Age: 64
Gender: Male
Height: 166 cm
Occupation: Defense Attorney
Marvin Grossberg runs the Grossberg Criminal Defense law firm and has spent decades building a solid reputation as a defense attorney. He's best known for mentoring major talents—Diego Armando and Mia Fey both trained under him before moving on to bigger things. Mia eventually started her own firm, though Grossberg had side-barred on at least one of her cases.
He comes across as cheerful and well-meaning, genuinely wanting to help his clients. That said, he's a bit of a pessimist and isn't really the type to stick his neck out for anyone. He's mild-mannered and competent enough, though fans often note his reluctance to take real risks.
The guy has some quirks. He loves reminiscing about his younger days and has an oddly specific nostalgia for the smell of fresh lemons. When he's stressed or worried, he gets a weird physical reaction—his buttocks start aching. It's one of those character details that makes him oddly memorable.
As for his name, "Grossberg" likely comes from German meaning "big mountain," which. yeah, is pretty fitting. In the original Japanese, his first name Hoshikage references a detective from classic mystery novels, while "Sora no suke" means "boy of the stars"—a nod to detective fiction.
A fun piece of trivia: he only has two animation frames in the original game because the developers literally ran out of memory space.
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