History WebVideo / AceAttorneyAbridged

* BadassBaritone: Godot. He stripped Franziska and Edgeworth of their roles, and is pretty much calm and collected.

* BadassBaritone: [[spoiler:Pearl]]

* AwesomeMcCoolname: When Phoenix gets amnesia, he believes his name is Pimpin' [=McKickass=].

* CourtroomAntic: Making even less sense than in the games.

* YouFailLogicForever: PlayedForLaughs.

* ShoutOut: The Judge shuts down a confrontation with Phoenix by shouting "[[SuburbanCommando I was FROZEN today!]]"

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Phoenix convicts all the culprits from the first four games in ''23 seconds'', in a montage [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome set to the tune of Scatman John's "Scatman"]]. The Judge then declares court adjourned... for ''several years''.
** In the original episode 5, after several cases of being on the receiving end of constant abuse, Phoenix finally gets his comeuppance:
--> Phoenix: Your Honor, I'm sure that everyone in this series has wanted to say this for a long time. [[spoiler:YOU LOSE THE INTERNET!!!]]

* EverythingsFunkierWithDisco: In a certain flashback, everyone had afros, and the Judge was referred to as "Your Grooviness" rather than "Your Honor".

Okay, anyway. This franchise managed to get two separate abridged series, amusingly within weeks of each other. The first, by [[http://www.youtube.com/user/CardboardLawyer Cardboard Lawyer]], is a reasonably straightforward abridgement of the first three ''Ace Attorney'' instalments, managing to turn the games into a BlackComedy. The second, by [[http://www.youtube.com/user/Travolta3335 Volty]] and discussed further below, rarely even tries to follow the plot of the games, preferring instead to place the characters in original stories.

Just a few weeks after ''Abridged Attorney'' began, [[http://www.youtube.com/user/Travolta3335 Travolta3335]] (now known as Volty), who went on to be one of the minds behind ''WebVideo/ApolloJusticeAbridged'', put out his own parody of ''Ace Attorney''. This one mostly ignores the plot of the original games, instead coming up with original stories that manage to make even less sense. If ''Phoenix Wright: Abridged Attorney'' is the franchise's WebVideo/CodeGeassTheAbridgedSeries, then ''Ace Idiot'' is its WebVideo/CodeMENT.

* OldShame: Invoked in the descriptions for some of the early videos, which are heavy on the self-deprecation and snark. Volty dislikes the first six episodes of ''Ace Idiot'' because of what he considers their low quality and sluggish pacing (and the sixth episode because it was literally made in a single day), justifying their existence by explaining that he was 15 when he made them. Years later, he remade the first episode, and has said he intends to remake other early episodes as well.

** Several episodes uses music cues from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' when in-game music won't work.

* OldShame: Volty dislikes the first six episodes because of their low quality and sluggish pacing (and the sixth episode because it was literally made in a single day), justifying their existence by explaining that he was 15 when he made them. Years later, he remade the first episode, and has said he intends to remake other early episodes as well.

Just a few weeks after ''Abridged Attorney'' began, [[http://www.youtube.com/user/Travolta3335 Travolta3335]] (now known as Volty), who went on to be one of the minds behind ''WebVideo/ApolloJusticeAbridged'', put out his own parody of ''Ace Attorney''. This one actively ignores the plot of the original games, instead coming up with original stories that manage to make even less sense. If ''Phoenix Wright: Abridged Attorney'' is the franchise's WebVideo/CodeGeassTheAbridgedSeries, then ''Ace Idiot'' is its WebVideo/CodeMENT.

Just a few weeks after ''Abridged Attorney'' began, [[http://www.youtube.com/user/Travolta3335 Travolta3335]] (now known as Volty), who went on to be one of the minds behind ''WebVideo/ApolloJusticeAbridged'', put out his own parody of ''Ace Attorney''. This one actively ignores the plot of the original games, instead coming up with original stories that manage to make even less sense. If ''Phoenix Wright

* OldShame: Volty dislikes his first six episodes because of their low quality and sluggish pacing (and the sixth episode because it was literally made in a single day), justifying their existence by explaining that he was 15 when he made them. Years later, he remade the first episode, and has said he intends to remake other early episodes as well.

Okay, anyway, [[http://www.youtube.com/user/CardboardLawyer Cardboard Lawyer]] has made a pretty good one, managing to turn the games into a BlackComedy.

Administrivia/NeedsABetterDescription.

This show provides examples of:

* BlackComedyRape: Subverted. You'd think with Phoenix screaming off screen, he's being violated, but he's just not taking it well that his VideoGame/{{Tetris}} high score was beaten. Played straight with Gant, however.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Phoenix gets disbarred, Gumshoe gets fired, and Edgeworth gets killed by Aquaman of all people.]] All PlayedForLaughs, of course.

-->'''Atmey''': You shall face true fear in court! '''FEAR'''! '''IN THE FORM OF MAN'''! '''EPIC''' '''BADASS'''! Sharp dresser, cool mask, and a really '''F*CKING COOL MASK'''!
-->'''Von Karma''': No, I don't have any evidence. All I have is, '''SUPER''' '''EVIDENCE'''!

* {{Tsundere}}: Maya never misses an opportunity to beat up or have Pheonix beaten up by someone else.

[[http://www.youtube.com/user/Travolta3335 Travolta3335]], who is also responsible for ''WebVideo/ApolloJusticeAbridged'', has also made one. It provides examples of:

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Phoenix convicts all the culprits from the first four games in ''23 seconds'', in a montage [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome set to the tune of "Scatman".]] The Judge then declares court adjourned... for ''several years''.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Godot, who refers to his actual debut, season 3, as "season negative one."

* TheInternetIsForPorn

* BadassBaritone: Godot.

-->'''Atmey''': You shall face true fear in court! FEAR! IN THE FORM OF MAN! EPIC BADASS! Sharp dresser, cool mask, and a really F*CKING COOL MASK!
-->'''Von Karma''': No, I don't have any evidence. All I have is, SUPER EVIDENCE!

Not even the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' games have ''immunity'' from being made into AbridgedSeries.

* {{Awesome McCoolname}}: When Phoenix gets amnesia, he believes his name is Pimpin' [=McKickass=].

NeedsABetterDescription.

[[http://www.youtube.com/user/Travolta3335 Travolta3335]], who is also responsible for ApolloJusticeAbridged, has also made one. It provides examples of:

Not even the ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' games have ''[[IncrediblyLamePun immunity]]'' from being made into AbridgedSeries.

* OnlySaneMan: Miles Edgeworth in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfOIkBHuYZ4&feature=PlayList&p=2CE6287CDF27D928&index=12 Episode Thirteen]].