Ancestor of the Ace Attorney himself, and the protagonist of DGS.

Personality: Ryuunosuke starts the game as a college student, not a lawyer, and as such he's significantly less self-assured than any other protagonist in the series. Though he still plays the straight man to most of the other characters, he's not particularly sarcastic; instead he just sort of runs with whatever's going on. All this combined means that he has trouble asserting himself, particularly in the early stages of a case, but like any Wright he shows true strength and cunning when his back is up against the wall.

Misc Facts: Ryuunosuke's design was particularly tricky for Kazuya Nuri, as he wanted Ryuunosuke to have a distinctive silhouette (like Phoenix) but was restricted by what would be reasonable styles for the time.

Ryuunosuke offhandedly mentions in episode 3 that he's not particularly good with dark places.

Friends and Family: Close friend of Kazuma Asougi, and ancestor of Phoenix Wright.

Name Origin:
Japanese: Like Phoenix, "Naruhodou" comes from "naruhodo" ("I see"). Ryuunosuke keeps the "Ryuu" kanji from Phoenix's Japanese name.

Background: Ryuunosuke is an average college student without any particular achievements to his name. He became friends with Asougi after a debate contest in which Ryuunosuke's rather pat speech about respecting your parents won out over Asougi's complex, emotional speech due to Asougi completely flubbing his last line. He gets wrapped up in the events of DGS-1 when he finds a pistol on the floor of the restaurant he was visiting and is mistaken for a killer.