Gregory Edgeworth was a renowned veteran defense attorney, the head of the Edgeworth and Co. Law Offices, and the father of Miles Edgeworth. He was the victim of the DL-6 Incident. Gregory Edgeworth was a very talented criminal defense attorney, and his son Miles idolized him. Such was this adoration that Miles wanted someday to become a defense attorney just like his father, and even intervened in a class trial to defend an innocent classmate accused of stealing his own lunch money. He objected to the accusation because there was no proof of who the culprit was. The boy was found innocent, and when asked why Miles had defended him, the aspiring defense attorney cited his father as his inspiration. ADVERTISEMENT Confronting von Karma Main articles: IS-7 Incident & Turnabout Legacy GregoryShigaraki In a photo with Eddie Fender. In December 2000, Gregory took on the case of Samson Tangaroa, a famous television chef. He was aided in his investigation by Eddie Fender, a young man who was working part-time at his firm while studying to become an attorney. The case was would later officially become known as the IS-7 Incident. During his investigation into the crime, Gregory conflicted with Manfred von Karma, a legendary prosecutor with a perfect win record. As he and Fender became more involved in the case, he realized that von Karma wasn't just keeping him away from the scene because he didn't want the defense gaining any sort of advance; he was actively trying to hide something. Even Tyrell Badd, the detective who was supposed to lead the investigation, was continually stymied by von Karma's authority, and he eventually decided to ally with Gregory. Ultimately, Gregory was able to figure out what von Karma was hiding; the body of the victim had disappeared before an autopsy could be carried out. Ye olde gregory Exposing von Karma. During the subsequent trial, Gregory accused von Karma of hiding the disappearance of the body. However, von Karma had the backing of the police regarding the legitimacy of a forged autopsy report, and so the trial continued for a year. Eventually, Tangaroa confessed to being an accomplice to the murder, but with Badd's help, Gregory proved that the confession had been coerced. Although Gregory still lost the case, this revelation resulted in the only penalty on von Karma's record, which enraged the prosecutor. The majority of the blame was shifted onto the Detective Ian Sideman, who was subsequently fired. It would be revealed years later that then Chief Prosecutor Excelsius Winner had knowingly given the falsified autopsy report to von Karma, with the latter being unaware of its nature. ADVERTISEMENT Death Main article: DL-6 Incident Turnabout Goodbyes YOU AND YOUR FATHER ARE MY CURSE! YOUR FATHER SHAMED ME WITH A PENALTY ON MY RECORD! AND YOU ...YOU LEFT A SCAR ON MY SHOULDER THAT WOULD NEVER FADE! I... I'LL BURY YOU! I'LL BURY YOU WITH MY BARE HANDS! DEATH! DEATH! Liftpeople The Edgeworths and Yogi trapped in the elevator. After the trial, Gregory and Miles proceeded to leave the courthouse, accompanied by Yanni Yogi, a court bailiff. Gregory hoped to get a retrial for his client. However, an earthquake struck the building and shut the power down, leaving the three stranded in an elevator for five hours. Eventually, the oxygen supply diminished, and Yogi started to panic. The two men fought, leaving Miles to try and stop them by throwing Yogi's pistol, which had been loosened from the man's belt. The gun went off, hitting von Karma, who had wandered in front of the elevator door. Just then, the elevator door opened; already outraged by his penalty and in shock from his wound, von Karma picked up the gun and, finding all three of the elevator's occupants passed out, shot Gregory in the heart. Gregory Edgeworth died, never knowing who had killed him. His spirit later spoke through a spirit medium named Misty Fey, blaming Yanni Yogi for the murder. Gregcrimescene The end of Gregory Edgeworth. Yogi was able to escape conviction by going along with his lawyer's claim that he had suffered from temporary insanity from the incident, but this in turn ruined his life. The incident also caused Fey to be perceived as a fraud. Gregory's murder had a profound effect on his son Miles; in addition to developing a hatred for defense attorneys and spirit mediums, he became a prosecutor under von Karma. Miles also began to have nightmares about his father's murder and to believe that he might have accidentally killed Gregory when he threw the pistol. The real killer was not brought to justice until fifteen years later, when Miles's childhood friend Phoenix Wright defeated von Karma in court by proving the prosecutor to be the true culprit. Fender inherited the Edgeworth and Co. Law Offices and tried to get Tangaroa acquitted through a retrial. Despite von Karma choosing to leave the case in the hands of a different prosecutor, the retrial went nowhere due to the lack of new evidence. Tangaroa thus remained in prison until 18 years later, when another incident brought all of the living individuals from the IS-7 Incident back together. Miles and Fender used this opportunity to solve the IS-7 Incident once and for all by revealing the true culprit. Throughout this investigation and others, Fender offered Miles a chance to become a defense attorney like his father. Although Miles had learned the true meaning of saving people, he decided to carry on his father's legacy as a prosecutor, protecting people from contradictions in and abuses of the law. ADVERTISEMENT Personality But what if somebody innocent ends up behind bars because no one managed to uncover the truth!? EDDIE FENDER Turnabout Legacy IT CAN HAPPEN. WE'RE ALL HUMAN -- POLICE AND PROSECUTORS INCLUDED. WHICH IS WHY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS EXIST. OUR JOB IS TO HELP PEOPLE IN JUST SUCH SITUATIONS. TO BE FRIENDS TO THE FRIENDLESS. Gregory Edgeworth Mugshot Mugshot. Gregory Edgeworth was the kind of defense attorney who was not afraid to stand up against corruption, which is evidenced both by his confrontation with von Karma in Tangaroa's trial and by Miles's admiration of him. He used a methodical approach to his investigations, preferring to use logic and confront witnesses directly at the scene. He refrained from judging others until he saw what they were like face-to-face. He also maintained a rather serious, professional demeanor at all times, only nervously grinning when he made a wrong deduction. Miles inherited many of his father's methods; however, he would come off as cold and ruthless due to his relative lack of tact. As an attorney, Gregory developed an unshakable personal code of honor, based on the principles that "everyone deserves a defense", of being "a friend to the friendless", as well as the method of "turning [his] thinking around" and the belief that "the worst of times are when lawyers calmly show [their] biggest smiles". These last two were, perhaps coincidentally, also shared by other renowned defense attorneys. Though Gregory and Fender only worked together while investigating the IS-7 Incident, the investigation left a strong impression. Gregory appreciated Fender's enthusiasm and dedication, though he was about as confused as everyone else by the young man's habit of eating his notes. Gregory gladly allowed Fender to stand by his side during the IS-7 trial and promised to give his trench coat to the young man once he became an attorney himself. After Gregory's death, Fender indeed inherited the coat, as well as Gregory's law firm. Gregory didn't know much about what was popular with children, as his own son was more into reading textbooks than watching TV or having friends. He thought of Miles once in a while during his investigations, sometimes looking at certain objects and thinking to himself, "Maybe my son would enjoy this." He may have liked blueberries.[2]

It can happen. We're all human -- police and prosecutors included. Which is why defense attorneys exist. Our job is to help people in just such situations. To be friends to the friendless.