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| Uncle |
| Polly here's my only friend in the world. Isn't that right, Polly? |
Polly is a parrot who lived in the caretaker's shack at Gourd Lake.
Namesake
Polly was named after Polly Jenkins, the late fiancée of Yanni Yogi, Polly's owner. After Yogi's insanity plea in his trial for the DL-6 Incident, he lost his job and his social standing, and Jenkins eventually committed suicide. The memory of Jenkins was preserved in the name of Yogi's parrot. Yogi would continue to feign insanity and senility in the years to come.
Training
Polly and her owner: Yanni Yogi.
Yogi taught Polly to talk, but she would only respond to being talked to if her name was said first. Yogi taught her to recall the number to his safe. He also taught her to respond, "Don't forget DL-6!" when asked whether the one talking to her had forgotten something. Polly was also able to repeat a previous answer.
Murder of Robert Hammond
Whilst Yogi was living at Gourd Lake, Polly stayed in the shack with him as his only company after his life was ruined due to the DL-6 Incident. She was present, therefore, when Yogi killed his lawyer from the incident. When Miles Edgeworth was set to stand trial for the murder, his lawyer Phoenix Wright and his assistant Maya Fey arrived at the caretaker's shack during their investigation of the murder. Wright and Fey questioned Yogi and were shocked when the parrot mentioned the DL-6 Incident. They also gained the number for Yogi's safe by simply asking his parrot.
Yogi testified in court against Edgeworth for the murder, but when Wright found holes in Yogi's testimony, he ran away, leaving Polly by herself in the shack. Although Maya Fey was eager to adopt the bird, Wright pointed out that the police knew about her and would likely do something about her.
Yogi was eventually captured, but he claimed that he had only gone to get some food for Polly. According to him, she is "a bit of a gourmand" and only eats special high-quality bird pellets from France which can only be bought from a "big pet shop downtown". He testified that he was on his way back to the shack when he was arrested.
An unusual witness
| Manfred von Karma |
| I've heard of desperate men grasping at straws...But this is the first time I've heard of men grasping at macaws! Hah! |
It soon became apparent to Wright that he couldn't get any information from Yogi. Prosecutor Manfred von Karma taunted the defense attorney, saying, "Perhaps you'd like to cross-examine the parrot for a little comic relief, hmm?" Wright realized that the parrot was his last hope and desperately called the bird to the stand. However, when asked about the DL-6 incident, Polly didn't respond. It soon became obvious that von Karma had anticipated Wright's move and had Polly retrained. Luckily, Wright was able to get the bird to identify her owner as Yanni Yogi by saying her name (named after Yogi's dead fiancée) and the number to the safe (which was the date of the DL-6 incident). Yogi soon after admitted his true identity and his crime, having had his cover blown by his erstwhile companion.
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Three years later, Polly was seen in a prison cell.
Name
"Polly" is a stereotypical name for a parrot. It is likely that the names for both the parrot and Yogi's deceased fiancée were chosen for this reason.
Notes
- It is unclear what species Polly is supposed to be. She bears some resemblance to the Scarlet Macaw in coloration but possesses a large crest, which the Scarlet Macaw lacks. It is likely she is meant to just be a generic parrot. The resemblance in coloration to a Scarlet Macaw is likely intentional because it is one of the parrot species that are often kept as pets.
- Polly is the only non-human animal to be brought into court in the Ace Attorney series. She was also the only non-human animal given a sprite in the series until Missile's appearance in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.