Damon Gant

CantFaketheFunk
17. Damon Gant

...

Been swimming, lately? :D

Gant is a great villain just because of how damn intimidating he is. The whole stare thing, the fact that he shuts you down before you can practically get an "OBJECTION!" out, the fact that he was actually fairly damn clever about doing what he did during SL-9 and then afterwards? Gant was an excellent puppetmaster, and the whole "I am the Chief of Police, I reserve my right to not testify" thing... facing Gant made up for the problems early on in 1-5, and he was a fantastic villain. Plus, his design is great, he has arguably the single greatest pose in the entire damn series with his LIGHTNING-STRUCK breakdown, and he has a... cool theme, I guess. Not my favorite, but it fits the character.

Mainly, he just makes everybody else his *****. Until Phoenix does it to him, and that's immensely satisfying.

Naye745
17. Damon Gant

as far as villains go, i think gant falls just short of being one of the best. each game really has a stand-out villain, and i just think von karma trumps him in every regard. he makes you hate him more, he ruins people's lives more, and he just generally seems more EVIL...more. gant is oddly likeable despite basically destroying ema and lana and angel and goodman and jake marshall and yeah. i think it's hard to feel too bad for him but at the same time, at the end, you can't really feel like he was a total EVIL DUDE, you know? oh boy this writeup was bad lol

SSBM_Guy
7. Damon Gant

http://www.court-records.net/mugshot/gant.png http://www.court-records.net/screenshot/PW/triophoto.png http://www.court-records.net/screenshot/PW/duo.png http://www.court-records.net/arts/artbook/artofgs-148.jpg http://www.court-records.net/arts/artbook/artofgs-149.jpg

Case(s): SL-9, 1-5

And following right after von Karma is...Gant himself! Yeah...I used to have von Karma at #7, while Gant was at #8. But they changed positions once again. These two are nearly equal, anyways. So, in the end, the man with the number "7777777", ended up getting #7. So, the Demon Gent is a great villain. Why? Well...let's see. You don't see him until late into Trial 1. Right after Angel's insanely difficult testimonies, you'll get Gant. As soon as he enters, his theme song plays. And whoa. What an epic theme song. Seriously fitting for Gant. In any case...Phoenix is utterly confused about Gant until the Judge tells him about Gant. Of course, Gant's first quote is "Hey, Udgey, how's it goin'?" or something like that. Yeah, completely unlike von Karma, Gant isn't always intimidating. He tugs on his hair, he calls everyone nicknames, and he just doesn't take the murder very seriously. Anyways, he gives you info on this "second murder". The next few days, Gant just helps you out and doesn't try to really do anything.

He truly shines in Investigation 3 and Trial 3. You can see how truly evil he is. Completely manipulating Lana...just to control the Prosecutor's Office. And what does he do to manipulate Lana? He kills Neil Marshall, a perfectly fine Prosecutor, just so he has a chance to frmae Ema for murder. Yeah. That's the only reason why he wanted to kill Neil. Just so he can frame Ema, mainpulate Lana, and control the Prosecution's Office. And this leads to him killing Bruce Goodman. Bruce only expresses that he wants to investigate SL-9 more. That's all. He didn't want to put it away. But that's enough reason for Gant to commit murder. Yeah...though, Gant's reasoning for not grabbing the glove and vase were pretty dumb. "LOL I GUESS I'M NOT A GOOD ENOUGH VILLAIN". Err...yeah. Nice cop-out there. Really. In any case...

Just...everything about Gant is great. His personality, his quotes, the nicknames he gives to everyone, his villainy, and his animations are simply great. I mean, the stare just, pretty much, crumbles you down. Phoenix says a questionable thing to Gant and he just stares at Phoenix. And you won't know what he's going to say. Is he going to support him or attack him..you just have to wait until he gives his answer. The clapping is great, as well as the insane clapping. And his breakdown animation? Yeah. That's just awesome. Beyond awesomeness. He either shoots lightning bolts out of his eyes or glasses...or he shoots them from his hair. Win-win situation right there. Err...anyways, let's get back to the point.

The "cross-examination" of Gant in Trial 3 is excellent. Technically, it's not a cross-examination...but you know what I mean. I mean, until the new health system was introduced in PW2, the only way to get a Guilty verdict for sure was to get into Gant's trap. Yeah, the trap was really clever of Gant. That was just awesome. But the whole Evidence Law thing is pretty flawed in the first place...eh. There's a lot of weird things about Case 1-5...still a great case. But yeah. Also, Gant firing Gumshoe was a pretty emotional scene...even though it was expected. But yeah. Everything about Gant is great. I just barely prefer Gant over von Karma, just because we get to see more of Gant. After all, you only see von Karma in court...as well as the taser scene in Investigation 3. But for Gant? He shows up in court on 2 of the 3 days and shows in Investigation 2 of the 3 days. Yeah. They're pretty much equal, anyways.

transience
7. Damon Gant

- the thing I love about Gant is his poses. I love how he stares you down. I love that huge deranged smile he gives. I love his clap. I love his "AUGHHHHHH" pose, too. totally awesome. - along with that, it's the absolute fear he instills in you as a witness. usually witnesses lie like hell, but Gant is just flat-out threatening. he goes right after Edgeworth, something no one has done before or since. he threatens Phoenix with taking away his badge and really puts up a brick wall when he stops talking. - the other thing about him is that he wields such power. this guy is someone to legitimately fear, and he's pretty awesome the whole time you're scared to death.