All the twists, drama, comedy, amazing characters, each unique and amazing in their own way. Masterpiece truly.
And episode 5? Damn with all those new mechanics, even more twists and turns, eccentric characters and mystery as fine as that (plus we kinda worked together with Edgeworth on this one which is always good in my opinion)? Legendary stuff! Nothing short of one of my all time favourites.
I`m excited for next games now! Cant wait for Maya to return too!

Yea, best case out of the first trilogy and the investigations games. So fuggin good

Welcome to the second installment of my project to have a hot take about all 60 non-crossover cases in the Ace Attorney series! Let's get into it. Previous installment here.

Case 2-1: The Lost Turnabout

Hot take: I can't bring myself to hate it.

Look, I know this entire episode is a mess, but it's so gloriously goofy that I cannot manage to be mad. Banana-colored baseball gloves! Near-sighted con artists! Police so incompetent that they don't notice the victim misspelled his own fiancee's name! Shu Takumi could have picked any excuse for Phoenix to need the tutorial again, and he bypassed a dozen more reasonable options to settle on "short-term amnesia delivered by fire extinguisher." That's why we love him.

Case 2-2: Reunion and Turnabout

Hot take: More cases should have you meet the victim ahead of time.

It's not unheard of for cases to introduce living characters and make them the victims in the same episode, but this is the first and most effective use of that technique. Phoenix meets Turner Grey as a thoroughly unpleasant man, but one he has to stick by if he wants to reunite with Maya. This puts him (and the player by extension) in a situation not too dissimilar from Mimi's. When we later learn that Grey was a "slave driver" whose abusive management style led directly to Mimi's fatal mistakes, we can feel that a lot more viscerally than if we were just told about Grey after his death.

Ace Attorney should do this more often. Imagine if Juan Corrida got to charm the pants off the player before we learned what a scumbag he was. Or sympathizing with Glen Elg as he gets an impossible chance to turn his life around. It might get depressing if it started happening every single time, but it could be the antidote to a trend of forgettable victims of the Deid Mann flavor.

Case 2-3: Turnabout Big Top

Hot take: The silver lining isn't Acro. It's Russell.

Yeah, yeah, the hating on Turnabout Big Top, we've all seen it. The love triangle is weird, the cape is frustrating, and getting blamed for Moe's bad jokes sucks. It is never adequately explained why the bust is heavy enough to kill a man but light enough to be carried up two flights of stairs by a small monkey. I've got no interest in relitigating that.

However, I do take issue with the common argument that Acro is the saving grace. Now, I do like Acro as a character. It's refreshing to have a villain who never once twirls his moustache, who puts up a strong fight but admits when he's beaten. He's also got some depth, as an affable guy warped by grief into someone who could try to murder a teenager, who gets punished by instant karma while the object of his vengeance remains blithely oblivious. I disagree that Acro is the best character in Big Top, though; it's clearly the victim, Russell Berry.

Russell initially falls into a common trope of mystery fiction, the murder victim who was so universally beloved that the primary riddle is why anybody would want him dead. In this case, nobody did. But Russell's death is still the tragic outcome of his own inherent flaw: his inability to deny his daughter anything, and his wish to protect her from the entire world. This isn't a virtuous flaw. It's a serious mistake that Russell makes repeatedly, ending up responsible for every terrible thing that happens to Bat, to Acro, to Regina, and to himself. Outside of that, he's a thoroughly good person who seems to have earned the love of everyone at the circus -- yet he's also a strong candidate for the "villain" of the piece. I can't think of many other characters anywhere who fit that mold.

Case 2-4: Farewell, My Turnabout

Hot take: Shelly de Killer is terrible at his job.

Throughout all the world of fiction, there is a peculiarly common type of "assassin" who nobody in the real world would ever hire to actually assassinate somebody. This is the assassin who always looks the same no matter what disguise he's wearing, leaves obvious calling cards at the scene, and follows a "code of honor" that somehow makes it OK for him to murder for a living on behalf of rich people.

Shelly de Killer exemplifies this archetype. Every time he shows up in Ace Attorney, he's managed to botch a simple murder job so hard that it turns into an emotionally dramatic whirlwind involving no fewer than five bystanders. In this episode alone, he bungles the death of Juan Corrida deeply enough that his client -- who wasn't even in the room -- gets accused of the murder. He then chooses Phoenix Wright, a lawyer well-known for a strong sense of justice, to defend the obviously evil client de Killer landed in the shit. Instead of doing the reasonable thing and offering Wright $10 million of Matt Engarde's money to take the case, he jumps straight to kidnapping Phoenix's best friend, thereby ensuring Phoenix will fight against the situation with every ounce of his ingenuity. Over the next 48 hours, he also shoots a prosecutor and three cops, guaranteeing that he'll go straight to Forever Jail when one of his convoluted schemes inevitably goes even wronger in the near future. In fact, I'm positive that's exactly where he is starting with the Apollo trilogy, probably rooming with Dogen/Kanis.

A final note: the one thing de Killer does seem to be is a competent physical fighter, which makes it all the more badass that he gets beaten to a standstill by Dick "Motherfucker" Gumshoe.

Let's discuss all of these, and I'll see you soon for part three!

NOTE: I am using a tier list simply for format. Not for ranking.

The Achievements I'd add are

Turnabout Sisters - Coercion... or Companions?

How to Unlock: When conversing with Marvin Grossberg on "Mr. White", select either "You're lovers", "You go drinking together", or "Your lover".

Turnabout Samurai - Objecting before Thinking

How to Unlock: Select "No further questions, Vasquez!"

(Note: This was really hard to choose because there's not many standout moments that I could recall.)

Turnabout Beginnings - Spiritual Suggestion

How to Unlock: Present the Car when asked "Where was Melissa Foster when the incident on the bridge occurred?"

(Note: This was the hardest one to choose because the episode is extremely serious with frankly no moments of humor.)

Turnabout Trump - Preferences in Colors

How to Unlock: Examine the Card with the Blue Back from the Victim's Hand.

Turnabout Corner - A Gift from a Kid

How to Unlock: Examine the DVDs in the Hickfield Clinic.

Turnabout Countdown - Who's your Crush?

How to Unlock: Press "During the trial yesterday... I was overcome by a fit of coughing..." and "Apollo insisted on staying behind in Courtroom No. 4."

The Monstrous Turnabout - A Simple Solution

How to Unlock: Ask Trucy Wright about "What to do?" in the Wright Anything Agency.

(Note: I had a tough time deciding between that, the Devil May Cry reference, and the Reunion, and Turnabout reference.)

Turnabout for Tomorrow - Hungry Hungry Elephants

How to Unlock: Present the Phony Phanty Bomb to Pearl Fey.

(Note: I had a though time deciding between that, Trucy's "Phony vs Bum Rap" dialogue, the Bad End dialogue, and the "Daddy" dialogue.)

The Foreign Turnabout - Amatagam

How to Unlock: Suggest for the "Magatama Key" to be Flipped Horizontal.

Turnabout Storyteller - Beep Boop

How to Unlock: Suggest that Uendo is a robot.

Turnabout Time Traveler - An Administrative Assistant

How to Unlock: Ask Maya Fey "What to do" and Present her your Attorney's Badge.

(Note: It came pretty close between this and "the gods" dialogue.)

the finger is definitely rough and his arm is so short but I'm proud of myself 😊 feel free to use for like, objection.lol or something.

And yes this is real. This is Ace Attorney Stage show

I can just imagine him saying “I’m gonna kill this bitch“ multiple times and plotting the most devious things

Not much to say here, but The Phantom got criminal Genius for his plan in the Clay Terran case. Now he is back again for the finale of Dual Destinies as we look at his murder of Metis Cykes 7 years prior. I know people might feel this is redundent since you can blend both this and the last case murder as one big plan, but the game still splits the two into two different cases. So whatever. What do you guys think overall of his plan to keep himself from being identified?

The First Turnabout

Turnabout Sisters

Turnabout Samurai

Turnabout Goodbyes

Rise from the Ashes

The Lost Turnabout

Reunion, and Turnabout

Turnabout Big Top

Farewell, My Turnabout

Turnabout Memories

The Stolen Turnabout

Recipe for Turnabout

Turnabout Beginnings

Bridge to the Turnabout

Turnabout Visitor

Turnabout Airlines

The Kidnapped Turnabout

Turnabout Reminiscence

Turnabout Ablaze

Turnabout Trigger

The Captive Turnabout

Turnabout Legacy

A Turnabout Forsaken

Turnabout for the Ages

Turnabout Trump

Turnabout Corner

Turnabout Serenade

Turnabout Succession

Turnabout Countdown

The Monsterous Turnabout

Turnabout Academy

The Cosmic Turnabout

I'm making a powerpoint presentation on every canon reason to support the idea of Wrightworth/Narumitsu being (possibly) canon. If anyone has any official or capcom approved evidence to support Wrightworth being (possibly) canon, please share!! ^_^ Anything from merch, capcom/ace attorney social media posts, or game dialogue/art will work, just as long as it is from capcom or capcom approved.

Note - There are mandatory story dialogues that will progress the Achievements. I will not be listing those.

Please Turn In Your Badge

Select “Mia Fey” when asked for the Defendant's name in The First Turnabout

Phoenix: The, um, defendant? That's... er... Mia Fey?
Mia: Wrong, Wright. Look, I have to leave. I have to go home. I'm... I'm expecting a delivery.
Phoenix: Aw, c'mon Chief. There's no need to be going so soon, is there?
Mia: Listen, Wright! The defendant is the one on trial--your client! I mean, that's about as basic as you can get!
Phoenix: (I put my foot in it this time! I've got to relax!)
Judge: Sorry, I couldn't hear your answer. I'll ask once more:

Secret Weapons Three

Select “Borrow Missile” during Turnabout Goodbyes

Phoenix: Can we borrow Missile?
Gumshoe: Sure thing, pal. Be good to 'im!
Missile: Woof.
Maya: He's sooooo cute!
Phoenix: (Oh boy...)
Borrowed K-9 unit Missile from Detective Gumshoe.

Select “Borrow the fishing pole” during Turnabout Goodbyes

Phoenix: Can we borrow that flimsy-looking fishing pole?
Gumshoe: Sure thing, pal. Oh, if it breaks, be sure to dispose of it properly, okay?
Phoenix: Er... right.
Borrowed Fishing Pole from Detective Gumshoe.

Lunchbox Specialist

Present Attorney’s Badge to Angel Starr during Rise from the Ashes

Angel: A defense attorney must be able to fight... How about you? Do you think you can win? How about tackling Lunchland's Pickle Supreme lunchbox!?
Ema: Wow! It's really crunchy!
Phoenix: (A box of pickles...? Kind of a sad lunch if you ask me.)

Present Crime Photo to “The chief prosecutor was holding a knife in her right hand…”, and then select “No Problem” during Rise from the Ashes

Phoenix: Now that you mention it, I see no problem here. Other than myself.
Ema: M-Mr. Wright! You can't just let him walk all over you! Th-that's just sad!
Angel: Feeling sad, Mr. Wright? Perhaps a special "Lover's Lunchbox" would cheer you up?
Judge: Well, that was a waste of time. Let's continue with the testimony.
Phoenix: (Perhaps I should have dug a little deeper...)

Choose “What she saw” in response to “(Here's where the counterattack begins! I can't afford to get this wrong!) The witness lied about…” during Rise from the Ashes

Phoenix: She lied about what she saw! In other words, she didn't see Ms. Skye using that emergency phone!
Judge: It does seem hard to imagine how she could have! Very logical!
Angel: …
Edgeworth: …
Phoenix: (What's the matter, Starr? Cat got your lunchbox?)
Ema: Um, Mr. Wright... I hate to bother you while you're celebrating your victory... But why would Ms. Starr lie like that?
Phoenix: Huh?
Ema: Why would she say that my sister had tried to use the phone, but failed? It doesn't make any sense! Why lie about something so insignificant?
Phoenix: Oh... (Dang, she's right!)
Ema: I mean, maybe she really did see her try to use the emergency phone.
Edgeworth: I see no room for doubt here.
Angel: You ordered the P'tooey on rice, right?
Judge: Mr. Wright! And I thought you had something there!
Phoenix: Ugh. (One... one more try!)
Edgeworth: Hmph. I see it in your eyes. You haven't learned your lesson, have you?

Mind Your Own Business, Pal!

Press “It sounded like they were even talking about marriage.” during The Lost Turnabout

Phoenix: Hold it! Marriage? But wasn't the victim 8 years older than her?
Gumshoe: What!? You saying a guy's gotta marry someone the same age as himself, pal!?
Phoenix: No, that's not what I meant at all…
Byrde: Detective Gumshoe and Dustin were only a year apart, you know?
Phoenix: (Ugh... I think this fella has a ways to go before marriage...)
Gumshoe: Mind your own business, pal!

Um, Lotta Hair, Was It?

Rely with “Lotta Hair” when talking to Lotta during Reunion, and Turnabout

Phoenix: Um, Lotta Hair, was it?
???: L-L-Lotta Who!? Wait, you best not be making fun of my hair, now!
Phoenix: Ah, no, um, I wasn't "making fun"... I was "complimenting" you on your fine hair…
???: Hmph, I dare say yer one heartless man, Mr. Wright. It was cause of my testimony that yer friend got outta being guilty. But looks like you already forgot that.
Phoenix: Hold up... you were working with the prosecution at first as one of their witnesses, and came after us as if we were a piece of sirloin steak…
???: Minor detail. Stop being so uptight; lettin' little things get in the way. The name's Hart. Lotta Hart. Don't you go forgetting it!
Phoenix: Oh yeah! That's it!
Lotta: Now listen here. I'm here to take some pictures today. Gonna get myself a real scoop.
Phoenix: Ah, so I guess you're still at it? Being a photographer, I mean.
Lotta: You betcha! The hardest working one out there, I reckon! Didn't I say I was gonna make a name for myself as a famous "paranormal photographer"!?

Naruhodo A. Wrighto

Present Max’s profile to Maya during Turnabout Big Top.

Maya: …
Phoenix: What's the matter? You've been acting strange for a while now.
Maya: Max... He's just some country bumpkin…
Phoenix: So? Why does that matter? He's still a famous magician right?
Maya: I guess. But his real name is... Billy Bob Johns.
Phoenix: (Yikes! The poor guy's got three first names! I guess that is pretty odd.)
Maya: Oh well! If a big star can do it, then you should pretend to be exotic too, Nick!
Phoenix: "A big star..."?
Maya: Max Galactica is a pretty big name! Anyways, what do you think about Naruhodo A. Wrighto?
Phoenix: N-N-Na... *cough* Umm... What's the "A" stand for?
Maya: The "A" stands for "Attorney".
Phoenix: I'll think about it...

Judge Wackner

Press “The Nickel Samurai, that's right, it was the Nickel Samurai that I saw!” during Farewell, My Turnabout.

Phoenix: Hold it! Be a little more careful with your testimony, please! Not too long ago, you said he was wearing his "racing jacket", and now he's not!?
Oldbag: "Not too long ago"...? Then let me ask you this! When you were itty-bitty, what was your grand dream?
Phoenix: ...Huh?
Oldbag: What did you want to be when you grew up, whippersnapper!?
Phoenix: My dream, huh...? Well, I... uh, wanted to be Judge Wackner, hero of the Public's Court. So what!?
Oldbag: See! And look at where you are now! You're not Judge Wackner, are you!? Are you!?
Phoenix: Well…
Oldbag: "What I said earlier"... Who puts any weight into things like that!? The "now" is everything! I can't be held responsible for the "past"!
Phoenix: (Since when did court become theatrics over testimonies?)
Oldbag: All that matters is that man was inside that costume. Isn't that enough!?

Justice Ill Served

Fail to present Shelly de Killer, Video Tape, or both during your last chance during Farewell, My Turnabout.

Judge: ... Well, what do you think, Mr. Edgeworth...?
Edgeworth: Uh... Um... I... don't have anything to say to this…
Judge: Hmm... How about you, Ms. von Karma?
von Karma: ... Well, I was just shot, so…
Judge: I'm afraid I cannot allow the defense to continue.
Phoenix: Whaaat!?
Judge: No one understands what you are talking about anymore!
Phoenix: W-Wait! Please! One more chance…
Judge: That is enough, Mr. Wright. I will now state my verdict. This court finds the defendant, Matt Engarde…
NOT GUILTY
Judge: That is all. This court is adjourned!
And just like that, the case came to an end. I ran away from the courtroom... and wandered the streets alone. I never saw Maya again. De Killer is a man of his word, so I'm sure he released her as promised. I heard the verdict of Ms. Andrews' trial a few days later. She was found guilty, of course. The "miracle" never happened. Maybe it was never meant to. Because a "miracle" is something that doesn't exist.

Beware, Your Honor!

Press “The truth is... Feenie pushed him twice.” during Turnabout Memories.

Mia: Hold it! Ms. Hawthorne... Previously in your testimony you said the following... "Actually, I didn't see the moment he pushed Dougie."
Dahlia: I know... I-I'm sorry. I wanted to protect Feenie.
Mia: So that's why you basically lied to the court?
Dahlia: I was a bad girl... I know... Um, Mr. Judge?
Judge: Y-Yes?
Dahlia: Would you please, please forgive little old me?
Mia: Of course he won't! What you did is called "perjury"...
Judge: Oh, come now! It was just a little old white lie! We'll forget it this time! But please be more careful from now on, alright?
Dahlia: Oh, thank you so much, Mr. Judge.
Judge: Not at all! Ho ho ho...!
Mia: (The judge had better be more careful himself! A dark alley is friendlier than that girl!)

Smells like Oldbag

Examine Helmet and transceiver in Hideout during The Stolen Turnabout.

Phoenix: (Hmmm... This thing looks vaguely familiar.)
Maya: Oh, I know! It's a fishbowl! Well, an upside-down one, anyway…
Phoenix: I think it's a helmet....An alien helmet.
Maya: And that looks like a tape recorder or something next to it.
Phoenix: I think it's a transceiver....An alien transceiver.
Desirée: Oh, that. Ronnie brought that home one day. He asked one of his friends from work if he could have it. It's a Space Ranger uniform. I've never seen Ronnie happier in his whole time.
Maya: Oh, man... Now I want one, too!
Phoenix: (I wonder if KB Security was in charge of security at the event from that old case?)

Examine Desk on left in Security Guard Office during The Stolen Turnabout.

Butz: That's my partner's seat.
Phoenix: Your... partner?
Butz: Well, that's what I call her. She's my superior, actually....Kind of a weird old lady.
Maya: Umm... There's tea spilled all over that machine, you know!
Butz: Oh, don't worry about it. Just the other day, I spilled some chocolate milk on mine. It still works fine, more or less. They really know how to build them, I guess.

Examine Poster on wall in Security Guard Office during The Stolen Turnabout.

Phoenix: Something is written on this poster in fine print.
Maya: "A Guard's 5 Commandments" ...Wow, this sounds serious. Let's see what it says... #1: Obey thy superior #2: Respect thy superior #3: Smile at thy superior #4: Salute thy superior #5: Buy donuts for thy superior upon command It's signed, "Wendy Oldbag, Head Supervisor".
Butz: She's one tough old bird, let me tell you. Cross her and you come face-to-face with her real, genuine ray gun!
Phoenix: ...Yeah, sounds scary alright.
Butz: Well, fortunately she's on vacation. That's why I'm so relaxed right now.

Examine Jacket in Security Guard Office during The Stolen Turnabout.

Phoenix: ...Hey, Larry. That's your jacket, isn't it?
Butz: That's right.
Maya: Umm... Did you know you hung it right on top of some kind of lever?
Butz: Yeah, sure. I was told to never, ever, touch that lever. She scowled and huffed at me, "Something terrible will happen if you do! Got it, greenhorn?"
Maya: ...So why hang your jacket on such an important lever?
Butz: Because it got me curious. If the jacket's weight pulls the lever down, that's what they call an "accident". Doesn't the suspense just kill you? Don't you want to know what'll happen? Huh?
Maya: It's true... It's killing me, too! What about you, Nick?
Phoenix: Yeah, but for a different reason…

Examine Wall next to screens in Security Guard Office during The Stolen Turnabout.

Maya: Wow! Take a look at these things here! Hey! Hey, Larry! What are they!?
Butz: Hmm…
Phoenix: Did you say, "Hmm"?
Butz: Hey, man. It's not like I have to know what they are to do my job. I... I always thought they were just some kind of decoration or something.
Maya: Oh boy…
Phoenix: (How did this guy ever get a job here anyway...?)

Examine Screens in Security Guard Office during The Stolen Turnabout.

Butz: Those screens there show what's going on all over the building. Everywhere. And it's my job to keep a steady eye on them. All of them.
Phoenix: I wouldn't sound so smug if I were you.
Maya: Can you watch regular TV on these, too?
Phoenix: (If anyone would sit here and watch TV instead of working, it's Larry.)
Butz: Hey, Maya, I'm a pro. OK? Besides, you can't get regular TV on it.
Phoenix: And how do you know that, Larry?
Butz: Because that was my first bit of investigation, if you know what I mean.... I know what you're thinking! It was a professional investigation, alright!?

Examine Chair on right in Security Guard Office during The Stolen Turnabout.

Butz: That's my workstation. Pretty cool, huh? I keep a steady eye on the monitors and use that mic for communicating.
Maya: Look at all this equipment. It must be hard to operate.
Butz: No biggie. I think there's an instruction manual somewhere in this room.
Maya: "Somewhere"...?
Phoenix: "Instruction manual"...? What are you going to do in an emergency?
Butz: Well, I guess I'd start by calmly looking for the instruction manual. During that time, my partner, the old lady, would calmly look for her reading glasses. That's what us security professionals call "teamwork".
Phoenix: (Even Maya and Pearls could run this place better.)
Maya: Hey! What's that supposed to mean!

Jean’s Foreign Language Course

Present Attorney’s Badge to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Armstrong: Please, monsieur. Z'ere is no need to show me z'at. You are Mon. Phoenix Wright, z'e worst defense lawyer in town.
Phoenix: (I think I can imagine how he formed this completely wrong impression of me...) Um, the last time we met, did I show you this badge?
Armstrong: Oui. You flashed it to everyone in la restaurant!
Maya: Looks like Xin Eohp is a bigger fan of flashing stuff than you are, Nick!

Present Maya’s Profile to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Armstrong: Oh là, là! You 'ave such a pretty smile, my petite chulip!
Maya: Who, me?
Armstrong: Oui. La smile is the most important thing for us girls, n'est-ce pas?
Maya: Um... Sure!
Armstrong: If you want a job 'ere, it is yours, precious!

Present Mia’s Profile to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Armstrong: Mon dieu! What beauty!
Maya: That's my sister!
Armstrong: Ah, oui? Another delight! But you 'ave a certain je ne sais quois z'at I do not sense from your sister.
Maya: I do?
Armstrong: So throw your head 'ead 'igh! Thrust out your feminine features! Do not lose 'eart, ma fille! You are a woman! A woman extraordinaire!
Maya: Do I look like I need cheering up or something?

Present Maggey’s profile before talking, then select “Maggey’s Motive”, then select “Maggey’s Motive” a second time.

Phoenix: Maggey wouldn't just have put poison in the coffee of some guy she didn't even know. If she's really guilty, there must have been something between her and the victim.
THREE PSYCHE LOCKS
Armstrong: N-Non. It was nothing. I am sure. Qué será, será. Perhaps Maggey 'ad another reason.
Phoenix: (What's Maggey's motive got to do with this chef? Why is he hiding things from me? And another thing... Where did I drop the Magatama? The fact that I can see the lock [sic] must mean it's nearby.)
Maya: I only loaned it to you, you know. So you better find it, Nick! OK?
Phoenix: (...And here I thought it was mine to keep!)

Present Godot’s Profile to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Um, about this…
Armstrong: Félicitations! Mais... qu'est-ce que c'est?
Phoenix: Ack! Um... Je... Je no comprehend…
Maya: Nick! Don't just make something up!

Present Victor’s Notes to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Armstrong: Pardon, pardon. W'izout my reading glasses, I cannot see z'is. I do not read English well.
Maya: He's not even looking at it.
Phoenix: (We better find a way to make him look, then.)

Present Maya Fey at "Person who Stole Ticket" to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Well? How about it?
Armstrong: Ça va?
Phoenix: Excuse me?
Armstrong: It means, "'Ow are you?"
Phoenix: Oh. Um... I'm fine, thanks.
Armstrong: Bien. I am 'appy to 'ear it.
Phoenix: ... (Doesn't sound like I'm doing so fine with this Psyche-Lock though...)
Armstrong: Poor Maggey, she was tempted by la evil, non?
Phoenix: (No! If it was really Maggey, then you'd have no reason to hide the facts from me!)

Present Attorney’s Badge at "Proof that He Stole from Others." to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Armstrong: Oui. Per'aps duck would be nice. A terrine, maybe?
Phoenix: Sorry?
Armstrong: I was just thinking about my lunch menu. Terrine de canard. What do you think?
Phoenix: Th-That sounds lovely…
Armstrong: Alors, Au revoir, monsieur. I must go to buy la ingredients.
Phoenix: (I guess my evidence is a bit of a lame duck...)

Present Attorney’s Badge at "Incontestable Proof" to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Armstrong: ♪Im~bécile, im~bécile, U ar an im~bécile...♪
Phoenix: Wh-What are you singing?
Armstrong: Just one of my favorite chansons. It is called, "Imbécile". It is French. Come, monsieur. Sing together w'iz me. ♪Im~bécile, im~bécile, U ar an im~bécile...♪
Phoenix: (Armstrong's definitely stolen from his customers before... I just need to find the right evidence to prove it...)

Present Attorney’s Badge at "Desperate Need of a Large Amount of Cash" to Jean Armstrong during Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Well, Mr. Armstrong!?
Armstrong: Mais, monsieur. It is not I who is in trouble. Is it you, non?
Phoenix: Huh?
Armstrong: Une petite question…
Phoenix: Wh-What?
Armstrong: It means, "a little question". Together now, w'iz me! Une petite question.
Phoenix: Oon put it keschon.
Armstrong: Bravo, monsieur! Oh, you are a dream! Excellent!
Phoenix: (We're definitely not on the same page here... let alone book...)
Armstrong: Is z'at all...?

Present Maggey’s Profile when Jean Armstrong is in the Kitchen during Recipe for Turnabout.

Armstrong: Oh, 'ow it 'urts me to see z'at poor girl's face!
Phoenix: Maggey's?
Armstrong: I 'eard she was super'umanly un'appy.
Maya: Superhumanly...?
Armstrong: And if she 'adn't come to work for me, she wouldn't 'ave got into z'is mess.
Phoenix: (Huh? I'm missing something here, aren't I?)
Armstrong: Je suis désolé, Maggey! Forgive me!

Press "When it all 'appened, z'ere were just two customers in my restaurant." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: And who were the two customers, exactly?
Armstrong: Mais, of course. La young man who died......and la other, not-so-young, man.
Judge: Hmm... You are referring to yesterday's witness, I presume?
Phoenix: (What about the other man Maggey says she saw at the table? Something tells me Mr. Armstrong isn't planning to disclose his existence...)
Maya: We need some hard evidence first before we can bring him up, don't we...?
Phoenix: I guess I'll just have to try a different approach for the time being.

Press "I remember I was experimenting w'iz some new art deco z'at day." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: You were experimenting with art deco? How come I never heard about that before today?
Armstrong: You are not familiar w'iz z'e language of interior design, monsieur?
Phoenix: Please stay on topic! Now, why didn't you tell the court about this before!?
Armstrong: But I did. Just a few moments ago!
Judge: Ahem! Excuse me, Mr. Armstrong. This "deco" you mentioned... Are you referring to some sort of "decocture"?
Phoenix: No, no! Art deco, it is a style of design! ...Your Honor. He's talking about interior design. Walls, ceilings, carpets, that kind of thing.
Judge: Ah, yes. Of course. That "deco".
Armstrong: I was trying to achieve a more "la effeminate" look for my restaurant. I was planning z'e most bold remodeling of la decor.

Press "Like 'aving a large mirror between la tables, for example." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: How big of a mirror are we talking about here?
Armstrong: Bof! Something about 4 meters wide and, err... Oui. About 2 meters 'igh.
Phoenix: (Let's see... If 1 meter is about 1 yard... Holy glass in a frame, that's huge!)
Armstrong: I was intending to install it on la ceiling eventually.
Phoenix: The ceiling!? (Was there a mirror on the ceiling!? I don't remember...)
Armstrong: Mais, non. But I decided not to go through w'iz it in z'e end.
Phoenix: (What should I do? Should I ask him more about the mirror or not?)
(Select “Leave it”)
Phoenix: (He couldn't lie about such a huge object like that. It must've been there in the restaurant somewhere.)
Godot:...

Press "Oui! Per'aps z'at is what la old man was looking at." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Normally, I'd expect people to know the difference between a reflection and a real object.
Godot: "Normally"? How does normality come into this? That's lame, Trite. Even for you.
Phoenix: Huh?
Godot: Are you trying to say that if something isn't normal, it isn't possible? Is that it? Where does that leave the porcu-headed lawyer and the topknot chick over there... and the ungodly cool guy with the mask over here? Well, Trite!?
Phoenix: Aaack! Not the hair!
Maya: I do not have a topknot!
Judge: Mr. Godot is correct. A lack of normality is no basis for discounting an argument.
Armstrong: Bien! Logic 'as won la day!

Press "La cup, la earpiece, and la glasses... 'E would 'ave seen everyz'ing in reverse, non?" in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Everything? He would have seen everything in reverse?
Armstrong: Oui.
Maya: Hey, Nick... We should take a sec and think about what Old Seedy said in his testimony…
Phoenix: (How did he phrase it again...?)
Kudo: The boy was wearing the earpiece on the same side as the green lens of his specs.
Kudo: No question! You can lock me up if I'm wrong! It was his left ear, without a doubt!
Kudo: And then he used the same hand to pick up the cup. His left hand!
Maya: If he saw everything he described reflected in a mirror......then everything he said he saw on the "left" was actually on the "right", huh.
Phoenix: (And that clears up all the problems with his testimony, I guess... Or does it...?)
Godot: Ha...!

Press "La mirror, it was in z'e middle of la restaurant, dividing z'e two 'alves." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: So, run this by me again. The mirror was here, correct?
Armstrong: Oui.
Phoenix: Oui? Really!? Because I know if I were you, I wouldn't have put a mirror there! It would be in the way!
Godot: Look who's talking, Trite.
Phoenix: Huh?
Godot: You're obstructing my view, among other things.
Phoenix: But, but, but! This is my seat in the courtroom...!
Godot: Trés Bien's "charm" is that it gives you the impression that you're the only customer. Temporarily placing a mirror in that spot would hardly be "in the way". Unlike you... Trite.
Armstrong: I tell you, monsieur. la mirror was z'ere, in z'e middle of la restaurant.

Press "Z'ere is only one seat from which you could 'ave seen an image of la victim." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: And where would that be!?
Armstrong: Oh lá lá! Look 'ow you lean towards me! I always attract z'e younger boys! Maybe I should keep you in suspense a little longer!
Judge: Mr. Armstrong! Tell the court what you know at once!
Armstrong: I attract z'e older ones, too, you know, 'andsome! Shall I tease you, too!?
Judge: Nnngh…
Godot: I'm already seeing a very hot someone, so I'm afraid you'll be waiting for a long time.
Maya: I bet she has mocha-cream skin and cappuccino perfume.
Armstrong: Bien. I will tell you... Z'ere was only one seat from which you could 'ave seen…

Press "Z'at was la seat at z'e table next to la victim's. Z'at was where la old man was sitting." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: So why can you only see the victim from that particular seat?
Armstrong: Mais, monsieur. It is obvious, non? If you look at la plans you will understand. La victim would 'ave been reflected in la mirror like so. If you were sitting at la table next to 'im, you would see everything, non?
Maya: So that's the seat Old Seedy was sitting in on that day......when the poisoning happened.
Phoenix: (The old man was sitting at the table next to the victim? Why does that seem kinda odd...?)

Press "After la terrible incident occurred, I move la mirror so it was not in z'e way." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Did you move the mirror while Mr. Kudo was off calling the police?
Armstrong: Oui. Exactement. I carried it out of la restaurant z'en.
Phoenix: You moved a huge mirror like that all by yourself?
Armstrong: What can I say? I know 'ow to pick things up, 'andsome!
Phoenix: …
Godot: Heh heh…
Maya: G-Godot actually laughed at something!
Judge: Well, given the witness's physique, I suppose it is possible. Did you move anything else from the crime scene, Mr. Armstrong?
Armstrong: I look like z'e obliging type, non?

Press "But naturally, I did not touch anything else!" in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Are you sure about that?
Armstrong: I touched nothing except la mirror!
Phoenix: …
Judge: Mr. Wright? Is there something the witness has said that doesn't match the crime scene?
Phoenix: (Yeah, there is... I just can't put my finger on what exactly.)
Godot: Ha...! Suffering from a case of heartburn, Trite?
Armstrong: Oh, I 'ave just z'e thing for z'at! An oil with golden myrrh and frankenstaince…
Godot: Add a few drops to your coffee, and voila! Enjoy.
Phoenix: (Focus, Phoenix. Breathe... I need to ignore those two and just find some evidence.)

Press "La victim, Monsieur Elg, 'e came to my restaurant alone." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Was he alone at his table as well?
Armstrong: Mais, oui. I saw 'im from la kitchen.
Phoenix: Yet the defendant, Ms. Byrde, remembers it differently. She swears there was another man at the victim's table.
Godot: Ha...! Unfortunately for you, Trite......yesterday's witness also testified that the victim was alone.
Phoenix: ...!
Godot: You know, seeing you squirm like that reminds me......of a certain coffee's bitter-sweet bite.
Phoenix: (What kind of coffee has he been drinking!?)
Maya: It's not coffee, it's love! It's love that's bitter-sweet.
Phoenix: (Hearing Maya say that makes her seem wise all of a sudden...)

Press "I remember la old man arrived not long after 'im." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: By old man, you mean Victor Kudo, correct?
Armstrong: Oui. 'E comes often for my special coffee.
Godot: I drank your coffee once, Mr. Armstrong. It's special, I'll give you that. It's worth a sip just for the experience.
Armstrong: Oh, you make me so 'appy, monsieur! You are most welcome any time!
Godot: I said it was worth one sip, and nothing more.
Phoenix: (So old Mr. Kudo arrived at the restaurant around the same time as the victim. Maybe I should ask about his arrival in more detail.)
Choose How Many Minutes After?
Phoenix: So you're saying that not much time elapsed between when the victim and Mr. Kudo arrived?
Armstrong: Oui. Z'at is correct.
Phoenix: (But that still leaves the possibility that something happened in that gap of time.) And by your recollection, how much time would you say elapsed?
Armstrong: Let me see... Approximately 2 minutes, I would say.
Phoenix: T-Two minutes!? That's all?
Judge: Hmm... It seems unlikely that anything untoward could have happened in such a short time.
Phoenix: (Rats! I knew I shouldn't have pursued this line of questioning...)

Press "Z'ere were no other customers." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: So your only customers were Mr. Kudo and the victim?
Godot: How many times do you need to ask the same thing, Trite? You'd never catch me drinking the same blend twice!
Phoenix: Huh?
Godot: You're trying to establish the presence of a "phony victim" in the restaurant. But you're wasting your time. You can't grind bird seed to make coffee, if you catch my drift…
Phoenix: (But there's a hole in this testimony somewhere! I'm sure of it!)

Press "When 'e got word 'e won la lottery, Mon. Elg became very excited." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Did you see him?
Armstrong: Non, I was in ze kitchen. But I 'eard 'im. I remember 'im shouting, "Yes! 'Alf a million bucks!"
Godot: Presumably the defendant heard that too, then, correct?
Armstrong: Maggey...? She looked like a poor little frightened dove!
Phoenix: And what about Mr. Kudo?
Armstrong: La old man chocked on some bird seed z'at got stuck in 'is throat.
Judge: Hmm... It seems we now have yet another incident on our hands.

Press "It was approximately 5 minutes later z'at la poisoning incident occurred." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: And what were you doing at that point? Without any customers, you must have had time to kill.
Armstrong: I am multi-talented woman, monsieur!
Phoenix: Sorry? What do you mean?
Armstrong: Z'ere is la renowned chef, Jean Armstrong, and la tragic poet, Claurice Armstrong.
Judge: C-C-Claurice...?
Armstrong: Oui. I was writing a poem. An angry tale of a chef in 'alf a million dollars of debt......cooking for a man who won 'alf a million dollars on la lottery! It is called, "Pourquoi". It means, "Why". Per'aps I could recite it for la court?
Phoenix: Please don't…

Press "Non, z'ere was no time for a phony to do la acting." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: You mean you contacted the police as soon as the incident occurred?
Armstrong: I asked la old man to call from la pay phone.
Godot: By your own argument, Trite......the purpose of this "phony victim's" performance was so the old man would see it. In other words......once the incident occurred, this opportunity would completely disappear.
Judge: Indeed.
Armstrong: Bien. It seems la shadow of doubt 'as been lifted, n'est-ce pas?
Phoenix: ...

Press "I remember la old man arrived not long after 'im, just after 2 PM." in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Are you absolutely sure about the time?
Armstrong: When I think really 'ard, 1 am sure it was just after 2. Oui. It is la time I stop serving la lunch menu.
Judge: Quite right. I always break for lunch when the restaurants are serving their specials. I've been known to wind up a case early just to make it on time! Hah hah!
Phoenix: (I guess you should never get between a hungry judge and his lunch...)
Judge: Oh, would you look at that! It's almost lunchtime already.
Phoenix: Witness! Get on with your testimony, please!

Violetta’s Home-Made Donuts

Present anything other than Repair Bill to “Did the injury in question have something to do with this?” in Recipe for Turnabout.

Phoenix: Take that! Well!?
Viola: Donuts...?
Phoenix: Huh?
Viola: I baked them myself... Home-made donuts... Have one…
Phoenix: Umm, what's inside?
Viola: Jam, and... …
Phoenix: I'm sorry, but I didn't quite catch that…
Viola: Hee... Hee…
Phoenix: Um... Thanks, but no thanks... I think I'll pass. (I guess that was a flop. What happened to this woman for her to have such a huge bandage around her head? There must be some piece of evidence that'll prompt her to tell me what happened...)

I Hate Childhood Friends

Present Attorney’s badge to Larry at Main Gate in Bridge to the Turnabout.

Butz: Come to think of it, when you were a kid, you were always saying, "When I grow up, I want to be a lawyer and defend people," or something like that.
Edgeworth: ...That was a long time ago.
Butz: But see, now you've got the chance to follow your boyhood dream for a day! Edgey! You've gotta do it! You gotta save my little Iris!
Edgeworth: .. (Grr... This is exactly why I hate childhood friends...)

Examine flags in Heavenly Hall in Bridge to the Turnabout.

Edgeworth: What is this festive-looking ornament?
Butz: It reminds me of art class in grade school. We used to have a lot of fun decorating the classroom with origami. Remember?
Edgeworth: W-Well, I…
Butz: Oh, yeah... You were never any good at it.
Gumshoe: Really?
Butz: Yeah, this guy was so bad, he couldn't even fold a dollar, let alone a crane. Everyone tried to comfort him, but he would just sit there sobbing.
Gumshoe: Really? I never would have expected that.
Edgeworth: Be quiet already! I'll never forget the shame of that day! You want a crane! I can now make a perfect quarter-inch crane without a single flaw!
Butz: ... You know, Edgey... Nothing for nothing, but a quarter-inch crane without a single flaw is not easy.
Gumshoe: Yeah, that's quite a feat, Prosecutor Edgeworth!
Edgeworth: (Grr... This is exactly why I hate childhood friends...)

Ladders Vs. Stepladders

Turnabout Samurai

Maya: Look, a ladder!
Phoenix: That's a "step"-ladder.
Maya: So? What's the difference? You need to stop judging things based on narrow-minded cultural assumptions, Nick!
Phoenix: R-right... sorry. (This girl is OUT there!)

Rise from the Ashes

Ema: Ah hah! A ladder.
Phoenix: Um... That's a stepladder.
Ema: What's the difference? In scientific terms, please.
Phoenix: S-scientific, huh?
Ema: Look at the basic nature of things, Mr. Wright.
Phoenix: (This all seems so horribly familiar somehow...)

Turnabout Big Top

Maya: Ah, a ladder.
Phoenix: It's just a stepladder.
Maya: What's the difference? They do the same thing, right? I think you should stick with the basic facts of the matter.
Phoenix: Oh... Uh... OK. (It's not even worth arguing with her on this one.)

The Stolen Turnabout

Maya: Look, a ladder!
Phoenix: That's a "step"-ladder.
Maya: So? What's the difference? You need to stop judging things based on narrow-minded cultural assumptions, Nick!
Phoenix: R-Right... sorry. (Why do I feel like we've had this exact same conversation before somewhere...?)

Bridge to the Turnabout

Gumshoe: Look, a ladder!
Phoenix: That's a "step"-ladder.
Gumshoe: What's the difference? Looks like a normal ladder to me, pal.
Phoenix: (Surely everyone knows the difference... I mean, they're pretty ordinary objects...)
Gumshoe: I've met plenty of guys like you, always picking on the smallest details. The vegetable store guy near my place does it all the time. He even corrects me when I ask for a head of lettuce. "That's a cabbage," he says. I'm telling you, they're the exact same thing!
Phoenix: No they're not! They're completely different!
Gumshoe: You have to plant both of them firmly in the ground before they can grow, don't you? Listen. You gotta take a step back and look at the bigger picture sometimes. Otherwise you could miss a really important clue. That's advice from a pro, pal!
Phoenix: (...The last person I need advice from is this guy in front of me.)

Note - There are mandatory story dialogues that will progress the Achievements. I will not be listing those.

Trucy’s Woes

Examine Speaker in Turnabout Serenade

Apollo: A speaker for monitoring the stage. It was blaring at the time of the shooting.
Trucy: It's a pretty old model for such a nice place.
Apollo: I guess they don't care about sound quality back here. As long as you can hear it... (Not that a loss of fidelity could possibly make that music worse...)
Trucy: Good speakers must cost a lot. You have any idea how much a nice one that size would cost, Apollo?
Apollo: Probably a good ten years of your allowance, give or take.
Trucy: Whaaat!? But that's almost 600 dollars!
Apollo: ...... (Five dollars a month...? Poor Trucy... Wait till she finds out you need to buy two speakers for a stereo...)

One’s Juror’s Verdict

Select “Guilty” in Turnabout Succession

...And so a verdict was reached on October 9, 2:14 PM. The first verdict under the Jurist System....A "hung jury". The final verdict would have to wait for the following day. But fate had different plans. That night, defendant Vera Misham's condition worsened. She died in her hospital bed. Her verdict was postponed... for eternity.

School Days

Present Themis Herald to Phoenix Wright in Turnabout Academy

Phoenix: Things like that sure scream out "school days," don't they?
Athena: Were you involved in any extracurricular activities like school papers or mock trials?
Phoenix: Nah, that wasn't my thing. I was an art major.
Athena: An art major? Then how did you become a famous attorney?
Phoenix: It's kind of complicated. And when I say, kind of, I mean really, really complicated.
Athena: Oh... (...He must really mean it. I'm picking up a lot of complex emotions in his voice.)

The Problem with Love

Choose “Love” when breaking Fulbright’s Psyche-Locks in The Cosmic Turnabout

Phoenix: I bet I know what's bothering you. You're troubled by love!
Fulbright: Wh-What?! How did you know?! I put my pet carp "Love" in with my goldfish, and the next thing I knew... ...all the little goldfish were gone! Love had eaten them all! *sob* My poor little goldfishies! *sniffle* Oh, I loved you so!
Phoenix: (I guess Love really CAN cause a lot of heartache, huh. Anyway...)

A Man of Many Hats

Talk to Trucy Wright about "What to do?" in Turnabout for Tomorrow

Trucy: I still can't believe Apollo really left us…
Phoenix: It was so sudden.
Trucy: Maybe he got tired of being my assistant for my magic tricks?
Phoenix: I don't think it's your fault, Trucy.
Trucy: B-But I made him clean the toilet a lot! And I made him go bring in the newspaper! It WAS my fault! I just know it! Oh, Apollo! *sniffle*
Phoenix: I really don't think it was your fault, Trucy. But I didn't realize Apollo was wearing so many hats around here, either.

Turnabout Reclaimed (Present Whistle to Apollo Justice)

Apollo: What's this? Something you wear around your neck?
Phoenix: It's a whistle they use to make the orca do her tricks.
Athena: If I blow it at you, will you do a trick?
Apollo: What am I, some kind of circus animal to you two?
Phoenix: Well, you ARE one of the talents here at our Wright Anything Agency, after all. The least you could do is learn a trick or two.
Apollo: Need I remind I'm a lawyer?! Besides, Athena doesn't know any tricks!
Athena: Hee hee! That's what YOU think! I've got a special trick I've been waiting to bust out. I can chug an entire glass of OJ without taking a breath, all while doing squats!
Apollo: Well... that's, uh, really something, Athena…
Phoenix: (I don't think I want to see Athena do squats...)

Turnabout Reclaimed (Present Fish to Apollo Justice)

Phoenix: Hey, Apollo. Think you could whip us up a little meal with these?
Apollo: Fish? I haven't had fish for a while, come to think of it......The obvious question, though, is "What are you doing with a bunch of raw fish?!"
Athena: It's to feed the penguin with!
Apollo: Penguin?! So why are you giving it to me to cook?!
Phoenix: Oh, I dunno. I just happened to think of it, and I was hungry.
Apollo: Then why don't we all go out for sushi when you wrap up the investigation?
Athena: Oh, you're going to treat us?! How sweet of you! I'll start with tuna!
Phoenix: That's really generous of you, Apollo. Don't forget to invite Trucy, too.
Apollo: ...Why did I even open my mouth?

Birds on the Brain

Press “I went to Shipshape Aquarium to see the killer whale.” in Turnabout Reclaimed

Phoenix: Why did you want to see the orca?
DePlume: Well, it IS the featured attraction of the aquarium, after all.
Blackquill: Hmph. Why waste energy on such tripe? There is but one attraction in Shipshape Aquarium that is worth anyone's time......and that is the penguins. Isn't that right, Taka, my friend?
Phoenix: (All righty then. I guess Prosecutor Blackquill is for the birds.)
Athena: Guess I should jot that down. Note to self: Prosecutor Blackquill is on Team Rifle.
Judge: And so you went to see the orca in its tank?
DePlume: Yes, that's right.

Foot, Meet Mouth

Present Trucy’s Notebook to Athena Cykes in The Magical Turnabout

Athena: A mysterious, locked notebook... I wonder if there's anything about me in there! Like that one time I ate her pudding... I wonder if she was mad at me for doing that.
Apollo: Don't worry. If there's one thing I know about Trucy, it's that......she's more mature than some people I know.

Betty’s Life Choices

Select “Her Life Choices” during the Revisualization in The Magical Turnabout

Apollo: No, no. I should never say a person's life choices are a mistake. I'm sure she can be a great magician someday if she works hard at it. Good luck, Bonny! ...Anyway, getting back to the case... What was it that Bonny did during Trucy's escape trick?!

A Rebellious Recipe

Examine the map on the wall (1st Time) in the Rebel Hideout in The Rite of Turnabout

Phoenix: Looks like an order from Dhurke.
Rayfa: What's this?! Let me see that!
Phoenix: I thought you're not supposed to touch anything in here.
Rayfa: This is an exception! Now hand it over! Let's see here... Hmm......O Holy Mother!
Phoenix: What? What does it say?
Rayfa: It is an order intended for that rebel named Datz. It reads... "After the rite, infiltrate the palace under the guise of returning Lady Kee'ra's costume... ...and search for clues about that incident from twenty-three years ago. --Dhurke"
Phoenix: Twenty-three years ago? He must mean the assassination of Queen Amara. I wonder what the rebels are up to... (It's intriguing and all, but it doesn't seem related to the case at hand.)
Rayfa: This will not do! I must warn my mother at once!
Phoenix: No need to do that. This order will never be carried out. Lady Kee'ra's costume is still here, and Abbot Inmee is no longer able to aid the rebels.
Rayfa: Hmph, I-I knew that!

Examine the map on the wall (2nd Time) in the Rebel Hideout in The Rite of Turnabout

Rayfa: Is there anything else you would like me to read, Barbed Head?
Phoenix: Oh, um, let's see... Uhh... How about this note?
Rayfa: Let me see that. Konuuro, zabaas, bahr'bahr, yak, and roux... Wait, this looks familiar!
Phoenix: What is it? Some kind of Khura'inist spell?
Rayfa: No, it's a recipe for Khura'inese curry.
Phoenix: I guess the rebels enjoy a home-cooked meal, just like everyone else.

Always on the Defensive

Examine the Urn as Apollo Justice in Turnabout Revolution

Apollo: This overturned urn has spilled water everywhere. Everything around it is soaking wet.
Athena: D-Don't look at me!
Apollo: (Rightly or wrongly, I'm guessing Athena's the type who gets blamed for a lot of things. And the more people accuse her, the more defensive she becomes. Even to the point of preemptively denying any wrongdoing.)
Athena: I said, it wasn't me!
Apollo: I never said it was.

Mr. Charley

Turnabout Corner (Day 1)

Trucy: Ack! Don't touch Mr. Charley!
Apollo: "Mister" Charley...?
Trucy: He's been in this office much longer than I have! Daddy's mentor had a great fondness for Mr. Charley. He's lived here since Daddy was a rookie attorney!
Apollo: Huh. (Mr. Charley... riiight.)
Trucy: Now I take care of him!

Turnabout Corner (Day 2)

Apollo: It's Charley, the houseplant. They've had it for years, apparently.
Trucy: That's "Mr. Charley" to you! He's been here longer, after all.
Apollo: ...Right, sorry.
Trucy: I'm sorry, Mr. Charley. He was raised by a tribe of heathens.
Apollo: (She's saying something to the plant as she waters it...)
Trucy: Mr. Charley forgives you. This time.
Apollo: ...Is there anything else I might do to please His High Leafiness?

Turnabout Serenade

Apollo: Mr. Charley, the potted plant. Huh? His leaves are looking a little... brown.
Trucy: Good morning, Mr. Charley! Ack! M-Mr. Charley! Your leaves!
Apollo: Maybe you weren't giving him enough water?
Trucy: No, no, it must be stress. He's worried about the new recruit at the office.
Apollo: Hey, don't blame it on me! You are watering him, right?
Trucy: It was Daddy's turn to water him this week... Ack!
Apollo: Mr. Wright has been away on his "top secret mission", no?
Trucy: I'm sorry Mr. Charley, this is all my fault. I'll water you soon, promise!

Turnabout Succession (Day 1)

Phoenix: ...The plant. It intrigues you, doesn't it?
Apollo: Not really. It's just the only thing in here that doesn't have some secret function.
Phoenix: Ah ha ha. No, no secrets. But lots of memories. And a name, too. Want to hear it?
Apollo: Not really.
Phoenix: His name... is Charley. If you were curious.
Apollo: (Really, I wasn't.)

Turnabout Succession (Day 2)

Phoenix: My mentor's favorite plant, Charley. I guess watering Charley's my only real job now....... Wait! I have a child now! I can't feed Trucy like this! She probably needs more than the occasional watering, too, I'm guessing.
Trucy: ...?

The Magical Turnabout

Athena: I just watered Charley, so he's looking pretty perky.
Apollo: For a guy whose desk is always a big jumbled mess......Mr. Wright never forgets to water Charley.
Athena: Sometimes, I catch him staring at that plant and smiling. It must hold some special meaning for him.
Apollo: Could be. He did say Charley's been in this office since his first days as a lawyer... He doesn't seem to want to talk about it much, though.
Athena: One thing's for sure: Charley is no ordinary plant.

Turnabout Revolution

Apollo: That's Charley the houseplant.
Dhurke: You know, my hideout used to have a houseplant, too. We called it "Apollo."
Trucy: I bet it was a cactus!
Dhurke: How'd you guess?
Trucy: Because Polly's hair's just as spiny!
Apollo: Hey, leave my hair out of this.
Trucy: And he has a prickly attitude, to boot!
Apollo: (I better quit while I'm ahead.)

Turnabout Time Traveler

Phoenix: (Charley looks as lush and green as ever... ...thanks to Athena taking such good care of him. I guess I should pitch in every once in a while, too, huh...)

Ladders and Stepladders

Turnabout Corner

Apollo: Look, it's a folding ladder.
Trucy: Polly! That's called a "stepladder"! C'mon!
Apollo: ...A stepladder? How is that different from a regular ladder then?
Trucy: It's a much more complex piece of machinery. It's like two ladders stuck together!
Apollo: ...So you admit that basically it's a ladder, right?
Trucy: Wait... Huh?
Apollo: You have to look past the form... at the essence of the thing.
Trucy: Er... Can we talk about something else?

Turnabout Serenade (Stage)

Apollo: Look, a ladder. I guess they need one to work on the lights and such.
Trucy: Why don't they use a stepladder? I prefer stepladders, really. ...Is that so wrong?
Apollo: Not wrong, just... well, why do you prefer stepladders?
Trucy: ...... They're so much more flexible than plain old ladders!
Apollo: ...... (I prefer my ladders rigid and stable, thank you.)

Turnabout Serenade (Lamiroir’s Dressing Room)

Apollo: Huh, another ladder.
Trucy: Actually, it's technically a stepladder.
Apollo: Well hello, Ms. Fancy Pants! Please forgive my lack of ladder discrimination.
Trucy: ! ......
Ema: I'm less worried about the stepladder, and more worried about why it's there.
Apollo: (Why is the ladder there? Well, to climb, right? To reach something on the ceiling?)
Trucy: ...... I still say it's a stepladder.

The Monstrous Turnabout

Athena: There really is no escaping here through the air duct.
Apollo: And here we went through all the trouble of bringing a ladder to check it out.
Athena: That's not a ladder, Apollo. It's a stepladder.
Apollo: What's the difference? They both have the word ladder in them.
Athena: What's the difference...? ............ Oh, I know! Let's play rock, paper, scissors to decide who's right!
Apollo: You're way too competitive. And it's not even related to the original issue, either!

Turnabout Revolution

Apollo: Is this a bird?
Dhurke: It looks like an airplane to me.
Apollo: No, there couldn't have been any planes back when this was made.
Dhurke: Yes, but it has wings and both horizontal and vertical stabilizers. That makes it an airplane.
Apollo: No, it's definitely a bird.
Dhurke: Open your eyes, son... As a lawyer, your job is to see the true nature of things.
Apollo: (I still say it's a bird.)

Was it also changed in Japanese? Or was it changed to better reflect the Japanese version?

Either way, do you think the new version is better?

Note - There are mandatory story dialogues that will progress the Achievements. I will not be listing those.

Healthy Curiosity

Examine the Bottom of the Front Page in The Adventure of the Great Departure

Ryunosuke: It says 'Hotta Clinic' on this medical report card. I hate clinics. Almost as much as I hate hospitals and surgeries.
Kazuma: Aren't they all the same?
Ryunosuke: When I was five, I caught the only cold I've ever had in my life. And I remember, even though I felt awful already, I had to have this hideous injection in my right arm. Brrr... I'll never forget it! Never in my whole life!
Kazuma: Most people would give their right arm to have had only one cold in their whole life. Anyway, I don't think this is a clinic where they treat people for illnesses like that. Let's keep looking for clues. We don't want to miss anything.

Examine the Bottom of the Back Page in The Adventure of the Great Departure

Ryunosuke: It looks like this medical report card was first issued quite some time ago.
Kazuma: It's probably a record of long-term treatment, that's why. With a family doctor, I imagine.
Ryunosuke: Well I can't imagine. Going to a doctor, I mean. As long as I'm alive, I'm never consulting one!
Kazuma: Well if you were dead, there'd be no point. ...So you don't like doctors, then?
Ryunosuke: Why would you? They make you drink horrible-tasting medicine, they give you painful injections......and then they demand lots of money from you for the privilege...all when you're at your lowest ebb!
Kazuma: ......... You sound like a model patient. With a bad case of stubbornness no less, for which the only cure is very bitter medicine indeed.

Pillow Perfectionist

Examine Bed in The Adventure of the Unbreakable Speckled Band

Ryunosuke: (Hm, his bed... I remember him being annoyed about the pillow. He said it was too thin. Didn't he put that big, thick book of Japanese law underneath it, in fact? Perhaps he was thinking of looking something up. Either that, or talking to Miss Pavlova made him acutely tired...)

Hat Hunter

Press “In any case, neither of us know the first thing about the victim. We had no reason to kill the man!”, and then Pursue Magnus McGilded in The Adventure of the Runaway Room

Ryunosuke: So...you had never met Mr 'Thrice-Fired' Mason before?
Fairplay: Oh, lumme! NO! Not once! Never!
Furst: He'd never met the man before, he said! Never!
Ryunosuke: And you, Mr Furst, had no prior dealings with the victim, either?
Furst: That's right, sir. Hatters don't have much to do with brickmakers, to be perfectly honest, sir.
Judge: No, I imagine not.
Fairplay: You see? How many different ways can I put this? Neither of us have the remotest connection to the gentlemen who were inside the cabin!
Furst: That's right! This is about motive! And we had none!
Ryunosuke: ...Mr McGilded?
McGilded: Yes, Counsel? What can I be doin' you for?
Ryunosuke: Did the witness's last statement give you pause for thought somehow?
McGilded: ......... Not the remotest connection...? Is that right now...I wonder.
Ryunosuke: ...!
Fairplay: What are you insinuating now?
McGilded: Ah, Mr Fairplay...'tas been too long, so it has.
Fairplay: Eh?
McGilded: If I'm not very much mistaken, I believe 'tis fast approachin', is it not? Your repayment date.
Fairplay: I, I beg your pardon?
McGilded: Hehe... You borrowed twenty guineas from me, sir.
Fairplay: At, at an unconscionable rate of interest! You tricked me! It's, it's extortion!
McGilded: Well now...is that a touch of begrudgery, is it? The sort of begrudgery that might motivate a fella to pass his crimes off on another.
Fairplay: ARGH!
Ryunosuke: ...!
Judge: ...!
McGilded: And young Mr Furst…
Furst: M-Me, sir? Wh-What do you want with me, sir?
McGilded: You do be makin' hats for a living, do you not? That there top hat slidin' about on yer head... Is that one of yer own creations, is it?
Furst: Oh! Well, um... I'm still just an apprentice, you understand... I'm learning to find the perfect fit for whatever fine gent walks through the door!
McGilded: Hehe... The perfect fit, is it? Well...'tis a very...distinctive design, so it is.
Furst: Many customers like it, I tell you! They like a distinctive touch!
McGilded: Customers...such as 'Thrice-Fired' Mason?
Furst: Ah...!
McGilded: There was a photographic print of the victim submitted as evidence afore, My Lord…
Judge: Hm? ...Oh, ah...this, you mean?
McGilded: I can't help tinkin' that the poor fella's hat looks... distinctly familiar...wouldn't ye say?
Furst: Um... Oh! That's...that's one of my hats!
McGilded: Hehe, aye, that it is. So it would seem the brickmaker was a customer of yours.
Ryunosuke: ...!
McGilded: The sort of customer, I'd wager, you could have had a wee quarrel with over the distinctiveness of the goods.
Furst: Oh, no sir! A-Absolutely not, sir!
McGilded: ...Well, there's really nuttin' more to add. It wouldn't be right to say that the two fellas here haven't the remotest connection to the victim, you see. ...I rest my case.
Fairplay: You, you little weasel! Argh!
Ryunosuke: (He's better at this than I am...)
Susato: Gosh, Mr McGilded has certainly been thorough in his research, hasn't he?
McGilded: ......... Please, don't let me little interruption hold up the proceedings.

Second-Rate Strings

Examine the Violin before talking to Iris in The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro

Ryunosuke: Ah, I've seen pictures of Western musical instruments like this. It's called a violin, isn't it?
Susato: Of course it is! Mr Sholmes is renowned for his violin playing!
Ryunosuke: Oh, really?
Susato: Absolutely! It's often explained in the stories. It's inspirational, Mr Naruhodo. Inspirational! I immediately started playing the koto, which was the closest Japanese stringed instrument I could find.
Ryunosuke: ...What a shame you couldn't bring it with you to London.
Susato: Oh, yes. Well......Papa was beaming when I asked him if he would buy me one. But after a while, he asked if I would only practise when he was out of the house. So...now it's merely an ornament in my room.
Ryunosuke: (That must have been an awkward conversation...)

The Women…?

Examine the Fireplace before going to the Pawn Shop in The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story

Ryunosuke: The fire's burning comfortingly in the grate again today. It's a very different feeling to a Japanese hibachi somehow.
Susato: Oh! Look at that photographic print of a lady displayed on the mantelpiece! Could it be...? Yes! It must be! It's the woman! Oh, how exciting!
Ryunosuke: (...Is that supposed to mean something to me?)

Sulky’s Story

Pursue Nash Skulkin in The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story

Ryunosuke: Mr Nash Skulkin! Do you have something to add?
Nash: Eh? Wot?
Ryunosuke: Something that was said just now appears to have got you thinking.
Nash: Oh, well, yeah... I woz just thinkin' about me bruv, Sulky.
Ryunosuke: Oh...the one you've lost touch with?
Nash: Yeah. Gor, 'e could be a right nasty piece o' work sometimes, that one! Always used to nab me share o' the grub when we 'ad anyfin' to eat.
Ryunosuke: ...He does sound like a very mean man.
Gregson: Oi! What are you lookin' at me for, sunshine?!

Pursue Ringo Skulkin in The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story

Ryunosuke: Mr Ringo Skulkin! Do you have something to add?
Ringo: Eh? Wot?
Ryunosuke: Something that was said just now appears to have got you thinking.
Ringo: Oh, well, yeah... I woz just thinkin' about me bruv, Sulky.
Ryunosuke: Oh...the one you've lost touch with?
Ringo: Yeah. Blimey, 'e could be a saint sometimes, that one! Always used to gimme a share of 'is grub when we 'ad anyfin' to eat.
Ryunosuke: ...He does sound like a very kind man.
Gregson: Get out of it! These chips are mine! I'm not sharin'!

Father Frustrator

Choose “Taketsuchi Auchi” as the Victim in The Adventure of the Blossoming Attorney

Ryutaro: The victim in this case is... Yes! Prosecutor Taketsuchi Auchi!
Judge: What?!
Auchi: Why the sudden triumphant cry of 'Yes!'? Are you threatening to kill me?
Ryutaro: ...He seems angry.
Mikotoba: And you're surprised? Did you consult the Court Record? You must look through it carefully.
Ryutaro: Oh yes, I did, of course! I looked at everyone on file. And I chose the person whose features appeared to be the most deathly.
Mikotoba: ...I must say...this most unusual methodology of yours leaves me almost speechless. It occurs to me with renewed certainty that reading the information carefully is vitally important. I strongly recommend it!
Ryutaro: (Oh dear... I simply can't ignore that imploring look.)

Choose “Yujin Mikotoba” as the Victim in The Adventure of the Blossoming Attorney

Ryutaro: The victim in this case...is none other than Professor Yujin Mikotoba!
Judge: What?!
Mikotoba: Well... To be written off by one's own child…
Ryutaro: Father, you, you seem suddenly so much older...and wearier than you were mere moments ago…
Mikotoba: Because of you, clearly! The judge is asking for the victim's name. The person who was killed in this case. Look through the information in the Court Record again. Carefully. Before you kill me, for mercy's sake!
Ryutaro: (Oh dear... I simply can't ignore that disapproving look.)

Down in One

Examine the Bottle before anything else in The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro

Ryunosuke: This is the bottle that Miss Green was just about to drink from when we arrived.
Susato: Yes... She looked rather preoccupied, didn't she?
Ryunosuke: Perhaps it's very bitter. I can't stand bitter medicine.
Susato: I suppose that could be it…
Ryunosuke: In fact, whenever a doctor prescribes me medicine for a number of days, I always take it all at once.
Susato: Oh no!
Ryunosuke: Well, if you have to take something you don't like, it's best to get it all out of the way in one go, isn't it?
Susato: Oh dear... And I thought it was Miss Green I should be worrying about at the moment...

The Noodler

Select an incorrect person for fingerprints in The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro

Sholmes: ...And what, pray, does said person possess that could be applicable to our purpose?
Ryunosuke: .........
Sholmes: Let's hear your new and improved powers of reasoning at work, my dear fellow!
Ryunosuke: .........
Sholmes: Dear me. Your left eye just twitched. ...Are you currently concocting an elaborate excuse? Not some clever Japanese joke about a wet noodle, I hope.
Ryunosuke: AAAAAAGH! You got meeeeee!
Susato: I think we need to reconsider this from the start, Mr Naruhodo!
Ryunosuke: (Why do I feel as though Susato-san is studying my left eye now...?)
Sholmes: I'm ready and waiting, Mr Naruhodo. The rest is in your hands!

Inspirational Roots

Present your Armband to Barok van Zieks in The Return of the Great Departed Soul

Ryunosuke: Um, I know you've seen this around my arm before, but…
Van Zieks: What is it, exactly?
Ryunosuke: It's the mark of a defence lawyer. ...In Japan at least.
Van Zieks: And what's your reason for showing it to a British prosecutor?
Ryunosuke: Oh...well... I don't know, really.
Van Zieks: ......... I can understand, at least......there's merit in reminding yourself of who helped you become what you are today.
Ryunosuke: Oh.
Van Zieks: But that's a personal matter. Something you may want to keep close at all times, not something to flaunt.
Ryunosuke: No...I suppose not. Thank you for understanding, though.

The Top Rung

The Return of the Great Departed Soul (Day 1)

Iris: Oh! That's a funny place for a little ladder.
Ryunosuke: .........
Iris: What is it? Is something wrong?
Ryunosuke: No, it's just that in Japanese, we have a totally different word for a ladder that folds in half like that.
Iris: We do in English, too, you know. It's a stepladder, or just 'steps'. So be careful of making assumptions about other cultures, Runo. That's how wars are started.
Ryunosuke: (...I didn't realise stepladders were an international point of contention. But the writer makes an astute point.)

The Return of the Great Departed Soul (Day 2)

Susato: Ah, there's a stepladder there, look.
Ryunosuke: Oh... Yes... A stepladder…
Susato: I think perhaps we should let the proprietress know that someone's left it out. The stepladder, I mean.
Ryunosuke: .........
Susato: Is something wrong?
Ryunosuke: (Why do I feel as though I just managed to sidestep an argument...?)

The Best Chips in Town

Talk to Gina after being Jumpscared in Twisted Karma and His Last Bow

Gina: .........
Ryunosuke: Gina, I'm...really sorry.
Gina: It's daft, innit? If ya asked me a year ago, the cops could go 'ang for all I cared. But we've gotta 'ave police, ain't we? To catch the bludgers. So us divers can go about our business in peace.
Ryunosuke: Wait...sorry? I, I don't think I can have heard that properly…
Gina: 'E said 'e was gonna teach me everyfin' I needed to know to be a detective. But all 'e got round to showin' me is where the best flamin' fish 'n' chip shops are!
Ryunosuke: (Actually, that reminds me... Gregson said he was supposed to be going to Paris in the near future, didn't he?)
Susato: .........
Ryunosuke: Is something wrong?
Susato: Oh...no. I'm sure I'm reading too much into things. It's just that the timing seems very coincidental.
Ryunosuke: Hm?
Gina: You know, the boss was actin' a bit strange recently. Like 'e was always in a rush…

Asogi Clan Appreciator

Examine the Hilt of Karuma a second time in The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo

Ryunosuke: 'Twist thy head and watch them fall, All thy mortal foes...' Kazuma's father certainly had a way with words.
Susato: And he certainly thought up an ingenious hiding place, too. It seems almost playful at first, but I do wonder if over the years perhaps......the duties of the Asogi clan have actually called for such inventiveness.
Ryunosuke: Protecting great secrets, you mean? Those sorts of duties? (Well, I could believe that. Kazuma conducts himself like someone with the weight of his clan's long and noble history on his shoulders.)

The Herlockian

The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro (Before talking about Wilson)

Iris: Ah, that's my blackboard where I note down ideas.
Ryunosuke: Ooh, interesting. Let's see... 'Black Peter'...? (What does that mean?)
Susato: Don't you want to hear what Iris has to say, Mr Naruhodo?
Ryunosuke: (...I'll come back to that blackboard later.)

The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro (After talking about Wilson)

Iris: Ah, that's my blackboard where I note down ideas.
Ryunosuke: 'Black Peter'...? (What does that mean?)
Susato: Ooh, how intriguing! It must be the title of Iris's latest work! Oh my! I wonder what fantastic tale awaits us!
Ryunosuke: (Susato-san looks like an angel, but I bet she's dreaming of the most grisly crime you could imagine.)
Iris: It's a case that Hurley solved just recently. A black cat called Peter went missing in the neighborhood. Hurley tracked it down at the fishmonger's in the end.
Susato: Well! I can't wait for the story to be published!

The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story (Day 1)

Ryunosuke: This is where Iris notes down ideas, isn't it? Let's see...what does it say today? Ah, 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'.
Susato: Ooh, how intriguing! It must be the title of Iris's latest work! Oh my! I wonder what fantastic tale awaits us!
Ryunosuke: (Susato-san looks like an angel, but I bet she's dreaming of the most unsavoury crime you could imagine.)

The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story (Day 2)

Ryunosuke: This is where you note down ideas, isn't it, Iris? Let's see...what does it say today? Ah, 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'.
Iris: We visited Boscombe Valley recently for a picnic, you see. But I forgot to bring the tea. So when Hurley became thirsty, he decided to drink from Boscombe Pool. He gave himself an awful tummy ache.
Ryunosuke: Oh dear…
Iris: Hurley sat there miserable as can be in that field of flowers after that. Just like when you saw him yesterday.
Ryunosuke: ...That really is an unsavoury tale.

The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro (Before Conversing)

Ryunosuke: Ah yes, this is where you note down ideas, isn't it, Iris? What's in the melting pot today? Hm, 'The Blue Carbuncle'...?
Iris: Yes, it's from a case of theft that Hurley solved ages ago. The theft of a precious stone. A carbuncle is another name for a garnet, you see. Especially if it's cut with a rounded top.
Ryunosuke: Oh, really? And this garnet was blue, was it?
Iris: Well, that's the thing... They're usually red. No blue garnets have ever been discovered.
Ryunosuke: Oh.
Iris: So who knows what the stolen gemstone actually was. That's the real mystery of the case.
Ryunosuke: ...A proper Herlock Sholmes conundrum, huh?

The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro (After Hospital)

Ryunosuke: Ah yes, this is where you note down ideas, isn't it, Iris? So, what's on the blackboard today...? 'Buck up, Runo'. ...What is this?
Iris: Oh, I'm just playing around with ideas for the title of next month's instalment. Another idea I had was 'The Beryl Coronet'. I'm really torn about which one to use. What do you think, Runo?
Ryunosuke: Anything but 'Buck up, Runo', obviously!
Iris: Hm, I suppose you're right... I tell you what, I'll surprise you with it. You'll have to wait until next month and see!
Ryunosuke: (Ugh...so many sleepless nights...)

The Return of the Great Departed Soul

Ryunosuke: This blackboard is where Iris scribbles down her latest ideas, isn't it? Let's see... Oh, she seems to have drawn a lot of little stick figures all lined up, look.
Susato: 'Cheap apples at the market' is what all of them say.
Ryunosuke: What?! The little figures can speak?!
Susato: All your questions would be answered if only you would read this month's Randst Magazine.
Ryunosuke: (...So I'm the only one who can't make any sense of this?)

Ace of Spades

The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story (Day 1)

Ryunosuke: That spade has been in here since we started renting the place.
Susato: Oh, that's not a spade, Naruhodo-san. It's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: No, shovels are for digging. That's for scooping up loose material. It's a spade.
Susato: No, spades are for digging. That's for scooping up loose material. It's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: ...I don't want to dig a hole for myself. So let's leave it.

The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story (Day 2)

Ryunosuke: That spade has been in here since we started renting the place.
Iris: Runo! That's not a spade, it's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: Ah. You're a shoveller, are you? I had a feeling you'd pick me up on that.
Iris: Oh no...a pick is something else entirely.
Ryunosuke: (...Now I've dug myself into an even deeper hole.)

The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro (Before Conversing)

Ryunosuke: The office spade... Now that Susato-san's gone, the shovellers aren't represented to correct me. ......... Maybe I'll have to do it myself. 'That's not a spade, Naruhodo-san; it's a shovel!'

The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro (After Hospital)

Ryunosuke: Perhaps we should put this spade away somewhere.
Susato: That's not a spade, Naruhodo-san; it's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: No, shovels are for digging. That's for scooping up loose material. It's a spade.
Susato: No, spades are for digging. That's for scooping up loose material. It's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: ......... Well, it doesn't really matter, does it?
Susato: You're so right, Naruhodo-san. We mustn't quarrel over such trifles.
Ryunosuke: On reflection then, I think I'll leave this spade where it is.
Susato: Yes, I think that's for the best. We may need a shovel when we're working in the garden.

The Return of the Great Departed Soul (Day 1)

Ryunosuke: The office spade... Now that Susato-san's gone, the shovellers aren't represented to correct me. ......... Maybe I'll have to do it myself. 'That's not a spade, Mr Naruhodo; it's a shovel!'
Iris: Ah, so you're a spader, are you, Runo? What, you want to battle it out?
Ryunosuke: (Alright, I'm not going to argue with a native English speaker...who has some kind of gun...)

The Return of the Great Departed Soul (Day 2 - Legal Consultancy)

Ryunosuke: Thinking back, that spade's been in here since we first moved in, hasn't it?
Susato: I'm sure I've told you before, Mr Naruhodo. It's not a spade; it's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: No, shovels are for digging. That's for scooping up loose material. It's a spade.
Susato: No, spades are for digging. That's for scooping up loose material. It's...a...shovel.
Ryunosuke: (The great spade-shovel war rages on...)

The Return of the Great Departed Soul (Day 2 - Special Exhibit)

Susato: What a large shovel... He's holding it rather ominously, isn't he? What on earth was the man doing with a shovel in a graveyard in the middle of the night?
Ryunosuke: Um...Miss Susato…
Susato: Yes?
Ryunosuke: That's...a spade, isn't it?
Susato: ......... No, it's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: No no, shovels are for digging. That's for scooping up loose material. It's a spade.
Susato: We've been through this, Mr Naruhodo. It's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: No no no. Although...we haven't considered trowels…
Susato: ......... We've allowed ourselves to be distracted, I feel. Perhaps we should concentrate on what the man was doing with the implement.
Ryunosuke: (So we're going to bury the hatchet?) You're right, though... What was the man doing in the graveyard in the first place, that's the real question.

Twisted Karma and His Last Bow

Ryunosuke: The spade is still here, look.
Susato: Please, Mr Naruhodo. It's not a spade, as I think you well know. It's a shovel.
Ryunosuke: (It didn't take long to reignite that old argument.)
Susato: Ah, I have an idea! Let's give the implement a name, like Professor Harebrayne named his tools.
Ryunosuke: Ooh! I never thought of doing that.
Susato: From now on, then, let's call it 'Ryunosuke'.
Ryunosuke: No no no no! It's clearly much more of a 'Susato'! (The old argument has taken a new and unexpected turn, it seems...)

Here’s the second batch of cards, with a couple revisions to cards in the first batch. Apologies if you don’t see your favorite character; it’s probably because I’m not sure what do do with them mechanically (yet!).

Literally what the title says, mine's -

Phoenix Wright/Dough Swallow: I can see Doug having a crush on Phoenix not reciprocating for when I want angst, and reciprocating when I want fluff!

Furio Tigre/Iris: I read one fanfiction for them, and it made me love it so much, my literal entire dynamic is based of it! Also, if anyone is wondering there is like only one fanfiction for them on Ao3 so wont be to hard to find.

Phoenix Wright/Furio Tigre: I just think the chemistry would'd be funny and Furio also says he'd want someone like Phoenix on his team so... And also, I am a sucker for morally grey/evil Phoenix, my favorite trope is my favorite characters turning evil abandoning everyone and everyone either hates them or misses them. Makes for some good angst!

Phoenix Wright/Dr. Turner Grey: I don't know, they just gave me major married couple vibes in 2-2.

Dee Vasquez/April May: I saw one fanart for them on Pinterest, and immediately got hooked, as far as I know there aren't any fanfics for them on Ao3, which is the only place I read fanfiction, but I just still love them, and literally everything about them! I think the dynamic could be fun, with April pissing off people in prison and Dee scaring them away, or Dee having a few people be mad at her and April threatens them and Dee's proud, or or! The rest of the prison is fighting being nut cases while those are two watching the drama and gossiping and joking around, or Dee gets out of prison because I think it just makes sense for her to be given a retrial with her power and saying it was self-defense and then her going back to her old job and bailing her prison bestie out and realizing she might have actual feelings for her and they start dating and it's so cute! I have so many ideas and there is so much potential for these two!

Dahlia Hawthorne/Phoenix Wright: I don't think this is that rare, but I like to imagine either a redemption arc for Dahlia, Mia still hates her guts and is suspicious of her, and after Diego wakes he also despises her, but Phoenix forgives her and they live somewhat happily ever after with everyone still suspicious of Dahlia, or! In one fanfic, I forgot the name, but here Dahlia desperately tries to get the necklace back, and it backfires each time very comedically, she eventually grows to love Phoenix, and they live happily married without him ever knowing of her true intentions, and my personal favorite dynamic because I created it completely by myself the others were inspired by fanfics, but this one is like Phoenix is just as, if not worse than Dahlia, a murderer and arsonist, I love seeing him as an arsonist in evil-Phoenix AUs, since his is name, is well, *Phoenix!*, so yeah, Dahlia is the poison queen with her arsonist king! Partners in crime AU! I love it so much! I wish I could write so I could create this! Since Phoenix doesn't have a backstory in canon, I created one with him being morally grey, and having a few parallels to Edgeworth's backstory, so yeah, I loved doing that, and him being just worse than Dahlia is also such a fun dynamic to play around with! He's also technically worse than Kristoph in it but yeah, I hope it's not considered rude to go into fan-backstories, I didn't mean to, I'm new to the internet so yeah, I hope you have a good day!

Edit Notes: I thought it was weird adding so many rarepairs into one comment when my post is pretty baren, so I added it here!

Hey everyone!

Remember that Twitter bot that could turn any Twitter thread into an Ace Attorney courtroom debate?

Since the original bot no longer works, I decided to bring the idea back as a Chrome extension!

It's called AceAttorTWExtension, and it lets you turn Twitter/X threads into Ace Attorney style courtroom scenes, just like the original bot used to do.

You can use it directly while browsing Twitter/X.

Chrome Web Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/aceattortwextension/mphekdkbjgmifmelofejafbcpfdejalp

The extension is also completely open source, so anyone can check out the code, contribute, or improve it!

Note - There are mandatory story dialogues that will progress the Achievements. I will not be listing those.

Friendship…or Pity?

Ask Gumshoe “Anything of interest?” in Turnabout Visitor

Edgeworth: Detective Gumshoe. You look rather intrigued by something. Care to share?
Gumshoe: Aw, it's nothing... but I noticed that Mr. Portsman calls his partner "Jim". And the detective in that Sunday night drama, "All My Cops", is named Jim, too! I bet one of them is a big fan of that show.
Edgeworth: You seem to know a little something about it yourself. I take it you watch it, too.
Gumshoe: Of course! The tight bond of friendship between prosecutor and detective is great, sir! But it's nothing compared to the super strong friendship we have, ho ho ho.
Edgeworth: "Friendship", Detective? I think you're mistaking it with "pity".
Gumshoe: H-How can you say that, sir!? And after all we've been through, too... *sniffle*

A Prosecutor’s True Passion

Examine Chessboard in Turnabout Airlines

Gumshoe: Hey, Mr. Edgeworth? I think you have too many red knights on this board…
Edgeworth: It's just your imagination.
Gumshoe: And it looks like that blue pawn is being completely surrounded by the red knights.
Edgeworth: Now you're seeing things.
Gumshoe: Um, sir... I don't think you're supposed to have lots of the same piece like in checkers…
Edgeworth: I know that, Detective! What do you take me for!?

Examine Book in Turnabout Airlines

Edgeworth: This was my seat.
Gumshoe: Wow! You read law books even when you're flying, sir!?
Edgeworth: Were you expecting anything less? Now come along, we must hurry to the crime scene!
Gumshoe: Hm? Hold on a sec... There's a different book stuck in here. "The Steel Samurai's Adv..."
Edgeworth: Detective Gumshoe! Am I going to have to charge you with invasion of privacy!?

The Blue Badger’s Daddy

Talk to the Man and His Daughter in The Kidnapped Turnabout

Edgeworth: This man looks suspiciously like the precinct…
Chief: Look at that lovely smile on the Blue Badger's face!
Daughter: Aaaah! It's looking at me! Make it stooooooooooop! It's scaaaaaaaaryyyyyy!
Chief: It's alright, dear. You want to know something? I was the one who created the Blue Badger! See, look at his eyes. Don't they look just like daddy's?
Daughter: It's scaryyyyyyyy! It's scary because they do look like yooooooours, daddy!
Chief: ..................
Edgeworth: Well, that was rather depressing. I think I'd better leave the two of them alone.

Promises 6 and 7…?

Present Promise Notebook to Kay Faraday in Turnabout Reminiscence

Kay: It's the Promise Notebook Daddy and I made! I have to be a good girl and keep all of the promises we wrote in here!
Edgeworth: Hmm... May I take a look inside for just a second?
Kay: Sure, OK!
Edgeworth: (Hmm... It appears that there are more than just the five I thought there were... Promise VI... "If you ever have a boyfriend, you must bring him to meet Daddy right away." Promise VII... "Even when you have a boyfriend, never forget that I love you the most.") ..................
Franziska: I certainly don't envy the poor sap she falls in love with…
Kay: ...?

Behind Each Bench

Examine Prosecutor’s Bench in Turnabout Reminiscence

Franziska: Any day now, I'll be taking my rightful place behind this bench.
Edgeworth: By that time, I should already be standing here.
Franziska: It'd be downright disgraceful if I beat you to it, wouldn't it?
Edgeworth: If that were to happen, Franziska......I'll eat my cravat.

Examine Defense Attorney’s Bench in Turnabout Reminiscence

Edgeworth: It's the defense attorney's bench................... (I'd probably be standing on this side of the courtroom if that incident hadn't happened.)
Franziska: What are you thinking about? Lately, the more wrinkly your face becomes, the less I'm able to read what you're thinking.
Edgeworth: Well, I never--! I'll have you know, I don't have a single wrinkle upon my youthful brow!

Examine Judge’s Bench in Turnabout Reminiscence

Franziska: This must be the Judge's desk. You can tell by the gavel sitting on top.
Edgeworth: I had a dream once that I was being squashed from above by this gavel.
Franziska: You're such a weakling, Miles Edgeworth.
Edgeworth: You have no idea how frightening it was.

Lang Zi Says!

Examine Sword of the Statue in Turnabout Ablaze

Edgeworth: With his sword drawn and ready, there is a certain aura of valor around him.
Lang: Lang Zi says: "Those who hold a sword hold an equally strong will." It's said that the weapon one holds reflects the strength and will of one's character.
Edgeworth: Hmm... I wonder if this was created as a show of the country's majesty?
Larry: Ooh, then what does Franzy's whip say about her character?
Franziska: It says that I'm ready to exact punishment on those who would break the law.
Larry: Wh-Why are you glaring at me!? I thought you understood that I'm not the killer!
Edgeworth: I believe in your case, she wishes to exact punishment before anything else happens.

Examine Shield of the Statue in Turnabout Ablaze

Edgeworth: There is a shield on his back. I wonder if that's supposed to mean that his back is covered?
Lang: Lang Zi says: "Those with a shield on their back deflect all enemies behind them." It means that he is ready for any blindside attacks that may come his way.
Edgeworth: Agent Lang, there's no need to attach overly-complex meanings to such a simple thing.
Lang: Hah! You didn't seem to get Lang Zi's saying, so I was just explaining it to you.
Edgeworth: (The saying itself is what I was referring to when I said, "overly-complex", you know.)

Fond Memories, Detective

Examine Signpost in Turnabout Trigger

Edgeworth: This wooden sign looks almost brand new. I imagine it was placed here recently.
Gumshoe: What's it say...? "50 yards to the Gourdy Museum"... And "70 yards to the"... Uh, never mind.
Edgeworth: What's the matter, Detective? Just read it, will you?
Gumshoe: "70 yards to the", uh... "the boat house".
Edgeworth: (It feels like a million years since that whole sorry affair unfolded...) Fond memories, Detective.
Gumshoe: Uh, yeah. Fond memories, sir.

A Winner’s Education

Press “You want to know why I arrested that man?” in The Captive Turnabout

Edgeworth: I'm just checking, but......you DO know who it was you arrested, correct?
Eustace: Eh? Is this some kind of joke? Of course I know who I arrested! It was... Simeon Saint!
Edgeworth: (Good to know he remembers that much, at least...)

Press “How's that for some winningly incontro... inconvertible... Conclusive proof?” in The Captive Turnabout

Edgeworth: The only incontrovertible fact here is that you don't know how to give a proper testimony.
Eustace: What are you talking about? It's not my fault if you can't keep up.
Gavèlle: Perhaps I could be so bold as to offer some... additional details? The only fingerprints found at the scene belonged to the guards, the prisoners, the victim, and Mr. Saint.
Eustace: Yes! Exactly! Now do you get it, Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: (I do. But I'm not so sure about you...!)

Press “And who saw the truth first? Why, me of course! Winner by name, winner by nature!” in The Captive Turnabout

Edgeworth: You saw it first? And I suppose you can prove that?
Eustace: I made the connection the moment I saw the crime scene! It was a lightning-fast deductive leap! What more evidence do you need?
Edgeworth: Well... you haven't given me any evidence at all so far, so…
Eustace: Hyeeeh heh heh heh! You still don't get it, do you? Well, don't worry. We can't all be born Winners!
Edgeworth: (I'm not sure I even want to "get" whatever it is he's talking about...)

Like Father, Like Son

Examine the Teapot as Gregory Edgeworth in Turnabout Legacy

Gregory: Yes... what a gorgeous design.
Fender: ...Really? Just seems a bit out there to me. Like, how do you even get your tea in there?
Gregory: Art isn't about function, Eddie -- it's about form.
Fender: Hmm... Guess I'll have to take your word for it, Mr. E. This art stuff is way beyond me!

Examine the Base of the Teapot as Gregory Edgeworth in Turnabout Legacy

Fender: Look! There's something stamped on the bottom! It says... "PH"...
Gregory: I suppose that must be Paul Halique's pottery mark. Those are his initials, after all. Ms. Bound said she is a big fan of his work.
Fender: His initials, huh? So if I'd made it, it would say "EF"?
Gregory: ...Perhaps you should practice by initialing your personal belongings first.

Examine the Teapot as Miles Edgeworth in Turnabout Legacy

Kay: That is one swanky teapot!
Edgeworth: That's one way of putting it. I lean more towards "eccentric", myself.
Kay: Whatever it is, it won't do for a Great Thief to remain so ignorant about such chic things!
Edgeworth: ...Actually, your ignorance is my bliss.

Examine the Base of the Teapot as Miles Edgeworth in Turnabout Legacy

Kay: These letters say "PH", right, Mr. Edgeworth?
Edgeworth: Yes. They show that the teapot was made by Paul Halique. They're his initials, obviously.
Kay: Right, but... I thought his real name was Artie Frost?
Edgeworth: ...It was. Thereby making this a piece by the victim of the IS-7 Incident as well. (And his works seem to be everywhere here in Zodiac Hall...)

Glasses Battle

Talk to Ema Skye about herself in A Turnabout Forsaken

Ema: I'm back for a little while to interpret for my professor, but I'm still mostly based in Europe. Gotta keep studying until I'm the finest forensic investigator under the sun!
Edgeworth: I'm very glad to hear you say that. Dedication to one's chosen field is a student's greatest responsibility.
Ema: It sure is! But I don't just want to get ahead academically. I've been trying hard at sports, too! Especially that one event they have at school athletics meets -- you know the one!
Edgeworth: (Umm, there are quite a few to choose from...)
Ema: It's huge over there. And unlike here, it's considered a real hardcore sport for adults! That's right! I'm talking about... glasses battles! Who hasn't heard of those, right?
Edgeworth: (...Me. Never. Not even once.)

Wright Over There!

Examine Padlock a second time in Turnabout for the Ages

Edgeworth: So the grounds of the Bigg Building lie beyond this gate.
Kay: To look at it from here, you'd think it was just an ordinary building, huh? And there's no one really special around to speak of, either.
Edgeworth: Well, no one from our current vantage point, at any rate....Anyway, we don't have time to ponder such things. We need to investigate this entire lot.

How Could You, Sir?!

Choose “You’re a total failure as a human being!” during Eustace Winner's Mind Chess in Turnabout for the Ages.

Edgeworth: I've noticed something over the short time we've known one another, Eustace: You're utterly worthless. Don't you think you should just start over? Try to learn to be a decent human being from scratch?
Eustace: You... *sniffle* Wh...? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
Edgeworth: Calm down! I'm not done yet!
Eustace: I don't care! I don't want to hear what you have to say! I don't want to hear what ANYBODY has to say!
Edgeworth: Ack...! I pushed him too far!

Ladders and Step-Ladders

Turnabout Ablaze

Edgeworth: Hmm... A ladder.
Kay: Actually, that's a step-ladder.
Edgeworth: They're the exact same thing.
Kay: No way! From their structure up, they're totally different! But of course, from a thief's perspective, the best kind of ladder is the rope-ladder. A step-ladder is much too heavy to carry around, after all.
Edgeworth: (And from a prosecutor's perspective, any type of ladder is guilty......of being dangerous during an earthquake.)

Turnabout Legacy

Badd: ...What's the matter? Something weird about the ladder?
Gregory: It's not a ladder, Detective Badd. It's a step-ladder.
Badd: ...Same difference…
Gregory: Far from it, actually. You'd know if you observed their basic natures more closely.
Fender: Amazing, Mr. E! I'll have to remember this for future reference!

Spoilers for Apollo Justice.

I just beat this game and I can't help but feel incredibly mixed on it. For starters, Phoenix Wright becoming an aloof, scruffy-looking piano player. I don't hate it necessarily, and it was obviously intended to be a ploywhile he searched for evidence for 7 years,but the bit where he just accepted evidence that 8-year old Trucy gave him as legitimate? Come on dude, Phoenix Wright would never accept that at face value with investigating first. That part was terrible.

Speaking of that whole 7 years bit..the last case was just too convoluted for my tastes. The forgery, the whole thing with the magicians, Kristoph's involvement, Phoenix losing his badge; there's too many plates being spun and trying to keep track of it all was just too much for me. I got too lost in the details. And the reality is it just makes for a disappointing conclusion: Valant decides to turn himself in? We don't even get a courtroom battle with the guy? And the last cross-examination with Kristoph? We didn't even get to follow the case to its logical conclusion! It just sort of ends when he figures out that a jury is going to decide his fate. The freakout doesn't feel earned, and the whole make your choice ending has no weight because we know he's guilty in the first place. I thought we would at least have a chance to break his psyche locks in court maybe!

Lastly, I wish Klavier and Kristoph got some more development. I really thought Kristoph would be more compelling; that there would be something more human there other than him being a narcissistic psycho. And imagine they examined Klav's relationship with his brother and how he deals being under his shadow? There's some potential for some real good story there. However, that type of serious writing has never really been the series' MO. Last thoughts: I think Apollo and Trucy being siblings is cool, and the Thalassa twist got me good. I can't wait for the series to never acknowledge these events again. Trucy is also just a Maya clone but I enjoyed her nonetheless.

Anyways, very mixed thoughts on Apollo Justice, but I thought it was a good time overall. The scenes with Phoenix in the first case made me cry, the music themes popping in from the first game was so emotional. 4-2 was also a lot of fun, 4-3 was great with Lamiroir and the kid (until the convoluted nature of that case kind of dragged it down for me), and then 4-4 was just a convoluted mess that didn't tie up all the narrative threads in a satisfying way.

Series rankings:

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney > Trials and Tribulations > Justice for All > Apollo Justice

Dual Destinies was actually the first game in the series I beat, but I haven't played it in over a decade so I'm excited to get back into it eventually.