WINSTON PAYNE DOC

Winston Payne “Rookie Killer” “I can't believe a veteran like me has to spend his time baby-sitting a new defense lawyer.” ___________________________ Lore: Winston Payne is a recurring minor antagonist in the Ace Attorney franchise, initially introduced as a bumbling fool who struggles to get his point across, it’s later revealed that Winston Payne was once a more formidable prosecutor. Rather impressively, Payne in fact has the second longest win streak in the series (behind von Karma’s 40 years) with him claiming to have never lost in his first 7 years of prosecuting. Little suggests Payne forged evidence in this 7 year span, essentially meaning he won his trials through sheer skill and good arguments (whereas Karma was known for forgeries and having a “must-win” mindset). [Experience, Social Skills, VCI/VSI/PSI/WMI/FRI/PRI/TRI, persuasion, critical thinking, CRI, FRI] _________________________ Turnabout Memories: A flashback case, showing Mia’s second ever trial (Ironically enough, here she’s defending Phoenix Wright who would later go on to be another extremely skilled attorney and feed Payne another defeat on multiple occasions). In this trial, Payne is shown to be extremely competent, frequently shutting down Mia and countering rather well. He presents his arguments in good fashion (i.e. the possible motive for the murder, his proof - such as the dead victim clutching Wright’s medicine and how he believed Wright had pushed the victim into the electrical wire - …