Phoenix Wright And Miles Edgeworth

Case 1-5 (Rising from the Ashes):
Miles was 22 years old and was the prosecutor of the SL-9 incident, in which rumors of evidence falsification arose. Although in the end it is proven that he had nothing to do with these rumors, he was simply made to present the false evidence without realizing that it was a set-up by the then great detective, Damon Gant. Lana Skye was found guilty of the death of Bruce Goodman and Edgeworth is the prosecutor. Together with Phoenix, he discovers that Gant murdered Goodman to silence him and framed Emma for the SL-9 incident by forcing Lana to create false evidence to get a promotion. Edgeworth leaves the prosecutor's office to discover the true meaning of being a prosecutor.

Case 2-4 (Goodbye my case):
Edgeworth returns from overseas and succeeds Franziska in prosecuting Matt, due to him being shot. Upon learning that Maya was kidnapped and Phoenix must secure a not guilty verdict for her release, he attempts to rescue her, but is unsuccessful. Franziska eventually helps Phoenix with a video proving that Matt wanted to blackmail Shelly, causing him to release Maya. It is the only case he wins against Phoenix.

Case 3-4 (The origin of the case):
At the age of 20, he became a prosecutor. He was the first prosecutor Mia Fey faced; with Terry Fawles as the defendant and Dahlia Hawthorne as the witness, the case ended in a no-convict case because the defendant died during the trial.

Case 3-5 (Bridge to Case):
Edgeworth receives a call from Larry and flies in on a private jet to see Phoenix. He poses as a defense attorney to defend Iris since Phoenix is unable to do so. He faces trial against Franziska von Karma. He gets a continuance and Phoenix returns to lead the defense. Edgeworth notices Iris' resemblance to Dahlia and discovers that she is her twin sister. Phoenix eventually secures a verdict of Iris' innocence.

Two years later, rumors about Miles begin to spread.

2014: SL-9 incident. A 22-year-old Miles is the prosecutor in the case, and the defendant is convicted by using false evidence. Miles is unaware of the hidden evidence.

2016: Miles is accused of murdering Robert Hammond, but is saved by Phoenix, who also discovers that his father's killer was Manfred von Karma.

2017: In February, a murder closely linked to SL-9 takes place. After Phoenix solves this case, Miles can't stand the pressure he's under and runs away, leaving a note that intrigues everyone.

2018: Miles returns to the prosecution stand as a reborn prosecutor, no longer interested in simply blaming the accused, but in uncovering the truth.

2024: Miles reunites with Wright.

He loves reading, thinking logically, the steel samurai (a children's TV series that he secretly likes)

Edgeworth is fond of drinking tea and playing chess; he frequently has tea delivered to him from the Gatewater Hotel, and has a chessboard in his office. His chessboard is unusual in that, instead of the traditional black and white game pieces, Edgeworth's chess set is red and blue. When examining Edgeworth's office during the investigation into Bruce Goodman's murder, Phoenix Wright noticed that the red knights on the chessboard all carried swords with sharp "edges", while the blue pawns had "spiky hair" (a subtle reference to Wright and his rivalry with Edgeworth, though Wright quickly dismissed the thought). During the trial of Athena Cykes, Edgeworth mentions that Phoenix's adopted daughter Trucy puts herself in a small box during one of her performances, implying that the Chief Prosecutor knows about magic tricks and has at least seen her perform at least once.
As a child, Edgeworth was seen to be a very bright student.

Edgeworth commands a great deal of respect from his colleagues, but is not always aware that he is being cruel or even that he is being obvious. Furthermore, the revelation that Misty Fey was a fraud caused Edgeworth to become an extreme skeptic of the occult, even after it was revealed that she had not been a fraud after all.
Edgeworth has a fair number of female admirers, chief among them Wendy Oldbag, who calls him "Edgey-poo" among other unwanted "sweetheart" names. Bikini also found Edgeworth "handsome" and forgave him easily. Rhoda Teneiro and Lauren Paups also seem to have been attracted to him, feelings of which Edgeworth himself were largely, not entirely, unaware of. Indeed, Detective Gumshoe commented on Edgeworth's apparent ignorance of his own attractiveness to women, leading Edgeworth to remark, "D-Do I really inspire this kind of foaming desire from the female masses?" Shi-Long Lang refers to Edgeworth as a "pretty boy", though this is more likely meant to irritate the prosecutor. Franziska von Karma once called her little subordinate cute, but was probably mocking him. Ema Skye is also suggested to have had a crush on him in her teenage years, which had not completely disappeared even into adulthood.

Edgeworth commands a great deal of respect from his colleagues, but is not always aware that he is being cruel or even that he is being obvious. Furthermore, the revelation that Misty Fey was a fraud caused Edgeworth to become an extreme skeptic of the occult, even after it was revealed that she had not been a fraud after all.
Edgeworth has a fair number of female admirers, chief among them Wendy Oldbag, who calls him "Edgey-poo" among other unwanted "sweetheart" names. Bikini also found Edgeworth "handsome" and forgave him easily. Rhoda Teneiro and Lauren Paups also seem to have been attracted to him, feelings of which Edgeworth himself were largely, not entirely, unaware of. Indeed, Detective Gumshoe commented on Edgeworth's apparent ignorance of his own attractiveness to women, leading Edgeworth to remark, "D-Do I really inspire this kind of foaming desire from the female masses?" Shi-Long Lang refers to Edgeworth as a "pretty boy", though this is more likely meant to irritate the prosecutor. Franziska von Karma once called her little subordinate cute, but was probably mocking him. Ema Skye is also suggested to have had a crush on him in her teenage years, which had not completely disappeared even into adulthood.

The attitude he displays towards his investigations is slightly different from Wright's, in that Edgeworth focuses more on the truth and lets the consequences against the suspects be what they should be. However, Wright has inspired him more than once with his audacity in desperate situations.

Much of Edgeworth's personality can be traced back to his upbringing. The DL-6 Incident caused him to develop a fear of earthquakes and elevators, as well as suffer recurring nightmares about the incident, and the idea that he might have been his father's killer haunted him for 15 long years. The nightmares stopped occurring after the incident was resolved. Edgeworth's reactions to earthquakes, or similar circumstances such as air turbulence, range from shortness of breath to sobbing and curling up into a ball or even fainting, which are likely involuntary reactions based on what had happened during the DL-6 Incident.
Edgeworth has a certain lack of social skills, possibly due to his upbringing by the unsympathetic Manfred von Karma. His gleeful expressions come off rather awkwardly, and he prefers to be alone in general, and resists people's attempts to engage with his problems. His clumsiness goes so far that if the moment is awkward enough, he will flee the scene, as demonstrated by his reaction to Kay and Gumshoe trying to take a picture with him. Still, Edgeworth does care for his friends. When Franziska von Karma was shot, he went to visit her at the Hotti Clinic. When Edgeworth asked Gumshoe to take care of Kay, he said that Edgeworth acted like a father.

When someone looks at him, he looks at them from behind, since that intimidates most people;

Before facing Phoenix Wright in court, Edgeworth had amassed a perfect record of victories. He was ruthless in his trial tactics, going to great lengths to maintain his winning record. Through it all, he never intentionally used false evidence. His reasoning was that he could never know for certain whether any defendant was guilty or not. He despised criminals, so declaring every defendant guilty was his way of ensuring that the criminals he encountered would get what they deserved. Ultimately, however, he was driven by his selfish desire to win. Edgeworth's encounters with Phoenix Wright radically changed him. He left America in an attempt to make sense of everything that had happened to him, and to find out what it really meant to be a prosecutor.

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Following his return, Edgeworth became a valuable ally to Wright, challenging him to figure out what it truly meant to be a defense attorney at one of Wright's darkest and most vulnerable times. Once, when Wright was incapacitated, Edgeworth went so far as to charter a private jet from Europe to the States, as well as arrange for an incoming trial to have a substitute judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney (himself) for the first day while Wright recovered. After spending some time reflecting on what it meant to be a prosecutor, Edgeworth decided that his record of victories no longer mattered and that what was important now was the pursuit of the truth. To do so, he developed an extreme determination to find the truth, at one point cruelly revealing a witness's secret.
In fact, the pursuit of truth above all else has led Edgeworth to join in interrogations against his own witnesses on more than one occasion, teaming up with the defense attorney.

Edgeworth is typically seen as a "snob" due to his skeptical, ruthless nature, and is generally very distinct between everyday life and the courtroom. However, he has a strong sense of right and wrong, and acts only in ways that he believes are fair and just. He is also shown to care deeply for those he considers his friends, even helping them greatly when he believes they require it. For example, he rented a private jet to come to Wright's aid when the defense attorney urgently needed his help. Generally, Edgeworth is calm and level-headed when talking to people, though he is initially a bit cold and sometimes quite condescending. Edgeworth is also very insecure in general, and abhors showing his weaknesses. He may have a pollen allergy.

In court, Edgeworth usually has the trial precisely planned out, usually ensuring his victory. Because of this, he tends to easily accommodate anything that doesn't fit his plan. In particular, he tries to stick to normal court procedures, trying to get witnesses to state their names and professions, though he regularly has great difficulty with this task due to the often rather eccentric characters called as witnesses in his cases.
Edgeworth seems to have difficulty with some names; referring to the Global Studios mascot "Mr. Monkey" as "Mrs. Monkey", calling the Psylocks "Locolock", and referring to the robot Ponco by the name "Panko", despite the latter's numerous attempts to correct him.

Miles has gray hair (brown, sometimes), and combed back, in the front he has his hair parted leaving two bangs that fall to the sides of his face. He dresses elegantly, with a black vest, a red coat, matching pants and a ruffled neckerchief. He is 1'78, and is athletic build. He has a strong character, determined, somewhat cold and very distrustful (according to how he appears in the first game, it is due to the accident that cost his father his life). He hates crime, previously he would do anything to get the accused declared guilty, but since Phoenix defeated him in several trials, he realized what mattered was to discover the truth, making him change his point of view radically and even help Phoenix in the cases that both were in charge of. He is afraid of earthquakes, is a fan of the steel samurai and unlike Phoenix, he has a driver's license.

Phoenix's appearance is iconic, defined by his signature spiky hair and classic attire.

• Serious Clothes (Court Attire): His signature look. He wears a crisp, dark blue suit jacket with a slightly lighter blue dress shirt underneath. His bright red tie stands out, often symbolizing his passionate pursuit of justice. The suit trousers are matching dark blue, paired with polished brown dress shoes. His most distinctive feature is his spiky, jet-black hair, which defies gravity and adds to his youthful, determined look. His eyes are a warm brown, often narrowed in concentration or widened in surprise.

• Sleeping Clothes: At home, Phoenix prioritizes comfort. He typically sleeps in a simple, slightly worn white or light blue t-shirt and a pair of plain, dark boxers or loose-fitting pajama bottoms. His spiky hair might be a little less defined, perhaps slightly flattened on one side from sleep, but still recognizably spiky. He looks relaxed and perhaps a little disheveled, a stark contrast to his sharp court persona.

• Clothes at Home (Casual): When not in court, Phoenix opts for comfort and practicality. He might wear a simple t-shirt (often white, grey, or a muted color) paired with jeans or comfortable trousers. Sometimes he'll layer with a hoodie or an unbuttoned casual shirt over his t-shirt. His hair remains spiky, even when he's just lounging around the office or his apartment. He looks approachable and laid-back, but still retains an underlying earnestness.

Phoenix is, at his core, an idealistic and compassionate individual. He believes in the inherent goodness of people and the importance of justice, even when the legal system seems rigged against him.

• In Court: He is sharp-witted, persistent, and incredibly resilient. He might panic internally, but he projects an image of determination and unwavering belief. He's a master of deduction and often relies on gut instinct, coupled with meticulous examination of evidence. He can be quite blunt and sarcastic when cross-examining witnesses or sparring with prosecutors, and his iconic finger-point carries immense gravitas.

• Outside Court: He's generally kind, empathetic, and a bit of a softie. He's fiercely loyal to his friends and clients, often putting himself in danger for their sake. He can be clumsy and easily flustered, especially by Maya's antics or Pearl's earnestness. He possesses a dry, understated wit and is often the straight man to the more eccentric characters around him. Despite his intelligence, he can sometimes be naive or slow to pick up on social cues. He cares deeply about the well-being of those he defends and those close to him.

Phoenix Wright's journey to becoming the tenacious "Turnabout Attorney" is rooted in a pivotal childhood incident. As a young boy, he was wrongly accused of stealing lunch money. The only two who stood by him were his classmates, Miles Edgeworth, who defended him, and Larry Butz, who took the blame. This act of kindness and justice deeply impacted Phoenix, inspiring him to pursue a career in law, specifically as a defense attorney, with the sole purpose of protecting the innocent.

Years later, Phoenix enrolled in law school and eventually found himself interning at the Fey & Co. Law Offices under the brilliant and compassionate Mia Fey. Mia became his mentor, teaching him the importance of trusting his clients, believing in the truth, and never giving up, even when the odds seemed insurmountable. His very first case was a trial where he defended his childhood friend, Larry Butz.

Tragedy struck early in his career when Mia Fey was murdered. Phoenix, devastated but determined, took over the office, renaming it Wright & Co. Law Offices. With the help of Mia's younger sister, Maya Fey – a spirit medium who became his indispensable assistant and closest friend – Phoenix began to forge his own path.

Throughout the Trilogy, Phoenix faces off against a colorful cast of prosecutors, most notably his childhood friend and rival, Miles Edgeworth, and later, the enigmatic Godot. He tackles complex, often seemingly impossible cases, frequently finding himself in absurd situations, but his unwavering faith in his clients and his relentless pursuit of the truth always prevail. He's known for his sharp mind, his ability to spot minute contradictions, and his dramatic "Objection!" which often turns the tide of a trial. Despite his internal panics and occasional clumsiness, he projects an image of steadfast determination in court, becoming a beacon of hope for the falsely accused.