10. Shelly De Killer
Now to the other great character of Justice For All and he
also makes an important appearance in Edgeworth 2. Shelly De Killer is a
professional killer and the one Matt Engarde hired to kill Juan. What Matt
messed up with is he thought he could even control that assassin. Matt was
prepared to reveal who he was since he videotaped the murder with a secret
camera. There are a few things about Shelly and those would be his rules. He
does not like to be deceived, if you are his client, he trusts that you will
not try to backstab him. If you do… well let’s just say you become his next
target. There is no way out of this either since for the first meetings he
always wants a face to face conversation to establish trust. I always do like
killers like Shelly, sure they still do murder, but people like him make it
classy. It is strange to find it that way, but we have all seen movies where
murder is painted in a different image when a hired man is on the job. It
becomes an art to them. In the second game that comes true since Shelly got
close to the first case when he found out a man who bested him got murdered.
Shelly felt that he wanted to find the truth to this fake assassination attempt
and he stumbled onto something bigger. Shelly was the first one to see that
this was all the work of a mastermind and right before he had a chance to
finish his mission, he knew he was being set up and left things in Edgeworth’s
hands. What really made Shelly amazing was his confrontation with Sir Dogen a
killer who wanted to let someone live and Shelly agrees to this. Shelly De
Killer, he might be a killer as so said his name and yet I still find him so
outstanding with class even if he pretended to be an ice cream salesman.
9. Bobby Fulbright
I guess I was wrong with not discussing more about Dual
Destinies as I was thinking of putting a more reoccurring character. To be
honest though her first appearance in the extension of the first game was her
strongest debut. I did enjoy Ema Skye in Apollo and Spirit of Justice, but she
had some simple gags that just made me remember her. So, with taking her off
the list, how about another villain. At first Bobby Fulbright at first looks
like your honest cop. I really enjoy his design and personality. He is loud
about his path for justice and for the most part he did seem to feel bad about
suspecting the wrong person. I even enjoy how he and Simon Blackquill were
getting along with each other. As I said before though, this is a villain we
are dealing with. This is a huge spoiler for Dual Destinies, but hey all of
these paragraphs contain spoilers to many games and if you are this far into
this, you know what I am talking about or you just do not care. The real Bobby
Fulbright has been dead for a year so who he is actually? Bobby Fulbright is
actually known as a famous criminal called the Phantom. Athena remembered in
her past of when her mother got murdered (that soon got Simon arrested and a
death sentence that almost got carried out) by a mysterious man. The Phantom
was a spy trying to stop a space launch with the works of bombs. This was the
first part of his plans, but someone was onto him mostly importantly Simon who
got Athena’s mother to find something out about the Phantom. The Phantom could
not have this come to light since his identity could be revealed. This lead to
that heinous murder with the katana and causing both Athena and Simon seven
long years of torment. It was not a perfect crime though as his blood got on a
famous moonstone. This leading him to throw it onto the rocket since he thought
it would never return. To his surprise, it actually did and the Phantom had to
act again causing another murder which soon lead to a bombing! The thing with
the Phantom is that he does not feel any real emotions. This was surprising
because the whole-time Fulbright looked like he was the most emotional person
around. The reveal of him being the Phantom came to be a complete surprise and
trying to get him with any emotional readings was insane! In the end, he was
afraid of being revealed of who he is and he almost got killed by a sniper!
Overall, this was a shocking villain that had to think on the fly for two
occurrences and they almost worked.
8. Kay Faraday
Originally this character was not on the list, but it is
really thanks to Edgeworth 2 that she got on this list. Now on her first
appearance from the first Edgeworth game, she was fun. I even like her overall
connection with the Yatagarasu. Her father was murdered during that court
murder that Tyrell and Edgeworth were investigating. Some years after that, Kay
stumbled upon the idea that her father was the Yatagarasu and so in honor of
her father she continued his work. With the help of a device called the Little
Thief that her father once had she can use this to create scenarios. I even
enjoy how Kay takes everything in the end about finding the truth about the
Yatagarasu and wants to recreate it completely by finding two other members.
Then coming to the second game things get really interesting. For a while
things seem the same with her, but case four comes around. Kay is attacked by
the mastermind and was planted at the crime scene so that she would be accused
of this crime. To top things off she lost her memories and was even doubting
herself. Kay was becoming scared and was trying to confess even if she had no
memories. Kay knew Edgeworth was fighting for her, but if things keep going on
like this he could lose his profession. Edgeworth’s position does mean a lot to
him and back then it was his honor to be one. This is now though and Edgeworth
does not care where he was at, he wanted to find the truth and so he tosses his
badge away to help Kay. Kay even sees that and wants to help because even with
her memories gone, she still stayed true to herself and that is to steal the
truth to reveal it. When Kay gets her memories back she even helps out Justine
to find her son, so Kay is using her father’s title with purpose. Overall,
Kay’s light hearted attitude and then shockingly realistic personality when
things got hard really impressed me.
7. Dick Gumshoe
If Gumshoe is not on your list then there is something wrong
with you, pal! Gumshoe has been around since the beginning and so far, he has
not only appeared in Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice. Other than that, he
has been around. Gumshoe is not the brightest bulb of the police department and
sometimes he does know that. He will still help when things get rough though in
his own special way. To be honest he does do good to honest police work. He can
stumble a bit and jump to conclusions. He does try to learn from his mistakes
and he does. So far, his best moments had to be when he risked his job in Rise
From The Ashes, risked his life in the Goodbye My Turnabout, and The Grand
Turnabout in general. From that first case, Gumshoe did almost lose his job since
he helped Phoenix and Ema investigate Damon’s office. In the second one I
mentioned, Gumshoe was putting his life on the line for Maya that he was not
really following traffic rules and got into a bad accident. Still the evidence
he gathered was picked up by Franziska. For the Grand Turnabout, this just
highlights the relationship he has with Edgeworth. Since Gumshoe was working
with Edgeworth he always wanted to help him since Edgeworth saved him before.
Even if Edgeworth did not want him around, Gumshoe was there to help. When
Edgeworth tossed his badge away he told Gumshoe not to hang around him anymore
since he was no longer a prosecutor. This then lead to Gumshoe to do his own
investigations. Later on, he does regroup with Edgeworth and Kay and even
helped Kay find John Marsh (Justine’s adopted son). Gumshoe was also the true
hero in taking down the mastermind behind everything that happened in Edgeworth
2. This soon leading to Gumshoe getting his first pay raise! Gumshoe is simply
the underdog type of character, he always has to deal with harsh comments or
even whip lashes and yet he sticks it out and things really work out for him in
the end.
6. Shi Long Lang
“Not so fast!” Out of the new phrases that could be said in
Ace Attorney, I absolutely enjoy Lang’s shouting. His high-pitched voice while
screaming that out just rings with me. Now this character was going to be on
the list regardless of Edgeworth 2, but that game did get him into a higher
spot. From his first appearance, Lang was in Edgeworth’s way of investigating
because of how much he hated prosecutors and there is a good reason for that!
Still, Lang did not have much harsh feelings towards Edgeworth and later on he
even admits that Edgeworth played a crucial role in finding the truth. Even
with the hatred he had to the profession, he got to respect Edgeworth. That is
Lang in general, he holds respect for anyone. Even when he found out his
partner was actually a criminal and still active one who was Yew the same woman
that tried to kill off the Yatagarasu. Lang took all the backlash from being
with her. This caused him to be stripped of his title and even his men that
respected him. He took the blow from Turnabout Ablaze so that no one else
would. Lang still had some unfinished business though after the smuggling ring
was taken care of. He looked into an old case that affected his clan and this
is where everything came to light for him. The truth of an important case is
that the president of his country was murdered and a body double replaced him.
Lang did not know of this, but he knew that case was not finished yet mostly
because of how his father did not stop looking. The truth was blinded because
of Blaise Debeste who worked with an orphanage owner and the body double to
hide everything and this man was a prosecutor. Lang knew that man was hiding
evidence and he knew of Patricia Roland as well. Lang never let go of what his
father did because of his pride of the clan. I also really enjoyed when he
returned in the final case because how he talked with Edgeworth and even argued
with him was just to find the truth. Lang was not doing this to increase his
ego, he just wanted the truth of his past twelve years brought to light.
5. Simon Keyes
I have discussed of villains before and there is one in
particular I did not get to, until now. Simon Keyes at first seemed he was an
innocent man who had no connections to any murder. Edgeworth even helped him
and found out that Patricia Roland was the true criminal of that case. Sadly,
Edgeworth just helped him out though. Simon Keyes was the actual mastermind
behind everything in Edgeworth 2. As a child, he was affected by the IS-7 case
that Gregory took apart of since both him and Horace Knightly were going to
freeze to death. Thanks to Dogen the boys were saved and taken to an orphanage.
This soon leads to the presidential assassination and while the plan was to
kill Dogen to keep him silent, Simon appeared before him and helped out. After
being found out, the woman known as Roland interrogated the poor child. Since
the police failed to do their job before and Simon’s father never coming back
to help him, he took matters into his own hands for revenge. His first target
of revenge was Horace Knightley who was his friend during the IS-7 case, but
because of their fathers he betrayed poor Simon and almost lead both of them to
their deaths. By having Knightley arrested, he planted a chisel onto him which
made Roland who was a prison warden at the time, think Horace was working for
Dogen leading to her murdering him. Things even get worse since Simon remembers
an innocent bystander being murdered during the presidential assassination and
told the woman Jill Crane that to get her revenge she needed to go after
Blaise. Simon then tells Blaise about Jill and leading to case four where he
also dumps Kay at. So, with both Roland and Blaise arrested there was one more
person left, the body double. Simon murdered him with a hot air balloon and
planted the body to make it look like poor John Marsh did it even if it was an
accident. Now his plan was not perfect by any means as he was not expecting to
be suspected as a murderer, but again Edgeworth helped him out of that. Simon
did not even want to murder the body double, but in self-defense he had to
since he was fired at during the time he was trying to plant Kay at the scene.
Still trying to nail this guy was so rewarding. He brought a tough fight
meaning he knew he had to be ready to defend himself when Edgeworth comes
around trying to arrest him. The sad part about his story is that all of this
could have been resolved if there weren’t corrupt people in his life. His
father, Dane Gustavia only had his son around to taste his deserts since he
could not taste them himself during that time. Simon even believed he was Issac
Dover’s son originally the man Dane murdered in the IS-7 case. Then we get to
how he was tortured by a woman who should have been brought to justice. Both of
these cases also had their share of corrupt prosecutors like Von Karma and
Blaise. The only person that helped him was Dogen an assassin. If someone was
actually there to help him things would have turned out differently which
Edgeworth sees as his motivation to continue as a prosecutor so that no one has
pain like that again.
4. Maya and Pearl Fey
Just like with Gumshoe, if Maya is not on your list there is
something wrong with you, pal! Maya Fey is the younger sister of Mia Fey,
Phoenix’s mentor. When Mia was murdered, poor Maya was taken in as the culprit.
Phoenix quickly helped her and it got him to become the suspicious party of the
trial, yea Phoenix had to defend himself in his second case, that is
impressive. While winning that trial, Maya decided to stick around to help
Phoenix since he is now in charge of the company. Maya is seventeen and later
on becomes nineteen in the third game, but she is very much a young child at
heart. She loves shows like the Steel Samurai and always begs Phoenix for
things like a child. Maya is even the reason why Phoenix gets involved in cases
both voluntary and involuntary. Then there is Pearl Fey who is the young cousin
to Maya. Even if Pearl’s mother, Morgan Fey hates Maya, her daughter does not.
Pearl loves Maya and wants to help her in any way possible. This is why I put
these two at the same spot because of how natural the two felt when they were
together in an instant. Maya pretty much treats Pearl like a little sister and
it easily reflects on how Maya can be mature like her older sister. The best
moment is when Maya learned of the death of her mother and the truth of the
final case of the third game, Maya stayed strong for Pearl. Since Pearl was
part of that plan originally to kill Maya even though she had no idea what that
plan actually was. Another reason to like Pearl is that she is crazy strong for
a little girl as Phoenix fears for when Pearl is going to attack him. Pearl can
be funny with how she fantasizes that Phoenix and Maya are this perfect couple.
Personally, though I see Phoenix and Maya more of being close friends than
anything, but I would not be shocked if the two did become a couple. The things
those two have been through were crazy and Phoenix saved Maya in many dangerous
situations. To me though still, Phoenix helps Maya just like he did since the
beginning, he hates when the innocent is being labeled as murderers and he
knows Maya is the most innocent person around.
3. Roger Retinz
Out of all the villains in the series, this is surprisingly
the one that had the most near perfect plan. I am not kidding at all and how he
hid himself was fantastic. I remember going through the second case of Spirit
of Justice and I had to defend Trucy, Phoenix’s daughter. I can only imagine if
Phoenix was actually there, you know he would have been the defense on that in
an instant. Still going through that case got me filled with hatred and most of
it was Roger himself. He pulled many dirty tricks that got Trucy eligible for
the show going bad and he produced it. He had Trucy sign a contract that forced
her to pay three million dollars! Since she did not have that, this would mean
that the Wright Agency had to pay and they were going to lose everything. Roger
even had the media labeling Trucy as a criminal and this was getting me
furious. Roger is easily the villain that got me angry the most. He did so many
dirty tactics to get what he wanted and at first it did seem like it was for
money alone. Then the truth comes to light. The man who was murdered was called
Mr. Reus, a magician that once preformed for Troupe Gramaraye, the same troupe
that Trucy gained rights from to perform under that name. What happened though
is that Mr. Reus was kicked out due to an accident of a trick that could have
been chaotic if it truly got out of hand. The troupe kicked him out since it
could hurt them literally or hurt the troupe’s image. Figuring things out
though the Mr. Reus that was killed was simply an apprentice to the real one,
Roger Retinz. When finding him out, he shows off his magician persona. Now this
series has shown people hiding their true characters before, but Roger’s was
the subtlest. The scummy television man became this sly magician and it still
felt like him overall. This also changed my hatred for him for a quick moment
because of how cool he actually was. He did coin tricks all the time, an
amazing head trick with his cape, and even preformed amazing fire tricks.
Things even got crazier when we find out how he did everything and created
himself a perfect alibi. Roger was not at the moment of the murder, but what he
did was plant a weapon somewhere where no one would see. When the magic was
happening, Roger had his own tricks in store. Now everything does not go
according to plan and that is the only reason he was caught! The first mistake
was one of his performers messing up where the trick should be happening, the
other was when he was forging evidence. If things happened as he expected them
to, his forged evidence would have worked and with that alibi he had would make
him look innocent by the judicial system. Even when he lost then, he took
victory from it since Trucy never stopped him or saw his tricks. Roger defeated
the troupe that humiliated him making him the better magician in his own eyes.
This guy had a slight change of hand for who he is, but what a truly complex
character that is the smartest villain of the series. Literally Roger is on the
same level as Kristoph Gavin!
2. Trucy Wright
Now for another magician on this list here is Trucy the
defendant herself. Now based on her first appearance in Apollo Justice she
would have been on this list. A strong girl at the age of fifteen that grew up
under Phoenix Wright. Originally Trucy was the daughter of Zak Gramaraye, but
when he vanished from his court hearing, Trucy had no father (terrible father,
I know). Phoenix takes her in and she even helps out with keeping his company
alive, even though it became a talent agency. Her first appearance was giving
Apollo evidence against Kristoph Gavin, but it was illegal evidence which is
something Gavin had her do at her father’s trial. Later on, Trucy became
Apollo’s assistant pretty much as he helped her finder her panties… magic
panties. Do not worry, they are like big bloomers, but still hearing panties
again and again was hilarious. Trucy surprisingly has huge wit and comedy like
her adopted father as even she can turn cases on their heads. Trucy even gets
trials extended thanks to her magic. Trucy is just another person fighting for
justice at the Wright Agency. Later on, in Dual Destinies, she is just around
for the most part. Then comes Spirit of Jusitce and I talked about Roger already
and his hatred for Gramaraye, but how Trucy took this case was heartbreaking
and then uplifting. At first, she was doubting herself and she thought she did
kill the magician during her show. This causes Trucy to cry right in front of
Apollo and Athena. Trucy usually hides her feelings since part of her
magician’s creed is to keep smiling. What happened though broke Trucy and
considering she has dealt with her father leaving and even getting murdered
later on. Trucy shows that courage again in court as even if people were
yelling at her and calling her a murderer, she still stayed strong to how she
did things. To even prove herself innocent she performed a trick and won the
audience over, the same audience that was yelling at her. Trucy started to
doubt herself again though since she did lose to Roger, but Apollo shows her
that she kept true to the Gramaraye creed of always smiling. Trucy dealt with
one of the hardest cases as there was barely anyone on her side she had to deal
with the past of someone else’s mistakes. Trucy is a strong girl that will keep
on smiling and that is how I want her to stay. I do have to say though she gets
rather crazy with her tricks later on, poor Athena…
1. Raymond Shields
Man, I cannot believe I was not going to play the second
Edgeworth game originally. I usually am against using emulators and such. Now I
will still get a legit physical copy of this game regardless if it was not
localized or not because of how great that game was. To me this was the best
Ace Attorney had to offer. Regardless I get to see many amazing characters from
this game. To be fair I tried to not have every big character from that game,
but man that was hard. From Sebastian and his father, to how they improved Kay
as a character, giving Shelly another appearance, having Gumshoe doing things
on his own, learning of Lang’s past, and to seeing the genius mastermind that
was Simon there were many great choices here. In the end, I had to go with
Raymond Shields for many reasons. One of the first reasons is that I love his
design. Ace Attorney designs usually likes to stick with normal yet exotic
look. Also, it does follow in some anime like designs. Raymond though looks
like a normal dude! I just always have a fascination when character designs
just start to look like real people. It is surprisingly hard to do this task
because of how animation works and how some characters need to fit a theme. I
can say there are others who do fit that bill, but Raymond has it down the
best. He has the fuzz on his face, the big puffy hair, a simple color design of
grey, and his overall way of expressing himself. All of these just come off to
a normal looking guy. Now to his story, Raymond got his start by working with
Gregory Edgeworth and after Gregory’s death he continued the law office for
him. Gregory also came to help Edgeworth multiple times in the second game and
he did try to have Miles become like his father and be a defense attorney, but
he was never forcing him to do that. Raymond simply saw the potential that
Miles had to be following in his father’s footsteps. Something that really
touched me was that he kept on a case for over eighteen years because of what
his mentor promised his client, Jeff Masters. This not only a great bond
between those two, but along with Katherine Hall. Then even if this guy is all
about hugs and jokes, Raymond really does prove himself as a strong defense
attorney. He kind of keeps it a secret in a way for some reason. Now I am not
putting him in my favorite attorney’s list because you never face him or ever
play as him. Now if he ever did become playable, I would so be over that!
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