Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Video Game • 2008 • Mystery
ReportThis video game contains 41 potentially triggering events.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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OofItGabs
A father disappears and abandons his daughter without warning.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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fandomsandmusicals
Trucy's father abandons her, however Phoenix Wright adopts her and she is well cared for.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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OofItGabs
Trucy’s biological father was overall a very terrible parent, and he has been violent toward people outside of his family.
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Is someone stalked?
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PibtTM
Several characters in the last case comment on feeling watched. This turns out to be true, and it’s implied that the main villain has been stalking them for years.
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sevendollarsofbeans
(spoiler for last case) a woman was shot in the past and there is a chance her husband may have done it
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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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PibtTM
One of the main characters is shown to get gaslit by his brother.
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PibtTM
Not necessarily abuse, but a child is abandoned by her father and left with the trauma of it.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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PanTran
Just to clarify, it is just grape juice. It is not meant to be an alcohol reference, nor is it alcohol in the original Japanese version. It's a reference to the fact that the creator of Ace Attorney, Shuu Takumi, loves grape juice.
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Are there sharks?
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OofItGabs
A character has a shark-themed outfit, but no actual sharks appear.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is there pedophilia?
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doesheor
A "doctor" flirts with an underage girl, however it doesn't go any further.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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OofItGabs
Not onscreen, but Brushel mentions getting beaten up by Zak Gramarye.
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RowanOakley
There's a character that steals two different characters' underwear. It's revealed later that he's not doing it for sexual reasons, but it's still pretty creepy. Also, a character from Justice For All, Hickfield, who is notorious for basically being a walking sexual harassment/medical sexual abuse joke, returns.
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Bodily Harm
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Are there dislocations?
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OofItGabs
A culprit dislocates his shoulder after firing a large gun, but it’s not shown on screen. It’s only talked about during the trial since he tried to hide it, as the evidence would incriminate him. There’s also a lot of general talk about shoulder dislocation throughout this case since the gun used is large enough to warrant it.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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PanTran
Someone attempts to choke a girl to death on screen.
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Is someone choked?
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OofItGabs
Alita Tiala is choked onscreen. She survives.
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Is someone burned alive?
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OofItGabs
Klavier’s guitar sets on fire as he’s playing it, but he doesn’t end up with any burns.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Olga Orly and Lamiroir are physically assaulted and go unconscious after being struck in the head by hard objects, but they both survive. Alita Tiala goes unconscious from being choked, but she survives as well.
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Does someone break a bone?
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PibtTM
Not necessarily a broken bone, but a character dislocates his shoulder in the third case. There is also frequent talk of shoulder dislocation throughout the case.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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OofItGabs
Technically these characters discussed here are adults, but very young ones that haven’t reached 20.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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RowanOakley
Tricky; in the first case, a minor character has her underwear stolen.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone die?
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OofItGabs
The series is about murder mysteries.
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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emerexists
there is a moment where it looks as though someone is being held hostage, but this is revealed immediately after to be a hoax.
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Does a parent die?
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Dracos002
3 of the 5 victims are parents.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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TheHugger
During the final case, one character is instructed to shoot another character dead (by the second character himself). He instead shoots a clown doll that is present nearby, blowing a hole in its face.
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Does a family member die?
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OofItGabs
Lots of dead parents throughout this game and the series as a whole.
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Fear
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Are there ghosts?
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Sanora
This is actually one of the few Ace Attorney games WITHOUT ghosts, funnily enough
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Are there clowns?
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TheHugger
One clown doll, no actual clowns. Your mileage may vary on whether this counts.
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Gross
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Hamarhemmo
The lawyers obviously sometimes interact with the police, but police are shown in a pretty neutral light, usually a bit rude or unhelpful.
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Is there incarceration?
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OofItGabs
The main villain is shown incarcerated.
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LGBTQ+
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Loss
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Medical
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Are needles/syringes used?
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PibtTM
There’s a needle shown with the hospitalized victim and there’s some discussion of it used for evidence.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Stressedtoimpress
A character gets hit by a car, so the protagonist visits him in the hospital a few times. Thankfully, he was pretty unhurt and walked out of it with just a sprained ankle
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Does someone have cancer?
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Dracos002
The victim of the flashback portion of case 4 is hospitalized with cancer.
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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OofItGabs
She rather suffers from agoraphobia, not PTSD. However, she would definitely have PTSD after her traumatic experiences in the game.
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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OofItGabs
It’s heavily implied Phoenix Wright has depression from losing his career, and one of the defendants has agoraphobia.
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Is autism misrepresented?
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OofItGabs
While not explicitly stated, Vera is autistic-coded. No misrepresentation though.
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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
Ace Attorney is notorious for characters having breakdowns at the witness stand after being cornered or caught for their crimes.
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Is there misophonia?
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OofItGabs
Sometimes there are munching sounds when Ema eats her snackoos.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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MariaClocktower
A character is shown to easily panic when not in her home
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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PanTran
A woman hides from a murderer in a cramped guitar case.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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StrongFish91
It's not portrayed as an eating disorder, but one character stress-eats. It's portrayed as comedic.
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Stressedtoimpress
Though it happened in the past, yes. A character is described as having died by suicide before the events of the game
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Noxious
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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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Are there flashing lights or images?
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CreatrixTiara
A witness is a photographer and is constantly taking flash photos during her time in court. This shows as a very strobe-y effect.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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doesheor
A character is spied on for 7 years by one of the protagonists.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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OofItGabs
Phoenix talks to the player in the final chapter
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Does the black guy die first?
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Dracos002
The first victim of the game is, in fact, black.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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RowanOakley
The main prosecutor is called a "fop" a few times, which can be interpreted to mean gay. The same character is also often referred to as 'pretty' and there are at least a few homoerotic jokes between him and the protagonist. One of the main villains is an effeminate man whose use of nail polish is a major plot point. But no one says any slurs.
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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Hamarhemmo
Most games have some slight sexual jokes but no actual sex or qnything explicit
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Is someone terminally ill?
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OofItGabs
A victim suffered from cancer before he died
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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RowanOakley
It's a common joke in the fandom to call Phoenix "Hobo-Nick", but worth noting that canonically, he doesn't seem to be homeless.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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MariaClocktower
It is possible to select a bad ending
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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kitschstitch
his leg doesnt even break he gets hit by a car, flung into a pole, and then walks away with a sprained ankle
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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OofItGabs
There is a scene where a character gets hit by a car and the screeching of the tires can be heard.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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PanTran
He only sprains his ankle, somehow.
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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OofItGabs
There is blood, but no gore.
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Is there gun violence?
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MariaClocktower
Multiple killings in the game involve guns
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