Luke Atmey

— "Turnabout Imposter"

## Social description

### Relatives

Son to Elice Atmey and Don Atmey, Cousin to Shelly de Killer, Brother to Collin Atmey

### Hates

Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey, Miles Edgeworth, Dick Gumshoe, Athena Cykes

## Appearances

### Debut

The Stolen Turnabout

Luke Atmey was an egotistical self proclaimed detective and blackmailer who served briefly as a prisoner detective under the LA Police. He was known most infamously for his murder of Kane Bullard and blackmailing of the Phantom Thief, Mask DeMasque.

## Personality

Luke was a very egotistical, eccentric little man, constantly seeking attention and affection of any degree through any means possible. He had a habit of consistently gloating about any little thing he did or said, believing to an incredible degree that he was above everyone around him on an unbelievable scale. Though, underneath his loud, bizarre show, he was in fact a manipulative, calculating figure.

Luke is a very uptight fellow, being very strict in what those he had power over did. He'd cling to any blackmailing victim he got a hold of, and would never let go, no matter the dangers that come with. He's also incredibly emotional, quick to snap into a rage if he feels questioned, belittled or as if he's failing a task. Luke struggles to handle the concept of him being wrong, or him being reduced to nothing but a criminal, being easy to snap into hysterical ranting and raving under stress. Luke speaks in a highly eloquent manner, tending to use long words and fancy sayings he created himself in order to sound more important compared to those around him.

Post prison and his death, he changed from being as openly bizarre and loud to fairly reserved and aggressive. Becoming much more unstable and violent, almost as if he's in a constant fight mode since his stay there. He's prone to insults, but seems a lot more similar to a realist, speaking less in long, eloquent terms and speaking less in terms of his own ego. Yeah, he's depressed.

## History

### Early Life

Luke's childhood was a rough one, growing up within a rich, powerful family, it didn't take long for things to turn south. Given little attention and forced into roles, it wasn't surprising when he'd grown to actively seek out anything remotely positive. He'd become quite the troublemaker in his school, receiving frequent report cards mentioning his attempts for attention.

Eventually, he left his family behind, keeping one sole contact in the form of his cousin Shelly de Killer. For a while he went to and fro from occupation to occupation, until finally landing on the job of a Private Detective and sticking to it. Though, he was desperate for complete attention— for eyes on him and the love of fans— and thus it didn't take him long to commit certain acts in a desperate attempt for it.

Somehow it'd worked, and he gained some of the attention he'd craved, though it still wasn't enough. Soon enough he'd begun to grow more and more corrupt, blackmailing others to do his bidding and eventually, tossing them to the side. He'd become known for his skills at sleuthing, just as he'd hoped. But that didn't stop him, he wanted more, and eventually he found himself grasping onto the Phantom. Their greatest catch yet.

Of course, Phantom wasn't an easy catch to keep, what with their identity as a spy, and yet, Atmey managed to keep a hold of the guy. Doing everything in his power to keep in "control" as long as possible, and as soon as Phantom began to follow his orders. He finally felt he had what he wanted.

### Trilogy

Luke kept his weak control over Phantom throughout the next two years, requesting their help throughout the period he managed to keep in contact. During the time his popularity continued to sky rocket, and it only continued as he went on. Though, the further it went on, the more he could feel his grip on them slip.

During this time, he'd caught onto the true identity of Mask DeMasque during the thief's first heist, that being Ron Delite, and swiftly he'd latched onto a new blackmail target. Though Phantom remained his prized catch, one that was much easier to control was always welcomed. He'd soon begun to order Delite to steal objects of interest and plans to follow, and in turn would give Delite money in exchanged. Mask DeMasque and Luke Atmey soon became seen as rivals, something further pushed by Atmey himself. On the third heist he'd orchestrated, Luke "retrieved" the stolen item from DeMasque, and that one move finally boosted him to the stardom he'd longed for.

But it wasn't to last, as even then, he'd found that the attention and affection was always aimed to Delite. And it only worsened from there, as soon he was blackmailed himself, by a man known as Kane Bullard, the CEO of KB Security. The man threatened to reveal his secrets, and Luke responded by murdering him in his own office, bashing his brains in with an unknown item from the office. But, of course, that wasn't all he had planned. Summoning Ron to the same location as well with the same letter Bullard used on his, with the full intention of killing the thief and making off. Though, it didn't go as planned, with Ron surviving and his plans being unravelled by Phoenix Wright. And with his entire world he'd built destroyed, he was sent to prison.

### Post-trilogy

Of course, he swiftly paid off his bail, using those he'd blackmailed to do so. But, the police weren't satisfied with such an ending, and thus, in order to make sure he at least pays some of his sentence. Put him in the role of a prisoner detective— similar to Simon Blackquill as a prosecutor years in the future— which meant he'd be forced to stay a prisoner for a while longer.

In prison his world was further shattered, as he was swiftly put in his place as a man with no power to be had next to everyone else. Leading Atmey responded the only way he could, with violence. He'd pick fights with other prisoners frequently, being soon barred from anything sharp or dangerous that could harm both prisoner or guard. He was placed inside solitary confinement more times than he can count, and due to this, Atmey was unable to stop his hair from growing out the way it did, something he found he despised. It lead to him often being found attempting to tear the growing hair out whenever possible, trying to get rid of it as best he could.

During this, he'd assist the police in investigations, being assigned Dick Gumshoe as his "carer". Being relegated to nothing but a "tool" in his eyes, especially a tool under Gumshoe's control quickly turned him further resentful. Contributing to his violent outbursts and aggression, but also his lack of energy and boredom. He'd none of the same energy as before, especially given the lack of attention he'd received, the most he got were love letters from his fans. But after reading one.... Yeah, he wasn't looking through those again. His life was a slog in prison, being treated as nothing but a minion to others was painful, and annoying, and he hated it.

But, things finally went well for him, as whilst he was assisting in guarding the Cosmos Space Center, Phantom finally reappeared, asking for his help. The Phantom had murdered Metis Cykes and left the scene a mess, and seeing this moment as the perfect opportunity, Atmey assisted with incredible enthusiasm. He'd finally gotten the ego trip he'd sought after, and with the burst of energy, helped in covering up the crime. Hiding important pieces of evidence from the police and getting Blackquill accused for the crime. He'd finally gained the best blackmail he could possibly have on the Phantom and even "gained" power over the approaching Dark Age of Law. He finally felt he was once again, on top of the world.

For the next seven years, things continued on the same for him, and the ego trip of course faded away. He was released from prison soon after, returning to his home. Though, without any of the glitz and glamor he'd imagined. From there on, everything was as normal as you can well imagine it, until he'd decided he needed to try and be who he was before. However, after Phantom was caught by Wright and his friends, he could no longer get his ego trips from them.

Thus, he began seeking out more information about the organization that Phantom was part of, seeking out another powerful catch. But, it went south fairly quickly, as soon after, he received a call from Miles Edgeworth. However, it turned out to be another spy, Ghoul. He was later found brutally murdered inside Edgeworth's office, the murder caught on tape.

### Death

After his death, Luke was well.. a ghost. Though he didn't have much time to stew on anything, as he was soon channeled by Maya Fey to get answers at Edgeworth's trial. Realising that if he feigned confusion or lost memory, that he could stay around longer and continue to be channeled, he pretended he knew nothing of what happened, and that his memory was blank. Which did work, but soon he found himself being used more like a convenient tool for investigation into the truth of the case than anything else.

It didn't take long for Luke to grow violent once more against Wright and co. after this, having the habit of insulting the Agency. Despite that fact though, he continued to assist Wright and Athena in cases, though with some often resistance.

## Trivia

* The reason why Atmey gets sent so many love letters in prison is because we thought it would be funny to reference the fact that he received the most amount of valentines cards one year for an Ace Attorney Japanese poll.
* We shrunk Atmey so much because him being 5'7 and acting like this are two very contradictory things.
* This was written by snail thats why its so long lol