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| “ | Hold on a sec, I'm gonna ask my manager, OK? | „ |
| ~ Engarde's catchphrase when adopting his innocent façade |
| “ | How do you do... Mister Lawyer? I'm Matt Engarde. | „ |
| ~ Engarde revealing his true colors |
| “ | Let me tell you something. I'm not like Adrian. I don't depend on anyone. People are simply things to be used. Used and thrown away. Put on a sweet, innocent face, and people will swallow anything you feed them. Adrian fell for it. The assassin too. Oh, and how can I forget. Even you fell for it, Mister Lawyer! Everyone, all working their butts off for me! | „ |
| ~ Engarde revealing that he was manipulating everyone |
Matt Engarde is a major antagonist in the 2002 visual novel Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Justice for All, serving as the main antagonist of the fourth case, “Farewell, My Turnabout.”
He was an action star who played the titular character in Global Studios' The Nickel Samurai. He was the defendant in the murder of Juan Corrida. Initially, Matt seems to be a ditzy yet good hearted celebrity; however, it turns out that he is the mastermind behind the case, forcing Phoenix to defend him through blackmail.
In the anime, he was voiced by Yasuaki Takumi in Japanese and Dave Trosko in English. In the movie, he was portrayed by Yuji Abe.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- He told Juan Corrida about his former relationship with Celeste Inpax, causing Corrida to break off his engagement with her, which led Celeste to commit suicide.
- Even though it is never confirmed whether or not Matt intentionally caused the suicide, he doesn't show any remorse for it and seems proud of what he had done in court.
- He hires Shelly de Killer to kill Juan Corrida to prevent him from releasing the forged suicide note and ruining his reputation.
- He forces Phoenix Wright to defend him by having Maya Fey kidnapped, not caring about the distress caused to the two friends.
- He mocks Phoenix over Maya's kidnapping for no reason other than sadism, admitting that he kidnapped Maya because he likes seeing Phoenix be forced to go against his morals to save her life and that he doesn’t think Phoenix will go as far as to incriminate Adrian to save Maya's life, before saying it was a good idea to hold Maya hostage.
- He tries to throw Adrian Andrews under the bus to cover up his own actions, using her mental illnesses as a way to incriminate her.
- He attempts to betray De Killer by videotaping his crime and uses it to blackmail him in case De Killer blackmails him in the future.
- He forces Phoenix into a sadistic choice where he would either have to let Matt go and let Adrian go to prison, or prove Matt guilty at the cost of Maya's live, with Matt watching this with an evil grin on his face.
- He decides to mock everyone in the courtroom since he believes he will still get away with his crimes despite being so obviously guilty.
- While he will plead guilty should Phoenix choose otherwise, this is only out of fear of de Killer coming after him due to his betrayal.
- While he asks Phoenix to feed his cat, it comes across as less him caring about it's safety and more wanting Phoenix to do his chores for him, especially since he only mentions it once during his "good persona" and never brings it up again.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- He fails the high heinous standards to Dahlia Hawthorne, who is responsible for more deaths and has extra attempted kills compared to him.
Trivia[]
- He is the only main antagonist in the main Ace Attorney games to not be Pure Evil, and one of the only four main antagonists in the franchise overall (alongside Mael Stronghart, Magnus McGilded and Simeon Saint) to not be Pure Evil.
- He is also the only Near Pure Evil antagonist besides Aristotle Means and Manny Coachen to fail the heinous standards.
External Links[]
- Matt Engarde on the Villains Wiki
- Matt Engarde on the Ace Attorney Wiki
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit Dual Destinies Spirit of Justice The Great Ace Attorney Fanon Ace Attorney: Conflict of Interest Turnabout Jackpot | ||
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