History Fridge / AceAttorney

* Oldbag reappears in 2-4 and acts as she did in 1-3 for the most part by fangirling over the victim, insisting that the defendant (a famous actor whom she doesn't like) is guilty, [[spoiler:testifying that she saw the defendant in a costume, and revealing a crucial photo that she hid from everyone]]. It feels incredibly repetitive, but [[spoiler:that's the point. It's supposed to make us think that 2-4 is going to be a repeat of 1-3, especially with how much Adrian Andrews (a seemingly cold-hearted female character in charge of the defendant's affairs) resembles Dee Vasquez at first. But in the end, Oldbag ends up being right about Engarde all along, even if she got some of the details wrong.]]

* Oldbag reappears in 2-4 and acts as she did in 1-3 for the most part by fangirling over the victim, insisting that the defendant (a famous actor whom she doesn't like) is guilty, and [[spoiler:testifying that she saw the defendant in a costume, so he must be the culprit.]] It feels incredibly repetitive, but [[spoiler:that's the point. It's supposed to make us think that 2-4 is going to be a repeat of 1-3, especially with how much Adrian Andrews (a seemingly cold-hearted female character in charge of the defendant's affairs) resembles Dee Vasquez at first. But in the end, Oldbag ends up being right about Engarde all along, even if she got some of the details wrong.]]

* Oldbag reappears in 2-4 and acts as she did in 1-3 for the most part by fangirling over the victim, insisting that the defendant (a famous actor whom she doesn't like) is guilty, and [[spoiler:testifying that she saw the defendant in a costume, so he must be the culprit.]] It feels incredibly repetitive, but [[spoiler:that's the point. It's supposed to make us think that 2-4 is going to be a repeat of 1-3, especially with how much Adrian Andrews (a cold-hearted female character in charge of the defendant's affairs) resembles Dee Vasquez at first. But in the end, Oldbag ends up being right about Engarde all along, even if she got some of the details wrong.]]

*** It seems slightly odd that Edgeworth doesn't wear the same colours as the von Karmas, seeing how he was mentored by Manfred, who essentially raised him to be a twisted image of everything Gregory Edgeworth stood for. However, then we have ''[[Visual novel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations 2]]'', where we play as Gregory in a flashback: his tie is the exact same colour as his son's suit in the present day, acting as a retroactive sign that Miles really was always Gregory's son at heart.

*** It seems slightly odd that Edgeworth doesn't wear the same colours as the von Karmas, seeing how he was mentored by Manfred, who essentially raised him to be a twisted image of everything Gregory Edgeworth stood for. However, then we have [[AceAttorneyInvestigations Ace Attorney Investigations 2]], where we play as Gregory in a flashback: his tie is the exact same colour as his son's suit in the present day, acting as a retroactive sign that Miles really was always Gregory's son at heart.

** Also, the magatama represents benevolence, the sword valor, and the mirror wisdom. The attorney has to be kind and benevolent to their clients to actually let them work for them and allowing to defend them, the prosecutor has to be a honorable person to do the job, and the judge has to be wise enough to decide the rightful verdict.

** The trio of lawyers at the Wright Anything Agency as the three primary colours. Phoenix is blue, representing his role as mentor and the balance in the agency, with his magenta tie hinting at his reckless and emotionally-driven streak and the gold of his locket chain representing the hope he still holds onto, years after he became a lawyer. Apollo is magenta, representing his loud and brash attitude at the start of his game and his tendency to be driven by emotion at times, with his blue tie hinting at the sorrows he would also face. Athena is yellow, representing stubborn hope and happiness, matching her determined personality, with her blue tie hinting at the trauma of her past.

* If [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbDGBueVyH0 this video]] is anything to go by, then a lot of the stuff that Phoenix, and Apollo and Athena for that matter, does in court such as concealing evidence until it proves useful, is not exactly something that would fly in an ordinary trial[[note]] to be fair though, the trials from Ace Attorney are ''far'' from ordinary[[/note]]. So why does the Judge let him(them) do all of this? Well being a Judge as long as he has, he knows better than anyone that the system is extremely corrupt and that it serves to give an advantage to the prosecution and a disadvantage to the defense. He's also established to take his job ''very'' seriously, going as far as to listen to last-minute witness testimony from Larry in fear that he may have given a wrong verdict to Edgeworth, even with [[TheDreaded Von Karma]] pestering him to just end the trial. This establishes him as a man who legitimately wants to do his job and give out fair judgments to the Defendants who end up in his court. But since the current system will make that nearly impossible, he is willing to overlook some minor offences the Defense may commit, so long as it doesn't go as far to outright forging evidence, if it means he can even out the playing field a bit so the defense with have a fairer chance against the prosecution.
** This is especially clear if you compare him to his younger brother, who seems to accept whatever the prosecution claims without a grain of salt and seems to look for any opportunity to declare the Defendant guilty and end the trial quickly. The only reason he seems to let surprise evidence happen like his brother is because of his relative inexperience and that he's not the sharpest tool in the shed.
** The Khuranese Judge is similar to the Judge's brother in that while he ''does'' side with the prosecution for the most part and wants to end trials quickly, he also lets Phoenix's seemingly illegal tactics slide because of inexperience. Less because he hasn't been a judge for long like the Judge's brother, but more because Defense Attorneys have been gone from Khura'in's courts for so long that he's relatively inexperienced with dealing with them and has forgotten most of the guidelines and rules that apply to them, to the point that Phoenix has to explain them in his first Khuranese trial.

*** Additionally, the suit jacket that Miles wore in 3-4 was very similar in style to Manfred's, but it his own unique color. So he ''was'' influenced by the von Karmas, but Edgeworth is still his own person with the potential to change from them.

** During the 4th case of Spirit of Justice, seeing Blackquill and Sahdmadhi in the same courtroom made me realize that, not only do they have opposite character designs, but they're both parallels in more ways than even that. Both have histories with Wright's two subordinates, Blackquill with Athena and Sahdmadhi with Apollo, and we eventually find out that [[spoiler: both were friends with Athena and Apollo, respectively, and both needed their old friend to save them from something by the end of the game.]] Now let's look at their designs. Blackquill wears predominantly black, has long disheveled hair, which is also black for the most part, and in general has a intimidating appearance. However, parts of his hair and outfit are white. This perfectly reflects his personality and role in the fifth game. [[spoiler: Blackquill was a prisoner and the convicted murderer of Metis Cykes, so he put on a dark, intimidating personality fit for a criminal, which is reflected in his predominately black outfit. He constantly refers to his time in prison during arguments, and he makes many intimidating threats, including slashing out at witnesses and the attorneys he's facing up against. However, the truth is he's innocent, and he made a selfless sacrifice to protect the daughter of his mentor, which shows that he's really a kind person at heart, something reflected by the streaks of white in his hair and outfit.]] Sahdmadhi, meanwhile, [[ManInWhite is predominantly clad in white]], has neat white hair that has been meticulously braided, and has a calm, gentle appearance. Yet his glove [[spoiler: and the Mark of the Dragon it covers]] is black. Once again, this conveys his personality. [[spoiler: Sahdmadhi makes himself out to be a spiritual man who is loyal to the Queen of Khur'ain, placing himself on the moral and spiritual high ground in arguments and seemingly valuing his duty to the Queen more important than familial ties or his own desires. However beneath this is the same fiery revolutionary that he was under his father Dhurke, which he reveals fully when the Queen no longer has his hands tied and he's able to finally revolt against her. Both wind up being good people, swayed and manipulated along the way, but ultimately staying true to themselves in the very end, and fighting to protect the truth against those who try to obscure it for their own gain, mending their relationships with Athena and Apollo in the process, and becoming allies in the trials (both literally and figuratively) they'll face moving forwards.]]

* There may be something to the fact that [[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth every time Edgeworth gets a moment away from Phoenix Wright and the madness that follows him]], he ends up butting heads against someone from Zheng Fa, or getting directly involved in the country's affairs. Zheng Fa is the "Land of the '''Phoenix'''", and uses the bird as its national symbol, plastered right on the flag. Edgeworth can't escape, no matter how hard he tries. Of course, in Japanese, Phoenix is [[AProtagonistIsRyu a dragon]], not a phoenix. But by this point in the series the developers have to know what he's called in English.

* We know about 4 {{Yakuza}}[=/=]{{Mafia}} families, Amano, Cadaverini, Kitaki, and the ones Vasques is involved with. Not only does it mean that the town is pretty dangerous, but the Amano son owes the Cadaverini daughter money. Which means that a [[MobWar mafia war]] could happen...

* While we don't know much of Neil Marshall, we can take from the fact he managed to earn the ''King of Prosecutors'' trophy in 2015 (,when Von Karma and corrupt Edgeworth were still in position,) makes it pretty likely he was another AmoralAttorney to add to the bunch.

* While we don't know much of Neil, we can take from the fact he managed to earn the ''King of Prosecutors'' trophy in 2015 (,when Von Karma and corrupt Edgeworth were still in position,) makes it pretty likely he was another AmoralAttorney to add to the bunch.