Joe

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Ascended Being
* De Slayer
* Joe(real)

NonSense/Will (friend, mentor (formerly), opponent (temporarily), supposed adoptive father)
Dr. Will (friend, opponent (temporarily), contractor (temporarily))
Cogumelo (mother)
Z3R0 (opponent, supposed grandfather)
Cosmic ("lover" (formerly), therapist, friend)
Mr. De (former client, friend, supposed father)
DeerKing (opponent (formerly), friend)
Uncle Chuckle's Knuckle Hut (friend)
Cheez-It Man (friend, opponent (temporarily), ally)
Dopey Ogi (supposed brother, friend, opponent (temporarily))
Boss Baby Gaming (opponent)
Padre (ally (temporarily))
Gus (supposed boss)
YKW! (Friend, minor opponent)

### Occupation

"Detective" (01/03/2020 - 06/02/2021)
Defense Attorney (11/03/2021 - )
Prosecutor (21/09/2021 - )
Judge (21/09/2021 -)
Ascended Being (08/10/2021 - )
Actually legit and real detective (25/12/2021 - )

## Biographical information

### Date of death

21/09/2021 (revived)
08/10/2021 (revived)
08/11/2021 (revived)
21/12/2021 (revived through the power of plot armor)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Phoenix Wright (Season 1) Phoenix Wright (Old) (Season 2)

### Debut

Matt is Joe's dad

> Matt is my father.
>
> Joe, accidentally starting a trainwreck of nonsense.

**Joe** (*aka **The Festive Hoovy***) is a major character in the PHIS Objection series. Having most of the plot revolves around him, he is present in almost every single video except two, being "**Should you fuck demons?**", where he instead make cameo appearances, and "Game Theory - Matt is secretely a DOG?!?!". He is a licensed attorney, yet frequently claims to also be a detective, which put him up against **Cyanopsia** and **Matt** in the first season of the Objections. He shares many rivalries, his most notable one being with **Cyanopsia**, which got better overtime. He is portrayed by **Phoenix Wright**, at age 24 in **Season 1** and age 33 in **Season 2**.

## Personality

Joe is a determined, straight-forward attorney who isn't afraid of facing off against enemies miles above his own league. He has shown extreme resilience throughout both seasons, as well as decent manipulative skills (*notably to manipulate **Will** and **Dr. Will** in the first season*). However, he tends to act before thinking, making extremely convoluted stories that fall flat as soon as one lie has been found (*which isn't really hard to do*). He is also very energetic and versatile, able to switch the subject easily and start conflict as if it was second nature to him. **Joe** is also very violent when things don't go his way, shown multiple times in Detective Turnabout and even traces of it being shown in Who is **Joe's dad**, mainly due to a lack of control over his own emotions.

In the second season however, his personality changes quite a bit. After losing almost everything, he is shown to be more relaxed, yet still keeps the versatility and explosive energy. He is however a lot more in control of his own emotions, knowing not to repeat his past mistakes while still trying to have fun as much as he can. Laid-back and not really caring about trivial things such as being a detective anymore, this new version of **Joe** has shown to be a lot more tolerable and able to make friends instead of enemies.

In the third season, nothing about Joe really changes, aside from him filling a more supportive role. This is a result of the events of Season 2 and The Game, where Joe puts his friends in danger multiple times but ends up making sacrifices for them (such as sparing De and retiring the title of De Slayer or losing every single game in the fifth week of The Game to give as many points to Ogi as possible).

## Appearance

**Joe's** appearance varies a lot throughout the objections, whether to notify a change in abilities or simply for cosmetics.

His appearance in the first season is based on **Phoenix Wright** as a young attorney (*From Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney to Trials and Tribulations*). It never changes during the season and only showcases his sprites in the courtroom.

The second season starts off with a brand new appearance, instead based on **Old Phoenix Wright** from Apollo Justice. This appearance is meant to signify that **Joe** lost his job, his friends and a lot of other things when he was revealed as a fraud, and therefore doesn't have the money to get himself out of this hell. Still, it is confirmed that **Joe** does have an attorney licence (*obtained in an untold event happening somewhere between Detective Turnabout and The Death of Dr. Will*) and reverts back to his Season 1 appearance whenever he is defending in the courtroom (*as shown in the **Death of Dr. Will** and Mr. De's Courtroom Blast*). In Season 2, he also obtains another form, that being his **Ascended Joe** persona (*seen in **Ghosts and*** **Reapers**). While the sprites seem to be based on the same **Wright** seen when **Joe** defends in the courtroom, they are actually different, coming from the Witness Sprites of **Phoenix Wright** in Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice. The difference can be seen primarily in the outfit, the haircut and of course, the 3D model.

The Season 2 Finale (Destopia: Rise of the De Legion) shows Joe with a brand new appearance, that being his De Slayer appearance. To become a De Slayer, Joe went through six different character arcs and since he originally died as his Ascended Joe self, he came back in Ascended form with a brand new suit and set of weapons. Joe however dismisses this appearance at the end of the season, gaining his hobo appearance back. The appearance comes from the Azure Dragon DLC from Spirit of Justice, an alternate costume available for Phoenix based on Masamune Date from the Sengoku BASARA series.

## Biography

### **Early life (*according to Joe*)**

Not much is known about **Joe's** early life, mainly since we don't know for certain what is truth and what is lie. However, there have been multiple theories about **Joe's** past.

According to **Joe** himself, he was born to **Cogumelo** and **Matt** (*aged 5 at the time...*). The latter left as soon as **Joe** was born, supposedly to get milk, leaving the newborn and his mother alone. For the longest time, **Joe's** mother refused to tell him anything about his father, making the young boy desperate to know about the truth. This caused him to have a distorted vision of both truth and his mother, calling the latter out for being horrible and never properly taking care of him or letting him do what he wants (*whether this is true or not has yet to be found*). In an untold trial, where supposedly **Joe**, **Will** and **Dr. Will** tried proving that **Cyano** is a fraud (*and failed at it*), **Joe** revealed that he never really believed **Matt** to be his dad, and instead was just desperate to pin the blame on someone to replace his horrible mother.

Family issues aside, **Joe** also "revealed" his past as a detective. A year before the objections, he created an alternate account known as **John the Shadow King**. The truth of the account was revealed by an apprentice detective known as **NonSense/Will**. Impressed by his skills, **Joe** pleaded **Will** to teach him how to be a detective, not knowing the detail of his lacking experience. However, **Joe** quickly felt at a loss when Will seemed to be better than him in all aspects of being a detective, making him doubtful of his own abilities and if this path was the right one. He asked an 8-ball to see if he should stay as a detective, and after receiving a positive answer, decided to continue his training. He conducted an investigation on **Matt** and **Cheez-It Man**, the former most likely being a lie to make his claims more believable and the latter shown to be a case arranged in 5 seconds (*for shits and giggles, as they say*). It's also during that time that **Joe** contacted **Dr. Will** to have a DNA test, which was also shown to be a fabrication. Due to not knowing the doctor, he gave himself a mental condition based on jokes told by **Boss Baby Gaming**, a former opponent present in **Detective Joe**, to justify his lack of knowledge about the doctor's name and profession.

### **Early life (according to random testimonies)**

There have been multiple theories surrounding who **Joe's** father is and what his past really consists of. While none have been justified or proven, some of them are deeply believed to be "canon", mainly by those who came up with them.

According to **Cheez-It Man**, **Matt** time traveled in order to have **Joe** as a kid.

According to **Ogi**, **Matt** got **Joe** by forceful impregnation like **Alma** from **F.E.A.R**. at the age of 5, possibly making him the mother. He also claimed to be **Joe's** father and offered to rule the world with an iron fist with him, although he quickly disproved his own theory with his age (*being 17*). Retracting on his words, he instead claimed to be **Joe's** brother and received the superior genes while **Joe** inherited the old man's cursed genes. To go with this brother theory, he claimed that **Heavy** is everyone's father and **Cogumelo** is everyone's mother, making the entire server related to one another through blood. Finally, **Ogi** claims that **Joe** committed tax fraud at one point in his life (*SHIT HE'S ONTO ME*).

According to **Cogumelo**, **Will** is instead **Joe's** father, although the former claimed that **Joe** is adopted instead, putting this theory to an halt very quickly. **Cogumelo** then admitted to **Joe** that he is a team effort and that everyone is his father (*although that sounds horrible and I refuse to accept this as canon*).

According to **NonSense/Will**, **Joe** is adopted, but after **Cogu** brought up the team effort theory, he seems to agree with it the most.

According to **Z3R0**, he was created as a gift to **TF2** and time traveled in 2029 to have **Will** as a kid in 2006. He then claims that **De** gave birth to **Joe** before **Cogumelo** and **Will** adopted him, making him **Joe's** grandfather. Then, **Cogumelo** and **Will** left **Joe** for adoption and **Matt** adopted him before immediately leaving him in the dust. (*He apparently proved this using his left testicle*)

According to **Cyanopsia**, the profile picture of **Joe's Youtube Channel** depicts him as colorless, meaning it's either his real father or that **Joe** time traveled to the past and became his own grandfather. **She** then suspected **De** of being **Joe's** real father.

According to **Mr. De**, **Heavy** is the granddaddy of the server and made three kids, being **Cyanopsia**, **Matt** and **De** himself. He then claims to be **Joe's** uncle, believing **Matt** to be **Joe's** dad. However, he takes this back once **Cyano** proposes that he is **Joe's** dad, going with this reality instead.

### **The Dad Trials**

See also: ***Matt is Joe's dad, Who is Joe's dad***
According to Joe's testimony in Detective Turnabout, the dad trials are a result of him leading an investigation on who his father is, and Matt is Joe's dad was his first attempt at doing so. In reality, Joe said random shit based on something grog said (notably, that Matt was his dad, making grog the actual reason the Objections started) and started whatever the fuck followed afterwards.

While he instantly found allies in Cheez-It Man and True Planet, he found many enemies opposing him, such as Cyano, DeerKing and Matt himself. These rivalries would follow him in the Detective Trilogy, making the Dad Trials an important part of the plot for Joe's eventual downfall.

In the Dad Trials, Joe creates multiple fake documents that "prove" Matt is his dad. They are however all fake, as revealed in an untold trial by Joe himself. These trials also showcase Joe's very poor control of his anger, which comes back to bite him in the ass in Detective Turnabout.

Joe ultimately fails at proving that Matt is his dad, and the mystery behind the identity of his father has never been solved, at least not officially.

### **The Detective Trilogy**

See also: ***Detective Joe, Detective Will, Detective Turnabout***
The Detective Trilogy is a major arc for Joe's character, as it features his antagonistic nature as well as his downfall.

Detective Joe started as a light-hearted joke investigation to reveal the true nature of Cheez-It Man. Joe never intended to actually go through with the idea and simply wanted to thank Cheez-It Man for his help in the Dad Trials. This however quickly grows out of proportion once DeerKing and Matt barge in. Not wanting to reveal the true goal of his fake investigation, Joe quickly creates a fake license but accidentally makes it a lot similar to the previous documents used in the Dad Trials. Will comes in to help Joe, likely unaware of the latter's true reason for the fake document, and after a tough battle, Joe manages to finally end the Cheez-It Man case on the note he wanted.

Or so he thought.

Matt had other plans, and ignoring Joe's reason for making this investigation, attacks Will's legitimacy as a detective. Will was, however, a real detective, and Joe couldn't leave his friend alone. With their efforts combined, they managed to defend their positions and bring the trial to a favorable ending for them. Joe was however branded as a "legitimate detective" temporarily, and not wanting to put Will into trouble, decides to keep up the act.

Joe is absent from the entirety of Detective Will, only appearing at the end to bring the trial to an halt. Seeing the disastrous position both Wills were in, Joe sees it as an opportunity to not only defend both of them, but also safely gain a Detective title. A true Detective title. With the sole purpose of conducting an investigation on Matt (a real one) and brand him as his father.

A few days before Detective Turnabout, Joe creates fake documents and fake stories for everyone in his team (namely Will, Dr. Will and Cheez-It Man, although the latter didn't seem to be fully on-board with the idea) in an attempt to solidify their positions. Problem is, due to his early life, Joe had a distorted vision of truth as a concept, and blindly believed that everything he created was actually true. Too far gone in his delusions, Detective Turnabout started.

And spoiler alert, Joe did not have a good time. His stories were shattered into pieces, the fake nature of his documents brought to life, his friends called frauds and liars. As he kept being backed into a corner, Joe slowly descended more and more into insanity, only wanting to win and finally shut Matt and all the others up. Resorting to under-handed methods, he ultimately failed, once more, causing him to have a breakdown in court.

In a small moment of clarity, Joe tries saving Will from being branded a fraud but fails once more, and is sent to therapy in order to be rehabilitated.

### **Untold Events**

See also: ***The Untold Trial of Detective Cyano***
In-between Season 1 and Season 2 of the Objections, one trial happened that bring more light as to what happened during both seasons, as well as to why Joe became homeless and changed appearance.

After Joe's downfall, Cyano realised that the Detective Trilogy could happen again if they are not careful enough and therefore decides to bring in the Office of Offices, a gigacorporation at the centre of all bureaucracy in PHIS lore. This was mainly to have a license system going around, with an official design to avoid forged evidence. She made a detective license for herself, Matt and Ogi, officialising their title, unlike Joe.

After Detective Turnabout, Joe lost his attorney badge as well as multiple of his friends. But both Will and Dr. Will weren't ready to drop it yet. Or rather, Joe wasn't ready to drop it yet. In therapy, he met Cosmic, and the two became friends pretty quickly. Cosmic allowed Joe to recontact Will and Dr. Will and set up a plan to trap Cyano and rip her off of her Detective title. To call her a fraud. Both agreed with the plan and they searched for actual evidence that would help with their case. Building a case in silence, they made their move a week later.

The trial started with Will and Dr. Will, who accused Cyano of being a fraud. During that time, Joe argued with his therapist to let him out temporarily in order to go help Will and Dr. Will. He eventually succeeds and joins the trial. However, he starts realising that these trials are no longer like they used to be. Dr. Will's breakdown allowed him to wake up and realise that not only is everyone blinded to their own truths and delusions, but friendships will keep being broken as long as this keeps up. He tries giving up but Matt and Cyano's cold and smug attitudes keep the trial going, until finally, Joe is forced to reveal the truth behind why he did all of this. At the end of it all, he asks for this trial to stop and for things to go back the way they were. He simply leaves the courtroom and goes back to therapy afterwards, still shaken by the events.

Joe's therapy went rather smoothly, with him and Cosmic reinforcing their friendship. When he wasn't in therapy, Joe roamed the streets looking for food and shelter. One day, he met a mysterious being called The Game Master. The Game Master easily corrupted Joe into working for him, by using the harsh and unfair treatment he received from his friends, for what essentially was only a way for Joe to thank Cheez-It Man. A few days later, Joe meets up with Will and Cyano, who reveal that they weren't allowed to contact him. Knowing that he potentially made a grave mistake, Joe starts regretting his decision, especially after receiving an attorney license from both of his friends.

### **Redemption Arc**

See also: ***A Tragic Love Story, The Death of Dr. Will***
Joe's Redemption Arc starts in Season 2, when he is finally out of therapy. In A Tragic Love Story, he breaks up with Cosmic (how saddening), although there is nothing truly worth noting about his character, aside from his new appearance.

The Death of Dr. Will is huge in terms of lore however. This officially starts Joe's Redemption Arc... in a sense. Not only is this Joe's first case as an official attorney, it's also where he buries the hatchet with Cyano and puts their rivalries and his bitter feelings in the trash.

During the trial, Joe's delusional nature actually allowed him to become a Prosecutor, and temporarily a Judge. Not only that, but his better control of his emotions allowed him to not go insane during the trial (amazing!) and actually stay calm under pressure, earning him his first win (and soon after, his first death). After all is said and done, Cyano officially gives the title of protagonist to Joe for the rest of the season.

### **Random Shenanigans**

See also: ***Ghosts and Reapers, Johns for Christmas, Da Pond: Will's Moist Nightmare***
After The Death of Dr. Will, nothing happened for a while.

And then Ghosts and Reapers happened, which was huge for Joe. We follow Joe's journey to get 20$ in order to repay the Reaper's debt to DeerKing and consequently, be revived. Because yes, Joe died again.

Ghosts and Reapers show Joe's progress as a person. He still has his incredible determination, but instead of twisting facts or using others to his advantage, he sticks to telling the truth (for the most part, with minor bluffs here and there) and keeping his promise to DeerKing. At the end of it all, Joe accidentally gets revived twice, once by Will and the other by DeerKing, allowing him to ascend into healthier and unlock his Ascended Being powers.

In-between Ghosts and Reapers and Johns for Christmas, Mr. De approaches Joe and offers him a house to live in. Joe gladly accepts and officially retires his homeless status, slowly reinstating himself into society. Johns for Christmas happens in Joe's house and while nothing happens to the plot, we can see Joe resort back to his old Season 1 methods in order to get Matt to confess about the meaning of his "Please, no Johns". Although unlike in Season 1, it isn't used to falsely accuse someone or harm another's reputation. Joe shows that he can actually control his lies and use them for fun rather than for harm.

Finally, Joe makes an appearance in Da Pond; Will's Moist Nightmare, but nothing important to the plot happens in this episode.

### **The Rise of a New Villain**

See also: ***Mr. De's Courtroom Blast, Are the laws of aviation wrong?, Destopia: Rise of the De Legion***
After two filler episodes, another lore heavy one happened, being Mr. De's Courtroom Blast.

Showing his true villainous nature, De kills Joe and nukes multiple countries, although he is quickly stopped by Deer and Dr. Will. Joe revives himself and confronts De, accidentally dropping that Game Master is their current villain and not De. Although luckily for Joe, the matter isn't given much attention thanks to a certain country nuker.

De is consequently put on trial and Joe finds himself having to defend him. During the trial, Joe understands that being the good guy won't get him anywhere and therefore resorts to his old Season 1 methods, much like in Johns for Christmas. Although he quickly finds himself at a halt when De decides to mess with him. Joe doesn't give up and desperately tries to defend De, even going as far as lying about De's mental state to get him free of guilt on the plea of insanity. But when even this doesn't work, Joe briefly loses control of his emotions and lashes out at De for ruining his case, but once again, it simply causes his defeat. Finally recognising De as a villain, Joe agrees to have him sent to the ultimate safety capsule as payback for De ruining his case. But when De reveals that he has a proton bomb in his kidney, Joe drops the hard truth that he stole De's kidney and therefore adds another death to his name (way to go, Joe). He then pretends to be De's brain as a small revenge.

A small interaction happens with him, Cheez and Dr. Will in Are the laws of aviation wrong?, but nothing note-worthy is shown about Joe's character.

Mr. De's emprisonment in the capsule causes many rumors to go around, notably that De never existed. Joe blindly believed those rumors (what a fucking idiot) but when Mr. De is freed by Dr. Will in Mr. De's Prison Outbreak (made by YouKnowWho!) and recontacts Joe, the attorney's beliefs are put to the test. He eventually convinces himself that the whole conversation was just something he imagined and joins Tanioka, Starchy and Will to discuss various things.

This conversation would lead to a fatal mistake from Joe. He carelessly admitted that De existed, allowing him to officially be relevant to the lore again. Using his main villain powers, De transformed the world into a Destopia and caused Joe to brutally disappear despite the latter turning into his Ascended self.

Joe, with the power of plot armor and protagonist role, was given a second chance to come back to life. By going through six different character arcs, he would be reborn as the De Slayer in order to put an end to the reign of Mr. De.

In order, Joe's character arcs were:

1. Learn the truth about the De Legion (get rid of your delusions and face the truth)
2. Become a woman (the perfect vessel for the powers of the De Slayer)
3. Research the De Legion to find their weaknesses (overcome your ignorance)
4. Not be swayed by lies, focus on his mission and nothing else
5. Bear the mark of the De Slayer: the Black Hole Nipple (become the De Slayer)
6. Accept your true self

Joe successfully went through all six character arcs and was therefore revived to slay the De Legion. After a long battle where he destroyed Mr. De and Will's lies about Joe's origin, it all boiled down to Joe proving himself as a woman. To do so, he stripped naked and this caused De to die, finally putting an end to the arduous battle. With De gone, the world turned back to normal, allowing Joe to finally rest. Until suddenly...

Mr. De comes back from the death! Another battle starts between both men, and it ends with Joe winning once again.

However, when it finally came down to dealing the final hit, Joe has a moment of self-reflection. He could end it there, but is that really what he wants? Deciding that his friendship with De was stronger than some dumb mission and a title, Joe decides to help De fulfill his goal. He officially resigns his title of De Slayer as well as put an end to the lineage of De Slayers, and decides to simply enjoy more dumb moments with his friends, free of trouble.

## Powers and Abilities

Joe has shown to possess various abilities, although it's unsure whether those are actually real or a result of his lying tendencies.

### **Extreme Determination and Resilience**

Joe has shown incredible determination and resilience throughout the series, being able to overcome various obstacles through sheer will and always coming back, no matter what. Even if he gave up sometimes, notably in Detective Turnabout, it wasn't without giving one hell of a fight.

### **Ascended Powers**

After being revived twice in a short amount of time, Joe unlocked an Ascended form. This new form only makes him healthier, don't be fooled by his lies.

### **Reality Bending**

Joe has been able to change reality before, whether by giving himself a Prosecutor role or by reverting the world back to normal after De transformed it into a dystopia.

### **Plot Armor**

Thanks to being the Protagonist, Joe gained plot armor and is unable to die for good. This allows him to notably talk and be seen by others when he dies, as shown in Ghosts and Reapers.

### **De Slayer**

Joe temporarily gained the powers of the De Slayer, although he no longer possesses them.

### **Grim Reaper**

Joe temporarily gained the title of Grim Reaper but no longer possesses it.

### **Teleportation**

Through an unknown method, Joe is able to teleport himself. This has been shown in A Tragic Love Story and Ghosts and Reapers.