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Bastian Rook
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Shelly de Killer
I was somewhat astonished to have sustained an injury at all. A testament to Mr. Rook's skill. He was truly a master of his craft. ...Unlike a certain other someone I could mention.
Bronco Knight
Hmph! I'm just as good as he ever was!
Shelly de Killer
You were a pawn to his queen, my young friend.

Bastian Rook was the head bodyguard of Zheng Fa President Di-Jun Wang's contingent during his visit to the United States in 2019. He was murdered during a fake assassination attempt on the president at Gourd Lake.

Dying in the line of duty[]

Main article: Turnabout Trigger
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De Killer strikes.

President Wang hired the security company that employed Rook in preparation for a speech at Gourd Lake on March 25, 2019. Knight approached the president with a plan for a staged assassination attempt during his speech to help him boost his ailing approval ratings back home. Rook refused to go along with such a plan, so the president and Knight arranged things for the plot without his further knowledge.

Two days before the speech, however, a professional assassin by the name of Shelly de Killer tried to eliminate the president. Although the assassin managed to infiltrate the bodyguards and easily incapacitate fellow bodyguard Bronco Knight, Rook managed to grab and twist the professional killer's arm, then put a bullet in it. De Killer was able to escape, albeit injured and with a new-found respect for the bodyguard.

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Knight fires upon Rook.

During the speech, the fake assassination was put into motion, and indeed shots rang out, and with the help of Knight, Rook rushed his charge to the safety of the private presidential seaplane and put him in a secure panic room. However, unbeknownst to Rook, Knight had become increasingly resentful of Rook's superior skills and the respect he had garnered. Therefore, once Rook and Knight were left alone after seeing to the president's safety, the latter turned his gun on the former and shot him dead.

Fortunately, Miles Edgeworth was able to investigate and resolve Rook's death. Despite the efforts of Knight and the president to prevent him from investigating, de Killer, determined to know the truth behind Rook's death, took Knight hostage to coerce him into allowing Edgeworth into the presidential plane. De Killer would later remark that he would never forget the man who had managed to best him.

Personality[]

Rook was a very skilled bodyguard who was even able to injure and drive off the infamous Shelly de Killer. Although not from Zheng Fa himself, he was the president's most trusted and capable bodyguard. An honest man, he refused to take part in the fake assassination attempt.

Name[]

  • Japanese/Chinese - Gai Tojiro (外城 涯)//Wàichéng Yá (外城 涯):
    • His Japanese and Chinese names contain the kanji for "castle" (城), which is a reference to the rook chess piece.
  • English/French - Bastian Rook / Bastien Latour:
    • His English surname refers to the rook chess piece, while his given name is based on the word "bastion", meaning a fortification, which befits both a castle and a bodyguard.
    • His French surname, meanwhile, comes from the word "tour", which means "tower", but also refers to the rook chess piece.

Unofficial[]

  • English - Ethan Rooke:
    • His name in the unofficial English fan translation patch is once again in reference to the rook chess piece and the meaning of his original Japanese name. His first name, "Ethan", means "strong and safe," which befits both a castle and a bodyguard.
  • French - Boris Latour:
    • His unofficial French given name is a reference to Boris Karloff, the actor who played Frakenstein's monster, due to a perceived resemblance in his short, cropped hairstyle and long forehead. His French surname, as with the official French name, comes from the word "tour", which means "tower", but also refers to the rook chess piece.

Development[]

  • Like a few other characters in Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit, Rook has design and personality parallel with a chess piece. With his hairstyle, head shape, name pun, and desire to protect his "king", Rook represents the rook.
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