Phoenix is 5'9", black haired and brown eyed. He's got a slightly tan complexion, and has very distinctive zig-zag shaped eyebrows, that are generally at least partially covered by his hat. Speaking of his hat, beneath it, he keeps his hair spiked back as he did in his lawyer days, though the spikes are generally pretty messed up, and sometimes a bit limp due to being stuffed beneath his beanie all the time.
As a general rule, he'll be wearing the most comfortable thing that he's got access to, which usually consists of sweat pants, a well-worn hoodie with an undershirt, sandals (sometimes with socks, depending on the weather), and of course, his trademark teal beanie. Around his neck hangs a gold locket; inside, a picture of his adopted daughter, Trucy. Phoenix appears to be a pretty relaxed sort of fellow, and rarely does his posture or expression ever let on that something is amiss.
CANON POINT: After the end of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
MEMORY LOSS: Phoenix will be losing much of his memory, upon entering the game. He will still have a sense of who he is, and what he used to do, but his short-term memory (anything after his disbarment, and possibly a little bit before) will be gone. Eventually, it will probably come back to him, but in the beginning it will be missing.
PERSONALITY: Phoenix, as a disbarred lawyer, is generally pretty laid back and friendly, though he does have another side that isn’t quite so happy. He doesn’t show it to many, but it is there. There are quite a few factors in his past that contribute to this, though much of his cheerful, laid back attitude has to do with his adopted daughter, Trucy. She came into his life during his darkest hour, her father having been the last of Phoenix's clients. During the trial, he was slipped a piece of forged evidence by none other than Trucy, herself. He then innocently, and more than a bit recklessly presented this evidence, which, when challenged by the prosecution, led to his disbarment. Trucy's father disappeared from the courtroom, and she was left alone. From that day forward, she has called Phoenix "Daddy", and in the days after he lost his badge, she was the only thing that kept him going-- his reason for getting out of bed in the morning. In current times, she affects him in much the same way, though he often acts a bit careless as a parent, and gives her quite a lot of freedom for a fifteen year old-- allowing her to hold a job doing magic at the "Wonder Bar", as well as the freedom to act as an assistant to Apollo Justice, in addition to her schooling. Though he may be a bit too laid back in the parenting department, however, there's no doubt that he would do anything for Trucy, and that he places her happiness above his own. He's even learned to cook for her, though much of what he makes is pre-packaged/easy to put together, but if he didn't have her, he'd just as soon be satisfied getting by on PB&J every day.
As for friends, Phoenix has fallen out of touch with a lot of his older friends, though they’ll still occasionally exchange holiday cards or texts. That doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t be happy to see them again, though. Particularly Maya Fey- his ex-assistant, Miles Edgeworth- his best friend and former rival in the courtroom, and Larry Butz- one of his closest, childhood friends. Miles Edgeworth in particular, had a lot of bearing on Phoenix's past, and is actually the person who drove him to become a lawyer in the first place. In the beginning, Miles was quite averse to Phoenix having pursued such a career path at all, but in the end, the two of them finally began to work as a sort of truth-finding team, from opposite sides of the courtroom. This is, perhaps, the friend that he misses the most, though Maya would come in as a close second, being the younger sister of his former mentor, Mia Fey, and a close friend/assistant for the years during which he was an attorney.
Other important people in his life include Apollo Justice- his current (what he likes to call) apprentice, and (though he'd never admit this person's importance) Kristoph Gavin- his former friend, a former defense attorney, a murderer, and the reason behind his disbarment. Since the truth has come out about Kristoph Gavin, Phoenix has been able to let go of a lot of his bitterness as far as Kristoph is concerned, but there is still quite a bit of lingering bad blood between them. As well there should be, since much of the last seven years of Phoenix's life have been spent trying to put the man away and see him pay for his crimes.
As far as Phoenix's disbarment goes, he’s pretty quick to talk and joke about it. It still hurts him, but it’s not something that he’ll ever admit. At least not without some heavy-duty tooth-pulling. It was embarrassing, and (as is to be expected) all around, the worst thing that’s ever happened to him. He tries to be optimistic about it, as with everything else, knowing that Trucy came as a result of it, but he also know that he could have adopted her under different and possibly better circumstances. In reality, he still harbors quite a bit of bitterness and resentment over the whole ordeal, in that it's one of the most embarrassing things that can happen in that profession. Not to mention that along with his disbarment, came alcoholism. It was quite bad in the beginning, but recently it's been a bit better. He still drinks quite a bit, but he doesn't let it control his life. Still, it's a rare day that there aren't at least a couple of bottles of "grape juice" hanging around the agency that he calls home.
All in all, his easy-going attitude takes the forefront as a general rule, but he may grow distant, or attempt to change the subject if serious mention of his past is made. Being a lawyer was a great thing for him, and the period in which he practiced was, without a doubt, the best time of his life, but circumstances being what they are at present, he doesn't like to be reminded of what he's lost, or of how naive it was of him to have presented forged evidence after having been so successful in his profession. If the issue is pressed, he may get upset, or simply ignore the person who's doing the pressing all together, depending on who they happen to be. He doesn't like to be reminded of the person he used to be. He doesn't like to think about his happy-go-lucky college self, or his more serious professional self, though in time, that will most certainly change, now that the truth surrounding his disbarment has come to light. POWERS: Phoenix does not possess any real powers to speak of. He does have a small stone called a "magatama" that's been infused with spiritual power, that he's used previously in order to know when someone is hiding something. Seeing as how he's going to be in an entirely different world, however, and disconnected from the one who infused it with its power, it will most likely be rendered useless for such things, remaining only as a pretty little hunk of rock.
I'm also not actually sure if this counts as a power or not, but Phoenix tends to have a very high resistance to being injured. He's fallen off of a burning bridge into a river and come away with nothing more than a cold, and been hit by a car and come away with only an ankle injury. At one point, he was even hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, and though he temporarily lost his memory, he was still able to perform in court. Most likely, I will keep this as it is, as he just seems to be a very hearty, healthy guy, who's had a lot of luck in the past when it's come to taking physical damage.
RP SAMPLE: I hope that posting a couple of posts from different threads I've done on tumblr will be alright. I can't link to them since I've deactivated my old account there. If not, please let me know and I'll be happy to write something new. Also, these posts were all made assuming that Phoenix was in a world that wasn't his own, and in a situation where doubles and alternate universes collided, which is why he sometimes refers to other worlds and alternate selves.
Sample 1: It takes a few minutes for Phoenix to arrive at the office building, and when he does, he comes to a stop, just looking up at its darkened face for a moment. There’s no way that he’s in there, not a single light turned on inside, other than the security lights of the lobby which illuminate the empty security station. Shouldn’t there be a guard, though? Maybe he's on rounds…
It’s almost as an afterthought that he decides to try the parking garage, Pess still trotting along behind him when he spots the familiar car, parked in its usual spot. A feeling of dread begins to build within him as he approaches it, expecting the worst. But then… it’s empty. He tries the door. Locked.
Phoenix looks up then, the growing sense of urgency within him causing him to shake lightly as he catches sight of a sheet of plastic, hanging loosely over… The entrance to the old garage… It’s at the other end of the garage, but he takes off toward it, adrenaline the only thing keeping him from exhaustion at this point. He should wait for Apollo and he knows it, but he can’t help himself as he pushes the sheet aside, starting up through the levels of the place. It’s obvious that it hasn’t been used in quite some time, a thick layer of dirt over the normally black asphalt and then—
He’s caught off guard by the shadowy lump at the other side of the garage, and he slows his running to a hesitant walk, glancing around for any sign of danger. The street lights outside don’t cast much light into the space, its own interior lights having been shut off to conserve electricity. What light does filter in from outside is enough to cast a bit of light on the slick pool that’s forming around the lump as he gets closer though, and in a moment he’s dropping Pess’ leash and rushing forward, immediately recognizing Miles now that he’s beside him.
Sample 2: "Godot. Like I said, we were talking."
God, that snarl… That wasn’t good. As much as he was trying to calm Apollo down, he only seemed to be making him angrier. Once more, he’s readying himself for something, anything big and explosive and… He doesn’t even stop to think that that might not be the way that Apollo works.
"What if you can’t? It’s a damn shame that you have to resort to that; that you have to be known for something like that—"
There’s so much more that he wants to say, but he cuts himself off as Apollo storms past into the kitchen to… Get a glass of water. Or at least that’s what it sounds like. Phoenix allows himself to relax a bit then, drawing in a few deep breaths and raising his free hand to run it through his hair. The kid had a temper, that was for sure, but even then, he hadn’t done anything to make Phoenix believe that he would actually harm him. Maybe that’s why, until the cool blade of that knife met his neck, he didn’t suspect a thing. Instantly, he goes still, his breath catching momentarily in his throat.
"H-heh, what're you doing, kid? Planning to shut me up for good? Just…wait a goddamn second, alright? You could at least tell a guy what he’s done, before you do him in."
(Jesus, Wright… This kid’s serious. What are you doing!?)
Sample 3: "In that case, I hope so too. For me, it’s more of an ‘I’d like to go home’, but I know that things will be taken care of if I don’t. Do you have something waiting for you there?"
(Of course he does. It would only make sense since he and his Phoenix are here… Trucy…)
Just the thought of Trucy being alone, even in his own world was enough to make his stomach clench, but in their world? From what he’s heard, he can only hope that she has somewhere to go or someone to take care of her in their absence. It didn’t sound like the kind of place that a young girl should be alone. Not at all.
"The world that I come from?"
Honestly, he’s expecting more personal questions. Things that one might want to know about the background of a potential roommate, but… If this is what he really wants to know… Phoenix nods, leaning back on the sofa and raising his arms to clasp his hands together behind his head.
"To be honest, I don’t know much about this world yet, so I can’t answer that with any kind of certainty. It does appear to be the same, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a little bit different. I’ll have to get back to you on whether they’re the same or not. As for what it’s like… Heh, outwardly it’s a lot like this one. The legal system is pretty sound, these days, but the agency still gets plenty of clients. Things have been improving a lot lately as far as the way that things are run…. That what you wanted to know?"
He cocks an eyebrow, turning his head to look down the sofa to where the younger man sits. He still looks none-too-relaxed, even if Phoenix can tell that he’s trying.
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Phoenix is 5'9", black haired and brown eyed. He's got a slightly tan complexion, and has very distinctive zig-zag shaped eyebrows, that are generally at least partially covered by his hat. Speaking of his hat, beneath it, he keeps his hair spiked back as he did in his lawyer days, though the spikes are generally pretty messed up, and sometimes a bit limp due to being stuffed beneath his beanie all the time.
As a general rule, he'll be wearing the most comfortable thing that he's got access to, which usually consists of sweat pants, a well-worn hoodie with an undershirt, sandals (sometimes with socks, depending on the weather), and of course, his trademark teal beanie. Around his neck hangs a gold locket; inside, a picture of his adopted daughter, Trucy. Phoenix appears to be a pretty relaxed sort of fellow, and rarely does his posture or expression ever let on that something is amiss.
CANON POINT:
After the end of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
MEMORY LOSS:
Phoenix will be losing much of his memory, upon entering the game. He will still have a sense of who he is, and what he used to do, but his short-term memory (anything after his disbarment, and possibly a little bit before) will be gone. Eventually, it will probably come back to him, but in the beginning it will be missing.
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PERSONALITY:
Phoenix, as a disbarred lawyer, is generally pretty laid back and friendly, though he does have another side that isn’t quite so happy. He doesn’t show it to many, but it is there. There are quite a few factors in his past that contribute to this, though much of his cheerful, laid back attitude has to do with his adopted daughter, Trucy. She came into his life during his darkest hour, her father having been the last of Phoenix's clients. During the trial, he was slipped a piece of forged evidence by none other than Trucy, herself. He then innocently, and more than a bit recklessly presented this evidence, which, when challenged by the prosecution, led to his disbarment. Trucy's father disappeared from the courtroom, and she was left alone. From that day forward, she has called Phoenix "Daddy", and in the days after he lost his badge, she was the only thing that kept him going-- his reason for getting out of bed in the morning. In current times, she affects him in much the same way, though he often acts a bit careless as a parent, and gives her quite a lot of freedom for a fifteen year old-- allowing her to hold a job doing magic at the "Wonder Bar", as well as the freedom to act as an assistant to Apollo Justice, in addition to her schooling. Though he may be a bit too laid back in the parenting department, however, there's no doubt that he would do anything for Trucy, and that he places her happiness above his own. He's even learned to cook for her, though much of what he makes is pre-packaged/easy to put together, but if he didn't have her, he'd just as soon be satisfied getting by on PB&J every day.
As for friends, Phoenix has fallen out of touch with a lot of his older friends, though they’ll still occasionally exchange holiday cards or texts. That doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t be happy to see them again, though. Particularly Maya Fey- his ex-assistant, Miles Edgeworth- his best friend and former rival in the courtroom, and Larry Butz- one of his closest, childhood friends. Miles Edgeworth in particular, had a lot of bearing on Phoenix's past, and is actually the person who drove him to become a lawyer in the first place. In the beginning, Miles was quite averse to Phoenix having pursued such a career path at all, but in the end, the two of them finally began to work as a sort of truth-finding team, from opposite sides of the courtroom. This is, perhaps, the friend that he misses the most, though Maya would come in as a close second, being the younger sister of his former mentor, Mia Fey, and a close friend/assistant for the years during which he was an attorney.
Other important people in his life include Apollo Justice- his current (what he likes to call) apprentice, and (though he'd never admit this person's importance) Kristoph Gavin- his former friend, a former defense attorney, a murderer, and the reason behind his disbarment. Since the truth has come out about Kristoph Gavin, Phoenix has been able to let go of a lot of his bitterness as far as Kristoph is concerned, but there is still quite a bit of lingering bad blood between them. As well there should be, since much of the last seven years of Phoenix's life have been spent trying to put the man away and see him pay for his crimes.
As far as Phoenix's disbarment goes, he’s pretty quick to talk and joke about it. It still hurts him, but it’s not something that he’ll ever admit. At least not without some heavy-duty tooth-pulling. It was embarrassing, and (as is to be expected) all around, the worst thing that’s ever happened to him. He tries to be optimistic about it, as with everything else, knowing that Trucy came as a result of it, but he also know that he could have adopted her under different and possibly better circumstances. In reality, he still harbors quite a bit of bitterness and resentment over the whole ordeal, in that it's one of the most embarrassing things that can happen in that profession. Not to mention that along with his disbarment, came alcoholism. It was quite bad in the beginning, but recently it's been a bit better. He still drinks quite a bit, but he doesn't let it control his life. Still, it's a rare day that there aren't at least a couple of bottles of "grape juice" hanging around the agency that he calls home.
All in all, his easy-going attitude takes the forefront as a general rule, but he may grow distant, or attempt to change the subject if serious mention of his past is made. Being a lawyer was a great thing for him, and the period in which he practiced was, without a doubt, the best time of his life, but circumstances being what they are at present, he doesn't like to be reminded of what he's lost, or of how naive it was of him to have presented forged evidence after having been so successful in his profession. If the issue is pressed, he may get upset, or simply ignore the person who's doing the pressing all together, depending on who they happen to be. He doesn't like to be reminded of the person he used to be. He doesn't like to think about his happy-go-lucky college self, or his more serious professional self, though in time, that will most certainly change, now that the truth surrounding his disbarment has come to light.
POWERS:
Phoenix does not possess any real powers to speak of. He does have a small stone called a "magatama" that's been infused with spiritual power, that he's used previously in order to know when someone is hiding something. Seeing as how he's going to be in an entirely different world, however, and disconnected from the one who infused it with its power, it will most likely be rendered useless for such things, remaining only as a pretty little hunk of rock.
I'm also not actually sure if this counts as a power or not, but Phoenix tends to have a very high resistance to being injured. He's fallen off of a burning bridge into a river and come away with nothing more than a cold, and been hit by a car and come away with only an ankle injury. At one point, he was even hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, and though he temporarily lost his memory, he was still able to perform in court. Most likely, I will keep this as it is, as he just seems to be a very hearty, healthy guy, who's had a lot of luck in the past when it's come to taking physical damage.
RP SAMPLE:
I hope that posting a couple of posts from different threads I've done on tumblr will be alright. I can't link to them since I've deactivated my old account there. If not, please let me know and I'll be happy to write something new. Also, these posts were all made assuming that Phoenix was in a world that wasn't his own, and in a situation where doubles and alternate universes collided, which is why he sometimes refers to other worlds and alternate selves.
Sample 1:
It takes a few minutes for Phoenix to arrive at the office building, and when he does, he comes to a stop, just looking up at its darkened face for a moment. There’s no way that he’s in there, not a single light turned on inside, other than the security lights of the lobby which illuminate the empty security station. Shouldn’t there be a guard, though? Maybe he's on rounds…
It’s almost as an afterthought that he decides to try the parking garage, Pess still trotting along behind him when he spots the familiar car, parked in its usual spot. A feeling of dread begins to build within him as he approaches it, expecting the worst. But then… it’s empty. He tries the door. Locked.
Phoenix looks up then, the growing sense of urgency within him causing him to shake lightly as he catches sight of a sheet of plastic, hanging loosely over… The entrance to the old garage… It’s at the other end of the garage, but he takes off toward it, adrenaline the only thing keeping him from exhaustion at this point. He should wait for Apollo and he knows it, but he can’t help himself as he pushes the sheet aside, starting up through the levels of the place. It’s obvious that it hasn’t been used in quite some time, a thick layer of dirt over the normally black asphalt and then—
He’s caught off guard by the shadowy lump at the other side of the garage, and he slows his running to a hesitant walk, glancing around for any sign of danger. The street lights outside don’t cast much light into the space, its own interior lights having been shut off to conserve electricity. What light does filter in from outside is enough to cast a bit of light on the slick pool that’s forming around the lump as he gets closer though, and in a moment he’s dropping Pess’ leash and rushing forward, immediately recognizing Miles now that he’s beside him.
Sample 2:
"Godot. Like I said, we were talking."
God, that snarl… That wasn’t good. As much as he was trying to calm Apollo down, he only seemed to be making him angrier. Once more, he’s readying himself for something, anything big and explosive and… He doesn’t even stop to think that that might not be the way that Apollo works.
"What if you can’t? It’s a damn shame that you have to resort to that; that you have to be known for something like that—"
There’s so much more that he wants to say, but he cuts himself off as Apollo storms past into the kitchen to… Get a glass of water. Or at least that’s what it sounds like. Phoenix allows himself to relax a bit then, drawing in a few deep breaths and raising his free hand to run it through his hair. The kid had a temper, that was for sure, but even then, he hadn’t done anything to make Phoenix believe that he would actually harm him. Maybe that’s why, until the cool blade of that knife met his neck, he didn’t suspect a thing. Instantly, he goes still, his breath catching momentarily in his throat.
"H-heh, what're you doing, kid? Planning to shut me up for good? Just…wait a goddamn second, alright? You could at least tell a guy what he’s done, before you do him in."
(Jesus, Wright… This kid’s serious. What are you doing!?)
Sample 3:
"In that case, I hope so too. For me, it’s more of an ‘I’d like to go home’, but I know that things will be taken care of if I don’t. Do you have something waiting for you there?"
(Of course he does. It would only make sense since he and his Phoenix are here… Trucy…)
Just the thought of Trucy being alone, even in his own world was enough to make his stomach clench, but in their world? From what he’s heard, he can only hope that she has somewhere to go or someone to take care of her in their absence. It didn’t sound like the kind of place that a young girl should be alone. Not at all.
"The world that I come from?"
Honestly, he’s expecting more personal questions. Things that one might want to know about the background of a potential roommate, but… If this is what he really wants to know… Phoenix nods, leaning back on the sofa and raising his arms to clasp his hands together behind his head.
"To be honest, I don’t know much about this world yet, so I can’t answer that with any kind of certainty. It does appear to be the same, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a little bit different. I’ll have to get back to you on whether they’re the same or not. As for what it’s like… Heh, outwardly it’s a lot like this one. The legal system is pretty sound, these days, but the agency still gets plenty of clients. Things have been improving a lot lately as far as the way that things are run…. That what you wanted to know?"
He cocks an eyebrow, turning his head to look down the sofa to where the younger man sits. He still looks none-too-relaxed, even if Phoenix can tell that he’s trying.
ANYTHING ELSE?: Nothing that I can think of! Thank you! Please let me know if you need anything further.