Athena Cykes

''Ace Attorney'' is a series of legal thriller comedy-drama adventure/ visual novel games created by Shu Takumi. 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'', '' 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.

Main characters

Phoenix Wright

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. He is also assisted by Mia Fey's sister Maya. He is typically seen wearing a blue suit with a white shirt and red tie.

Mia Fey

Miles Edgeworth

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.

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.

Maya Fey

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. She becomes his legal assistant and investigates cases with him in the first three ''Ace Attorney'' games. Maya cheerily banters with Phoenix during investigations, and can channel her sister's spirit when Phoenix needs her help. 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. Maya also appears in other franchise media: the manga, film, anime series, and the spin-off games including the ''Professor Layton'' crossover and ''Ace Attorney Investigations''. Maya, alongside Phoenix, also makes cameo appearances in several games across other genres.

Pearl Fey

Dick Gumshoe

:Portrayed by: Shunsuke Daito (film)
Voiced by (English): Bryan Massey

Franziska von Karma

:Voiced by (English): Janet Hsu (''AA2''-''AA3'', ''AAI''); Jessica Peterson (anime)
Voiced by (Japanese): Yukari Suwabe (''AA2''-''AA3'', ''AAI''-''AAI2'');

Ema Skye

:Voiced by (English): Erica Lindbeck
Voiced by (Japanese): Marina Inoue
is the younger sister of Chief Prosecutor 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. '' 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. 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".

The Judge

:Portrayed by: Akira Emoto (film)
Voiced by (English): Dave Mallow (''UMvC3'') Dave B. Mitchell (''AA5''), Kent Williams (anime)
Voiced by (Japanese): Kanehira Yamamoto (''UMvC3''); Bunmei Tobayama (''AA5''); Ben Hiura (anime)

The unnamed

Apollo Justice

:Voiced by (English): Orion Acaba (''AA5''-''AA6'')
Voiced by (Japanese): Kotaro Ogiwara (''AA4''); Kenn (''AA5''-''AA6'')

Trucy Wright

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

Athena Cykes

:Voiced by (English): Wendee Lee
Voiced by (Japanese): Megumi Han

Ryunosuke Naruhodo

:Voiced by (English): Mark OtaThe Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - Announcement Trailer , PS4
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Voiced by (Japanese): Hiro Shimono

Susato Mikotoba

:Voiced by (English): Rina Takasaki
Voiced by (Japanese): Kana Hanazawa
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.

Herlock Sholmes

:Voiced by (English): Bradley Clarkson
Voiced by (Japanese): Shinji Kawada

Iris Wilson

:Voiced by (English): Claire Morgan
Voiced by (Japanese): Misaki Kuno

Barok van Zieks

:Voiced by (English): Robert Vernon
Voiced by (Japanese): Kenjiro Tsuda

Kazuma Asogi

:Voiced by (English): Ben Deery
Voiced by (Japanese): Yūichi Nakamura

Others

Recurring characters

Frank Sahwit

:Voiced by (English): Ben Phillips
Voiced by (Japanese): Shinya Takahashi

Misty Fey

:Voiced by (English): Terri Doty
Voiced by (Japanese): Kaori Nakamura

Morgan Fey

:Voiced by (English): Stephanie Young
Voiced by (Japanese): Shukuko Tsugawa

Winston Payne

:Portrayed by: Seminosuke Murasugi (film)
Voiced by (English): David Crislip (''AA1''-''AA4''); Gregory Lush (anime)
Voiced by (Japanese): Wataru Hama (''AA1''-''AA4''); Wataru Yokojima (anime)

Larry Butz

:Voiced by (English): Josh Martin (anime)
Voiced by (Japanese): Masaya Onosaka (AA6); Tōru Nara (anime)

Manfred von Karma

:Portrayed by: Ryo Ishibashi (film)
Voiced by (English): Bill Jenkins
Voiced by (Japanese): Akio Ōtsuka

Wendy Oldbag

:Voiced by (English): Anastasia Muñoz
Voiced by (Japanese): Yu Sugimoto

Will Powers

:Voiced by (English): Chris Rager
Voiced by (Japanese): Shota Yamamoto

Lotta Hart

:Portrayed by: Mitsuki Tanimura (film)
Voiced by (English): Whitney Rodgers
Voiced by (Japanese): Reiko Takagi

Maggey Byrde

:Voiced by (English): Dawn M. Bennett
Voiced by (Japanese): Yoshiko Ikuta

Shelly de Killer

:Voiced by (English): Marcus Stimac
Voiced by (Japanese): Wataru Yokojima
The third in a line of professional hitmen,

Adrian Andrews

:Voiced by (English): Mallorie Rodak
Voiced by (Japanese): Ayaka Asai

Marvin Grossberg

:Voiced by (English): Phil Parsons
Voiced by (Japanese): Ryo Sugisaki

Klavier Gavin

:Voiced by (English): Andrew Alfonso (''AA4''); Yuri Lowenthal (''AA5'')
:Voiced by (Japanese): Ryoji Yamamoto (''AA4''); Toshiyuki Kusuda (''AA5'')

Simon Blackquill

:Voiced by (English): Troy Baker
Voiced by (Japanese): Shunsuke Sakuya

Gregory Edgeworth

:Portrayed by: Takehiro Hira (film)
Voiced by (English): Anthony Bowling
Voiced by (Japanese): Kyunosuke Watanuki

Director Hotti

Kay Faraday

Shi-Long Lang

Tyrell Badd

''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney''

April May

:Voiced by (English): Jeannie Tirado
Voiced by (Japanese): Mariko Honda

Redd White

:Portrayed by: Makoto Ayukawa (film)
Voiced by (English): Larry Brantley
Voiced by (Japanese): Hiromichi Tezuka

Sal Manella

:Voiced by (English): Tyler Walker
:Voiced by (Japanese): Masato Nishino

Dee Vasquez

:Portrayed by: Miho Ninagawa (film)
Voiced by (English): Janelle Lutz
Voiced by (Japanese): Yurika Hino

Robert Hammond

:Voiced by (English): Blake Shepard

Yanni Yogi

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

Damon Gant

Lana Skye

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.

Jake Marshall

Angel Starr

Mike Meekins

''Justice for All''

Richard Wellington

:Voiced by (English): Ricco Fajardo
Voiced by (Japanese): Daisuke Kishio

Ini Miney

:Voiced by (English): Mikaela Krantz
Voiced by (Japanese): Natsue Sasamoto

Acro

:Voiced by (English): Clifford Chapin
Voiced by (Japanese): Takayuki Nakatsukasa
, known under the stage name

Regina Berry

:Voiced by (English): Jad Saxton
Voiced by (Japanese): Yō Taichi

Moe

:Voiced by (English): Sonny Strait
Voiced by (Japanese): Takeshi Uchida

Matt Engarde

:Voiced by (English): Dave Trosko
Voiced by (Japanese): Yasuaki Takumi

''Trials and Tribulations''

Prosecutor Godot

:Voiced by (English): James C. Wilson (''AA3''); Brandon Potter (anime)
Voiced by (Japanese): Hideki Kamiya (''AA3''); Hiroaki Hirata (anime)
, real name

Ron DeLite

:Voiced by (English): Justin Pate
:Voiced by (Japanese): Kōtarō Nishiyama

Desirée DeLite

:Voiced by (English): Jamie Marchi
:Voiced by (Japanese): Yuka Keichō

Dahlia Hawthorne

:Voiced by (English): Dani Chambers
:Voiced by (Japanese): Rina Satō

Luke Atmey

:Voiced by (English): Ian Sinclair
:Voiced by (Japanese): Toshihiko Seki

Jean Armstrong

:Voiced by (English): J. Michael Tatum
:Voiced by (Japanese): Fukushi Ochiai

Victor Kudo

:Voiced by (English): Greg Dulcie
:Voiced by (Japanese): Jin Urayama

Furio Tigre

:Voiced by (English): Sam Riegel
:Voiced by (Japanese): Satoshi Mikami

Viola Cadaverini

:Voiced by (English): Madeleine Morris
:Voiced by (Japanese): Saori Hayami

Iris

:Voiced by (English): Dani Chambers
:Voiced by (Japanese): Rina Satō

''Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney''

Kristoph Gavin

:Voiced by (English): Andrew Alfonso
:Voiced by (Japanese): Ryoji Yamamoto

Alita Tiala

Daryan Crescend

Vera Misham

Magnifi Gramarye

Thalassa Gramarye

Zak Gramarye

Valant Gramarye

Spark Brushel

''Dual Destinies''

Gaspen Payne

:Voiced by: Hisashi Izumi
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.

Juniper Woods

:Voiced by: Eri Ozeki

Bobby Fulbright

:Voiced by: Biichi Sato

Ted Tonate

Florent L'Belle

Aristotle Means

Aura Blackquill

Marlon Rimes

''Spirit of Justice''

Ahlbi Ur'gaid

:Voiced by: Emiri Katō

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi

:Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

Rayfa Padma Khura'in

:Voiced by: Saori Hayami

Inga Karkhuul Khura'in

, full name

Dhurke Sahdmadhi

:Voiced by: Masashi Ebara

Datz Are'bal

Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in

:Voiced by: Gara Takashima

Jove Justice

Amara Sigatar Khura'in

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin

Roger Retinz

Tahrust Inmee

Geiru Toneido

Paul Atishon

Pierce Nichody

''Ace Attorney Investigations'' series

Calisto Yew

:Voiced by: Yuki Nakamura

Quercus Alba

"Teikun Ō"

Tateyuki Shigaraki

Ryōken Hōinbō

Hakari Mikagami

Yumihiko Ichiyanagi

:Voiced by: Kotaro Ogiwara

Bansai Ichiyanagi

Sota Sarushiro

''The Great Ace Attorney'' series

Yujin Mikotoba

Taketsuchi Auchi

Gina Lestrade

Klint van Zieks

References

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Fictional defense attorneys
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Lists of anime and manga characters
Lists of Capcom characters