Lauren Paups

Lauren Paups was a witness in the kidnapping of Lance Amano.

"Kidnapping" plot

 * Main article: The Kidnapped Turnabout

Lance came up with a way of getting money to repay his debts, by staging a fake kidnapping of himself then collecting the ensuing $1 million ransom money from his father. To pull the plan off he would need accomplices, and knew that he could rely on the unwavering devotion of Paups. Oliver Deacon also decided to join them.

Lance told Paups that he had captured Deacon, and showed her an unconscious figure in a Bad Badger costume in the next room. Lance gave Paups a gun for protection. However, as the two made their escape, Paups received a call on her cellphone from Lance telling her that Deacon had escaped and was heading for the stadium. Lauren ran into him and shot him.

During Miles Edgeworth's investigation into Deacon's murder, he discovered that Oliver Deacon was, in fact, Lauren Paup's father Colin Devorae, who had come to work for the Amanos again to watch over his daughter. Devorae didn't trust Lance and had attacked him in the haunted house, forcing Lance to kill him in self-defense. To try to cover up his crime, Lance had attempted to frame Paups by setting up the encounter at the stadium, as the gun he had given her was only a prop and the figure she had "shot" was Lance himself.

Luckily for Paups, Edgeworth was able to figure out the truth and thus clear her of all charges.

Appearance And Personality
Lauren has the appearance of a youtful 21 years old woman.Her eyes is light brown and her light brown hair is cut short and spiky at the back,and the rest is hanging down framing her face.Lauren also wears a pink bandana with yellow dotes as the pattern.Lauren wears typical black maid dress with white apron on her hips.Lauren has a brown band-aid on her elbow and has a pink lollipop ring on her ring finger.Lauren wears a white stocking that reach down to her black shoes.

Lauren Paups is very shy and rarely likes talking to people. She has no sense of internal monologue, often being heard saying things to bolster her confidence aloud. She appears to have a fondness for ringpops and developed a crush on Edgeworth. After the resolution of her father's murder, she appeared to have developed a crush on the detention guard.

Name

 * Her English name "Lauren Paups" is a play on "lollipops" (this is more obvious if her nickname "Lolli" is used instead), a reference to the lollipop ring she wears.


 * "Paups" could also be a shortened form of "pauper" (a poor person) since her family is less well off compared to the Amano family.