The only thing the Ace Attorney games abuse more than any Shout-Out and overall hilarity, are the tearjerking moments. 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 (2016)
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.