| Wocky Kitaki |
| I woulda been golden if it weren't for that wack doc! Can't even take out a stupid bullet! |
Pal Meraktis was a doctor who held a rivalry with former doctor Guy Eldoon. He was the director of the Meraktis Clinic. He was killed as a result of a malpractice incident.
Malpractice
Around December of 2025, Wocky Kitaki was shot during a turf war with the Rivales and was immediately sent to the Meraktis Clinic. Meraktis, with the assistance of Nurse Alita Tiala, immediately began the operation. However, when he discovered where the bullet was lodged, he knew that there was no way to remove it without killing the patient. However, if he told the Kitaki family that the surgery failed, the Kitaki Family would have killed him for his failure.
Thusly, Meraktis wrote up a fake report claiming the surgery was a success, sewed Kitaki back up, and released him from the clinic. He then locked away the real report in a safe in his office. The real report was his insurance, since it also had Tiala's name on it, so she couldn't rat him out to the Kitakis without putting herself in danger.
Meraktis thought he was in the clear, because eventually, that bullet in Kitaki's chest would cause him to drop dead, and Meraktis would be able to cover up the cause of his death permanently.
Death
- Main article: Turnabout Corner
The end of Pal Meraktis.
When Alita Tiala informed Meraktis that Wocky Kitaki intended to kill him for his botched operation, Meraktis flew into a rage and strangled Tiala until she passed out. Thinking she was dead, Meraktis intended to dump the body into the river that ran through People Park. However, his car wouldn't start, because Wesley Stickler had jammed Trucy Wright's panties into the tailpipe of the car to hide them. So Meraktis stole Eldoon's noodle cart and hid the unconscious Tiala inside the cart. However, when Meraktis arrived at People Park, Kitaki confronted him, carrying a knife. At this time, Tiala recovered just as Stickler arrived on the scene. While everyone outside was distracted by Stickler, Tiala pulled out her handgun and shot Meraktis while his head was turned. She then escaped without anyone seeing her.
Intending to pin the murder on Kitaki, Tiala tried to find the worst possible attorney to take her fiancé's case. She came across the questionable Wright Anything Agency and hired the attorney working there. However, this backfired as the attorney was able to work out that she was the real killer.
Name
- His Japanese name "Ukari" (宇狩) comes from the word "ukkari", which means "carelessly".
- If the first letters in "Pal Meraktis" are switched, it forms "Mal Peraktis", a play on "malpractice" and a reference to his cover-up of Wocky Kitaki's failed surgery.
Development
- Originally, his Japanese name was to be "Hamigaki" (meaning "toothpaste") and his hair was to be toothpaste-like. However, this was changed in development, with Spark Brushel gaining the name "Hamigaki", although Meraktis's hair does still bears a resemblance to striped toothpaste.
- Meraktis is the only character in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney who doesn't have official character art.