Saihara Shuichi

Ultimate Twink Detective
Son of a famous actor and screenwriter who traveled the world in their business, Shuichi Saihara was left with his uncle who owned a detective agency. Despite just helping around the office, the skills of investigations quickly adhered itself to him, and he began doing detective work. On the case that earned his title, he found the culprit faster than the police, and as he was being arrested, the killer's gaze became imprinted into Shuichi's being, as at that moment, he put together the absolute truth: that the culprit was avenging his family which was driven to suicide by the victim. This had driven Shuichi to become afraid of revealing the truth, and began using a hat to avert his gaze from people-as he could only see that of "his victim".

Season 1
Shuichi has joined the TFR ring in an attempt to make up from his mistake, and, sooner or later, he will need to confront the truth once more. The question is, will he be able to?

Episode 2

He debuts in a match composed of fellow investigators along with wrestlers from all backgrounds.

Episode 3

Saihara, along with Phoenix Wright, works under Sminem as a group known as The Mystery Masters, a team of elite investigators as well as at least partially skilled wrestlers.

They work independently from Teams FMS and NWF. However, what does interest them are the Tag-Team Titles. Joining into the tournament, they are swiftly defeated by the leader of NWF Leon S. Kennedy and his accomplice Fred Jones.

Episode 5

Now, Sminem will be introducing a new member to the group, despite his in-ring results, he shows promising capabilities as someone with investigative capabilities, and has Ushiromiya Battler join into the team.

Phoenix Wright and Saihara introduce themselves to Battler, and then hastily leave to their incoming match, where they manage victory.

However, their next match wouldn't prove quite as easy, for next up was a very angry Chris Redfield accompanied by his loyal TheRapist. This match proves that to the audience the determination of the Mystery Masters and Battler in particular, as despite their loss, Battler poured his very heart into it, showing absolute his prowess in the ring.

Episode 6

Battler proves his worth by managing to decipher HUNK's current location, despite him already having half-done the job escaping by himself.

Episode 7

In another successful investigation, Battler finds the location of The Case, and Sminem decides the fate of it.Episode 8

When Sminem reveals the Bogdanoffs' plan, Battler confuses "BCW" with "Battler Can Win" and buys a shirt of it like a dumbass, but the term catches on the audience, discrediting the Bogs' use of the term.

After Battler's first ever victory, coupled with his assertions and the overall victory of TFR over The Bogdanoffs, the Mystery Masters go out together to celebrate.

Season 2
After the defeat of The Bogs, things calm down for a while and especially for the Mystery Masters.

However, there are still parts of their influence left behind that must be taken care of...

Episode 1

Sminem retells the story of how his team helped defeat The Bogs, but that some of their Bogdanoff weapons were left behind and it's his responsability to take care of them, along with his Mystery Masters.

Sminem, Wright and Saihara target the brainwashed subordinates of the defeated overlords; Extra, Doctor Piccolo and Mr. DMX. They manage to defeat the last weapon of the bogs and free them.

Episode 2

Sminem leaves on some kind of "vacations" and entrusts the destiny of the world to itself.

Episode 9

With the plan to stop Todd Howard in motion by Commander Erwin, Pegasus hires the Mystery Masters to obtain information about him.

Later on the night, the Mystery Masters obtain more than just that by also winning the Titles against the Bakers.

Episode 10

The investigation team reports on what they found out after the return of Vergil and his information working under Todd.

Episode 12

The Gym comes back with a vengeance to recover the titles.

Season 3
After the fall of the Demon King and the collapse of the Howard Reality, the Mystery Masters hoped that no new investigation would show up so they could aim for the titles again.

Wrigth was busy in unknown circumstances, possibly related to Sminem.

Episode 0

When the Dimensional Merge happens, Saihara goes back to his day of averting from the truth.

Episode 5

Wright calls for an emergency meeting after the MM quickly discover that 17 wrestlers are missing.

However, a 18th missing wrestler could be Ushiromiya Battler, even if the guy that wears purple looks like him, it is definitely not him and has been locked in his office all day. They have contacted someone who might help them regarding "Battler", but the meeting must conclude until they have further information.

Episode 7

In an emergency meeting, Wright confirms the fears of the wrestlers that after Battler's door was kicked down, Ushiromiya Kinzo's corpse was found lifeless on the floor, with an unidentified open wound in his stomach. A loud noise had come from the room earlier in the week before he was found missing, happening when the room was locked with "Battler" presumed inside. However, no evidence points towards a specific culprit, and more than that, the room was fully locked an no one could have gotten in nor out, at least after Kinzo did. Moreso, The Agents of Payne have been missing as well.

Despite the situation, him and Wright manage to become the #1 contenders for the titles.

Episode 8

As the situation gets ever more dire, Wright holds another emergency meeting to inform everyone that new information has surfaced into the situation. With a lack of good news, Wright notes that reports of several wrestlers being attacked in the night have surfaced, and indicates these acts were committed by 2 persons, these in fact syncing to the date when Agent 47 reappeared; His response however is "Black Battler did it all". The victims were Gordon, Ja/ck/, Serge, Jack Baker, Joe Baker, and Gold. On the situation of their missing comrades, the Mystery Masters are at a blank, with no resources to even search into it.

Episode 9

When everyone from Rokkenjima returns, Saihara encounters Agent 47 and reveals what he discovered in his investigation: that Black Battler doesn't belong to our reality, but if enough people believe in it, it might even become real, and that was his plan to get rid of Battler. But now that Battler is back, he is the only one capable of hurting Black Battler... and being hurt by him as well.

Thus, Battlers managed to defeat his shadow self, and deny his existence once and for all.

Season 4
After Battler's defeat at the hands of 47, he inexplicably started losing his memory, and now Wright and Saihara will have to push themselves even harder to defend his friends and find the truth. And more than that, TFR's new management seems as if it will only bring on worse things...

Episode 1

With one man down, the Wright and Saihara decide to start hiring to see what help they can find, although it's not like anyone can truly REPLACE Battler...

Episode 3

Now that Phoenix is returning to his old ways, he has regained enough confidence in himself to go back to wearing his old suit once again. However, he's still a long road ahead from proving himself innocent before the law, and as such he still wears his beanie. On the hiring side, three people applied; someone alright with being paid in Porno Mags, a detective who likes paperclips, and a weird skeleton who fought Battler in the past. So instead, they decide to settle it in a Triple Threat match, which ends with Kyle Hyde winning.

Episode 7

After receiving a call from his past, Wright changed plans from accompanying the mystery masters to the Tag Team title, instead having to partner with someone from his past. But, however, set an immediate rematch afterwards.

Episode 8

Wright leaves a message to Saihara and Kyle about how he couldn't grant them the rematch they wanted...

Episode 9

For some reason, Wright denied Saihara and Kyle of a rematch for the title claiming he would own to it, again, and set up Kyle on a very "special" match to prove himself. Indeed, it was a 1v2 against The Agents of Payne where he got beat up roughly. Just why would Wright do this...?

Episode 10

When all hope was lost for The Final Impact to happen, and Kojima sent an agent to stop anyone from escaping, The Court intercepted him, proving that Wright hadn't fell into evil. He provided support, while Miles Edgeworth fought, by turning off Armstrong's nanomachines somehow.

Episode 11
Phoenix then, livestreams the truth about Kojima and himself. About how Sminem had a premonition from the start that someone was gonna attempt this, and all they had left to do was find who, and how he took a place in the board of directors in his absence. About how Kojima was in contact with HUNK since before he fought Battler. About how HUNK's matches before this point had all been predetermined. About how Battler receiving a modified Focusing Stone was all part of Kojima's plan, which after his match with Agent 47 warped him to the universe Kojima had created. About how he used Battler as a catalyst to create his new universe, having him endure endless torment alone for what seemed an eternity, which completely destroyed his mind, forcing it to take a different persona to distance from the pain. About how he himself had betrayed his friends to get close to Kojima and destroy him from the inside.

After apologizing profoundly, he goes to put his title on the line against Shuichi and Kyle, and TV World Fools.

Then he mentions Battler waking up as a different person, and Kojima's time coming soon. But before he could reveal his name, Kojima interrupted him, because he wants no spoilers, and ended the transmission.

When the time comes, Phoenix Wright and Shuichi Saihara arrive to Kojima's office, and the three reunite with Hachijo Tohya back together as Mystery Masters, they confront Kojima.

The nanomachine-powered HUNK that Kojima so proudly boasted of got ready to crush Tohya. However, it was not Tohya who was fighting that day, but Battler's fierce soul refusing to go out without shining with a blinding light one last time. The style of wrestling that was on the ring that day... was definitely Battler! And finally, HUNK, the Grim Reaper, the unbeatable machine who claimed neither man nor beast could step in his shadow and go undefeated against him in combat ...Fell.

Thus, Tohya acquired the Script of the Mad Writer and made it unable to alter that universe further, and together, they stated the truth his ideals, his creations, and himself: It's all nothing but a forgery.

Season 5
Was called with the other Mystery Masters for an important conference regarding the recent events with Kojima. However, it was a set up orchestrated by La Parka and he was trapped in the Death Game

Episode 1

He was subjected to a surprise, receiving. The vote concluded with HUNK being instantly.

Episode 2

Tohya tries to talk to the mystery masters to split up an investigate, but he is interrupted by La Parka, and the chaos of his words gives doubt to his heart.

Kyle searches the GM office, but only finds a depressing conversation with Drake Bell.

Saihara and Kyle have to face off 3 other teams, but they are unsuccessful.

Saihara receives in the. Via, Kyle Hyde is chosen. Kyle defeats Gippo Dudee and stays in the death game.

Saihara is placed in the, receiving. Via, Big Show, Louis, V, Mastema, and Soldier G65434-2 are.

Episode 4

Everyone is called to the main room to once again face the skeleton in the screen. Today he informs the theme is "friendship".

Saihara notices an old man in a wheelchair, but everyone discards it being the mastermind since he's deaf and blind.

Saihara consults with the other mystery masters, but neither have found anything. They conclude that any clue left behind will be intentional, and before they go to the ring to fight each other, Tohya makes them promise to not die. Saihara assures he will not lose this game.

Wright wins, and gets the .

Gets to play a special card game game before the match, and draws the Nothing card.

Saihara is placed in the, receiving. A tie-breaker is held. Via, Doomguy, Undercarder, and Reviewbrah are.

Episode 6

La Parka explains the concept of dolls, and how they will be facing them.

Kyle investigates an a computer tells him to press a button in the conference room. There, he finds Tohya who promptly leaves, and then presses the button after considering for a while. La Parka tells him that he's in a poll now, too bad.

Saihara finds Wright muttering to himself, and both conclude that the situation is hopeless unless something happens, but something is weird with the "guest" wrestlers.

Participating in a match between seemingly only non-dolls, Saihara doesn't win.

Saihara is placed in the, receiving. Via, Samoa Joe, Hachijo Tohya, James Sunderland, Patrick Bateman, and Walter are.

Episode 8

La Parka congratulates them for getting rid of all 5 of the hidden dolls between the participants, but doesn't disclose who they were. When Postal Dude's doll shows up, they remember that they had all signed his petition before the conference began, and La Parka reveals that it was indeed that how they unknowingly agreed to participate in the death game.

The Mystery Masters mourn the death of Tohya, since they were not able to keep his promise. Saihara can't accept death no matter how many of these games he goes thorough, and promises that even beyond the grave, this game will end. Then, Edgeworth walks in and reminds everyone not to give up investigating, and goes his way to keep his investigation going.

By interrogating Mr. X, Edgeworth finds out that Tommy Wiseau is actually Edward Richtofen, and Mr. X uses the stone to "shut down" the game.

Episode 10

While trying to get away, they make upon the Wild Ride door, and access it.

Upon it, they find the bodies of all the participants who were lost to the wild ride, intact in body but lost in mind. Then, La Parka appears in the flesh (bones?) along with dolls of his servants carrying shotguns, and they obliterate Mr. X as well as blow away the stone he was carrying.

La Parka then announces the special deathmatches for violating the rules...

After the executions are over, all the dolls explode into gore before the last remaining participants are made to enter their final challenge.

Episode 12
The final twilight, where their fate lied on one final challenge: The Final Trial.

La Parka explains how those who fail on their logic will be doomed to deathmatches, and Saihara wonders if he's deliberately giving an advantage to people gifted in logic.

To demonstrate, Majima Goro and Senator Armstrong are the first to fight.

The first question: What is the full, non-abbreviated name of the company that owns the lab where that artifact (the focusing stone) was modified?

Saihara urges everyone to get as much info as possible, but the discussion is quickly lead astray by bickering. So Saihara thinks back to the story Mr. X told and how his knowledge seemed like a direct connection to "SC", plus the fact that he had never talked until that point. Wright figures what it could mean thinking back on his creator, but just then, the time for discussion ends.Wright, Drake, and Pegasus are up to answer; Drake has a breakdown and doesn't answer, while Pegasus only answers 'Sorry, Commander' to fulfill his wish of dying in battle, meanwhile Wright got the correct answer. Saihara finds it suspicious that Wright knew the answer but didn't share it, but ignores it to keep going.

The second question by La Parka: Who were they? (The dolls mixed between the participants)

Before the discussion can start, Mr. America blasts off about Samoa Joe. Hyde actually agrees, because, in this game, he had both of his arms. As Saihara points out, the real Joe had a bionic arm installed. Edgeworth then points out that the next most likely clones are those coming from the other company, James Sunderland and Patrick Bateman, for the fact that they showing up at all is suspicious and they don't have enough time to consider everyone. Drake then remembers something, seeing a child carrying someone in the room with all the corpses, and Majima adds that the kid was Alice, and the one she was carrying was Walter. Before Saihara can discuss the final doll, time is up and La Parka announces that that tony guy, Bane and Kyle are up to answer. Bane and Tony get the last person wrong and have to fight, but Kyle had thought of taking a risk and then an idea comes to mind: the person who was in the room with the button must have been a traitor, meaning Hachijo Tohya was a doll. La Parka announces the correct answer, but Kyle asks where the real versions of the dolls are, and La Parka decides to answer this once: wherever.

La Parka shoots the third and final question without time to debate: Which episode is this?

Kiryu, Mr. America, Knoxville and Edgeworth are up to answer, but strangely all but Edgeworth had gotten it wrong. Saihara tells La Parka to shut up and explain how they got it wrong, who simply says that they answered that it was the 12th episode of the 5th season. While most think it's right, Edgeworth refutes that this has been TFR from episode 1, which would put the number of episodes at 53, which sends Saihara into shock over it happening again.

La Parka feels that it's time to reveal the truth; much like TFR is a place to solve all of humanity's conflicts, it is also a beloved show, even with it's own mascot, OPkuma. Much like Steel Samurai, TFR is part of a bigger franchise, The Rumble, produced by Team Rumble, with The Final Rumble being it's final series. The Rumble series is actually a huge experiment, a cruel little world where they must constantly produce conflict and fight each other. Team Rumble had done the same with many people before just like them but they got closest to their objective in the current try. The objective was artificial world peace by endless entertainment, and after 52 attempts, the 53rd episode of the 53rd season was supposed to be the culminating point of the series. But thanks to his efforts and a certain doctor stealing the stone that would be used to restart the universe without the undesirable ones, it put a wrench in their plans. And this death game is an act of liberation, to not erased nor forgotten, but reject Team Rumble's cruel destiny. Saihara calls it madness, but the OPkuma robot interrupts stating that Sminem Corporation stock will go up, to which La Parka adds to it's perfect timing, as SC is nothing more than a subsidiary of Team Rumble, and the very heads of Team Rumble are none other than The Bogdanoffs and the false prophet, Sminem. Wright reacts violently to the claim, but Sminem was always behind the heroes while The Bogdanoff were always behind the villains, Sminem could predict the future because he had written it, all for the goal of their artificial world.

That's why La Parka offers the enlightenment of the one who saved him: the priest. As people start to believe, Agent 47 denies such claims, and Saihara threatens that it must be another way to toy with them. La Parka asures that they must think Battler is proud of them... indeed, one of the reason for starting this death game was that white haired man. Tohya springs forth bound and gagged from the floor to everyone's surprise. He wanted to personally torture this man, for he was HUNK himself unmasked, Team Rumble's greatest enforcer.

The skeleton prepares his last question for 47 and Saihara: Who's at fault for your suffering?

Saihara thinks back on everything and how he must want Sminem as the answer, but the more he thinks the more he becomes entrapped in doubt. And then, shining from his pocket, the stone shows him another possibility, an alternate history that did not come to be is clearly shown to everyone, where Sminem sacrificed himself to save them from a calamity. Sminem calls bones for his farce of a question, as Sminem sacrificed himself, and Battler was reborn from Tohya. La Parka breaks down, falling behind the podium. As OPkuma spews marketing taglines, Saihara urges Mr. Bones to face the truth, but, smashing the toy doll while getting up, he states that "bones" was a name falsely assigned to him. His actual name is BANS, what he was called down in Hell, standing for "Battler After Not Surviving". Everyone is frozen and unable to speak, so 'BANS' begins telling a story: An underdog who scratched and clawed for each win, who worked for the 'prophet', but a man would not let him go, culminating in his defeat at the end of their feud. The artifact he was carrying started glowing and he found himself in a new world. But that place was a trap, he was tormented by the unstable reality surrounding him, magic tormenting him as it took shape, it felt like suffering countless deaths, yet the ride would never end. He felt that nonexistence was a better fate, but then a gream of hope appeared, his old boss had shown up, but instead of saving him, it took the artifact and left. The despair was so great that his psyche was broken, and the man known as Ushiromiya Battler had died. But the strong feelings that he felt didn't vanish, instead descending to another plane and became the manifestation of all the world's evil. Meanwhile, a priest descended to hell and defeating it's master, appointed what was left of Battler as the new king of hell, and much like La Parka I was the vessel of the former king, La Parka II was the vessel of the new one. And with that, he got the idea of a death game to find the most appropriate vessel to replace La Parka II. By enacting his vengeance, the last 10 will engage in a war to become his vessel against their will.

Everyone is speechless, but 47 makes his answer. The question didn't matter, just who answered first to challenge him. Saihara asks why he wrote his own name, to which 47 responds that it was his way of atoning; he had known for a while about the truth, but he refused to accept it, and took such a ridiculous persona to avoid the fact.

However, 47 is defeated, and hope is lost. BANS shoots Tohya in the head, and The Final Rumble begins.

Saihara is thrown off Pegasus and.

Season 6
Saihara's soul is possibly in the Reservoir of Souls, but who the hell would want to use it.

Season 0
A young gifted detective who is not much gifted in the physical area. He wrestles in TFR to try and fortify himself both physically, and mentally, to be able to face the truth in any situation. Being frankly, he'll likely never stop being a twink.

Episode 3

Ushiromiya Kinzo puts him against his grandson Battler during his training as the twinkiest guy he can find.

Episode 7

Sminem summons Saihara as being a detective, he will be able to assist Phoenix Wright in his investigation, and after greeting, Sminem dubs them "The Mystery Masters". Wright is unsure, but Sminem trusts he can do it, and leaves Wright with a cryptic mention of the danger a life such as his' leads before leaving.

Episode 8

Without evidence nor testimonies from security, Saihara starts to doubt if Sminem could have been off the mark, but Wright is completely sure on his knowledge of the company. Their next target is Sminem's talent scout, Amami Rantaro, although Saihara isn't too sure about him.

Amami is glad to see Wright back especially after all he went through to scout him in Japanifornia, although travelling has always been one of his fortes. Wright says it's all thanks to Sminem he's back, and Amami apologizes, but Wright can't help but remember when he received the terrible news...

Kyle Hyde met him backstage after finding the body and calling the last dialed number without knowing who else to inform it to. Wright couldn't believe it at first, but Kyle thinks it really puts into perspective how fragile life is."I gotta admit... This is more shocking than Jinder Mahal's world title win at Backlash 2017. Makes me even sadder than his terrible title reign, too..."Kyle notices his "penchant" for wrestling and hopes he can honor him by putting great matches in his honor, and Wright swears to finish the job he started on the investigation. Back from his memory, Saihara pushes Wright out of the way when a sky-high stack of chairs are about to fall on top of him. Wright drags his body to the infirmary, but his path is blocked by The Janitor who states the "thread is closed". Wright tells him to clean up the chair, but Janny says that he's not his boss and questioning moderation is a bannable offence."Damn, it's harder to negotiate with you than to figure out which brand's champion to face at WrestleMania after winning the Royal Rumble... Alright, I guess there's only one way to settle this!"Janny, however, stands his ground, but is quite gassed after the fight and Wright isn't budging either. He's really dying for some Nutri Deli but he can't afford to lose the job..."Then... Then tell me who told you to do this! And for God's sake, don't come at me with something like The Greater Power's reveal in the July 7th 1999 episode of Raw!"He doesn't remember any rules about spilling the beans on his application, so he's about to disclose who closed the infirmary when–BANG–an assailant out of view shoots him! Wright is out of time, so he rushes to the infirmary with Saihara. Janny can't find his last hotpocket... Putting him on the infirmary's stretcher and waits for the doctor to come. Amami shows up again wondering what happened and is informed some chairs fell on him, which he remembers seeing backstage. He also wonders about the guy bleeding outside but Wright tells him not to worry about it. Amami leaves for a meeting, and Wright wonders just what would Sminem do in his situation...

Season 7
A young detective, he he tries to prove himself in the ring.

Episode 2

When Leon Kennedy goes missing, the Mystery Masters are tasked with searching for him. They deduce he entered The Vents, and Kyle asks Saihara to go search for him.

Episode 3

Saihara goes missing as well. Whoops. Wright doesn't really care.

TFR logo.pngEpisode 4
Saihara ends in a strange set of rooms, with absolutely nobody around. He finds a note laid on a table... I still don't know how I ended up here. This is certainly an adventure, though. And a more mysterious one than any of the adventures I've been through in the past...

I'll go back inside those vents. There's a lot to explore... Maybe, that way, I could find them...

Before I forget. I found out some very precious information. I think I finally understand how the vents work. The extents of my discovery will be documented... Saihara decides to investigate further in search of more notes.

TFR logo.pngEpisode 5
No matter how much or how long, Saihara has a hard time finding the notes, nor anything at all for that matter. Until eventually... My plan was going perfectly. I was going to ambush him and put an end to this...

I thought the vents were a suitable hiding place.

I had everything set up, but as soon as I went inside...

Darkness covered me, and suddenly I was transported somewhere.

From now on, I'll make it my goal to discover how they work.

I'll go back. I must go somewhere else. I must investigate further.

I'll make sure to write down anything I find. ...he finds what appears to be a previous page, not a following of the last.

Episode 6

Lost without an answer, Saihara just questions, questions everything about these vents, even questioning if an answer to those questions will ever be found.

Suddenly, a page is found, but it's blank. Yet a voice suddenly echoes asking for it to be given back.

It's none other than Amami Rantaro. Long ago, Amami wanted to ambush Saihara and entered the vents. However, he found himself lost. After being lost for long enough, he started to document the vents in detail, and eventually found a way back home, but he lost his research notes as well and decided it would be a waste not to take them with him.

Saihara asks him to explain how the vents works, but before he can say more than where to go, a metal ball falls on his head and the first Amami Rantaro, dies.

Without more options, Saihara follows his instructions.

Episode 7

Saihara arrives to a shining place and finally manages to find Leon. Hagakure Yasuhiro shows up and offers explanations. Saihara asks about the vents. Leon asks about Ada. Hagakure just says that he forgot.

However, before they can leave, Hagakure explains that they must perform a "training arc".

Episode 8

Hagakure produces two spirits, the "Mystery Masters" Manny Pardo & Adachi Tohru. Leon takes on Adachi while Saihara takes on Manny.

Feats

 * Much like Manny Pardo demonstrated Blue Mage abilities, stealing the 4 Times A Day from Andrei Ulmeyda in order to eliminate him

Trivia



 * The ubertwink.