Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
Video Game • 2004
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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silleyguy
(SPOILER FOR FINAL CASE)
I mean Maya’s mom kinda dies and Maya doesn’t get a chance to say goodbye, but I don’t know if that would count.
I mean Maya’s mom kinda dies and Maya doesn’t get a chance to say goodbye, but I don’t know if that would count.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
35 supporters
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OofItGabs
Two sisters are abandoned by their mother at a young age
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
56 supporters
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OofItGabs
Many parents in the Fey clan are abusive and neglectful, including Morgan Fey
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nh17
A character is manipulated and poisoned by someone they believe to be their romantic partner
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OofItGabs
A character who faced a lot of generational trauma becomes a manipulator and serial killer.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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kitschstitch
[spoilers bc i cant explain this without using names]
any case that includes dahlia in one way or another has implied gaslighting. phoenix is gaslit by both dahlia and iris, and while dahlia is portrayed as a villian, iris is not. its also implied that dahlia was gaslighting another past boyfriend but considering he is a grown adult (in his 20s) and she was 14 and that age gap is never adressed as wrong, i hesitate to say she was the manipulative one there
any case that includes dahlia in one way or another has implied gaslighting. phoenix is gaslit by both dahlia and iris, and while dahlia is portrayed as a villian, iris is not. its also implied that dahlia was gaslighting another past boyfriend but considering he is a grown adult (in his 20s) and she was 14 and that age gap is never adressed as wrong, i hesitate to say she was the manipulative one there
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CreatrixTiara
Pearl is manipulated by her mother into being an accomplice to a murder plot.
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Addiction
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Weatherfish
Not exactly, but a character uses over-the-counter cold medication, and multiple cases involve poisoning.
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Is there addiction?
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MisterBeret
One character has a caffeine addiction, but it's played for laughs and exaggerated in a cartoony way.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Weatherfish
Not explicitly; a single line in case 4 implies that Grossberg is an alcoholic.
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Animal
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nh17
Some butterflies burn up in a breakdown sequence
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Are there bugs?
39 supporters
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Somefox
A character has butterflies fly around her, but they are extremely simplified
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone drugged?
33 supporters
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welcometothewolfden
A poisoning is revealed in case 1 and discussed more in case 5. Case 3 is a murder case where the victim was poisoned.
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Is there pedophilia?
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OofItGabs
An adult character dates a 14-year-old. This event happens before the game and is talked about in the present.
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Is someone restrained?
30 supporters
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nh17
Someone is locked (and presumably restrained) in a small room with bars
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RowanOakley
A character enters a relationship with another while stealing someone else's identity; nothing is shown on screen nor is it implied that the two characters had sex, but this may make some viewers uncomfortable.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Bagadew
Some of the victims are stabbed however.
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Is someone burned alive?
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dewy
There is a scene where a character runs into a fire to attempt to save another character who is on the other side (not in the fire). They are not explicitly shown/said to be burnt - they end up going to the hospital but that is because the fire was on a high bridge which fell apart as they ran on it.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Bagadew
One of the victims dies from a blow to the head however.
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Is there a hanging?
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teaz
no, but a spirit while being channeled mentions having died by a hanging.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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OofItGabs
Ron DeLite is knocked unconscious by an assailant, but he survives. Maya also faints at some point in case 5.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Anonymous
Characters are believed to have died falling from a bridge in two different cases, but turns out none of them actually died.
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Is someone stabbed?
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OofItGabs
The victims of the last two cases are stabbed to death.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
63 supporters
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teaz
no, but [spoilers] in case 4, you're led to think a 14 year old had died.
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Is a minor sexualized?
114 supporters
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OofItGabs
A character who is an adult during the game is stated to have been in a relationship with an adult man when she was 14.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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OofItGabs
A major villain dies
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4
Does someone die?
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OofItGabs
Ace Attorney involves murder mysteries
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
21 supporters
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OofItGabs
A mother dies in the final case
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Does a parent die?
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CreatrixTiara
The long-lost parent of a main character, long thought to be dead, is the murder victim of a main case.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Dracos002
Case 4 centers around a hostage situation. However, this hostage situation was staged by the supposed victim.
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Does someone cheat?
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Weatherfish
Nothing is directly confirmed, but in case 2, Larry is present at the home of a married woman. Knowing Larry's tendencies, this situation can be seen as suspicious, but his admiration appears to be one-sided and it doesn't seem like there is anything between them.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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CreatrixTiara
Besides spirit channelling being a core part of the game, the final scene is a pretty terrifying exorcism.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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OofItGabs
A violent river
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Is someone possessed?
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Anonymous
Willing and unwilling channeling of spirits alike.
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Gross
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Is there incarceration?
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OofItGabs
Characters are shown in detention centers, and incarceration is talked about throughout the series in general.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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OofItGabs
The urn that supposedly held Ami Fey’s spirit was broken before the game’s events. A witness accidentally breaks it again and the pieces fall into wet paint, but she ends up putting the pieces back together.
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
32 supporters
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sevendollarsofbeans
An IV bag is seen when a character is in the hospital but it’s not graphic
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Is there a hospital scene?
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teaz
yes. it's nothing intense though, and they're very short.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
10 supporters
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OofItGabs
Edgeworth has PTSD
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dewy
The closest to self harm is a character eating glass, but they are miraculously fine.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
34 supporters
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Weatherfish
All of the culprits have wacky and exaggerated personalities, and some of them can certainly be interpreted as mentally ill, but no explicitly-confirmed mentally ill person is violent.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
54 supporters
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Weatherfish
Not explicitly stated to be autism, but a developmentally-disabled man in case 4 is manipulated into doing bad things and is falsely imprisoned. It's not specified if he has any kind of disorder but the way this character is handled could be upsetting for people that have been taken advantage of due to their neurodivergency.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
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Bagadew
Aside from the the usual witness ‘breakdowns’ the PTSD of a character is triggered by an earthquake, while not seen during the event he is met soon after, still visibly shaken.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
30 supporters
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Weatherfish
Not really, but a character is trapped in a cave for most of case 5.
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MisterBeret
A character in one case commits suicide, and another character attempts suicide at another point.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
32 supporters
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nh17
Their PTSD is triggered offscreen and we see them afterwards
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Noxious
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3
Are there sudden loud noises?
43 supporters
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OofItGabs
A loud cracking sound is heard a few times in the first chapter, symbolizing a cable snapping and electrocuting someone.
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Is there shakey cam?
48 supporters
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Dracos002
The screen gets shakey during certain moments, such as when Furio Tigre roars.
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5
Is there screaming?
16 supporters
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OofItGabs
Not audibly, but characters are shown to scream visually.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
41 supporters
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Weatherfish
A developmentally disabled man in case 4 is manipulated by other characters and falsely imprisoned.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
40 supporters
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Weatherfish
Not specifically "man in a dress," but a muscular character in case 3 displays effeminate mannerisms and sometimes refers to himself as a mademoiselle. Other characters respond to him with derision and disgust.
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TheHugger
A camp-gay, but ostensibly male, character, is referred to in a feminine manner repeatedly.
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Are there fat jokes?
55 supporters
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nh17
Fat character in case three repeatedly described in a negative manner
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4
Is a minority is misrepresented?
25 supporters
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StrongFish91
Jean Armstrong in the episode "Recipe for Turnabout" is a ridiculously offensive caricature of gay men.
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Is there hate speech?
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Weatherfish
Case 3 has some characters react with disgust towards an offensively-depicted LGBT character.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
40 supporters
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starboymomota
In Case 4, the defendant was in a relationship with a 14 year old girl when he was 20. Said defendant is portrayed as developmentally stunted, and the 14 year old is portrayed as having faked her feelings in the relationship in order to use him as a tool to get back at her rich father. The defendant still clearly has feelings for the girl, calling her his "teen angel." Your character for the case is canonically disturbed by this.
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Religious
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
53 supporters
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nh17
A ghost doesn't wear clothes but I wouldn't consider it nudity as it's simplified
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Is someone sexually objectified?
47 supporters
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OofItGabs
When Mia Fey’s spirit possesses another spirit medium’s body, there is a running gag where her breasts are visibly too large for the kimono.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
93 supporters
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Is there sexual content?
64 supporters
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korupluri
Aside from a couple of suggestive jokes, the game does not have anything that would be considered sexual content, as it was aimed towards teenagers.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
20 supporters
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nh17
He isn't directly ridiculed, but it's played for laughs (case 1)
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
63 supporters
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Weatherfish
Bittersweet ending, depending on how much sympathy one might feel for the final culprit.
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Vehicular
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5
Does a car crash?
20 supporters
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OofItGabs
A car crashes with a motorbike, severely injuring the car driver. She survives after an operation.
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Is someone hit by a car?
21 supporters
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Bagadew
A character was hit by a motorbike prior to the events of the game however.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
24 supporters
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7
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9
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CreatrixTiara
The main villain is assumed to have drowned but they actually survived.
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Is there blood/gore?
57 supporters
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21
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MisterBeret
There is blood, and you often see pictures of murder victims, but the it's never shown in graphic detail.
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Is there gun violence?
28 supporters
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19
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teaz
in case 4, a character is shot in the arm. an image of the shooter pointing a gun at him is shown several times, iirc
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