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Bruce Fairplay is a banker who was a witness to the murder of Mason Milverton. He was later the jury foreman for the two trials of Soseki Natsume.
Fairplay Down Under[]
Many of Fairplay's mannerisms indicate that he grew up in Australia. For example, he has used Australian slang phrases such as "fair dinkum" and "larrikin", and has called Ryunosuke Naruhodo a galah. During Magnus McGilded's trial, he testified to seeing Mason's murder "clear as a Ballarat day", referring to a town in Victoria, Australia, historically the centre of a gold rush and a miner uprising against bankers. At some point, Fairplay took advantage of one such gold rush before returning to London.
The omnibus murder[]
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Bruce Fairplay was riding on the top of Beppo's omnibus with Lay D. Furst, when he suddenly witnessed a murder happening in the omnibus. Naruhodo accused Fairplay of being the killer because he was in debt to the defendant, Magnus McGilded, but all he did was witness the crime.
After the trial, the police questioned Fairplay but ultimately let him go.
Jury duty[]
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As Juror No. 1.
Two days later, Fairplay was selected as the jury foreman for the trial of Soseki Natsume for the attempted murder of Olive Green, who had Naruhodo advocating for his defence. Fairplay voted guilty with the others during the first cross-examination, with Naruhodo being reluctant to try to change his mind due to their awkward situation. Fairplay did little else until Naruhodo came up with the possibility that the jackknife used to stab Green had actually been ejected from the third floor window of the house of fellow juror Joan Garrideb. This finally convinced him to change his leaning to not guilty, though Prosecutor Barok van Zieks was quick to point out the numerous flaws in Naruhodo's theory.
Though Naruhodo prevailed, his victory was short-lived, as Natsume was tried again for the alleged attempted murder of William Shamspeare, with the entire jury from the previous trial returning except for Garrideb, who was replaced by Quinby Altamont. When he's ready to vote for the verdict the first time he's had enough of the trial and has the rest of vote guilty despite having a little hope for Naruhodo. The reason for this is that he sees Shamspeare as a noble and honest man despite being poor like the so-called lying Natsume. He has no reason to doubt him but promises to change his verdict if Shamspeare is lying and has the other male jurors agree. Quinby Altamont eventually gives him this tidbit by revealing the possibility of him stealing gas from her company. Being a gentlemen who keeps his promise, Fairplay changes his verdicts and encourage the other gentlemen to follow suit.
The next day, Bruce Fairplay intends to finally bring a just verdict. During the second closing argument, determined Natsume's guilty by considering all the evidence. After hearing Barok van Zieks, Fairplay agrees that Herlock Sholmes' inventions, regarding the handprints as proof that William Shamspeare blew into the gas pipe, do not count as official evidence. Naruhodo suggests they listen to Natsume about it, as he's been having gas leaks. So Fairplay agrees to change his verdict.
Personality[]
Fairplay is strong-willed, stubborn, and a little full of himself, but, true to his name, he is a strong believer in fairness, hearing out opposing arguments. He keeps his promises and knows when to back down in a fight he knows he'll lose.
Development[]
- His habit of turning his head to look to his right may be a reference to the profiles of notable figures on the "heads" side of coins, thereby referencing Fairplay's profession as a banker.
Name[]
- Japanese/English - Oscar Fairplay (オスカー・フェアプレイ, Osukā Feapurei)/Bruce Fairplay:
- His "Fairplay" surname in both Japanese and English may be a reference to his personality. It could also be a reference to the term "fair play" used to describe mystery stories that give the audience all of the clues needed to solve the mystery from the outset. The mysteries in the Ace Attorney games are fundamentally not fair play, as they rely on the gradual collection of clues via evidence and testimony.
- His English localized name "Bruce" is a stereotypical male name in Australia, in a similar manner to "Pierre" in France or "John" in the United Kingdom.