Godot

Godot (pronounced "go doh") was a mysterious coffee-loving prosecutor who rivaled Phoenix Wright in The Stolen Turnabout, Recipe for Turnabout and Bridge to the Turnabout. He displayed a grudge against Wright, intentionally mispronouncing his name as "Trite" ("Light" in the French, Spanish and Italian versions, and "Maruhodou" in the original version) to show his contempt for him.

Defense career
Godot was originally Diego Armando, a senior defense lawyer working at Grossberg Law Offices. He had spiky black hair and wore a red dress-shirt with a black tie. He was fond of referring to women as kittens, and often used metaphors revolving around such names.

Armando was Mia Fey's aide when she took on her first case, giving her advice as she went through and urging her to continue on the attack. Near the end of the trial, their client, Terry Fawles, died on the stand as a result of drinking poison given to him by the real killer, Dahlia Hawthorne. Angered by the outcome, Armando broke his mug of coffee with his bare hands and started bleeding. Soon afterward, the two started dating.

On August 27, 2012, Armando sat with Dahlia Hawthorne to question her. Fearing that the lawyer was on to her, Hawthorne slipped a special poison into his cup of coffee. As a result of drinking the poisoned cup, Armando fell into a coma. The poison damaged his central nervous system, caused extreme damage to his eyes, and turned his hair white.

Five years later, Armando woke up to the smell of coffee. When he learned that Mia Fey had been murdered a year ago by Redd White, he blamed Phoenix Wright for her death and became a prosecutor to test his worthiness to succeed Fey. He began wearing a special visor over his eyes that enabled him to see (though he still could not see red on a white background), and started calling himself "Godot".

Prosecuting career

 * Main article: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations

Godot first appeared as prosecutor in The Stolen Turnabout. Sly, sarcastic, and intolerant, he began to put the pressure on Phoenix Wright. When the defendant was declared not guilty, Godot prosecuted the subsequent murder case to challenge Wright again. Near the end of the murder trial, he saw Maya Fey channel Mia.

Godot challenged Wright again on another trial. He could not see the ketchup stains on the defendant's apron, hinting at his sight problems. He also demonstrated his remarkable ability to keep his cool even when faced with fearsome characters like Furio Tigre.

Final trial

 * Main article: Bridge to the Turnabout

Godot also used his privileges as a prosecutor to spy on Morgan Fey, whom he knew had tried to frame Maya Fey for murder and whom he feared would attempt to kill or otherwise harm her again. One day, he overheard Morgan telling her daughter Pearl about a letter she had hidden, which would give her instructions for killing Maya Fey. Oblivious to the letter's purpose and unable to understand some of the words, Pearl attempted to carry through with the plan, telling Phoenix Wright and Maya about Hazakura Temple. Godot contacted Iris, a nun at the temple, and Misty Fey, Maya's mother, telling them about the plan and asking for their assistance. Misty had by then taken on another identity as children's book author Elise Deauxnim.

Misty attempted to keep Pearl from carrying through with the plan by inviting her to read some books, but Pearl went anyway. She crossed a bridge to the Inner Temple, where Maya was training. Following her mother's instructions, she attempted to channel Dahlia Hawthorne, who had been executed a month before. Godot was already near the temple, prepared for the worst. When Pearl did not show up, Misty became worried and also crossed to the island, channeling Hawthorne to prevent Pearl from doing so.

Hawthorne, in Misty's body, found Maya in a garden and attempted to kill her, cornering her on a lantern in the temple garden. Godot, however, possessed by hatred, stabbed Hawthorne with a sword-cane that Misty had brought. Maya subsequently fainted.

Godot carried Maya into the temple and cleaned up the bloodied snow. Unable to see the blood, he was forced to shovel a large rectangular area around the lantern. This also meant that he missed the bloody writing that read "Maya", which Hawthorne had written on the lantern before she died. Godot tried to carry Misty's body over the bridge, but it had burnt down, so he attached the corpse to a loose cable and swung it across the river for Iris to receive on the other side. Iris then stabbed the corpse in the Hazakura Temple courtyard with the Shichishito sword to make it look as if the crime scene had been on that side. Meanwhile, Maya woke up and wrote a letter to Mia for advice, and then channeled her. Following the advice that Mia subsequently wrote, Maya locked herself in the Inner Temple's channeling chamber and channeled Hawthorne to protect herself. Three days later, Iris undid the lock and Hawthorne forced her to switch places.

During the trial of Misty's murder, Hawthorne, pretending to be Iris, testified that Maya committed the crime. However, Wright eventually uncovered her identity, and with the help of Godot and Mia, was able to come to the conclusion that Maya was channeling Hawthorne. Hawthorne, condemned to eternal failure at the hands of Mia, fled from Maya's body. Maya later testified as well. Filled with gratitude for Godot, she attempted to cover for him. Godot taunted Wright, asserting that he would "never be half the lawyer [Mia] was", but Wright, fulfilling his mentor's legacy, persevered and proved that Godot was the killer. Realizing this, Godot finally admitted his mistakes, accepting that he had only been angry at "Trite" because he had needed someone to blame for Mia's death. In truth, he had had problems with forgiving himself. His soul in peace at last, he shared one last cup of coffee with Wright, pronouncing his name correctly for the first time.

Wright was upset that he had been unable to save Godot, but Mia assured him that he had saved Godot in a way that had nothing to do with living or dying.

Personality
Godot has been described as "smug" and a "hot-shot". He was unrelenting in court and was fond of referring to women by pet names like "kitten", as well as using countless metaphors and quotes constituting his "rules". He had a deep grudge against Phoenix Wright due to Mia Fey's death, causing him to demean and taunt him frequently. However, he realized that he was angry at himself for not being able to protect Fey and was merely redirecting his self-hatred toward Wright.

Godot loved coffee. He was known to drink seventeen cups of coffee per trial day. Godot had at least 107 different personal coffee blends, his personal favorite being  # 102.

Quotes
The third quote is based on a catchphrase of Sherlock Holmes from several novels such as The Sign of the Four.

Name

 * The name Godot originates from the famous play Waiting For Godot.


 * Godot also happens to be a portmanteau of the last syllables of the character's real name - Diego Armando.