If both jointly decide on calling their first daughter Dahlia, I will......um........

WHERE IS THE ENTIRE FEENRIS SHIPPER POPULATION!? WHERE DID THEY GOOOOO?? ;O;

~Phoenix Wright/Iris~

Brief Intro:
~Phoenix Wright/Iris~ is the belief that Phoenix Wright and Iris are a couple or friends. The pairing has been gaining popularity since the release of GS3 / Trials & Tribulations in the U.S. According to the canon story line, Phoenix and Iris dated in college while Iris was pretending to be her sister Dahlia for her sister's sake and they fell in love. The relationship stretched over six months and ended abruptly after a failed attempt by Dahlia to kill Phoenix. After Dahlia's intentions and crimes were discovered in court, Dahlia went to jail and Iris decided not to approach Phoenix again, afraid that bringing such a difficult situation up again would cause him more pain. They meet again in the final case of GS3 and, although the existence of a relationship is debatable, many continue to support the pairing based on elements from the games that appear to be continued signs of affection and love.

History:
After a chance meeting between Dahlia and Phoenix outside the courthouse, Dahlia uses Phoenix to hide an incriminating piece of evidence (a pendant that had contained poison used by Dahlia in the attempted murder of Diego Armando) by telling him it was a gift of love. To keep her sister from harming Phoenix in an attempt to get the evidence back, Iris disguised herself as her twin and they began to date. Most fans assume that she dyed her hair and wore an outfit given to her by Dahlia. During the six months that they dated, Iris came to realize she had developed strong feelings for Phoenix, though those six months are never described in the game.

Finally deciding she could no longer wait for her sister, and possibly because she knew of her sister's feelings for Phoenix, Dahlia decided she would poison him without Iris's knowledge. Unfortunately, after overhearing a conversation between Doug Swallow and Phoenix, Dahlia realized that Doug knew too much about her previous activities and decided that she had to kill him first. Though she tried to blame the crime on Phoenix, Mia Fey proved that Dahlia was the killer and Phoenix received a "Not Guilty" verdict. Phoenix was heartbroken that his "Dollie" betrayed him like that, but firmly believed that the one in court was a "fake". Mia scoffed at this, and told Phoenix to get over her. Although he agrees to move on, throughout the game it can be seen that he can never bring himself to let go of his faith in "Dollie."

In Case 3-5, Maya and Pearl try to convince Phoenix to go to a place called Hazakura Temple for spiritual training by showing him an article about the temple in a magazine called "Oh! Cult!" Phoenix refuses to go until he sees a photo of someone strongly resembling Dahlia in the article. Phoenix decides to accompany Maya and Pearl to Hazakura after all, where he meets with Iris again. Iris recognizes Phoenix immediately, but is quick to hide it for fear that telling him would bring up painful memories best left forgotten. Nevertheless, both parties are so shocked by the meeting that neither is capable of speaking for a short time. That night, when Phoenix and Iris meet again, Iris accidently uses Phoenix's last name before he gives it to her. When Phoenix asks her how she could know his name, 5 Psyche-Locks appear (these are mystical locks that only appear when a person is hiding something. They only appear to people holding a Magatama which has been charged with spiritual power. In Phoenix's case, the one he holds was charged by Pearl Fey).

That night, things go very wrong as the mysterious visitor, Elise Deauxnim (who we later discover is actually Misty Fey), is murdered and Iris is arrested as the suspected killer. To make matters worse, Maya Fey, who had been training alone at the Inner Temple, was left isolated on the other side of Dusky Bridge after a stray thunderbolt burned and weakened the bridge. Phoenix attempted to cross the bridge to rescue her anyway, fell through into the Eagle River, and became terribly ill. Unable to leave his hospital bed in his condition, Phoenix asks Edgeworth to defend Iris until he can recover enough to take over himself.

The trial comes to its conclusion, and the truth comes out that Elise (Misty) died from a disastrous attempt by herself, Godot, and Iris to stop a plan by Morgan Fey (The mother of Pearl, Iris, and Dahlia as well as sister to Misty and aunt to Maya) and Dahlia to kill Maya. Although it's discovered that Godot was the murderer, Iris is still found guilty of tampering with the scene (and possibly obstruction of justice) and receives her own sentence (the time is never specified but considering Adrian Andrews only received about six months for a similar crime in the second game, it is believed by many that Iris' sentence would be similar to Adrian's) for that crime. When the trial ends, Iris confesses everything to Phoenix. She tells him of Dahlia's wish to kill him from the start, the feelings she had developed for him, and apologizes for all that had happened. "I hope one day you can forgive me... Feenie." After hearing all this, Phoenix is quick to forgive her.

Phoenix is shown visiting her in the credits, but it is unknown how often he visits her.


Other: Some people also note how well the two characters' personalities seem to fit together. Both characters put a great deal of faith in others, have a tendency towards being a bit naive (more obvious in Iris then in Phoenix, but can be clearly seen in both characters), and feel a great desire to protect those they care about.

Proof: As mentioned, although the pairing is definitely past canon, most people consider the pairing non-canon post GS3. Many people do continue to ship it based on signs of mutual feelings.
- Phoenix has an incredible amount of faith in his "Dollie" to the point that five years later, he still can't believe that she would have tried to kill him or committed all the crimes she is said to have done. Right after the first case in the game where we discover the truth about Dahlia, Phoenix insists that he thinks that woman on the stand is an imposter because his "Dollie" wouldn't act like Dahlia had done in court. The fourth case (which happens during the fifth case, but is played separately) opens with Phoenix looking over a case his mentor, Mia Fey, had tried years before, in which Dahlia had again played a significant role, and still can't make himself believe that the person in that file is the same woman he loved. When the truth about Iris is finally revealed, Phoenix's final words to Iris before the end of the trial are "You really are the person I always thought you were. Even after Dahlia Hawthorne was found guilty... I still believed in you."

- As an old saying goes, the people who hurt us the most are the ones we love the most. Phoenix can't bring himself to let go after Dahlia's conviction despite the fact that the case seems to have resolved neatly with everything in place. He even comments at one point that the two things he finds the most unforgivable are poisoning and betrayal (clearly a reference to Dahlia's actions towards him). It is this inability to let go that brings about his fateful reunion with Iris as Phoenix only agrees to go to Hazakura Temple after seeing a picture of Iris in Pearl's magazine. Iris too was in a great deal of pain after Dahlia's trial; not only had she lost the man she loved and her sister, but she felt so guilty for the pain that he had been through that she spends the next five years at Hazakura Temple repenting for having been a part of something that hurt him. After the truth comes out, the pain for both characters is relieved and all past wrongs are forgiven.

- Both characters show a great deal of concern for the other's well-being. Iris, worried for Phoenix's safety in the beginning of the fifth case, gives him her demon warding hood, surrendering the spiritual protection it might offer to him. This is particularly noteworthy considering how heavily spiritual power is involved in the final case. At the end of the case, Edgeworth comments that when he visited Phoenix in the hospital after falling of Dusky Bridge, Phoenix had been wearing Iris' hood. This means he cared enough about it to keep it with him at the time of Elise's murder even though he had the opportunity to leave it in his room, and that he made an extra effort to hold onto it after his fall into the violent Eagle River. Phoenix keeping the hood with him and wearing it seems to show a remarkable amount of faith in Iris' words that the hood would protect him. Despite Phoenix's inability to defend because of his accident, he is quick to send Edgeworth to Iris with his attorney's badge, the demon warding hood (which he seems to have cared for so much but was given up to be used as evidence in Iris's defense), and the magatama (a spiritual item used to see psyche locks) with the hopes that he would defend her temporarily in Phoenix's place. It is notable that Iris's first question to Edgeworth is not about her own situation, but about Phoenix's condition. Only after she is assured of Phoenix's safety is Iris willing to talk about anything else. Phoenix also checks himself out of the hospital early so that he can conduct the investigation for the second day and defend Iris, despite the fact that he is described as still being quite sick.

- Both are so struck to see each other at their first meeting that neither is capable of speaking for several moments, which prompts Maya to tease Phoenix about his reaction. While examining certain items at the Inner Temple, Maya will say things like "... You've been in kind of a bad mood lately, haven't you, Nick? ...Zvarri! I know what it is! I-R-I-S." and "Oh? About Iris, I bet! Looks like you've been bitten by the love bug, Nick!"

- In the credits, we are also told that during one of his prison visits to see Iris, Phoenix couldn't take his eyes off of her.

Other:
- Pearl Fey is Iris' half-sister. Years after Iris and her twin sister Dahlia were taken from their home by their father, their mother, Morgan Fey, had another daughter whom she named Pearl. This also makes Maya and Mia Fey Iris' cousins, born to Morgan's younger sister Misty.
- Iris' nickname for Phoenix in college was "Feenie." She also uses it when she reveals who she is to him.
- The pink sweater Phoenix wears in the first case was a gift made by Iris. The "P" on it stands for Phoenix.
- Phoenix called Iris "Dollie" when he presumed Iris was Dahlia.

Apollo Justice Timeline:
- Although Iris is not referenced in this game, the majority of the old characters do not get a direct reference. It is vaguely hinted that Phoenix keeps in touch with his old friends. Because the story is told from Apollo's point of view for the most part and Phoenix spends a good deal of time off-screen with little explanation in regards to his actions, it is believed that he probably keeps in touch with all his old friends. We know Phoenix visited Iris after the end of GS3, so one would assume she would be included. It is hoped by many fans that Iris will make a return or at least be referenced in GS5.

Notable Supporters?
Maya Fey (in game character) - She teases Phoenix about Iris after their first meeting, so it's hard to gauge how serious she was.

Alternate Names:
Fans tend to refer to the pairing as P/I which is derived from the first letter of both characters' names, Feenris which is a mixture of the beginning of Iris' nickname for Phoenix and the end of Iris' name, or NaruAya which is derived from a combination of the characters' Japanese names (Naruhodou and Ayame).

Well, I want to address this thing first before we go into the silliness.



But then again, there lies another problem. Do we know or have we any proof that she or Dahlia for that matter have any ability to conjure the dead? I'm pretty sure she has some feelings when her sister was executed as twins do have a sense of connection to each other and if one does end up gone, the other can usually feel it subconsciously. Also, given the place where she was working/living was full of the stuff, I would imagine that she would have repressed those memories in order to gain a new home to work with. But given that destiny has a sense of irony, I doubt she'll fully trust spirit channelling ever again.

Back to the nonsense, this is rather bold of you to suggest, Mia...

Hmmm, I do believe that the honeymoon location is darn hard as we haven't seen any locations outside of the Phoenix Wright city/world they're in.

Wedding is even hard but I believe simple yet elegant would be the terms to describe it...

Larry, Gumshoe, Edgeworth, Apollo, Bikini, Maya and Pearl would all be invited.

...And the Judge too! :D.... *Wishful thinking*

I don't know about the honeymoon, but I know that a simple wedding with all their close friends is the ideal wedding between these two! ^_______^

Whoops! Random idea, but something I brought up a long time ago.

I posted here about the flower iris being the symbol of lost love and silent grief. In the language of flowers, it also means, "I Trust You."

I guess the localization team did their homework well in regards to Iris.

Actually, Ayame means Iris. It's just a direct translation of her original name.

But yes, fitting.