Miles Edgeworth

Miles Edgeworth (Reiji Mitsurugi) is the main prosecutor in the series and the sole playable character in Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations.

Biography
Miles Edgeworth appears in every game with the exception of the forth. He is often seen wearing a form of cravat, similar to his mentor, Manfred von Karma. He was considered a prodigy among prosecutors, for good reason.

Early Life
At nine years old, Miles Edgeworth defended fellow classmate, Phoenix Wright, in the Phoenix Wright Larceny Class Trial. With the help of Larry Butz, Wright was found innocent and the three remained friends for along time after.

The DL-6 Incident
Later in the year, Edgeworth was involved in the DL-6 Incident, in which his father, Gregory Edgeworth, was murdered in the district courthouse elevator by Manfred Von Karma (unbeknownst to Edgeworth). Before his father died, young Miles threw a pistol that fired through the elevator door and hit Von Karma. Karma took a long vacation before adopting Edgeworth and taking himm to Germany to study as a lawyer. This incident caused Edgeworth to have a phobia of earthquakes and continual nightmares of the scream that rang when Karma was shot.

The Second KG-8 Incident
Edgeworth passed the bar exam at the age of 20. He was due to make his courtroom debut, replacing Byrne Faraday, a prosecutor accused of being the great theif, Yatagarasu. During the recess, Faraday and the defendant, Mack Rell were murdered. Defense attorney Calisto Yew accused precinct detective, Dick Gumshoe of the murder. Gumshoe was promptley arrested.