Ron DeLite

Ron DeLite is the defendant in The Stolen Turnabout, the second episode in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations. He is first seen at the Detention Center, turning himself in as Mask☆DeMasque, the "Phantom Thief."

Background
Ron met his wife Desirée when he was a security guard at KB Security. He saved her from robbers, and they soon married. Ron's pay, however, was not nearly enough to cover his wife's spending. Worried that she would leave him, he attempted to steal his company's secret information in order to get money for Desirée, but he got caught and was fired.

Ron decided to become a thief; he disguised himself and went by the name "Mask☆DeMasque". It was the only way he could think of to keep his wife happy. After his first heist, Ron quickly dumped his costume in the trash and got into his security outfit, but a passing Luke Atmey spotted the costume and gave it back to him through mail. Atmey then began to blackmail Ron into stealing three other precious items for him.

The Stolen Turnabout
One of the blackmail letters told Ron to come to KB Security at a designated time in order to frame him for murder. In truth, the real killer was Luke Atmey.

After the trial
The DeLites have started an organization to help thieves start honest lives. Their slogan is, "PLEEEEEEAASSSE cut it out!" Ironically, they also help thieves to steal by giving them detailed plans.

Personality
Ron is usually a quiet and nervous character but can get easily agitated and in those instances will often beg or whine loudly and overdramatically, usually in the form "PLEEEEEEAASSSE!"

Name

 * "Ron" in Hebrew means "joy"


 * "DeLite" comes from his Japanese name but is also a play on the word "delight".


 * "Amasugi" (天杉) comes from the word "amasugiru" (which means "too sweet").


 * The word "plaisir" in the name "Duplaisir" means "pleasure".


 * His name may be pronounced as "Wrong Delight" meaning he gets pleasure out of his wrongdoings.
 * His name may also come from the word rondelli, a spiral-shaped pasta.