Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney/Tear Jerker: Difference between revisions

* How can no one have mentioned Edgeworth yet? In Turnabout Goodbyes (Case 1-4), {{spoiler|when you see him in the Detention Center, the first time he holds his arm and looks away with that extremely troubled look on his face}} is really quite sad. Up to that point, pretty much the only emotions he has shown are boredom, smug confidence, and anger. Also {{spoiler|he believes that he killed his own father. The guilt has haunted him for 15 years, as has a nightmare that he has EVERY NIGHT. And when he initially tries to refuse Phoenix's help... this troper choked up, thinking, "dammit, Edgeworth! Let me help you!"}} When he says to Wright {{spoiler|"I was the true criminal of DL-6. I killed my father."}} that was just too sad. Especially when you play it a second time, and you know {{spoiler|that he's not responsible after all.}} And, in Rise from the Ashes (Case 1-5) when Edgeworth is {{spoiler|considering resigning, even though the forged evidence he used wasn't his fault, and he had no idea. "I've always made my own decisions about what I can or cannot do... Forgiving myself is something I cannot do."}} And in Case 3-5 after {{spoiler|his phobia of earthquakes causes him to pass out and lose track of the suspect he had been escorting}} his reaction is heartbreaking: {{spoiler|"If only I was stronger."}} With his conscience {{spoiler|and tendency to feel responsible for things he did unintentionally}} you can be sure he's really suffering. He's really quite a tragic character.

** What really gets me is this one piece of dialogue in case 1-4, when he's discussing the nightmare:

'''Edgeworth''': That thought has been the only thing keeping me sane for these past fifteen years. But what if I'm wrong? What if it was ''real''? }}

** The only thing stopping him from breaking down for good was the fact that he could convince himself that his dream was just a dream. Just hink about that for a moment.

* If Phoenix holds his head down on the defense bench, you know someone's heart just got strangled. In 2-4, {{spoiler|the case comes to an end on the first day before Phoenix could get a complete acquittal. Phoenix sits there, even when the judge has left the court, believing Maya to be murdered.}}

* When Maya is arrested in Case 2-2 for the murder of Dr. Grey, she's convinced that she ''is'' the one who killed him, and emphatically tells Phoenix that he can't take her case, because she's a murderer and he'll lose. Phoenix tells her "Stop it!", making it clear that he will not abandon her. That's when she breaks down into tears.

'''Maya:''' Nick, help me... I'm scared... }}

* At the end of Justice for All, when {{spoiler|Franziska breaks down in tears after Edgeworth returns her whip.}} The whole {{spoiler|fourth piece of evidence}} really touched this troper, too. Having a piano remix of the ending theme just made the moment so sad, this troper wanted to put the game down and bawl.

* This troper got horribly depressed when he went to Matt's house in 2-4 and {{spoiler|immediately recognized the locked door with the cat door in the bottom that Maya saw when she broke out of the basement. Maya's two rooms away and there's nothing you can do about it.}}

* Simply this line from Edgeworth, where the entire screen has gone black and all you can see is his sprite and the text box:

It doesn't seem like he's talking to Phoenix, but rather ''you'', the player. {{spoiler|It's your decision now. You're the one who has to save Maya's life for Phoenix and get Matt Engarde convicted. YOU must change the outcome of this story if you want a happy ending. I don't particularly know why, but that line made me go 'Woah'...}}

 

** To elaborate, {{spoiler|this is the profession stated by Maya on the witness stand after finding out about the death of her mother. Note the complete lack of the phrase "spirit medium".}}

* The end of Game 3 Case 4 in which {{spoiler|Terry Fawles kills himself.}}

** This is the moment that caused [[Tropers/The Good Samaritan|this troper]] to [[Big No|shout, "NO!!"]] a bit louder than is usually admissable at 2 am...

** The worst part is ''why'' he did it: {{spoiler|Dahlia, bitch that she is, manipulated Terry into making a suicide pact should they cease to have faith in each other... all just to get away with murder. It's pretty much her [[Moral Event Horizon]].}}

*** Only made better by this line being the exact cue for the Trial theme to start.

* Also, the whole scene involving {{spoiler|the Master's talisman}} in the end. Also a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].

{{spoiler|The photo is revealed to be a childhood photo of Maya as a toddler, and Mia as a kid, trying to fix the broken sacred urn, with Maya bawling to one side and Mia with a shocked look on her face at getting caught red handed. The revelation that Misty carried this around with her for her whole life just brought tears to my eyes. }} }}

* ''Oh dear God'', this line from Franziska:

{{spoiler|And the scene that followed, with Turnabout Sisters' Ballad playing once more and with the whole 'Maya Fey is much stronger than we think' and telling Franziska who Maya is being strong for.}}

* And just when you think the game's going to let up, the ending credits include a shot of {{spoiler|Mia, Misty, and Diego looking happy together... in heaven, it is heavily implied}}. I thought I'd run out of tears long before then. I was wrong.