Web Animation / Turnabout Jackpot

Narrator: New Year’s Day… a time for resolutions and a fresh hand dealt by Fate.

Turnabout Jackpot (or Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - Turnabout Jackpot) is the third original Ace Attorney fancase by Team LordIban presented in the format of voice-acted animation, with TheGoldCrow once again voicing Phoenix Wright.

Shortly after the events of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the Wright Anything Agency staff have their holiday cut short when they become tangled up in the murder of one of the world’s best poker players on New Year’s Day.

Defending Phoenix Wright's old acquaintance Jack Porter against the allegations with the help of Trucy Wright, Apollo faces the rockstar prosecutor Klavier Gavin in court to find the truth behind it all!

The video was released in the following installments:

• Episode 1 (January 1st, 2022)
• Episode 2 (March 7th, 2022)
• Episode 3 (April 23rd, 2022)
• Episode 4 (June 25th, 2022)
• Episode 5 (August 27th, 2022)
• Episode 6 (February 18th, 2023)

See Phoenix Wright: Devil's Attorney and Operation: Turnabout for the two earlier series from Team LordIban.

Now has a character sheet under construction.

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Turnabout Jackpot provides examples of:

• Adaptational Explanation: The web animation explains why the Jurist System, a major part of Apollo Justice's climax, isn't around for Dual Destinies. Basically, the "Dark Age of the Law" is so entrenched among the higher-ups of the legal system that they feared the wider implementation of the Jurist System, thus they buried its future under a pile of red tape.
• Afraid of Blood: Jack Porter, to the point where he faints when watching the trailer for Pinkie Rabbit vs. the Bad Badger. It's later revealed that Rex House tried to weaponize this by playing the trailer when he ambushed Porter.
• Amoral Attorney: Richard Gunner, who would win cases for criminals, or throw his clients under the bus if paid handsomely, like what he did with Charles Argine. Hector Nash, who hated Gunner, felt it was karmic Gunner died in a car "accident" shortly after "botching" Argine's defense. Then on the last trial day, we actually meet Gunner, who faked his own death, and he goes even further; not only is he the true culprit of the case, but he's a very slippery customer who uses all manner of cheap tricks to try and worm out of his comeuppance.
• Anime Hair: When Richard Gunner is finally unmasked, his hairstyle turns out to be even more bizarre and "horny" than Apollo's!
• Asshole Victim: The Masked Stranger who was shot to death is revealed during the first day of the trial to be Rex House, and it turns out he was just impersonating the real Masked Stranger as part of a plot to make him ineligible before the tournament via framing him for murder. He was also a Corrupt Corporate Executive really named Noah Buddy and is suspected to have acted as a patsy for the Cadaverini crime family. The fifth episode also hints that he won leadership of the Deck by unsavory means, which is confirmed in the sixth episode; he stole the Master Key from Hector Nash, used it to frame Charles Argine for cheating in the tournament, and thus falsely won his position. Similarly, his connection to the Cadaverinis is confirmed, as Gunner reveals they were using the casino's vaults to store contraband.
• The Big Guy: Mr. Flint Rockwell, the "Unflinching Mountain", gives off this vibe. At least in public.
• Bunnies for Cuteness: Pinkie Rabbit, natch.
• Busman's Holiday: Phoenix gets invited to play against the best poker players in the world at the Royal Flush casino on New Year's Day, and Apollo and Trucy come along as guests. They get to enjoy the festivities of New Year's Eve, but things get cut short when one of the players, the Masked Stranger, is found dead and the prize money set on fire. The same goes for the Judge, who is forced to preside over the case when he was planning to spend New Year's Day watching a TV marathon with his wife.
• Bloodier and Gorier: In-Universe, the Pinkie Rabbit movie is this compared to the kid-friendly TV show it's based on. Seeing the trailer for it actually causes Mr. Porter to faint from shock at all the blood, while Apollo, who watched the show all the time as a kid, claims that it ruined his childhood, and Felicia Garnet, who's also a fan, later expresses disgust at the Gatewater Group's attempts to erase the original in favor of their version.
• Call-Back: When Mr. Porter asks Apollo and Trucy to go and investigate his security office, Phoenix remarks that he hopes they won't find a briefcase full of foreign money in there. This is a reference to the Team's previous fancase, where Phoenix did find exactly that in a security office.
• Call-Forward:
  • The second episode has one towards Dual Destinies, regarding the fight against the "Dark Age of the Law".
  • Similarly, at the end of the case, Phoenix reveals he plans to leave for Europe to study their legal systems. It would be on this trip that he meets Athena.

• Chekhov's Gun:
  • The Masked Stranger is said to have a "secret signature" that can be used to verify whether the person under the mask is the real Stranger or an impostor. During the first day of the trial, this is used by Mr. Porter and Apollo to prove that Mr. House, who died wearing the Masked Stranger's mask and suit, was not the real Stranger.
  • The final item that corners the guilty party is the cigarette Dr. Nash knocked from Richard Gunner's mouth. He held onto it with the promise of cramming it down Gunner's throat when the truth of his corruption was brought to light. Ten years later, it's used to confirm Gunner's DNA, overturning his status as legally dead and left to be found guilty for everything he confessed.
• Continuity Nod: The second episode mentions there is a new Chief Prosecutor, referring to how Miles Edgeworth was in the position for a year by his reappearance in the finale case of Dual Destinies.
• Cool Mask: The Masked Stranger wears one of these to hide their identity. It even comes with a voice filter that makes them sound like a robot. The voiceprint of said filter is actually the Masked Stranger's "secret signature" that can be used to tell the real deal apart from impostors.
• Cool Old Guy: Aldric Fitzroy, really Charles Argine, CEO of the tech company Argine Systems and former leader of the Deck poker club, which is said to consist of the world's best players. Where do we even start with him, aside from his general friendliness toward other patrons? He, aided by Hector Nash, set out to manufacture a line of tamper-proof poker tables to combat the money laundering and fraud often present in gambling; that and the fact he cared deeply for his granddaughter and raised her after her parents died both speak volumes about his character, and let's not forget that he's the true identity of the Poker Legend known only as the Masked Stranger, which consisted of a voice-modulated mask of his creation, as well as making mini EMP devices and signal jammers, all of which he used to sneak into the tournament room to find proof that Rex House was not only a fraud who rigged tournaments in his own favor, but was also the true culprit of the AC-3 case. The icing on the cake comes on the final day of the trial when he reveals the note sent by his attorney and the real murderer, Richard Gunner, which instructed him to burn the note upon meeting with him; Charles, wise to Gunner's slimy personality, trumped him with a simple bluff, burning a copy of the note and keeping the original one safe all these years, which ultimately renders Gunner's legally dead status null and void.
• The Corpse Stops Here: This is why Hector Nash claimed not to have found the body before Apollo did, believing that admitting to finding it would have made him a suspect. He's forced to explain himself, however, when his gold-plated lighter is found at the crime scene. He's vindicated when Apollo is revealed to have found the body and the Judge, upset at being forced to work on what was supposed to be his day off, gets angry and wonders if Apollo did it.
• Cynicism Catalyst: Hector Nash's hatred of lawyers stems from Richard Gunner demanding a ludicrous sum of money for his services from his close friend and co-worker, Charles Argine, before simply throwing him to the wolves when offered more money, even disregarding Hector's attempt to testify about the mistake he made.
• Darker and Edgier: In-Universe, the Pinkie Rabbit movie has the titular character go on a child-unfriendly Roaring Rampage of Revenge quest against the badgers for the deaths of his family. None of the original show's fans are pleased with this.
• Detachable Doorknob: The door to the emergency exit gets its handle broken off on the VIP floor, forcing the guests to evacuate via the roof when the fire alarm goes off.
• Disqualification-Induced Victory:
  • A variation in Episode 1 when Apollo makes it to the final table of the Tiny Tourney with Flint Rockwell, Felicia Garnet, and Aldric Fitzroy. But before the game can begin, Rockwell abruptly accuses Felicia of cheating (she wasn't – Rockwell was just psyched out by her stuffed bunny) and storms off, with Felicia following him in confusion. Fitzroy, disappointed to see the two big-name players leave, forfeits as well, leaving a confused Apollo the winner by default.
  • How Rex House became the new leader of the Deck. While the previous leader Charles Argine initially won the tournament, he was accused of cheating, and evidence was unearthed that ended up backing that claim. That led to House, who was in second place, becoming the new leader of the Deck. It turns out to have all been a setup by House, who was the actual cheater and took advantage of a device he'd stolen from Hector Nash to hack the poker table.
• Enforced Plug: Because the Gatewater Group is providing a sizable portion of the $100 million prize money, the poker tournament is forced to promote Gatewater's Pinkie Rabbit reboot.
• Entertainment Below Their Age: Felicia Garnet, who is 24, is a self-confessed fan of The Pinkie Rabbit Show, which is stated by Apollo to be aimed at kids. A plush of the show's titular character is even her lucky charm in the poker tournaments she participates in.
• Evil Sounds Deep: The Masked Stranger's low, computerized voice proves quite sinister when they start to be revealed as the true murderer; when Richard Gunner ditches the mask, he turns out to be a growler in sharp contrast to the cultured baritone of his would-be patsy, Charles Argine, alias Aldric Fitzroy.
• Four Is Death: Flint Rockwell considers the number 4 to be unlucky, so when he got suite number 4, he switched rooms with the Masked Stranger.
• Frame-Up: Twice over, ten years apart.
  • Ten years ago, Noah Buddy rigged the automated casino table at its debut tournament to make Charles Argine the clear winner, to frame Charles for cheating with a product he built to supposedly put an end to all casino cheating, to ruin his reputation and win by default and become the new King of the Deck.
  • The third day of the trial reveals that Rex House was attempting to frame the Masked Stranger for the murder of Jack Porter to have him disqualified from the tournament, which would let him go back to using the rigged automated card table to ensure he won the $100 million prize.
• Freudian Excuse: Hector Nash's distrust for defense attorneys and generally unpleasant disposition began when Richard Gunner heartlessly sold out his friend Charles Argine because "he got a better deal", leaving the utterly innocent Argine's life destroyed. This made him believe that all defense attorneys ultimately care about is themselves, and his attitude toward them was later reinforced by the "Dark Age of the Law". However, Trucy and Apollo's earnest insistence that they really do care about the truth and proving their client innocent eventually gets through to him and he does what he can to help their case.
• Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: Hector Nash is a smoker who carried a gold-plated lighter, later revealed to be Charles Argine's former business partner. He mentions that he punched a cigarette out of the mouth of Amoral Attorney Richard Gunner before promising to make him pay for screwing over Argine.
• Hates Small Talk: Dr. Hector Nash is not a fan of idle conversation.
• Hidden Villain: Initially, we are led to believe that the Masked Stranger was involved in the crime, with implications being that their true identity is Charles Argine. Sure enough, on the third trial day, they eventually confess to both being Argine and shooting Rex House. But after a bit more digging, it turns out that the one wearing the Masked Stranger's suit and mask — and the true culprit — isn't Argine, but his Amoral Attorney Richard Gunner, who was believed to have been dead for ten years.
• Hoist by Their Own Petard: Richard Gunner's ultimate downfall can be summarised as a lot of his actions, some of which were done with the intention of covering his ass, coming back to bite him.
  • When Apollo tries to prove that Gunner's murder of House wasn't to save Jack nor in self-defense, but premeditated, he claims that the threatening letter House got wasn't from Tender Lender but from Gunner, citing that he's the only one who calls House by his real name of "Noah" like in the letter. Gunner claims that a fingerprint analysis won't be able to prove that, to which Apollo calls his bluff and does it anyway, finding that there are no actual fingerprints. However, this ends up proving it since Gunner earlier admitted to having melted off his fingerprints with acid when he went into hiding, meaning that out of the people who could have sent the letter, he's the only one whose "prints" match. Gunner even has a minor Villainous Breakdown over the fact that he burned his prints off for nothing.
  • His next defense is that he can't be held accountable for House's murder and all associated crimes because the long time he spent in hiding means he's now considered legally dead. As he further points out, by the time they're able to reverse his legally dead status, he'll have long gone back into hiding. However, Phoenix pulls a Big Damn Heroes and advises Apollo that if they can prove Gunner's had contact with anyone at some point before he was declared dead, it should render void his legally dead status. Apollo is able to prove this using the letter Gunner sent to Charles Argine to propose the revenge scheme; Argine's more than happy to reveal he has it in his possession, having tricked Gunner into thinking he burned it with a copy.
  • The second to last and arguably most bizarre move is taking advantage of his numerous counts of perjury to claim that he's not Richard Gunner, but a stand-in hired by the real one, since nothing, not even his initial claims of being Gunner, can be trusted at this point. This gets undone thanks to Hector Nash, whom Gunner had mockingly given a cigarette he was going to smoke before Hector angrily knocked it out of his mouth for his betrayal. Said cigarette, having his DNA on it via his saliva, is used to prove his identity, in addition to his old fingerprints that can be matched with those on a letter he wrote in the AC-3 case file.
  • On his last legs, he claims that he’ll make a deal with the FBI, who are investigating the Royal Flush casino for dirt on the Cadaverini crime family, to tell them everything he knows about their dealings in the casino so they can get a warrant to search the place, which they otherwise can’t do without the permission of the dead Rex House. What he doesn’t know is that, with House’s crimes and cheating exposed, all leadership and assets of the Deck, including the casino, has immediately gone back to Charles Argine, who’s quick to grant the Feds permission. This not only removes Gunner’s last line of defense, but also puts him on the Cadaverinis’ shit list for being quick to betray them on live television, finally prompting his Villainous Breakdown.
• I Have Your Wife: On the night of the murder, Gunner forced Argine to go along with his plans by threatening to hurt his granddaughter Angela.
• In a World…: The trailer for the Show Within a Show Pinkie vs. The Bad Badger begins with this phrase.
  The Narrator: "In a world where only the fittest survive."
• In-Series Nickname: "Lucky" for Felicia Garnet.
• Insufferable Genius: Hector Nash, a Jerkass with a PhD who works as an engineer and statistician when not playing poker. He also bases his poker playing on statistics and calculations, tests out his strategies with a poker app on his phone during smoke breaks, and rudely dismisses any possibility of luck. His current behavior is due to what happened to his friend, Charles Argine, the original leader of the Deck.
• Jerkass:
  • Mr. Rex House, the owner of the Royal Flush casino, is a loudmouthed egomaniac and very nasty to people he sees as beneath him. After he's found murdered, it turns out he's actually a former small-time gambling crook named Noah Buddy, and he's suspected, and later confirmed, to have been cooperating with the Cadaverini crime family. He worked to become leader of the Deck not only for the money, but also to ruin Argine and take everything from him because of his attempts to prevent any more cheating with his tamper-proof poker tables.
  • Hector Nash is a rather curt fellow as well. He may not go out of his way to be unpleasant to others as House may (unless he feels provoked, it seems, such as when he believes he's been cheated out of a prize he rightfully won), but he's far from friendly. He used to be a kinder person in the past, though, and after opening up to Apollo and Trucy and subsequently helping them with the case, he proves to be a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
  • The Hidden Villain behind everything, Richard Gunner, makes House look downright decent by contrast; not only did he betray his innocent client Charles Argine when House made him a higher offer, but he spent ten years planning his revenge against House for trying to off him with a rigged car after the trial, manipulating Argine and everyone else to his ends and even impersonating the Masked Stranger. After being unmasked, he spends his entire time on the stand gloating about his evil deeds, insulting anyone he pleases, and trying to weasel his way out of being convicted with one dirty legal trick after another until he's finally out of luck.
• Jurisdiction Friction: The FBI suddenly get involved in the second day of investigation, preventing access to the crime scene, much to the exasperation of the local police. They were trying to secure any evidence left of House's connections to the mafia.
• Kids Shouldn't Watch Horror Films: As a child, Flint Rockwell was planning to watch cartoons on Easter Sunday, but the TV station accidentally aired Killer Bunnies from Beyond the Moon, which left him traumatized.
• Large Ham: Richard Gunner milks his big reveal for all it's worth, with a considerably loud and raspy voice.
  Gunner: I like to be modest like that!
  Apollo: (Modest? Not the word I'd pick to describe this guy!)
• Loan Shark: Rex House is revealed to have borrowed money from the Cadaverini mafia. It is suspected that due to his inability to pay back the loan, he was forced to provide assistance in some of the Cadaverinis' operations. Even so, he still had to pay $100 million by January, meaning he had incentive to do anything to win the next Poker All-Stars Legends tournament.
• Loophole Abuse: Gunner abuses this trope to the point it may as well be his main talent. He uses all manner of dirty tricks to sneak out of legal responsibility, including claiming that his murder was done in an attempt to save Mr. Porter's life, abusing the fact that he's legally dead when the law only applies to those who are alive, claiming he isn't Richard Gunner at all, and trying to strike a deal with the FBI for clemency lest their evidence be declared null by the doctrine of the fruit of the poisonous tree.Needless to say, he's easily one of Apollo's most obstructive and difficult opponents just by the sheer number of ways he tries to weasel his way out of his crimes.
• Meaningful Name:
  • Dr. Hector Nash: His last name refers to John Forbes Nash Jr., an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory.
  • Rex House: Rex is Latin for King. House is a common gambling term for a casino. His real name, Noah Buddy, is a pun on "nobody".
  • Charles Argine: "Charles" means "free man" in Proto-Germanic, referencing his innocence in the AC-3 case being proven on the final trial day. His surname is also an anagram of "Regina", which is Latin for "queen"; it is also the Italian word for "riverbank".
  • The culprit of the case, the one who shot Rex House alias Noah Buddy, was Richard Gunner; geddit? Taking his greed into account, the choice for his given name should also be obvious.
• Money Dumb: After Rex House gained the Deck's assets, he began investing in many ventures that ended up failing. He even meddled with the Royal Flush Casino which was already set up to be profitable even under the strict regulations of Japanifornia, causing it to lose money. He ended up having to sell most of the Deck's assets, and eventually took out loans from the Cadaverinis, for whom he stored contraband in the hotel's treasury.
• Money to Burn: The $100 million prize money is discovered to be set on fire. The cause of the fire was Garnet's Pinkie Rabbit doll after it was stolen from her.
• My Greatest Failure: When Hector Nash was working with Charles Argine, they decided to respond to the Japanifornia Gambling Act by creating a gambling machine that was completely impossible to tamper with to ensure fair gambling. However, in his rush to finish the machine for mass-production, Hector accidentally let a potential cheating method slip by, and only found out after the machine entered mass-production. Even worse, his inability to find a solution to the problem led to him deciding to start Drowning His Sorrows, but this led to him blabbing about his problem and getting his notes on the gambling machine and the cheat device stolen.
• My Rule Fu Is Stronger than Yours: The final part of the final trial day is essentially Apollo and Richard Gunner one-upping each other with this trope until Gunner finally runs out of options.
• Mysterious Stranger: The Masked Stranger. He appears at big poker tournaments without warning and never takes off his mask in public.
• New Year's Resolution: Discussed. Ema Skye is unhappy about breaking her New Year's resolution of avoiding further contact with Klavier Gavin. Apollo originally didn't come up with one before New Year's Day, but after the murder, he states that his resolution will be to get Jack Porter a non-guilty verdict.
• Only Known by Their Nickname: The Masked Stranger is known as such because the person never gave their name, leading to the public coming up with that moniker. Jack Porter realized right away that the person who slipped him a note supposedly signed by the Masked Stranger couldn't be the real deal because the true Stranger doesn't officially use that name.
• Out-of-Character Alert: In the final day of the trial, Felicia Garnet/Angela Argine and the Masked Stranger get into an argument over how the Stranger has been twisting the truth. In the heat of the argument the Stranger, who is believed to be Charles Argine, calls her "Felicia". Angela instantly calls him out as an impostor because her grandfather would never call her by her false name. This is when the Masked Stranger is revealed to be Richard Gunner.
• Parental Abandonment: Felicia Garnet, real name Angela Argine, was abandoned by her only parental figure, Charles Argine, when he fled to avoid being sent to prison, so she ended up in foster care. However, unknown to her, he had planned for his close friend Hector Nash to take her in, but social services wouldn't let Hector see her because he is officially a stranger and not a relative. Even if Felicia resents her grandfather for what happened, she still kept the Pinkie Rabbit plush he gave her. It also turns out that Angela and Charles met later down the line, with the two deciding to work together to get justice for the latter after Noah's cheating came to light; when Angela finds out that Richard hurt her grandfather and stole his suit and mask to impersonate him, she is livid.
• The Password Is Always "Swordfish": The passcode to Rex House's safe is 0000001. Jack Porter figured it out by noting only two buttons on the keypad had fingerprints and accounting for Rex's ego and obsession with being known as the leader of the Deck.
• Punny Name:
  • Jack Porter: Need I say more?
  • Flint Rockwell: A fitting name for a man with a face of stone who barely speaks. It turns out to be an act; he's a lot softer and more talkative in private.
  • Rex House's real name, Noah Buddy. He was indeed a relative "nobody" before he took control of the Royal Flush Casino from its last owner, Charles Argine, under suspicious circumstances.
  • Richard Gunner's chosen alias was Adam Lyre ("A Damn Liar"), fitting for a slimy lawyer who lies as easily as breathing and even gloats about it.
• The Quiet One: Mr. Flint Rockwell uses a minimal amount of words to get his point across. It's all part of his "Unflinching Mountain" persona; when he finally cracks on the stand and drops it, he proves to be a lot more talkative.
• Rated M for Money: In-Universe, the apparent reasoning for the Darker and Edgier Continuity Reboot of Pinkie Rabbit is to draw a much wider audience.
• Reboot Snark: Apollo learns that The Pinkie Rabbit Show, which he watched as a kid, is getting a reboot movie. However, the new owners of the kid-centric IP decided to go after older audiences by going in a Darker and Edgier and Bloodier and Gorier direction, and even having the film advertised at a poker tournament. Apollo is understandably not a fan of the new changes, and neither is Felicia Garnet.invoked
• Rewatch Bonus: If you listen closely during the fireworks show, you can hear the sound of the gunshot that killed the victim.
• Serious Business: When Felicia's Pinkie Rabbit plush is stolen, she treats it as if a living person had been kidnapped. Of course, it is her Good Luck Charm and a memento of her beloved grandfather. Sadly, it turns out to have been placed in the Tournament Room around the time of the murder and thus ruined by the fire, which it caused due to a short circuit in its electronic components.
• Shout-Out: In the Defendant's Lobby before the first day of his trial begins, Mr. Porter off-handedly mentions a guy who got his eye poked out with a playing card.
• Southern Gentleman: Jack Porter, the Head of Casino Security. Even after he's revealed to be an undercover FBI agent investigating Rex House's ties to organized crime, he proves to be the same amiable fellow.
• Special Guest: Pinkie Rabbit. Making a cameo from Last Window, this cartoon mascot originally from the late 70s is having his show rebooted.

• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome:
  • Before he decided to disappear, Charles Argine requested that Hector Nash, his close friend and business partner, take care of his orphaned granddaughter Angela. However, Hector got rejected to be her legal guardian when it became evident during the interview that he knew next to nothing about her, attributed to his lack of people skills and the fact that, since his and Charles's conversations largely pertained to work, he never even learned anything about her.
  • When Apollo tries to annul Richard Gunner's legally dead status via the letter he sent to Charles to propose their revenge scheme, Gunner is quick to laugh at the suggestion, saying part of their agreement was that Charles burn the letter in front of him. However, Charles is quick to reveal that he didn't actually burn the letter as instructed and instead made a copy to burn in front of Gunner. As he Lampshades, this is because he realized how untrustworthy Gunner was after he betrayed him the first time and so decided to keep the letter for leverage.
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: In-Universe, Apollo and Felicia don't like the Pinkie Rabbit Continuity Reboot movie due to the many changes.
• Took a Level in Kindness: After Apollo and Trucy listen to his story and promise to set things right, Hector Nash, while maintaining his rough edges and snark, becomes significantly more helpful. He gives Apollo a heartfelt thanks and even helps him take down Richard Gunner in the final trial session.
• Unable to Retreat: The door to the emergency exit gets its handle broken off on the VIP floor, forcing the guests to evacuate to the roof when the fire alarm goes off.
• Undercover Cop Reveal: Jack Porter turns out to be an undercover FBI agent investigating Rex House for his connections to the mafia. To Trucy's dismay, he was also investigating Phoenix, though he makes it clear that Phoenix is no longer on the FBI's radar.
• The Unreveal: The first day of the trial seemingly reveals that Rex House was the Masked Stranger, but it turns out he was only an impostor, meaning the real Stranger's identity is still unknown. The second day appears to reveal the Stranger's true voice, but it actually belongs to Flint Rockwell; the end of the court session sees the Stranger's mask and suit found in the bag marked for Phoenix Wright, who as Apollo and Trucy immediately point out isn't the Stranger, but it's still enough to gain another day's investigation. The third day finally has the apparent Masked Stranger brought into court to testify, but even though he ultimately undergoes a Dramatic Unmask to reveal himself as Richard Gunner, the true man behind the mask and suit, Charles Argine, is never seen wearing it.
• Versus Title: The Pinkie Rabbit reboot is a movie titled Pinkie vs the Bad Badger, the latter being the Gatewater Group's mascots.
• Villainous Breakdown: The true Big Bad of the entire case, Richard Gunner, gets closer and closer to losing his cool as Apollo tears apart his Blatant Lies and various attempts to escape justice, from pinning the blame on others to claiming he's legally dead and can't be convicted to passing himself off as a Body Double to trying to cut a deal with the FBI, until he's finally cornered; his eyes go white and he starts screaming about being a dead man walking (due to having boasted of his involvement with the Cadaverini crime family on a livestream) and pounding the witness stand until he finally makes a finger gun and "shoots" himself, complete with a flash of his silhouette, then collapses in a faint.
• Vocal Dissonance: Turns out Flint Rockwell's natural voice is really high-pitched rather than the gruff, heavily accented tones he uses in public.
• Was It All a Lie?: Trucy doesn't take Jack Porter's true identity as an FBI agent too well, wondering if his friendship with her and Phoenix was a lie, especially with the reveal that he had investigated Phoenix. Even if Phoenix was cleared of wrongdoing, the betrayal still hurts. By the end of the final episode, though, she's come to forgive him and accept him back as "Uncle Jack", even letting him call her "Ceecee" again.
• Wham Line:
  • The defendant of the case, Jack Porter, thought to be a simple security guard at a casino, reveals a big secret about himself to Apollo and Trucy:
    Jack: I am... Special Agent Porter from the FBI Organized Crime Unit.
  • When the Masked Stranger (or rather, the person impersonating them) is finally unmasked in court and the man under the mask, whom neither the viewers nor the court recognizes, is asked to identify himself, he responds with this:
    ???: The name's... Richard Gunner. Attorney at law.^note Up until this point, Gunner was thought to be dead.
• When She Smiles: A male version in Dr. Hector Nash. While he doesn't smile often at first, any time he does is a happy time, as they occur when he recalls the better times working with his friend Charles Argine and when he sees that justice will be done for the latter.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: As it turns out, Flint Rockwell has a fear of rabbits due to a childhood trauma centered around Pinkie Rabbit and a horror movie called Killer Bunnies from Beyond the Moon, hence his irrational belief that Felicia was using her doll to throw him off his game.
• "World's Best" Character: The Deck are considered to be the world's best poker players. Currently, there are four members of the group, but apparently, the group used to be larger.
• You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Gunner planned to kill Argine after the trial in order to implicate him as the murderer. He gets this trope thrown back at him by Klavier with respect to his legal profession.

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