Maya Fey

CantFaketheFunk
7. Maya Fey

Maya, Phoenix's faithful sidekick. I mentioned earlier that I really do love the patchwork family dynamic of Phoenix and the Fey girls, and in many ways Maya is the glue that holds it together. Really, the relationship between Phoenix and Maya is one of my favorite relationships in probably all of videogaming, and I really do like that the writers establish that the two are hugely important to one another--perhaps even the most important in each others' respective lives... but it's a strictly platonic friendship/sibling relationship, and they don't just fall into the trap of "lol he loves her!!!11"

Maya is amusing and cute, and I really do love the banter she and Phoenix have while investigating or while in the courtroom. They tease each other like siblings do, and it's amusing and sort of makes her character a lot more endearing to me. She and Phoenix are very much a straight man / comic duo, and that's part of the reason that the investigation scenes are at least somewhat interesting... at least to me.

A common criticism leveled at Maya is that she's immature, but I don't really think I agree with that. Yes, she has childish interests and can be a bit whimsical or carefree, but I don't think that necessarily equates to immaturity. Like we see in 2-4 and PW3, Maya's pretty resilient even when going through quite a bit of stress, and remains so because she knows Pearl is depending on her to stay strong. On the one hand, I feel that this sort of robs us of the chance to see her actually develop some as a character, but on the other I think it really is interesting and kind of sweet. But yeah, I don't really see her as emotionally "immature" despite having some childish tastes (and hell, Edgey likes the Steel Samurai too, so...).

To me, the interaction between Phoenix and Maya kind of makes the game what it is in a number of ways, and Maya in general is just a fun, likable character.

Naye745
3. Maya Fey

geez what the hell is it with all of you and Maya? Maya is like your little sister, and she's ridiculous but loveable, and it's impossible to hate her. (unless you're 90% of board 8 apparently) I thought her whole deal at the end of 3-5 at the end is kind of silly but 2-4 is the defining case for me, because I realized how much I cared about Maya and especially how much Phoenix cared about Maya. Maybe that's why you all don't give 2-4 so much credit, cause you hate Maya and don't give a damn if she dies. Heartless bastards. Anyway, yeah...Maya is this high on both principle and likeability. So stop complaining. :D

SSBM_Guy
4. Maya Fey

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

Yeah...I got, like, the most generic Top 4 for a PW list ever...Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey, Miles Edgeworth, and Detective Dick Gumshoe. Eh...it was inevitable. So...the Top 4 starts off with Maya Fey. Yeah. A lot of people hate Maya, but Maya is awesome, dammit. >_> Much better than her sister. Easily. Maya's main role in the games is the investigation partner/defense aide in court. Well...she's also sort of a damsel-in-distress in 4 of the cases, but...<_< Well...let's see...when you first see Maya, it's in the Case 1-2 opening. It has her speaking to Mia...right before the murder. And then after that, she is shown as a nameless character and is accused of murder. Yeah...Maya isn't too good in Case 1-2. Hmm...well...Maya doesn't do much in Investigation 1...or Trial 1. She's sorta better in Investigation 2 and Trial 2. But yeah...Case 1-2 is a pretty bad case for Maya. She truly shines in the...er..."filler" cases. Yeah...she's the main thing that cases the filler cases to be pretty awesome.

For instance, Case 1-3. Really...without Maya, this case would be pretty dull and boring. Maya's interaction with all the characters is what makes it shine. This basically works for most of the filler cases...as in Case 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, and 3-3. Though, she's pretty entertaining in 2-1, as well. She's also really good in the other cases...but that's aside from the point. Ahem...Maya is just awesome. She's hilarious and without her, the game wouldn't be near as entertaining. Now...in the more serious cases...Maya can be pretty serious. This is shown in Case 1-2, 2-2, and 2-4. Yeah. So, despite her attitude, she can be quite serious when she needs to be. And her involvement in 2-4 was just amazing. Without Maya...2-4 wouldn't be, like, half as good. Yeah, Engarde would still be guilty and that would be still a pretty tense moment. However...Phoenix would just let Engarde be guilty and get it over with. Yeah, it would cause damage to his reputation...that's about it. But the thing about Case 2-4 is that Phoenix can't simply let Engarde get the Guilty verdict. And the reason why he can't is simple: Maya Fey.

Yeah...no Maya Fey would just completely ruin Case 2-4 and won't make it nearly as good. But since Maya was there, the case was much more dramatic and much more awesome. That's why it's such a great case. Yeah...there's not much to talk about Maya. She appears in way too many cases for me to talk about a certain thing, but the main reasons why Maya is so great is simply because she's just so humorous and makes investigation a lot more fun. Not to mention most of the serious cases revolve around her...aside from 3-4 and 1-5. Yes...this includes 1-4. After all...Phoenix would have lost in Case 1-4 if it weren't for Maya.

Maya saves you not once...but twice in Case 1-4. And without any help from Deus Ex Machina Mia. Awww yeah. Maya did her epic outburst in Case 1-4. That was perhaps the biggest moment for Maya there. All the help Maya did before this was to channel Deus Ex Machina Mia and let her do her...well...deus ex machina hax. So...right. Where was I...Maya yelled out in court. Just when the trial was over and Edgeworth was declared Guilty...Maya yells out. She yells at Lotta to testify. Though, this leads to Maya going into contempt of court...but it was worth it. Phoenix finds the contradiction and stalls for another day. And it's all because of Maya. Yeah, Maya sacrifice putting herself in jail just to save Edgeworth. And at the best time, too. That was just...wow. And, of course, the other moment that Maya saves Phoenix in Case 1-4 is when she takes the bullet from von Karma.

Hmm...I already said how she was like in Case 2-4. And like I said...no Maya means Case 2-4 wouldn't be nearly as epic, dramatic, or awesome. So, yeah. She's pretty big in Case 2-4. Now...Case 3-5. That's when Maya is just...augh. Completely out of character. I didn't like Maya at all in Case 3-5. Yeah...Maya is, once again, in trouble and was considered dead until Trial 2. However...Maya just didn't act right at all. First of all, her mother died. Right in front of her eyes. And now...there she is. Defending the person who killed her mother. The same mother she hasn't seen in, like, 17 years or so. I think Maya would just do whatever to get Godot guilty. Yeah...I guess she knew Godot saved her life, but I still think that she shouldn't be defending Godot so much. Also, they said that she needed to be strong in front of Pearl but really. Come on. I still can't get over that she acts completely normal despite seeing her mother die right in front of her.

So...yeah. I guess that's about it. Short write-up, I know. But I can't really talk about Maya that much. Hmm...if I had to rank how awesome Maya was in each game...I would say PW1 Maya > PW2 Maya > PW3 Maya. Yeah...Case 3-5 just completely ruined Maya for me. And Maya's best trial moment was easily her outburst...hell, that could be her best moment in all of PW. In any case...yeah. Not much to talk about Maya until sounding like a broken record...just saying the same things over and over again. I guess that's why I prefer Phoenix, Edgeworth, and Gumshoe to Maya. They don't act the same in every single case...especially Edgeworth. Yeah...that's all, I guess.

transience
10. Maya Fey

- at first, I didn't like this girl. she's childish and irritating (and her endless energy doesn't help matters), and just.. argh. - but as time goes on, I like her more and more, and now when I go back and play old cases I like her more then too. she used to be probably around 35-40 for me, but she's shot up a lot since PW3 came out. I think they just write her better - I really enjoyed her role in 3-3, she was just fun. - best moment: her outburst after the guilty verdict in 1-4 that gets Lotta to change her testimony - I don't really like how they wrote her in 3-5. three games of hype about her mother and then she just kinda sits there in shock, defending Godot to his death. not very Maya-like, I think she'd be more likely to absolutely flip. I didn't really mind *that* much, it just seemed out of character. but yeah, I like Maya a good amount now.