The Judge

CantFaketheFunk
8. The Judge

Oh, Udgey.

Really, I don't think there could be a better person to preside over the trials... in the PW-universe, anyway. He'd sort of not work in a more realistic version of court. Evidently Capcom agrees with this, because the only other Judge we see in the series is his brother--who's basically him, only Canadian. And they still keep the guy around for AA4, because he's awesome.

He's got some of the best lines in the game, and in many ways the Judge single-handedly makes the PW court experience, right up there with the music and OBJECTION!s and everything else. Granted, it'd be nice if he learned the concept of "reasonable doubt" so that we wouldn't, say, have moments where he still finds, say, Lana guilty of murder even though we're not even talking about that particular case anymore and have already established her innocence in the matter, but then it wouldn't quite be the PW series.

He's flaky and borderline senile, but you can't really imagine the PW courtroom experience without him. And he's hilarious to boot. So even though he might not have the character depth some in the series have, the Judge kicks ass.

Naye745
14. The Judge

the judge may not stand out like every other character, but without him, i don't think phoenix wright as a whole would work out quite as well. and on those same lines, i don't think that it would be as good if the judge were any different. his loveable but (usually) clueless attitude is hard to dislike. plus, he always gets the correct verdict in the end (except when you get a game over).

SSBM_Guy
13. The Judge

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Case(s): 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5

The Fickle-Hearted Judge. Or Judge Fickle. And that other nickname that I forgot...in both the fan-translation of Case 3-1 and Case 3-1 itself. You really can't have a more perfect Judge in the PW world. He's hilarious, you need to have a good understanding of what's going on to explain stuff to him, and just yeah. Without the Judge, PW wouldn't be nearly as good. If we had some sort of intelligent Judge or something, it just...wouldn't be right. However, good ol' Udgey doesn't seem to catch on fast and is also technology impaired, but hey. That's what makes him awesome. Sure, he should know what...uh...that one word...reasonable doubt is, but then again, that wouldn't make it as fun. So, that's why the Judge is awesome. There's really no one like the Judge. If they ever replace the Judge for another Judge (Aside from the Judge's Brother, because he's cool, too.), that would be when the PW series takes a fall and just wouldn't be as good. So...as such, the Judge is pretty awesome.

I mean, really. Also, his grudge (...Sorta.) against Phoenix is awesome. Especially in Case 2-4 when cross-examining de Killer. That was just awesome. And let's not forget the Judge facing against Tigre. There's a bunch of other great stuff, too. Such as Phoenix and Edgeworth double-teaming the Judge in Case 1-5 and makes him admit his guilt. Good stuff. Also, that beard is awesome. As for the baldness...no. <_< But the beard makes up for the baldness, so huzzah! Good thing he's still in AJ:AA and didn't die or something. >_>

transience
9. The Judge

- this guy is absolutely nothing special, but he pretty much makes the PWverse. he's just the perfect guy to sit over the trials. - he's slow and clueless, he says dumb things to make the lawyers look smarter than they are, and the way he runs a trial is always fun. - he can be funny, but usually it's at his own expense, but that's why everyone loves him - now if only he'd learn what 'reasonable doubt' is so we could get these trials over without having to get the murderer to confess - but that'd be no fun

WiggumFan267
21. The Judge

Oh god Im gettin lynched tonight. I <3 the Judge a whole lot. What an amazing character he is, and please please please don't complain that he's too low or anything or in any way imply that I don't think he's awesome, because I do! What do I know anyway on my dumb list? But anyway, the Judge is an awesome character, always there to lighten up the mood with his sense of a lost child. He's the perfect judge for the series, given the type of game it is, and no other judge could ever do or would ever replace him to me. Ol' Udgey just goes along with the whole unrealstic court thing; being bossed around by prosecutors, ogling women, being unable to keep that damn blahblahblah jury quiet, but always making sure to keep Phoenix in line. This guy is perfect. Awesome beard and all. But yeah, the only reason I don't have him higher is because I love so many characters in the game that they all couldn't fit in the Top 20... I wish this guy was a Judge in real life...