Godot

Godot is the mysterious, coffee-loving prosecutor in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney:  Trials and Tribulations. From his very first appearance, he displays a grudge against Phoenix, purposefully calling him Phoenix Trite.

Background
Godot was originally Diego Armando, a senior defense lawyer working at Grossberg Law Offices for the veteran defense attorney Marvin Grossberg. Back then, he had spiky black hair, wore a red dress-shirt with a black tie, and had no visor.

Mr. Armando was Mia's aide when she took on her first case, giving her advice as she went through. 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 murderer, Dahlia Hawthorne. Angered by the outcome, Diego broke his mug of coffee and told Mia something very important: the only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over. Soon afterwards the two started dating.

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

Five years later, at the time of Case 2-2, Mr. Armando woke up due to the smell of coffee. When he learned that his lover Mia Fey had been murdered a year ago by Redd White, he blamed Phoenix for her death and became a prosecutor to test him in legal building. He began wearing a special visor over his eyes that enabled him to see (the poison had mostly blinded him), and started calling himself "Godot".

Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
The first mention of Godot is in a file that Mr. Grossberg gives to Mia in case 3-1. It says that he was interviewing Dahlia Hawthorne whenever he supposedly "died" of poisoning. Dahlia is the prime suspect, but there was no evidence to convict her (since she gave the bottle of poison to an unsuspecting Phoenix Wright). That incident was the reason Mia felt she had to take the case of Mr. Wright- to get revenge on Dahlia.

Godot, in his post-coma state, appears as prosecutor in case 3-2. Sly, sarcastic, and intolerant, he begins by snapping at the judge and at Phoenix. He tricks Phoenix into getting Ron DeLite a "Not Guilty" verdict in order to destroy his alibi for murder. When he sees a channeled Mia talking to Phoenix, he is extremely shocked.

In case 3-3, Godot appears once again as prosecutor. It is shown that he cannot see red because he doesn't see the ketchup stains on the defendant's apron.

We see Godot for the first and only time as Diego Armando in case 3-4, where he appears as Mia Fey's aide. He is described as a "hot-shot lawyer," and is several years Mia's senior. He is confident, urging Mia to make decisions whenever she hesitates. Diego is fond of referring to women, especially Mia, as kittens, and often uses metaphors (i.e. "Sharpen those claws, Kitten."). He gives Mia a lot of advice that she later repeats to Phoenix, such as the famous, "A lawyer is someone who smiles no matter what." Godot is featured prominently in case 3-5. A while back, he overheard Morgan Fey telling her daughter where to find plans for killing Maya Fey. Pearl Fey, who recieves the instructions, does not know this, and so attempts to carry through with the plan. Godot contacts Iris Hawthorne and Misty Fey, Maya's mother, telling them of the plan and asking for their assistance. Misty, an children's author, attempts to keep Pearl from carrying through with the plan by inviting her to story time, but Pearl goes anyway. She crosses a bridge to an island of sorts, where Maya is training. Following her mother's instructions, she attempts to channel Dahlia Hawthorne, who was executed a month ago. Godot is already on this island, prepared for the worst. When Pearl doesn't show up, Misty gets worried and also crosses to the island and channels Dahlia so that Pearl wouldn't be able to. Dahlia, in Misty's body, finds Maya in a garden and attempts to kill her. Godot, however, possessed by hatred, runs her through with a sword. Maya then faints. Godot carries her indoors and cleans up the bloodied snow. Unable to see red, he is forced to shovel a large part of it, and not just the bloodied part. He tries to carry Misty's body over the bridge, but it had burnt down, so he swings her on a pendulum for Iris to recieve on the other side. Iris then sets it up to look as though the crime scene had been on that side. However, he cannot see the bloody "Maya" written on a stone lantern. Meanwhile, Maya calls her sister for advice. Following that advice, Maya locks herself in a channeling chamber and channels Dahlia to protect herself. Three days later, during the trial, "Iris" (who is actually her channeled twin) shows up to testify and says that Maya commited the crime. Phoenix uncovers her identity. Overcome with a desire for revenge, Godot helps Phoenix uncover her lies. Mia also shows up. The three of them force Dahlia into despair, and she flees Maya's body. Maya later testifies as well. Filled with gratitude for her life, she attempts to cover for Godot, but Phoenix digs up the truth. Godot finally realizes his mistakes, accepting that he had only been angry at "Mr. Trite" because he had needed someone to blame for Mia's death. In truth, he'd had problems forgiving himself. His soul at last in peace, he explains himself and refers to Phoenix as Mr. Wright for the first time. Phoenix is upset that he'd been unable to save Godot, but Mia says that he had saved him, in a way that had nothing to do with living or dying. The ending picture shows Godot standing happily with Mia and Misty, seperate from the living.

Trivia

 * The name Godot originates from the famous play Waiting For Godot.
 * Godot is known to drink seventeen cups of coffee per trial day.
 * He has various types of personal coffee blends, his most popular being Godot #107. It never said how many there were.