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Norma DePlume is a somewhat vain non-fiction writer who is famous for her literary works including "The Great Grief of the Great Thief" and "The Killer Killer Whale". She was once badly injured during an interview, and has since been terrified of blood.
The Killer Killer Whale
Prior to the incident, DePlume was already a writer of considerable renown, to the point that she began using outdated pictures of herself from ten years ago in her books so the paparazzi couldn't recognize her.
A year ago from Turnabout Reclaimed, she wrote her latest bestseller The Killer Killer Whale, based on the incident of Azura Summers's death. Jack Shipley, owner of the aquarium, eventually became so annoyed with DePlume's intrusive investigations, he blacklisted her from visiting the aquarium. Despite this, somehow DePlume continued her investigations, including a discovery of Shipley's monthly payments to an unknown group. (DePlume initially believed Shipley was paying off the Center of Dangerous Animal Control in exchange for not euthanizing Ora Shipley, but the payments were later proven to be made to the Supermarine Aquarium.)
Researching a follow-up
- Main article: Turnabout Reclaimed
On the day of Shipley's murder, DePlume received a call to visit the aquarium for follow-up research. At 10.10am, she saw Orla headbutt a prop in the orca pool, and became horrified by the cloud of blood that appeared. She then saw Orla with Shipley's body in her mouth, and thought that the "killer killer whale" had committed murder again. DePlume would later testify as a witness in Orla's trial, where Phoenix Wright proved that she had not actually witnessed the moment of murder, and had been set up to think so.
Later, DePlume gave information to Wright and Athena Cykes about the incident from a year ago, revealing the discrepancies between both incidents. With another hint from Dr. Herman Crab, Wright later figured out the truth behind the aquarium's secret and used it in court to prove both orca and trainer of their innocence. DePlume also showed up for the second day of trial, where Wright suggested that Summers had died as a result of her illness and not an orca attack. Realizing that she had been wrong, DePlume nevertheless vowed to write about the trial even if it meant recanting her previous book, and revealed that Marlon Rimes was the mystery caller who set her up. Before Wright and Cykes went to trial, she encouraged them to find the truth.
A change of writing direction
Norma DePlume's mugshot.
A few months after the acquittal of both Orla Shipley and Sasha Buckler, DePlume completed a new book entitled "Shipshape Aquarium: Don't Pull the Plug", and also helped Dr. Herman Crab out with getting the TORPEDO system approved. Although Crab was grateful for her help, he was irritated to find out that she was currently writing another new book entitled "Sniper: The Penguin Leaves the Nest", which meant that she would be bothering him everyday in order to study the penguin chick Sniper, who was still living in his hair.
Personality
DePlume appeared to have a highly haughty personality, likely a result of having enjoyed years of success as a non-fiction writer. She was all too willing to consider people she talked to as "fans" and would be uncooperative with anyone she thought was being rude to her. DePlume did not seem to think much of people in general, referring to Wright as "blue boy" and Cykes as "yellow girl". At the same time, DePlume appeared to take herself and her career extremely seriously, priding herself as a "truth-seeker", and appearing horrified when Wright proved in court that she had been set up.
Name
- Her Japanese surname "Uratori" contains the word "ura", which means "inlet".
- "Reika", her Japanese given name, contains the kanji for "radiant flower", but its pronunciation can also be read as "below zero degrees Celsius".
- Her full English name comes from the phrase "nom de plume", meaning a pseudonym used by an author (also known as a "pen name").
- "Norma" was the birth given name of the actress Marilyn Monroe; some of DePlume's animations seem to be based on famous pictures and poses of the famous actress, most noticeably at one point where DePlume has to hold down her jacket while wind blows from below, parodying the famous scene in Monroe's film The Seven Year Itch.
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