From prosecutors to witnesses to circus performers, they trigger the gamut.

These Ace Attorney characters have the most development throughout the series.

But just how many of these fresh-faced finger-pointers are there?

Split images of Lotta Hart, Shelly De Killer, and Winston Payne in Ace Attorney.

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Fair warning: there’ll bea handful of spoilersfor these (highly plot-driven) games in this article.

How Many Major Ace Attorney Characters Are There?

Apollo Justice, Phoenix Wright, and Miles Edgeworth standing side by side in court from Ace Attorney.

The Ace Attorney series, for reference,can be generally split into three distinct ‘eras’.

TheMiles Edgeworth Investigationsspinoff games take place in between the two OG trilogies.

Name

Role

Games Appeared In

Phoenix Wright

Defense attorney, main protagonist.

Phoenix Wright and Ryunosuke Naruhodo Point and Object

All

Maya Fey

Spirit medium, Phoenixs assistant.

Dick Gumshoe

Bumbling homicide detective.

PWAA, T&T, AAI, AAI2

Franziska von Karma

Whip-cracking prosecutor, Manfred’s daughter.

Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice, and Athena Cykes pointing in court from Ace Attorney Dual Destinies.

JFA, T&T, AAI, AAI2

Pearl Fey

Maya’s young cousin, fellow spirit medium.

JFA, T&T, DD, SOJ

Godot

Masked coffee-drinking prosecutor, has a history with Mia.

T&T

Apollo Justice

Loud defense attorney, secondary protagonist.

Miles Edgeworth, Phoenix Wright, and Ema Skye in a courtroom from Ace Attorney.

AJAA, DD, SOJ

Trucy Wright

Magician, Phoenix’s adopted daughter.

Klavier Gavin

Prosecutor, foil to Apollo, rockstar.

Athena Cykes

Defense attorney, psychological analyst, tertiary protagonist.

Characters from the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy.

DD, SOJ

Simon Blackquill

Prosecutor, ex-convict.

Bobby Fulbright

Eager detective, hides a twisted secret.

DD

Rayfa Padma Khurain

Priestess of Khura’in.

SOJ

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi

Prosecutor, adoptive relative of Apollo.

Queen Ga’ran

Autocratic ruler of Khura’in.

Ryunosuke Naruhodo

Meiji-era defense attorney.

GAA1, GAA2

Susato Mikotoba

Judicial assistant, helps out Ryunosuke.

Kazuma Asogi

Ryunosuke’s troubled friend and fellow legal student.

Herlock Sholmes

Detective, legally distinct homage to Sherlock Holmes.

Iris Wilson

Daughter of John Wilson/Watson, chemistry prodigy.

Barok van Zieks

Prosecutor of London’s Old Bailey court.

Kay Faraday

Self-proclaimed great thief and assistant to Edgeworth.

AAI, AAI2

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This makes a total of28 major recurring charactersin the Ace Attorney series.

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