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7	Take moments specific to the [[Heartwarming/GyakutenKenji2 sequel]], [[Heartwarming/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney the Phoenix arc]], ''[[Heartwarming/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney Apollo Justice]]'', or ''[[Heartwarming/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' to those pages, please.
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14	* In both games, whenever Phoenix is referenced, it's usually Edgeworth reflecting on or referring to ways in which Phoenix has changed him.
15	-->'''Edgeworth:''' ("Contradiction?" He must be rubbing off on me.)\
16	'''Edgeworth:''' (What would he do in a situation like this...?)\
17	'''Edgeworth:''' Perhaps my younger self would not have done something so reckless. ...The me from before had power. That's why I thought justice was on my side. Just like you right now... However, because of a certain man, my self-centered sense of justice was broken down. Ever since then... I began to see people in a different light. I'm able to serve as a prosecutor only because of the support of the people around me. People like Detective Gumshoe, and all the other investigators. And... Kay, as well. Honestly, even I'm surprised at how much I've changed...\
18	'''Edgeworth:''' The sight of that man still shines brilliantly in my eyes...
19	** Later, he refers to Phoenix less obliquely as "A certain ''friend''". Phoenix might not appear in these games (outside of {{Funny Background Event}}s that the player might not even trigger and Edgeworth himself never notices), but never let it be said that the Turnabout King doesn't have a presence of a different kind.
20	* Any of the odd moments where Edgeworth actually acknowledges that Larry is, in fact, his friend. Heartwarming, because he seems even more annoyed with Larry than anyone else, but, like Phoenix, has resigned himself to his responsibility as the CloudcuckoolandersMinder.
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24	* An odd example, but many of young!Edgeworth and young!Franziska's interactions in Turnabout Reminiscence. Many of them verge on [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments funny]], but it's also sweet to see how these two overly serious, strictly-raised geniuses can act like childish siblings. It's also apparent how they do care for each other, even if they have trouble showing it. Some scenes of note are Edgeworth saying that maybe one day they can fight crime together as two equal prosecutors, and when Edgeworth briefly wishes he had the power to give the decorated knife to Franziska as a gift, since she seemed almost enchanted by its detailed carvings.
25	** When Badd says that Calisto Yew slapped him for failing to protect her sister, Franziska responds:
26	--->'''Franziska:''' She certainly had a lot of self-control to stop at just a slap. If it was me... not even a hundred lashes would've been punishment enough!
27	** It all culminates when they're both desperate for the other's safety when Calisto Yew whips out a gun.
28	* In the first ''Investigations'' game, during the flashback to Edgeworth's first properly meeting Kay, the dialogue gets increasingly focused on the Promise Book that Kay and her father made and how much Mr. Faraday cared for Kay. It's made increasingly heartwarming because Gumshoe nearly got himself arrested on a double murder charge to cover up Kay breaking one of her promises.
29	* Being an odd mix of this, a TearJerker and a [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Crowning Moment of Funny]], during the flashback case we get treated to this: When talking to Kay, you realise that she kept a Swiss Roll that she'd bought on her "for her daddy". This is the TearJerker part, as we all know that her father is dead. And so does she. The SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming\|Moments}} was when Edgeworth, drawing comparisons between her father's death and that of his own father (having both been killed when they were about 9 or 10, in a courthouse), decides to have a PetTheDog moment and, getting down on one knee, offers her a handkerchief and encourages her to let it all out. She starts to cry, and she runs towards him, presumably to get a hug...only for it to become a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}} when instead of using the handkerchief, she instead blows her nose on his cravat. His expression is ''priceless''. Still, the moment ''is'' incredibly heartwarming when you think that this happened ''years'' before his HeelFaceTurn.
30	** When both Miles and Franziska commend Kay for her bravery following her father's death.
31	-->'''Kay:''' Even if I can't see Daddy any more, I'm still going to keep all my promises.\
32	'''Edgeworth:''' You're a very brave girl, Kay.\
33	'''Franziska:''' You're a very good child for keeping the promises you made to your papa. I'll even testify that you didn't cry, just for you.
34	** A lot of ''Turnabout Reminiscence'' is a mix of this and Tear Jerker because you can see traces of his post-''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' character already there, even if it's buried under some von Karma-style rationalizations about perfection. It's nice to know that he was never completely lost.
35	* After getting Kay off the hook for the murder of Manny, Miles reprimands her for being reckless. Kay looks down at her shoes and apologises, saying she'll be more careful, only for Miles to tell her, "good girl. It's good to conduct some self-reflection every once in a while." Kay, at this point, tells Miles that he reminds her of her father.
36	* "Don't worry, Maggey! I'll always be there for you!"
37	* During the [[SequentialBoss final]] [[WhyWontYouDie battle]] with Quercus Alba:
38	-->'''Lang:''' I think I'll give [[PowerOfTrust trusting you]] a try, Mr. Prosecutor... or rather, Mr. Edgeworth.\
39	'''Edgeworth:''' ...!\
40	'''Lang:''' I leave this critical battle up to you, Mr. Edgeworth!
41	* Whether you like her or not, you have to admit it was sweet of Edgeworth to thank and give a bow to Oldbag after the Samurai Dog turns out to be a crucial piece of evidence.
42	* This is minor, but in case 4, Gumshoe mentions how he got in trouble because, after becoming a detective, he accidentally ended up reporting to his old post out of habit. Young Franziska - instead of taking the opportunity to hit him or call him a fool as usual - casually mentions that such a thing kept happening to her every year in elementary school. It's one of the few instances where she treats him with something else than sneering contempt.
43	* [[AFatherToHisMen The way Lang treats his subordinates]]:
44	** After his men [[YouAreNumberSix count off in numerical order]], Lang stops them, telling them to all count off "1". Because they're ''all "number one" in his book.'' In a later case, they all do the count properly, each counting themselves as number 1.
45	** He gives one of them a birthday present...only for the recipient to point out that it's not his birthday. Lang points out that the present is for his ''younger brother's wife's younger brother''.
46	** Even when Shih-na turns out to be a murderous psychopath, Lang still protects her from getting shot, wounding his own leg in the process, because he still considers her to be his subordinate whom he's in charge of looking after.
47	* After Manfred responds to young Edgeworth's request to continue investigating by calling him worthless and saying he'll never achieve perfection, Edgeworth is left in stunned silence. Franziska intercedes by asking if she can continue the "competition." Miles thanks her for the act of kindness after, [[{{Tsundere}} though naturally she dismisses it.]]
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