Prologue: Despair Reborn
Welcome to Hope's Peak
Phoenix Wright stood before the entrance to Hope's Peak academy, an iron gate several meters behind him. Behind this door lied his ticket to lifelong success. When he had first been invited to Hope's Peak, he was ecstatic. He had already found great success as a defense attorney, even as a 16 year old. But was he worthy of the title of Ultimate?
He reflected on his time as a defense attorney. In just his first case he managed to prove his best friend innocent and find the real murder in just a few minutes— but the culprit wasn't exactly a genius-level criminal. Still, there was no better feeling than when he had cornered the culprit and officially indicted him, and the joy on his friend's face reaffirmed his desire to become a lawyer.
In his fourth case, he took down the most legendary and feared prosecutor in the land— Manfred Von Karma, someone who had gone undefeated for 40 years— in a battle for his friend's freedom. His other cases had been no pushovers, but this was on another level.
In his fifth case, he knocked a corrupt police chief out of power with the help of the friend he had saved from Manfred Von Karma. Once again, the feeling of backing someone vile into a corner was unrivaled.
All told, it was a pretty good track record. But there was no more time to deliberate. He pushed the door open... and darkness engulfed him.