Nahyuta Sahdmadhi

"Nahyuta Sahdmadhi"

- O Holy Mother. As your humble servant, you would have me act to save this wretch's soul. I suppose this too is part my fate.

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi is an international prosecutor from Khura'in who believes that convicting criminals in court will provide salvation for their victims. He is also a respected monk in Khura'in, with a devout belief in the country's religious tenets. He is the main prosecutor in charge of Phoenix Wright's, Apollo Justice's and Athena Cykes's trials in 2028. He remembers Justice from a long time ago.

Early life

 * Main article: Assassination Attempt of Amara Shigataal Khura'in and Turnabout Revolution

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi grew up with his father, Druk Sahdmadhi, and Apollo Justice in the Kingdom of Khura'in.

Face off against a familiar face

 * Main article: Turnabout Magic Show

The following year after Simon Blackquill's exoneration, Chief Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth reached out to Prosecutor Sahdmadhi to help the now-understaffed Prosecutor's Office. He prosecuted Trucy Wright against Defense Attorney Apollo Justice.

Against Apollo's mentor

 * Main article: Turnabout Ritual

About two weeks later, Sahdmadhi returned to Khura'in with Investigator Ema Skye to prosecute Maya Fey for the murders of Malmel Aatam and Fon Myou.

A murder at the theatre

 * Main article: Turnabout Theater

The next day, Prosecutor Sahdmadhi returned to America on Edgeworth's request to prosecute a case, much to the judge's surprise. He was against Athena Cykes, whom was defending Susuru Uchitate for Bakufuu Senpuutei's murder on Simon Blackquill's request.

The Khura'inese Revolution

 * Main article: Turnabout Revolution

Sahdmadhi returned to Khura'in after Senpuutei's murder trial. In the following days, the people of Khura'in had an uprising that he watched.

Personality
Despite having a soft demeanor, Sahdmadhi has quite a sharp tongue. He has no tolerance for the defense attorney profession, considering it an unenlightened walk of life that must be quashed and punished by the rule of "the Holy Mother". He has a habit of using his beads to accentuate his points, such as stretching them out, taking them off and slamming the desk with it gripped in his hand, nervously holding them, throwing them at the defense (around Apollo's forehead, on Phoenix's arm, and around Athena's body, although Blackquill did slice a second set of beads thrown), and constricting them with it, and, when beaten, breaking them and getting knocked down with them.

Despite appearing to be a law-abiding, religious man, Sahdmadhi is actually a member of the Dragons of Rebellion, a resistance group seeking to revolutionise the broken and corrupt court system of Khura'in. He secretly opposed many of the laws, and seeks to change how things worked from the inside.

Name

 * His given name "Nahyuta" comes from "nayuta" (那由多 or 那由他), which is originally a Sanskrit word that denotes a very large number.
 * "Sahdmadhi", his surname, comes from the Japanese proverb "hotoke no kao mo sando made" (仏の顔も三度まで), which means "Even the Buddha becomes angry if you brush his face thrice", which fits with his calm demeanor and sharp tongue.