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* HeroesWantRedheads: It's heavily implied Apollo has a crush on Athena.
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Just For Pun is a disambiguation


* PintsizedPowerhouse: Just like his canon counterpart, he's the shortest male lawyer in the fanfic by about four inches. He's also the loudest. He's also an extremely [[JustForPun perceptive]] lawyer.

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* PintsizedPowerhouse: Just like his canon counterpart, he's the shortest male lawyer in the fanfic by about four inches. He's also the loudest. He's also an extremely [[JustForPun perceptive]] perceptive lawyer.
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* {{Bishounen}}: He’s quite the looker.



* {{Bishounen}}: Just like his canon counterpart.



* {{Bishounen}}: Is a very pretty man.
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* SenpaiKohai: His dynamic with Athena has shades of this. He is the senpai to her kouhai at the Wright Anything Agency.



* SenpaiKohai: Her dynamic with Apollo has shades of this. She is the kouhai to his senpai at the Wright Anything Agency.



* SenpaiKohai: His dynamic with Athena has shades of this. He is the senpai to her kouhai at the Edgeworth & Fey Law Offices.



* SenpaiKohai: Her dynamic with Apollo has shades of this. She is the kouhai to his senpai at the Edgeworth & Fey Law Offices.



* SenpaiKohai: He calls Phoenix "Senpai" due to him interning under Phoenix while he attended law school.
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* BadassBaritone: Since this fic takes place after ''Dual Destinies'', he would still have the deep voice given to him by Creator/KyleHebert.



* BadassBaritone: He has a pretty deep voice.



* BadassBaritone: Just like canon.



* BadassBaritone: Much like his canon counterpart.
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* IconicItem: She's still got her trademark [[WhipItGood whip]].

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* IconicItem: She's still got her trademark [[WhipItGood whip]].[[WhipOfDominance whip that she uses to assert herself]].



* WhipItGood: Some things never change.

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* WhipItGood: Some things never change.WhipOfDominance: Carries a whip with her, using it to assert her authority and to illustrate her ruthless and domineering persona.



* HairTriggerTemper: Pity the [[YouFool fool]] who triggers her [[WhipItGood wrath]].

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* HairTriggerTemper: Pity the [[YouFool fool]] who triggers her [[WhipItGood wrath]].wrath.



* IconicItem: Just like her canon counterpart she's rarely ever seen without her [[WhipItGood whip]].

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* IconicItem: Just like her canon counterpart she's rarely ever seen without her [[WhipItGood whip]].whip.



* WhipItGood: Just like her canon counterpart, she's very fond of whipping anyone who even so much as annoys her. Not even her precious adoptive brother is safe.

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* WhipItGood: WhipOfDominance: Just like her canon counterpart, she's very fond of whipping anyone who even so much as annoys her. Not even her precious adoptive brother is safe.
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* YouCanAlwaysTellALiar: See LivingLieDetector.

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* ButtMonkey: Just like in canon, only to add insult to injury Prosecutor Phoenix can never remember Apollo or Athena's names and at first thought the two were interns.
** Additionally, Athena was forced to agree to Blackquill’s terms in exchange for his help that Apollo ''has to'' pay for Blackquill’s dinner. And Taka’s. Apollo is not amused.

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* ButtMonkey: ButtMonkey:
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Just like in canon, only to add insult to injury Prosecutor Phoenix can never remember Apollo or Athena's names and at first thought the two were interns.
** Additionally, Athena was forced to agree to Blackquill’s terms in exchange for his help that Apollo ''has to'' pay for Blackquill’s dinner. And Taka’s. Apollo is not amused.



* BewareTheSillyOnes: Maya is a very silly character. But when she had enough of [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Phoenix not acting like himself]], Maya orders Athena to hold him down. She then says he's possessed by an evil spirit and will proceed to exorcise it. Apollo expresses concern as it seems her spiritual powers have gotten powerful over the years...powerful enough to cause harm.
-->'''Apollo:''' Maya is this necessary... I'm pretty certain he just hit his head and that's why he can't remember this stuff?
-->'''Maya:''' Well... hopefully not, this is a powerful prayer I'm about to perform. If no ghost is in him then he might end up unconscious... or just stuck with annoying bouts of nosebleeds and migraines for two weeks.
** When she thought Phoenix was being robbed she charged in wielding a fire extinguisher and was fully prepared to attack with it.

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* BewareTheSillyOnes: BewareTheSillyOnes:
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Maya is a very silly character. But when she had enough of [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Phoenix not acting like himself]], Maya orders Athena to hold him down. She then says he's possessed by an evil spirit and will proceed to exorcise it. Apollo expresses concern as it seems her spiritual powers have gotten powerful over the years...powerful enough to cause harm.
-->'''Apollo:''' --->'''Apollo:''' Maya is this necessary... I'm pretty certain he just hit his head and that's why he can't remember this stuff?
-->'''Maya:''' --->'''Maya:''' Well... hopefully not, this is a powerful prayer I'm about to perform. If no ghost is in him then he might end up unconscious... or just stuck with annoying bouts of nosebleeds and migraines for two weeks.
** When she thought Phoenix was being robbed robbed, she charged in wielding a fire extinguisher and was fully prepared to attack with it.



* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' refer to her as cute/adorable.
** [[WhipItGood Dealing with]] [[YouFool foolishly foolish]] [[SurroundedByIdiots fools in the courtroom.]]

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* BerserkButton: BerserkButton:
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Do ''not'' refer to her as cute/adorable.
** [[WhipItGood Dealing with]] [[YouFool foolishly foolish]] with [[SurroundedByIdiots foolishly foolish fools in the courtroom.]]courtroom]].



* HotBlooded: See HairTriggerTemper.



* MySisterIsOffLimits: In Chapter 9, Blackquill at first starts [[ShipTease teasing Athena about possibly dating Apollo]], [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend which she denies.]] Blackquill drops the teasing banter and had this to say.

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* MySisterIsOffLimits: In Chapter 9, Blackquill at first starts [[ShipTease teasing Athena about possibly dating Apollo]], which [[HeIsNotMyBoyfriend which she denies.]] Blackquill drops the teasing banter and had this to say.



* MysteryMagnet: Some things never change. It’s not Larry if he isn’t stumbling onto a crime scene or being accused of a crime.
** Prosecutorverse Phoenix repeats the following familiar phrase to Mia: “When something smells, it’s usually the Butz.” Which means the Larry of the Prosecutorverse is no different than the our canon one in terms of being a trouble magnet.

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* MysteryMagnet: Some things never change. It’s not Larry if he isn’t stumbling onto a crime scene or being accused of a crime. \n** Prosecutorverse Phoenix repeats the following familiar phrase to Mia: “When something smells, it’s usually the Butz.” Which means Butz”, so the Larry of the Prosecutorverse is no different than the our canon one in terms of being a trouble magnet.



* CutenessProximity: He has this about his little sister, Prosecutorverse Franziska. Canonverse Franziska does not appreciate this when he calls her adorable in court.
** He also is slowly getting worn down by Canonverse Trucy despite only knowing her for a little over a day so far in the story. He can't help but be warmed up to Trucy's kind and bright personality.

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* CutenessProximity: CutenessProximity:
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He has this about his little sister, Prosecutorverse Franziska. Canonverse Franziska does not appreciate this when he calls her adorable in court.
** He also is slowly getting worn down by Canonverse Trucy despite only knowing her for a little over a day so far in the story. He can't help but be warmed up to Trucy's kind and bright personality.



* TheRival: Like canon, Phoenix and Edgeworth are this.
** Mia and Prosecutorverse Phoenix also have this to a lesser degree.

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* TheRival: Like canon, Phoenix and Edgeworth are this.
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this. Mia and Prosecutorverse Phoenix also have this to a lesser degree.



* SurroundedByIdiots: Certainly thinks this way when dealing with the zany members of the Wright Anything Agency (and Maya.)
** Not to mention his seething about Larry lying to him about his whereabouts during the time of the crime he's been accused of.
** Larry in general provokes this reaction for him. As does the witness [[TotallyRadical Maxie Mumm]].

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* SurroundedByIdiots: Certainly thinks this way when dealing with the zany members of the Wright Anything Agency (and Maya.)
** Not to mention his seething about Larry lying to him about his whereabouts during the time of the crime he's been accused of.
** Larry in general provokes this reaction for him. As does the witness
Agency, Maya, Larry, and [[TotallyRadical Maxie Mumm]].

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* BrokenAce: Despite being a [[ChildProdigy child prodigy]], she was very broken up about her mother [[ParentalAbandonment abandoning her and her father]] while she was very small. And the story hints that Manfred is no better of a father than his canon counterpart. She clings to her only emotional support, her adoptive brother Phoenix. But even then she refuses to show how broken or vulnerable she is with even Phoenix unless they are in private.

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* BrokenAce: BrokenAce:
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Despite being a [[ChildProdigy child prodigy]], she was very broken up about her mother [[ParentalAbandonment abandoning her and her father]] while she was very small. And the story hints that Manfred is no better of a father than his canon counterpart. She clings to her only emotional support, her adoptive brother Phoenix. But even then she refuses to show how broken or vulnerable she is with even Phoenix unless they are in private.



* AmbiguousSituation: For some reason she's adopted by Simon, despite the UR-1 incident never happening. Something must of happened to her [[MissingMom mother]] in order for her to be adopted by Simon Blackquill.

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* AmbiguousSituation: AmbiguousSituation:
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For some reason she's adopted by Simon, despite the UR-1 incident never happening. Something must of have happened to her [[MissingMom mother]] in order for her to be adopted by Simon Blackquill.



* GoodParents: Gregory is portrayed as an excellent father, both to his biological son and his stepdaughters, Mia and Maya.
** He also does his best to comfort his son and Phoenix after both are terribly distraught about the deaths of the Mr. and Mrs. Wright.

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* GoodParents: GoodParents:
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Gregory is portrayed as an excellent father, both to his biological son and his stepdaughters, Mia and Maya.
** He also does his best to comfort his son and Phoenix after both are terribly distraught about the deaths of the Mr. and Mrs. Wright.



* GoodParents: Is this to both her daughters and stepson.

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* GoodParents: GoodParents:
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Is this to both her daughters and stepson.



* AmbiguousSituation: The UR-1 incident never happened, but apparently he still goes by the title of "Twisted Samurai" despite never going to jail. How he got it is unclear at this time.
** Also how it came to be that he adopted Athena. Something must of happened to lead to that but at this time we're still in the dark.

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* AmbiguousSituation: The UR-1 incident never happened, but apparently he still goes by the title of "Twisted Samurai" despite never going to jail. How he got it is unclear at this time.
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time. Also how it came to be that he adopted Athena. Something must of have happened to lead to that that, but at this time we're still in the dark.



* FirstNameBasis: Everyone else is called by their last name with an honorific. With the exception of his girlfriend; he calls her by her first name with an honorific, “Maya-chan”.
** And just like canon, he refers to Athena by her first name.

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* FirstNameBasis: Everyone else is called by their last name with an honorific. With the exception of his girlfriend; he calls her by her first name with an honorific, “Maya-chan”.
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“Maya-chan”. And just like canon, he refers to Athena by her first name.



Phoenix's deceased parents, who died when Phoenix was only 10 years old. Just who their murderer is one of the biggest mysteries of the story.

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Phoenix's deceased parents, who died when Phoenix was only 10 years old. Just who The identity of their murderer is one of the biggest mysteries of the story.
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Buxom Is Better has been renamed.


* BuxomIsBetter: So much so that Prosecutor Phoenix nearly had a heart attack when Maya first channeled Mia in front of him.

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: So much so that Prosecutor Phoenix nearly had a heart attack when Maya first channeled Mia in front of him.



* MsFanservice: This is Mia after all. Prosecutor Nick was a little unprepared to witness [[GenkiGirl Maya]] to transform into her [[BuxomIsBetter sister]].

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* MsFanservice: This is Mia after all. Prosecutor Nick was a little unprepared to witness [[GenkiGirl Maya]] to transform into her [[BuxomIsBetter [[BuxomBeautyStandard voluptuous sister]].



* BuxomIsBetter: Like her canon counterpart.

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Like her canon counterpart.
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* SenpaiKouhai: His dynamic with Athena has shades of this. He is the senpai to her kouhai at the Wright Anything Agency.

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* SenpaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: His dynamic with Athena has shades of this. He is the senpai to her kouhai at the Wright Anything Agency.



* SenpaiKouhai: Her dynamic with Apollo has shades of this. She is the kouhai to his senpai at the Wright Anything Agency.

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* SenpaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: Her dynamic with Apollo has shades of this. She is the kouhai to his senpai at the Wright Anything Agency.



* SenpaiKouhai: His dynamic with Athena has shades of this. He is the senpai to her kouhai at the Edgeworth & Fey Law Offices.

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* SenpaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: His dynamic with Athena has shades of this. He is the senpai to her kouhai at the Edgeworth & Fey Law Offices.



* SenpaiKouhai: Her dynamic with Apollo has shades of this. She is the kouhai to his senpai at the Edgeworth & Fey Law Offices.

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* SenpaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: Her dynamic with Apollo has shades of this. She is the kouhai to his senpai at the Edgeworth & Fey Law Offices.



* SenpaiKouhai: He calls Phoenix "Senpai" due to him interning under Phoenix while he attended law school.

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* SenpaiKouhai: SenpaiKohai: He calls Phoenix "Senpai" due to him interning under Phoenix while he attended law school.
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Shes Got Legs is currently a disambiguation


* ShesGotLegs: See MsFanservice.



* ShesGotLegs: Despite her short stature, Franziska has gorgeous long legs. See also PaintedOnPants.



* ShesGotLegs: Just like her canon counterpart, her short height doesn't hinder her long beautiful legs. Despite not being romantically interested in her, Canonverse Phoenix [[HelloAttorney notes she's just as beautiful as ever]].



* ShesGotLegs: Just like her canon counterpart. See also MsFanservice.
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Dark Skinned Blond is no longer a trope


* DarkSkinnedBlond: Klavier has blond hair and tanned skin. Though he doesn't quite fit the PhenotypeStereotype.


* AwesomeMcCoolName: His first name is ''Phoenix'', after all.



* AwesomeMcCoolName: Apollo is named after the Greek god. While the god Apollo is better known for being the god of the sun, prophesy, and poetry, Apollo is a god of justice. And his last name, Justice, is self-explanatory.



* AwesomeMcCoolName: Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.



* AwesomeMcCoolName: His first name is ''Phoenix'', after all.



* AwesomeMcCoolName: Apollo is named after the Greek god. While the god Apollo is better known for being the god of the sun, prophesy, and poetry, Apollo is a god of justice. And his last name, Justice, is self-explanatory.



* AwesomeMcCoolName: As mentioned in her canon counterpart's entry, she's named after a Greek goddess.
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* CryCute: Edgeworth was very taken aback when she [[BrokenAce finally cracked]] and began to cry on him about Phoenix taking the bullet for her.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has grayish blue hair.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has grayish blue hair.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has grayish blue hair.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has grayish blue hair.



* {{Meganekko}}: Fits with the professional business persona.
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Outnumbered Sibiling is no longer a trope. Zero Context Examples and examples that do fit existing tropes will be deleted.


* OutnumberedSibling: In the Fey-Edgeworth family, he's the only male sibling.
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* SkunkStripe: Has long black hair with a white skunk stripe in his bangs.



* SkunkStripe: His hair is short unlike canon, but he still has the skunk stripe.

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* PaintedOnPants: Trades in her DangerouslyShortSkirt from the trilogy era for some form fitting white pants.

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* PaintedOnPants: Trades in her DangerouslyShortSkirt skirt from the trilogy era for some form fitting white pants.



* DangerouslyShortSkirt: See her character art.
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Beauty Mark is now a disambig


* BeautyMark: On the right side of her chin.



* BeautyMark: She has one under her left eye.



* BeautyMark: She has one under her left eye.



* BeautyMark: On the right side of her chin.



* BeautyMark: Under her right eye.

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