History YMMV / ElementsOfJustice

* AccidentalAesop: ''Crusading for a Turnabout'' has one about why it's important for one to have an education. [[spoiler:Had Turning Page fully absorbed this lesson, he wouldn't have lashed out at his father and killed him. The irony of it is that his punishment is him going to a military academy, so that he can have the discipline to understand right from wrong and to not be impatient.]]

** Rarity has been put through the emotional wringer over the course of [=EoJ=]. Case #1 has Coco, a good friend and fellow fashion designer, be accused of murder and being prosecuted by a stallion (Prince Blueblood) that Rarity can't stand to the point she risks being held in contempt of court. The second half of Case #2 has her little sister getting arrested for supposedly murdering a royal guard and later finding out that said sister committed blackmail to get payback on some bullies. That's not even getting into the way Rainbow Dash figures [[NoSympathy it served Sweetie Belle right]] for not supporting Scootaloo when the latter was on trial for the same crime and later witnesses Athena seemingly about to step down as Sweetie's defense when the latter initially refuses to testify. Rarity is noticeably absent from the aftermath of the first half of the second trial, which causes the others much worry.

** Silver Spoon is also this ''big time'' when the case is fully explored. [[spoiler: Silver Spoon was shown to have much more of a bigger moral compass than Diamond Tiara. She was clearly against Diamond Tiara's whole plan about stealing Scootaloo's scooter and the blackmailing the whole CMC into getting Rarity's golden fabric. When things go awry after a confrontation with Scootaloo and Turning Page, Diamond Tiara's crown ends up in the gorge and Silver Spoon's glasses break with only one of the lenses later revealed to be intact. Silver Spoon mentions she is pretty much [[BlindWithoutEm blind]] without her glasses especially at night, but still had enough lens to go see. She then decides to try and head out of the forest until she spots a trail of blood and spots a half-dead Sweetie Belle passed out. Silver Spoon went out her way to help Sweetie Belle as much as she can, but is later [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished "rewarded"]] for her efforts with Sweetie Belle threatening to tell on Silver Spoon if she doesn't plant the magazine in Diamond Tiara's room. And mind you this filly recently got scratched by Rarity's cat causing some bleeding to occur. What's worst is that Silver Spoon recently revealed her home-life isn't the best as her parents are barely around and despite seemingly enjoying hanging out with Diamond Tiara in the meantime, she actually is envious of how well the CMC get along all of the time wishing she was part of their group. The fact that one of those fillies she wanted to hang with one day took advantage of her in a rather vile way even after saving her life must have took even more of a toll on her. Somepony needs to give Silver Spoon a big hug...]]

** Silver Spoon is also this ''big time'' when the case is fully explored. [[spoiler: Silver Spoon was shown to have much more of a bigger moral compass than Diamond Tiara. She was clearly against Diamond Tiara's whole plan about stealing Scootaloo's scooter and the blackmailing the whole CMC into getting Rarity's golden fabric. When things go array after a confrontation with Scootaloo and Turning Page, Diamond Tiara's crown ends up in the gorge and Silver Spoon's glasses break with only one of the lenses later revealed to be intact. Silver Spoon mentions she is pretty much [[BlindWithoutEm blind]] without her glasses especially at night, but still had enough lens to go see. She then decides to try and head out of the forest until she spots a trail of blood and spots a half-dead Sweetie Belle passed out. Silver Spoon went out her way to help Sweetie Belle as much as she can, but is later [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished "rewarded"]] for her efforts with Sweetie Belle threatening to tell on Silver Spoon if she doesn't plant the magazine in Diamond Tiara's room. And mind you this filly recently got scratched by Rarity's cat causing some bleeding to occur. What's worst is that Silver Spoon recently revealed her home-life isn't the best as her parents are barely around and despite seemingly enjoying hanging out with Diamond Tiara in the meantime, she actually is envious of how well the CMC get along all of the time wishing she was part of their group. The fact that one of those fillies she wanted to hang with one day took advantage of her in a rather vile way even after saving her life must have took even more of a toll on her. Somepony needs to give Silver Spoon a big hug...]]

** Silver Spoon is also this ''big time'' when the case is fully explored. [[spoiler: Silver Spoon was shown to have much more of a bigger moral compass than Diamond Tiara. She was clearly against Diamond Tiara's whole plan about stealing Scootaloo's scooter and the blackmailing the whole CMC into getting Rarity's golden fabric. When things go array after a confrontation with Scootaloo and Turning Page, Diamond Tiara's crown ends up in the gorge and Silver Spoon's glasses break with only one of the lenses later revealed to be in tact. Silver Spoon mentions she is pretty much [[BlindWithoutEm blind]] without her glasses especially at night, but still had enough lens to go see. She then decides to try and head out of the forest until she spots a trail of blood and spots a half-dead Sweetie Belle passed out. Silver Spoon went out her way to help Sweetie Belle as much as she can, but is later [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished "rewarded"]] for her efforts with Sweetie Belle threatening to tell on Silver Spoon if she doesn't plant the magazine in Diamond Tiara's room. And mind you this filly recently got scratched by Rarity's cat causing some bleeding to occur. What's worst is that Silver Spoon recently revealed her home-life isn't the best as her parents are barely around and despite seemingly enjoying hanging out with Diamond Tiara in the meantime, she actually is envious of how well the CMC get along all of the time wishing she was part of their group. The fact that one of those fillies she wanted to hang with one day took advantage of her in a rather vile way even after saving her life must have took even more of a toll on her. Somepony needs to give Silver Spoon a big hug...]]

** Silver Spoon is also this ''big time'' when the case is fully explored. [[spoiler: Silver Spoon was shown to have much more of a bigger moral compass than Diamond Tiara. She was clearly against Diamond Tiara's whole plan about stealing Scootaloo's scooter and the blackmailing the whole CMC into getting Rarity's golden fabric. When things go array after a confrontation with Scootaloo and Turning Page, Diamond Tiara's crown ends up in the gorge and Silver Spoon's glasses break with only one of the lenses later revealed to be in tact. Silver Spoon mentions she is pretty much [[BlindWithoutEm blind]] without her glasses especially at night, but still had enough lense to go see. She then decides to try and head out of the forest until she spots a trail of blood and spots a half-dead Sweetie Belle passed out. Silver Spoon went out her way to help Sweetie Belle as much as she can, but is later [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished "rewarded"]] for her efforts with Sweetie Belle threatening to tell on Silver Spoon if she doesn't plant the magazine in Diamond Tiara's room. And mind you this filly recently got scratched by Rarity's cat causing some bleeding to occur. What's worst is that Silver Spoon recently revealed her home-life isn't the best as her parents are barely around and despite seemingly enjoying hanging out with Diamond Tiara in the meantime, she actually is envious of how well the CMC get along all of the time wishing she was part of their group. The fact that one of those fillies she wanted to hang with one day took advantage of her in a rather vile way even after saving her life must have took even more of a toll on her. Somepony needs to give Silver Spoon a big hug...]]

** Silver Spoon is also this ''big time'' when the case is fully explored. [[spoiler: Silver Spoon was shown to have much more of a bigger moral compass than Diamond Tiara. She was clearly against Diamond Tiara's whole plan about stealing Scootaloo's scooter and the blackmailing the whole CMC into getting Rarity's golden fabric. When things go array after a confrontation with Scootaloo and Turning Page, Diamond Tiara's crown ends up in the gorge and Silver Spoon's glasses break with only one of the lenses later revealed to be in tact. Silver Spoon mentions she is pretty much [[BlindWithoutEm blind]] without her glasses especially at night, but still had enough lenses to go see. She then decides to try and head out of the forest until she spots a trail of blood and spots a half-dead Sweetie Belle passed out. Silver Spoon went out her way to help Sweetie Belle as much as she can, but is later [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished "rewarded"]] for her efforts with Sweetie Belle threatening to tell on Silver Spoon if she doesn't plant the magazine in Diamond Tiara's room. And mind you this filly recently got scratched by Rarity's cat causing some bleeding to occur. What's worst is that Silver Spoon recently revealed her home-life isn't the best as her parents are barely around and despite seemingly enjoying hanging out with Diamond Tiara in the meantime, she actually is envious of how well the CMC get along all of the time wishing she was part of their group. The fact that one of those fillies she wanted to hang with one day took advantage of her in a rather vile way even after saving her life must have took even more of a toll on her. Somepony needs to give Silver Spoon a big hug...]]

** Silver Spoon is also this ''big time'' when the case is fully explored. [[spoiler: Silver Spoon was shown to have much more of a bigger moral compass than Diamond Tiara. She was clearly against Diamond Tiara's whole plan about stealing Scootaloo's scooter and the blackmailing the whole CMC into getting Rarity's golden fabric. When things go array after a confrontation with Scootaloo and Turning Page, Diamond Tiara's crown ends up in the gorge and Silver Spoon's glasses break with only one of the lends later revealed to be in tact. Silver Spoon mentions she is pretty much [[BlindWithoutEm blind]] without her glasses especially at night, but still had enough lends to go see. She then decides to try and head out of the forest until she spots a trail of blood and spots a half-dead Sweetie Belle passed out. Silver Spoon went out her way to help Sweetie Belle as much as she can, but is later [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished "rewarded"]] for her efforts with Sweetie Belle threatening to tell on Silver Spoon if she doesn't plant the magazine in Diamond Tiara's room. And mind you this filly recently got scratched by Rarity's cat causing some bleeding to occur. What's worst is that Silver Spoon recently revealed her home-life isn't the best as her parents are barely around and despite seemingly enjoying hanging out with Diamond Tiara in the meantime, she actually is envious of how well the CMC get along all of the time wishing she was part of their group. The fact that one of those fillies she wanted to hang with one day took advantage of her in a rather vile way even after saving her life must have took even more of a toll on her. Somepony needs to give Silver Spoon a big hug...]]

** The third trial of that case, however, brings two extremely shocking reveals that put both of the above to shame. First, it's revealed that [[spoiler:the one who sent the anonymous tip implicating Turning Page was none other than ''Sweetie Belle'', having done so to get Scootaloo off the hook even if it meant implicating the colt Scootaloo likes in her place]], and [[spoiler:Athena reasoning out that Turning Page, whom she previously got acquitted, really ''is'' the killer after all, and revealing this fact to the court, causing ''Prosecutor Luna'' to suffer a HeroicBSOD]]!

** During the second trial of the above installment, [[spoiler:the reveal that the seemingly cavalier Private Eye [[DirtyCop fabricated evidence,]] seemingly under [[TheChessmaster Fair Devotion's]] orders, in order to give Sugar Stamp's questionable-at-best confession credence, along with Private's admitting to the act.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' already has a fair number of pretty amazing original soundtracks and they’ve received some excellent remixes for ''Elements of Justice''. Take a listen yourself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am8XucdLuZs here]]. WordOfGod also states that he currently plans to remix all of the original soundtracks of ''Turnabout Storm'' and create some unique themes for ''Elements of Justice''.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A brief instance: for those who found Trixie from ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' to be UnintentionallyUnsympathetic for being [[SmugSnake arrogant]], [[{{Jerkass}} condescending]], and [[NeverMyFault unapologetic for her actions]], this series reveals that the events of [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E5MagicDuel "Magic Duel"]] still occurred, wherein Trixie once again returns for revenge but is outwitted by Twilight and company, and apologizes in the end. Phoenix is surprised that Trixie actually apologized.

** During the second trial of the above installment, [[spoiler:the reveal that the seemingly cavalier Private Eye [[DirtyCop fabricated evidence,]] seemingly under [[TheChessmaster Fair]] [[SmugSnake Devotion's]] orders, in order to give Sugar Stamp's questionable-at-best confession credence, along with Private's admitting to the act.]]

* HilariousinHindsight: Suri's [[BigWordShout "Shut Up!"]] becomes this when one remembers that a few years following the release of case 1 VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney was released in the United States, in which one of the characters gets a similar personal speech bubble.

** "Cakewalk February 11, 2:30 PM" [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first part of ''Elements of Justice'' featured a typo referring to the Catwalk as the "Cakewalk". It was an oversight, but his discord server kept creating memes and jokes about it. It's even referenced in the April Fools video of that year and again in episode 2-3 by Widget.[[/labelnote]]

* ShockingMoments: The end of ''Crusading for a Turnabout''. Good news? Scootaloo is innocent. Bad news? [[spoiler:''Sweetie Belle'''s blood was found at the crime scene.]]
* ToyShip: Scootaloo x Turning Page seems to be gaining traction, due to Scootaloo's admiration of Turning for his confident and courageous nature and how devoted Turning is to helping prove Scootaloo is innocent of his father's murder, even being willing to smack a member of the Royal Guard with his wooden sword when they arrest her, and later [[spoiler:[[TakingTheHeat take the heat]] for her if Athena can't prove that they're both innocent.]] They also get a moment of ShipTease when Apple Bloom mentions in a sly manner how they "really hit it off" when he and the CMC ate lunch together at a restaurant, to which Scootaloo embarrassedly tells her to shut up, and in response Athena thinks to herself that Scootaloo trying to hide "it" only makes "it" more obvious.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm'' already has a fair number of pretty amazing original soundtracks and they’ve received some excellent remixes as part of the development of Elements of Justice. Take a listen yourself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am8XucdLuZs here]]. WordOfGod also states that he currently plans to remix all of the original soundtracks of Turnabout Storm as well as creating some unique themes for Elements of Justice as well.

* SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Hell, the fact that the series was ''released'' to begin with counts as this! After an insanely TroubledProduction lasting four years longer than expected, the series ''finally'' debuted its first episode in June of 2019! Talk about a [[{{Determinator}} determined creator]]!

** Throughout ''Crusading for a Turnabout'', Guard #2 has been acting more of an ass with each appearance. So it's nice that Twilight tells him to release Apple Bloom, who is rushing to the Detention Center to warn of a crisis, through her authority a a princess.

** Throughout ''Crusading for a Turnabout'', Gurad #2 has been acting more of an ass with each appearance. So it's nice that Twilight tells him to release Apple Bloom, who is rushing to the Detention Center to warn of a crisis, through her authority a a princess.

* ShockingMoments: The end of ''Crusading for a Turnabout''. Good news? Scootaloo is innocent. Bad news? [[spoiler:''Sweetie Belle'''s the killer.]]

** "WE'RE ABOUT TO END THIS PIXIE'S WHOLE CAREER!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Case 2's prosecutor is Princess Luna, known for her [[PowerEchoes Royal Canterlot Voice]] and RoyalWe, and she repeatedly humiliates Athena and calls her "Golden Pixie" in their first encounter. Naturally, some fans couldn't resist.[[/labelnote]]

* MemeticMutation: Cakewalk February 11, 2:30 PM [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first part of ''Elements of Justice'' featured a typo referring to the Catwalk as the "Cakewalk". It was an oversight, but his discord server kept creating memes and jokes about it. It's even referenced in the April Fools video of that year and again in episode 2-3 by Widget.[[/labelnote]]

* MemeticMutation: Cakewalk February 11, 2:30 PM [[labelnote:Explanation]]The first part of ''Elements of Justice'' featured a typo referring to the Catwalk as the "Cakewalk". It was an oversight, but his discord server kept creating memes and jokes about it. It's even referenced in the April Fools video of that year.[[/labelnote]]