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68-477: Maya was created by Shu Takumi , the creator and director of the series, as he wanted the player character to have a partner to investigate with. For her design, she was given traditional clothing for Japanese spirit mediums, including a kimono and a magatama bead. When she was brought back for Spirit of Justice , she was at first written the same way as in her first appearances, but was then changed to be more mature at some points, to show that she had grown during

136-502: A comic depicting Edgeworth liking the Steel Samurai, he decided that a more likable Edgeworth would be "cuter", and so Edgeworth was fleshed out into the valuable friend and ally seen since "Farewell, My Turnabout". Edgeworth's final scene from the second game was one of Inaba's final parts. For the third game, Takumi noted that Edgeworth had a become a popular character, even more than Phoenix which led to ideas with how use him. Takumi

204-585: A difficult case. Maya returns in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice , reuniting with Phoenix in the kingdom of Khura'in after spending two years training there to become a full-fledged spirit medium and the new head of the Fey clan. Once again being accused of murder, she is defended by Phoenix and assists him in his efforts to change Khura'in's legal system. In the game's DLC case, she joins with Phoenix as his partner and assistant once again for

272-424: A lot of excited discussion about her on social media. Bob Mackey, also writing for USgamer, discussed Spirit of Justice 's use of elements from previous games, and called Maya's return the most notable of them. Steven Bogos of The Escapist called her a fan favorite, and said that her return was a treat for players. Alexa Ray Corriea at GameSpot also liked her reappearance, and said that after playing one of

340-514: A member of the Fey clan, a family of spirit mediums living in the isolated mountain town of Kurain Village. Following the death of her sister, she is framed and accused of sororicide , only to be defended and proven innocent by Mia's mentee, junior attorney Phoenix Wright . In gratitude, Maya becomes his legal assistant and partner, helping him investigate crime scenes and using her medium abilities to channel her sister's spirit when they need guidance. At

408-548: A motif and base for the redesign. Since the game is given the number 6 in Japan, Capcom decided to incorporate it as a symbolism to Maya's character. Fuse designed her in parallel with the Khura'in Kingdom place. There was a struggle with how properly draw an adult Maya when compared to her younger self from the first trilogy and meet players' expectations. As a result, Fuse illustrated Maya from

476-533: A perfect record, who would do anything to win a trial; he is presented as respectable, but cold and ruthless. Throughout the game, the perception of Edgeworth changes, starting in episode three when he, for reasons then unknown, suddenly helps Wright to corner a witness. In the next episode, Edgeworth finds himself accused of murder, and Wright defends him on detective Dick Gumshoe 's request against Manfred von Karma , Edgeworth's austere adoptive father and mentor, who won every case in his 40-year prosecutorial career. It

544-579: A prosecutor in a limited capacity, filling in for Simon Blackquill and Nahyuta Sahdmadhi respectively. Edgeworth has appeared in other media adaptations of Ace Attorney . In the Japanese Ace Attorney stage musical Ace Attorney – Truth Resurrected , staged by the all-female troupe Takarazuka Revue , Asahi Miwa portrays Leona Clyde , an original composite character based on Edgeworth and Lana Skye , depicted as Phoenix Wright 's love interest , who defended him in his childhood class trial as

612-483: A prosecutor instead of a defense attorney. In "Rise from the Ashes", a fifth episode included in all subsequent editions of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney , he is plagued by rumors about his past as a prosecutor, abandoning his job and disappearing. He returns in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All , having figured out what it means to be a prosecutor. He assists Phoenix and his adoptive sister, Franziska von Karma ,

680-455: A realization of the latter concept. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was originally intended for the Game Boy Color , but after being shown a demo of Mega Man Battle Network on a prototype Game Boy Advance , development moved enthusiastically to the then-upcoming handheld. Despite being such a small project with only two programmers and two graphical asset developers, with Takumi taking on

748-469: A script supervisor for the 2016–2018 Ace Attorney anime series . After working almost exclusively on the Ace Attorney series for two decades, Takumi contributed to the 2020 mobile game Monster Hunter Riders as a questline writer. Miles Edgeworth Miles Edgeworth , known as Reiji Mitsurugi ( Japanese : 御剣 怜侍 , Hepburn : Mitsurugi Reiji ) in original Japanese language versions,

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816-484: A senior narrative designer at Gameloft , noted that the series’ creator, Shu Takumi, took influence from yaoi artist Kumiko Suekane to make the relationship layered, with Takumi referring to their bond in Justice for All as a "rekindling", allegorical with a romance while non-romantic in nature, Takumi viewing their relationship as a strong, platonic bond. TechRadar noted that Edgeworth and Phoenix’s rivalry had inspired

884-484: A situation where the first game looks outdated compared to the third: because of this, Maya and other major characters such as Miles Edgeworth and Phoenix retain the same character graphics throughout all their appearances in the first three games. For Maya's reappearance in Spirit of Justice , she was given a renewed design; before settling on the final version, the development team considered using her mother, Misty Fey, as

952-467: A small team of seven. He conceived of a detective-themed adventure game that would allow the player to input his or her deductions in some way. He thought of two ways to achieve this, one being a "joint reasoning" system in which the player would correct the deductions of a detective, and a court system in which the player, as a lawyer, would point out contradictions between witness testimony and evidence. His team began work on Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney ,

1020-399: A smuggling ring. During the course of the game, he meets Kay Faraday , a young self-proclaimed "great thief", who acts as his assistant in a similar vein to Maya. A flashback case focuses on a younger Edgeworth investigating a case early in his career, explaining how he and Detective Dick Gumshoe first met. In Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit , Edgeworth comes under fire by

1088-644: A solo unit with Phoenix in Project X Zone 2 , and as a collectible card in Onimusha Soul . Maya has appeared in other media adaptations of Ace Attorney . She is a recurring character in the Ace Attorney manga series published by Kodansha Comics , in a series of stage musicals performed by the Takarazuka Revue , and in a series of stage plays performed by the Super Eccentric Theater. Maya also appears in

1156-460: A young girl in place of Edgeworth. While Edgeworth is also present in the musical and its sequel Ace Attorney 2 – Truth Resurrected, Again (in which Leona is established to have died) as a separate minor character, respectively portrayed in each by Hikaru Nanaho and Hiro Yūmi, he is merely a rival to Wright with no personal connection to him. Takumi Saito portrays Edgeworth in the 2012 live-action film Ace Attorney , loosely adapting his role in

1224-569: Is a Japanese video game designer , director, and writer at Capcom . He is best known for his work on the Ace Attorney series, serving as director and scenario writer for the original trilogy. In addition, he provided the Japanese voice of Phoenix Wright for the first four games. He then served as director and scenario writer for Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective in 2010. Shu Takumi joined Capcom in 1994 along with Hideki Kamiya . His first game

1292-444: Is a fictional prosecutor in Ace Attorney , a visual novel adventure video game series created by Japanese company Capcom . Initially introduced as a cold-hearted perfectionist, he appears as the antagonistic rival to main character Phoenix Wright in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001). Following the events of the first game, the character has a change of heart and reappears as a friendly rival in most subsequent entries. He

1360-486: Is briefly accused of Misty's murder, Phoenix discovers the true guilty party and proves her innocence. Maya does not make a physical appearance in the series' fourth and fifth entries. However, she is mentioned in dialogue by other characters in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney . Later, in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies , she sends a letter to Phoenix encouraging him, which cheers him up during

1428-523: Is kidnapped by an assassin and held ransom to force Phoenix into defending a guilty client. With his friends' help, Phoenix is able to solve the case and rescue Maya. Maya returns in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations , again acting as Phoenix's assistant during several cases. During a trip with Phoenix and Pearl to a mountain retreat, she is nearly killed as part of another plot by Morgan, only to be saved by Godot and her mother, Misty Fey , who had disappeared many years prior. Though she

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1496-401: Is revealed during this episode that Wright and Edgeworth, along with Larry Butz , were childhood friends, and that Manfred von Karma murdered Miles's father, the defense attorney Gregory Edgeworth, and raised Miles as a prosecutor under his wing as revenge for a minor penalty tarnishing his otherwise spotless record. Edgeworth blamed himself for his father's death, a fact that led to him becoming

1564-532: The Ace Attorney film , which loosely adapts her role from the first game, and the Ace Attorney anime series , which adapts the events of the original trilogy. Maya is portrayed by three different actors in Japanese-language media: Mirei Kiritani in the Ace Attorney film and Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney ; Satomi Hanamura in Project X Zone 2 and Spirit of Justice ; and Aoi Yūki in

1632-650: The California Alien Land Law of 1913 were not passed, anti-Japanese sentiments were not powerful, and Japanese culture flourished. Because of this, the Fey clan and things related to it, such as the Kurain channeling technique, were kept Japanese as it was seen as part of Maya's heritage. Despite this, Maya's favorite food, ramen , was changed to hamburgers in the English version; Maya is said to enjoy both foods in Spirit of Justice . Producer Motohide Eshiro said there

1700-548: The Dino Crisis team was temporarily redirected to help work on the ill-fated original version of Resident Evil 2 . Takumi was then made director of the Dino Crisis project before being demoted to planner, being responsible for the first half of the game. He was then made director of Dino Crisis 2 , and was able to maintain his position throughout the game's development. After the release of Dino Crisis 2 , Mikami gave Takumi an opportunity to make whatever game he wanted with

1768-506: The Shinto religious symbols of magatamas . Maya's character also serves as another element of fantasy accompanies the player and Phoenix in the narrative though later installments reveal make the fantasy elements more common like with the introduction of Apollo Justice. Due to the need of a localization to Western regions, Ellison further elaborated how Takumi used tricks in order to keep Maya's traits intact, thus allowing Kurain Village to exist in

1836-450: The anime adaptation . Anime News Network called Maya their favorite character in the anime, and said that her character benefited greatly from being animated, with her playfulness well presented through her wide range of actions and expressions. However, Kotaku wrote that her portrayal and casting in the Ace Attorney film did not fare as well, where she appeared "emotionally unstable" rather than retaining her childlike innocence from

1904-722: The Committee for Prosecutorial Excellence, who seek to have him stripped of his badge. Edgeworth begins investigating cases tied to a larger conspiracy and cover-up, including the last case his father took before his murder, and struggles between his life path of becoming a defense attorney like his father, or continuing as a prosecutor. Edgeworth returns as a friendly rival in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice , with Dual Destinies set eight years after Trials and Tribulations . Now promoted to Chief Prosecutor, Edgeworth assists Phoenix in solving mysteries in each game and serves as

1972-431: The anime series. In the English release of Spirit of Justice , she is voiced by Abby Trott , while she is voiced by Lindsay Seidel in the anime series. Kiritani was surprised when she was offered the role as Maya in the film, as she had been playing the games herself for a long time. Yūki was anxious during the audition for the role, and said that she had her own idea of Maya's character at first, but learned to understand

2040-448: The banter between her and Phoenix as among the best in video games. The website called them "the perfect leads" in the Ace Attorney manga due to their "goofiness" and how they are portrayed as close friends. In the book What is Game? , Phoenix's decision to defend Maya in Spirits of Justice occurs regardless of the player's decision understand the character. Maya was also well received in

2108-484: The character regardless of what they did. At first she was written with the concept of having grown into an adult but still remaining the same inside; the game's director and writer, Takeshi Yamazaki , thought that this unchanged personality felt strange considering nine years had passed within the series' story since her last appearance, so it was decided to at some points have her act more maturely, to show that she had grown. To further this, her mastery of spirit channeling

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2176-414: The character through directions from Ayumu Watanabe , the anime's director. Maya was received well by critics, especially for her comic relief throughout the series. IGN listed Maya among the best video game sidekick characters for her helpfulness and quick-thinking in a list of the "best video game wingmen ever", commenting that Wright "owes a lot of his success to Maya Fey." Hardcore Gamer praised

2244-416: The character; Eshiro came to see this Maya from a parent-like point of view considering how she grew up. There was also an option to make her a full-fledged adult, but the staff was against that. On a second thought, they found it necessary to fit the body of a 28 year old woman. Maya first appears in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney , where she is introduced as defense attorney Mia Fey 's younger sister and

2312-476: The conclusion of the game, she decides to return to Kurain Village to focus on her medium training. In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All , Phoenix and Maya reunite in Kurain Village, where Phoenix defends her from false murder charges orchestrated by her aunt Morgan Fey , and she once again becomes his assistant while watching over her younger cousin and Morgan's daughter, Pearl Fey . Later, she

2380-560: The decade , seeing him as a more complex figure than the series’ main protagonist, Phoenix, and suggesting that "in a perfect world," Edgeworth would take the leading role. Similarly, Adventure Gamers hailed him as the best character of 2010 and "one of the most intriguing" in the adventure genre, noting how Edgeworth’s presence often eclipsed Phoenix's and appreciating the development of their relationship, as well as Edgeworth’s expansion into his own spinoff series. Malindy Hetfeld of PC Gamer praised Edgeworth's character arc, highlighting

2448-540: The duration of the case. Outside of the main Ace Attorney series, Maya makes brief cameo appearances in the Ace Attorney Investigations spin-off titles, and once again appears as Phoenix's assistant in the crossover title Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney . Maya also appears in several other Capcom titles, including as part of Phoenix's attacks in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 , as

2516-606: The episodes set in the United States, she was "itching to get back to Khura'in" and spend time with Maya. In "Objection!: Ace Attorney and the Japanese Criminal Courts", Emmalee A. Ellison from Marshall University noted that despite the series relying on fantasies, both Maya and her sister originate from Village of Kurain and the Kingdom of Khura’in and their designs bears many characteristics of Japanese culture, such as

2584-410: The first design, he had large frills that went down to his thighs. In other designs, he had grown facial hair. In the end, Edgeworth retained an "elegant" look, with rolled-back sleeves and vest, and sporting a longer coat and a pair of glasses, appearing more like his father. Miles Edgeworth has been well-received by critics. In 2009, GamesRadar+ named him among the best new video game characters of

2652-496: The first game era himself, and then tand started revisiting each part of the design to decide little by little which fits more and avoid drastic changes. Her facial expression were also revisited, bringing parallels to her sister Mia, but in the end the artist decide to keep her own original face. When it came it to her looks, the team decided to keep the same aura but revisiting the clothes in order to make her look like her mother. Both Eshiro and fans were delighted by Fuse's new take on

2720-413: The first game. The same design was used for the judge. Atsushi Inaba was shocked over seeing them. Due to feeling it would be sad if Edgeworth kept losing each trial to Phoenix, and due in part to his popularity, Takumi chose instead to have a new opponent for Phoenix in Justice for All . He devised the character of Franziska von Karma as a result and rewrote most of the game's dialogue. When Takumi saw

2788-586: The first game; Roi Hayashi plays Edgeworth as a child. Edgeworth appears in the 2016 Ace Attorney anime series, which adapts the events of the first three games in the series; he is voiced by Masashi Tamaki in Japanese and Christopher Wehkamp in English. Edgeworth also appears as a recurring character in the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney manga series, as well as the main character of its spinoff series, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth . According to game designer Shu Takumi , Edgeworth

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2856-496: The franchise’s often hapless protagonists in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth . For its sequel , Noisy Pixel emphasized how the game allowed a deeper exploration of Edgeworth's character, making him a "fan-favorite," while The Daily Trojan praised the sequel’s morally gray setting for challenging Edgeworth’s development. Anime News Network highlighted his expanded backstory in

2924-410: The intent of emphasizing the difference in their bust sizes. She is given yet another alternative design for part of the third game, Trials and Tribulations , where she wears a waitress uniform, replacing all of her regular clothes and accessories save for the beads in her hair. Because Takumi wanted the first three Ace Attorney games feel like three installments in one larger work, he wanted to avoid

2992-423: The investigation phase, and letting the player spend time with Maya during the trial itself. Starting with the second game, the localization direction was handled by Janet Hsu; one of the first decisions they had to make was how to localize Maya's hometown and the Fey clan. She decided to localize it around the idea that Ace Attorney takes place in an alternative-universe United States where anti-Japanese laws like

3060-402: The main Ace Attorney series. He has been generally well received by critics and fans, identified as one of the best new video game characters of the 2000s by GamesRadar+ . The relationship between Phoenix and Edgeworth has also been the subject of critical commentary. Edgeworth's first appearance was in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney , where he is introduced as an antagonist prosecutor with

3128-479: The message that "before you can show justice to other people, you have to experience justice yourself," and appreciated how even game characters may take time to find themselves. In a 2024 Capcom survey, Edgeworth was voted the most popular character of the Apollo Justice trilogy, ahead of Phoenix and Apollo . Touch Arcade lauded Edgeworth's "collected personality", which provided a refreshing counterpoint to

3196-475: The nine years that had passed within the games' story. Critics praised her character and her interactions with Phoenix, and her return in Spirit of Justice was well received, but her portrayal in the Ace Attorney film and stage plays was criticized as off compared to her video game appearances. Ace Attorney series creator and director Shu Takumi created Maya as a partner for Phoenix in order to make cases more fun to investigate by offering advice. While she

3264-449: The phrase. ; Hayes Madsen of Inverse running through elements within the series’ canon seen by elements of the fandom as hinting at romantic undertones, noting the characters' dedication to understanding each other, and a set of matching rings of the characters released as merchandise, praising how the connection made in fan-works shipping the characters subverts typical video game " machismo ". Senior narrative designer of Claire Stenger,

3332-529: The player is relying on her advices. Game Informer claimed that Spirit of Justice has the best storyline in the franchise due to the depth given by the two player characters, with the original dynamic between Phoenix and Maya being surpassed by the new lead. Toshi Nakamura at Kotaku considered Maya a staple of the series since its start, and said that it was shocking that she did not appear in Dual Destinies . Similarly, John Walker of Eurogamer questioned

3400-516: The prosecutor of that game in taking down the final villain of the game. He appears again in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations in Phoenix's place on his request when Phoenix becomes incapactiated. The game also shows Edgeworth's first case as a prosecutor, where he faces off against Mia Fey . Edgeworth gained a starring role in the spin-off Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth , in which he investigates murders relating to

3468-400: The relationship between Phoenix and Edgeworth more interesting, with Suekane being responsible for helping develop certain personality traits of both characters. Tatsurō Iwamoto designed early versions of the elder Miles and a mentor man, and was quite sad when they went away. He wanted to re-use them somewhere in the game, so he reworked that old Miles a bit and he became Manfred von Karma from

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3536-409: The roles of planner, director and scenario writer, the team managed to finish the game in ten months. The producer, Atsushi Inaba , liked the game so much that he requested that it be made into a trilogy. Thus, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations were produced in 2002 and 2004, respectively, followed by Nintendo DS ports of

3604-484: The series' move to a new cast with Apollo Justice , saying that Maya's character arc had not yet been completed in Trials and Tribulations . USgamer's Nadia Oxford described Maya's reappearance in Spirit of Justice as "catching up with an old pal", and as a reminder of why players "fell in love with" the series to begin with. Her reintroduction along with her new design as an adult was positively received by series fans, with

3672-402: The seventh episode of the Ace Attorney anime series , further enriching his character’s appeal. The dynamic between Edgeworth and Phoenix Wright has become one of the most popular character ships in video games, revolving around a particular exchange where Edgeworth describes Phoenix's presence as bringing back "unnecessary feelings... unease and uncertainty", focusing on the former half of

3740-451: The three games, which were released internationally. The 2007 game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney was the last entry in the main series made under Takumi, who went on to create the standalone title Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective . After the release of the Nintendo 3DS , Takumi came back as scenario writer for the crossover game Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney . Takumi

3808-654: The translated version. In The Girl at the Center of the World: Gender, Genre, and Remediation in Bishōjo Media Works , Forrest Greenwood from University of Minnesota Press claims that Maya is in charge of providing comic relief in the narrative helping to balance the state of the premise. Chuapp praised the friendly characterization of Maya, but noted that she began appearing infrequently as the series progressed. Shu Takumi Shu Takumi ( 巧 舟 , Takumi Shū )

3876-412: The video games. Reviewers regretted Maya's omission from the fourth and fifth Ace Attorney games, and both reviewers and fans praised her return and design in the sixth game as feeling like "catching up with an old pal" and a reminder of what fans appreciate about the series. Anime News Network felt that Maya was not that strong in the adaptation in due to Phoenix's skills contrast to the video games where

3944-480: Was Gakkou no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!! ( 学校のコワイうわさ 花子さんがきた!! ), a 1995 video game adaptation of an anime of the same name. He was designated as a planner, and because the director was busy with multiple projects, Takumi had some freedom in his role. In the years that followed, Takumi came up with an idea for a detective game, though nothing came out of it at first. Takumi was later picked up by Shinji Mikami to work on Dino Crisis . However, in early 1997,

4012-403: Was against Edgeworth being depicted as a supposedly brilliant prosecutor who still manages to lose every case against Phoenix. This led to alterations from the first trilogy with Edgeworth appearing in the end of the second game to support Phoenix and ultimately becoming playable in the third. Takumi was already writing the story for the final case of the third game when he had the idea, but said it

4080-431: Was created by Shu Takumi and designed by Tatsurō Iwamoto, being a character more difficult for Takumi to create compared to Phoenix. Edgeworth went on to star in two of his own spin-off games, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (2009) and its sequel . Edgeworth has also made appearances in extended Ace Attorney media, such as film and animation, as well as several cameo appearances in titles outside of

4148-498: Was difficult to develop as a character compared to protagonist Phoenix Wright . Edgeworth's character came together once Takumi decided he would be rich. In the original game, Takumi designed Edgeworth to be an unlikable and tragic character. This is seen in Manfred von Karma raising Edgeworth to be a prosecutor and then prosecuting him for murder , just to have his revenge against Edgeworth's father. In Edgeworth's original design, he

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4216-432: Was going to be a 36-year-old veteran prosecutor, but the staff decided that was not interesting enough as a rival. When Shu Takumi saw the second version of the character, he decided to create the backstory between him and Wright. The design team gave him a cravat to make a distinct silhouette but did not finalize that addition until finalizing von Karma's design. He worked with yaoi character designer Kumiko Suekane to make

4284-468: Was more skilled with Maya by the time of the character was created. Maya was originally designed with clothes typical for traditional Japanese spirit mediums, including a kimono and a magatama bead; the kimono design was altered compared to the source material, however, with the hem drastically shortened. For situations when she channels Mia's spirit, her design changes: her hair and clothing remains, while her face and body change, looking like Mia's, with

4352-565: Was not involved in the development of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies due to concentrating his efforts on said crossover game at the time. He worked on a spinoff series of the Ace Attorney games taking place in Victorian London and incorporating the "joint reasoning" system that he had conceived all those years before, including The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve , which were released in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Takumi also acted as

4420-409: Was planned to be a partner from the start, she was initially planned to be a lawyer-in-training. For Spirit of Justice , it was decided early on to bring Maya back, due to frequent requests for her return from Dual Destinies players. The developers worried a lot about how she would be received, with the game's producer Motohide Eshiro saying that they were certain that people would criticize the use of

4488-475: Was such a 'lightbulb' moment for him that he immediately started rewriting his drafts. This led to the scene were Phoenix goes to the hospital in the final case. Takumi enjoyed writing Edgeworth in the third game, finding it refreshing as such character had different ideas from Phoenix. He also like exploring his relationship Detective Gumshoe, which made him love the latter character even more. The older Edgeworth in Dual Destinies went through many iterations. In

4556-445: Was too many requests to add Maya back to the series after finishing the fifth installment and thus added her back. Along with the rest of the first game's characters, Maya was designed and drawn by Kumiko Suekane and Tatsuro Iwamoto. She was given liveness style in order to support Phoenix. However, later revisions led to make Maya more attractive visually. Iwamoto believes she was not skilled at drawing adults and thus believed that she

4624-439: Was written as improved compared to her last appearance. Yamazaki had problems with writing her dialogue, and said that he had to try his best to get her to sound right. They also had problems with getting the balance right between Maya's involvement in the story and the appearances of other characters; because of this, they decided to make her the defendant of the game's third case, thereby freeing up space for other characters during

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