Yatagarasu



"Kay Faraday"

- Even in the depths of night, when no other bird dares to take flight, one alone soars to shine the light of righteousness on the world's blight! And that one is me! For I am the Great Thief, Yatagarasu!

The Yatagarasu was an infamous thief, known for stealing corporate files that exposed their illegal or unethical activities and then sent them to the media. The current Yatagarasu is Kay Faraday.

Origin

 * Main article: KG-8 Incident

Break-up

 * Main article: Turnabout Reminiscence

Reappearance

 * Main article: Turnabout Visitor

In the first episode of Ace Attorney: Investigations, "he" is the 2nd visitor, who pointed the gun at Edgeworth. "He" left behind a card with the symbol of him, the three legged raven.

The Yatagarasu is later revealed to be not one person, but a 3-person team consisting of a person who could fulfill each of the Yatagarasu's traits.

Able to infiltrate any organization - Calisto Yew -- as a defense attorney, she was able to get closer to companies and people than anyone else

Able to disable any security system - Byrne Faraday -- using Little Thief he was able to know where the security measures where in a place and avoid them

Never leaves any evidence behind - Tyrell Badd -- As head detective, he was able to take any evidence that would lead to the real identities of the Yatagarasu

Yew was later revealed to be a person involved with the smuggling ring sent by Quercus Alba, to prevent the Yatagarasu from ever revealing his identity. When Byrne Faraday got too close to the truth Yew betrayed the group by keeping any information that would lead to the smuggling ring and killing Faraday. In the end, it was all for naught as the evidence brought to light by the Yatagarasu was able to put Alba away in the end.

Later, Kay Faraday, the daughter of Byrne Faraday, would take the title of the Yatagarasu and planned to create a team of her own, dedicated to revealing the truth.