History Fridge / AceAttorney

* When Blackquill breaks his restraints for the first time, Apollo and the Judge panic, only for Blackquill to quip that he doesn't kill cowards. [[spoiler: After seeing the final case, [[MetaphoricallyTrue it's very likely that he's never killed]] ''[[MetaphoricallyTrue anyone]]'' [[MetaphoricallyTrue before]], having been definitively cleared of the UR-1 incident and no mention of him killing anyone while imprisoned. He's probably willing to make an exception for the Phantom, which is why he threatened to attack him when the latter tried to escape, but [[KickTheSonOfABitch can you blame him?]]]]

** Probably the same organization/government trying to recover a MagicMeteor that fell into a certain [[VideoGame/GhostTrick Temsik Park]]. The entire case is about another space rock after all...

* Both Mia and Apollo had varying degree of trouble with ''Winston Payne'' of all people (Grossberg himself admits that Payne is known as the Rookie Killer). So why Phoenix doesn't have as much trouble with him the first time he faces him? Becasue he was the defendant of a case Payne prosecuted. He already knew all of his tactics.

** Trucy wears a similar outfit to her father Zak Gramarye and has followed in his footsteps as a magician- but she wears blue with a red scarf, much like her adopted daddy's former court wear.
*** Trucy is literally wearing her mother's stage costume from when she was still with the Gramarye troupe.

** We actually have a whole game to use as reference, as it's been stated that VideoGame/GhostTrickPhantomDetective takes place in the same universe as Ace Attorney. According to that game, spirits of the deceased experience complete amnesia until they are reminded of who they are by an external party. This may be why the Kurain Channeling Technique requires the medium to know the face and true name of the spirit, to remind them of who they are so they can regain their memory and be of any help at all.
*** What is the proofs that both games are in the same universe ?
*** WordOfGod.

*** [[spoiler: Phoenix blackmailed Redd White into turning in.]]
*** [[spoiler: Phoenix and Edgeworth sicced a hitmam on his own client by revealing said client intended to blackmail said hitmam.]]
*** [[spoiler: Edgeworth used forged evidence and had Shi-Long Lang abuse his power as an Interpol agent with a team of 100 to take down Quercus Alba, a smuggler who had diplomatic immunity due to being an ambassador.]]
*** [[spoiler: Apollo used forged evidence to bring down [[AmoralAttorney Kristoph Gavin]].]]
*** [[spoiler: Who knows ''how'' many laws Phoenix and Apollo broke in Khura'in, just to dethrone [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Ga'ran]]? Considering how Ga'ran [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem changes the law on a whim]], I'd say a lot.]]

*** [[spoiler: Phoenix blackmailed Redd White into turning in.]]
*** [[spoiler: Phoenix and Edgeworth sicced a hitmam on his own client by revealing said client intended to blackmail said hitmam.]]
*** [[spoiler: Edgeworth used forged evidence and had Shi-Long Lang abuse his power as an Interpol agent with a team of 100 to take down Quercus Alba, a smuggler who had diplomatic immunity due to being an ambassador.]]
*** [[spoiler: Apollo used forged evidence to bring down [[AmoralAttorney Kristoph Gavin]].]]
*** [[spoiler: Who knows ''how'' many laws Phoenix and Apollo broke in Khura'in, just to dethrone [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Ga'ran]]?]]

*** [[spoiler: Phoenix blackmailed Redd White into turning in.]]
*** [[spoiler: Phoenix and Edgeworth sicced a hitmam on his own client by revealing said client intended to blackmail said hitmam.]]
*** [[spoiler: Edgeworth used forged evidence and had Shi-Long Lang abuse his power as an Interpol agent with a team of 100 to take down Quercus Alba, a smuggler who had diplomatic immunity due to being an ambassador.]]
*** [[spoiler: Apollo used forged evidence to bring down [[AmoralAttorney Kristoph Gavin]].]]
*** [[spoiler: Who knows ''how'' many laws Apollo broke in Khura'in, just to dethrone [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Ga'ran]]?]]

*** [[spoiler: Phoenix blackmailed Redd White into turning in.]]
*** [[spoiler: Phoenix and Edgeworth sicced a hitmam on his own client by revealing said client intended to blackmail said hitmam.]]
*** [[spoiler: Edgeworth used forged evidence and had Shi-Long Lang abuse his power as an Interpol agent with a team of 100 to take down Quercus Alba, a smuggler who had diplomatic immunity due to being an ambassador.]]
*** [[spoiler: Apollo used forged evidence to bring down [[AmmoralAttorney Kristoph Gavin]].]]
*** [[spoiler: Who knows ''how'' many laws Apollo broke in Khura'in, just to dethrone [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Ga'ran]]?]]

*** The most horrifying thing? [[spoilers: Gant is '''''[[VillainHasAPoint absolutely right]]''''': some criminals are so dangerous, you have to break the law yourself to stop them. Let's see how many times our heroes proved Gant was right:]]
*** [[spoiler: Phoenix blackmailed Redd White into turning in.]]
*** [[spoiler: Phoenix and Edgeworth sicced a hitmam on his own client by revealing said client intended to blackmail said hitmam.]]
*** [[spoiler: Edgeworth used forged evidence and had Shi-Long Lang abuse his power as an Interpol agent with a team of 100 to take down Quercus Alba, a smuggler who had diplomatic immunity due to being an ambassador.]]
*** [[spoiler: Apollo used forged evidence to bring down [[AmmoralAttorney Kristoph Gavin]].]]
*** [[spoiler: Who knows ''how'' many laws Apollo broke in Khura'in, just to dethrone [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Ga'ran]]?]]

** 5-1 and 6-1 go back to the obvious culprits shown in their intro cutscenes, but said culprits have some relevance in the final case to a minor degree because of an item that plays a role there and having interacted with the BigBad of the game indirectly. The culprit has a theme surrounding electronic devices. Phoenix Wright is introduced to a new investigation mechanic that ends up revealing vital bits of information on the case thanks to his interpretation skills. The defendant is a character who appears in other cases of the game. Phoenix Wright faces off against Winston Payne's brother Gaspen, who shows that he's a lot more slimy than his brother.

** 5-1 and 6-1 go back to the obvious culprits shown in their intro cutscenes, but said culprits have some relevance in the final case to a minor degree because of an item that plays a role there and having interacted with the BigBad of the game indirectly. The culprit has a theme surrounding electronic devices. Phoenix Wright is introduced to a new investigation mechanic that ends up revealing vital bits of information on the case thanks to his interpretation skills. The defendant is a character who appears in other cases of the game.

** 5-1 and 6-1 go back to the obvious culprits shown in their intro cutscenes, but said culprits have some relevance in the final case to a minor degree because of an item that plays a role there and having interacted with the BigBad of the game indirectly. The culprit has a theme surrounding electronic devices. Phoenix Wright is introduced to a new investigation mechanic that ends up revealing vital bits of information on the case thanks to his interpretation skills.

** The visual implications are taken up a notch in ''Dual Destinies'', where invariably one of the murderer's VillainousBreakdown scenes involves their appearance changing to reflect what's going on BeneathTheMask. [[spoiler:Ted Tonate's goggles explode as he goes completely AxCrazy from his previous stoic smugness; Florent L'Belle loses his makeup and artificial hair coloring, developing a shabbier as how truly ass-deep in debt he now is occurs to him; Aristotle Means restyles his hair to be far more warlike when he decides to stop playing games and reveal himself for the KnightTemplar he really is, then loses the teeth he flashes when he's disagreeing with someone as his arguments break down; and Phantom's Phoenix mask becomes a little loose fitting as he feels fear for the first time in a while, then begins to randomly switch when he has a full identity crisis. The only exception is Yuri Cosmos, who isn't a villain, but even his breakdown is an example – he messes up the controls on his segway, showing how he's utterly lost control of the situation and failed to prevent the explosion he was afraid of.]]

* Why is Damon Gant so antagonistic towards Edgeworth? Edgeworth was the winner of the King of Prosecutors award, and the only one considered qualified enough to prosecute the Chief Prosecutor. If Lana Skye was to get arrested, Edgeworth would likely become Chief Prosecutor, and that would end Gant's control over the Prosecutors Office.

** The visual implications are taken UpToEleven in ''Dual Destinies'', where invariably one of the murderer's VillainousBreakdown scenes involves their appearance changing to reflect what's going on BeneathTheMask. [[spoiler:Ted Tonate's goggles explode as he goes completely AxCrazy from his previous stoic smugness; Florent L'Belle loses his makeup and artificial hair coloring, developing a shabbier as how truly ass-deep in debt he now is occurs to him; Aristotle Means restyles his hair to be far more warlike when he decides to stop playing games and reveal himself for the KnightTemplar he really is, then loses the teeth he flashes when he's disagreeing with someone as his arguments break down; and Phantom's Phoenix mask becomes a little loose fitting as he feels fear for the first time in a while, then begins to randomly switch when he has a full identity crisis. The only exception is Yuri Cosmos, who isn't a villain, but even his breakdown is an example – he messes up the controls on his segway, showing how he's utterly lost control of the situation and failed to prevent the explosion he was afraid of.]]

*** And even after [[spoiler:the revelations regarding their true character, the color schemes of Blackquill and Fake Fulbright/Phantom can still work, just in a different way. Blackquill is a terrifying, manipulative, and rather snarky prosecutor on the surface (black), but deep down he is still a good man, devoted to truth, justice, and the people he cares about (white), [[NotSoDifferent just like Phoenix]], the Yang in Yin. Phantom, meanwhile, leaves no traces of his existence and is impersonating a dead man (much like a real ghost) (white), has a lot of blood on his hands (red), and is at his core a cold-hearted, murderous sociopath (blue), the Yin in Yang]].

* There's a pretty neat MusicalSpoiler that is this trope: try listening to Florent L'Belle's theme, then listen to Luke Atmey's theme. They sound rather similar, no? Well, that makes sense; they're both self-centered, SmallNameBigEgo LargeHam characters. But how about this? [[spoiler:Compare Atmey's theme to Masque*[=DeMasque=]/Ron [=DeLite=]'s theme. Atmey's theme is based on [=DeMasque=]'s, and Atmey at one point claims to be [=DeMasque=], having disguised himself thusly to provide an alibi for the murder he committed. [=DeMasque=], as played by Atmey, is a murderous thieving blackmailer who hid his identity behind a mask, a famous identity, that ''wasn't his''. What was L'Belle again? Ah, yes. A murderous blackmailer and attempted thief who hid his identity behind the famous mask of another man. Who it should be noted, is the one who actually does own the mask, which was the person they were blackmailing]]. How's ''that'' for a good case of NotSoDifferent?

* An extremely subtle bit of foreshadowing in Rise From The Ashes is this—Damon Gant has an [[NonstandardCharacterDesign abnormal eye design compared to other characters.]] Rather than black pupils, his are white. The only other person who has that character detail? [[spoiler: Joe Darke, the serial killer he framed for Neil Marshall’s murder. It foreshadows that they’re NotSoDifferent, and Gant’s connection to Neil’s death!]]