Visual Novel / Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane

Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane is a Visual Novel-type game released for Steam on June 23rd, 2023. It can be purchased here.

To quote Steam's summary of the game:

"Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane is a visual novel inspired by the Ace Attorney series. You play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent. However, the system is corrupt to its core and manipulated by the aristocracy. Will you acquit your innocent clients in light of that? Or will you fall before a corrupt judicial system?"

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• Absurdly Sharp Blade: The transmutation spell Mage Blade sharpens the edges of an object, allowing it to cut through armor easily.
• Accidental Murder: von Sanctus accidentally killed someone due to his remotely controlled Arcane Construct being so bulky that it pushed Justin over the guard rail. When he ordered the construct to pick Justin up, its strength practically crushed his arm and released him into the volatile vat below. Since he was trespassing for corporate sabotage anyways, he decided to take advantage of the death to make it look like a safety violation.
• All Myths Are True:
  • There's a legend about the origin of magic in Wyverngarde. Rathallion the Scaled Lord came down from the heavens and imbued some heroes with magic so they could win the war they were losing. These heroes were the first mages, and went on to found the noble houses of Wyverngarde. Rathallion did exist, and appears in case 5 to fill the role of the judge.
  • Harold Haroldson tells Tyrion about legends involving humans making pacts with demons. Several people in the game do have a Blood Contract with the Empress of Discord at one point or another, including but not limited to Beatrice, Celeste, Aria, and Tymora. Harold also says that some demons can nullify magic, which is why the Sword of Spell Eating has that property. Indeed, Marrunath the demonic familiar is able to nullify the Eye of Horus. Finally, the Armbands of Intellect are said to augment a creature's intelligence beyond a human's. Which is proven to be true when Eugene the monkey is revealed to be very intelligent when he's wearing them.
• Always a Bigger Fish: When it seems The Eyetaker is going to send hitmen after Tyrion for ruining his plans, Eris disposes of him by brainwashing a mob into thinking their life was ruined by the Eyetaker, which prompts them to lynch him. She then becomes the main antagonist of case 5.
• Always Identical Twins: Valentina and Valerie Ianus are identical twins. The only way you can differentiate them is that Valentina is usually cheerful while Valerie is usually more standoffish. The former has a big smile and eyes wide open while the latter doesn't smile and has half-closed eyes. They take advantage of this to fool the Inquisition and hide the fact that Valerie is a mage.
• And Now for Someone Completely Different: You briefly play as Ruby Tymora at the beginning of Case 4.
• Animal Eye Spy: Mages can see through the eyes of their familiar if they want. This is how Beatrice Frega can see and move around unassisted despite being blind.
• Animated Armor: Case 2 introduces "Arcane Constructs", which are suits of armor animated using artificery. They can perform several requested actions in order, but if one of the requests is impossible they will stop and won't perform the rest of them. This limitation is ultimately what lets Tyrion prove that Headmaster Redmond is the murderer.
• Animate Dead: The necromancy spell Animate Corpse. The prosecution argues that Wallace Nightgrave used this spell on Bellwether after killing her to make her look alive for a while. The spell was never used - the Bellwether seen by the witnesses was an Arcane Construct with the same voice and appearance as her.
• Anti-Humor: There's an examinable stepladder in Case 4 in reference to the recurring "ladder vs stepladder" debate in Ace Attorney. Unlike its inspiration, Tyrion and Celeste both agree that it's a stepladder with little fanfare.
• Anti-Magic:
  • Anti-Magic Fields are a security measure seen used in the prison and the Frega manor that prevent the use of magic.
  • The Sword of Spell Eating is a magical artifact that makes the wielder immune to harmful magical effects including the aforementioned Anti-Magic Field.
• Aristocrats Are Evil: At least for the most part, the nobility in Wyverngarde is corrupt, and this is a major part of the plot. They have a condescending attitude towards commoners and can get out of trouble by paying bribes. That said, you do meet good examples of nobility later in the game.
• Arranged Marriage: William Frega arranged the marriage of his middle daughter Laefe and Jaiden von Sanctus. House von Sanctus would be absorbed, but Jaiden would inherit all of the Frega estate and be the new head. Laefe never wanted to marry Jaiden, and after William's death she's no longer obligated to do it.
• Asshole Victim:
  • Catherine Bellwether. She was a professor at the Imperial Academy who routinely bullied faculty and students alike, especially those belonging to the commonfolk like Wallace. She was planning to take the job of Headmaster Redmond and replace the academy staff with arcane constructs. It's no wonder no one mourns her.
  • William Frega. Described as a tyrant by his daughters, he failed to recognize Beatrice's impressive achievements in magic and even said that no woman would lead House Frega in his absence. He took advantage of Beatrice's gained blindness to control her even more. He even arranged the marriage of his daughter Laefe so House Frega would be led by a man. To top it all, he had plots against the Crown and House Steelwind.
  • Lloyd von Sanctus. A prime example of the nobility of Wyverngarde who looks down on commoners and believes they owe him. He was responsible for the death of Justin Waye but got off scot free thanks to his status. Also, he's so fixated on profit that he can't genuinely understand why Dracongen's employees would destroy their product if it meant they had a chance to save a man, even though it cost a small fortune to the company.
  • Coraline Sibyl. She's aware of the serious corruption in the legal system her house is responsible of, but does nothing about it. She justifies it by saying that the cosmic forces wanted it so, and that it's up to the commonfolk to try to improve the system by learning law. Tyrion is rightfully pissed about this and immediately ends his first and last conversation with her shortly before she's murdered.
• As You Know: Early in the first case, Celeste is facing accusations from an unknown witness; the characters go out of their way to spell out the fact that witnesses aren't required to reveal their identity under the kingdom's laws, which everyone present should know perfectly well but which serves to make it clear to readers that this is a deliberate point divergence from American law (where the right to confront your accuser is enshrined in the constitution).
• Aura Vision: Beginning with Case 2, Celeste can use the incantation "Reperio Arcanum" to cast "Detect Magic", which allows Tyrion to see traces of magic at crime scenes in the form of glowing auras.
• Back from the Dead: Tyrion dies when he tries to brute force the identity of Blood Contract holders. Luckily, Eris isn't quite done torturing Tyrion yet, so she revives him.
• Better to Die than Be Killed: Garrick Pierce is revealed to have thought this, towards the end of Case 5. Rather than face execution for his earlier murder, be killed by Celeste as part of Eris' scheme, or be taken out by Aster for knowing that Celeste is a dragon, he decides to commit suicide so he can die by his own hand.
• Big Bad Duumvirate: Aster and Eris are revealed to have been working together in the last case, having separate yet overlapping goals; the former wants to take over Wyverngarde, while the latter wants to make Tyrion suffer.
• Big Bad Friend: Aster is a big fanboy of yours, and helps you get information out of von Sanctus in case 3... but is revealed to have been the Patron of case 5, who worked with Eris to brainwash Aria into murdering the heads of other noble houses, as part of a long-running scheme to have uncontested rule over Wyverngarde.
• Blackmail Backfire:
  • Pierce tries to blackmail Aster by threatening to reveal Celeste's parentage and demands to have his execution lifted. This leads to Aster setting him up as a target and his subsequent demise.
  • Beatrice had a folder detailing William's plots against the Crown and House Steelwind. If he didn't surrender all of House Frega's assets to her immediately, she would send this information to the right people, who would absolutely ruin him. Unfortunately for Beatrice, William thought that he could buy his way out of trouble if the information got out. Now, Lucio Steelwind wasn't a person that could be bribed, and she knew it, but William was so sheltered and naïve that he didn't take the blackmail seriously. Instead, William decided to disinherit Beatrice on the spot for her insolence. Her own life depended on the inheritance, so she had to improvise and kill him before he could write a new will where she didn't receive any assets. In the end, however, the truth came out and not only was she convicted for murder, she lost the right to any inheritance per the Slayer Rule, and her soul can be claimed at any moment by the Empress of Discord because Beatrice failed to fulfill the terms of her Deal with the Devil (claiming House Frega's assets). It could have been averted if Beatrice had simply sent the damning information to the right people without the blackmail.
• Bodyguard Crush: Tyrion and Celeste develop feelings of love for each other as the game progresses. They end up married.
• Boyfriend-Blocking Dad: Played for laughs at the end of the game, with Rathallion telling Celeste he wants to have a "talk" with Tyrion, to her chagrin.
• Brainwashed and Crazy: Partway through the game, Aria turns out to be investigating murders that seem to fit this pattern, though hardly anyone believes her theory. Then she ends up going through the same thing.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall:
  • If you examine the hallway in the Aurinax inn, Tyrion points out that it's identical to the McCoy tavern's hallway. Initially Celeste tries to rationalize it, but upon further skepticism from Tyrion she outright says that it's expensive to make these backgrounds and that you should pay for another one if you want it so badly, referencing the fact that the game was crowdfunded.
  • If you present wrong evidence when cross-examining Eris, she points out that the music didn't stop, which is a sure sign that the objection is invalid. Tyrion is confused.
• Broken Pedestal: Tyrion towards Ruby after case 4 for being willing to work with a mob boss to get a guilty client acquitted, working with said mob boss on countless other cases, and even telling the guy about Tyrion's Eyes of Horus—despite making a big production about keeping it secret. Though Tyrion eventually comes to terms with everything to work towards a Rebuilt Pedestal.
• By-the-Book Cop: The game's primary police officer figure is Orym White, Commander of the Arcane Inquisition. He is scrupulous about performing his job properly, and he is initially distrustful of Tyrion because there are rumors that Tyrion's boss Ruby Tymora engaged in shady dealings in the past.
• The Big Damn Kiss: They went through hell to get there, but Tyrion and Celeste finally have their moment at the end of the game.
• Cannot Tell a Lie: Demons are physically incapable of directly lying. However, they're capable of getting around this through use of Exact Words or simply not revealing the whole truth.
• Can't Kill You, Still Need You: The same person (Beatrice Frega) is kept alive instead of killed by different people and for different reasons. Eris could claim her life as per the Blood Contract they made, but needs to use her in a convoluted plan to torture Tyrion. Then, after Eris is dispatched and the case is solved, Beatrice should be given the death penalty for murdering her father, but Tyrion and Celeste decide to keep her alive so they know when Eris returns.
  Beatrice: You're... using me like a canary in a coal mine?!
• Celestial Bureaucracy: Where Tyrion and Eris appear when he pledges to dispute the Blood Pact that Celeste has with Eris. They're all taken to a higher plane of existence to argue their respective cases.
• Chuunibyou: Rika enjoys dramatically playing herself up as the Dark Lord of Aurinax for fun and wears a pointy wizard hat to boot. She reveals that Tyrion was a bit chunni as a child as well.
• Classy Cane: Whenever the prosecutor Aria Steelwind wants to emphasize her point, she takes out a fancy cane and slams it down by her side.
• Combat Clairvoyance: The divination spell Foresight allows the user to see a few seconds into the future. Wasn't of much use to Sibyl in her fight against Aria because, while she did foresee that Aria would attack her and thus protected herself with Stone Skin, she couldn't prevent Aria from paralyzing her with Hold Creature and throwing her into the lake.
• Concentration-Bound Magic: Many of the spells require extended concentration to work, like Conjure Water, Detect Magic, Feign Death, Sleep, Hold Creature, Anti-Magic Field, or Shape Liquid.
• Crusading Lawyer:
  • Tyrion is one of the few lawyers willing to defend commoners against the nobility for the sake of justice. He accepts Wallace's case pro bono and in case 4, he takes over the prosecution for Aria because he knows the defendant is guilty.
  • Despite first impressions, Aria is a prosecutor who wants the justice system to work and is willing to stand against other nobles instead of covering for them once Tyrion proves his case. In case 2, she orders the Inquisition to standby, but allows Tyrion to investigate because she knows he isn't susceptible to corruption from the nobility. In case 4, she's attacked en route to the trial, but still prosecutes until she collapses from her injuries and arranges for Tyrion to legally stand in for her.
• Curse Cut Short: When Ruby is reading the newspaper about the new crowned queen at the end of the game.
  Ruby: Whoever this new queen is, I bet she's just another rotten noble. Hmph... It says there's a picture of her on the next page. ...! Wait... WHAT THE FU
• Cute Bruiser: Celeste is cheerful and sweet, but also a seasoned mercenary who even hardened criminals are wary about fighting.
• Cynicism Catalyst:
  • Flinhart McCoy, the victim of Case 1, developed a grudge against mages and magic in general because he used to be friends with Garrick Pierce as a child, but one day, Garrick started practicing magic without the presence of an instructor. Flinhart and Garrick found out why an instructor is necessary the hard way, because Garrick lost control of his magic and accidentally killed Effie, Flinhart's sister.
  • Ruby used to be a more straightlaced, upstanding lawyer, until she was unable to acquit Tyrion's mother and save her from execution. After that, she decided to fight just as dirty as the corrupt nobles do.
• Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: After Celeste gets to the bottom of her true parentage, it's made clear that Rathallion didn't want her to have the same isolated life of self-imposed exile he had, so he dropped her off with the McCoys.
• Daddy's Little Villain: Subverted with Eris Illmater. At first, she's revealed as the daughter of the Eyetaker, a notorious crime boss and is just as involved in his day-to-day operations such as pressing Ruby into making sure the heir to House Frega gets away with murder, but then it's revealed that she's not his real daughter at all, and was merely disguising herself as the real Eris, whom she already disposed of. However, during the game's end credits, we see her having a conversation with her real father, where she's whining about him "grounding" her from Wyverngarde.
• Dark Is Not Evil: There's a stigma against necromancy magic due to undead armies having been raised in the past. However, necromancy is the school of death and life magic with Wallace and House Asclepius showing that they're studying the art to heal others.
• Deal with the Devil: Several characters discuss accounts and legends of people making Blood Pacts with demons, with predictably negative results. And it turns out that several characters in the game have made Blood Pacts.
• Death by Irony: Garrick Pierce is killed via an ice blade to the torso, the same way they've killed their victim. This is used to implicate Celeste as a revenge killing, but it's Subverted as Pierce killed himself.
• Death Faked for You:
  • Towards the end of case 5, Tyrion is revealed to have undergone a fake death, as part of Eris' scheme to trick Celeste into making a Blood Pact with her.
  • This also applies to Lucio Steelwind after the events of case 5, per a public news story saying that he, Aster, and Aster's father died in a demon attack, rather than the truth of him being arrested for killing Aster for brainwashing Aria into committing murder.
• Destroy the Evidence:
  • In case 1, Pierce uses an ice blade to commit murder and counts on it evaporating to leave no trace. Unfortunately for him, the blade he formed wasn't made of water but soda which still left a trace.
  • For case 2, everyone assumes the Arcane Construct had its command log wiped by the culprit which was indeed the last command given to it. However, Tyrion is able to use the Empowered Eye to learn that the construct wasn't able to fulfill one of its commands, which due to a logic flaw meant it wouldn't fulfill any remaining commands after it. Tyrion then calls it to the stand to read out its full incriminating record.
  • In case 3, von Sanctus sent his Arcane Construct and Rod of Mending into the same vat that killed Justin to melt them down. Due to his profit-driven mind, he didn't think that the workers would try to neutralize the liquid to save someone that fell in which left metal shards behind as evidence.
• Deus ex Machina: Tyrion is at his lowest point in the climax of case 4, but his deceased mother is able to speak with him at that point to emphasize the good he has done to raise his spirits, tell him he already has the solution, and teach him how to summon a Blood Contract from a demon which is the last piece of evidence he needed.
• Devil in Plain Sight: Eris is Obviously Evil to the audience since her first appearance in Tyrion's dream has her declare her intent to crush him, the constant Ominous Visual Glitches when dialog boxes are suddenly changed to her favor, and The Stinger of each case showing her involvement. In-universe, only Celeste feels unsettled by her and even then she stays civil because Tyrion considers her a friend. Eris being a powerful demon who manipulates memories justifies this behavior a fair amount.
• Disciplines of Magic: There are 7 schools of magic: Evocation, Transmutation, Conjuration, Divination, Abjuration, Necromancy, and Illusion. It's common for a mage to know spells from multiple schools, even if the game's character description will only depict one of them (for example, it says that Beatrice Frega's Arcane Art is Illusion, but she also knows Necromancy and Conjuration spells). Necromancy itself is the least studied discipline because there is a stigma about raising undead armies, but healing spells are known by many mages and classified as Necromancy too. The implication is that Necromancy is the discipline of both life and death, like two sides of the same coin.
• Dishing Out Dirt: Stone Skin is a transmutation spell that creates a stone layer around the caster's body, protecting it from all physical trauma. Used by Sibyl to defend herself from a murderous Aria. Unfortunately, Aria paralyzed her with Hold Creature and threw her to the lake below, making Sibyl sink and drown.
• Disinherited Child: The cornerstone of the prosecution in Case 4 is that William Frega disinherited his daughter Beatrice on the night of his murder, giving her a motive. The youngest daughter, Miriam, testifies that the disinheritance happened 5 years ago, which if true would remove the motive. William made the decision after speaking with Beatrice on the night of the murder. Beatrice killed him before he could update his will.
• Dispel Magic: There's an abjuration spell literally called Dispel Magic that removes the effects of other spells, with a couple exceptions like Force Cage.
• Divine Parentage: Tyrion is descended from celestials on his mother's side and inherited the Eye of Horus from her. He also temporarily grows wings when awakening to his power in the Court of Azathoth.
• Don't You Dare Pity Me!:
  • Eris towards Tyrion near the end of case 5. He pities her because, as a demon, she envies humanity's ability to choose between good and evil while she can only be evil, and is never even satisfied or fulfilled by the evil actions she performs. Eris responds by trying to kill him, for the first time in the entire game.
  • In case 5, Tyrion tells Beatrice that he can still try to dispute the Blood Contract she has, and free her soul. She tells him that it would be next to impossible, as the document is airtight and has little room for interpretation.
    Tyrion: ...I'm sorry.
    Beatrice: Don't be. You defeated me. I won't suffer your pity.
• The Dog Was the Mastermind: Eris Illmater, posing as an innocent high school girl, is actually an ancient demon who is the true mastermind behind several murder cases—both involving and not involving Tyrion.
• The Dreaded: Celeste is very renowned in her mercenary work as the Crimson Demon. When she steps into a room with dozens of other mercenaries who are then ordered to take her out, all of them hesitate at the sight of her though Eris stops the standoff by asking to speak with her and Tyrion alone.
• The Driver: In case 1, Rhys Reginald Rudolf is a carriage driver by profession, and is a witness.

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• Evil-Detecting Dog: Tracker barks non-stop at Eris as soon as he sees her though she brushes it off as animals not liking her. Once revealed to be a demon, she comments on how animals have been able to sense her true form.
• Exact Words:
  • Both Tyrion and Eris are bound by this towards the end of case 5 when arguing over Celeste's soul, being unable to lie or make false statements.
  • This is how Beatrice Frega almost gets away with murder. She told him he could kill him, knowing that he would.
    Beatrice: Let me ask you a question, Marrunath. Did I order you to murder my father?
    Marrunath: ...No. You did not, Lady Beatrice.
• Expy:
  • Several characters are similar to some from Ace Attorney:
    • Tyrion is a combination of the three protagonists: He has the personality of Phoenix, his powers manifests via a glare like Apollo, and his Eye of Horus is similar to Athena Cykes's Mood Matrix with both abilities allowing the user to read the mood of others and both characters having to deal with Sensory Overload in their childhood.
    • Ruby Tymora is this to Mia Fey, being the older female mentor of the protagonist, and they even are mostly dressed in black. Unlike Mia, she lives until the end, and is more morally grey than Mia..
    • Celeste is to Maya Fey, being the chippy companion of the main lawyer that are the heirs to a powerful magical bloodline.
    • Orym White is this to Dick Gumshoe, being the lead investigators in the cases investigated by Tyrion. Orym however, is more serious and competent.
    • Aria Steelwind is this to Miles Edgeworth, as both are the Friendly Rival prosecutor to the protagonist, despite their ruthlessness in court, and the final cases of their first appearances has them as the defendant that has to be defended by the protagonist.
    • Beatrice Frega is this to Machi Tobaye, the third defendant of Apollo Justice, as they were both accused of a complex murder scheme despite them being blind. A major twist in their respective cases is also that they both can actually see. In Machi's case, it was a marketing ploy to hide the fact that Lamiroir was actually the blind one, while Beatrice was using the eyes of her demon familiar to see anything. But unlike Machi, who was only an accomplice, Beatrice actually masterminded the murder she was accused of.
    • Eris Illmater is this to Dahlia Hawthorne, being the Bitch in Sheep's Clothing Big Bad of their respective games. Unlike Dahlia, who was a human-turned-ghost that continued to manipulate people and cause chaos from beyond the grave in the final case, Eris is secretly a demon called the "Empress of Discord" that tricks people into entering contracts to do her bidding. Both were also dedicated to torment an individual: Maya Fey for Dahlia, Tyrion for Eris.
  • It's more than likely that Aster de Wyverngarde is an expy of Griffith from Berserk. Both are white haired attractive young men with the goal of fixing their corrupted kingdoms through sacrifice and spilling blood. Both make deals with demons to accomplish their goals, and both seduce nobles in order to accomplish this. They both originally seem noble and just. The difference being that Aster was always the prince, while Griffith came from nothing but still wished to be king.
• Extremely Short Timespan: Because magic traces only last for 48 hours, criminal cases involving magic must be closed preferrably in that timespan. As you can imagine, this lends itself to sloppy investigations.
• Fake Aristocrat: In case 2, Miriam assumes Celeste is a noble due to her being able to defend against an Arcane Construct along with assuming Tyrion is her servant. Since Miriam is classist, Tyrion prompts Celeste to play along for information which leads to her pretending to be part of House Steelwind. Neither Aria nor Miriam are amused about it in court the following day.
• Familiar: The spell Familial Bond allows the caster to form an unbreakable bond with a creature. Normally this is an animal but can also be a demon, like in Beatrice's case. The mage can communicate telepathically with the familiar over any distance, see through its eyes, and cast spells from its location. There are three familiars in Episode 4 alone, and all of them play a part in the case.
• Forced Sleep: The Sleep spell is used a couple of times in the game. First, to allow Eris into the Inquisition's dungeons so she can wipe out Redmond's memories. Second, to render Pierce and Tyrion unconscious in the Prayer Room.
• Foreshadowing:
  • Beatrice has a habit of clapping her hands when "she's stressed". Later on the Invisibility spell is added to your Notes, and the description says the gesture is a clap. And sure enough, all those times she claps she's reactivating the Invisibility spell to keep her demonic familiar hidden from view.
  • When Orym White is testifying about the Sword of Spell Eating in day 1 of case 4, he says that it's demonic in nature according to legend, but he thinks it's hogwash. We get a mild silent reaction from Beatrice. Because she has a demonic familiar and a Blood Contract with the Empress of Discord, and knows it's not hogwash.
  • Beatrice is blind, but can navigate her house entirely on her own. She even rejects help when they want to guide her around. Why? Because she can see from the eyes of her familiar, who is always on her shoulder.
  • Tyrion and Beatrice discuss his angelic lineage in case 5. Despite his bloodline being touched by the gods, she tells him that he can still go to hell in the right circumstances. Later on he goes to the Court of Azathoth to dispute Celeste's Blood Contract. If he had failed to render it null, his soul would have been dragged to hell.
• Fourth-Wall Observer: Eris comments on much of the Ace Attorney aspects, such as how exciting the legal battles are or not having any special dialogue written for irrelevant evidence presented to her, which confuses Tyrion. As well as this, she comments before the final trial that she hopes that she made a good story, even if it's derivative. Don't need much to guess what that's referring to.
• The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You: For a brief moment at the cemetery in 2-4, Eris will read off the player's PC account name and ask if you find the deductions exciting before glitching the screen and replacing the dialogue with Tyrion's name.
• Framing the Guilty Party: Of the "framing an unknown guilty party" variety. Tracker the dog made Marrunath drop the stolen Sword of Spell Eating (which Tracker thought was just a cool stick) and hid it in Beatrice's old bedroom, where he now lives. She becomes a suspect because the authorities found the sword there, and it turns out she is guilty, of both the sword's theft and William Frega's murder occuring on the same night.
• The Ghost: Unlike all the other victims in the game, we never meet or get a picture of Justin Waye.
• Good Lawyers, Good Clients: All of Tyrion's clients are good people, so it's satisfying to defend them with the exception of Case 4, where the client really does turn out to be guilty, but Tyrion switches to the prosecution's side to convict her.
• Guilty Until Someone Else Is Guilty: In the kingdom of Wyverngarde, for magic-related crimes, the public won't accept homicides going unsolved, so accused clients are guilty unless someone else's guilt can be proven.
• Gut Feeling: Celeste is very wary of Eris and eventually explains to Tyrion how despite years of mercenary work, Eris' aura is by far the most dangerous thing she's encountered. Given that Eris is a demon whose sole purpose is to make people suffer, Celeste's gut feeling is right on the mark.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Laefe is one of the nicest and truly good people in the game, and she has bright blonde hair. Compare with her blue-haired sisters who have qualities that bring them down in terms of likability and/or morality.
• Healing Hands: Mend Wounds allows the caster to heal the injuries of the target. It counts as a necromancy spell.
• Hidden in Plain Sight: This is how Beatrice was able to cast Invisibility without alerting everyone in the ball room. She needed to clap her hands together and say "Okultarrae" at the same time. For the clap, she justified it by telling people it's a ritual she does when she's stressed to calm herself down. As for the incantation, she hid it in the middle of the sentence "The occult are a fascinating phenomena" while talking to Aster and Alaric. The effects of the spell took place elsewhere, so they didn't notice anything.
• Hired Guns: Hired swordswoman in this case, but Celeste McCoy works as a mercenary to earn a living. After Case 1, Ruby hires Celeste as Tyrion's bodyguard.
• Hoist by His Own Petard:
  • By sending hitmen after Aria, the Eyetaker was hoping to have the trial end prematurely with a Not Guilty verdict for Beatrice. However, this makes Aria designate Tyrion as her stand-in, and his angelic lineage enables him to find the truth and manifest Beatrice's Blood Contract, which is the final piece of evidence sealing Beatrice's fate.
  • von Sanctus casts Force Cage around himself to defend against being attacked, but doing so traps him inside it which leaves him vulnerable to suffocation via the fire taking all the oxygen in the room.
  • Sibyl casts Stone Skin to protect herself, but she's paralyzed with Hold Creature and tossed into a lake leading to her sinking and drowning due to her armor.
• Homeschooled Kids:
  • There wasn't a proper school in the town of Kornhaven where Celeste grew up, so her education came from books her adoptive parents bought from traveling merchants.
  • Tyrion used to attend a public school, but after Ruby Tymora adopted him after the death of his mother, she took over and handled his education personally.
• Hope Crusher: Eris Illmater's entire reason for being. Particularly towards Tyrion since he's a celestial being known as a Heavensborn, who Eris especially loves torturing.
• Hopeless Boss Fight: Case 4 marks the first time a final argument with the culprit doesn't work. You can't deplete their confidence no matter what you present. Of course, there's an alternative way to win the case.
• How We Got Here: Case 4 starts with the point of view of Ruby Tymora as she enters the courtroom with her client. It isn't long until Tyrion shows up and takes over the prosecution. Then the game goes back to the night of the crime, with the usual perspective of Tyrion, to show how he came to be at odds with his mentor.
• I Have Many Names: Eris Illmater is also the Empress of Discord and the Lord of the Sixth.
• Instant Expert: Celeste only knows one spell at the start of the visual novel due to her father's anti-magic bias but is able to learn a few more in the span of a few hours during case 2 which astonishes Aria. By case 3, she knows 7 spells which utterly impresses Rika who only knows 2 spells. Her quick mastery of magic is one of the clues that helps Tyrion figure out Celeste's dragonic parentage.
• Invisibility: The illusion spell Invisibility allows the user to turn a target invisible, including themselves, for one hour. Whatever the invisible creature is holding or wearing is also invisible. Used by Beatrice to conceal the existence of Marrunath, her demonic familiar.
• Justified Tutorial: At the beginning of Case 1, you're introduced to the "Argument" system when a merchant attempts to sell you apple juice for a higher price than it's actually worth; you then counter his claims so he'll agree to sell you the apple juice at a cheaper price.
• "Just So" Story: The kingdom of Wyverngarde has a story explaining how the current social order came to be, and you learn this origin story at the beginning of Case 2: long ago, the kingdom of Wyverngarde was in the middle of a brutal war, and it was losing. The people prayed to Bahamut, the god of dragons, for salvation, and in answer to their prayers, Rathallion the Scaled Lord granted the gift of magic to a group of heroes fighting on the front lines. Those heroes then overtook their enemies and won the war, and they then founded the "noble houses" of the present day. This is meant to explain why Wyverngarde is divided into nobility and commoners and why (usually) only nobles can perform magic, because that power can only be passed down genetically.

K to R

• Karma Houdini Warranty: Lloyd von Sanctus gets off scot free despite your efforts proving that he's responsible for the death of Justin Waye because he is the leader of one of the most important noble houses. Come case 5, he's murdered.
• Kill and Replace: What Eris did to the Eyetaker's real daughter.
• King Incognito:
  • Aster is a witness in case 3 and a fanboy for Tyrion's work which has him asking to tag along in the investigation. Once Commander Orym sees him, he's addressed as the crown prince which quickly reveals his identity.
  • Rathallion the Scaled Lord disguises himself as Remus Virgilae, Royal Advisor, so he can interact with the inhabitants of Wyverngarde without being bothered by worshippers like the High Speaker (who ends up irritating him to no end when Rathallion drops the disguise).
• The Kingslayer: After Aster is revealed to be the Patron responsible for the massacre and Celeste is proven to have a valid claim to the throne to replace him, Lucio kills Aster on the spot to free Aria from his binding contract. He then calls for his own arrest and is presumed imprisoned for life as he is publicly reported to have fallen in combat.
• Knight in Sour Armor: Commander Orym feels that he and the Inquisition are glorified lapdogs for the nobility and that Tyrion is just as crooked as his mentor is believed to be, but he's still committed to seeking justice and eventually warms up to Tyrion when he proves to be the same.
• Know When to Fold 'Em: Subverted. Once Tyrion proves how Aster tricked Aria into signing a Blood Contract, Aster admits to it. However, this is because he knows he can't be taken off the throne without throwing the kingdom into disarray. When Tyrion proves Celeste can take the throne without issue, Aster is in denial that he lost.
• Kubrick Stare: Many characters lower their head and give a terrifying glare when they are really angry with someone. Examples include Celeste, Aster, and Beatrice, among others.
• Last-Name Basis: Despite being her adoptive son, Ruby Tymora refers to Tyrion as "Cuthbert" when talking directly to him. Likewise, he calls her "Ms. Tymora". This changes when he tries to forgive her for the amoral things she has done behind his back, and work towards a Rebuilt Pedestal.
• The Legend of Chekhov: All the legends Harold Haroldson tells you in case 4 (except the Earrings of Vitality which never come into play) foreshadow future plot points, like Blood Contracts, demons nullifying magic, and intelligent animals.
• Lie to the Beholder: In case 3, Tyrion and Celeste are about to question von Sanctus before remembering that Tyrion publicly embarrassed him in chess a few days prior. Celeste quickly uses illusion magic to make Tyrion look like Rhys Rudolf and after a moment of panic, herself as Aria. Using illusion magic to impersonate someone is a serious crime, but is excused by Aster for this occasion.
• Life Meter: During Argument minigames, Tyrion and his opponent get a health bar that is drained when the player picks answers or presents evidence. If you get it right, your opponent loses HP. If you get it wrong, you lose HP. Unlike Ace Attorney, no such health bar is present during cross-examinations, so the player isn't punished for presenting wrong evidence there.
• Loophole Abuse: One of Ruby's standard M.O.s to help win cases. Tyrion typically doesn't operate this way, but is forced to follow suit in cases 4 and 5 in order to exploit and overturn Blood Pacts that people have made with demons.
• Magic A Is Magic A: There are hard rules and limitations for magic spells. Each one has a set duration, an incantation, and a gesture. It's common for some spells to have a maximum radius, size or distance, or require extended concentration from the caster. Also, spells leave magical traces that persist for 48 hours. Each trace has a distinct color which represents which school of magic the spell belongs to.
• Magic Enhancement: Mage Blade is a transmutation spell that sharpens an object for one minute, making it more effective at penetrating armor. It's the only spell Celeste knows at the beginning, but it's very handy for the mercenary life.
• Magic Knight:
  • Celeste starts out as a sword-wielding mercenary with one spell that sharpens it, but over the course of the game she learns many more.
  • Grand General Lucio Steelwind is proficient in axes and evocation magic.
• Magic Misfire: Tyrion attempts to brute-force summoning Blood Contracts signed with The Empress of Discord from everyone present at the King's funeral at Lazarick Asclepius' suggestion. This leads to him dying from the backlash of speaking a falsehood while issuing a Divine Edict on the very first try as Aster did not have a Blood Contract with her. He's brought back to life because Eris wants to drive him into despair rather than just kill him.
• The Magocracy: Wyverngarde is ruled by the king and several noble houses. These people have the ability to cast magic of several kinds, while the commonfolk is mostly unable to - every now and then non-noble mages like Wallace Nightgrave and Mosourika Tudor do pop up, but they are few and far between. This is because magic was bestowed upon a group of heroes a thousand years ago, and these went on to found the noble houses of today. Magic is hereditary, and they have mostly avoided breeding with the lower echelons of society. Rumors about the higher nobles being able to perform superhuman feats such as raining meteors from the sky abound, but it's implied they are blown way out of proportion as the player gets to meet these nobles and learn that leveling a city is not in their spell pool. In addition, there are some products that run on "artificery", which perform similarly to magic but draw energy from the surrounding aether, and can be purchased by anyone.
• Make the Dog Testify: Downplayed. Under Familial Bond, creatures are able communicate with their master albeit with their expected intelligence. Tyrion calls forth Eugene Haroldson, a monkey, to the witness stand and then further proves he is wearing the Armbands of Intellect which raises his intelligence to above a human's.
• Making a Splash: The spell Conjure Water.
  Spell description: Causes water to magically flow out of the caster's hand. This water will flow so long as the caster maintains concentration on the spell.
• Meaningful Name: Eris is a Devil in Plain Sight and shares her name with the Greek goddess of strife and discord.
• Mentor Archetype: Ruby Tymora is Tyrion's boss, and also his guardian after the death of his mother.
• Metaphorically True: This is how demons tend to dance around their restriction on lying when they need to deceive people. Eris in particular is a master at this.
• Muggle with a Degree in Magic: Professor Lukas Gilbert was a respected magic instructor in the Imperial Academy some decades ago, even though he lacked the ability to use it.
• Named Weapons: Celeste's sword is named Crimson Lotus. Fitting, because the sword is dark red and her favorite drink is lotus juice.
• Names to Run Away from Really Fast:
  • The Eyetaker, a notorious mob boss.
  • The Crimson Demon, Celeste's mercenary nickname.
  • The Empress of Discord, Eris Illmater's true name.
• Near-Villain Victory: The case 4 culprit won't take damage in the final Argument, and the Empowered Eye won't work either. With no more tools left, it all seems hopeless for Tyrion until his late mother teaches him how to issue a Divine Edict, which allows him to get a copy of Beatrice's Blood Contract and prove that she IS responsible for the murder.
• Noodle Incident:
  • The incident that caused Beatrice to lose her sight is referred to multiple times, but it is never explained what exactly happened to her, other than it was some kind of experiment that went wrong.
  • According to Lucio, Celeste got her sword thanks to an Ixian regent. How she "earned the favor" of this person is never elaborated on.
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Quoted word for word by The Eyetaker. He refers to how Justin Waye died because he came back to return the gold he had stolen from his employer. If he hadn't had a change of heart, he wouldn't have fallen to his death.
• No-Sell: For case 4, Tyrion tries to use the Eye of Horus for the final push against Beatrice, but Marrunath recognizes it as a celestial power and dispels it.
• Not So Stoic: Played for laughs when the usually unflappable Aria Steelwind dissolves into a blushing, stuttering mess whenever she's around Prince Aster. Takes a darker turn after case 5 when Tyrion is at first unable to detect any emotions from her, until she eventually breaks down in Celeste's arms over Aster's betrayal and her being duped by him.
• Obfuscating Disability: Played with. Beatrice Frega is completely blind because of an accident that happened some years ago, and this is used by the defense to argue that she couldn't have committed the murder she's accused of. However, she can see through the eyes of her demonic familiar, who is always close to her and hidden from other people via an invisibility spell.
• An Offer You Can't Refuse: Tyrion is led to The Eyetaker's lair and told to throw the case against Beatrice or else the mercenaries in the room will take care of him. He sticks to his principles and is bailed out by Celeste, whose sheer presence intimidates the mercenaries into not attacking, and then by Eris, who tells The Eyetaker to stand-down in favor of her using the opportunity to make Tyrion doubt his allies.
• Older Than They Look: Coraline Sibyl is 38 years old, but could pass for someone half her age.
• Ominous Visual Glitch: This happens whenever Eris overwrites a character's dialogue, whether it's another character saying something she doesn't want them to or even herself letting her mask slip too soon.
• Papa Wolf: Lucio Steelwind will resort to extreme measures in order to protect his daughter. Aria is the puppet of King Aster thanks to a Blood Contract he tricked her into signing, and the only way to free her is if Aria or Aster dies. Lucio has his doubts because a kingdom without a king has a bleak future... but then Celeste is revealed to have a claim on the throne as well, so Lucio kills him on the spot even if it means he will spend the rest of his life in prison for regicide.
• Paranormal Investigation: The kingdom of Wyverngarde has an order of knights called the Arcane Inquisition. The Arcane Inquisition's job is to investigate crimes committed using magic.
• Parting-Words Regret: Celeste is very upset over her father's death and believes he died hating her due to the heated argument they had. Tyrion is able to convince her that he still loved her and was going to apologize to her.
• Patricide: Beatrice Frega kills her father. She always saw him as an "unstoppable, tyrannical force" who sought every excuse to belittle her, control her, and ensure that she would never inherit House Frega despite being a very powerful mage and his firstborn, to the point she left home five years prior to the game because she couldn't take it anymore. He also wasn't very nice towards her younger sisters. It's implied she didn't really plan to kill him when she returned (instead she just wanted to blackmail him into surrendering the entire estate to her so she could fulfill the terms of a Deal with the Devil she had made), but was "forced" to improvise a murder plot when the blackmail backfired. Of note is that she thinks of herself as an accomplice to the crime and not directly responsible for it, when in actuality she indirectly ordered her familiar to kill him. He couldn't have done it without her explicit permission to harm him.
• Playing with Fire: Fire Bolt is an evocation spell that creates a fire ball that can be aimed towards a target. It's used by Aria in Case 5 when she needs to drain the oxygen from the Common Room so von Sanctus suffocates.
• Plot Hole: If you present Tyrion's profile picture to Beatrice in Case 5, she says "...Why are you looking at me like this?", despite the fact that Marrunath is not with her in that scene and therefore she's completely blind, so she wouldn't know how Tyrion is looking at her.
• Plucky Girl: Celeste is depressed in Case 1 over her adoptive father's death and being suspected of his murder, but in cases 2 through 5, she's enthusiastic, cheerful, and friendly.
• Post-Final Boss: Despite being the final antagonist of the game, Aster is quick to expose to the court, especially compared to Eris. Defeating Aster only requires a quick cross examination of Celeste, and two simple deduction puzzles before Aster confesses to his crimes. The only real issue Tyrion has with taking him down is when Aster points out what the ramifications of Wyverngarde will be with a lack of a ruler, and when it's revealed that Celeste can rule in his place due to being the daughter of the Scaled Lord, Aster has no leg to stand on. Taking him down is ultimately more about tying up loose ends for the story than challenging the player.
• Prodigal Hero: Beatrice Frega thought she was the hero in one of these plots, but ended up being the villain. Born in one of the wealthiest families in Wyverngarde, she was controlled by her father at every opportunity, so she ran away five years prior to the game. Then she returned with the intention to oust him and take over the house, but her plan went horribly wrong and she felt the need to murder him before he could disinherit her. The truth comes out and she's imprisoned, though her sisters are free from their father's influence (but traumatized by the events).
• The Protagonist: You play as a defense attorney named Tyrion Cuthbert.
• Protagonist Title: The defense attorney Tyrion Cuthbert is in the title and is the main protagonist.
• Rags to Riches: Not that they were piss poor to begin with, but Celeste and Tyrion become the queen and king of Wyverngarde by the game's end.
• Really Royalty Reveal: Tyrion is able to piece together that Celeste was targeted due to her being the Scaled Lord's daughter and reveals her status in court to counter Aster's claim that no one else can safely replace him despite his crimes.
• Red Baron: Celeste is known far and wide as the "Crimson Demon". After the last case, Tyrion's friend Rika suggests a new nickname the Scaled Empress that she likes much better.
• Red Herring: Some of the clues that are added to your Notes are never presented in court or in arguments. This can trip up Ace Attorney players, who are used to every piece of evidence being used eventually. Similarly, some details in the descriptions of spells end up not being relevant to the cases. Even entire spells, like Prestidigitation (despite appearing in several characters' Spell Compendiums), are never cast by any of the characters.
• Rewatch Bonus: The beginning of case 4 is recontextualized by the rest of it. Things like why something is off about Aria's behavior in that trial, why Tyrion antagonizes Ruby, or why Beatrice claps all of a sudden.
• The Rival: For most of the cases, the opposing prosecuting attorney is a young woman from a noble family named Aria Steelwind.

S to Z

• Save the Villain: Invoked by Tyrion but defied by Beatrice. After he proves she's responsible for her father's death (and therefore prevents her from inheriting his assets), it's revealed she did it because she had signed a Deal with the Devil that obliged her to claim his assets if she didn't want to suffer eternal damnation in the Abyssal Hells. Tyrion tells her that he can try to dispute the contract and save her soul, but she rejects his help. If he fails to render it null, his soul will be dragged to hell alongside hers, and she won't let anyone else die for her sake.
• Scary Shiny Glasses: Whenever the judge slams his gavel down to restore order to the courtroom, the animation that plays shows his glasses with a "shiny" effect that briefly obscures his eyes. This also applies to Eugene, Harold Haroldson's orangutan, in certain sprites.
• Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: Applies to a lot of nobles, especially those of the four pillar houses. Taken to its logical conclusion in case 5 when no one is willing to arrest Aster for his crimes of murder and brainwashing.
• Secret Stab Wound: Aria was attacked on her way to Beatrice Frega's trial, but goes to prosecute anyways and arranges for Wallace to heal her until she collapses.
• Sequel Hook: In The Stinger, the Archsentinel and High Inquisitor of the Theocracy of Lumina discuss the events of Case 5, namely, how Tyrion and Eris's battle in the Court of Azathoth risked the entire multiverse and that Asmodeus has started to move his forces in response to Tyrion awakening his angelic powers against Eris, setting multiple upcoming conflicts for a sequel.
• Sidekick: After defending Celeste McCoy, a mercenary and the defendant of Case 1, she becomes Tyrion's sidekick for the remaining cases 2 through 5.
• Silly Rabbit, Idealism Is for Kids!: Aster lost his faith in straight-laced justice due to seeing his father compromising on similar ideals and contributing to Wyverngarde's corruption. He even calls Aria "stupid and naive" for wanting to change the system within the bounds of the law.
• Smart People Play Chess: Tyrion plays chess as a hobby, and he's been playing it for so long that he's very, very good at it. His mentor Ruby prefers to play Shogi instead.
• Spanner in the Works
  • In case 2, the Headmaster was trying to frame Miriam for the murder, not Wallace who he did support as a student. Due to the circumstances however:
    • Valerie trying to heal the victim closed the killing wound and left traces of necromancy magic which made the murder appear to have been performed by the only known necromancer at the academy.
    • One of the ways Wallace is bullied is his locker ID getting swapped with another student's. In this case, his was swapped with Miriam's which led to the bloody murder weapon being stored in his locker instead.
  • In case 4, one of the reasons Beatrice is suspected of murdering her father despite her blindness is the Sword of Spell Eating being found in her old bedroom. Tracker was staying in that room and, being a dog, simply brought back what he considered a big stick.
• Speaks Fluent Animal: Tyrion unexpectedly finds that he is able to communicate with Tracker, a dog, and presumes it's another perk of the Eye of Horus. Everyone else in the room questions how he's able to do it, but Laefe vouches that Tyrion has the ability through her own Familial Bond with Tracker.
• Spell Book: Every mage has a book called a "Spell Compendium", which lists every spell that mage is capable of casting.
• Spiteful Suicide: After noticing the word Contract being spoken, Pierce realizes he's been marked for death by Aster and decides to go out on his own terms. This throws a big wrench in Eris' plan since the Blood Contract she set up with Celeste was reliant on her killing him.
  Eris' Truth: Garrick Pierce's death was not an accident. It was intentional and committed with malice.
• Standard Fantasy Setting: The story takes place in a kingdom called Wyverngarde, a Low Fantasy setting, as it's a human kingdom where magic is only practiced by a minority of the population.
• Starter Villain: The Case 1 culprit, Garrick Pierce, is your first challenge in the game. He used an unusual trick to hide the murder weapon, because he didn't use a weapon, he used a spell to shape liquid into a weapon, but once you figure out the trick, he goes down more easily than future culprits.
• Stern Old Judge: For most of the game, trials are presided over by a judge with gray hair and glasses, who is competent at his job and keeps trials running smoothly. The only case he doesn't preside over is Case 5, which has a different judge due to extremely unusual circumstances.
• Strong Girl, Smart Guy: Pretty much the dynamic between Celeste and Tyrion from case 2 onwards. He's the brainy lawyer with deduction skills so good his mentor is jealous, while Celeste is his really powerful bodyguard (formerly a well-known mercenary).
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: In case 4, the judge tries to hold Tyrion in contempt when he jumps down from the gallery, goes up to the prosecution's bench, and asks permission to cross-examine the witness. Luckily for Tyrion, Prosecutor Steelwind already predicted he would do that and allowed him to be her official replacement.
• Sympathy for the Devil: Through most of case 4, Tyrion has been trying to prove that Beatrice Frega murdered her father. But when he does so and Beatrice confesses her motivations, he can't help but feel sorry for her. Her father was an asshole who made her life miserable, and the main reason she did the deed was to fulfill the terms of her binding Deal with the Devil. Now that she failed, her soul will be dragged to the Abyssal Hells for all eternity. Tyrion offers to dispute the contract to set her free, but the document is airtight and failure to render it null would drag him down alongside her, so Beatrice rejects his help. When the trial is over, he's not happy about his victory, and feels like he's lost against the demons. Later in the game he meets Beatrice again and restates his condolences and wish to help her out of the contract.
• Technicolor Magic: Magic traces have a color that represents which school of magic the spell belongs to. Evocation is red, transmutation is yellow, conjuration is cyan, divination is pink, abjuration is white, illusion is green, and necromancy is purple.
• Telepathy: The protagonist Tyrion Cuthbert has a special ability called the "Eye of Horus", which can read people's surface-level thoughts and emotions. It's first introduced at the beginning of Case 1 when Tyrion reads the merchant's thoughts and realizes the merchant is trying to trick him about how much the apple juice is worth. At the climax of trials, Tyrion can use an upgraded version called "Empowered Eye", which can not only read thoughts, but also "project" images into a witness's mind to guide them to potentially revealing new information.
• Title Drop: At the end of the game, when Tyrion confronts Eris on the witness stand.
  Eris: Tyrion Cuthbert... Attorney of the Arcane.
• Transmutation: One of the schools of magic. Transmutation can be used, for example, to sharpen a blade, mend a damaged structure, turn someone into an animal, or change the shape of a liquid.
• Twin Switch: This is how Valerie Ianus manages to keep the Inquisition from knowing she's a mage. Orym had Valentina and Valerie enter a room separately and attune to a compendium so he could see what spells each one knows. Normally this would have revealed that Valerie is a mage, but Valentina, who isn't one, showed up twice instead, pretending to be her sister the second time.
• Villains Never Lie: Demons are unable to lie. Eris especially takes glee in making people suffer while making sure that everyone knows she's bound to tell the truth.
• Violently Protective Girlfriend: The quickest and easiest way to get on Celeste's bad side is by trying to hurt Tyrion.
• Voice Grunting: Most lines in the game are not voiced, but "Objections" are voiced, Celeste's "Reperio Arcanum" chant to detect magic is voiced, and whenever Tyrion casts Empowered Eye, his voiced line is "None can remain concealed!"
• Warmup Boss: The Case 1 culprit, Garrick Pierce, goes down more easily than future culprits, as befitting the culprit of the first case. He did use an unusual trick to hide how he killed the victim because he magically shaped liquid into a weapon instead of using an actual weapon, but once you figure out the trick, he goes down pretty easily.
• We Hardly Knew Ye: Catherine Bellwether and Coraline Sibyl only appear in one scene before they're murdered.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist
  • For case 2, the headmaster felt he had to kill Bellwether to ensure the commonfolk still had a place at the academy rather than allow her to kick them all out.
  • In case 4, Ruby Tymora is revealed to have become an Amoral Attorney after failing to acquit Tyrion's mother. She partnered herself with The Eyetaker and thought she had to fight as dirty as the corrupt system she was facing.
  • Case 5 has Aster de Wyverngarde. He masterminded the massacre to weaken the Four Pillar Houses and consolidate all the remaining power behind him due to seeing all the suffering the commoners were facing at the hands of the nobility and feeling he had to take charge to fix the kingdom.
• "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: During the credits, we get a brief dialogue from the many characters of the game and what they're up to after case 5.
• With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: Overuse of magic leads to a condition called Mageblight where the mage loses track of reality and goes into a frenzy as they randomly cast spells. This is the initial theory for Aria going berserk, but Tyrion is able to prove she was Brainwashed and Crazy under a Blood Contract instead.
• Would You Like to Hear How They Died?: After Eris reveals her deception to the Eyetaker, she goes into detail about how her minions tortured and killed the real Eris Illmater, while she cried out for her father.
• Wrong Context Magic: Tyrion's Eye of Horus is not an Arcane Art and isn't detected as such. One of his goals throughout the visual novel is finding out how his ability works. Tyrion's ability is celestial in nature and passed down from his mother, originating from the Theocracy of Lumina. This is why he can't find any information in Wyverngarde since the church did its best to stamp out Celestial worshipping religions.
• You Are Worth Hell: Why Celeste makes a Blood Pact with Eris, regardless of what happens to her soul; she only cared about saving Tyrion's life. And Tyrion responds in kind by disputing her Blood Pact, even though failure would have him take Celeste's place.
• You Called Me "X"; It Must Be Serious: Ruby Tymora always calls her protegé "Cuthbert". The first time she calls him Tyrion is when she tries to explain herself when he explodes and calls her out on all the immoral things she has done, from collaborating with criminals to shaping his life with lies and false ideals.
• You Didn't Ask: When Aria asks Miriam if it's true that Beatrice was disinherited 5 years ago. Miriam is actually lying to protect Beatrice.
  Miriam: Y-Yes...
  Aria: ...And you didn't think it was necessary to share this information with me?
  Miriam: W-Well... You never asked.

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