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|image = [[File:Edgeworth.png|130px]]
 
|image = [[File:Edgeworth.png|130px]]
 
|role = Minor Character
 
|role = Minor Character
|appearances = ''[[Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''
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|appearances = VS
|englishvoice =
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|noncanon =
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|englishvoice = Unknown
|japanvoice =
 
|hometown =
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|japanvoice = Eiji Takemoto
|occupation = Chief Prosecutor
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|hometown = Los Angeles
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|occupation =
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* Prosecutor{{tt|lapsed}}
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* Chief Prosecutor
 
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|alias =
 
|gender = Male
 
|gender = Male
 
|species = Human
 
|species = Human
|haircolor =
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|haircolor = Greyish Black
|eyecolor =
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|eyecolor = Grey
 
|father =
 
|father =
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* {{wa|aceattorney|Gregory Edgeworth}}{{tt|Deceased}}
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* {{wa|aceattorney|Manfred von Karma}}{{tt|Adopted father; Deceased}}
 
|mother =
 
|mother =
 
|partner =
 
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|siblings = {{wa|aceattorney|Franziska von Karma}}{{tt|Sister through adoption, Former colleague, Subordinate}}
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|offspring =
 
|offspring =
 
|family =
|others = [[Phoenix Wright]]{{tt|Friend and rival}}<br/>Dick Gumshoe{{tt|Friend and subordinate}}<br/>Manfred von Karma{{tt|Mentor (deceased)}}<br/>Gregory Edgeworth{{tt|Father (deceased)}}<br/>Franziska von Karma{{tt|Colleague}}
 
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* [[Phoenix Wright]]{{tt|Friend, Rival}}
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* {{wa|aceattorney|Dick Gumshoe}}{{tt|Friend, Subordinate}}
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* {{wa|aceattorney|Larry Butz}}{{tt|Childhood friend}}
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* {{wa|aceattorney|Kay Faraday}}{{tt|Friend, Investigative partner}}
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* Unnamed Aunt
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|jpname = {{jpname|御剣怜侍|Reiji Mitsurugi}}
 
|dename = Miles Edgeworth
 
|esname = Miles Edgeworth
 
|frname = Benjamin Hunter
 
|itname = Miles Edgeworth
 
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|korname = 레이지 미츠루기<br/>Reiji Mitsurugi
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'''Miles Edgeworth''' is a character appearing in ''[[Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' as well as various games of the [[Ace Attorney|''Ace Attorney'' series]]. He is the childhood friend and rival of [[Phoenix Wright]]. He was a ruthless prosecutor, doing anything to get a guilty verdict. In the video game, "Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations", he brought Quercus Alba, the leader of an international smuggling ring to justice.
 
   
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'''Miles Edgeworth''' is a character appearing in ''[[Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' as well as various games of the [[Ace Attorney|''Ace Attorney'' series]].
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==Plot==
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===In the ''Ace Attorney'' series===
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Miles Edgeworth is the childhood friend and rival of [[Phoenix Wright]]. At the age of 8, his father, {{wa|aceattorney|Gregory Edgeworth}} a renowned and kind defense attorney was murdered in the {{wa|aceattorney|DL-6 incident}}. After this, he was taken under the wing of the legendary "perfect" prosecutor {{wa|aceattorney|Manfed von Karma}}, where he was trained to be a ruthless prosecutor, doing anything to get a guilty verdict. Upon being taken in by von Karma, he transferred out of his school, ceasing all contact with Wright. After years of failed attempts to get in contact with his childhood friend, Wright decided to become a defense attorney, knowing that this way, there would be no way Edgeworth could keep avoiding him.
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{{wa|aceattorney|Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney|In 2016}}, he finally faced off against Wright in the trial of [[Maya Fey]] for the death of her older sister and renowned defense attorney {{wa|aceattorney|Mia Fey}}. Upon suffering his first ever defeat, Edgeworth was crushed, and was determined to face Wright once again in court. During their next showdown, Edgeworth began to question his ways and, at the climax of the case, Edgeworth decided to temporarily 'help' Wright and turned on the witness, proving that they had just made a fatal contradiction proving they were the killer. A few months following both of these events, Edgeworth was arrested for allegedly killing someone, and the DL-6 Incident resurfaced, 15 years on. Upon Wright taking on Edgeworth as his client, the two bonded again, and Wright **finally** found the true culprit behind the DL-6 Incident. One case later, Edgeworth left America to find out what being a prosecutor really meant, leaving nothing but a note claiming 'Prosecutor Edgeworth chooses death'.
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During the final case of {{wa|aceattorney|Phoenix Wright: Justice For All}}, Edgeworth returned, claiming he had come to the conclusion that prosecutors were seekers of the truth, and that winning a guilty verdict wasn't all that mattered. He helped Wright again in both the case mentioned above, and final case in {{wa|aceattorney|Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations}}.
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{{wa|aceattorney|Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth|In}} {{wa|aceattorney|Gyakuten Kenhi 2|2019}}, he met {{wa|aceattorney|Kay Faraday}} who acted as his partner along with Detective {{wa|aceattorney|Dick Gumshoe}}, and, after several incidents, brought both the leader of an international smuggling ring, and an evil mastermind, to justice.
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Since April 6, 2019, it is unknown what became of the three - Edgeworth even being absent in {{wa|aceattorney|Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney}} (the only Ace Attorney game to date Edgeworth has not been featured in). However, by {{wa|aceattorney|Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies|2027}}, it is revealled that Edgeworth has been promoted to the role of Chief Prosecutor. It was then he faced off against Wright one more time, in the case of the UR-1 incident.
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==''Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney''==
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In the end of "The First Story", Edgeworth makes a cameo and is in court against Phoenix Wright.
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He also makes an appearance in the special episode Fire Festival.
 
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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Edgeworthcameo.png|Edgeworth's cameo in ''Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney''
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edgeworth.jpg|Artwork of Edgeworth from the ''Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Artbook''
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==Trivia==
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*Artwork from the ''Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' artbook shows Edgeworth in Labyrinthian-style clothes, suggesting that he was to appear earlier in the game,
   
 
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Revision as of 17:39, 12 February 2015

Miles Edgeworth is a character appearing in Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney as well as various games of the Ace Attorney series.

Plot

In the Ace Attorney series

Miles Edgeworth is the childhood friend and rival of Phoenix Wright. At the age of 8, his father, Gregory Edgeworth a renowned and kind defense attorney was murdered in the DL-6 incident. After this, he was taken under the wing of the legendary "perfect" prosecutor Manfed von Karma, where he was trained to be a ruthless prosecutor, doing anything to get a guilty verdict. Upon being taken in by von Karma, he transferred out of his school, ceasing all contact with Wright. After years of failed attempts to get in contact with his childhood friend, Wright decided to become a defense attorney, knowing that this way, there would be no way Edgeworth could keep avoiding him.

In 2016, he finally faced off against Wright in the trial of Maya Fey for the death of her older sister and renowned defense attorney Mia Fey. Upon suffering his first ever defeat, Edgeworth was crushed, and was determined to face Wright once again in court. During their next showdown, Edgeworth began to question his ways and, at the climax of the case, Edgeworth decided to temporarily 'help' Wright and turned on the witness, proving that they had just made a fatal contradiction proving they were the killer. A few months following both of these events, Edgeworth was arrested for allegedly killing someone, and the DL-6 Incident resurfaced, 15 years on. Upon Wright taking on Edgeworth as his client, the two bonded again, and Wright **finally** found the true culprit behind the DL-6 Incident. One case later, Edgeworth left America to find out what being a prosecutor really meant, leaving nothing but a note claiming 'Prosecutor Edgeworth chooses death'.

During the final case of Phoenix Wright: Justice For All, Edgeworth returned, claiming he had come to the conclusion that prosecutors were seekers of the truth, and that winning a guilty verdict wasn't all that mattered. He helped Wright again in both the case mentioned above, and final case in Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations.

In 2019, he met Kay Faraday who acted as his partner along with Detective Dick Gumshoe, and, after several incidents, brought both the leader of an international smuggling ring, and an evil mastermind, to justice.

Since April 6, 2019, it is unknown what became of the three - Edgeworth even being absent in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (the only Ace Attorney game to date Edgeworth has not been featured in). However, by 2027, it is revealled that Edgeworth has been promoted to the role of Chief Prosecutor. It was then he faced off against Wright one more time, in the case of the UR-1 incident.

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney

In the end of "The First Story", Edgeworth makes a cameo and is in court against Phoenix Wright.

He also makes an appearance in the special episode Fire Festival.

Gallery

Trivia

  • Artwork from the Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney artbook shows Edgeworth in Labyrinthian-style clothes, suggesting that he was to appear earlier in the game,