Top 10 Best Characters from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Phoenix Wright is known for its interesting characters. But which characters from the original game are the best?

Some make you laugh with their awkward quirks. Others make you sweat bullets as they tear apart your carefully built case with a smirk and a single finger wag. A few break your heart, then throw your emotions into a courtroom blender just for fun. From lovable weirdos to cold-blooded prosecutors, this game doesn't exactly hold back when it comes to memorable personalities.

Now it's your turn to throw down the gavel. What are the best characters from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney? Vote for the choices you think deserve to be at the top of this list.

The Top Ten

Miles Edgeworth
Phoenix Wright

Phoenix Wright, known as Ryūichi Naruhodō in the original Japanese-language versions, is a fictional defense attorney in Capcom's Ace Attorney video game series. He first appeared in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released in Japan in 2001. Known for his dramatic courtroom tactics and the catchphrase... read more
Maya Fey
Dick Gumshoe

This guy just keeps on being the nicest guy in the game. He saves Phoenix twice from being beaten up, gets into an accident trying to race the evidence to the courtroom, and is always helpful and resourceful. Funny too.

Funny, kind, confused, useful, and just filled with personality. Everybody loves this guy.

He's just so lovable! How could you not?
Damon Gant

I love this man. He is so badass that it's scary. My boyfriend introduced me to the series, and when I told him about how freaked out I got when the game pauses and Gant just stares at you eerily, he laughed because when he played it the first time, he thought the game was broken.

This guy starts out so nice and then turns out to be one of the most evil characters in the series. I love how he affected literally every character in Rise from the Ashes in a very bad way.
Franziska von Karma

How is she not on this list? She is by far my favorite character in the game series.

Should be number one because everyone else on the list is a foolishly foolish fool.

Franziska von Karma is easily the best prosecutor. Why? It's easy, she's a woman.
Diego Armando (Godot)
Apollo Justice

Apollo deserves some love. After Spirit of Justice... wow. They really outdid themselves, really developing his character and making him even more lovable. In other words, he is fine.
Larry Butz

Relatable dude. We all have a friend like him.
The Judge

The Newcomers

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Klavier Gavin
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Shi-Long Lang

The Contenders

Mia Fey
Ema Skye
Simon Blackquill
Athena Cykes

Athena Cykes is easily the best defense attorney. Why? It's easy, she's a woman. Mia Fey is good, but Athena has a better story.
Pearl Fey

How is she NOT on this list yet? Pearl is adorable.

She's a child. She's adorable. Enough said.
Iris Hawthorne
Lana Skye

(SPOILERS)
I love all the characters of the Phoenix Wright games, but Lana Skye especially stands out for me. Lana protected Ema, although Ema is soon found to be innocent. She went through around two years of suffering under the control of Gant and returns to Ema at the end of "Rise From the Ashes." That last scene where she hugged Ema and smiled was extremely heartwarming. I just like her in general, not in that way, folks.

The "Rise From the Ashes" case is an extra case only on the DS version, but I love it regardless. One reason why I do is because of Lana Skye. She's protective and loyal to her sister, Ema Skye. She may seem cold when we meet her, but that's not it at all. She's really a good person, but she can't show that side of her when she's under someone else's control.
The Bellboy (The Gatewater Hotel)
Missile
Lotta Hart
Matt Engarde

Matt is definitely my favorite, dude. Although it's close with Furio being number two, Matt wins. I like how he seems trustworthy, but that's a façade, and he really hired the assassin all along.
Nahyuta Sahdmadhi
Trucy Wright
Manfred von Karma
Winston Payne