The Great Ace Attorney 2 dub

Susato Mikotoba was a judicial assistant who lived in Japan during the Meiji era. She was an especially bright young woman with an interest in law and literature, and used this knowledge to assist fledgling defense attorney Ryunosuke Naruhodo during their trials in Britain.

Rei Membami was a Japanese student at Imperial Yumei University and a friend of Susato Mikotoba. After Membami was accused of murdering the Britishexchange student Jezaille Brett, Mikotoba disguised herself as a man and acted as Membami's defense attorney under the alias of "Ryutaro Naruhodo," the alleged cousin of attorney Ryunosuke Naruhodo.                     

Asa Shinn, mostly known under the pseudonym Jezaille Brett, was an English assassin masquerading as a foreign exchange student attending Imperial Yumei University in Japan. She was dining at the "La Carneval" restaurant along with her teacher, John Wilson, shortly before his murder. She appeared as a witness during Ryunosuke Naruhodo's subsequent trial for the crime.

Taketsuchi Auchi was generally smug and overconfident, but also easy to rattle, and tended to have trouble articulating his arguments clearly in court. He wielded a fan in court which was decorated with the kanji for "Guilty" (罪) during Naruhodo's trial; this changed to "Punishment" (罰) for Membami's trial. He was also unable to speak English at all. 

During Membami's trial, Auchi seemed to have shown actual growth in terms of his prosecuting skills, so much so as to be noticeable to "Ryutaro Naruhodo". However, this was undercut by a great amount of desperation on his part. Both "Ryutaro" and Yujin made note of his desperate cling to his topknot as as a metaphor for his desperate clinging onto his pride as both a prosecutor and a "samurai". After his defeats at the hands of the so-called "yokel student", Auchi cut off the last lock of his desperate topknot, in a manner identical to a seppuku (ritual suicide by a defeated samurai); this is complete with "Ryutaro" and Yujin giving respectful prayer in the process.

During the Membami trial, Auchi seemed to gain somewhat of a fixation on calling people "yokels", as a derogatory way of insinuating that they are as mentally stagnated as someone from "the country". This originated from his distain towards "Ryutaro Naruhodo", whom he thought to be a "student from the country”.

Satoru Hosonaga is an honest and hard working detective, doing his best to ensure that his assignments were completed in a swift manner. When he fails, he does his best to make up for it, as shown when he "put his life on the line" to allow Naruhodo to investigate Asogi's "death."

Hosonaga is also determined to improve Japan's police force and courts, doing this by stealing evidence from the crime scenes in order to avoid tampering. He easily gets excited at the idea of "improving the standards", and took offense to Brett's insults to the police force.

According to the official art book, his family owns a soba shop but he has a buckwheat allergy that he has not noticed or connected to his coughing fits.

Soseki Natsume is a very nervous and paranoid man. His many mannerisms include moving into different positions when speaking in alliteration, or moving quickly to look behind himself out of paranoia. Natsume fervently believes in ghosts, and that they were the ones who tried to make his life hell. He also believed that they were the cause of his nightmares, as well as believing in the "Grim Reaper's curse". He is a very lonely and quite isolated man. Even his landlord's wife believed he was strange, and there were rumors about him too. At first, when Olive Green was stabbed in front of him, he proved to be quite cowardly and instinctively rushed away from the situation towards his home, in which he locked himself. However, throughout his case, he has shown to have a lot of empathy and remorse for his actions; even refusing to accept the judge's apology, saying that he was the one who was sorry for fleeing the scene and leaving the woman, instead of going to get help, even though he believed she was dead.

He is also not very good at spoken English, despite being a student of English literature, answering only common words, if he doesn't answer in Japanese in the first place. He seemed to be joyful when he met Ryunosuke Naruhodo and Susato Mikotoba, two "Japanese compatriots". He is also quite eccentric; his apartment is filled from floor to ceiling with old books. In it, he's kept company by his calico cat, Wagahai.

He's shown to have learned from his experiences during his second standing as the defendant, having sent a letter to Sholmes asking for help after discovering Shamspeare unconscious in his flat. Ultimately, however, this only lands him in jail again.

During the trial for the death of Jezaille Brett, he's shown to have more of an egocentric and cocky attitude, though he tried to be more humble and honest sometimes. However, he didn't leave his extravagant poses and flamboyant words behind, with Raiten Menimemo constantly taking pictures of said poses now that he was a "renowned author". He confesses to having been catching crabs and building sand castles while the crime was taking place, and that he misunderstood the actual scene, confusing it with an assassination instead of an attempt to help the victim.

Yujin Mikotoba was a forensic pathology professor at Imperial Yumei University, Susato Mikotoba's father, and Kazuma Asogi's mentor. Shortly before Ryunosuke Naruhodo's trial for the murder of John Wilson, he instructed Naruhodo to take over the defense from Asogi so not to jeopardize the latter's study abroad. A year later, he assisted his daughter Susato (then disguised as "Ryutaro Naruhodo") to defend her childhood best friend Rei Membami.

A very enthusiastic and energetic man, Raiten Menimemo took his work as a journalist very seriously, and was always looking for his next big news scoop. He followed his own personal philosophy that he referred to as "Menimemoism", which consisted of various mantras that he would use with little provocation. He also had the habit of frequently referring to himself in the third-person.

Menimemo was very much against Japan being submissive to the British Empire, which influenced his journalism to a great extent and led to his murder of Brett. He was also very dismissive of the modern system being used for Membami's trial.

Olive Green was an aspiring artist studying at the Thorndyke Academy of Fine Arts. She lived on Brixton Road, with Thorndyke Academy being a three-minute walk away from the Brixton town centre. She was the victim of a nonfatal attack in Ryunosuke Naruhodo's second case during his time in London, and was called as a witness in the follow-up case.

Video editor to add the voice lines to the dub ^_^

William Shamspeare is a fancily-dressed man who, despite his appearance, is actually a criminal, unemployed and very poor. He was first seen having a dispute with a mysterious man near the flats owned by the Garridebs, and he became the surviving victim in an incident the day after.                                                            

Despite his destitute nature, William Shamspeare wore flashy pink clothing that looked remarkably out of place when compared to those around him. Being a devoted fan of William Shakespeare, he seemed to have a very high sense of self and frequently referenced the playwright in his speech, as evidenced by his calling others "Horatio" and reciting the "sound and fury" soliloquy after being awakened from his poisoning. Underneath his polite exterior was a mad man of a criminal, however. Shamspeare acted very belligerently towards people, including Metermann, Natsume, and Green. Although he never harbored any genuine murderous intentions, he was willing to go with his same original plan with Duncan Ross to get rid of Natsume despite knowing what happened the first time. However, he has shown remorse for accidentally killing Ross.

Though William appears to be rather out-of-touch with the people around him, he showed care and interest in Selden once he learned he was ill. After Selden's death, he cried for him, demonstrating that he cared for him.

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Doctor Maria Gorey is a coroner of Scotland Yard, working at the forefront of forensic science with her mother Courtney Sithe.

Most of Maria Gorey's core personality is shaped on her respect of her mother, a legendary English coroner. According to Barry Caidin, Gorey enjoys waving her lancet around to imitate her mother. She would choose the same career path after watching her mother labor over the murder victims and hearing her mother talk about stories about her autopsies. She has a rather morbid fascination with anatomy, desiring to autopsy varied ethnicities to see how they differ from each other, and is uninterested in talking with the living outside the context of her job. Despite her dark behavior, she is not a malevolent person and wishes to do her part in the justice system to the best of her ability. 

Gorey is often depicted wearing a plague doctor mask as part of her attire (even outside of her normal work), but she will take it off when she is being cooperative with others. During uncomfortable times, she will put it back on to hide her face. 

After her mother's arrest, Gorey held a small grudge against Naruhodo for his role in part of her arrest. However, she later acknowledged that her mother's corruption led her down a bad path and was willing to support the defense in the final case despite potential backlash.

Doctor Courtney Sithe (née Stevens) was the newly-established head coroner of Scotland Yard. She worked at the forefront of forensic science with her daughter, Maria Gorey. She was a witness during Odie Asman's murder trial.

1. Kazuma Asogi was a student at Imperial Yumei University studying law, while also serving as a defense attorney. Due to his exemplary academic achievements, he was also chosen to study abroad in the British Empire towards the end of Japan's Meiji era. After his best friend Ryunosuke Naruhodo was put on trial for the murder of John H. Wilson and subsequently acquitted, Kazuma requested that he accompany him to Britain.

Kazuma is introduced as a composed yet hot-blooded and outspoken youth with a strong sense of justice. He's well-known around his university for his accomplishments in both academics and martial arts, and despite his young age, he was chosen to participate in an exchange program to travel to the Great British Empire and earn the qualifications to become a defense attorney.

He possesses a sharp tongue, and is quick to challenge or defy authority figures; a point of contention from local bailiffs and later, Mael Stronghart. This extends to a strong hatred for corrupt authority as well, as Kazuma displays contempt not only for the Japanese government attempting to use Naruhodo as a scapegoat, but for the British government having done the same thing to his father Genshin.

He can overdo things to a fault, as displayed by how he practiced the tongue twisters he struggled with until his tongue bled. Kazuma is also willing to go to great lengths in order to help his friends, even if it means risking his career and aspirations; and despite his acerbic nature, he is deeply respectful to those he cares about, and never failing to encourage them. It is because of these traits that Kazuma is set up to be an ideal, one that his best friend Ryunosuke Naruhodo would think of in times of need.        

Following his return, however, this positive characterization in the first game is deconstructed. Initially "good" traits are now taken to harmful extremes, with the most glaring being his determination. Even without memory, he was so determined that he traveled to the Great British Empire through working on steamships while relying on his knowledge of the English language, along with his skill in lawyering. As Naruhodo later discovers, this is all done in the name of avenging his father, displaying a strong dedication to filial piety.

However, said determination and loyalty leads him to go to terrifying lengths, which can harm both others and himself. Such is shown by how Jigoku used this determination against him, as his condition to participate in the exchange program was to murder Tobias Gregson; and, later on, how he forces Daley Vigil to recall a traumatic memory in order to find the truth. (He does apologize for this, however.) His anger and determination towards van Zieks for the apparent use of forged evidence also leads Kazuma to be set on convicting him of Gregson's murder along with the Professor Killings.

Kazuma is also noted to be very closed-off about his problems and past, which becomes more apparent after the regaining of his memories. This is displayed by his closed-off body language in his sprites, along with his eventual breakdown: trying and failing to keep himself composed. That aspect of his has also been a long-running one, as Naruhodo notes that he has brief moments where he has a dark expression regarding his mission, yet says nothing; furthermore, Yujin Mikotoba states that he never knew that Kazuma had known about the Professor Killings and his father's involvement, which ultimately motivated him to travel to Britain.

However, Kazuma still retains his strong sense of justice, along with his love for his friends. He is ultimately able to see past his anger thanks to Naruhodo's words, and eventually assists in exposing the truth behind the Professor Killings. He also displays strong consideration towards his friends: seeing Susato's hope of continuing to be a judicial assistant at Naruhodo's side, Kazuma encourages Susato to accompany Naruhodo back to Japan in order to aid him in his work, giving up the opportunity of having his adopted sister by his side for his own trials as a prosecutor.

Kazuma is noted to struggle with tongue twisters, and although not stated to be his least favorite food, he appears to have a strong dislike for chicken to the point where he ate none of it when it was served for dinner. In terms of hobbies, he is stated to practice archery with Naruhodo alongside other martial arts, speech and debate. As his conversations in the Prosecutor's office show, he is implied to have an interest in arts and crafts.

Daley Vigil was the former Chief Warder of Barclay Prison and a witness to the murder of a member of Scotland Yard.                                     

Daley Vigil was a very somber individual, usually showing little outward expression beyond the almost constant frown that he wore during most of his interactions as a witness. His musings about his situation were almost always deeply pessimistic and suggested immense regret at what befell him following the Professor's escape. It is unclear how much of his personality at the time that Ryunuosuke Naruhodo and company first encountered him was a result of the fallout from his dismissal from Barclay. Nonetheless, he had a compassionate side: he loved his wife and children dearly, keeping a photograph of his wife, Evie, prominently displayed in his secret house and was willing to keep up his façade as Gossip and the fake Inspector Gregson in order to take care of his family. Evie, in her discussions with Herlock Sholmes, Ryunosuke Naruhodo, and Susato Mikotoba, reciprocated the idea that she and Daley had a good and loving relationship. Another rare exception to Vigil's stoicism included a defiant streak that he displayed towards his former boss, Barry Caidin, after the latter revealed that he had used Vigil as a scapegoat.

Vigil also displayed a commendable degree of personal honor. He held true to his promise to Genshin Asogi that he wouldn't tell anyone at Barclay of the paper that he saw him with despite the fact that Asogi was a notorious convicted serial killer and that doing so constituted a violation of Barclay's rules, solely on the basis of the immense respect that he had for the man's character. After being fired from his job as Chief Warder, Vigil kept the fact that he no longer worked there hidden from his family for a decade out of immense fear of the shame that would come from his unfortunate circumstances being revealed.

In his persona as Gossip, Vigil acted in a very silly and outgoing manner, gesticulating wildly and making frequent quips to his fellow street vendors. After being revealed to be Gossip, Vigil occasionally slipped back into this persona accidentally, touting the same wild gestures that he did while in disguise.

Barok van Zieks was a legendary British prosecutor. He was known as the "Reaper of the Bailey" due to the fact that all defendants that he had prosecuted would always wind up dying some way or another, regardless of their innocence or guilt, save for only three notableexceptions. This "curse" eventually led to a five-year leave of absence. Upon Ryunosuke Naruhodo's arrival in London, he returned to prosecute trials against him.                  

van Zieks was most well known for the "curse" that befell everyone whom he prosecuted. At least some of the deaths were due to natural causes (according to Herlock Sholmes) or the machinations of othersunrelated to van Zieks. Among his defendants, Soseki Natsume, Gina Lestrade, and Albert Harebrayne are not known to have died shortly after their trials, all of whom had Ryunosuke Naruhodo as their defense attorney and two of them left Britain before the "curse" took effect.

van Zieks's bench attitude was dominated by a contradictory mix of imperturbable refinement and theatrics. He was extremely unflappable, rarely showing any sign of distress until late in a trial, and even then his reactions were quite muted. Though interested more in finding the truth than his win record, he did not cut the defense any slack. He had a wry sense of humor and often used snark at the expense of the defense, their assistants, and any other witnesses he found bothersome. He became notably upset when someone he trusted betrayed him, such as when he expressed his frustration towards Gregson for striking a deal with Ashley Graydon to suppress the truth. He did appear to have some sort of soft spot, as he personally ensured that a witness who had tampered with a crime scene to make an anniversary date kept his job.

van Zieks often got away with outrageous actions at the bench, though this was tempered by a semblance of social grace. Aberrant behavior such as slamming the desk with his boot to object was frequently followed up by an apology for the behavior. Such apologies were obvious lip service, as he did not make any actual effort to moderate his actions or mocking. Prominent among his bizarre bench behavior was his habit of bringing wine, though he only rarely actually drank from the chalices that he poured into. Instead, he smashed them wantonly to intimidate the defense and emphasize his points. When the court proceedings required van Zieks to change tacks, he would fling his bottle into the gallery behind him with little regard to whom it might hit. Over three cases that he prosecuted against Naruhodo, at least three bottles and nineteen glasses were broken. Despite all this, the prosecution's bench and van Zieks's clothes would remain immaculate.

Genshin Asogi's supposed betrayal of van Zieks deeply wounded him, causing the prosecutor to develop a resentment for all Japanese people. This was seen in his treatment of Naruhodo, never using his name in court as a sign of disrespect, instead calling him his "learned Nipponese friend". Eventually, however, Naruhodo's attitude and dedication to the truth intrigued van Zieks. While van Zieks had preference for prosecuting particularly heinous criminals, he broke habit in order to have the opportunity to match up against Naruhodo once more. It appears van Zieks was something of a celebrity figure, because many tabloids posted speculation columns on why he was taking on a seemingly ordinary case.

van Zieks was more familiar with Herlock Sholmes and his stories than he was willing to openly admit, but he mistrusted the detective's tricky antics and inventions as far as courtroom proceedings went. 

One of Barok's few weaknesses is his deceased brother, Klint. He is always shown grabbing his badge when shocked and when talking about the Professor case. This has a different meaning, however, when it's revealed that the badge actually belonged to Klint. During the final case of this second game, he was shown to be quite shaken while uncovering the mysteries behind the Professor, eventually leading to him screaming in shock when Naruhodo reveals that the actual serial killer was in fact his own brother instead of being his last victim like he thought.

Before Klint's death, he was known for his pleasant and gentlemanly personality, even willingly befriending people who was from a lower class or country than him.

Mael Stronghart was the Lord Chief Justice of London during the time that Ryunosuke Naruhodo stayed in the city.

Mael Stronghart was an incredibly stoic, stern and grandiose person that was devoted to his position in the judiciary and remained calm through nearly every situation he was found in. He was a man with an eye for time, often apologizing for his tardiness. He also cared a lot regarding how "early" or "late" a person is, counting from minutes to even seconds, as he constantly did with Ryunosuke Naruhodo.

Stronghart was also typically viewed by others as a humbled man who only wanted what was best for the Great British Empire, and would typically do anything he could to ensure that the empire would be the best it could be, especially within its law. He vowed to get rid of the "darkness" lurking within it. Thus, he held great pride for the Great British Empire and thought highly of his own country. However, his love for his country eventually clouded his judgement, to the point that he wanted to control its law system with an iron fist so that it would be free from all sorts of crime.

In his ultimate desire to change the law to fight crime, he was willing to resort to foul means to achieve it, such as blackmailing Klint to murder various individuals and threatening to reveal his crimes to his wife and his brother if he did not. He also had him murder the Chief Justice before him as he believed the Lord Chief Justice at the time was too soft to fight crime, but ultimately determined that the position Chief Justice wasn't enough to make complete changes in the law and needed to become Her Majesty's Attorney General to do that, and ultimately decided he needed to tie up loose ends to ensure that promotion to Attorney General by sending assassins to eliminate anyone that knew the truth. 

However, both Naruhodo and Kazuma concluded Stronghart did nothing but hide the truth and was simply framing innocent people via coercion and extortion, all the while twisting the truth for his own benefit. He justified everything he did that it was for the sake of the Law and public order claiming that in order to fight darkness one needed to occupy the darkness oneself. However when Herlock Shlomes revealed that the Queen had witnessed the whole trial and that she disagreed with Stronghart's beliefs, the Queen herself ultimately stripped Stronghart from his position as Chief Justice and had him publicly prosecuted for his crimes.

Quinby Altamont was the wife of the Altamont Gas Company's president, Augustus Altamont. She was Juror No. 4 and a witness in Soseki Natsume's trial for the attempted murder of William Shamspeare.                                              

Quinby Altamont is hardworking, unironically, wearing a bee-striped outfit, mild-mannered to a point and mostly caring about gas and her company. When being a juror, she mostly stayed on topic until she started mentioning that William Shamspeare was trying to steal the gas without actually paying for it. She also wanted to be secretive about the company's information that was told by others or accidentally by her. When angry she threatened Shamspeare with lawsuits or with a hefty explosion.

She also made an effort to design a "Shamspeare Special" with an unbreakable lock, but that didn't work either. She is described as having the fire of a managing director's wife as when the technique that Shamspeare used had been revealed, she didn't believe it as she had been confident in the design of the gas meter. She also didn't like when people spoke negatively about the gas to the point that she told Naruhodo to defend against any argument, which she later praises him for.

An unnamed barber was Juror 3 in the trial of Magnus McGilded for the murder of Mason Milverton.                                                             The barber juror almost constantly played with a knife throughout the trial he attended, even to the point of licking the blade at times. He hated rich people like Magnus McGilded with a passion, which greatly contributed to him being the first to initially vote him guilty.

Magnus McGilded was a well-known Irish businessman and philanthropist living in London during Ryunosuke Naruhodo's time in the city. He was Naruhodo's first client as a defense attorney in England.

Magnus McGilded strove to put on the welcoming and jovial air of a selfless philanthropist and man of the people, spending vast amounts of his fortune on the preservation and restoration of many commercial areas, asking only for the newly restored areas to carry his name as compensation. However, this was all an act meant to mask his insatiable greed and garner the undeserved trust of others. His aforementioned charity was funded by the dirty money he obtained through his loan shark work. Money and fame were all he held sacred, and he was perfectly willing to resort to murder and treason if it benefited him. 

However, McGilded did have a truly kinder side, as he was willing to pay Naruhodo a large sum of money for his efforts and sympathized with his plight as an immigrant. Despite his small amount of humanity, overall he was nothing more than a greedy loan shark. 

Bruce Fairplay is a banker who was a witness to the murder of Mason Milverton. He was later the jury foreman for the two trials of Soseki Natsume.                                                                Fairplay is strong-willed, stubborn, and a little full of himself, but he holds true to his name and he knows when to back down in a fight he knows he'll lose. He is incredibly rational gentleman and does not like false charges. He also is a man of his word, as seen when he changed his verdict when he promised he would.

Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond Ormstein or Gottswas a Bohemian boy who was visiting the Great Exhibition in London. He saw Albert Harebrayne's experiment and was a witness during his trial.                                                       

Gotts came across as a bit of a spoilt brat. He would often try and use his status as royalty of a British ally nation to get out of issues with his testimony while in court, and would proclaim that any affront to him was tantamount to proclaiming war on Bohemia. 

Gotts liked balloons, and would constantly keep buying them during the trial as a means of "restoring diplomatic relations" when he was getting upset.