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=== ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' ===

** ''More than once''. Including to point out a glaring hole in the testimony that everyone else somehow managed to miss. This officially convinced me that Edgeworth is freaking awesome.

** Not to mention when determining the motive. The [[Smug Snake]] witness declares that there's {{spoiler|no motive for her to kill Hammer}}. At which point Phoenix presents the evidence, and he and Edgeworth team up to ''kick the witness's ass''.

* Gumshoe's [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment in 1-3, where {{spoiler|he saves your can from the mafia.}}

* While Phoenix himself doesn't really have a specific moment, stop and think about what he accomplished at the end of the fourth trial of the first game. {{spoiler|Against a prosecutor who not only never lost, but had only ever received one penalty throughout the forty years of his legal career, Phoenix gets an acquittal... for a crime which his client ''confessed to'', singlehandedly handing Von Karma his only defeat and derailing 15 years of planning.}} That's why we call him ''Ace'' Attorney.

** Don't forget to take into consideration the fact that {{spoiler|getting von Karma guilty led to solving a case that had gone unsolved for almost ''fifteen years''. Yes, that's right, an attorney with less than a year of experience under his belt solves a case that went without any progress for so long.}}

*** Or the fact that {{spoiler|he solves this case on the LAST DAY it is able to be opened up for investigation. As in a single day later would have been too late.}}

** Hey, don't forget Edgeworth! His own Moment of Awesome came when he realized {{spoiler|the bloodcurling scream he heard fifteen years ago - and [[Bad Dreams|every night since then]] - was Von Karma's.}} Edgeworth = badass.

** Right after Edgeworth {{spoiler|confesses to killing his father}} and they all sit out in the lobby...

'''Phoenix:''' "Huh? Isn't it obvious? I'm going to prove that {{spoiler|Miles Edgeworth is innocent."}} }}

** And then, a little later:

* In 1-5, when Edgeworth explains the King of Prosecutors trophy. "Cross Examination ~ Moderate" plays while he's explaining, until a contradiction appears in the story. Phoenix ''actually objects to it'', and "Pursuit ~ Cornered" starts playing. ''Awesome.''

* "Just sit back, relax... and enjoy the sound of the noose tightening around your own neck." When Edgeworth said this in 1-5, this troper simply stopped, sat, and reveled in the pure awesome created by the timing and circumstances surrounding the line.

** Made even better by an Edgeworth line before that. Gant tells Edgeworth to be a good little boy and shut his mouth. Edgeworth shuts him down, allowing the case to move forward without {{spoiler|Lana's forced confession}}.

*** Then, of course, there's this, when Lana {{spoiler|is blackmailed by Gant and}} tries to end the trial prematurely:

'''Edgeworth''' "I don't care what you think." }}

*** Owned.

* Gant's Epic Stare Of Death. It pierces my soul. The first time it showed up, I was paralyzed with fear for a good minute before I could hit the "next" button.

* Gant's {{spoiler|[[Villainous Breakdown]]. When the guy is flinging lightning, you can't argue with that.}}

* During case 1-2 when you cross-examine a witness who you know is the real murderer, after you've already forced him to alter his testimony several times, making him very nervous, you can press him when he talks about the way the victim moved before being killed. This results in this dialogue:

'''{{spoiler|Redd White}}:''' I chased after her, of course. ...Wait, I didn't mean that! }}

::: The best part? This does not get him convicted, making this moment completely optional, not required to complete the case.

** That entire case warrants a mention, as it is the first ''real case''. It's wonderfully designed to give you a great pang of satisfaction when you put all the puzzles together and lay down the law.

** Don't forget what you do to get {{spoiler|Redd White}} to confess. {{spoiler|You read off a list of famous people, who are implied to be all the people Redd blackmailed over the years, and threaten to hand the list over to the press unless he confesses.}} That's right, you just won the case by blackmailing a man who built ''his entire career'' on blackmail.

* The final case in the first game, {{spoiler|Edgeworth's trial for murder}}, is a BIG Moment of Awesome for the Judge, of all people: Phoenix points out two facts that give his argument weight, but prosecutor Manfred von Karma dismisses them both as coincidences with no weight in the case. The Judge then answers that Prosecutor von Karma has a point, a coincidence should not be admissible as evidence... However, he retorts "Two coincidences at the same time seems more like a pattern to me", and he allows Phoenix to continue his line of questioning. HELL. YES.

** It's even more awesome when you realize that von Karma was, for all intents and purposes, ''running the whole trial'', having intimidated the Judge into silence to the point where he even started trying to overrule objections on his own, to which the Judge only protests meekly. This moment marks the point where the Judge decides that he's had enough of von Karma's crap and takes the law back into his own hands.

* More for 1-4. {{spoiler|Maya taking the taser attack to try and let Phoenix get away with the evidence.}} It doesn't ''work'', but she still manages to get the evidence needed to close the case.

** Then there's also her Moment of Awesome in court where she gets Phoenix out of von Karma's trap, convincing the Judge to hold her in contempt of court instead.

* In 2-4, Edgeworth gets another Moment of Awesome as he makes his triumphant return. At the end of the case, he delivers a [[World of Cardboard Speech]] about the true role of a prosecutor - not to get a "Guilty" every time, but to uncover the whole and complete truth - and the long, hard journey he made to discover that.

* One of this troper's favorites is Phoenix kicking down the door in case 2-2 to save Maya. "Send the bill to Wright and Co.!"

* And Matt Engarde has pretty much the best {{spoiler|[[Obfuscating Stupidity]] revelation ever. The revelation of the scar, the evil grin, the complete personality change? Typical... but once he somehow pulls the glass of cognac out of [[Hammerspace]], while in police custody, for the sole purpose of swirling it evilly... you know you're seeing something special.}}

* Phoenix Wright: Door Killer. He successfully manages to knock down a fully-locked door by ramming into it, and actually does it in two different occasions. [[Remember When You Blew Up a Sun?|This is mentioned often]] as a particularly manly moment for Wright.

** Even the Judge concurs that how Wright blasted the door in Kurain Village must've been badass.

* Edgeworth. Case 2-4. Phoenix is panicking because the judge is trying to end the day's trial and begin another investigation, but {{spoiler|De Killer is holding Maya hostage on the condition that he get Engarde found innocent on the first day}}. When Udgey asks why he's upset, since it means his client has another day to live, Nick blurts out "If I don't get the verdict... then {{spoiler|Maya}}..." Edgeworth immediately catches on that something weird is happening; cue '''''{{color|red|OBJECTION!}}''''' to keep the witness on the stand because he can tell Phoenix is a) desperate and b) on the wrong track, leaving Mia [[Enigmatic Minion|wondering exactly]] [[Aloof Ally|whose side he's on]].

* When Edgeworth suddenly shows up to take Franziska's place as prosecutor in 2-4 (he has a lot of these moments, doesn't he?):

* In the first case of the game, even after losing his memory, Phoenix's lawyer instincts are as strong as ever, leaping in with an "Objection!" and a pointed finger before he even realises what he's doing. As Phoenix himself says, "What a rush!"

* 2-3 wasn't my favorite case, but there are two moments I have to give cred to. 1: At one point, Phoenix sums up how the murder happened in court, to circus music, with every twist in the tale accompanied by a crash of cymbals. It's a fantastic effect, and thoroughly impressive. 2: The way Phoenix perfectly sums up and clarifies the sneaking suspicioun you've been having about an incident that happened in the circus. It's the phrase that finally ties the bond between a harmless prank and a fatal accident. Two words: {{spoiler|"Lions sneeze."}}

* Even Pearl, a ''nine-year old girl'', gets one of these when she verbally blasts Franziska, telling her: "You're nothing but a little girl without your [[Whip It Good|whip!]]" (amongst other strong words). Franziska is actually rendered speechless.

* The last evidence-presenting part of "Bridge to the Turnabout":

{{spoiler|'''Godot:''' (Wh-What was that just now? Mia? It-it can't be! You're living on...through him!?)}} }}

** And of course, the {{spoiler|[[Fan Nickname|"Super Objection."]]}}

** No, he was cleared of all of them, which is why he's not in prison during the end credits.

* Near the start of Case 5 from ''Trials and Tribulations'', Phoenix nearly loses his life trying to cross a burning bridge to get to Maya, who he fears is trapped with a murderer. {{spoiler|Ironically, it turns out he's right -twice- but she's not actually in any danger. Nevertheless...}} He know how dangerous it is (borderline suicidal) but tries anyway- he is ''frantic'' with worry about her and the thought of NOT doing it simply doesn't occur to him:

'''Phoenix:''' Please! Call the police! I've got to go! ...Get outta my way, Larry! }}

** After that, This Troper has to wonder whether Phoenix's insistence that [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]] isn't really just him protesting too much.

** +100 Bravery points for Phoenix doing this when a) he's afraid of heights, and b) the bridge was a rickety old thing high above a rapid river.

* Incredibly enough, even the Judge himself has his moment in ''Trials and Tribulations'' in which, right after Phoenix pointed out how the Judge was rather calm and collected even after {{spoiler|witnessing a severe case of spirit possession (and exorcism by epic speech, see above)}}, the Judge's reply displayed an insight of wisdom never before seen on him:

* Mia daring Dahlia to take one of Phoenix's ( {{spoiler|poisoned}}) Coldkiller X pills at the end of case 3-1 has to be on here, if only for Dollie's [[Glowing Eyes of Doom|reaction]]. And then when Payne receives the same offer and ''loses his hair and is reduced to the pathetic shell of a man we see in the first two games''.

** It also ensures that Dahlia will finally face justice for her crimes. In addtion to the [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] she starts screaming like a madwoman.

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUq7ObppXiU#at=1m20s The tail end of 3-5]. [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|The music cue]] in particular, with the callback to the case 7 years prior, always sends chills down my spine.

* She may be a [[Complete Monster|despicable excuse for a human being]], but, you've got to admit, {{spoiler|Dahlia Hawthorne}}'s introduction in case 3-5 was pretty badass.

'''{{spoiler|Dahlia}}''':(''nonchalantly'') {{spoiler|Dahlia Hawthorne}}. And my occupation? {{spoiler|[[Gallows Humor|Permanently retired]].}} }}

** And also when she gives her {{spoiler|"The Plan"}} testimony section, instead of regular testimony music, {{spoiler|Dahlia's own theme}} plays instead for a spine-chillingly awesome effect.

* The way Godot effectively shuts up Furio Tigre when he's brought into court while the Judge and Maya were cowering under their desks and Phoenix was about wet his pants. "You're caught in a snare... the relentless snare of the law." *takes a gulp of coffee* "And I'm the one that hauled you in!" Phoenix's reaction sums it up:

* Judge finally explaining why he always gives both the defense and the prosecution so many chances.

** I still call that blatant lies, but nevertheless impressive.

* Another one for the Judge. In case 3-3 {{spoiler|Phoenix has just proven that Furio Tigre had posed as him during the phony trial. The Judge then has a moment of realization}}:

** What makes this a moment of awesome is that right afterwards, the [[Theme Music Power-Up]] usually reserved for Phoenix starts playing

=== Multiple games ===