. In desperation, Grey asked Ini Miney (who was studying the occult at college) about hiring a spirit medium to call the nurse's spirit, and Ini recommended Maya Fey, future Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique. He intends to make the nurse take the blame for the malpractice incident by signing a written confession. Grey also wants her to write a statement that her death was due to her own negligence and not due to him. Grey is the type of person who likes to pass the blame onto others, whether it be his clinic staff or even the TV weather girl. He doesn't care that the nurse had died or even that 14 of his patients had died. He is only upset that she had died before taking the blame. He comes across as a rather irritable and self-important individual. Grey also tended to try and out-compete people. Nevertheless, he is a skilled surgeon and is well known to the public, although that is mainly because of his appearance in various tabloid shows due to the malpractice incident. Two days before the channeling, Grey bought a pistol on the black market, in case the spirit proved to be violent. Ini was actually Mimi, who had tricked her surgeons into giving her Ini's face. Because of this, Fey's channeling would fail if it proceeded, and Mimi feared that Grey would figure out the truth. To this end, with the help of Morgan Fey, she hid in the channeling room, knocked Maya out, and stabbed Grey in the chest. Although severely wounded, the damage was not enough to cause instantaneous death. Grey survived long enough to attempt to shoot Mimi with his pistol, but he missed. Mimi then took Grey's gun and shot him at point-blank range right in the forehead, instantly killing him. Lotta Hart's research into him revealed him to have been a controlling man, who would yell at nurses and patients if they didn't do what he wanted. He was also described by Mimi as a "slave driver" who was extremely tough on his staff, frequently overworking them. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Benjamin Woodman, usually referred to by his stage name Ben, is a ventriloquist at the Berry Big Circus. At the time of the murder, Woodman had been at the circus for around four years. Woodman is extremely quiet and shy, preferring to channel all semblance of extroversion through his puppet Trilo Q... read more

Benjamin Woodman, usually referred to by his stage name Ben, is a ventriloquist at the Berry Big Circus. At the time of the murder, Woodman had been at the circus for around four years. Woodman is extremely quiet and shy, preferring to channel all semblance of extroversion through his puppet Trilo Quist. Without Trilo, Woodman is very nervous around other people. When Wright met him, Woodman was never seen making eye contact with anyone. He gives Trilo a very loud and obnoxious personality that talks very quickly, which is such a contrast to Ben's personality that he almost seems to be a living, intelligent person separate from Woodman. Woodman secretly wishes for stardom and expresses this desire through the fame-hungry Trilo that gets "annoyed" when Woodman makes a mistake. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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The sole witness of the murder of police officer Dustin Prince, Richard Wellington is a self-proclaimed "Drifting Virtuoso" who is looking for the "right" college. Wellington was an arrogant and egotistical man who was about as t... read more

The sole witness of the murder of police officer Dustin Prince, Richard Wellington is a self-proclaimed "Drifting Virtuoso" who is looking for the "right" college. Wellington was an arrogant and egotistical man who was about as talkative as Wendy Oldbag. Before calling him to give testimony in Maggey Byrde's trial for Prince's murder, Winston Payne described him as having a tendency to say things that would "rub people the wrong way". Wellington was a con artist involved in a ring with about 20 others. One day, he lost his phone and attempted to find it by calling it; it was answered by Byrde. Wellington was promised his phone back, but when he went to the park to retrieve it, he found Byrde on a date with Prince, the latter in his police uniform. Fearing that Prince had accessed his phone, which contained both messages from and the phone numbers of other members in his con artist ring, Wellington panicked and attacked Prince by pushing him off a ledge to the sand below, which killed him. As Prince had managed to take Wellington's glasses during the struggle, Wellington spent some time looking for them, to no avail. Wanting to avoid suspicion for the murder, Wellington decided to frame Byrde. He wrote the name "Maggie" in the sand with Prince's right hand, not knowing how to spell Byrde's name and that Prince was left-handed. Despite this, Byrde was arrested for the murder. Just before Byrde's trial, Wellington called his phone again and found that it was in the possession of Byrde's defense attorney, Phoenix Wright. Wellington knocked Wright out with a fire extinguisher, giving Wright amnesia, and took the phone Wright was holding, erasing all the numbers on it in an attempt to protect himself. Despite his amnesia, Wright proceeded with his defense of Byrde, and found the contradictions in Wellington's testimony. Wellington soon found himself accused of the murder; he pointed out that his own guilt could not be proven unless Wright could demonstrate the ownership of the phone in his possession. Wright had his co-counsel Maya Fey call his own phone, which turned out to be the phone that Wellington had; the phone still in Wright's possession was Wellington's. Realizing that he had no escape, Wellington strangled himself by pulling the scarf around his neck until his face went blue and he passed out. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Matt Engarde is an action star who plays the titular character in Global Studios' "The Nickel Samurai". He is the defendant in the murder of Juan Corrida ("Farewell, My Turnabout"). Engarde is a seemingly careless, weak-willed, and somewhat self-absorbed young man, with a liking for wine and motorcy... read more

Matt Engarde is an action star who plays the titular character in Global Studios' "The Nickel Samurai". He is the defendant in the murder of Juan Corrida ("Farewell, My Turnabout"). Engarde is a seemingly careless, weak-willed, and somewhat self-absorbed young man, with a liking for wine and motorcycles but no apparent control of his own life. He takes every opportunity to use his wristwatch cell phone to ask his manager, Adrian Andrews, about even the most basic decisions. He isn't a very tactful speaker, and had the habit of addressing people as "dude", calling Wright "Mister Lawyer dude". However, Engarde was also an infamous playboy who used his boyish charm and seemingly pleasant attitude to gain popularity with women. He justified his actions by calling it "just a game." When it came to rival Juan Corrida, he was known for being extremely competitive. Engarde's seemingly harmless and flaky persona, however, was only a façade, designed to divert negative attention away from him so that no one would suspect him of any wrongdoing. In actuality, he was a sociopath, seeing other people as objects he could manipulate to further his own ends and then promptly discard. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Lawrence "Moe" Curls is a circus clown and ringmaster at Berry Big Circus. A long-time friend of the Berry Big Circus ringmaster Russell Berry, Moe has been part of the Berry Big Circus since it opened in roughly 1997. Moe is a classic example of a man hiding his sadness behind laughter. At first, ... read more

Lawrence "Moe" Curls is a circus clown and ringmaster at Berry Big Circus. A long-time friend of the Berry Big Circus ringmaster Russell Berry, Moe has been part of the Berry Big Circus since it opened in roughly 1997. Moe is a classic example of a man hiding his sadness behind laughter. At first, he seems to be a happy and immature man who constantly makes bad jokes. However, he quickly becomes sad at the mention of his daughter, Larina, who lives with his estranged wife and so he doesn't see her often. He also suddenly becomes serious if the ringmaster comes up in conversation. Moe takes his job as a clown very seriously. He practices falling down 100 times every night to perfect his breakfall after slipping on a banana peel and his desk is crammed full of joke and clown books, which he claims to spend every free moment studying or reading. He took over the ringmaster's position after the murder of the previous ringmaster, Russell Berry. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Billy Bob Johns, known more commonly by his stage name Maximillion "Max" Galactica, is a stage magician and the most well-known performer at the Berry Big Circus. He is the defendant in the murder of Russell Berry, the circus's ringmaster. Galactica's obsession with his own beauty and fame borders... read more

Billy Bob Johns, known more commonly by his stage name Maximillion "Max" Galactica, is a stage magician and the most well-known performer at the Berry Big Circus. He is the defendant in the murder of Russell Berry, the circus's ringmaster. Galactica's obsession with his own beauty and fame borders on narcissism, even constantly looking at the detention center cameras as if they were TV cameras. However, during certain times - such as when he found out he was being arrested for the murder of the ringmaster and not just being questioned - he reverts to his true self, a "country bumpkin" with no trace of his former narcissistic demeanor. It should be noted that he is also very territorial, fighting hard for the heart of Regina Berry with Benjamin Woodman. Despite his seemingly egotistical personality, he is actually just a very ambitious man who wishes to strive for excellence in his profession and tries to instill this in his colleagues. Unfortunately for him, his attempts to do so just come across as bragging to the others. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Celeste Inpax was Adrian Andrews's mentor, former lover to Matt Engarde and Juan Corrida's fiancée. She committed suicide when Juan Corrida called off their wedding. Her suicide played a large role in Juan Corrida's murder two years later. Celeste Inpax and Adrian Andrews worked at Global Studios... read more

Celeste Inpax was Adrian Andrews's mentor, former lover to Matt Engarde and Juan Corrida's fiancée. She committed suicide when Juan Corrida called off their wedding. Her suicide played a large role in Juan Corrida's murder two years later. Celeste Inpax and Adrian Andrews worked at Global Studios together. Inpax was Andrews's mentor, but Andrews began to develop an unhealthy dependence on Inpax. Celeste Inpax was manager to actor Matt Engarde. The two dated, but unbeknownst to Inpax, Engarde was merely using her to service his own career before ending their relationship. After the relationship ended, Inpax moved to Worldwide Studios to avoid scandal, and became the manager of Engarde's rival, Juan Corrida. The two developed a romantic relationship and eventually became engaged. Upon learning this, Engarde, intending to hurt his rival, revealed their past relationship to him days after the engagement. Corrida immediately canceled the wedding. Heartbroken by this, Inpax told her friends, "It looks like I may have been caught by an insidious man..." before hanging herself. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Ami Fey was the founder of the Fey clan and the inventor of the Kurain Channeling Technique, which uses spiritual powers to communicate with the dead. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Juan Corrida was a young action star who starred as the titular character in the Worldwide Studios show The Jammin' Ninja. He had a fierce rivalry with actor Matt Engarde, star of the Global Studios show The Nickel Samurai. He is the victim of the "Farewell, My Turnabout" case. Two years before hi... read more

Juan Corrida was a young action star who starred as the titular character in the Worldwide Studios show The Jammin' Ninja. He had a fierce rivalry with actor Matt Engarde, star of the Global Studios show The Nickel Samurai. He is the victim of the "Farewell, My Turnabout" case. Two years before his death, Corrida met Celeste Inpax and took her as his manager. The two quickly fell in love and became engaged. However, Engarde came told Corrida that Inpax was his former lover. Outraged by this revelation, Corrida called off his wedding with Inpax, resulting in her suicide. When Corrida found the dead Inpax, he forged a suicide note and kept it in his person, preparing for an opportunity to ruin Engarde with the note. Corrida began to concoct a plan for revenge against Engarde with Adrian Andrews, who was Engarde's manager and Inpax's protege. Tabloid papers witnessing them together reported that Corrida and Andrews were in a scandalous relationship. Two years after Inpax's death, the Jammin' Ninja participated in the third annual Grand Prix, and Corrida's plan to ruin Engarde was set into motion. Corrida had arranged with Andrews to get a Nickel Samurai costume and to call a press conference with the Nickel Samurai, in which Corrida would appear, dressed as the Nickel Samurai and pretending to be Engarde, and "confess" to Engarde's manipulation of Inpax. However, Engarde had a plan of his own to get Inpax's will back from Corrida. He hired an assassin, Shelly de Killer, to kill Corrida in his room. After a struggle, de Killer managed to strangle Corrida with a scarf. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Mimi Miney was a nurse at the Grey Surgical Clinic working under Turner Grey, until she was involved in a car accident in 2016. She died in the accident, with her younger sister Ini surviving the ordeal. In actuality, Mimi was the survivor and, under the façade of her sister, she was the key witne... read more

Mimi Miney was a nurse at the Grey Surgical Clinic working under Turner Grey, until she was involved in a car accident in 2016. She died in the accident, with her younger sister Ini surviving the ordeal. In actuality, Mimi was the survivor and, under the façade of her sister, she was the key witness in the second murder case put against Maya Fey. The whole case would eventually revolve around, and reveal the truth about Mimi's past. During her time at the Grey Surgical Clinic, Mimi would often come home to her sister exhausted, having been overworked by Turner Grey and feeling overwhelmed by other people's expectations. In 2016, Mimi Miney was involved in a malpractice incident at the Grey Surgical Clinic, which resulted in the deaths of 14 patients. Grey claimed that she had mixed up the patient's medication, which was later confirmed by Mimi herself. The malpractice incident attracted much attention from the world's media, appearing in talk shows, magazines, tabloids and the like. This continued for weeks. Over two weeks after the malpractice incident, Mimi was involved in a car crash with her sister Ini. This resulted in Ini's death and Mimi's face becoming so badly burnt that she was unrecognizable. She was transferred from the general hospital to the Hotti Clinic for reconstructive surgery, arriving with her entire body wrapped in bandages and her arm in a cast. Using her dead sister's driver's license, Mimi decided to take Ini's identity and start a new life. Since the surgeons who operated on her were unable to verify Mimi's true identity, they reconstructed her face so that she was, for all intents and purposes, her deceased sister. This ordeal resulted in Mimi being hospitalized for about seven months. Mimi continued life as her sister, even attending college to study "parapsychology", despite loathing the paranormal. This new life was shattered one day when Grey came to her to ask her about spirit channeling. He wanted to channel Mimi to make her write a confession and take responsibility for the malpractice incident and her driving accident. Realizing that the channeling would fail and blow her cover, Mimi told Grey about Kurain Village and Maya Fey, and then went there ahead of time. She conspired with Morgan Fey to murder Grey and implicate Maya Fey as the killer. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Sean "Bat" Dingling is an acrobat who was put into a coma after an accident at the Berry Big Circus. Sean Dingling and his older brother Ken were abandoned by their parents when they were children. Russell Berry, the ringmaster of the Berry Big Circus, took them in and later employed them as acro... read more

Sean "Bat" Dingling is an acrobat who was put into a coma after an accident at the Berry Big Circus. Sean Dingling and his older brother Ken were abandoned by their parents when they were children. Russell Berry, the ringmaster of the Berry Big Circus, took them in and later employed them as acrobats. Ken and Sean became known as "Acro" and "Bat," respectively. Bat developed a crush on the ringmaster's daughter, Regina Berry, and they would constantly play pranks on each other. One day, Bat made a bet with Regina that if he successfully stuck his head into a lion's mouth, Regina would go on a date with him. Unfortunately, earlier that day, Regina had covered Bat's scarf with pepper to make him sneeze. Bat didn't sneeze, but when he stuck his head into the lion's mouth, the lion sneezed and bit Bat, critically wounding him. His older brother, Acro, tried to wrestle the lion off Bat, but was injured and became paralyzed in the process. Bat remained in a coma, and Acro was confined to a wheelchair. Regina, being too naive to understand what really happened to Bat, quickly got over him and moved on. Angered at this, Acro devised a plan to kill her six months later, which resulted in her father's death instead. The resulting trial of one of the circus performers led to Acro's implication as the killer. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Dustin Prince was a police officer at the Los Angeles police department who lost his life during a date with fellow police officer Maggey Byrde. On his 30th birthday, right after his shift, Prince went on a date with Byrde to Exp... read more

Dustin Prince was a police officer at the Los Angeles police department who lost his life during a date with fellow police officer Maggey Byrde. On his 30th birthday, right after his shift, Prince went on a date with Byrde to Exposé Park, near the police headquarters. Byrde gave him a yellow baseball glove to thank him for covering one of her night shifts. During the date, Byrde found a cell phone. The owner, Richard Wellington, soon called the phone, and Byrde and Wellington agreed to meet at 6:00 p.m. for him to retrieve his phone. However, Wellington had connections to con artists, and, upon seeing Prince in his police uniform, panicked, thinking that Prince had seen the numbers of con artists on his phone. Wellington pushed Prince off a ledge, breaking his neck and killing him. Wellington then attempted to frame Byrde by writing the name "Maggie" with Prince's right hand, not knowing how to spell Byrde's name and that Prince was left-handed. Byrde was arrested for the murder, but her defense attorney Phoenix Wright was able to demonstrate her innocence and had Wellington indicted for the crime. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Russell Berry was the owner and ringmaster of Berry Big Circus from its opening until his death in 2017. He left behind a daughter, Regina Berry. Russell Berry was a good man and a kind employer. When no customers came, he would pay Moe out of his own pocket since the clown had a family to look afte... read more

Russell Berry was the owner and ringmaster of Berry Big Circus from its opening until his death in 2017. He left behind a daughter, Regina Berry. Russell Berry was a good man and a kind employer. When no customers came, he would pay Moe out of his own pocket since the clown had a family to look after. All of the members of the circus respected Russell and he was seen as something of a father figure. Wanting to keep things fresh, Russell added a new act to his circus, a somewhat narcissistic magician called Max Galactica. This worked fantastically and his circus was given a new lease of life, but Galactica generated some resentment from the other performers due to his egotistical attitude. Galactica also fell in love with Regina, setting off a rivalry with one of the other circus employees, Benjamin Woodman (or, rather, his puppet, "Trilo Quist"). Galactica was able to negotiate a considerable raise with Russell six months after the Léon incident. A week after the pay raise, an anonymous threatening letter, given to the innocent Regina by Acro in secret, appeared on the bulletin board, calling out the "killer" from six months ago. Fearful, Russell decided to meet the sender in Regina's stead. That night, he talked with Galactica about an incident at breakfast in which the magician had hit Woodman over the head with a bottle. Galactica took this opportunity to discuss with Russell his proposal to marry Regina. Russell then interrupted the meeting to go out and meet the threat to his daughter at a time appointed by the letter. Russell put on Galactica's costume and stepped out, being witnessed by Woodman and "Trilo" along the way. When he arrived, a wooden box containing only a container of pepper was lying in the snow. He stooped to pick it up, and Acro, not knowing that it was the ringmaster below his window, dropped a bust of Max Galactica out of it, bashing Russell on the head and killing him instantly. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]