The difference between Edgeworth and Mitsurugi in DD
Although I think Edgeworth and Mitsurugi are two different person, their lives have been pretty much same throughout the series. In Dual Destinies, however, it became obvious that Edgeworthâs career is different from his Japanese twin. Actually it was my biggest disappointment in DD localization.
In Localized version of DD, Edgeworth is a Chief Prosecutor of Los Angeles.(Capcom intentionally avoided the term âDistrict Attorneyâ to show that Ace Attorney Land is different from the real world. Same thing happened in Japanese version too. They used different kanji.) Lana Skye was in that position before Rise From The Ashes, so Edgeworth is called âLanaâs successorâ or âSecond youngest Chief Prosecutor of LAâ by fandom sometimes. Now that is what different from Mitsurugi, because Mitsurugiâs position is NOT SAME with Lanaâs in Japanese version. Itâs MUCH HIGHER.
  When we see Lana in Japanese version, she is Shuseki Kenji(äž»ćžæ€äș). Her position is called Jouseki Kenji(äžćžæ€äș) in the real Japan -Capcom used different name as I said- which is the head of District Prosecutorâs Office. The game never showed which part of Japan this story happens, so we donât know which district this is. In Localized version, the place is Los Angeles so Lana Skye was localized into Chief Prosecutor of Los Angeles; which is correct.
Mitsurugi is different. Lana was Shuseki Kenji, but he is Kenji Kyokuchou(æ€äșć±é·). It is called Kenji Souchou(æ€äșç·é·) in the real world, which can be simply translated into âChief Prosecutor of Japan.â See the difference now? Lana was the leader of prosecutors only in her district, but Mitsurugi is the one in the WHOLE COUNTRY. Itâs like a difference between prefecture governor and Prime Minister. For information: Japan has very strict hierarchy among prosecutors, like a pyramid, and Kenji Souchou reigns over that chain of command. All the prosecutors in Japan are under his dominion.
As an avid fan of Mitsurugi, I was thrilled at this news. âI canât believe this. Mitsurugi is Kenji Kyokuchou? In this incredibly young age of thirty-four? I knew he was already called the best prosecutor of Japan in GS3, but this is⊠wow, what a catch, Naruhodou! <3 Does this mean Miles Edgeworth will be the Chief Prosecutor of America? Or of California, at least? I wonder what would they call Edgeworthâs position in Localized VersionâŠâ And Heaven knows how much I was disappointed when Miles Edgeworth was localized into the SAME POSITION WITH LANA. This is a serious demotion.
But aside from personal disappointment, I had to remember that itâs not the first time this happened. In Turnabout Sisters, when Redd White called the "Chief Prosecutorâ, the person he called was Kenji Kyokuchou, not Shuseki Kenji. In other word, he DIDNâT called Lana skye. He called someone much superior than her.(Ichiyanagi Bansai later appeared to be âFormer Kenji Kyokuchouâ in GK2, so it would be him or his successor.) But Capcom just translated these two positions into same âChief Prosecutorâ, so in Localized Version the person who received this call became Lana Skye.
So I guess Capcom decided to limit the background into Los Angeles when they localized the very first game. Even though Mitsurugi is on top of his country, Edgeworth had to be only on top of his district because that was the highest position Capcom could give to the character in the series.
 In my headcanon, I still didnât give up my delusion of Miles Edgeworth, Chief Prosecutor of America. I think he can be one when he gets old, like 50. Hey, maybe Phoenix can be the President of ABA or something when he becomes 50. After Trucy leaves with new Gramarye Troop, Apollo and Athena gets their own firms, then Phoenix and Edgeworth can move together to D.C. where earthquake doesnât happen. They will finally abolish the cursed 3-day Initial Trial and reform the Criminal Procedure into, you know, the normal one.
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