Personality: Colias has a sunny disposition, and he is outgoing, earnest, and honest to a fault. Even when it's not in his own best interest, he feels driven to tell the truth, as he does during Edgeworth's investigation, though not everything he admits puts his embassy and his staff in the best light. He strives to be helpful, whenever he can. He takes his job as ambassador very seriously, and he sees himself as a goodwill messenger representing his beloved homeland. Though he is a patriot, he's very much against isolationism or jingoism of any kind. He's in favor of celebrating differences while focusing on similarities. He believes one should always maintain free and open relationships with other countries. After all, there's a great deal to be learned from them.
Colias is, in many ways, well-suited to be a diplomat. He's polite and likes people, is enthusiastic and friendly. He takes quickly to Edgeworth, Gumshoe, and Kay, and by the end of the game is fond of all of them and doesn't hesitate to show it. He loves his country and does everything he can, within reason, to promote it. He has made a study of tourism, and he takes it very seriously, collecting souvenirs from all over. He's quick to distribute coupons for travel and various goods, to encourage people to visit and appreciate his homeland. He might be a little too fond of coupons, and one might say he can go overboard when distributing them. He has a generous heart, and he's eager to give. Sometimes, instead of coupons, he gives gifts outright. He's eager to extend his generosity to Miles Edgeworth after all the help he gave the embassy in solving the murder that took place there, but he doesn't feel so much beholden to him as admiring and pleased to know him.
On the negative side, Colias does have a huge problem with organization, and he can be quite forgetful and easily distracted. A little on the clumsy side, he has been known to spill his share of Babahlese ink.
Colias has a forgiving nature, which is not a negative trait in and of itself, but he can be blind and naive where the people he associates with are concerned. He's willing to make excuses for others and give them the benefit of the doubt. He tends to be drawn to people with strong personalities, and he can become dependent on them; he is vulnerable to being manipulated by someone controlling or demanding. This is clearly illustrated by his relationship with his secretary Manny Coachen, who was, behind his back, one of the key members of an international smuggling ring. In many ways, Manny ran the embassy in truth, as he could do virtually whatever he wanted, without having to consider Colias. For all the time Manny worked for him, Colias believed Manny was respectable and was acting in the best interests of the embassy and Babahl.
Though Colias has his failings, he is not an incompetent diplomat. He rose through the ranks to gain his current position because of his way with people and his creative and dedicated approach to diplomacy. He may have been deceived, but he is not a pushover. When the time comes, he's willing to stand up to his fellow ambassador, Quercus Alba, and do what he can to assist Edgeworth's investigation. He buys time for Edgeworth, and without his assistance, the investigation would not have been a success. Once he realizes that something dishonest is afoot, he does his best to correct it. He has learned, too, from his experience with Manny, and he's not likely to be as blindly trusting as he was in the past. He's a little older and a little wiser.
He does have a slight mischievous side. When disposing of the fake version of Cohdophia's famous Primidux statue, he sells it to the rather grating art dealer Zinc Lablanc. In a move unlike his usual honesty, he rather tellingly doesn't mention that the statue is a fake. Of course, he sold it for a greatly discounted price, so he considers that no harm was done.
Colias loves music and the arts. He never misses a chance to attend or sponsor a cultural event, and he has a great deal of respect for actors, artists, musicians and writers. He hopes that now the Theatrum Neutralis can serve as a venue for all kinds of performers.
A gentle man, he's saddened that so much suffering came about because of events that took place at his beloved embassy. He is determined to run the embassy with integrity from now on and leave those awful events in the past.
Colias Palaeno | Ace Attorney | Reserved | 2/3
Colias is, in many ways, well-suited to be a diplomat. He's polite and likes people, is enthusiastic and friendly. He takes quickly to Edgeworth, Gumshoe, and Kay, and by the end of the game is fond of all of them and doesn't hesitate to show it. He loves his country and does everything he can, within reason, to promote it. He has made a study of tourism, and he takes it very seriously, collecting souvenirs from all over. He's quick to distribute coupons for travel and various goods, to encourage people to visit and appreciate his homeland. He might be a little too fond of coupons, and one might say he can go overboard when distributing them. He has a generous heart, and he's eager to give. Sometimes, instead of coupons, he gives gifts outright. He's eager to extend his generosity to Miles Edgeworth after all the help he gave the embassy in solving the murder that took place there, but he doesn't feel so much beholden to him as admiring and pleased to know him.
On the negative side, Colias does have a huge problem with organization, and he can be quite forgetful and easily distracted. A little on the clumsy side, he has been known to spill his share of Babahlese ink.
Colias has a forgiving nature, which is not a negative trait in and of itself, but he can be blind and naive where the people he associates with are concerned. He's willing to make excuses for others and give them the benefit of the doubt. He tends to be drawn to people with strong personalities, and he can become dependent on them; he is vulnerable to being manipulated by someone controlling or demanding. This is clearly illustrated by his relationship with his secretary Manny Coachen, who was, behind his back, one of the key members of an international smuggling ring. In many ways, Manny ran the embassy in truth, as he could do virtually whatever he wanted, without having to consider Colias. For all the time Manny worked for him, Colias believed Manny was respectable and was acting in the best interests of the embassy and Babahl.
Though Colias has his failings, he is not an incompetent diplomat. He rose through the ranks to gain his current position because of his way with people and his creative and dedicated approach to diplomacy. He may have been deceived, but he is not a pushover. When the time comes, he's willing to stand up to his fellow ambassador, Quercus Alba, and do what he can to assist Edgeworth's investigation. He buys time for Edgeworth, and without his assistance, the investigation would not have been a success. Once he realizes that something dishonest is afoot, he does his best to correct it. He has learned, too, from his experience with Manny, and he's not likely to be as blindly trusting as he was in the past. He's a little older and a little wiser.
He does have a slight mischievous side. When disposing of the fake version of Cohdophia's famous Primidux statue, he sells it to the rather grating art dealer Zinc Lablanc. In a move unlike his usual honesty, he rather tellingly doesn't mention that the statue is a fake. Of course, he sold it for a greatly discounted price, so he considers that no harm was done.
Colias loves music and the arts. He never misses a chance to attend or sponsor a cultural event, and he has a great deal of respect for actors, artists, musicians and writers. He hopes that now the Theatrum Neutralis can serve as a venue for all kinds of performers.
A gentle man, he's saddened that so much suffering came about because of events that took place at his beloved embassy. He is determined to run the embassy with integrity from now on and leave those awful events in the past.