It is identifying these Fi-created moral beliefs that gives Wright strength to defend and save people in court, but when Edgeworth becomes the exception to being “saved,” instead of reconsidering the situation (Ne), he further indulges in his Fi emotions, making him prone to looping into Si. Wright decides that Edgeworth betrayed him and refuses to let go of his anger in spite of nearly a year passing, which is using Si to indulge in past feelings instead of utilising Ne to view a different perspective beyond his own Fi reaction. Instead, he shuts Edgeworth out of his mind and continues to follow his ideal of “saving others,” getting aggressive whenever others, including his closest friends, try to pry into why he is avoiding the topic of Edgeworth. This leads to some self-centred Fi indulgence, because Wright is not considering the external factors that would cause Edgeworth to act this way. Wright expects him to know what to do next, because he “saved” him from his pain and suffering, but contrary to his expectations, Edgeworth leaves the country instead. After getting Edgeworth acquitted on two murder cases, one of which is the DL-6 incident that scarred Edgeworth for much of his career. Much of his critical periods of character growth are related to learning how to utilise these extroverted functions better, due to overindulgence in his introverted ones. These are generally easier to spot in others, which can explain why he appears to be an extroverted person at first glance. In order to give his emotions an outlet of expression, he relies on his extroverted functions to carry through. These traits point to his introverted tendencies, namely an Fi dominant. Neither Larry nor Maya, his two closest friends at the time, know about his reasons for becoming an attorney until they confront him about it. Wright is surprisingly protective of these deep emotions and motivations, as he does not reveal much about what he feels to others. He becomes a lawyer to save Edgeworth, whom he sees as being in great pain in spite of his cold, “Demon Prosecutor” persona. The personal impact of this memory on him is further substantiated by the fact that both Larry and Edgeworth do not remember it well. For instance, the class trial left an impression due to it teaching him about what it means to be truly alone, so whenever he sees someone in a similar position (the defendants), Wright takes it upon himself to alleviate their suffering. A lot of his motivations primarily come from deep feelings of what he wants for himself and others. Wright from the get-go is a highly idealistic, principled individual, bordering on romanticism with a snarky twist. I had taken into account narrative elements alongside his character development to come to this conclusion. Not the typing most would expect from him, but the evidence seems to lead towards this way. With that said, massive post below the cut. I may use some extra information from the Investigations/Gyakuten Kenji duo as well. This has lead me to conclude that Wright and Edgeworth’s character arcs are about “two idealists with differing approaches towards those very same ideals.” As another point, given that I’ve only played the Trilogy and writers will interpret characters differently for each game, this analysis will be typing these characters using evidence and arcs from the three games only. My typing is done through determining each character’s “development path,” determining which major changes in their story are aligned with which function. Therefore, you could probably make solid cases for these two being another type, and this alternate perspective is valuable because I may have missed certain details that another type could cover. Writers like Takumi stated that they even tried to make Wright a “flat” malleable-protag character, so there is an ambiguous depth of motives in a majority of these characters. While the themes and narratives of this game are based on characterisation, Ace Attorney was not created around the characters per se. Fictional characters are generally harder to type than real people, because many different interpretations arise from their action. I don’t claim perfect accuracy, but I researched very extensively and analysed through various type perspectives, so these conclusions are made to the best of my ability. The following is an MBTI analysis on Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth, all personally typed using the cognitive functions.
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