Pichuis

"pichuis"

- so let's stop talking about this and instead discuss Apollo Justice Ace Attorney

pichuis is a detective, political commentator, gamer, and employee at the Wright Anything Agency. He first met Apollo Justice during the case of Barack Obama's murder, after which he joined the agency to leak evidence to Justice. Several months later, he was believed to be the victim in the case against mvdy; however, he was actually alive, and had disguised the real victim as him and himself as a bailiff. He is known as a fanatic fan of Nagito Komaeda, mvdy, and, after Justice convinced him to play it, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.

Meeting Justice

 * Main article: The Prequel Turnabout

On April 21, 2029, while working in the detention center, pichuis had a brief encounter with Apollo Justice. They introduced themselves to each other, and Justice encouraged him to play Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. pichuis refused, but pointed Justice, who was looking for an underaged magician assistant, in the direction of his good friend clem, who had been arrested for the assassination of Barack Obama. pichuis met Justice once more while working in the precinct, where Justice asked pichuis to play his game once more. He once again refused, though still provided assistance to Justice that allowed him to talk to clem.

pichuis was later gifted Discord Nitro by Rei. He would talk to Justice again during an intermission in clem's trial, where he let Justice know that he had filed the request that Justice had asked him to file off-screen. He then briefly appeared in the trial, along with several others, to question Lauren, who Justice had accused of Obama's murder.

The next day, pichuis was kicked out of the White House by FBI Agent Wynaut so he could play guard duty. He then visited the Wright Anything Agency to give Justice information on Lauren's forklift theft. Before he left, Justice asked him if he had played Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney yet, and pichuis reiterated that he wasn't going to play it, explaining he simply wasn't a gamer and couldn't mess up the "perfect combo" of political commentator and detective. Later, Justice discovered Protagonist's body in Congress, and pichuis appeared to briefly engage in zany banter with him. After directing Justice to Rei in the hospital, he finished his investigation and caught up to Justice.

Entering the hospital, he heard Rei say that Wynaut had warned her that a murder would take place in advance. Upon further questioning from pichuis, she explained that Wynaut had simply told her someone would die, and quit his post at the place where laws are made to guard Obama that day. She also said that Wynaut had mentioned the kinnie files; upon hearing this, pichuis began to chase after Wynaut, followed by Justice. Wynaut was gone from the White House, so they then ran to Wynaut's apartment, only to find that it had been emptied out. pichuis went to ask Wynaut's neighbors, while Justice stayed to search. Wynaut then appeared and, after a brief confrontation, shot Justice twice. The last thing Justice saw before losing consciousness was pichuis's face.

pichuis soon played Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, as he "owed mr ace attorney 4 a game". The day after the shooting, he informed clem that Justice would be absent from the trial as he was shot, and his condition was uncertain. The trial soon began, with clem defending himself, and pichuis testified about Lauren's crime and alibi. Justice soon interrupted the trial, and in an intermission, pichuis informed Justice of Wynaut's status, and that he had vanished without a trace.

Lauren was eventually convicted of Obama and Protagonist's murder. After the trial, pichuis told Justice that he had played Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, and called Turnabout Trump a modern masterpiece. However, he noted that Justice acted differently in the game, and asked what had happened to him. Justice ignored the question, and asked if pichuis wanted to join his team to leak evidence to them. pichuis agreed to join, saying it would satisfy his curiosity for the time being.

Hunting the disappeared

 * Main article: Turnabout AJ4-2 Is A Prequel

"pichuis"

- This is important, Apollo.

Two months and thirty-seven days later, after pichuis had played all of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, pichuis was in the Wright Anything Agency, and informed Justice that Wynaut had been spotted in the city, specifically at Subway, with a gun. After a brief conversation, during which he criticized the bluntness of Justice's banter, pichuis, Justice, and clem, now Justice's full-time assistant, headed to Subway together.

Arriving at Subway, they soon encountered SGB, who told them he had seen a man who looked like Goku and had a gun. However, he had no more to add. Apollo ordered a sandwich for the two of them, supposing that the Wynaut plotline was over and declaring they would never bring him up again, as well as letting clem be the favourite child once more, since pichuis's plotline was done. pichuis patted Justice on the shoulder and left to search around.

He soon returned, declaring there was nothing but more dead ends, but left again, annoyed, after conversing with Justice for a few moments. He returned again after Justice and clem had finished their sandwiches, apologizing for getting annoyed and saying he could now see Justice's genius meta commentary for what it was. He then heard SGB tell him that they had been refusing to pay for food, and ended up paying himself.

Heroic frame-up

 * Main article: Turnabout Trump Two

"pichuis"

- i just wanted to save the world.

Months after Wynaut's murder, someone with Discord Nitro posted smirkhuman in the group chat that he was a member of. Angered at this, pichuis called the four members with Nitro to a Subway parking lot. However, when he arrived at the parking lot, he found Stealphie dead from a heart attack, which he presumed was from seeing smirkhuman. He valiantly decided to frame the criminal who had used smirkhuman. To accomplish this, he fetched a bucket of oil. He then disguised Stealphie's body with a costume of himself. He tossed the bucket so its sound would lure the criminal to the parking lot, and then covered himself in oil. As it was raining that night, he flew into the sky, from which he shot Stealphie's corpse fifty times with his gun, which he had also drenched with oil. He then threw the gun and let the carry it away; it eventually landed a few streets away. mvdy found the body, which he recognized as Stealphie's. As the corpse was being shot, SGB found mvdy next to it, and saw him patting down the corpse, searching for the copy of Chicken Shoot Gold that pichuis had stolen from him; however, he only found a copy of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All. mvdy was soon arrested by the police.

After faking his death, pichuis disguised himself as a bailiff. Justice defended mvdy in court, with Stealphie being believed to be the victim, as pichuis had planned. However, Justice soon exposed most of pichuis's plan, learning how the victim had been shot with an oil-covered gun and the victim had really died of a heart attack. Eventually, mvdy was called to the stand. He testified as to what he had saw, but claimed that the corpse he had found was that of pichuis. Justice pointed out that Chicken Shoot Gold was missing, and argued that the victim was actually Stealphie; supporting this was the copy of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, a game which pichuis would never be caught dead with, but Stealphie was fanatic about. mvdy broke down and confessed, revealing that he had simply been protecting pichuis because he believed he was guilty, and that he was actually imposturing as a bailiff. mvdy was sent to jail for perjury, and pichuis was put on the stand to testify.

pichuis testified that he had called the members to the parking lot, but didn't go himself, arguing that if he had gone, SGB would've seen him. However, Justice pointed out that pichuis could've covered himself in oil and flew away. pichuis, cornered, broke down and admitted his actions and true motive. He tearfully supposed it was too late for him and apologized to mvdy. However, Justice declared that pichuis wouldn't go to jail, as his actions were justified, and mvdy reunited with him in a Korekiyo-esque manner.

Eventually, Rei was found guilty of the murder. After the trial, pichuis thanked Justice for ending the threat of smirkhuman, and praised him as the greatest video game.

Personality
pichuis is a confident and skilled detective. He is notably intelligent and perceptive, even displaying knowledge apparently unpossessed by others, such as the name of the place where laws are made, and is implied to be the only detective in the world. He generally acts friendly, and is good friends with clem and a member of the group chat, as well as demonstrating great bonding moments with Apollo Justice. He has also been known to engage in zany banter, and has been described as a "funny guy" by Justice.

pichuis is a zealous fan of Nagito Komaeda, mvdy, and Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. Despite initially refusing to play Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, he declares Turnabout Trump a modern masterpiece after playing it, and later calls it the greatest video game. He kins Komaeda, and has been known to act similarly to his idol, as seen with his morally correct actions in committing his frame-up.

pichuis also serves as a political commentator, dubbing the combination of political commentator and detective the perfect combo. He strongly opposes the Anti-Horny Bill, calling it a "massive erasure of our culture", and proclaims that politicians have no respect for the lives of anyone but themselves.