Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin

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Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin V · T · F
Occupation	Head monk of Tehm'pul Temple ( - Apr. 24, 2028)
Biological information
Reckoned birth year(s) (this is for age comparison purposes, and so may look odd; click on the question mark for details)?	1992
Documented age range (as recorded in court record profiles & case files)	36* (The Foreign Turnabout)
Last known status	Arrested (Apr. 24, 2028)
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Light brown
Height (the metric (cm) values are sourced from official guidebooks and may not reflect the relative sizes of characters as depicted in-game or in other official media)	5'9"; 176 cm
Associates
Family	None mentioned
Friends	None mentioned
Affiliates	Inga Karkhuul Khura'in (former superior & accomplice; deceased) Ahlbi Ur'gaid (subordinate & attempted scapegoat) Paht Rohl (victim; deceased) Phoenix Wright (Ur'gaid's defense attorney) Gaspen Payne (prosecutor for Ur'gaid's case)
Aliases/nicknames
Instructor Andistan'dhin* (by the Khura'inese judge)
Names in other languages
Japanese (romanization written with the given name first)	ポットディーノ・ニカワス (Pottodiino Nikawasu)
Miscellaneous
Debut episode	The Foreign Turnabout
Musical theme	"Andistan'dhin ~ Ethnic Music" "Andistan'dhin ~ Head-Banging"

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin

Playing this tune here is a precious gig for me and my girl here, ya dig?

— The Foreign Turnabout

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin was the head monk of Khura'in's Tehm'pul Temple, the duties of which included performing the musical accompaniment to Princess Rayfa Padma Khura'in's Dance of Devotion on a Khura'inese string instrument called a "dahmalan". He was called as a witness in Ahlbi Ur'gaid's trial for the Founder's Orb theft and murder of Paht Rohl.

Theft and murder

Main article: The Foreign Turnabout

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin

That plinkity-plunk music just wouldn't let me express my RAGE!

— The Foreign Turnabout

Murdering Paht Rohl with a dahmalan.

Andistan'dhin was tasked by the Khura'in Minister of Justice Inga Karkhuul Khura'in to steal the Founder's Orb, with his position as head monk easily allowing him to do so, leaving the treasure box used to store it empty. However, sometime later guardsman Paht Rohl also attempted to steal it, thereby threatening to expose the Orb's disappearance. In order to cover up his theft, Andistan'dhin caused a blackout and killed Rohl in the ensuing confusion by slamming his dahmalan onto the guard's head, breaking the instrument in the process. He then replaced the destroyed instrument with one similar in an appearance before heading to a Dance of Devotion rehearsal. He then attempted to place the blame on Ahlbi Ur'gaid, the only other person nearby at the time. In this, he initially succeeded, as Ur'gaid was accused of both the theft and murder, with only the intervention of the visiting Phoenix Wright preventing the boy from being immediately sentenced.

As the trial proceeded, Andistan'dhin was called as a witness by Gaspen Payne, the prosecuting attorney for the case. Unfortunately for Andistan'dhin, Wright was soon able to not only prove that he was Rohl's killer and had stolen the Founder's Orb, but was also an illegal immigrant to Khura'in. Upon having his crimes exposed, Andistan'dhin broke down on the witness stand, smashing his dahmalan in the process. Despite his arrest, Andistan'dhin did not reveal that he was working for the Minister of Justice.

Personality

Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin

I'm the twilight messenger. Can't ya tell?! Gonna take this lying lawyer straight to hell! He's drippin' with lies, runnin' with philistines. I'm gonna send that lawyer to the guillotines!

— The Foreign Turnabout

Mugshot.

Initially, Andistan'dhin appeared to be a very calm, collected, and polite individual who took the teachings of Khura'inism extremely seriously. He would often pepper his speech with impromptu ethnic music and singing, to which Chief Prosecutor Gaspen Payne, the judge, and even Wright sang along with.

However, after Wright began to reveal his lies, Andistan'dhin became loud, crass, and unafraid to openly insult Wright or Ur'gaid; the complete opposite of his previous persona. Instead of ethnic music, he would pepper his speech with heavy metal singing and headbanging, regularly appealing to the gallery's thirst for blood and dislike of lawyers.

Name

• His Japanese given name comes from "pottode" (ぽっと出), which means "suddenly from the sticks" or "out of nowhere", while his surname comes from "niwaka" (にわか), which means "suddenly". This could be a reference to his sudden transformation from a calm, eccentric dahmalan player to a loud and abrasive heavy metal singer. His surname was originally spelled "Niwakas" (ニワカス) on the official Gyakuten Saiban 6 website, but was later changed to "Nikawas" (ニカワス).
• His full English name is a play on "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding", a 1974 song written by English singer/songwriter Nick Lowe and subsequently covered by Elvis Costello and Curtis Stigers. The judge even references this when the first statement of Andistan'dhin's first testimony is pressed.. Phoenix also reference the fact that Andistan'dhin's surname sounds like "understanding" by making a pun out of it.

Note

• After Wright points out a contradiction in Andistan'dhin's testimony relating to his office, the head monk inquires about the defense attorney's musical tastes by asking him, "What's your poison? Orchestra? Jazz Soul?" This may be a reference to the numerous arranged Ace Attorney soundtrack albums that include a number of orchestral versions (e.g., Gyakuten Saiban Orchestra Album ~Gyakuten Meets Orchestra~) and one jazz album).
• When Andistan'dhin starts playing heavy metal, the guitar chords on the background sound almost identical to Jet Stingray's theme from the Capcom game Mega Man X4.