User:Zoey The Edgedancer/Wright

"It's only natural for living creatures to fight to protect their own lives. But what makes us human is that we fight for others. But who do you fight for? How hard must you fight...? That's the true measure of what human life is worth. We defense attorneys are warriors who are constantly challenged by that question. Even when the battle is over, and the bonds that connect us are severed... We always return... Time and time again."

- Phoenix Wright

Summary
Phoenix Wright, known in the original Japanese as Ryūichi Naruhodō (成歩堂 龍一), is a veteran defense attorney who heads the Wright Anything Agency, formally known as the Wright & Co. Law Offices.

In fourth grade he was accused of stealing lunch money, and his class put on an unfair class trial against him. When Miles Edgeworth stood up to defend him, speaking his ideals of justice. This was an experience which ingrained itself deeply in his mind and left an indelible mark. Inspiring him to go forth in life and work to become a Defence Attorney. So that he could protect other innocents accused of crimes.

Wright went on to study art and law at Ivy University. Which is where he began to see newspapers speaking of the "Demon Attorney" Miles Edgeworth. The article said that prosecutor Miles Edgeworth was suspected of tampering with witnesses and fabricating evidence; it appeared that Edgeworth had become a ruthless prosecutor, very different from the defender of justice he was in childhood. Wright tried to contact his estranged friend, but ultimately couldn't make contact with him. This only further inspired him to become a Defence Attorney so that he could stand face to face with him and help him see the errors of his ways.

Around five years before the events of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Phoenix Wright was accused of murdering a pharmacy student called Doug Swallow at Ivy University. When he was taken to trial he was defended by Mia Fey, which is where his close relationship with Mia began to form.

After receiving his law degree, Wright became a pupil of Mia Fey and a member of Fey & Co. Law Offices. Where he was given a murder case, where his friend, Larry Butz, was the main suspect. It is in this case he began to show his aptitude as an attorney, easily finding Larry innocent and finding the true suspect, Frank Sahwit.

His next case was also centred around a murder, this time it was the murder of Mia fey. It was at the scene of the murder he met Maya Fey who would later become his assistant in trials, and a close friend. However, due to being at the scene of the crime, she was found to be a suspect for the murder, and Phoenix worked to defend her, both out of a belief in her innocence, and in wanting to find the true suspect in the murder of his mentor. Throughout the trial he managed to prove the innocence of Maya Fey and the guilt of Redd White in the murder.

He was called to deal with the murder case of TV Star Jack Hammer, who was murdered, and had  Will Powers as the suspect. He managed to get to the bottom of the case and discover that the true suspect was the director, Dee Vasquez.

He dealt with a murder case involving the death of Robert Hammond, with Miles Edgeworth as the primary suspect. He fought hard to be accepted as Miles' Attorney, but he eventually managed to get accepted by him as his Attorney. It was in these trials to defend Edgeworth that he met the legendary prosecutor Manfred von Karma. These trials not only led to him discovering the true suspect of the case, that being Yani Yogi, but he also managed to find the true culprit of the DL-6 incident 15 years ago, right before the statute of limitations ran out, this culprit was Manfred von Karma himself.

Months after the events of the Edgeworth Trial, and the departure of Maya back to Kurain Village. He had to deal with a new case, with the death of Bruce Goodman and the accusation of Lana Skye. As he was requested to assist her by her sister Ema Skye. It was a rough fight to get himself accepted as her Attorney, due to how Lana was claiming to be the true suspect, but he looked into the case regardless, and did eventually get accepted. Not only did he manage to find the true suspect in this case, but also managed to prove Ema Skye innocent for the SL-9 Murder.

Justice for All
Due to seeing what seemed to be a suicide note from Edgeworth, he briefly took a retirement from being an Attorney, refusing to take cases for a long period. This belief that Edgeworth had killed himself deeply shook Wright, and led him to not want to ever think about Edgeworth or hear his name.

A year later, he was hired by Dr. Turner Grey, who came to his office to request Maya's services in spirit channeling, as she refused to give her services without Wright present. Therefore, he went with him to Kurain village for the channeling. However, when in the room Turner Grey was shot, and Maya was accused of murder. Following this, Wright had to work to prove Maya innocent. It is in these trials that he met Franziska von Karma, who he took an instant disliking to.

When looking for evidence he also met and got close to Pearly Fey, who gave him the Magatama, allowing him to see Psyche-Locks, she came to greatly assist him in countless trials following this event. In the end of the trial, Mimi Miney (disgused as Ini Miney) was found to be the real murder, with Morgan Fey acting as an accomplice to the murder.

Following this trial, he took up the trial of Maggey Bird over the death of  Dustin Prince. However, partway through the trial he was struck over the head by the true culprit, and gained a temporary state of amnesia. Wherein he had to briefly relearn how to be a Defence Attorney.

Following this trial, Wright, along with Maya and Pearl, went to the Berry Big Circus, which shortly after their departure would be the scene of a murder, that of the ringmaster Russel Berry, which was pinned on  Max Galactica. He managed to prove the innocence of Max Galactica, and found the one guilty of the murder to be Acro.

He got dragged into a complex case involving the murder of Juan Corrida and the accusation of  Matt Engarde, which was further complicated by the kidnapping of Maya Fey by  Shelly de Killer, who uses Maya as a hostage to demand Phoenix get an acquittal for the suspect. This marked the return of Miles Edgeworth after Franziska von Karma was wounded. Which greatly surprised Wright, who assumed he was dead.

Trials and Tribulations
Wright, Maya Fey, and Pearl Fey take a trip to Hazakura Temple, a location with strong ties to the Fey clan.

Powers and Stats
Name: Phoenix Wright, Ryūichi Naruhodō, Nick, Feenie, 26381, Pal, My Boy, Mr. Attorney, Mr. Lawyer, Mr. Wrong, Whippersnapper, Evildoer, City Boy, Keith/Keithy-boy, Wrighto, Mr. Nick, Mr. Smith, Porcupine Head, Mr. Lawyer Dude, Trite, Nicky boy, Sir Lawyer, Ace Attorney, Daddy, Herr Lawyer, Lord Daddy, Mr. Ex-Attorney, Turnabout Terror, Boss, Wright-dono, Blue Boy, Barbed Head, Lawyer-man, Lawyer-trash, The Fighting Phoenix, White, Barbed One, Dead Lawyer Walking, PW, Sir Apprentice Baker, Sir Blue Knight, Mr. Baker, Sir Baker

Age: 24 | 33

Gender: Male

Classification: Attorney

Powers and Abilities: Extrasensory Perception via Magatama

Miscellaneous Equipment
During Rise From the Ashes he has access to luminol fluid and fingerprint powder which he uses to investigate crime scenes. He is not shown using either of these again in the series.

He gains various weapons, such as knives and guns, as evidence for the case. However, he never uses these to fight, and only uses them to present as evidence in cases.

Magatama
Through the use of a Magatama he got from Kurain Village, which allows him to see if people are keeping secrets from him, manifesting as various locks. The colour of the locks, and the quantity of them, signify the nature of the secret, and the strength of ones desire to keep it hidden, respectively.

If a mistake is made by presenting the wrong evidence, he takes spiritual damage. If he does this too often, he puts himself at risk of shattering his soul.

Red Psyche-Locks
Red Psyche-Locks signify a secret that the individual is actively keeping from him. Seeing these manifest allow the Magatama to act as a sort of lie detector. However, it is still possible to be misled if someone is technically telling the truth but is hiding something that Wright failed to account for in his initial questioning.

These can be broken by properly showing evidence and clues related to the secret in question. Breaking a Psyche-Lock lets Wright know that he is on the right track to uncovering the secret. Fully breaking all locks typically leads to the individual fully divulging their secrets.

He can choose to stop in the process of breaking Psyche-Locks, however, doing so would require him to start from the beginning if he wishes to attempt to break them again.

Black Psyche-Locks
Black Psyche-Locks represent a secret that an individual keeps subconsciously, without even being aware of it. Forceful attempts to remove them by presenting evidence can cause permanent emotional and spiritual damage.

These are far more difficult to break, due to the individuals lack of knowledge that they are lying to begin with.