History YMMV / TurnaboutStorm

** ''Phoenix''. [[spoiler: He's forced to accuse Fluttershy of murder in order to buy time and hates that he has no other options; gets glared at by Twilight when Gilda curses; has everypony but Rarity make fun of him; gets insulted when he tries to make puns off his name even though Trixie gets Pinkie Pie to laugh by doing the same thing; gets paid a LOT of money for his work in a currency he can't use; and ends up having Maya, Pearl, and Edgeworth thinking he's a weirdo when they see the blackmail pictures of Rainbow Dash that Trixie gave him right before he left.]] The guy just [[ChewToy can't catch a break]].
** Cruise Control, and by extension [[spoiler: just about everyone affected by Ace Swift's blackmailing]], but especially him, [[spoiler: having been forced into a loser status in order to keep his little sister alive]].

** They considered the human (read: [[KangarooCourt Ace Attorney universe]]) justice system to be the pinnacle of justice in the universe. That's either hilarious or terrifying, depending on the context. Then ''[[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW The Good, The Bad, and the Ponies]]'' comes out. The ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' justice system really ''is'' a step up.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment:

* GatewaySeries: A variation, at least; this series has, on more than one occasion, made [[PeripheryDemographic bro]][[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic nies]] out of ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' fans, as well as ''Ace Attorney'' fans out of bronies.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'' reference, triggered by a discussion about ladders of all things!

** Some of the original songs are pretty amazing on their own right: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy45UsmDO7o Crusading!]]'' fits Apple Bloom perfectly, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HrPxumuUY4 Denial]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwZob0Ark Memories]]'' ''will'' make you incredibly sad, and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfU12WyWQ0Y Towards the Thruth]]'' does a great job at capturing the essence of ''Ace Attorney's'' iconic ''Pursuit'' themes.

** Some felt this way about Trixie. She acts incredibly arrogant, condescending, and cruel throughout the entire series, has no qualms about trying to get Rainbow Dash wrongly prosecuted simply for revenge on Twilight, and repeatedly prioritizes revenge over the truth. She's meant to get a CryForTheDevil in the form of [[spoiler:black Psyche-locks]], but these are [[InformedAttribute never significantly explained or elaborated on]]. Phoenix at times says she's doing certain things for noble purposes, but virtually every one of these instances is actually explainable by Trixie just serving her own selfish ends. She even savors [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash's guilty verdict]], rubbing it in Twilight's face and declaring that she felt on top of the world afterwards. She never even apologizes or shows remorse for what she did, not even when Phoenix [[spoiler:generously helps her out and saves her career]]. The only really noble thing she ever does, [[spoiler:write a secret, reluctant thank-you note to Phoenix]], came at no cost to herself whatsoever, and as far as she knew, would not be discovered by any one else.

** Fluttershy. [[spoiler: Phoenix has to accuse her to stall for time, and later on she gets '''harshly''' chewed out by Rainbow Dash]]. Then again, this ''is'' Fluttershy.
** ''Phoenix''. [[spoiler: He's forced to accuse Fluttershy of murder and hates that he has no other options; get glared at by Twilight when Gilda curses; has everypony but Rarity make fun of him; gets insulted when he tries to make puns off his name even though Trixie gets Pinkie Pie to laugh by doing the same thing; gets paid a LOT of money for his work in a currency he can't use; and ends up having Maya, Pearl, and Edgeworth thinking he's a weirdo when they see the blackmail pictures of Rainbow Dash that Trixie gave him right before he left.]] The guy just [[ChewToy can't catch a break.]]

** Some felt this way about Trixie. She acts incredibly smug, arrogant, and condescending throughout the entire series, has no qualms about trying to get Rainbow Dash wrongly prosecuted simply for revenge on Twilight, and repeatedly prioritizes revenge over the truth. She's meant to get a CryForTheDevil in the form of [[spoiler:black Psyche-locks]], but these are [[InformedAttribute never significantly explained or elaborated on]]. Phoenix at times says she's doing certain things for noble purposes, but virtually every one of these instances is actually explainable by Trixie just serving her own selfish ends. She even savors [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash's guilty verdict]], rubbing it in Twilight's face and declaring that she felt on top of the world afterwards. She never even apologizes or shows remorse for what she did, not even when Phoenix [[spoiler:generously helps her out and saves her career]]. The only really noble thing she ever does, [[spoiler:write a secret, reluctant thank-you note to Phoenix]], came at no cost to herself whatsoever, and as far as she knew, would not be discovered by any one else.

** The final piece of testimony, wherein [[spoiler:Phoenix is trying to save Sonata as well by demonstrating that Ace Swift brought his death upon himself]], makes absolutely ''amazing'' use of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQZuu8hAeeA Confrontation ~ Presto]]'' from ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth''

** Some felt this way about Trixie. She acts incredibly smug, arrogant, and condescending throughout the entire series, has no qualms about trying to get Rainbow Dash wrongly prosecuted simply for revenge on Twilight, and repeatedly prioritizes revenge over the truth. She's meant to get a CryForTheDevil in the form of [[spoiler:black Psyche-locks]], but these are [[InformedAttribute never significantly explained or elaborated on]]. Phoenix at times says she's doing certain things for noble purposes, but virtually every one of these instances is actually explainable by Trixie just serving her own selfish ends. She even savors [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash's guilty verdict]], rubbing it in Twilight's face and declaring that she felt on top of the world afterwards. She never even apologizes or shows remorse for what she did, not even when Phoenix [[spoiler:generously helps her out and saves her career]]. The only really noble thing she ever does, [[spoiler:write a secret, reluctant thank-you note to Phoenix]], came at no cost to herself whatsoever, and as far as she knew, would not be discovered by anypony.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Some felt this way about Trixie. She acts incredibly smug, arrogant, and condescending throughout the entire series, has no qualms about trying to get Rainbow Dash wrongly prosecuted simply for revenge on Twilight, and repeatedly prioritizes revenge over the truth. She's meant to get a CryForTheDevil in the form of [[spoiler:black Psyche-locks]], but these are [[InformedAttribute never significantly explained or elaborated on]]. Phoenix at times says she's doing certain things for noble purposes, but virtually every one of these instances is actually explainable by Trixie just serving her own selfish ends. She even savors [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash's guilty verdict]], rubbing it in Twilight's face and declaring that she felt on top of the world afterwards. She never even apologizes or shows remorse for what she did, not even when Phoenix [[spoiler:generously helps her out and saves her career]]. The only really noble thing she ever does, [[spoiler:write a secret, reluctant thank-you note to Phoenix]], came at no cost to herself whatsoever, and as far as she knew, would not be discovered by anypony.

*** Phoenix's comment about his past dealings with unprofessionalism involving toupees, birds, and whips. While the reference to birds was obviously meant to refer to the time he had to cross-examine a parrot, he would later have to deal with a prosecutor who used a hawk in much the same way Franziska used her whip.

* MagnificentBitch: Sonata. [[spoiler:Phoenix realizes you're the prime suspect? Never even blink as you point out you already have a way out! It is eventually subverted in the finale, when Phoenix undoes her entire plan to frame Rainbow Dash and thus she proves to be more of a SmugSnake. She even admits that she overlooked a crucial detail or two.]]

* AwesomeMusic:

** Here, Twilight (Phoenix's main Equestrian assistant) is voiced by Creator/KiraBuckland -- who later became the official English voice of Trucy Wright (Phoenix's adopted daughter) in ''VideoGame/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice''.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Some felt this way about Trixie. She acts incredibly smug, arrogant, and condescending throughout the entire series, has no qualms about trying to get Rainbow Dash wrongly prosecuted simply for revenge on Twilight, and repeatedly prioritizes revenge over the truth. She gets a CryForTheDevil in the form of [[spoiler:black Psyche-locks]], but these are [[InformedAttribute never significantly explained or elaborated on]]. Phoenix at times says she's doing certain things for noble purposes, but virtually every one of these instances is actually explainable by Trixie just serving her own selfish ends. She even savors [[spoiler:Rainbow Dash's guilty verdict]], rubbing it in Twilight's face and declaring that she felt on top of the world afterwards. She never even apologizes or shows remorse for what she did, not even when Phoenix [[spoiler:generously helps her out and saves her career]]. The only really noble thing she ever does, [[spoiler:write a secret, reluctant thank-you note to Phoenix]], came at no cost to herself whatsoever, and as far as she knew, would not be discovered by anypony.

* FreudWasRight:
** How else do you explain so many comments immediately going [[{{Rule34}} through the kinky route]] as soon as embarassing pictures of Rainbow Dash are pointed out? Something not helped by lines such as ''"I didn't knew you were into that kind of stuff, Rainbow Dash!"'' and by Maya and Edgeworth's comments after Phoenix goes back home.
--->'''Maya:''' Nick... Do you want to talk about this? It's alright, everyone has skeletons in their closet.\\
'''Edgeworth:''' This seems less of a skeleton and more so a... disturbing fetish...
** The dialogue that occurred as Phoenix and Pinkie broke into Ace's room raised quite a few eyebrows, if the comments are to judge. Not to mention the screen is completely black at the moment this is happening.
-->'''Phoenix:''' H-hey! We can't just-!\\
'''Pinkie:''' We just stick it in here aaaaaand… We're in!

* NightmareFuel:
** Phoenix manages to send Pinkie Pie into ''FanFic/{{Cupcakes}}'' mode by explaining about ladders and stepladders. Quite a take on the RunningGag.
** Trixie has [[spoiler: black psyche-locks. The first character in the ''Ace Attorney'' canon to have them? The nightmarishly evil Kristoph Gavin]].
*** Somewhat lessened in that [[spoiler: unlike Kristoph's locks, which were cold and dark, Trixie's were described to be filled with [[TearJerker sadness]] and [[JerkassWoobie despair]]; which are comparable to the ones of the next character in canon to have them: [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Athena Cykes]]]].
** [[spoiler:Ace Swift. Blackmailing the competition is one thing, but using a fellow racer's young sister's life to reach that end is nothing short of disgusting. And then there are his LastWords. The way he narrates the fabricated story of how Sonata will die is absolutely creepy, especially after raging at Sonata. It's just the absolute epitome of an AssholeVictim:]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Ace Swift:''' YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, SONATA!]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Sonata:''' What are you doing!?]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Ace Swift:''' You met an unfortunate fate in the forest...]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Sonata:''' What!?]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Ace Swift:''' A ferocious beast got to you and ended your life!]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Sonata:''' No! Stop! Don't come any closer!]]\\
[[spoiler:'''Ace Swift:''' I then fell into a depressed state, and couldn't race anymore. No one will notice my performance drop, because I was forced to retire... Because you died! My dear Sonata, I'm so very sorry. But I am afraid I must ask you for one more thing... Farewell, Sonata...]]

*** And the hilarity goes even further when [[spoiler:ponies were willing to forgive a pony who did something ''[[SetWrongWhatOnceWentRight worse]]'' than what Sonata [[AccidentalMurder did]]]].