Cotoli Morix

Cotoli Morix is a character who appears as a major character in Quiet After the Hurricane, Secrets Beneath Secrets, Web of Mistrust, Future Assassin's Blade, Crashing Fates, Justice and Truth, From the Darkness Within, Golden Future of Law, The Returning Past, Mask of Deceit, and Beginning of the End. Cotoli's role in all of these stories (with the exception of JAT), Cotoli is the owner of Morix Law Offices. In all universes, Cotoli is a major lawyer character and legal guardian of Chrysalis Starr.

## Appearance

Cotoli wears a gray hoodie with dark blue accents. He wears jeans and white and black tennis shoes with it. Cotoli has black spiky hair that is tipped with gray and then black. The undermost layer of his hair was white with a blue stripe in it. Cotoli has blue eyes as well, which he shares with his younger half siblings.

## Personality

Cotoli is a serious, mature character. He is cool headed and collected a majority of the time and has the tendency to figure cases out if they involve Chrysalis' project, as displayed in *Turnabout Ignition*. Cotoli is said to be socially awkward in No Boundaries by Chrysalis multiple times. Cotoli is also claustrophobia, as a childhood incident with his father made him this way. When having a panic attack from his fear, Cotoli breathes heavily and begins shaking. Cotoli attempts to cover up for his fear as best he can.

Hidden beneath his cool headed persona, Cotoli hides a deep weakness for his sister, even bursting into tears during *The Despairing Turnabout*. Cotoli also panics when people he cares for are in danger, again displayed in No Boundaries when Chrysalis is in trouble. Cotoli can get fidgety and nervous when Chrysalis is in danger, especially, as they grew up together.

## History

### Before the Story

Cotoli's parents divorced a year after he was born and he lived with his father. Cotoli's father got drunk on a near daily basis, so Cotoli always ended up getting dragged off to a bar. Cotoli's father eventually fell for an amateur actress who became Cotoli's first step mother. Through this, Cotoli became related to Sora (though neither remember each other). Cotoli lived with his father for five more years, though one time at a bar, Cotoli got trapped between adults. A fight broke out, and Cotoli ended up getting wounded quite considerably. This resulted in Cotoli getting claustrophobia.

Cotoli's father soon fell in love with Lilac Starr, a powerful businesswoman. After the wedding, they had a daughter, Chrysalis. Cotoli became very close with Chrysalis, as he had to take care of her throughout most of his childhood due to their parents' busy schedules. The two became inseparably close. When Cotoli moved out to go to college at age 19, Cotoli took Chrysalis with so that she wouldn't have to live with their father anymore.

### Quiet After the Hurricane

Cotoli was in *Turnabout Ignition* as co-council. He commented multiple times that his sister was somehow related to the Oracle of the Law project during this case. He also figured out about Anton's illness through Polly during the investigation. Cotoli found the witness during the investigation as well and called her to the stand, hiding the relations that he shared with Shayla Willows.

In *Turnabout Breakdown,* Cotoli was with Lily (channeling Venus at the time), Lucas, Yuri, Chrysalis, and Tenniswood when they were all taken away from Abbie Mills. Cotoli appeared once again at the end of the case when the group was celebrating Lily's birthday. He went with Tenniswood and Yuri to investigate the murder at a nearby carnival.

During *The Disastrous Turnabout*, Cotoli was Lucas' co-council. He ended up pinning the crime on his boss at the time, Collin Ispy, with help from Estelle Burns, also known as Chrysalis in disguise. He got her on the witness stand to prove the honesty of a receipt from a sword shop. Cotoli was one of the people Ispy shot at when cornered.

Cotoli was absent during *Turnabout on the Waves* due to being the defendant in *The Festive Turnabout.* Cotoli spoke with Ghasty and the victim regarding the death of Venus earlier that week. Cotoli was the last to speak with Cassidy before she was drugged and killed by Cole Immis, a member of the UCA in disguise. Immis got Cotoli arrested for the crime and blackmailed him with the safety of Ghastly and Chrysalis if Cotoli didn't plead guilty. He played along with it, though Cotoli didn't announce such until he was in court the next day. Cotoli also got into a fight over Ispy from a year before with Tenniswood. Cotoli was interrogated by Tenniswood, Yuri, and Amy Kalles (his sister in disguise) who asked about his blackmail, where he revealed all. Cotoli watched the remainder of the trial mutely until he left the courthouse with a not guilty verdict.

Cotoli wasn't as significant in *The Undercover Turnabout*. He appeared a few times briefly here and there near the beginning of the case, but he didn't do anything big until the end of the case when he stalled the trial until Interpol agents could rescue Chrysalis, who had been kidnapped by the UCA earlier that case. Cotoli reunited with Chrysalis at the end of the book before the epilogue.

In the epilogue, Cotoli comments about two years prior, a hint to the GC-9 incident igniting the Oracle of the Law project.

### Secrets Beneath Secrets

After case one, Cotoli got into an argument with Chrysalis over her arrest and Sora being their sister. Also after case one, the three siblings all received a threat note saying that somebody at their agency was a traitor. They assumed it was about Chrysalis' secret, but they remained on guard. Cotoli later hired H.T. Annasc to be another lawyer at the agency.

Cotoli introduced H.T. and Sora to the other agency workers at the start of *Turnabout Wilds.* He also appeared later that case to give the insider of the threat notes to Yuri and Lily. Cotoli also watched the second day of the trial from the gallery. He was present when Lily announced that she was taking a hiatus to investigate the mole of the agency.

Cotoli's next major appearance was in case five. He went to see Anton in the hospital alongside Polly, Sora, and Ghastly. He later took Chrysalis back to the agency with Sora. Lily returned from her investigation at this point in time and confirmed that there was a spy at the agency. Cotoli and Sora still thought it was Chrysalis though they were still concerned. Cotoli next appeared majorly when H.T. asked the agency members to meet up at Cotoli's apartment/the agency. He figured that he knew about who the traitor was. H.T. accused Chrysalis, Sora, and Cotoli of working together as the traitors. Lily refuted this and pointed the finger at H.T., who revealed that he was really Bal Gam, the one who framed Chrysalis for murder in the first case. Gam made his escape and ran away from the agency after drugging everybody. Cotoli was the last to wake up after Chrysalis confessed her secret to the other agency members.

In the epilogue, Cotoli makes a comment that heavily implies that he dated Ghastly at one point.

### Web of Mistrust

Cotoli was one of the people who Polly called for backup when she was asked to come to Umber Mansion. Cotoli watched the trial alongside Chrysalis (in her Shayla Willows disguise) and Anton.

Cotoli doesn't show up again until *The Theatrical Turnabout*. He helps Tenniswood and Yuri investigate the case and assists in Chrysalis' defense during the first day of the trial, though he doesn't talk all that much. Cotoli gets assaulted in case three, as does Satoki Amaya and Shane Carmen. Cotoli wakes up from his attack later that day and shows deep concern for Chrysalis.

During *Turnabout Masquerade,* Cotoli was dark and distant up until the second investigation day, where he gave Yuri a necklace, which had been an early birthday gift from Chrysalis. He proceeded to investigate alongside her and came to the conclusion that the witness was none other than the victim, Eileen Liyle. Cotoli is present in court the next day when this is proven to be fact. When the witness, who was in actuality his youngest sister in disguise, collapsed due to her severe head wounds. Cotoli panicked and ran to Chrysalis' side and accompanied her to the hospital along with Nevada Wood. He later returns to visit Chrysalis, who slips up and reveals her culprit is suffering from midnight discord. The next day, Cotoli argues with Chrysalis over her being in a well enough state to testify. Chrysalis testified anyways despite Cotoli and Nevada's pleas. After the trial, Cotoli and Chrysalis properly reunited with smiles on their faces.

In the epilogue, Cotoli mentioned that he got a gift from Ghastly. Cotoli still thought of this as his worst birthday ever. It is said by Polly that Cotoli has been having Stevie the robot follow Chrysalis until her head wound heals.

### Future Asssassin's Blade

Cotoli took Chrysalis to visit an ice skating show that Venus was performing in, though a murder occurred and Venus was arrested. Cotoli and Chrysalis decided to defend her on Cassidy and Yuri's request. They questioned many characters (such as Amelia Frost, Faith Dohim, Fey Dohim, and Foli Dohim) during their investigation. Through a variety of testimony, they managed to get another day of investigation so they could find evidence to prove Venus' innocence. With Ghastly's help, they found the weapon used against the assault victim, though Aaron Lile attacked them. Using this attack as evidence, they proved that he was the culprit. Aaron tried to kill Venus after his scapegoat was freed, but Chrysalis managed to free her friend and the verdict was declared not guilty.

Cotoli arrived at the crime scene in the second chapter after getting a call from Chrysalis, who explained that Cassidy had been arrested for murder. With help from the Rinko sisters and Chrysalis, they began to work towards finding the truth behind the murder Cassidy was accused of. They began to suspect Randy Michealson, a loan company owner who visited with the victim the day of the crime, though the group didn't get to speak to her until the second investigation day, where she treated them rudely. A cut was found on her neck, which showed that she was at the crime scene since her blood was found there. Before the investigation could progress much further, Chrysalis was locked in the murder weapon car, which was at Randy's hand. This was later used to show that she was trying to hide her crime and the verdict was not guilty after her confession.

In case three, Cotoli was hanging with the rest of the main characters and introducing Sara Lin to Ghastly, though they were interrupted by a girl requesting the defense of Kira Galle. Cotoli and Ghastly decided to take on the case, using their various assistants during the investigation. After the first day of the trial, which ended up being adjourned at Ghastly and Cotoli's request, Chrysalis was invited to investigate with the defendant's brother. Cotoli was hesitant, though he agreed anyways. This was shown to be a bad idea, as after they found the culprit, Omar Cornis, both Harry Galle and Chrysalis were abducted by him. They ended up being released during the trial that followed, and the siblings all shared teary reunions as the verdict was handed down.

In *The Egotistical Turnabout*, the courthouse was placed on lock down after Tora and Jay were killed. Cotoli, though he wasn't yet a real attorney, decided to help with the defense of Sara. They met Toby Erikson and Mukuro Erikson for the first time during this case. The quartet found a large amount of evidence through deduction skills that the culprit was one Jones Runner.

In the finale case, Cotoli and the rest of the agency was involved in an explanation of the GC-9 incident. Cotoli was at a factory when he ran into Ghastly, who had been carrying an unconscious Chrysalis. The two of them found the crime scene and Ghastly was arrested, as he had been seen on camera carrying somebody who resembled the victim. Cotoli and Venus decided to defend him. They visited many of the witnesses, including an amnesiac Yuri. Afterwards, Cotoli began to catch on to the fact that Ghastly wasn't carrying the victim, which he used to his advantage in court the next day. Court was soon after adjourned, so Cotoli and Venus continued to investigate. They soon discovered that the culprits were the UCA assassin group. They showed this in court the next day before the not guilty verdict was declared. Back in the present, Chrysalis entered the agency near the end of the chat, angrily talking about the case before Pieter Fury appeared to talk to his sister. Cotoli invited Pieter into the agency, and he accepted.

Cotoli closed off the book in the epilogue 'due to Chrysalis not being available'.

### Crashing Fates

Cotoli didn't appear until the second case, in which he was introducing Thomas Lust to his future coworkers. He struck a deal with Thomas about his being hired, stating that if Thomas won his next case, he was in. Thomas did win the case, so he was invited to the agency soon after.

In *The Comedic Turnabout*, Cotoli announced that he had heard about a new case in the first chapter, prompting Thomas to go take on the defense of Ryoko Chinami.

### Golden Future of Law

Cotoli is the defense team assistant during case one, *Turnabout Sunshine.* He helps Tenniswood during the first case as a co-council and investigative partner. Cotoli helps Tenniswood through it and wins the case with her.

During case three, Cotoli came in at the end briefly for the conversation about siblings (which was for the sake of foreshadows for case four).

His next main appearance was in *Flames of the Turnabout.* He took up the defense of Tenniswood when she was arrested for the murder of Harry Hunter, the one who killed her family when she was small. Lily was his helper. Cotoli held the trial off one more day with assistance from Scott Hunter and Alexandra Porter. He began to suspect Marie Tenniswood of being the culprit to the crime when she was channeled through Lily. Cotoli proved this in court and got Tenniswood a not guilty.

Cotoli was at the agency when Ghastly requested Anton's defense in *Turnabout Paradox.* Cotoli doesn't appear much throughout the remainder of this case.

Cotoli was in the epilogue with Lily, Yuri, and Chrysalis.

### The Returning Past

Cotoli's first big appearance was in case three, when Ghastly asked him to defend Wood, who had been arrested for murder. Cotoli accepted his request and spoke with Wood regarding the crime. He held the verdict off one more day with help of Lawrence Cavendish's testimony. Cotoli went to investigate the crime scene once again after the trial. He found ta pair of gloves that the killer used. Detective Rocerous Amm found him and attacked Cotoli with a taser, making him fall unconscious. Mukuro Erikson and Lawrence were with Cotoli when he woke up. Cotoli concluded that Amm was the real killer. Cotoli goes to speak with Wood afterwards and discovers Blue Psyche-Locks. After investigating the motive for murder (which was a bust), Cotoli proved who the real killer was for the court when Amm and Prosecutor Taniem Soreth-Spees slipped up. The two were arrested for the murder afterwards.

Cotoli was present when Chrysalis announced that Ghastly had been arrested for the murder of Claire Harpman, attempted murder of Wood, and assault of James Devine. Cotoli took the case with Tenniswood, determined to prove his friend (highly implied former boyfriend) innocent. His effort combined with Tenniswood ends up getting Ghastly a not guilty verdict.

During the final case, Cotoli first showed up halfway through the first chapter. He was concerned for Chrysalis, who hadn't come home after the double murder the day before. Tenniswood went to investigate such upon learning Vito had been arrested. He was mentioned a few times (most often being stated to worry for Chrysalis and her well being) before appearing again during the second investigation day. Cotoli was once again worried for his sister and was led to go find her, despite Mukuro and Toby Erikson's saying that she was safe and unharmed. His worries were over nothing, however, as Chrysalis was found investigating with Tenniswood. Cotoli went to check out a fallen painting shortly after, where he found a pair of bullet holes from Toby's gun. He and Polly asked the detective about such before hearing a scream. Cotoli identified it as Chrysalis before rushing off to find her. She had been panicking over the fact that her Magatama had gone missing. Aiden Healy soon appeared with the sacred stone. Polly, Anton, 'Wood', Tenniswood, Toby, Mukuro, Sora, Ghastly, Aiden, Chrysalis, and Cotoli concluded that the decisive witness for the case had been right in front of them all along. Chrysalis recalled her assault and said that the second victim had attempted to murder her. Cotoli panicked at such, but left the scene shortly after anyways. Cotoli was one of the people Ghastly called to tell about Nevada Wood's reappearance after the events of the book before. He was also one of the people who saw the threat none on the lives of Ghastly, Chrysalis, and Wood before the trial. Cotoli became jittery after seeing such, even going so far as to tell Chrysalis to leave the case alone and go home. Cotoli was scolded by Tenniswood over such behavior. His fears, however, stood on firm ground. Chrysalis was shot at by Nevada alongside Tenniswood, only to be rescued by Vito before the bullet struck. This shock brought Sora back from Tora's grip, who sat near Cotoli in the gallery. Cotoli was mainly a background character from here on out.

During the epilogue, Cotoli and Chrysalis had a brief chat over QS-5, where he commented Chrysalis was blushing when speaking about Nevada.

### Mask of Deceit

In case four, Cotoli and Tenniswood took on the case of Peko Pekoyama, the 'shield' of the Wood family at GatherLaw Inc. They arrived at the crime scene after speaking with their client to see Amy and Wood together. Cotoli mentions being old friends with Amy, though he was merely covering for his incognito younger sister. The duo also ran into Conrad Wood that day, who spoke a bit about the business surrounding the crime. The next day, Cotoli and Tenniswood were introduced to by Conrad to Melinda Wood, his wife. Their younger son, Fuyuhiko Wood, mentioned wondering where his older brother, Byakuya Wood, was, though they were called into court before they could linger on this much longer. Cotoli extended the trial one more day through the testimony of Buddy Bradshaw, an assistant at the company. During the second investigation, Cotoli was given 'trust scissors' by Nevada before Nova Wood made her first appearance. Nova led them to see Raymond Templeton, who they all believed was the real killer. In court, they did in fact prove that Raymond was the killer. He confessed to being the killer soon after being accused.

*Turnabout Regrets* began with Cotoli washing dishes in the agency, whereupon Nevada burst in and declared that a murder had occurred and Chrysalis had been arrested for it. The duo hurried to the detention center to find Chrysalis there, sure enough. Nevada and Cotoli both announced that they'd do anything they could to free her from suspicion. At the crime scene, Cotoli and James met up, the younger of the two asking to help with the case. Cotoli agreed just before Mondo Owada appeared and talked to them about the case. James found a glove that was believed to belong to the real killer, which would later become decisive evidence. Cotoli and James met with Roberto on the other side of the prison, where the group found that the assault victim was near a message that read Chrysalis' name. In court the next day, Cotoli declared that Nevada was involved in the crimes, causing Wood to fight back unhappily. Eventually, the next witness was called, ending the debate. Mondo claimed that Raymond, who had broken out of prison, had attacked the assault victim, Chiaki Taikan. Before the cross-examination could begin, however, Nevada appeared and confessed to both crimes, as Roberto was still insisting Chrysalis to be the culprit of the murder. She was arrested for it and Chrysalis was released from custody. Cotoli, Chrysalis, Sora, and Ghastly all went to see Nevada in the detention center, where they asked about why she confessed to the murder. Nevada admitted that she wanted to help Chrysalis, why she attempted to clean away the bloody message at the crime scene. After the conversation ended, Chrysalis and Cotoli moved to the crime scene, where they ran into James talking to Mondo. The siblings asked James what was wrong, though he denied everything. James later found a ring that he thought was the killer's, which he said was Albert Devine's, in other words, his older brother's ring inherited from their mother. In court, James and Cotoli announced Albert was the culprit, to which the older Devine brother confessed to, as well as being the Masked Gentleman. Albert was arrested, much to James' dissatisfaction, though Chrysalis offered to help him with Albert. The case ended on a not guilty verdict, at the very least.

In the epilogue, Cotoli was with Tenniswood and Chrysalis when the latter signed off the book.

### Beginning of the End

Cotoli was present at the start of case one where Victoria von Graye, the new agency worker, was introduced to the rest of the workers.

In *Turnabout Regiment*, Cotoli introduced Pieter to Victoria before they ran off to take on the case of Mukuro.

### Justice and Truth

Cotoli is introduced in case two and plays a generally minor role in *Turnabout A Capella.* He is teased by Chrysalis before the second trial day, a none too unusual occurrence.

Cotoli is the first person to appear in *The Despairing Turnabout.* Chrysalis had sent him a panicked text message, so Cotoli rushed to go help her. Upon arriving at the agency, Cotoli found Sam Shine dead, Sky Amaya unconscious, and Chrysalis under arrest for both crimes. Cotoli, enraged by this, punched Polly. He tried to apologize, but was shot down by Roberto Shield. Cotoli took up Chrysalis' defense and began to investigate with Uttar Mistry, a court bailiff. He sees Psyche-Locks on Mistry. Cotoli is next seen by Lucas and Felicity, who note that he looks down. After explaining the situation to them, Felicity tells Lucas to make sure Cotoli doesn't break down. They visit Sky, where he explains the story of an Amaya family treasure. Cotoli then leaves to formally apologize to Polly, where he is once again ignored. Later, Cotoli visited Chrysalis in the detention center just before being pushed away by Stevie the robot. Before court went into session, Chrysalis and Cotoli were encountered by Uttar once again. They were called in and Cotoli cross-examined Vera Stanhope before Polly could call Sky Amaya to the stand, whom was testifying against Chrysalis. Court was adjourned after his testimony.

### No Boundaries

Cotoli is drugged at the start of this story. He doesn't end up speaking until the second chapter, where he is awakened by Polly. Cotoli goes with Polly to pick up Chrysalis and Anton from school the next chapter. Cotoli scolds Chrysalis on the way back. Chrysalis and Anton manipulate Cotoli and Polly into thinking they each talk about the other (though Cotoli does talk about Polly). Chrysalis takes Cotoli's Magatama, and when Polly comments on this, Cotoli yells for his sister. Chrysalis doesn't enter the room on this cue, however, causing Cotoli to worry. He and Polly search the apartment. Cotoli finds himself lost in thought upon seeing a picture of him and Chrysalis. He hears Polly scream and runs to find her with an unconscious Anton. The two still don't know where Chrysalis is, so they continue looking around. They find her being held hostage by Toadally Da Keela, a criminal Cotoli locked in prison. Da Keela comes close to killing her, though Cotoli fires a tranquilizer dart at him. Chrysalis and Cotoli embrace before waiting for Anton to wake up. After he does, Polly and Cotoli realize that they love each other and kiss for the first time. He is seen panicking in the next update over Chrysalis and Polly's welfare, concerned that they might have been abducted by a killer again like Chrysalis had been.

### From the Darkness Within

Cotoli is the main lawyer of *Turnabout on Air*. He works with Chrysalis on the case. They investigate to discover who could have killed the victim to get Ibuki Mioda (Dangan Ronpa inspired) off the hook.

## Relationships

### Chrysalis Starr

Chrysalis and Cotoli are very close and get along well. They are very defensive of one another, especially Cotoli over Chrysalis. He is deeply upset whenever Chrysalis is in danger and easily breaks into tears when worried over such. The two grew up together and were the only consolation for each other. Cotoli gets worried easily over the Oracle of the Law project and can get more reserved when Chrysalis is in more trouble than usual. Due to going through a lot together and getting worried over the other easily, Chrysalis and Cotoli are rarely ever apart.

### Anton Burke

Cotoli is a fatherly figure to Anton and is very kind to him. The two are generally close and get along well. Since Cotoli is with Polly, who acts as Anton's adopted mother, in a romantic relationship, Cotoli is Anton's adopted father of sorts. Cotoli has a sweet outlook on life when around Anton, as he seems to bring out a softer side to Cotoli's regularly worried and protective persona.

### Polly Bloom

Cotoli and Polly are in a romantic relationship, as is displayed in No Boundaries. Despite their differences in personality and treatments towards others, the two fit together well. Cotoli acts shyer than usual around Polly. Polly in return gets less strict and serious around Cotoli and even shows a caring side towards him.

### Ghastly Bespoke

It is highly implied that Ghastly and Cotoli were once together and ended their romantic relationship on a peaceful note. Ghastly and Cotoli are close friends and trust each other quite a bit, as Cotoli was the one Ghastly asked for the defense of Wood and Anton. Cotoli trusts that Ghastly watch Chrysalis when he is arrested in *The Festive Turnabout* as well.

### Sora Lin

Cotoli and Sora aren't as close as Cotoli and Chrysalis are, but still share a sibling type relationship. Cotoli is quite kind towards Sora. After they first met, they remained close friends throughout the years and knew that they could count on one another when needed, such as when Sora needed a place to stay.

## Quotes

-"Name's Cotoli Morix. And this here is my sister."

-"You know, I really think you should stop writing those things. I mean, there's one about me and Pro-" *(when interrupted by Chrysalis Starr)*

-"It seems only you really care..."

-"N-no... Whatever gave you that idea?" *(to Lucas Red)*

## Trivia

-Cotoli suffers from claustrophobia, which is why he wears such a large hoodie. When suffering from a panic attack, Cotoli gets dizzy and has trouble breathing.

-He also has a fear of mirrors, as one fell on top of him when he was thirteen.

-Cotoli is descended from the Fey clan through his father, which is how he ended up with a Magatama.

-Cotoli was going to be one of the main lawyers if the author of Quiet After the Hurricane didn't get another character in by the due date. Niamh Tenniswood ended up taking what would have been Cotoli's spot, so he became the agency owner.

-Cotoli is the only agency owner who is in this position in multiple stories.