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Athena Cykes is one of three defense attorneys in the Wright Anything Agency, working in this capacity alongside Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice. She is a specialist in analytical psychology, which she studied in Europe. Cykes has a special ability to pick up subtle emotions from witnesses' voices... read more

Athena Cykes is one of three defense attorneys in the Wright Anything Agency, working in this capacity alongside Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice. She is a specialist in analytical psychology, which she studied in Europe. Cykes has a special ability to pick up subtle emotions from witnesses' voices, and she examines these using a program called the "Mood Matrix". The Mood Matrix is linked to her AI partner Widget, who hangs around her neck, that changes color with her emotions.

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A hot-blooded detective with the catchphrase "In justice we trust!" He has evidently worked with Simon Blackquill many times and was paired up with him in court. The detective hoped to help the prosecutor redeem himself, and he seemed completely oblivious to the latter's attempts to manipulate him. ... read more

A hot-blooded detective with the catchphrase "In justice we trust!" He has evidently worked with Simon Blackquill many times and was paired up with him in court. The detective hoped to help the prosecutor redeem himself, and he seemed completely oblivious to the latter's attempts to manipulate him. At some point during 2026, Detective Fulbright died via undisclosed circumstances (although it was heavily implied that he had been murdered), although no-one would find out that he was actually deceased for a whole year as his body was unidentified at the time. A mysterious international agent known only as "the phantom" took on the late detective's identity, meaning that the Fulbright that Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice, and Athena Cykes met during their cases was this imposter. It would not be until the retrial of the UR-1 Incident that the real Fulbright's body was identified and his imposter brought to justice for the murders and bombings that he had performed while disguised as the justice-obsessed detective.

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Sasha Buckler is an orca trainer at the pirate-themed Shipshape Aquarium. She performs in the aquarium's "Swashbuckler Spectacular" with her orca, Orla Shipley.

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Simon Blackquill is a prosecutor who stood in court despite serving a murder sentence for the UR-1 Incident. As well as using psychological manipulation techniques to his advantage in court, he also frequently uses his pet hawk Taka to intimidate others.

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Robin Newman is a loud and hot-headed student of the prosecutor course at Themis Legal Academy.

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Pearl Fey is Maya Fey's cousin and the youngest known girl in the Fey clan during the time of Phoenix Wright's career. She is a prodigy among spirit mediums, having "intense spiritual power", and also having knowledge of the Fey clan that exceeds Maya's, who is expected to assume the title of Kurain... read more

Pearl Fey is Maya Fey's cousin and the youngest known girl in the Fey clan during the time of Phoenix Wright's career. She is a prodigy among spirit mediums, having "intense spiritual power", and also having knowledge of the Fey clan that exceeds Maya's, who is expected to assume the title of Kurain Master. Although usually a cheerful and innocent little girl, upon meeting strangers, Pearl will not say anything and will instead quickly run away. Even if a stranger greets her nicely, or even if Maya herself introduces him or her, it takes a long time to gain her trust. This is due to her mother teaching her to do this whenever a suspicious-looking person tries to talk to her. Wright has noted her speech, and even her laugh, to be refined in tone. During the events of "Reunion, and Turnabout", "Ini Miney" was arrested the next day for the murder of Turner Grey following Wright's defense of Maya, and because of Morgan's role as an accomplice, she was sent to prison, effectively leaving Pearl Fey alone. Morgan had conspired with Miney to kill Grey and have Maya blamed for it, enabling Pearl to inherit the title of Master of Kurain. With no other known relatives, Wright and Maya essentially became Pearl's guardians, showing her the world outside of Kurain Village. Ace Attorney Wiki page.]

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Ted Tonate is a passionate member of the Los Angeles police bomb disposal squad. Along with a bomb obsession, Tonate's most notable personality quirk was his preferred method of communicating; via an arm-mounted keyboard and speech synthesizer. Tonate was a corrupt officer who would secretly steal... read more

Ted Tonate is a passionate member of the Los Angeles police bomb disposal squad. Along with a bomb obsession, Tonate's most notable personality quirk was his preferred method of communicating; via an arm-mounted keyboard and speech synthesizer. Tonate was a corrupt officer who would secretly steal the bombs he disarmed and then sell them on the black market. He would replace the stolen bombs with models he created himself to avoid suspicion. He was accompanied by Detective Candice Arme when he transported the disarmed and deactivated HH-3000 bomb to Courtroom No. 4, as it was to be used as evidence in Solomon Starbuck's trial for the murder of Clay Terran. Before Starbuck's trial, Tonate attempted to steal the bomb, but Arme caught him in the act and confronted him. A panicked Tonate struck her with the bomb, but Arme managed to write Tonate's ID number on the floor in her own blood before dying. Tonate noticed someone take the remote switch for the bomb while this was happening, but he was too distracted by Arme's death to deal with the thief. With insufficient time to wipe away the message, Tonate used the bomb transport case to cover it and took a photograph of the bomb displayed with the Phony Phanty doll it had been placed inside of. Knowing that people would be fearful of going near a bomb, he placed Arme's body inside the transport case. The bomb was reactivated during Starbuck's trial, but Tonate heard the sound of the bomb's activation and warned the court. The bomb destroyed the courtroom with no loss of life. Tonate was the first assigned to the scene, and used the explosion to cover up Arme's murder by taking her body from the bomb transport case to the other side of the courtroom, thus making it appear that she had died from the explosion. Juniper Woods was arrested and put on trial for the bombing and Arme's murder. In her trial, prosecutor Gaspen Payne called Tonate to testify about the HH-3000 and its reactivation. After giving his testimony, he challenged defense attorney Phoenix Wright to find the truth of the case. During Woods's trial, Apollo Justice, who was injured in the bombing, went to the destroyed courtroom to look for evidence while Woods was resting in the lobby. Fearing that Justice would look into the bomb transport case, Tonate sneaked up on him while he was examining the case and used some rubble to knock him unconscious. He then modified the message Arme had made by adding to it with Justice's blood to implicate Woods as Justice's assailant. During the second half of the trial, in which the assault was added to Woods's charges, Wright deduced Tonate's actions and accused him of both the murder of Arme and assault of Justice. Tonate attempted to counter Wright's argument with lies, but when that fell apart, he claimed the model bomb he carried was the genuine article and that he switched it with a fake before the trial. Everyone except Wright, Payne, the judge, and Athena Cykes fled the courtroom, though Payne soon panicked and fled as well. Tonate tried to leave, warning that he would activate the bomb if he sensed he was being followed, but Wright pointed out that the bomb in the photo Tonate had taken was slightly damaged, while the bomb Tonate had was in perfect condition. Wright then opened the bomb transport case, revealing Arme's blood inside. Tonate broke down, failing to disarm his model bomb, and confessed to his crimes before being arrested. Tonate later decided to reveal the whole truth regarding what he saw when he killed Arme and told who he thought was Detective Bobby Fulbright. Wright and "Fulbright" questioned Tonate about the bombing, and Tonate revealed that he was not responsible; it was the remote switch thief. "Fulbright" showed a picture of the remaining components of the bomb, to Tonate's delight. Tonate was then taken in for further questioning by Simon Blackquill. The remote switch thief was later revealed to be a spy who was known only as the "phantom" and had been masquerading as Fulbright, with the real Fulbright having been dead for a year.

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Florent L'Belle was the flamboyant and narcissistic personal aide of Damian Tenma, mayor of Tenma Town. L'Belle had his own private line of beauty products called "Je suis L'Belle!", which were for his private use only, despite putting adverts for them on television. The epaulettes on his shoulders ... read more

Florent L'Belle was the flamboyant and narcissistic personal aide of Damian Tenma, mayor of Tenma Town. L'Belle had his own private line of beauty products called "Je suis L'Belle!", which were for his private use only, despite putting adverts for them on television. The epaulettes on his shoulders were actually cell phones used to answer calls from his business partners.

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Taka is a hawk that is the animal companion of the incarcerated prosecutor Simon Blackquill, and often perches on his shoulder. Blackquill uses Taka in court to harass his opponents and witnesses. Taka is also used to relay information involving the cases Blackquill is involved in, carrying it in hi... read more

Taka is a hawk that is the animal companion of the incarcerated prosecutor Simon Blackquill, and often perches on his shoulder. Blackquill uses Taka in court to harass his opponents and witnesses. Taka is also used to relay information involving the cases Blackquill is involved in, carrying it in his beak.

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A teacher of the defense course at Themis Legal Academy. Means was also a defense attorney and was known for his belief that "the end justifies the means"; he believed that a lawyer's top priority should be winning trials by any means necessary. In addition, he would accept bribes for good grades... read more

A teacher of the defense course at Themis Legal Academy. Means was also a defense attorney and was known for his belief that "the end justifies the means"; he believed that a lawyer's top priority should be winning trials by any means necessary. In addition, he would accept bribes for good grades. Means graduated from Themis Legal Academy himself, being valedictorian of his graduating class. When Themis alumna and Means's now-colleague Constance Courte became aware of someone in the faculty accepting monetary bribes for grades, she confronted Means on the stage where the upcoming school festival was to be held. Cornered, Means stabbed Courte to death with his staff. He decided to frame student Juniper Woods for the murder, but this backfired when Woods's attorney, Athena Cykes, uncovered Means's crime in court.

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Miles Edgeworth began his career as a prosecutor at the young age of 20, and in the four years since has maintained a perfect record of guilty verdicts. Seen as a snob, his condescending nature and relentless prosecution (along with rumors of evidence and witness tampering) have earned him the name ... read more

Miles Edgeworth began his career as a prosecutor at the young age of 20, and in the four years since has maintained a perfect record of guilty verdicts. Seen as a snob, his condescending nature and relentless prosecution (along with rumors of evidence and witness tampering) have earned him the name "Demon Prosecutor." He despises criminal behavior, and will do anything to get lawbreakers behind bars. And look stylish doing it.

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Juniper Woods is a childhood friend of Athena Cykes. A somewhat meek and quiet girl, Woods has a habit of going into coughing fits when stressed.

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Heir to a prominent family of spiritualists, Maya is Phoenix's obligatory perky sidekick during all three games. Maya is optimistic, excitable, friendly, curious, and a fangirl for all things Steel Samurai. Like her sister she is tenacious to a fault, and very attached to "Nick" (her and her sister... read more

Heir to a prominent family of spiritualists, Maya is Phoenix's obligatory perky sidekick during all three games. Maya is optimistic, excitable, friendly, curious, and a fangirl for all things Steel Samurai. Like her sister she is tenacious to a fault, and very attached to "Nick" (her and her sister's name for Phoenix). Not always the brightest but loyal and outgoing. Maya grew up in Kurain, training to be a spiritual medium. After the disappearance of her mother when she was two, and later because her sister left the village, she is destined to become the heir of her family. Though her sister left home they still remain in contact and are very close. Maya's spiritual powers are still somewhat underdeveloped, and she has trouble calling spirits.