History Awesome / PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies

* Also, [[spoiler: Simon Blackquill]]'s actions that came right after [[spoiler: Athena stabbed the Phantom]]. To view this in perspective: [[spoiler: a young man walks into a murder scene where '''everything''' points at a little girl going the {{matricide}} way on the woman that he considers his mentor, including the girl in full-Ophelia mode and all covered in blood. He can't know what actually took place, and it seems the kid ''is'' guilty]]... And what does [[spoiler: he]] do? [[spoiler: He decides to '''[[TakingtheHeat frame himself]]''' for Metis's death, clearly knowing how fucked he will be, and even seven years later he refuses to budge - nevermind being ''in execution row''. '''All to protect Athena'''.]] '''''Hoo. Lee. Sheeeeeeeet.'''''
* [[spoiler: The reveal that '''Bobby Fulbright''' is the Phantom. Yes, '''''BOBBY. FULBRIGHT.''''']]

* Athena has one that is very reminiscent of [[spoiler:Edgeworth from the first game]]. Both of them share some parallels, but the most magnificent of them were that [[spoiler:the actions they took as children ultimately brought about the downfall of their parents' killers. Edgeworth who threw Yogi's gun which caused Manfred to be shot in the shoulder, which was linked to the gun used to kill Gregory Edgeworth, and Athena who managed to stab Phantom's hand and make him bleed on the moon rock, causing him to leave evidence of his existence]]. It is arguably minor, but those two actions helped bring to justice two of the series' most vile villains.

* [[spoiler: The reveal that '''Bobby Fulbright''' is the Phantom. Yes, '''''BOBBY. FULLBRIGHT.''''']]

* [[spoiler: The Phantom's elaborate plan to escape the space centre which included a death-defying 20 foot jump from three stories high, just to avoid detection (which only worked because he didn't have the fear that would stop any normal person).]] You have to admit, no one besides Phoenix could have figured something like that out.

** Not only does Phoenix Wright return, he does so via ''beautifully animated SuitingUpMontage''. In a franchise where the smoothest we've ever seen him move is him slamming his hands on the desk.

* Apollo has a minor, easily-missed, and very tear-jerky one that takes place in cases 1, 4, and 5: During Case 4, Athena's reaction after his outburst just before [[spoiler: he quits the agency]] suggests that Apollo has shut out his emotions regarding Clay's murder so effectively that Athena didn't detect them, and he started doing it again after that outburst until [[spoiler: he begs Nick to clear up the doubt inside him regarding Athena's innocence]]. She's clearly taken aback when she detects [[spoiler: suspicion]] in his voice, and the way she speaks of his other feelings suggests she hadn't been hearing them before, ''and'' he adopts [[spoiler: Kristoph's mannerisms when indicting her for Clay's murder]] in the following case. Oh, and, [[spoiler: at this point he's shooting down Phoenix's theories faster and more effectively than even Edgeworth ''ever'' did, while Edgeworth himself just sits back and lets Apollo basically prosecute the case, casually tearing Nick's arguments to shreds, with little to no effort at all. It's actually easy to forget Edgeworth's even there, because he doesn't talk much while Apollo is on the stand, doing his job for him]]. Depending on who you are, you can also consider that Apollo is one of two people in the entire series [[spoiler: who is able to concede that a good friend could possibly be a murderer]]. The other is Franziska during the second Investigations game, who had [[{{Tsundere}} long since defrosted]] and [[spoiler: accepted that her father [[BrokenPedestal was a terrible person to the point of never even mentioning him]] except to compare him indirectly to Bansai Ichiyanagi]].

** To elaborate, this scene is quite powerful. The slow peel back of all the facts that point towards the real identity of the culprit is given a very heavy and serious atmosphere. There is no music, the ominous sound of wind rushing through the [[spoiler:open-air courtroom]] can be heard, and only some of the dialogue is given the "beep-de-beep" effects so as to truly let the weight of what is about to come forward sink in. Phoenix reflects on everything about the space center evacuation and zeroes in on one very unusual aspect: [[spoiler:the detective leading the case was very insistent that the ladder in the robotics lab be the one used, even though there are ladders all over the complex]]. As he processes this he realizes there can only be one explanation: the person who requested this must be the one they're after. [[spoiler:Cue "Pursuit (Variation)" theme and the black-and-white fade in of Bobby Fulbright's face]].

* The first time the player sees Revisualization, this will probably be their reaction. You thought the series had a penchant for MundaneMadeAwesome before? ''You aint seen nothing yet.''

* Simon Blackquill is not only a complete {{Badass}} in nearly every sense of the word, but he manages to pull off character stunts in court where not only does the Judge not reprimand him for them, he even begins supporting them! The best example of this is threatening [[spoiler:Phineas Filch]] to be punished by Simon's hawk if he should tell any more lies to the court.
** Alternatively, [[spoiler: psychologically manipulating The Phantom, allowing Athena to analyze his emotions.]]

** This has, in turn, made [[spoiler:Phoenix solving the DL-6 case and defeating Von Karma in the first case]] even more awesome than it already is; considering that [[spoiler:DL-6 and UR-1 are very similar, and their respective defendants, who are just children, suffering similar traumatic experiences, this pretty much implies that Phoenix has already broken Black Psyche Locks, ''before he even got the Magatama'', '''''during the fourth case he has tackled in his career''''']].

** [[spoiler: During the fifth case, Phoenix manages to prove that Athena never killed her mother and in fact, that "Phantom" is probably the one who did it. When the judge is about to give a verdict...OBJECTION! But it's not Edgeworth or Blackquill -- it's Apollo coming to accuse Athena of the murder of his friend Clay. Apollo then gives his logic during his testimony. It's the first time Phoenix and Apollo are on opposite sides, and it's awesome.]]
*** [[spoiler: And it gets even more awesome once Apollo is convinced of Athena's innocence; they take the bench together to bring down the true killer, with Athena joining them a little while later. This is the first time in the series that Phoenix has not one but ''two'' sidekicks helping him in court at the same time, which leads to the triple-objection-fingerpointing moment mentioned above.]]

* This troper was floored in the very first case, when Athena goes MamaBear on Gaspen Payne over his treatment of her childhood friend, Juniper (the defendant), and actually manages to get the Judge to side with her and tell Payne off. Given how difficult it is to get prosecutors in trouble for ''anything'' through most of the trials, that is awesome!

* [[spoiler: The reveal that '''Bobby Fulbright''' is the Phantom. Yes, '''''BOBBY. FULLBRIGHT.''''' Best Reveal ''EVER''.]]

** [[spoiler: The reveal that '''Bobby Fulbright''' is the Phantom. Yes, '''''BOBBY. FULLBRIGHT.''''' Best Reveal ''EVER''.]]