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Miles Edgeworth (御剣 怜侍) is a character in the Ace Attorney series of video games. He is Phoenix Wright's long-time friend and first rival in the court room. He is temporarily playable in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations and a major character in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Gyakuten Kenji 2. As a child, Edgeworth aspired to become a defense attorney, following in his father Gregory Edgeworth's footsteps. When they were children, Edgeworth successfully defended Phoenix in a classroom trial, where Phoenix was accused of stealing lunch money from Edgeworth himself. However, upon witnessing his father's death and watching in horror as the suspected murderer was let free, he gained a hatred for criminals and began studying to be a prosecutor, learning tactics from his mentor Manfred von Karma to always get a "guilty" verdict. This later earned him the name "demon prosecutor". Miles had not lost a case he was involved with until his first trial against Phoenix, after which he felt a need to defeat Phoenix. After Phoenix successfully defended Miles in a murder accusation from his former mentor, Miles recognized that prosecutors and defense attorneys need to be partners in discovering the truth.

Following this revelation, Edgeworth disappeared for a long period of time on a journey of self-discovery and returned to help Phoenix on some of his more difficult cases, including stepping in as the defense attorney when Phoenix was ill and bedridden. He is usually seen wearing a vintage-style burgundy suit with a black vest, white shirt and cravat. In Trials and Tribulations he is shown wearing a more elaborate jacket with gold braid during his first trial against Mia Fey. This jacket is later seen framed on the wall of his office in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, and can also be seen earlier in the same location during the fifth case of "Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney". A running gag is that he is usually unable to get his witnesses to state their names and occupations. Also, in both the manga and the games, it is implied that he is a closet Steel Samurai fan. He also has a phobia of earthquakes and elevators, due to the incident in which his father was murdered (DL-6). He also has his fair share of female fans, especially Wendy Oldbag, an older lady who is apparently obsessed with him, much to his chagrin.

Edgeworth's starring appearance in Ace Attorney Investigations takes place a month after the final case of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials & Tribulations. On the way home from a month-long voyage to the fictional nation of Borginia, he finds himself caught up in a murder of a man on his plane. After solving the case and discovering the man's true identity, he is called upon by an old friend to deliver the ransom at an amusement park in his son's kidnapping. This unfortunately leads to yet another murder which Edgeworth is tasked to solve (despite difficulties dealing with Interpol). During this case, he encounters a female thief named Kay Faraday whom he actually met during his very first case seven years before. Once the case is solved, he returns to his office only to find yet another murder (and a theft) waiting for him. The cases all tie together as a series of events that concern a secret and powerful criminal organization (Yatagarasu), which all comes to a head during the final case of the game.

Miles Edgeworth returns in the fifth main game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies. By the time that the game takes place, Edgeworth has reached the position of Chief Prosecutor.

Edgeworth's starring debut was originally going to star Ema Skye, another character from the series, but due to fan response, they went with Miles Edgeworth, a more popular character. In Japanese, Miles is voiced by Ace Attorney character designer Tatsurō Iwamoto in the original trilogy and the Investigations series, and by Eiji Takemoto in Dual Destinies and Tokyo Game Show promotions for Trials and Tribulations. In English, he is voiced by Seon King in the original trilogy and Investigations, while Kyle Hebert voices him in Dual Destinies. On stage, he is portrayed by Hikaru Nanaho in the first musical and by Hiro Yūmi in the second musical. He was portrayed by Takumi Saito in the live action film.

Edgeworth makes a cameo appearance in She-Hulk's ending for Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds as one of the attorneys (the other being Wright) working on "Jen's Justice", a courtroom reality series hosted by She-Hulk. He and Wright panic when She-Hulk bangs her gavel so hard, she breaks the judge's stand in two.