| “ | ... My... precious Pearl... You are the only one suitable to be the Master of Khurian, dear child. I sacrificed it all... all for you... I helped that brainless nurse carry out her murder, and co-operated with that whip-happy prosecutor... It was all to unseat that annoying, witless, main family girl... That Maya Fey... But I shall be patient, my dearest Pearl... A chance will present itself... Your time will come... | „ |
| ~ Morgan Fey. |
Morgan Fey (Japanese: Kimiko Ayasato) is the secondary antagonist of the Ace Attorney franchise.
She is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Redd White) in the Phoenix Wright Trilogy, being the secondary antagonist of Phoenix Wright: Justice for All and one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Redd White) of its sequel Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations.
She is a spiritual medium and the abusive and manipulative head of a Fey clan branch family, who wants her daughter Pearl Fey to become the next Master of Kurain. She is also the mother of Dahlia Hawthorne and Iris Fey.
In the anime, she was voiced by Shukuko Tsugawa in Japanese and Stephanie Young in English.
Personality[]
At first, Morgan seems to be a strict but loving woman who cares deeply about traditions and respect. However, under the surface, she is cold and cruel, due to her being a member of a lesser Fey branch. She holds all outsiders with disdain, including Phoenix Wright. She loathes the other Feys, including her niece, and was willing to frame or even kill Maya.
Despite this, she does care deeply about her daughter Pearl, as she is very overprotective of her and always wants what is best for her. Pearl is the main motivation for her crimes, as Morgan believes that she deserves to be the master of Kurain.
Biography[]
Before the events of the game, Morgan was married to a very wealthy man. After having two children with her, Iris and Dahlia, the man left her with their daughters due to her sister becoming the Master of the Kurian channeling technique. This caused Morgan to slowly develop a loathing for the main Fey branch. She managed to get married again, and had another child, Pearl. However, this marriage ended badly as well, with her husband leaving Morgan and Pearl. After Misty named the wrong culprit in the DL-6 incident, Misty left the village in disgrace and Mia left to investigate her disappearance. This left Morgan as the leader of the village and Maya's chaperone until her niece came of age.
Reunion, and Turnabout[]
Later, she teamed up with Mimi Miney to kill Turner Grey and frame Maya for it so Pearl could become the new master of Kurain. They managed to kill Turner and frame Maya. Phoenix and Lotta Hart tried to see what happened to Turner, but Morgan sent them away and helped Mimi clean up the crime scene.
A couple days later, Morgan came as a witness to try and prove that Maya murdered Turner Grey. She claimed that she attempted to remove the spirit, but Maya escaped. This lead into Mimi's testimony, where she claimed that she knew what Maya did when she escaped. However, Phoenix determined that they were both lying, proving that the witness was Mimi and that she was the murderer. Mimi and Morgan were arrested and incarcerated shortly after, but Morgan was not finished. Her plans far from over, she would wait patiently for the next opportunity to present itself...
Bridge to the Turnabout[]
A year later, Morgan was transferred to another prison, where she met her daughter Dahlia, who was a death row inmate. They agreed to try and kill Maya one last time, with Dahlia doing so as revenge against her nemesis, Maya's late sister, Mia. Morgan planned to send Pearl to get some hidden instructions at Kurain Village. She would head to the temple, and once there, she would summon Dahlia. Dahlia would then use her body to kill Maya, and Pearl would become the new Master of Kurain.
However, Godot found out about her plan and warned Iris and Misty Fey. They decided to let Morgan and Dahlia carry out the plan so Godot could get revenge on Dahlia, and made a counter-plan. Misty would distract Pearl, and, if it didn't work, she would channel Dahlia so that Pearl couldn't. Godot would then restrain her.
However, things didn't work out as planned. Misty was forced to channel Dahlia, but couldn't keep her restrained. This forced Godot to kill her in order to protect Maya. Iris attempted to cover it up, but was ultimately accused of being the killer. Miles and Phoenix both defended her. In the end, Dahlia's soul was banished forever and Morgan's final scheme failed, leaving all of her efforts in vain.
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Trivia[]
- Her name is a reference to the legendary witch of Arthurian lore, Morgan le Fay.
- She is the first villain to return in another game.
- She is the first villain to be responsible for a murder while in prison. The only other villain to have done this is Kristoph Gavin.
- She is the only main antagonist not to have any sort of breakdown.
- Her prison cell is the same as Kristoph Gavin's.
- She is not to be confused with the magic villainess Morgaine Le Fey from the DC comics universe.
- In the anime adaptation of the case Reunion, and Turnabout, Morgan is protrayed as even more villainous, with Mimi originally asked Morgan to deceive Grey by staging a chanelling and giving Grey the confession he wanted from her. However, Morgan gave her the plan to kill Grey and blackmailed her into doing it.
- She is similar to Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in. Like Ga'ran, she is a powerless woman from a family of mediums driven by jealousy of her nobler sister, and manipulates her daughter (adopted, in Rayfa's case) to be her political pawn against her enemies (though, unlike Morgan, Ga'ran has nothing resembling affection for Rayfa, emotionally and verbally abusing her as a way of getting back at her sister by proxy, while Morgan has at least some affection for her own daughter, Pearl, additionaly unlike Ga'ran, Morgan has some channeling powers).
- It is unknown what happened to her after the events of Trials and Tribulations. She presumably was executed or just gave up on trying to kill Maya, due to no longer having any way to do it.
