- "I am Espella Cantabella, the Storyteller's daughter!" Espella to everyone in the Witches Court."
Espella Cantabella is a character from Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. During the events of the game, she is accused of witchcraft. Phoenix Wright has to defend her in the various Witch Trials of the game.
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Appearance
She has blonde hair and blue eyes. She wears a black and white dress, brown boots, and has a red cloak. Her hair is in two braids.
Gallery
"Your accusation is wrong, for I am not a witch"
In-game screenshot
Espella's avatar during trials.
Trivia
- Her name in Japanese is a pun on "魔法無" (Mahou mu), meaning "Without magic". This is an early indication that she is not actually a witch.
- Her name in English was derived from three separate Italian words.
- Espella is derived from the verb "espellere", meaning "to expel". It could also be a pun on the word spell, from magic spells.
- Canta is derived from "cantare", meaning "to sing".
- Bella is Italian for "beauty".
- It is also a reference to the name of Bezella, which as later revealed Espella believes possesses her and forces her to work sorcerous havoc.
- Her name in other languages seems to always be derived from a different language as well:
- Her German last name "Narrateur" is French for (Story)teller.
- Her Spanish last name "Fable" is French/English for a literary genre that denotes a fictitious story.
- Her French last name "Novella" is Italian/English for a short story that is shorter than a novel.
- Her Italian last name "Minstrel" is English for a medieval entertainer (bard). They were known for telling stories.
- Her Dutch last name is the same as in English (see above).