Jay Elbird

Shūji Orinaka is a prisoner within the detention center. Before being held captive, he was a boxer, and he continues practicing. There's always a polar bear hanging around with him (literally). His prison number is apparently D-259. He briefly confronted Miles Edgeworth during his initial investigation of a murder case which happened in the prison. The investigation was then overtaken by Yumihiko Ichiyanagi and Orinaka was dragged away.

Escape plan
When Edgeworth returned Orinaka was nowhere to be found. He found out that there was an underground tunnel which lead from his cell right to the detention area where Manosuke Naitō, the murder victim, was held. There was a hole in the floor under his bed. Initially, the paws in the tunnel suggested Kuro, Hōinbō's dog was involved in the murder. But it was Orinaka who had snuck into his prison cell while he was away. A guardsman was patrolling in the area. The close circuit camera recorded an incident where he was apparently assaulted by a ferocious animal. This turned out to be Mark, Orinaka's polar bear. The guard was briefly knocked unconscious before resuming patrol.

However, the guardsman was actually Orinaka who stole the real guard's clothes to disguise himself. His plan was foiled when the polar bear suddenly appeared in Hōinbō's cell during a confrontation between Edgeworth and the official investigators. The bear recognized him and latched onto his chest so his cover was blown. Orinaka was also the one who created the tunnel between his cell and the detention center, digging the hole for weeks.

Personality


Orinaka had an awkward personality, holding his polar bear on his chest, practicing boxing while giving testimony and wearing two heavy dumbbells on his arms. He had a hatred toward the prison director. This can be seen in his cell where a white painting of the director is on his black punchbag.

Name

 * His full name is a pun on "ori no naka shūjin" (檻の中囚人), which means "prisoner in a cage".