Why is everything personal in Ace Attorney

[@darkartistyt]

Now i want to see the aa crew compete in a smash bros tournament

[@poecollector64]

Should that be my next video

[@SoftHandMcKee]

@@poecollector64 YES PLEASE

[@callistra9]

The judge has to destroy everyone

[@poecollector64]

​@@callistra9 lol 😂 although frankly I felt it was a suspension of disbelief even to imply that he knows what a Smash Bros even is

[@callistra9]

@@poecollector64 It would be hilarious if he was secretly extremely good at the game. I wonder who he mains

[@gaymare6236]

Most inaccurate part of this is that the judge cares at all about the trial being in any way professional

[@galacticmoonwolf8462]

Nah, I feel the judge just wants to play smash bros instead. Why else would he suggest it?

[@conspiracypanda1200]

​@@galacticmoonwolf8462No way... Judge would need the entire game of Smash Bros explained to him step-by-step in detail. "And who exactly are these *Bros* that the title refers to, Mr Wright?" _>presents Super Mario Bros for the NES_ *TAKE THAT!*

[@galacticmoonwolf8462]

@@conspiracypanda1200 is it bad I can see that happening in the game though? 😂😂😂

[@mutalord]

nah, the most unreal part is that he knows Smash Bros

[@qwerty_k5742]

⁠@@mutalord he does have grandkids that he seems close to so I wouldn’t be surprised if they told him about smash bros

[@mr.monotone1908]

Payne is a simple man: He has no drama with anyone, he only taunts them

[@neko-love60]

Guy's family bloodline is cursed by Phoenix's ancestors' friend to always lose. That's a personal drama on another level.

[@mr.monotone1908]

@@neko-love60 oh yeeeeaaaa

[@iantaakalla8180]

It must be painful to be part of the Payne family even if Gaspen deserves all his misfortune

[@YourLovelyGuy9442]

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[@starstreamheartlocke652]

@@neko-love60 Most F-ed up part about that is that apparently the curse extends to apply to people PRETENDING to be part of the bloodline. Anyone can win from the Paynes just by faking being a Wright.

[@MikkelKjrJensen]

That moment when you realize that Ace Attorney is at its heart a fighting game where the developers just choose to use the arena of the courtroom instead of the regular arena.

[@carlyl2032]

So that's why Phoenix is playable in Marvel vs Capcom 3!!!

[@HerlockSholmesREAL]

Everyone needs a lot of therapy. And I also realize how many characters with parental issues. They're either dead, negletful, abusive, or never in their child's life. Only exception is a mf named Walkie Talkie.

[@poecollector64]

I mean, yes, but it seems like less of a coincidence when every single daddy issue I brought up in this skit is Manfred von Karma

[@gnomeyt9339]

Jinxie Tenma too. She and Wocky are the two least fatherless characters in the franchise

[@yourknightmanny]

_"I'm a gangster yo."_ -Wocky Tacky probably

[@amelieb-h8638]

Omg wocky kataki 🥺 love him he’s a silly little guy. Like Jesse Pinkman if he was a furry

[@maybepolly_]

idk how apollo manages to get AT LEAST two fathers but still end up fatherless and with daddy issues

[@michaeltsang1748]

Being in a gallery in the Ace Attorney world is probably more intense than watching a drama at home.

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

my sister when she saw Godot trauma dump in court about his reasons to live: c'mon now is this a therapy session or a court trial??! and honestly, valid question lmao

[@Realshadow77]

Well, proper suspension of disbelief is required. I call skill issue.

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

@@Realshadow77 oh no, it wasn't criticism, i think we all agree the personal involvement is what makes ace attorney such a good franchise. i mean just look at how many people hate the so called "filler" cases. just funny how this is supposedly a professional court where they're supposed to do their job of assessing people's guilt or innocence but almost always end up analyzing some random attorney's life shattering trauma instead

[@Realshadow77]

@@darkacadpresenceinblood This is a shounen manga take on the courtroom drama genre so that's a given. I sure prefer this to all those cookie cutter "realistic" crime shows on televison.

[@XG417]

_"Is this a therapy session or a court trial??"_ Athena Cykes: "Yes"

[@eldritchcupcakes3195]

@@darkacadpresenceinblood the typewriter guy is just looking for the tea

[@Eileeleedon]

THE JUDGE WOULD NOT SAY THAT we all know he lives for the drama

[@Eileeleedon]

I mean this in the nicest way possible this video is very funny and I love it very much

[@GippyHappy]

The judge being the voice of reason is too farfetched

[@Death2all546]

Is it? Iirc he usually tries but ends up getting shot down by the prosecution. I vaguely remember him trying to tell somebody they’re not allowed to whip people in the courtroom. Only to himself get whipped.

[@GippyHappy]

@@Death2all546 he’s the dumb one

[@FuryMcpurey]

@@Death2all546 Franziska Von Karma is the prosecutor you're thinking of. :)

[@Death2all546]

@@FuryMcpurey right, I knew it was a Von Karma, I just didn’t remember her name. The old one also had been domineering over the judge and practically took over the court.

[@SamE-mh4ki]

No case could that happens in Ace Attorney could happen IRL, not because of the wacky murders or weird ass characters, but because of how literally almost every single case has a conflict of interest.

[@yourknightmanny]

how?

[@tarotsushima3332]

​​@@yourknightmanny Phoenix defending his best friend, superior's sister, estranged best friend comes to mind. Not to mention obvious bias with the prosecution each having reasons to screw him over particularly over being attorneys of the state. Apart from Turnabout Big Top and Rise From The Ashes, not many cases come to mind which Phoenix takes without having a close connection to the defendant or at least a large stake in having them be found innocent

[@Death2all546]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@tarotsushima3332 Is there really anything wrong with Phoenix defending somebody he knows? It’s not like his bias towards his client will make him less willing/able to do his job effectively. His job as a defense lawyer needs him to have a stake in having them found innocent regardless of personal connections.

[@lukasvokurka9224]

@@Death2all546 The thing is, that if he lost any of these trials, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself. While if he defended someone he doesn't know, he could at least think that they actually were guilty. So because of that it puts much more pressure on him.

[@Death2all546]

@@lukasvokurka9224 funnily enough, iirc that’s how it pretty much goes for any case if Pheonix loses (regardless of personal relationship). He seems to make it a rule not to defend somebody if he isn’t 100% sure they’re innocent. The only time he’s happy to lose is when he knows his client was guilty. And he’s unable to forgive himself if he does win.

[@BovineDesigns]

Edgeworth was literally influencing the witnesses in the first case against him. Dude should be in jail for that alone.

[@EGRJ]

You know the sad part? The game is actually a satire of the Japanese legal system.

[@iantaakalla8180]

And the horrifying thing is that it is not the attitude against the defense that is exaggerated.

[@Derkosson]

Telling a witness not to mention something unless specifically asked is actually not considered influencing the witness, and is not illegal. Basically every lawyer in the world does it.

[@lamrethal695]

Jail? Do you know anything about law?

[@weir9996]

@@Derkosson It is illegal (at least in the states) for prosecution to withhold evidence favourable to the defence however, so Edgeworth isn't off the hook

[@Quetzal00358]

So let’s say they do settle it over a Smash Bros tournament: Phoenix mains Falco Edgeworth mains Sephiroth Francizka mains Simon/Richter Godot mains Meta Knight

[@greenxlady4585]

Maya mains Kirby

[@SaiyanGamer95]

Von Karma mains Waluigi. Oh, wait.

[@nutelasaur9453]

​@@SaiyanGamer95for von Karma's neutral special, he wields a gun

[@kevintrang6447]

@@nutelasaur9453 von Karma looks like he'd fit in as a Ganon main

[@TheKingBLOOZ]

Oh no, Phoenix plays Mario because "He's a cool guy" plus he is the only character Phoenix really knows.

[@cannypie0]

damn, my boy Phoenix Wright made a lot of enemies in his day😔

[@tana-mm8bp]

the '10 years ago' update energy this has is amazing

[@sarafontanini7051]

the judge: i really should step in and get everyone to focus on their jobs....buuuuut I'm super curious and wanna see how this plays out c:

[@sRtAoIrNm]

That last line was hilarious!

[@Pao-vo8mf]

and then in GAA absolutely everything is about the attorneys, prosecutors, judges and even jurors, it's a game turned mexican telenovela

[@yulhenderson2267]

Welcome to ace attorney where every character has to live through some form of trauma. We have: The guy who is essentially the series punching bag A gentlemen who has unrecoverable ptsd of elevators and earthquakes A young girl who has over burdened herself, witnessed the death of her long lost parent and is the main suspect of every murder A daughter of a famous prosecutor who endured heavy discipline in her life to follow the family name A cyborg who was put in a coma for 5 years, unable to save his loved one and blames it all on her student The woman who has left her village in order to convict the man that ruined her family A heavily underpaid detective who can only live off of 1 instant ramen per day A lady who can barely live because of her infamous luck An evil twin sister who has lived her life of extreme neglect , uses people to survive and is beyond any point of redemption Sister of that evil twin who has isolated herself for 5 years of guilt after serving as her sisters stunt double A manager who copied her dead mentor’s behaviour as a defense mechanism and has lived through years of guild with need of revenge against her employee An old man who’s life has been forever ruined and thus isolated himself in a boathouse plotting his revenge against the man who ruined his life A boy who has an incoherent list of tragic backstories A psychologist that has anxiety attacks due to suppressed trauma in her childhood Friend who framed himself to protect a daughter, lived 7 years in jail with his first forming his tear marks

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

A man so obsessed with perfection he ruined his own and many other people's lives over a simple penalty. A nurse who killed many people in an accident due to being overworked, also caused her sister's death in a car crash and finally killed yet another person out of fear that the lie she was living could be exposed. An acrobat who lost both his brother and his ability to perform, which was his passion, and all this over an innocent prank. All of which led to him accidentally killing his father figure. A rockstar who seems to have it all, but has actually had to learn his close friend is a murderer and shortly afterwards that his brother is too, and the latter has also used him in his petty revenge plan, ruining someone's life for seven years. A magician who lost her memory, sight and connection to both her children as a result of a tragic accident that nearly killed her. The daughter of said magician who only had her father left as a parental figure, who also disappeared from her life after being accused of murder. Was then adopted by someone who had just lost their job, putting the responsibility of making money on her when she was only eight. Yeah everyone's story is fucked up... the games keep the tone lighthearted with jokes but the actual plot is DARK.

[@leviathannathan92]

Let’s talk about the two newest entries, too. A literature student forced to being a recluse due to racism and bigotry also was accused of attempted murder twice with the victim trying to kill him in the second one. An artist who lost their fiancé because they decided live in a shady apartment. Only to find out someone murdered him with gas over a glorified dog collar. A scientist who wanted to invent electric teleportation but it got a man killed because he hired someone shady to do it. A young junior detective who looked up to her senior detective as father figure only to find out that he murdered people as a side gig. A best friend who wanted to take revenge for his father’s death, only to find out that he wasn’t supposed to die but he was killed by his father best friend due to breaking out of prison at the wrong time. A great prosecutor who looked up to his brother as beacon of justice, only to find out that his brother is a famous serial killer.

[@RAFMnBgaming]

And then there's Pearl who is surprisingly mentally stable.

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

@@RAFMnBgaming you mean the kid who canonically ships Maya with Phoenix because she's never seen a Fey have a healthy and stable relationship and is desperate to see two adults that genuinely love each other? the eight year old who was used in a murder plan by her own mother? who was only ever born to fulfill her mother's weird power fantasy which was pushed onto her all her childhood? i really don't think she's fine lmao

[@RAFMnBgaming]

@@darkacadpresenceinblood I' m not saying she shouldn't theoretically have a lot of angst to deal with, but In a practical sense seems to have sidestepped most if not all of that to be no worse off than any other non-miles child her age would be.

[@Angelik_]

Dude the mia's situation nailed so well at godot's line,this is accurate tho

[@kl3321]

A good chunk of AA3 could have been averted if Godot went to therapy.

[@paperluigi6132]

And people hate third cases because it’s none of this? Bro, at the end of the day, you’re playing as a lawyer. Third cases are just that: you being a lawyer.

[@zipperman1063]

Real life court should be more like this😂😂

[@Desvarian]

USING THE BED HEADBOARD WAS GENIUS

[@Chessete]

love the costumes lol

[@darkacadpresenceinblood]

oh my god it's chessete, your vids are iconic!

[@irisius7551]

"All of this was over ONE PENALTY!" that can pretty much sum up the entire AA trilogy. Everything snowballed because an old man got embarrassed exactly once.

[@infinityc2859]

Well its revealed in AAI2 that everything ACTUALLY started because two equally horrible people betrayed each other to win a dessert competition.

[@irisius7551]

@@infinityc2859 I have heard lol. Tbh I'm actually not entirely done with the original trilogy. Still on the last case

[@damiannagel963]

This showcases how professional Klavier Gavin is. "You sent my brother to prison... but he was kinda actually guilty so I guess it's just fair, we're fine, I'll still make fun of your forehead in court"

[@SGT_Squid_Dog]

they about to play some Marvel vs Capcom in just a second

[@NibNibNib]

Finding out in Ace Attorney Investigations that a legendary thief turned out to be defence attorney, police officer and prosecutor that were best friends working together felt like the game was self aware of it always being personal

[@poecollector64]

Why did this video blow up 😂I didn't even think it was that funny compared to some of my other ones lol. Anyway thank you y'all!

[@hellofend4734]

and then the judge gets whipped

[@pietrob.9329]

You know what is something I wish the lawyers in Ace Attorney would take more personally? Finding out the name of the Judge.

[@infinityc2859]

My brother and I headcanon his name is Justin Case

[@pietrob.9329]

@@infinityc2859 oh you madlads

[@Jakehasalisp]

Honestly...valid point now that I think about it

[@hannahl4108]

I feel like it’d be better with a smash bros tournament I AM LAUGHING SO HARD I AM IN TEARS THATS AMAZING. AMAZING WORK AAHAHHAA

[@Sergeantmajormario]

If you've just gotten into the games then you're gonna love the rest

[@genuineinterest]

Ngl i thought this was gonna be about how 70% of the cases involve the lawyers' close personal friends and family. "Youre in court this is about your clients???" "YES your honour and my client is my recently adopted little sister figure and best friend whose dead older sister is my boss and shes on trial for murder (again) while her 8 year old cousin is for some reason my consultant! This IS about my client!"

[@Nick-ym4gh]

phoenix wright is actually a well disguised tele novella

[@jasonfakename4851]

Court is almost like a sport in this game. Like, apparently Miles Edgeworth has fans???? What prosecutor has fans????? I’m almost certain that there are Defense Attorney and Prosecutor trading cards in the AA universe

[@omersharon7847]

Don't forget Apollo Justice that basically began because Kristoph Gavin was angry that a client chose Phoenix over him

[@grahamwalker2168]

Smash bros for settling issues does seem legit lore to me

[@bvway6096]

it's now my headcanon that the judge is an avid smash player

[@purpelicious]

Ah yes, the occasional ace attorney content that the algorithm lords threw at us once in awhile to remind that time ya made a blip rabbit hole binge on gameplays and live theater videos.. Great skit btw, love it sm

[@PhoenixWrightAceAttorney]

As Phoenix Wright himself, I can confirm that everything in this video to be true. No objections here, your honor.

[@ucalove10]

"Your Honor, I think that's a great idea! However I NEVER GOT MY fUckEN IN V I T A TI O N!"

[@candyzombiee]

to be fair- half of the cases also have to deal with one psychic family’s personal baggage that all these lawyers are somewhat connected to. the court just became their public battle ground for phantasmal coping and barely repressed gay angst

[@kiim0ta]

Ace attorney smash bros tournament when???

[@antoninoelieserjfmagalhaes6913]

•Phoenix Wright: Edgeworth! It's been fifteen years, and you've forgotten everything you stand for! I'm here to remind you of what you used to be! •Miles Edgeworth: You're on, Wright. Maybe after you lose a few times, you'll see how misguided your optimism is! •Phoenix Wright: Von Karma! You're the one who shot Gregory Edgeworth! •Miles Edgeworth: And to think, all of this was over one penalty? •Franziska Von Karma: Phoenix Wright! I'm here to avenge my father and my adopted brother, but I doubt that'll be difficult against a foolish fool like you! •Godot: Yeah, so Mia's dead, and I'm super pissed off, but you already took care of the guy who killed her, so I switched from defense to prosecution purely to take my pent-up rage out on you. Cheers! •Judge: Uh... you guys? We're IN COURT? This is about your clients? I feel ike your personal issues would be better settled over, like, a Smash Bros. tournament?

[@cooliostarstache6992]

thank you! I don’t have my earbuds on me :0

[@philipphalter926]

ok your godot impression made me subscribe

[@ayyylmao101]

Your Honour, it's not OUR BUSINESS... BUT IT _IS_

[@asichn]

"I feel like your personal issues would be better settled over, like, a Smash Bros tournament?" no, Phoenix was not added to Smash Bros 😭

[@kamo7293]

ending would be judge getting franziskas whip and godots coffee thrown on him at the same time.

[@Incredibleluffy2]

I was gonna make a joke about props for changing outfits every cut but ligit props for making all of these outfits.

[@Melonposting]

The judge was then whipped by the prosecution for his impotence. He allowed it with no questions asked

[@LancetheGallade-fs2yn]

This should be how they announce Phoenix Wright’s inclusion in the next Smash Bros.

[@ruliak]

Me, in the defendant seat for a parking ticket:

[@mariaevens8969]

Klavier: I don't hold anything personal against my rival-Junge. Apollo: Stop being so perfect!!!

[@bluebow5014]

Settle it in smash lmao Another based video hehe

[@Mathee]

And then Dual Destinies happen, where Phoenix and Edgeworth are two minutes away from getting into an argument over what drapes they should use for the kitchen

[@awholehuman1565]

imagine you’re a client in aa and you see this shit

[@kred4849]

The judge is just there for the T

[@marymystery4427]

That last line only fed my desire for a Pheonix Wright appearance in Smash lmao

[@briansilva3765]

Phoenix went to MVC 3 and Project X Zone, he solving things in the court room is a blessing for everyone else.

[@foranzo1582]

Smartest judge here 😆

[@nerdywolverine8640]

this is a nitpick i cant let go of, franziska was never getting revenge for her dad, that was an assumption phoenix made and when he voices it she's like "??? no, you fool, im here for miles edgeworth!!!"

[@ASweetShortCake]

“I feel like your personal issues would be better solved over like… a smash bros tournament????” 😂 Also, I LOVE the costumes. Even though I don’t know much about this game, it’s still awesome.

[@deadpan904]

I would agree with the Judge, but I learned what being personal in court means after the Blue Badger Vase Look-Alike Incident

[@ninten1989]

Dude so many of the killer in ace attorney kill over the pettiest and personal shit (spoilers for apollo justice 4-1 and 4-4 and 6-2) We already know that Manfred von Karma killed Gregory over a SINGLE PENALTY. Imagine shooting someone in an elevator and traumatizing his YOUNG CHILD for life... all over ONE PENALTY. HE DIDN'T EVEN LOSE THE CASE! I know the von Karma name being perfect is very important to him but that's just ridiculous Then there's Roger Retinz from Spirit of Justice. While he's extremely petty, his motives are still at least a little justifiable, because they were all done because he was kicked out of the Gramarye troupe. Still, it's an explanation... not an excuse to KILL a RANDOM GUY YOU FOUND OFF THE STREET AND FRAME A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL FOR IT. And now for the pettiest man of all time: Kristoph Gavin. One can argue he was even pettier than von Karma. His plan all started when Shadi Enigmar/Zak Gramarye played poker with him to see if he could take his case. Gavin lost, so Enigmar would go to Phoenix Wright. Of course, Phoenix won and took his case. Gavin was so offended by that that he had Drew Misham forge evidence for him to use in court, which would get him disbarred and stripped of his badge. Oh, but that wasn't enough for him. He decided to put atroquinine poisoning on a stamp for Drew Misham to lick and get killed by, as well as poison in his daughter, Vera's, nail polish since she had a habit of biting her nails and would get poisoned by it. This is so they would be silenced about the whole forgery with the diary. So yeah that's every ace attorney killer who killed out of pure pettiness (unless i missed any from the DLCs or the spinoffs, i havent played those yet 😭)

[@stephcannon2106]

And Miles picks a high tier obviously.

[@theretrodragonyope]

When you want to bring someone to court, but not pay the legal fees and you all happen to be lawyers.

[@andrewfox5663]

This is the quality content we need, right here👍

[@mehlover]

Beautiful acting 10/10!

[@theundeadcactus6194]

This a courtroom, not a therapy session

[@OctoberRobot]

this is literally what I felt all the trilogy

[@barghest94]

Conflict of interest? Never heard of it.

[@_hazelnut.coffee_]

this was so real

[@TheHct123]

Man, this video is giving me a new headcanon that like, every attorney in Japanifornia is like this Skyler Truth a few courtrooms down, questioning her ideals in this, the dark age of the law - her faith in justice wavering after the court found her client, an idiosyncratic but lovable home repair contractor, guilty of negligence, and sentencing him to $5,000 dollars paid to the claimant plus a refund on the gutter installation fee. Truly, is nothing sacred? Can hope survive? Find out in - Skyler Truth: Ace Small Claims Court Attorney! Coming this July

[@papermario4789]

Super fun video, and very cool cosplays!

[@dos_tres]

LITERALLY DGS 😂😂😂

[@sunan2335]

Funnily enough, I bet Smash Bros WOULD be the perfect place to gain clients. It's not as if they haven't dealt with weirder clients in Japanifornia.

[@metaculos6068]

THIS IS SO GOOD

[@aphsychopath7690]

Very cool, i subscribed! Thank god for the youtube algorithm

[@maclikesmacaroni4972]

I'm so confused I love this

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Hahahah, yeah, you right. Good sketch.

[@Vamilator7165]

The judge might have a point there

[@MJhonson69]

this is so cringe yet i still love it and how true it is

[@WhereNajaDoesStuff]

I don't know half of what anyone is talking about (I haven't played the original games yet, I've only played Ryunosuke's games) and that makes this even more hilarious. I even made an objection lol of this!

[@happily_blue]

this is giving early youtube energy

[@MotorcycleCheetah]

Honetly… yeah shut up Godot!

[@mr.youtube975]

I thought this was recorded in 2009 . Two weeks ago LOL

[@voidify3]

The costume escalation from not having a tie for Phoenix to making a Godot visor… was this funny on purpose?

[@sholmes3654]

ACCURATE

[@bloodyidit4506]

Fun fact, there have been more ridiculous cases in real life court then in an Ace Attorney game. It's not a game that makes parody of the judicial system, it is a direct cry for help.

[@iantaakalla8180]

Fun fact: the flying person in 2-3 is a strange series of coincidences and seems to happen more often in real life cases than not.

[@articusramos808]

Apparently everyone got beef with one another while being unprofessional....in a already turbulent setting. The judge is right. Settle it in Smash.

[@jairoliradeamorimjr3262]

Phoenix wright in smash confirmed?

[@Defaajaasli_]

This is GOLD XD

[@michaelahuss2123]

Lol the judge would know about Smash Bros, what else is he doing up there on the bench when he’s supposed to be paying attention? I mean it took him 3 games to realize he’s in a courtroom drama!

[@Ash-zx9kt]

This is so accurate lmao

[@stilbreker]

But seriously, why is everything so personal?

[@LunarHeron]

so true it hurts

[@explosivekobold5529]

The smash bros tournament took me out

[@voidify3]

Actually Franziska wasn’t getting revenge for her father just for Miles