Matt Engarde

Matt Engarde was an action star who played the titular character of The Nickel Samurai. He was the defendant in the murder of Juan Corrida.

Personality
Engarde was a seemingly careless young man with a liking for wine and motorcycles but no apparent control of his own life. He was seen as quite dense, taking any opportunity to use his wristwatch cell phone to ask his manager, Adrian Andrews, about even the most basic decisions. He also had a habit of addressing people with "dude".

Beneath the surface, however, he was a calculating and manipulative man, seeing other people as objects he could use to his advantage. He trusted no one.

Involvement in a suicide
Two years prior to his trial, Engarde dated his manager Celeste Inpax. Adrian Andrews, who would later became Engarde's manager, described them as being happy. However, he broke up with Inpax one day. Later, he learned that his rival Juan Corrida was planning to marry her. Knowing that it would hurt Corrida deeply, Engarde confessed to him that he had dated her first. Corrida called off the marriage; heartbroken again, Celeste Inpax hanged herself, allegedly leaving a suicide note that was hidden by the man who found her body, Juan Corrida.

Murder
For the remaining years, the two men continued their rivalry with Engarde rising to the top of his acting career. Engarde gained a reputation for being "refreshing like a spring breeze". Corrida, however, conspired with Andrews to disclose the suicide note, which Corrida had actually forged, that would destroy that image. Realizing that Corrida was a threat, Engarde purchased spy cameras to keep close tabs on him and eventually hired a professional assassin named Shelly de Killer to kill him for the bear figurine that contained Inpax's suicide note. Engarde recorded the killing to use as a way to blackmail de Killer. De Killer posed a butler Engarde hired to ward off suspicion.

Engarde's trial
Engarde was arrested for Corrida's death because of evidence planted by Andrews. In response, de Killer abducted Maya Fey to force defense attorney Phoenix Wright into getting an acquittal for Matt Engarde.

At first, Wright did not suspect that Engarde was involved; Engarde said that he killed no one, which was true and so did not reveal any Psyche-Locks. However, during his investigation, Wright discovered a spy camera planted in a giant stuffed bear at the crime scene (Corrida's room at the Gatewater Hotel), which he found had been purchased by Engarde.

Wright confronted Engarde at the detention center and accused him of hiring de Killer to assassinate Juan Corrida. Engarde finally showed his true colors; he flipped his hair back to reveal three scars on his right eye. He revealed his entire plan to Wright, and he told him that he placed his trust in absolutely no one, let alone assassins.

During the final trial, Engarde ordered de Killer to bring the videotape containing the recording of the murder to him, instructing him not to view it himself. However, de Killer failed; he left the tape behind for Franziska von Karma to take. Von Karma brought the tape to the trial, along with two other pieces of evidence. Wright informed de Killer of his client's plans of blackmail, which angered the assassin. He broke his contract with Engarde, releasing the hostage Maya Fey, and vowed to kill him. At this, Engarde broke down, ripping new scars into his face and repeating, "GUILTY!".

Name
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 * Otoro is a kind of tuna (Like Will Power's japanese name). Outorou (王都楼) is also a rough romanization of the English word "outlaw".