Iâm just going to save us a bit of time. I know what an iceberg meme is, and Iâm
going to assume that 95% or more of people watching this also know what an iceberg meme
is. But if you donât, itâs a way of visualizing
trivia, theories, and more about a topic, with deeper parts getting progressively more
obscure or unknown. Got it? Good. This one is about the Ace Attorney franchise. I will clarify that the origins of the iceberg
Iâm going through today are a teeny bit complicated. I found a couple icebergs on the internet,
and was hoping to use them, but unfortunately for me they were mostly just memes and jokes. And thatâs not a bad thing, and they still
are enjoyable to read, but they arenât really good material for a mostly serious video. So I decided to make my own iceberg, adopting
some elements from already existing ones and adding some of my own. You can find links to the icebergs I adopted
material from in the description, if you want to learn more, or just have a laugh. Also, because Ace Attorney is a Japanese franchise,
I am going to have to pronounce a few Japanese words today. Apologies in advance if I donât do a good
job. And with that said, letâs dive in. [music] Japanifornia âJapaniforniaâ is essentially a jokey
term created by Ace Attorney fans to describe the confusing setting of the Ace Attorney
localization. You see, when translating the original Ace
Attorney game to English, the localization team decided to change the setting of the
game from Japan to California to better accommodate the game to a Western audience. And for the time, it worked. The first game takes place entirely in settings
that could fit as either parts of Japan or California, due to the relatively ambiguous
urban setting. The only real exception was Maya Feyâs outfit,
but it didnât make a huge difference. But after the first game, the Japanese influence
really started taking over, and you started chilling out in rural spirit medium villages
with very⌠Eastern architecture and talking to women
in kimonos and overall the whole ambiguous setting disappeared. But for the sake of consistency, the localized
games kept pretending to take place in America. Thus, the term âJapaniforniaâ was born. Itâs a bit silly, but the game kind of embraces
it. One of the localizers for the series, Janet
Hsu, says she likes to imagine Ace Attorney as taking place in an alternate timeline where
there were fewer anti-Japanese laws in the U.S. leading to more Japanese immigration,
and in later localizations of the series, they kind of retroactively added that to the
canon. Ace Attorney Anime There is an anime adaptation of the original
Ace Attorney trilogy. The first season covers the original game
and Justice for All, and the second season covers Trials and Tribulations. I havenât actually seen much of the show,
though. Layton vs. Wright Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
is a 3DS game that features Phoenix Wright crossing over with the legendary puzzle game
figure Professor Layton. In this game, Wright and Layton are transported
to a weird fantasy world where people are being put on trial for being witches, and
the two have to figure out whatâs actually going on. Itâs pretty good. Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Speaking of versus, I guess, Ultimate Marvel
vs. Capcom 3 is a 2011 fighting game that combines properties from the Marvel comics
with characters from the many Capcom games. And this time around, that includes our beloved
Phoenix Wright, fighting against some of Earthâs mightiest heroes. His moveset is hilarious, and he sticks out
in such a funny way among the rest of the cast. I just hope he one day can join Smash Bros. Investigations 2: Prosecutorâs Path Ace Attorney Investigations 2 is the sequel
to the 2009 spin-off Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth. Unfortunately for pretty much anyone outside
of Japan, the game never got an international release, and to this day has not been officially
translated to any other language. Officially. Thereâs a really well-made fan translation
out there of the game that essentially makes it fully playable for anyone who speaks English,
as long as theyâre willing to sail the seas⌠if you catch my drift. Dai Gyakuten Saiban 1 & 2 Similar to Investigations 2, Dai Gyakuten
Saiban 1 and 2 are games from the Ace Attorney series that we outside of Japan never had
the pleasure of experiencing for ourselves, officially. If you like to live out on the seven seas,
with no one out there able to control you, you are able to play the first game translated
to English, and fans are currently in the process of translating the second game. Itâs a shame that these games arenât officially
released worldwide, because they really are an awesome breath of fresh air for the series. You play as Ryunosuke Naruhodo, an ancestor
of Phoenix Wright, right at the turn of the twentieth century. In the game, you travel to Great Britain and
team up with Sherlock Holmes to solve crimes. Itâs pretty awesome, and really unique. The first game of the two is also the first
game that Shu Takumi, the creator of the Ace Attorney franchise, has directly written in
the series since Apollo Justice, if you donât count the Layton crossover. PAUSE! Well, good news, everybody: DGS is finally
being given a worldwide release in the form of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles! I did not see that coming. Unfortunately for me though, this news was
brought out literally less than an hour after I recorded the audio for this video. Very strange timing. That being said, this is very exciting. The only thing that bothers me is that unfortunately,
they had to change Sherlock Holmesâs name to Herlock Sholmes, likely as to avoid licensing
issues with the notoriously selective Conan Doyle estate. That being said, the name âHerlock Sholmesâ
actually has some history to it, as it was used in 1910 to use the character without
dealing with legal issues in the Arsène Lupin series, which was a French series of stories
about a thief. So thatâs actually pretty cool. Pun names Ace Attorney writers tend to not take their
charactersâ names very seriously. Itâs been pretty much standard in the series
to make a lot of jokes when naming them, in all releases. For example, you have âFrank Sahwitâ,
the first witness you ever cross examine. Or, you have April May, and Redd White. Penny Nichols. It gets really obvious, especially in Spirit
of Justice. Because they werenât really making puns
this time around, they were just making terms up and kind of making them sound like they
originated in a foreign language. Ahlbi Ur'gaid? Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin? Talk about subtlety. Or lack thereof. Project X Zone 2 Project X Zone 2 is a crossover tactical RPG
that features characters from all sorts of game franchises all coming together. Itâs actually pretty overwhelming for me. It includes characters from series like Xenoblade,
Fire Emblem, Street Fighter, Yakuza, Tekken, and even Phoenix and Maya from Ace Attorney
are thrown into the mix. Very cool! Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is an awesome
game directed by our homie Shu Takumi, where you play as a dead guy trying to uncover the
secrets of your own mysterious death. And itâs great. Fantastic. Itâs similar to Ace Attorney with the whole
puzzle solving and crime thing, but it really is super unique and Iâve never really played
anything quite like it. Definitely check it out. Steel Samurai The Steel Samurai is an in-universe tokusatsu
franchise that is super huge. It stars Will Powers as the Steel Samurai
and Jack Hammer as the villain, the Evil Magistrate. The whole franchise has been a very consistently
reappearing concept of the series, being included in some form in a majority of the games, ever
since the first. Maya Fey is a huge fan, and so is Miles Edgeworth. Eat Your Hamburgers, Apollo So you know how I talked about the âJapaniforniaâ
joke in the community? Well, the âEat your hamburgers, Apolloâ
line comes from a comic satirizing that, that came out in 2013. It is a comic where Phoenix brings attention
to the lovely culture that surrounds him. The lovely culture of West Coast America. Apollo seems to be aware of how weird it all
is, but he sits down for a traditional American meal. Phoenix eats what is obviously sushi but calls
it hamburgers. The hamburger line is specifically a joke
about how dubs of anime, especially dubs from the 80s and 90s, would often trade out the
names of eastern snacks for western ones for ease of understanding among western audiences. I think the most infamous example for me is
that one time in PokĂŠmon where you see Ash, Misty, and Brock eating rice balls, but they
seem to call them âdoughnutsâ. The mention of hamburgers specifically is
a reference to how in the Japanese release of Ace Attorney, Mayaâs favorite food is
noodles, but in the American version, her favorite food is hamburgers. Even the Ace Attorney Twitter has participated
in the joke. Ladder vs. Step-Ladder This refers to a recurring joke that appears
in almost every single Ace Attorney game. Ever since the third case of the first game,
almost every game has snuck in at least one conversation between two characters about
the difference between a ladder and a step-ladder. It used to just be Phoenix and Maya, but a
lot more characters have argued about it over the years. Almost Christmas This refers to a super famous line from the
first Ace Attorney game. I donât want to go super in-depth on the
case surrounding it, but essentially the line comes from a realization in the fourth case
that put to question the testimony of Larry Butz, who claimed to have heard the gunshot
that killed someone. While he heard the gunshot, he was also listening
to a radio host saying that it was almost Christmas. Which is confusing, because the time of death
of the victim was Christmas morning. I donât even know for sure why itâs such
a good meme. There are tons of times where Phoenix points
out a contradiction in a witnessâs testimony, but for some reason this one is such a big
deal. But to be fair, for whatever reason, itâs
so memorable to me. I forgot a lot of details about the games
over the years, but the almost Christmas scene still was so fresh in my mind. Maybe itâs because itâs a funny response
when people wish you a Merry Christmas on Christmas Eve. But fans started posting the screenshot every
December 24th, and it became a staple joke among the Ace Attorney community. So much so that the Ace Attorney Twitter does
it now. AA1 Unused Sprites This refers to unused animations that were
found in the data for Ace Attorney. For example, you can see here Miles Edgeworth
giving a shocked, jumpy reaction. Or, you can see Larry Butz⌠making a weird
face. I donât know what that would be used for. You also have Phoenix Wright showing heart
eyes. The accepted theory for this one is that it
was intended to be used for his first reaction to meeting April May in the courtroom, but
they must have changed the script so he would meet her during the investigation, so it was
never used. Cadenza, Orchestra, and Jazz This refers to music albums that rearranged
the music of the earlier Ace Attorney games. The Cadenza one is the one Iâm least familiar
with, and it has remixes of songs from the first game with some vocals. The Orchestra one has exclusively orchestrated
arrangements, and the Jazz one is probably the most well-known, with its very popular
rendition of Godotâs theme music. I actually listened to it while writing this
video. You are not a clown. This refers to a meme among both Ace Attorney
fans and non-fans alike. Itâs a picture of Miles Edgeworth saying
âYou are not a clown. You are the entire circus.â Some of you might not know this, but itâs
actually not an official line from the games or anything. Maybe the UI gives that away. It came from Twitter and quickly started being
used as a reaction image all over the internet. The Ace Attorney Movie This refers to a Japanese full length feature-film
adaptation of the first Ace Attorney game that came out in 2012. The film was pretty successful, and after
reading about it I kind of want to watch it and see what is and isnât different. But Jesus, two hours and fifteen minutes?! Iâm lucky Iâm a big fan of the series. Dual Destinies Rated M Every single game in the series that has been
rated by the ESRB has been rated T for teens, with the exception of Dual Destinies, which
was rated M for mature, and fans have always been confused why. Itâs not like the game has inappropriate
language. I mean, thereâs no swear words anywhere
in the series, except for the very rare âdamnâ. Whereâs that damn chaos emerald?! It still deals with murders and stuff. But it has the M rating. The two biggest theories Iâm familiar with
is that the game was either rated M due to its use of explosives or because of some of
its late-game imagery. The first one theorizes that because the first
case of the game involves a courthouse being blown up with a bomb, that it had its rating
brought up due to it being more gritty, or something. The Boston marathon bombing was still a recent
event at the time, so perhaps the whole concept was deemed too controversial. The other theory is that it was due to some
of the darker images used involving Athena and Simon Blackquillâs backstory, being
a bit bloodier than usual for the series. Yeesh. I actually wasnât able to play Dual Destinies
for years as a kid, because it was a download-only game and the age I put on my Nintendo account
barred me from purchasing it. Very sad. Original GBA versions Ace Attorney is probably most well-known for
its releases on the Nintendo DS. In my mind, I tend to think of it as a DS
franchise. But my mind is WRONG, because the original
Ace Attorney trilogy actually was first made on the GameBoy Advance. However, those releases never made it out
of Japan, and Phoenix Wright made his worldwide debut on the DS. The games were unchanged for the most part,
except for some parts of the UI being put on the bottom screen and the ability to shout
into your DS mic when you want to make an objection. Also, the case Rise from the Ashes was made
from scratch and put on the first Ace Attorney DS game, with a bunch of new touchscreen mechanics. SĹseki Natsume is real In Dai Gyakuten Saiban 1 and 2, you have to
defend a fellow Japanese man living abroad in Britain, named SĹseki Natsume. He is kind of an antisocial poet who was sent
to Britain to study English literature but for the most part just hid away in his apartment
and avoided interacting with other people, until he was accused of attempted murder a
few times. Eventually he returned home, after all his
British hijinx. I didnât actually know this, I guess because
Iâm not very cultured, but this character is actually heavily based on a real person,
the real Japanese author and poet SĹseki Natsume! In real life he also was an exchange student
in Britain studying literature. He was never arrested on suspect of murder,
though. I was so surprised when I found out about
this. But in retrospect it makes sense because he
was given a lot of attention in the DGS games. Fictional countries Ace Attorney actually has a lot of completely
fictitious countries. Although the game takes place in either America
or Japan depending on where you play it, a lot of the in-game politics involves countries
that donât actually exist. Now, the obvious one is Khuraâin, given
that you spend a whole game there, but in the Investigations games especially, there
is a lot of focus given on countries that are unique to Ace Attorney. In Investigations you learn about countries
including Zheng Fa, Allebahst, and Babahl. Thereâs also Borginia, where some characters
in Apollo Justice come from. Thereâs also Wakanda. Thereâs no Wakanda. Third Case Syndrome This refers to a pattern in Ace Attorney games
that a lot of fans talk about where the third case of an Ace Attorney game is very often
the worst. This isnât always true in my opinion, but
I can definitely see where the sentiment tends to come from. Especially because the third cases tend to
not be very important for the overarching story of the games, but still tend to be one
of the longest in a game. So sometimes they tend to feel drawn out and
kind of pointless. Turnabout Big Top is the biggest example,
as itâs one of the least popular cases, and it happens to be the third in Justice
for All. DL-6 and the Ace Attorney timeline You may occasionally hear about how the first
Ace Attorney game takes place in 2016. Or how Dual Destinies takes place in 2027. And the first thing you might think is: why
the hell is everyone still using flip phones? Well, the entirety of the Ace Attorney timeline
is centered on one date: the only date that has ever been stated in the series. December 28th, 2001. Someone in the comments is going to say they
were born that day. December 28, 2001 is the day of the murder
of Gregory Edgeworth and the DL-6 incident. And in Turnabout Goodbyes, you find out the
truth about the case and solve it on the last day before its statute of limitations runs
out. And the in-universe statute of limitations
lasts 15 years. This places the events of Phoenix Wright:
Ace Attorney in the second half of 2016. The games have always let you know the month
and date of the cases, so itâs pretty easy to piece together the timeline from that. The Ace Attorney legal system is awful No offense guys, but this really is true. The police essentially arrest and charge the
first person they see at a crime scene, and like, every single time theyâre wrong. The fact that trials need to end within three
days is ridiculous, especially for cases as complex as Ace Attorney cases. Witnesses like Furio Tigre or Frank Sahwit
seem to get away with knowingly lying to the court multiple times and almost evade the
law without Phoenix Wright. The fact that Phoenix Wright literally has
to solve a case in order to get his client the not guilty verdict is like, ridiculous. Thereâs no burden of proof on the prosecution,
essentially. All they need is a witness testimony, pretty
much, and then the defense literally has to find out and name the actual guilty party
in order to get their client off. Itâs almost dystopian, to be honest. Like the level of extremity of the legal system
in this series is really out there. People have poked fun at it a lot, but one
of my favorite examples is how Phoenix straight up picks up and takes evidence from crime
scenes and presents them in court. Itâs really funny partially because almost
every time heâs being honest, but the court totally believes him when he could have so
easily made a lot of it up. Of course, this all makes sense. Phoenix Wright heroically defending his client
and finding out the true culprit of a case is much more entertaining than Phoenix Wright
trying to convince the court and judge that his client only killed four people because
he had a moment of insanity or something. Edgeworth in Rise from the Ashes Rise from the Ashes has always been a bit
of a controversial case. If youâre not aware, the case is the fifth
one in the first game, sort of. The original GBA release only had four cases. But for the DS re-release of the first Ace
Attorney, Capcom decided to make a new case for the event, and also include a bunch of
DS features in it, including 3D models and touchscreen minigames. Thatâs all well and good, but the controversy
is that at this point in the series, the original trilogy had already been written, and they
added this very complex case to the tail end of the first game. It was retroactively added to the timeline,
and kind of messed some parts up. Most notably Edgeworthâs arc. Originally Edgeworth seemed to have stopped
prosecuting after Turnabout Goodbyes, and left his country of origin to meditate on
what it really meant to be a prosecutor. Turnabout Goodbyes had him on the defendantâs
chair, and he really had to reconsider what the meaning for his job was. Now thatâs all well and good, but Rise from
the Ashes kind of puts his disappearance on hold for a few months so he can prosecute
Lana Skye. This kind of messes with his dramatic arc
in Justice and opens up some plot holes in the writing. In the HD rerelease of the trilogy they partially
rewrote some scenes in the second game to make it make more sense, but the DS releases
just kept the scripts as is. This just kinda confuses a lot of things,
and I kind of wish Rise from the Ashes wasnât really canon or something. Itâs a fun case, with some awesome characters,
but it does kind of stick out in the modern trilogy. However, I feel like the Ace Attorney devs
made up for its lack of impact in the original trilogy by constantly referencing it in later
DS games, with characters like Mike Meekins making several cameos and Ema Skye becoming
a mainstay Ace Attorney character. So it just kind of exists as a bit of a weird
patch in the Ace Attorney timeline. 3-3 was a JFA case Recipe for Turnabout was originally written
for Justice for All, but was taken out and repurposed for Trials and Tribulations in
order to save cartridge space. This is also why there is a white dove among
the pigeons in Vitamin Square, because itâs a reference to the Turnabout Big Top case. GameBoy Color Ace Attorney was originally planned to be
put on the GameBoy Color. However, the GameBoy Advance was already well
into development, and the team decided to put it on the new hardware. Based on Gay Manga First of all, this thumbnail is a meme among
Ace Attorney fans because of how weird it is out of context. The thumbnail is for a video about how some
Ace Attorney games apparently were partially written with fan-service in mind for a lot
of yaoi fangirls. When the first Ace Attorney came out, the
staff were shocked at how popular Phoenix and Miles were as a fan pairing, and they
took their huge yaoi fan base in mind when making the following games. I should note that Iâm not totally sure
how true this all is. The video itself says in the description that
the whole story is at least partially dramatized, so I couldnât tell you for sure. I mean, one of the original character designers
for Ace Attorney was apparently a yaoi fan, and actually writes yaoi now. That kind of makes sense in my head, because
the Ace Attorney art style always seemed to resemble yaoi a little bit. Most notably with a lot of the male characters,
who had pretty small heads and broad shoulders by anime conventions, which kind of fits in
with a lot of stereotypes about the artwork. Nickroll [music] Missile Missile refers to a shiba inu police dog you
can borrow from Detective Gumshoe in Turnabout Goodbyes. Heâs one of three items you can borrow in
order to figure out the case, but he doesnât end up helping you, and just ends up eating
a bunch of Larry Butzâs food. Whatâs unique about him is that heâs actually
named after a pomeranian Shu Takumi had, and ended up appearing in a couple other cases. There is also a pomeranian named Missile in
Ghost Trick, also named after Shuâs dog. Godotâs Japanese Voice Actor Because Ace Attorney was a small project worked
on by just a few people at its start, they never really seeked out serious voicework
for the first three games, especially because all they really needed was like 4 or 5 people
to just shout out a phrase or two. They usually just got people working on the
project to lend their voices. Phoenixâs original Japanese voice actor
was Shu Takumi, for example. One of the art guys voiced Miles Edgeworth. Most interestingly, Godot was voiced by Hideki
Kamiya. You know, the Devil May Cry guy. The Bayonetta guy. The âblocks me on Twitterâ guy. He and Shu Takumi joined Capcom around the
same time and were good friends, and Kamiya wanted to voice one of the characters in Ace
Attorney. And lucky for him, he got to be immortalized
as the Japanese voice for one of the most popular characters in the franchise. Ema Skye: Investigations Early in the stages of planning for Miles
Edgeworth Investigations, director Takeshi Yamazaki originally thought about making the
game about Ema Skye as a detective. But upon getting feedback from other people
working on the game, they decided to switch the focus to Miles Edgeworth, because he was
a much more well-known character, and if they were going to do a spin-off, it would be best
to focus on one of the seriesâ most popular. Taiko Drum Master cameo One of the many Taiko Drum Master games, Taiko
no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure features Phoenix Wright
along with a few other characters you might recognize. It also features some music from the series. Black psyche-locks Black psyche-locks are a rare type of psyche-lock
that represent secrets that are subconsciously kept. While normal, red, psyche-locks represent
the secrets a person is knowingly keeping from you, black psyche-locks represent repressed
memories and insecurities that the holder is unaware of. The only two characters ever shown to have
it are Kristoph Gavin and Athena Cykes. Shoe the Cat Shoe the cat is an animal character in Ace
Attorney. He is Matt Engardeâs pet cat, and plays
a surprisingly important role in Farewell, My Turnabout. Matt Engarde asks Phoenix to feed Shoe while
he is still in jail, and Phoenix does that. But when Phoenix is talking to Shelly de Killer
over a transceiver about the safety of Maya Fey, who had been kidnapped previously in
order to blackmail Phoenix into getting Matt a not guilty verdict, Shoe meows right at
the end of their conversation, giving Phoenix insight at Mayaâs whereabouts. Iâve always liked the Ace Attorney animal
characters, and Shoe is one of my favorites. I vaguely remember there being some meme among
some of my friends years ago about Shoe the Cat being the true mastermind of the case. Shoe is also named after Shu Takumi. Phoenix at Gatewater Land In case three of Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney
Investigations, one can see Phoenix, Maya, and Pearl on a boat in the background of the
main gate to Gatewater Land. You can also see the police chief of the Criminal
Affairs Department there with his daughter. Ace Attorney is longer than most novels Iâm not actually a very good reader, all
things considered. I usually have trouble reading printed books
and itâs something I always wish I could be better at. Thatâs why I was really surprised when I
learned that the first Ace Attorney game has about 210,000 words of dialogue! And considering that your average adult fiction
novel usually has about 70,000 to 120,000 words, I think itâs safe to say that I do
more reading than I usually give myself credit for, as I can usually play an Ace Attorney
game in full in just a few days. And if youâre in a position like me, pat
yourself on the back, because you probably read more than you realize as well. âThe miracle never happen.â This refers to an infamous typo that takes
place in the bad ending of Justice for All, where Phoenix quits his job as an attorney
after Matt Engarde is found not guilty. In the original DS localization of Justice
for All, there is text that reads âThe miracle never happen,â which is supposed to read
âThe miracle never happenedâ. Itâs pretty well-known because of how much
of a tone-breaker it is for such a heavy moment in the game. Phoenix acquitted Majima Apparently in Project X Zone 2, Phoenix and
Goro Majima from the Yakuza games had met before the events of the game. Phoenix took on the defense of Majima and
proved how quote on quote âpure and innocentâ Majima was. I donât know about you guys, but Iâm not
actually sure if Phoenix found the truth that time around. Turnabout Spotlight This refers to an Ace Attorney stage show
adaptation, where Phoenix and Maya have to defend Will Powers against the accusation
of starting a theatre fire. Which if you donât know, isnât actually
based on any existing source material from the games. I actually watched a little bit of it while
doing research for this video, and it was really fun to see Ace Attorney being represented
through the medium of theatre. Larry and Bikini One of the most interesting lines in the third
game only shows up if you look for it. Early in Bridge to the Turnabout, you have
the opportunity to talk to Larry Butz, or âLaurice Deauxnimâ. If you present to him Bikiniâs profile,
heâll tell you that Bikini⌠is his mother. But then he refuses to elaborate. Itâs a weird moment for sure, and I couldnât
even tell you what it means. I mean, at face value, maybe heâs just being
honest with you, and Bikini really is his mother. But given that they never interact like that
and thatâs the only line regarding it that appears, itâs really a questionable moment. It doesnât help that she just seems to be
a stranger to everyone else, including Phoenix, who has known Larry since they were little
kids. Gyakuten Hanafuda and Gyakuten Saiban Poker Gyakuten Hanafuda and Gyakuten Saiban Poker
are two obscure Ace Attorney mobile games that are based on tabletop card games. You probably know what Poker is, but Hanafuda
is a Japanese type of playing card. Thereâs actually not much remaining evidence
of these gamesâ existences besides a few screenshots, as they both had limited releases. Iâm pretty sure they can be considered lost
media, though thereâs probably people still out there with copies. Henry Stickmin In the second Henry Stickmin game, Escaping
the Prison, you can choose to call a lawyer to defend you in court. And whom else would you call but the legend
himself, Phoenix Wright?! Renamed âFelix Whiteâ in a later version. To me this was just a cute reference, but
given that Iâm sure a lot of people played some of the Henry Stickmin games as kids,
thereâs probably a lot of people out there who were first exposed to the Ace Attorney
series through this game, and thatâs really cool. Gyakuten Puzzle Irekaeru Gyakuten This was a 2011 Ace Attorney mobile game that
simulates a trial through the style of a matching puzzle game. Thereâs not much known about it, but one
cool thing is that staple evidence items like the attorneyâs badge and luminol fluid can
be used as power ups. Gregory based on Atticus Finch From what I can tell, this is just a theory. If you donât know who Atticus Finch is,
heâs the defense lawyer that represents Tom Robinson in the classic American novel
To Kill a Mockingbird. And his famous 1965 film adaptation strongly
resembles the likeness of Gregory Edgeworth. I donât know for sure if this is intended
or not. But I can honestly see it being intentional. Ace Attorney Manga in a Law library This is referring to an older Tumblr thread
where someone brings up how they have Ace Attorney manga in their law schoolâs library. However, the post was reblogged by someone
questioning the legitimacy in the form of an objection mimicking the writing style of
Ace Attorney. What ensued was an actual debate over whether
the manga actually belonged to the library including Phoenix, the Judge, Edgeworth, and
Gumshoe. Itâs a hilarious read, and brings me back
to Tumblr culture from that period. Godot Mug In a blog post by English localization team
member Janet Hsu, she brought up how some of Godotâs original English names included
Joseph Cuppa, Xavier Barstucks, and William Havamug. She then drew a mug inspired by the character
Godot. Buddy Faith design based on Yamazaki Buddy Faith is a minor character in the first
Miles Edgeworth game, and apparently his likeness was based on the appearance of the gameâs
director, Takeshi Yamazaki. And you can definitely see it. Fun detail. Boogie-Woogie Innocence Back when Ace Attorney was originally being
conceptualized, there were several potential titles being thrown around for the game. These included âNaruhodo-kunâs Screaming
Trialsâ, âThe Beautiful Verdictâ, âBoogie-Woogie Innocenceâ, and even âLetâs Raise Hamstersâ. The hamster title existed because there was
a point where they were considering making the game take place in a world of anthropomorphic
hamsters. Cut Animations In the first Ace Attorney, Detective Gumshoe
had this one animation where he kind of bashfully scratches the back of his head. For whatever reason, this was never used again
in any following game. A similar example is this sprite of Larry
looking kind of smug with his head cocked. This also was only used in the first game. These might be due to storage issues, maybe. Weâre not actually sure. Danganronpa inspired Dual Destinies When doing research on this topic, I found
people being really against the idea that Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies took inspiration
from Danganronpa. It seemed like something that was a bit guarded
against. I guess maybe it comes from a rivalry between
Ace Attorney fans and Danganronpa fans. But honestly, I can totally see it happening. Dual Destinies saw the introduction of a few
more visually dynamic parts of gameplay like the Mood Matrix and Revisualization that definitely
do remind me of Danganronpaâs flashy minigames. And I donât see it as a stretch that people
working on Ace Attorney took a look at what Danganronpa was doing and decided to see how
they could take inspiration from it. Gamers often seem to have this weird perception
that game developers work in a vacuum and donât take influence from each other. Like somehow people working on Ace Attorney
and people working on Danganronpa donât know anything about the other franchise. I donât know why people think like this. Itâs weird. And Iâm not even calling either game a rip-off
here. Iâm just saying that itâs likely theyâve
influenced each other. Turnabout Storm Some of you might be thinking back to all
the Ace Attorney cases youâve played and are having trouble remembering what Turnabout
Storm is. But some of you might also know what this
is and are still as dumbfounded as I am that it exists. Turnabout Storm is essentially a full-length
fan made Ace Attorney case that crosses our beloved Phoenix Wright with⌠My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Jeez, bronies really are ambitious. Phoenix Wright is summoned to Equestria by
Twilight Sparkle to help defend her good friend Rainbow Dash who has been wrongly accused
of murder. Itâs like 7 hours, about as long as Rise
from the Ashes. Itâs also fully voice acted. And Iâm going to confess. This is what got me into Ace Attorney. I was like 12 at the time, and I was a big
fan of The Mysterious Mr. Enter. He made a review of the crossover series,
and I loved the idea. I liked My Little Pony at the time, and thought
the whole concept of a game where you find the truth in court to be awesome. And the rest is history. This thing is turning 10 years old this year. Wow. And theyâre making a sequel thatâs still
being worked on! If you want to watch it, you can find a link
to it in the description. Gyakuten Saiban Jiten This refers to a Japanese-only Ace Attorney
game. Well, itâs not really a game in the same
way Apollo Justice is a game, for example. Itâs essentially an encyclopedia for the
Ace Attorney games, with music, character information, sprites, and more. Itâs like a wiki in your hands. Unsurprisingly though, it never was released
outside of Japan. Furio Tigre is Phoenixâs dad Get ready for a lot of joke theories. This theory suggests that Phoenix Wright and
Furio Tigre, the character from Recipe for Turnabout, are related. I donât think thatâs true. They never recognize each other or anything,
and they donât really look much alike, save for their similar hairstyles. This is just a meme though, so perhaps I shouldnât
really think about it too much. âFakeâ Shu Takumi Interview This refers to an occasionally cited interview
with the series director Shu Takumi about whether or not Phoenix and Miles were meant
to be a couple. He said no, but he kind of playfully considered
the idea. He also brought up how if he was to bring
romance into Ace Attorney, he would likely pair Phoenix and Maya together. Apparently, the source for this interview
isnât known, and a lot of people question its legitimacy. But Iâm sure it has caused a lot of rumors
surrounding the intended shipping dynamics of the series or lack thereof regardless. Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick are in the same
universe You know, I almost immediately discredited
this theory, but thereâs a bit more to it than you might think. Although Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick do share
some elements and there are a couple Ace Attorney references in Ghost Trick, at face value they
do seem like different games in different worlds. Shu Takumi himself says that. But, he did also say he wouldnât be against
the two series having a crossover. One idea he just came up with in an interview
was Phoenix being killed and Sissel prosecuting his killer. That being said, if something like this did
happen, it would very very likely be a Layton kind of situation. Itâs not canon to the actual story of Ace
Attorney. Real life cross-examination of parrots Now, the famous cross-examination of Polly
in Turnabout Goodbyes is one of the most cited examples of Ace Attorneyâs silly writing,
but parrots being used as witnesses might not be as crazy as you think. Itâs actually been done. Itâs certainly rare, and I would imagine
that the amount of credence a court of law can really give a parrotâs testimony would
be up for a lot of debate, but there have been several news stories about it happening. Though we Ace Attorney fans obviously are
quick to make ourselves known on those videos. Godot couldnât see Redd White Iâll admit that I actually laughed audibly
when I first read this. Itâs a fantastic joke and callback. If you donât know, Godotâs vision is messed
up, and thatâs why he wears the visor of his. But even with his visor, there are still things
he cannot see. For example, he is incapable of seeing red
on a white background. So when he submits a bloodstained apron in
Recipe for Turnabout, he doesnât even know thereâs blood on it. And later on in the game, you realize how
important that detail becomes. Redd White is one of the first villains in
the Ace Attorney series and one of the more obvious early examples of a character with
a pun name. The joke, if you havenât caught up yet,
is that if Godot and Redd White were to ever meet, Godot wouldnât be able to see him
because of his vision problems. Hot Clown Agenda Iâm stumped on this one. Perhaps there is an agenda within Ace Attorney
to make people like clowns more. Or maybe it refers to the strategy Geiru Toneido
used when testifying in case 4 of Spirit of Justice, where she pretended to be a lovable
attractive ditzy clown in order to avoid suspicion. Thatâs my best guess. It likely isnât about Moe, because that
guy is not really that attractive. Spirit of Justice is Imperialist propaganda This is just a meme theory. It pretty much just pokes fun at how in Ace
Attorney 6 Phoenix Wright essentially flew to a foreign country and quickly interrupted
one of their trials and started telling them that their way of doing things was all wrong,
with no respect for their culture or practices. I donât think that this should be really
seen as that serious of a theory. I mean, first of all, the whole Defense Culpability
Act thing, which would charge attorneys as well as defendants if they are found guilty,
was highly controversial within the country, and there was already a major resistance movement
going on. Itâs not like he was really saying stuff
everyone disagreed with by barging into their courts and acting as a defense attorney. But even with that being said, Ace Attorney:
Spirit of Justice isnât really supposed to have a super-serious depiction of legal
or political struggle. Thatâs not a bad thing, but itâs not like
the creators made the game as a serious critique of the legal system of any country. I mean, all things considered, Khuraâinâs
legal system is awful, but itâs not like Japaniforniaâs legal system is that good
either. So yeah. Furry fangame It appears weâve saved the best for last! This refers to Gyaku Shaun Sai Hanri, a mysterious,
mostly lost Ace Attorney fan game that featured furry characters. Yeah, I know. And this wasnât just like an extremely amateur
project, either. It had original composed music and unique
animations. The wolf version of Phoenix Wright honestly
looks great. However, there are no copies of the game up
for download, and itâs unclear if it was just a demo or not. Itâs considered lost media. Interestingly enough, this was made in 2003. Like, pre-Trials and Tribulations. Weâre dealing with ancient furry history. I really hope we one day find a way to play
this game, because I am honestly so curious to learn more about it. Itâs such a weird thing that exists, and
I would love to play it. Hey, you made it to the end! Thank you so much for watching. This video was a ton of fun to write and do
research on. It actually prompted me to get back into the
series, and I ended up playing a whole bunch of games of Ace Attorney to get my inspiration
flowing. Feel free to discuss other facts about Ace
Attorney in the comments. Itâs a huge awesome series with years of
history and a lot of trivia, so I couldnât go over everything. And with that said, Iâll see you guys around.
That was... interesting.