The only thing the Ace Attorney games abuse more than any Shout-Out and overall hilarity, are the tearjerking moments. In fact, the saga as a whole could make some of the bleakest parts of CLANNAD seem funny by comparison. Put the specific moments on the appropriate subpages, please:
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice For All
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
- Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
- The Great Ace Attorney
- Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- Ace Attorney (anime)
General
- Any time the current protagonist's Heroic BSoD pose (e.g. Phoenix holding his head down, Athena clutching herself while her eyes and Widget go blank
, Apollo laying his head down while holding his fists) is shown, you're probably going to need tissues very soon. - Any time you hear a "Reminiscence" theme playing, you know it's going to entail some pretty tragic information.
