Maya Fey | |
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Ace Attorney character | |
![]() Maya Fey in Project X Zone 2 | |
First game | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2001) |
Created by | Shu Takumi |
Designed by | Tatsurō Iwamoto |
Voiced by |
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Portrayed by | Mirei Kiritani (film)[4] Reno Nakamura (stage plays)[8] |
In-universe information | |
Occupation | Spirit medium |
Maya Fey, known as Mayoi Ayasato (Japanese: 綾里 真宵, Hepburn: Ayasato Mayoi) in the original Japanese language versions, is a fictional spirit medium in Ace Attorney, a visual novel adventure video game series created by Japanese company Capcom. Maya is featured as the main support character to the protagonist Phoenix Wright in the first three games of the series and later returns in the sixth game. The character has also appeared in film, anime and manga adaptations of the series, a Japanese series of musicals and stage plays, and crossover video games such as Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2012) and Project X Zone 2 (2015).
Maya was created by Shu Takumi, the creator and director of the series, as he wanted the player character to have a partner to investigate with. For her design, she was given traditional clothing for Japanese spirit mediums, including a kimono and a magatama bead. When she was brought back for Spirit of Justice, she was at first written the same way as in her first appearances, but was then changed to be more mature at some points, to show that she had grown during the nine years that had passed within the games' story. Critics praised her character and her interactions with Phoenix, and her return in Spirit of Justice was well received, but her portrayal in the Ace Attorney film and stage plays was criticized as off compared to her video game appearances.
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