Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
Video Game • 2013 • Mystery
ReportThis video game contains 38 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
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Abuse
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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doesit
// SPOILERS (no names mentioned but critical plot points discussed) //
Very, very loosely... Kind of, not really? A character who is the cause of another characters' pain pretends to be/takes on the disguise of another character and is very friendly, often reciprocatedly, towards the character they hurt. The character they hurt is not aware of this and is close with them.
Very, very loosely... Kind of, not really? A character who is the cause of another characters' pain pretends to be/takes on the disguise of another character and is very friendly, often reciprocatedly, towards the character they hurt. The character they hurt is not aware of this and is close with them.
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Stressedtoimpress
The audience is led to believe a deceased woman was a horrible and possibly abusive mother, but this turns out to not be true
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone gaslighted?
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sevendollarsofbeans
A character is known for being manipulative in court, but in the end he is revealed to be a very caring person
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Stressedtoimpress
The audience is led to believe one was, but it turns out to be a lie
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Addiction
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sync
A character uses prescription anxiety medication that makes him sleepy, and another character uses those same medications to make him go unconscious.
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Animal
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Dracos002
SPOILER: An orca in the DLC case was allegedly put down, but it was revealed in the end that she was simply moved to another aquarium.
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Are animals abused?
211 supporters
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OofItGabs
Someone tries to kill an orca whale multiple times, but never succeeds. The protagonists end up saving the orca every time.
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Assault
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Is someone drugged?
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OofItGabs
An orca is drugged with sleeping pills with the intention to kill it, but it survives.
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Is someone restrained?
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StrongFish91
A major character is seen in handcuffs for the majority of his appearances. Another character is voluntarily tied up in order to demonstrate something.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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RowanOakley
There is at least a little stabbing, but no shaving or cutting.
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Are any hands damaged?
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OofItGabs
Hugh O'Conner’s hand is attacked by a sharp object, causing it to bleed heavily. He ends up with a bandage around it.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Dracos002
Another character dies underwater, but it is revealed later that she died of her heart disease before she died of drowning.
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Is there a hanging?
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sevendollarsofbeans
There is a bad ending to the final case where a character is executed, but it can be avoided
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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OofItGabs
No, but an astronaut character pretends to struggle breathing on screen. In reality he’s okay.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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StrongFish91
A major character is hit on the head and becomes unconscious.
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Does someone break a bone?
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CreatrixTiara
An explosion takes place in the courtroom, seriously injuring one of the main attorneys. He's in bandages for most of the game.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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ValiantChan
A villain's breakdown sequence shows them gritting their teeth so hard that they break. It is meant to be comical, but it may still be triggering.
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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StrongFish91
Athena falls down the stairs in an early cutscene. She's okay and the scene is meant to be comedic.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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PibtTM
One of the victims takes a large fall
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Is there eye mutilation?
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RowanOakley
A character spends most of the game with bandages over his eye. It is later revealed that his eye is healed/uninjured, but may still be triggering.
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Is someone stabbed?
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OofItGabs
Four out of six victims were stabbed to death, and some quite graphically.
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Is there excessive gore?
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StrongFish91
No gore, but this game is significantly bloodier than other entries in the series, particularly in anime cutscenes. One witness's "damaged" animation has them squirt blood from a wound.
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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OofItGabs
A major character attempts to sacrifice himself to save another by keeping his death sentence, but both characters end up saved.
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Does someone die?
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StrongFish91
It's Ace Attorney.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
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OofItGabs
A mother dies a brutal death
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Does a parent die?
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MariaClocktower
A child is shown next to their dead parent, the scene is rather violent
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Dracos002
A person in case 5 takes several hostages.
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Fear
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Are there clowns?
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Dracos002
I think PanTran is confusing Dual Destinies with Spirit of Justice. There are no clown girls in Dual Destinies to my recollection.
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Is someone possessed?
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RowanOakley
No, but two characters seem to be possessed, though are later revealed to not be.
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OofItGabs
A character’s hand is cut with a razor
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Gross
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Is there audio gore?
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RowanOakley
Some cut-scenes have audible wet crunching noises.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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RowanOakley
One of the cops in this game turns out to be a villain, so YMMV.
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Is there incarceration?
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OofItGabs
The main prosecutor in this game is shown incarcerated at times, as he is also a prisoner.
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LGBTQ+
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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OofItGabs
Robin Newman being outed as female could be seen that way
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Loss
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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RowanOakley
A major character is repeatedly electrocuted on screen, and it's played for laughs.
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Mental Health
Does someone have a mental illness?
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OofItGabs
It’s hinted that at least several characters do, mainly Athena Cykes.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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RowanOakley
Tricky. None of the characters are stated to be autistic, though you could argue Athena is.
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OofItGabs
Athena frequently dissociates from her PTSD flashbacks in this game.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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OofItGabs
Characters have pretty over-the-top breakdowns at the witness stand once they are exposed for their crimes.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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MariaClocktower
One of the major characters analyzes peoples psychological states, multiple characters undergo serious stress or panic attacks during cases.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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RowanOakley
One of the main characters shows symptoms of PTSD, such as flashbacks.
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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doesit
Both banging/crashing noises accompanying death scenes (like a, 'wow! look at what has happened!' noise) and also shouting is very frequent -- you play as a lawyer, if you've played the other games and been fine with the 'objection!'s you'll be okay here.
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Is there shakey cam?
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The screen will occasionally shake when someone shouts or makes an important point in a forceful manner
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Is there screaming?
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OofItGabs
Not audibly, but characters are shown to scream visually.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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StrongFish91
Nothing stronger than "damn."
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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OofItGabs
The main villain is a spy who impersonates other people.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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RowanOakley
Jokes about a character being deceptive about their gender, but no man in a dress jokes.
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RowanOakley
A major plot-twist involves one character apparently being female when they presented as male. The other characters react with shock when this reveal is made.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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RowanOakley
It is implied that an already dead character and a still-living character were in a sapphic relationship.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Florent L'Belle (a villain) is a pretty obvious parody of Oscar Wilde (a queer man). He wears make up, flamboyant clothes and is extremely vain. He even has a perfume bottle with a green carnation as a bottle cap, making it very obvious that he's supposed to be gay.
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Does the black guy die first?
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OofItGabs
No, but the only black character is a culprit.
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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StrongFish91
One character who is assumed to be a high school senior, but is later revealed to be 25, is rumored to have feelings for an actual high school senior. This is revealed to not be the case.
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Religious
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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sevendollarsofbeans
A bondage joke is made during the third case but it’s immediately shut down
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Is there BDSM?
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OofItGabs
One bondage joke, but no actual BDSM
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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Dracos002
Technically, no. While someone does fall into the water and die, she dies of heart failure before she dies of drowning.
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Is there blood/gore?
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RowanOakley
Lots and lots of blood, though no gore. Still, tread carefully.
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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sync
While not a nuclear explosion, there is a similarly destructive event in which a building is shown exploding in great detail.
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Is there gun violence?
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Dracos002
Surprisingly, all the murder weapons in this game are either blunt or stabbing weapons.
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