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** Mr. Reus is based on the Joker card, and his green-and-purple color scheme might bring [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Joker]] and Series/KamenRiderDouble's [=CycloneJoker=] form to mind.
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** Mr. Reus is based on the Joker card, and his green-and-purple color scheme might bring [[Franchise/{{Batman}} [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} The Joker]] and Series/KamenRiderDouble's [=CycloneJoker=] form to mind.
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** During Case 5, while investigating Dr. Buff's study, Apollo and [[spoiler:Dhurke]] have a minor dispute about whether a hanging relic is either [[Franchise/{{Superman}} a bird or a plane.]]
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** [[spoiler:Dhurke]] tells Inga on the phone that he's "[[Franchise/SpiderMan just your friendly neighborhood dragon]]."
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** [[spoiler:Dhurke]] tells Inga on the phone that he's "[[Franchise/SpiderMan "[[ComicBook/SpiderMan just your friendly neighborhood dragon]]."
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* In keeping with the new spiritual theme of the game, Ahlbi Ur'gaid's dog Shah'do resembles Missile ([[VideoGame/GhostTrick the ghost dog]], not [[NamesTheSame the police dog]].)
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* In keeping with the new spiritual theme of the game, Ahlbi Ur'gaid's dog Shah'do resembles Missile ([[VideoGame/GhostTrick the ghost dog]], not [[NamesTheSame the police dog]].dog.)
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** The first some somebody does a 180 in their personality for the plot, Phoenix exasperatedly thinks "[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus ...And now for something completely different...]]".
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** Sometimes the gallery would [[AudienceParticipation add to his performance]] using a tune that vaguely goes '[[Music/{{Queen}} stomp, stomp, clap]], stomp, stomp'.
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** Sarge claims that "A modern-day warrior must be well-versed in technology... and have [[Music/{{Rush}} [[Music/RushBand mean, mean pride]]!"
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*** The name of th hair color spray on Inga's desk is "Je Suis L'Belle", which is a parody of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_suis_Charlie "Je suis Charlie" logo]].
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*** The name of th the hair color spray on Inga's desk is "Je Suis L'Belle", which is a parody of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_suis_Charlie "Je suis Charlie" logo]].
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** '''Larry:''' Ellyyyyyy... You're breaking my [[Music/BillyRayCyrus achy breaky heart]]!
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** In Case 5, If you check the curtains in the front of Amara's Tomb (which is functionally the door), Athena thinks somebody else could have hidden there and has solved the case because it's impossible to see through them. Ema shoots her down saying that the royal guards have already thoroughly inspected that area during their siege and found nobody. Athena's response takes a cue from [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi Hanasaki's]] UnsettlingGenderReveal.
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*** The name of th hair color spray on Inga's desk is "Je Suis L'Belle", which is a parody of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Je_suis_Charlie "Je suis Charlie" logo]].
**In Case 5, If you check the curtains in the front of Amara's Tomb (which is functionally the door), Athena thinks somebody else could have hidden there and has solved the case because it's impossible to see through them. Ema shoots her down saying that the royal guards have already thoroughly inspected that area during their siege and found nobody. Athena's response takes a cue from [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi Hanasaki's]] UnsettlingGenderReveal.
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** [[spoiler:Dhurke]] tells Inga on the phone that he's "[[Franchise/SpiderMan just your friendly neighborhood dragon]]."
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** After Athena's theory about the identity of one of Inga's jacket buttons is denied by Ema, Apollo says "See? [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton Every puzzle has an answer]], Athena". Fitting, since [[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix met the professor himself once.]]
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** After Athena's theory about the identity of one of Inga's jacket buttons is denied by Ema, Apollo says "See? [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton Every puzzle has an answer]], Athena". Fitting, since [[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix met the professor himself once.]]once]].
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** When questioning Pearl Fey about why Dr. Buff was at the bus stop, she lies and says that rain spirits were at the bus stop, a possible nod to ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''.
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*** In the same third statement, she says that Buff was "a classic treasure hunter", to which Athena ponders whether or not Buff had "[[Franchise/IndianaJones thrilling adventures in exotic places, risking life and limb for glory]]"; Apollo {{lampshade|hanging}}s this by saying that it's unlikely that Buff was the star of his own movie series.
** When Sarge claims that Athena has no place on the "battlefield" (referring to the courtroom), she counters by saying "This[[Franchise/GIJoe G.I. Jane]]'s Film/GIJane's always ready for a fight in the courtroom!"
** When Sarge claims that Athena has no place on the "battlefield" (referring to the courtroom), she counters by saying "This
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*** In the same testimony, if you press one statement, Atishon boasts about elections for him from the platform, leaving Apollo unamused and thinking, "(Clearly, his is [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} a platform, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing]].)}
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*** In the same testimony, if you press one statement, Atishon boasts about elections for him from the platform, leaving Apollo unamused and thinking, "(Clearly, his is [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} a platform, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing]].)})"
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** In one of Paul Atishon's testimonies, he states that he was [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Walking alone, lost in thought]].
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** In one of Paul Atishon's testimonies, he states that he was [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Walking "[[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates walking alone, lost in thought]]."
*** In the same testimony, if you press one statement, Atishon boasts about elections for him from the platform, leaving Apollo unamused and thinking, "(Clearly, his is [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} a platform, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing]].)}
*** In the same testimony, if you press one statement, Atishon boasts about elections for him from the platform, leaving Apollo unamused and thinking, "(Clearly, his is [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} a platform, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing]].)}
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** The clay automaton in Professor Buff's study likewise yells [[Series/DoctorWho EX-TER-MI-NATE. EX-TER-MI-NATE. DES-TROY ALL TAR-GETS]].
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** The clay automaton in Professor Buff's study likewise yells [[Series/DoctorWho "[[Series/DoctorWho EX-TER-MI-NATE. EX-TER-MI-NATE. DES-TROY ALL TAR-GETS]].TAR-GETS.]]"
*** The second time you get to the Doctor's Study and examine the automaton, it springs to life and yells "EX-TER-MI-NATE. EX-TER-MI-NATE. [[VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans DES-TROY ALL HU-MANS.]]"
** After you present the [[spoiler:photo of Apollo's father]] to Sarge, the next time you show him irrelevant evidence, he gives Apollo a lesson on evidence, before Apollo makes an inner monologue aside: "([[Film/ForrestGump And I guess that's all he has to say about that.]])"
*** The second time you get to the Doctor's Study and examine the automaton, it springs to life and yells "EX-TER-MI-NATE. EX-TER-MI-NATE. [[VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans DES-TROY ALL HU-MANS.]]"
** After you present the [[spoiler:photo of Apollo's father]] to Sarge, the next time you show him irrelevant evidence, he gives Apollo a lesson on evidence, before Apollo makes an inner monologue aside: "([[Film/ForrestGump And I guess that's all he has to say about that.]])"
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** At the beginning, [[spoiler:Dhurke]] says that the Defiant Dragons are like "[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly the good, the bad and the ugly]], except without the 'good' part."
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* When Athena yells at [[spoiler:Owen]] a second time to get him to open up on the real culprit, she reacts in shock again with an internal monologue: "[[Music/BritneySpears (Oops! I did it again!)]]"
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** At the end of the case, Rayfa says, [[Literature/ASongofIceAndFire "You know nothing, Maya Fey!"]]
** Inga specifically calls the Defiant Dragons [[Franchise/StarWars rebel scum.]]
** Inga specifically calls the Defiant Dragons [[Franchise/StarWars rebel scum.]]
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** At the end of the case, Rayfa says, [[Literature/ASongofIceAndFire [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire "You know nothing, Maya Fey!"]]
** Inga specifically calls the Defiant Dragons [[Franchise/StarWars rebelscum.]]scum]].
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** At one point, Blackquill tells Athena, "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} You'd best screw your courage to the sticking place]] and attack their testimony head-on!".
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* When Athena yells at [[spoiler:Owen]] a second time to get him to open up on the real culprit, she reacts in shock again with an internal monologue: "[[Music/BritneySpears (Oops! I did it again!)]]"
* When Athena yells at [[spoiler:Owen]] a second time to get him to open up on the real culprit, she reacts in shock again with an internal monologue: "[[Music/BritneySpears (Oops! I did it again!)]]"
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** [[http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Yashichi The Yashichi symbol]] that has shown up in many Capcom games appears in Case 5 as a [[https://youtu.be/AxBu7yW3mV0?t=20m49s computer icon within the E-mail evidence]].
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** [[http://capcom.wikia.[[https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/Yashichi The Yashichi symbol]] that has shown up in many Capcom games appears in Case 5 as a [[https://youtu.be/AxBu7yW3mV0?t=20m49s computer icon within the E-mail evidence]].
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** Sarge claims that "A modern-day warrior must be well-versed in technology... and have [[Music/{{Rush}} mean, mean pride!]]"
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** "[[USefulNotes/JohnFKennedy Ask not what you can do for your country]], [[ItsAllAboutMe ask what you can do for me!]]"
** When Sarge claims that Athena has no place on the "battlefield" (referring to the courtroom), she counters by saying "This [[Franchise/GIJoe G.I Jane]]'s always ready for a fight in the courtroom!"
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** "[[USefulNotes/JohnFKennedy "[[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy Ask not what you can do for your country]], country,]] [[ItsAllAboutMe ask what you can do for me!]]"
** When Sarge claims that Athena has no place on the "battlefield" (referring to the courtroom), she counters by saying "This [[Franchise/GIJoe G.I I. Jane]]'s always ready for a fight in the courtroom!"
** When Sarge claims that Athena has no place on the "battlefield" (referring to the courtroom), she counters by saying "This [[Franchise/GIJoe G.
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** During [[spoiler:Roger Retinz/Mr. Reus's]] VillainousBreakdown, he yells [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame "It's not my fault! I'm not the one to blame!"]]
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** During [[spoiler:Roger Retinz/Mr. Reus's]] VillainousBreakdown, he yells [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney "It's not my fault! I'm not the one to blame!"]]
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** At one point, [[spoiler:Bonny (Betty) de Famme]] refers to Athena ''specifically'' as a KnowNothingKnowItAll, in reference to the WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons' episode "Lisa the Vegetarian".
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** At one point, [[spoiler:Bonny (Betty) de Famme]] refers to Athena ''specifically'' as a KnowNothingKnowItAll, in reference to the WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons' episode "Lisa "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisaTheVegetarian Lisa the Vegetarian".Vegetarian]]".
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** If you examine the birdcage in the dressing room, a sound from the veiled birdcage next to the open one calls out [[Music/TheBeatles "Coooo coooo ka-tchooooooooo!"]]
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** When Apollo and Athena discuss the comic books the former has on his desk, Athena jabs at him about researching [[Franchise/StreetFighter street fighting]].
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** When Apollo and Athena discuss the comic books the former has on his desk, Athena jabs at him about researching [[Franchise/StreetFighter street fighting]].Franchise/{{street fight|er}}ing.
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** After the first conversation with Trucy at the Detention Center, if you talk to a grieving Athena and try to console her by telling her to wipe the snot off her face, she snappily asks if Apollo has never heard of [[Music/TheInkSpots "Into Each Life Some Boogers Must Fall"]].
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** "You're ridin' on the [[Music/OzzyOsbourne crazy train]] to nowhere, lawyer-man!"
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** "Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you: [[Film/DumbAndDumber Brother Dumb and Brother Dumber]]..."
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** [[spoiler:Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin]] references [Music/TwistedSister Music/TwistedSister in "The Foreign Turnabout" by saying "I'm not gonna take it! No, I ain't gonna take it!"
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** Occurs during a very tragic scene where [[spoiler: Apollo suffers a HeroicBSOD when he learns Dhurke was murdered.]] He basically utters [[VideoGame/MegaManX "What am I fighting for?"]]
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** Occurs during a very tragic scene where [[spoiler: Apollo suffers a HeroicBSOD when he learns Dhurke was murdered.]] He basically utters [[VideoGame/MegaManX "What am "What... was I even fighting for?"]]
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** When Ahlbi demands that Phoenix Wright "give back" the time he spent planning for Phoenix's tour upon discovering he is a lawyer, Phoenix thinks: "Sadly, I'm a lawyer, not a [[Series/DoctorWho time lord]]...)
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** When Ahlbi demands Pheonix Wright to "give back the time he spent planning for Phoenix's tour upon discovering he is a lawyer, Pheonix thinks: "Sadly, I'm a lawyer, not a [[Series/DoctorWho time lord]]...)
** The first some somebody does a 180 in their personality for the plot, Phoenix exasperatedly thinks [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "...And now for something completely different...]]".
** The first some somebody does a 180 in their personality for the plot, Phoenix exasperatedly thinks [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "...And now for something completely different...]]".
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** The first some somebody does a 180 in their personality for the plot, Phoenix exasperatedly thinks[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "..."[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus ...And now for something completely different...]]".
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** [[spoiler:Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin]] references [[Music/TwistedSister Twisted Sister]] [Music/TwistedSister in "The Foreign Turnabout" by saying "I'm not gonna take it! No, I ain't gonna take it!".it!"
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*In keeping with the new spiritual theme of the game, Ahlbi Ur'gaid's dog Shah'do resembles Missile ([[VideoGame/GhostTrick the ghost dog]], not [[NamesTheSame the police dog]].)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJWxDMeUPE In this countdown video]], Maya Fey says "Steel Samurai Maya Smelting", which is the name of Phoenix Wright's Hyper Combo that involves her in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.
* In the Khura'inese court, the gallery calls for Phoenix's head several times, sometimes while chanting [[Series/DoctorWho "Exterminate! Annihilate!"]]
* In Case 1:
** When Ahlbi demands Pheonix Wright to "give back the time he spent planning for Phoenix's tour upon discovering he is a lawyer, Pheonix thinks: "Sadly, I'm a lawyer, not a [[Series/DoctorWho time lord]]...)
** The first some somebody does a 180 in their personality for the plot, Phoenix exasperatedly thinks [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "...And now for something completely different...]]".
** At one point, when talking about music, Phoenix thinks [[Film/{{Grease}} "I've got chills, and they're multiplying..."]].
** The witness for the first trial is a hippie monk named [[PunnyName Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin]], and of course, at one point Phoenix asks him, [[Music/ElvisCostello "What's so funny, Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin?"]]
** Sometimes the gallery would [[AudienceParticipation add to his performance]] using a tune that vaguely goes [[Music/{{Queen}} 'stomp, stomp, clap]], stomp, stomp'.
** The afterlife in Khura'inism is known as the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Realm]]. While that might or might not be a shout out on its own, the fact that at one point Andistan'dhin refers to himself as the "Twilight Messenger" is.
** When Phoenix accuses Andistan'dhin's testimony of being off, Andistan'dhin believes Phoenix is talking about his music and wonders if Phoenix likes "Orchestra" or "Jazz Soul" better (referencing both the Gyakuten Meets Orchestra and Gyakuten Meets Jazz Soul albums).
** [[spoiler:Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin]] references [[Music/TwistedSister Twisted Sister]] in "The Foreign Turnabout" by saying "I'm not gonna take it! No, I ain't gonna take it!".
** In case 1, the following exchange happens:
--->'''Gallery:''' Long may [Rayfa] live and prosper!\\
'''Phoenix:''' (Hey! I want to [[Franchise/StarTrek live long and prosper]] too!)
*** Coincidentally, the English release of ''Spirit of Justice'' coincided with the fiftieth anniversary of ''Star Trek''.
* In case 2:
** Mr. Reus is based on the Joker card, and his green-and-purple color scheme might bring [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Joker]] and Series/KamenRiderDouble's [=CycloneJoker=] form to mind.
** The twist of Case 2 [[spoiler:(Mr Reus went underground after an injury, got someone else to assume his identity, and the impostor later died)]] brings ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' to mind.
** The twist with [[spoiler:Bonny de Famme]] brings to mind ''Film/ThePrestige''.
** While giving Apollo and the player the tutorial for investigations in Case 2, Athena exclaims, [[Franchise/HarryPotter "Ten points for House Justice!"]]
** During the first investigation, while Apollo is in deep thought on how the rubber sword could have been switched, Athena shouts to him: [[Music/DavidBowie "Ground Control to Major Apollo! Can you hear me, Major Apollo?"]]
** At one point, [[spoiler:Bonny (Betty) de Famme]] refers to Athena ''specifically'' as a KnowNothingKnowItAll, in reference to the WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons' episode "Lisa the Vegetarian".
** In continuing with the ancient references relating to Apollo, Nahyuta's attack towards him using his prayer beads [[note]] (throwing them so they wrap around Apollo's head, then reciting a sutra to make them constrict and cause a considerable amount of pain in order to bend Apollo to his will) [[/note]] is similar to the sutra from the Journey to the West used on Sun Wukong in order to make him obey during the journey. Luckily for Apollo, it isn't as successful as it was in the source material.
** When Apollo and Athena discuss the comic books the former has on his desk, Athena jabs at him about researching [[Franchise/StreetFighter street fighting]].
** Presenting the wrong evidence while cross-examining ends with this exchange:
--->'''Judge''': And just as I said earlier, Mr. Justice, I have a '''whopper''' of a penalty for that bluff.\\
'''Apollo''': Owie... (I guess I can't always [[Advertising/TheBurgerKing have it my way...]])
** During [[spoiler:Roger Retinz/Mr. Reus's]] VillainousBreakdown, he yells [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame "It's not my fault! I'm not the one to blame!"]]
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** A highly revered figure, worshipped as a god for taking the law into their own hands and executing criminals, is appropriately named [[Manga/DeathNote Kee'ra]].
** For bonus points, adding to the above, knowing people's names and faces is both an important part of Khura'in spiritualism, and a necessary prerequisite to using said ArtifactOfDeath.
** A Khura'inese board game similar to chess, where the goal is to capture ''all'' enemy pieces and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon each piece has a special move that can be used once per game]], is called [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Kachu']][[GottaCatchEmAll demahl]].
** After learning the time of death [[spoiler:had been faked when she was previously told how it could be accurately determined using forensic science]]:
--->'''Rayfa''': Barbed Head! You... [[Music/ThomasDolby You blinded me with science]]!
** When [[spoiler:Abbot Inmee is channelled into Maya's body]] in Case 3, he asks the judge if he too has [[{{Theatre/Hamlet}} "shuffled off the mortal coil"]].
** At the end of the case, Rayfa says, [[Literature/ASongofIceAndFire "You know nothing, Maya Fey!"]]
** Inga specifically calls the Defiant Dragons [[Franchise/StarWars rebel scum.]]
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** At the beginning of the fourth case, when Athena's client is late, Widget says the following:
--->'''Widget:''' [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland He's late, he's late, for a very important date!]]
** At one point, Blackquill tells Athena, "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} You'd best screw your courage to the sticking place]] and attack their testimony head-on!".
* In Case 5 (part 1):
** [[http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Yashichi The Yashichi symbol]] that has shown up in many Capcom games appears in Case 5 as a [[https://youtu.be/AxBu7yW3mV0?t=20m49s computer icon within the E-mail evidence]].
** The clay automaton in Professor Buff's study likewise yells [[Series/DoctorWho EX-TER-MI-NATE. EX-TER-MI-NATE. DES-TROY ALL TAR-GETS]].
** Sarge claims that "A modern-day warrior must be well-versed in technology... and have [[Music/{{Rush}} mean, mean pride!]]"
** During Case 5, while investigating Dr. Buff's study, Apollo and [[spoiler:Dhurke]] have a minor dispute about whether a hanging relic is either [[Franchise/{{Superman}} a bird or a plane.]]
** During Case 5, Paul Atishon attempts to avert suspicion away from him by saying [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon "I am not a crook."]]
** "[[USefulNotes/JohnFKennedy Ask not what you can do for your country]], [[ItsAllAboutMe ask what you can do for me!]]"
** When Sarge claims that Athena has no place on the "battlefield" (referring to the courtroom), she counters by saying "This [[Franchise/GIJoe G.I Jane]]'s always ready for a fight in the courtroom!"
** In one of Paul Atishon's testimonies, he states that he was [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Walking alone, lost in thought]].
** One of the penalty dialogues during Case 5 has the Judge and [[spoiler:Phoenix]] sing Music/KennyRogers' "The Gambler."
--->'''Apollo:''': (I don't know what's worse: the penalty, or their singing.)
** Sgt. Buff's drone has a minigun as part of its arsenal. They later admit that their mother was part of the Russian military, making them part-Russian. [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 A Russian prominently using a minigun? That sounds familiar...]]
* In case 5 (part 2):
** A key point is that [[spoiler:a villain character is secretly suffering from prosopagnosia]], much like in ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''.
*** Also, [[spoiler:said character is trying to overthrow a female mastermind, who [[OutGambitted outsmarts him]] in part by exploiting his disability]].
** Upon examining the desk in Inga's quarters in Case 5 and seeing the amount of execution paperwork, Edgeworth declares [[{{Theatre/Hamlet}} "something is rotten in the Kingdom of Khura'in"]].
** In Case 5, If you check the curtains in the front of Amara's Tomb (which is functionally the door), Athena thinks somebody else could have hidden there and has solved the case because it's impossible to see through them. Ema shoots her down saying that the royal guards have already thoroughly inspected that area during their siege and found nobody. Athena's response takes a cue from [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi Hanasaki's]] UnsettlingGenderReveal.
--->'''Athena:''' (''crying in frustration'') My brilliant deduction -- destroyed in three sentences.
** After Athena's theory about the identity of one of Inga's jacket buttons is denied by Ema, Apollo says "See? [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton Every puzzle has an answer]], Athena". Fitting, since [[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix met the professor himself once.]]
** In the final case, Phoenix and Apollo are amazed by [[spoiler:Queen Ga'ran]]'s transformation, calling it an "[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 extreme makeover]]".
** Occurs during a very tragic scene where [[spoiler: Apollo suffers a HeroicBSOD when he learns Dhurke was murdered.]] He basically utters [[VideoGame/MegaManX "What am I fighting for?"]]
* At one point in "Turnabout Time Traveler", Athena attempts to psych Phoenix up with the phrase [[MemeticMutation "Just]] [[Creator/ShiaLaBeouf do it!"]]
** The case is about time travel and ThePowerOfLove is brought up, which brings ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' to mind. As a bonus, [[spoiler:Edgeworth's]] theme plays at one point, the opening chords of which are reminiscent of the film's theme music as well as his car pulling up, which can make a few players think that the [=DeLorean=] was going to show up.
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*In keeping with the new spiritual theme of the game, Ahlbi Ur'gaid's dog Shah'do resembles Missile ([[VideoGame/GhostTrick the ghost dog]], not [[NamesTheSame the police dog]].)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHJWxDMeUPE In this countdown video]], Maya Fey says "Steel Samurai Maya Smelting", which is the name of Phoenix Wright's Hyper Combo that involves her in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''.
* In the Khura'inese court, the gallery calls for Phoenix's head several times, sometimes while chanting [[Series/DoctorWho "Exterminate! Annihilate!"]]
* In Case 1:
** When Ahlbi demands Pheonix Wright to "give back the time he spent planning for Phoenix's tour upon discovering he is a lawyer, Pheonix thinks: "Sadly, I'm a lawyer, not a [[Series/DoctorWho time lord]]...)
** The first some somebody does a 180 in their personality for the plot, Phoenix exasperatedly thinks [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "...And now for something completely different...]]".
** At one point, when talking about music, Phoenix thinks [[Film/{{Grease}} "I've got chills, and they're multiplying..."]].
** The witness for the first trial is a hippie monk named [[PunnyName Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin]], and of course, at one point Phoenix asks him, [[Music/ElvisCostello "What's so funny, Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin?"]]
** Sometimes the gallery would [[AudienceParticipation add to his performance]] using a tune that vaguely goes [[Music/{{Queen}} 'stomp, stomp, clap]], stomp, stomp'.
** The afterlife in Khura'inism is known as the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Realm]]. While that might or might not be a shout out on its own, the fact that at one point Andistan'dhin refers to himself as the "Twilight Messenger" is.
** When Phoenix accuses Andistan'dhin's testimony of being off, Andistan'dhin believes Phoenix is talking about his music and wonders if Phoenix likes "Orchestra" or "Jazz Soul" better (referencing both the Gyakuten Meets Orchestra and Gyakuten Meets Jazz Soul albums).
** [[spoiler:Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin]] references [[Music/TwistedSister Twisted Sister]] in "The Foreign Turnabout" by saying "I'm not gonna take it! No, I ain't gonna take it!".
** In case 1, the following exchange happens:
--->'''Gallery:''' Long may [Rayfa] live and prosper!\\
'''Phoenix:''' (Hey! I want to [[Franchise/StarTrek live long and prosper]] too!)
*** Coincidentally, the English release of ''Spirit of Justice'' coincided with the fiftieth anniversary of ''Star Trek''.
* In case 2:
** Mr. Reus is based on the Joker card, and his green-and-purple color scheme might bring [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Joker]] and Series/KamenRiderDouble's [=CycloneJoker=] form to mind.
** The twist of Case 2 [[spoiler:(Mr Reus went underground after an injury, got someone else to assume his identity, and the impostor later died)]] brings ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' to mind.
** The twist with [[spoiler:Bonny de Famme]] brings to mind ''Film/ThePrestige''.
** While giving Apollo and the player the tutorial for investigations in Case 2, Athena exclaims, [[Franchise/HarryPotter "Ten points for House Justice!"]]
** During the first investigation, while Apollo is in deep thought on how the rubber sword could have been switched, Athena shouts to him: [[Music/DavidBowie "Ground Control to Major Apollo! Can you hear me, Major Apollo?"]]
** At one point, [[spoiler:Bonny (Betty) de Famme]] refers to Athena ''specifically'' as a KnowNothingKnowItAll, in reference to the WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons' episode "Lisa the Vegetarian".
** In continuing with the ancient references relating to Apollo, Nahyuta's attack towards him using his prayer beads [[note]] (throwing them so they wrap around Apollo's head, then reciting a sutra to make them constrict and cause a considerable amount of pain in order to bend Apollo to his will) [[/note]] is similar to the sutra from the Journey to the West used on Sun Wukong in order to make him obey during the journey. Luckily for Apollo, it isn't as successful as it was in the source material.
** When Apollo and Athena discuss the comic books the former has on his desk, Athena jabs at him about researching [[Franchise/StreetFighter street fighting]].
** Presenting the wrong evidence while cross-examining ends with this exchange:
--->'''Judge''': And just as I said earlier, Mr. Justice, I have a '''whopper''' of a penalty for that bluff.\\
'''Apollo''': Owie... (I guess I can't always [[Advertising/TheBurgerKing have it my way...]])
** During [[spoiler:Roger Retinz/Mr. Reus's]] VillainousBreakdown, he yells [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame "It's not my fault! I'm not the one to blame!"]]
* In case 3:
** A highly revered figure, worshipped as a god for taking the law into their own hands and executing criminals, is appropriately named [[Manga/DeathNote Kee'ra]].
** For bonus points, adding to the above, knowing people's names and faces is both an important part of Khura'in spiritualism, and a necessary prerequisite to using said ArtifactOfDeath.
** A Khura'inese board game similar to chess, where the goal is to capture ''all'' enemy pieces and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon each piece has a special move that can be used once per game]], is called [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Kachu']][[GottaCatchEmAll demahl]].
** After learning the time of death [[spoiler:had been faked when she was previously told how it could be accurately determined using forensic science]]:
--->'''Rayfa''': Barbed Head! You... [[Music/ThomasDolby You blinded me with science]]!
** When [[spoiler:Abbot Inmee is channelled into Maya's body]] in Case 3, he asks the judge if he too has [[{{Theatre/Hamlet}} "shuffled off the mortal coil"]].
** At the end of the case, Rayfa says, [[Literature/ASongofIceAndFire "You know nothing, Maya Fey!"]]
** Inga specifically calls the Defiant Dragons [[Franchise/StarWars rebel scum.]]
* In case 4:
** At the beginning of the fourth case, when Athena's client is late, Widget says the following:
--->'''Widget:''' [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland He's late, he's late, for a very important date!]]
** At one point, Blackquill tells Athena, "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} You'd best screw your courage to the sticking place]] and attack their testimony head-on!".
* In Case 5 (part 1):
** [[http://capcom.wikia.com/wiki/Yashichi The Yashichi symbol]] that has shown up in many Capcom games appears in Case 5 as a [[https://youtu.be/AxBu7yW3mV0?t=20m49s computer icon within the E-mail evidence]].
** The clay automaton in Professor Buff's study likewise yells [[Series/DoctorWho EX-TER-MI-NATE. EX-TER-MI-NATE. DES-TROY ALL TAR-GETS]].
** Sarge claims that "A modern-day warrior must be well-versed in technology... and have [[Music/{{Rush}} mean, mean pride!]]"
** During Case 5, while investigating Dr. Buff's study, Apollo and [[spoiler:Dhurke]] have a minor dispute about whether a hanging relic is either [[Franchise/{{Superman}} a bird or a plane.]]
** During Case 5, Paul Atishon attempts to avert suspicion away from him by saying [[UsefulNotes/RichardNixon "I am not a crook."]]
** "[[USefulNotes/JohnFKennedy Ask not what you can do for your country]], [[ItsAllAboutMe ask what you can do for me!]]"
** When Sarge claims that Athena has no place on the "battlefield" (referring to the courtroom), she counters by saying "This [[Franchise/GIJoe G.I Jane]]'s always ready for a fight in the courtroom!"
** In one of Paul Atishon's testimonies, he states that he was [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Walking alone, lost in thought]].
** One of the penalty dialogues during Case 5 has the Judge and [[spoiler:Phoenix]] sing Music/KennyRogers' "The Gambler."
--->'''Apollo:''': (I don't know what's worse: the penalty, or their singing.)
** Sgt. Buff's drone has a minigun as part of its arsenal. They later admit that their mother was part of the Russian military, making them part-Russian. [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 A Russian prominently using a minigun? That sounds familiar...]]
* In case 5 (part 2):
** A key point is that [[spoiler:a villain character is secretly suffering from prosopagnosia]], much like in ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''.
*** Also, [[spoiler:said character is trying to overthrow a female mastermind, who [[OutGambitted outsmarts him]] in part by exploiting his disability]].
** Upon examining the desk in Inga's quarters in Case 5 and seeing the amount of execution paperwork, Edgeworth declares [[{{Theatre/Hamlet}} "something is rotten in the Kingdom of Khura'in"]].
** In Case 5, If you check the curtains in the front of Amara's Tomb (which is functionally the door), Athena thinks somebody else could have hidden there and has solved the case because it's impossible to see through them. Ema shoots her down saying that the royal guards have already thoroughly inspected that area during their siege and found nobody. Athena's response takes a cue from [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Tsubomi Hanasaki's]] UnsettlingGenderReveal.
--->'''Athena:''' (''crying in frustration'') My brilliant deduction -- destroyed in three sentences.
** After Athena's theory about the identity of one of Inga's jacket buttons is denied by Ema, Apollo says "See? [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton Every puzzle has an answer]], Athena". Fitting, since [[VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVsPhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix met the professor himself once.]]
** In the final case, Phoenix and Apollo are amazed by [[spoiler:Queen Ga'ran]]'s transformation, calling it an "[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 extreme makeover]]".
** Occurs during a very tragic scene where [[spoiler: Apollo suffers a HeroicBSOD when he learns Dhurke was murdered.]] He basically utters [[VideoGame/MegaManX "What am I fighting for?"]]
* At one point in "Turnabout Time Traveler", Athena attempts to psych Phoenix up with the phrase [[MemeticMutation "Just]] [[Creator/ShiaLaBeouf do it!"]]
** The case is about time travel and ThePowerOfLove is brought up, which brings ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' to mind. As a bonus, [[spoiler:Edgeworth's]] theme plays at one point, the opening chords of which are reminiscent of the film's theme music as well as his car pulling up, which can make a few players think that the [=DeLorean=] was going to show up.
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