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Ace Attorney according to an AI is a YouTube video series by Turnabout AI, featuring AI-generated Ace Attorney trials.

Below is a list of the episodes, along with the titles displayed on their thumbnail.

List of Episodes

1. The original Ace Attorney Accorning(sic) to an AI, aka "Turnabout AI"
2. Ace Attorney according to an AI #2, aka "Turnabout TMI"
3. Ace Attorney according to an AI #3, aka "The Creepy Turnabout"
4. Ace Attorney according to an AI #4, aka "The Nickel Turnabout"
5. Ace Attorney according to an AI #5, aka "The Evil Turnabout"
6. Ace Attorney According to an AI #6, aka "Turnabout Family"
7. Ace Attorney According to an AI #7, aka "Turnabout Rock"
8. Ace Attorney According to an AI #8, aka "Troll Turnabout"
9. Ace Attorney According to an AI #9, aka "Turnabout Assistant"
10. Ace Attorney According to an AI #10, aka "Turnabout Whodunnit"
11. Ace Attorney according to an AI #11, aka "The Cursed Turnabout"
12. Ace Attorney according to an AI #12, aka "Turnabout Prophet"
13. Ace Attorney according to an AI #13, aka "Dancing Turnabout"
14. Ace Attorney according to an AI #14, aka "Turnabout Karma"
15. Ace Attorney according to an AI #15, aka "Turnabout Twins"
16. Ace Attorney according to an AI #16, aka "Turnabout Prosecute"
17. Ace Attorney according to an AI #17, aka "The Witchy Turnabout"
18. Ace Attorney according to an AI #18, aka "Turnabout Murder"
19. Ace Attorney according to an AI: April Fools Special!, aka "Nick Phoenix n Feenie"
20. Ace Attorney According to an AI #19, aka "Turnabout Pie"
21. Ace Attorney According to an AI #20, aka "Turnabout Coup"
22. Ace Attorney according to an AI #21, aka "The Fey Turnabout"
23. Ace Attorney according to an AI #22, aka "Turnabout Spirits"
24. Ace Attorney according to an AI #23, aka "Turnabout Logic"
25. Ace Attorney according to an AI #24, aka "Turnabout Codenames"
26. Ace Attorney according to an AI #25, aka "The Godly Turnabout"
27. Ace Attorney according to an AI #26, aka "Turnabout Misery Sequel!"
28. Ace Attorney according to an AI #27, aka "Turnabout Shorts"
29. Ace Attorney According to an AI #28, aka "*scenic cry*"
30. Ace Attorney According to an AI #29, aka "Turnabout Gavin"
31. Ace Attorney According to an AI #30, aka "Turnabout Insanity"
32. Ace Attorney According to an AI #31, aka "Turnabout Play Date"
33. Ace Attorney According to an AI #32, aka "The Assassination of Phoenix Wright"

This series contains examples of:

• Absurdly Youthful Mother: Vera, who's 19 in the present-day portion of "Turnabout Succession," is the mother of a five-year-old boy in #6.
• Adaptational Jerkass:
  • Winston Payne, who's a bit arrogant in canon, willingly calls Dick "a cowardly sack of shit" and Desiree a "murderous bitch" in #13.
  • In #23, Raymond Shields, canonically good-natured, if a bit of Casanova Wannabe, is claimed by Callisto Yew to be an extremely abusive man who had a history of starting arguments and provoking people.
• Adaptational Job Change:
  • Valant, a stage magician in canon, is said to run a bar in #1.
  • Trucy, a magician in canon, is apparently a cocaine dealer in #2.
  • Diego, a defense attorney in canon, is director of the Berrybad Space Center in #3.
  • Kristoph, a defense attorney in canon, is a crime boss in #4.
  • Engarde is an actor in canon, but a director in #5.
  • Dahlia was a university student at the time she was arrested for murder in canon, but is a judge in #5.
  • In #6, Phoenix is prosecuting, rather than being a defense attorney.
  • Sal Manella is a scriptwriter in canon, but a police officer in #8.
  • Bikini, the head nun of Hazakura Temple in canon, is a butler and bodyguard for the von Karma family in #11.
  • Miles Edgeworth, a prosecutor in canon, is the Ultimate Judge in #11.
  • In #13, Winston Payne is a police officer rather than a prosecutor. In addition, Ron DeLite becomes a defence attorney while his canonical occupation is a phantom thief.
  • #14 has Kristoph as the Chief Prosecutor, despite him being a defence attorney in canon.
  • In #16, Miles Edgeworth and Sebastian DeBeste are both defence attorneys, Manfred von Karma is a private detective, Franziska von Karma is a judge, and Lana Skye is a waitress and a painter, despite all of them being prosecutors in canon.
  • In #18, Apollo is a prosecutor rather than a defence attorney.
• Adaptational Nice Guy:
  • Edgeworth in #3. In canon, he was rather arrogant at the start of his career and looked down on Mia, but here, he actually respects her (although he does mock her closing statement) and thinks she's the best chance they have at saving Pearl.
  • Manfred von Karma is somewhat more polite to the judge in #5 than he is in canon. Instead of condescendingly ordering the judge around, von Karma actually apologizes when the judge calls him out.
• Adaptation Personality Change: Kristoph speaks a lot less formally in #4 than he does in canon.
• Adaptational Superpower Change: In canon, Trucy has Apollo's Perceive abilities, but in #1, she has Psychic Powers she can use to open locks.
• Adaptational Villainy:
  • #1 has both Klavier and Apollo undergo this, with the former becoming a computer thief and the latter an outright murderer.
  • In #2, Phoenix murders someone who tried to expose his daughter as a cocaine dealer, tries to get Ema convicted on false charges, has accidentally killed three people in the past, killed a rat when he was younger and fantasizes about others.
  • Diego Armando. In canon, he's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold prior to being poisoned and awakening from his coma as "Godot," which eventually led him to get Misty Fey killed in a misguided attempt to save Maya. In #3, he's a criminal who runs a drug ring, sells international secrets and tried to kill Gumshoe.
  • Ema Skye. In canon, she cares for her sister so much that while their relationship has been strained for two years, she hires Phoenix to defend Lana despite the evidence against her. In #7, she kills Lana for not returning her copy of Crime and Punishment.
  • Athena Cykes. In canon, she's an honest and law-abiding attorney. In #18, she tries to get Apollo arrested on false charges just because he's the prosecutor of the case, and when that fails, she straight-up murders him while declaring herself above the law.
• Adaptation Name Change:
  • Ema's older sister is named Lana in canon, but is called Olivia in #2.
  • Similarly, in #16, Lana's younger sister is Ema in canon but is called Connie in this case.
  • Spark Brushel has the alias Ke'pli in #3.
  • Wendy Oldbag is renamed Wendy Oldstand in #8.
  • Trucy's mother is known as Thalassa Gramarye (with Lamiroir as an alias after losing her memory) in canon, but is called Valantia Wright in #9.
  • #15 has Sebastian's surname changed to DeBestang, with Sebastian DeBeste being his murdered twin brother instead.
  • Detective Gumshoe gets a different last name practically Once an Episode.
• Age Lift:
  • Trucy is 15 at the time of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, but is 17 in #1.
  • While most of the cast of #3 are shown as they were at the time of "Turnabout Beginnings" and "Turnabout Memories," Pearl is the same age as she was in the second and third games.
  • Exaggerated with Tyrell Badd in #6. In canon, he's 62 as of the Ace Attorney Investigations duology, but in #6, he's five years old.
  • #15, both Phoenix Wright and Sebastian DeBeste (along with the latter's Canon Foreigner twin brother Sebastian DeBestang) are both stated to be 15, despite being respectively 26 and 17 at the time of the installment introducing Sebastian.
• Always Murder: As usual for Ace Attorney, murder cases are the norm. Double Subverted in #13, which starts with Desirée on trial for theft, but the focus shifts to murder after Winston Payne comes in.
• Amoral Attorney: In #5, Kristoph willingly defends a murderer, and helps get him off. He plans on having Manfred von Karma charged with bribery, likely a trumped-up charge, if von Karma goes after Matt.
• And There Was Much Rejoicing: In #14, Kristoph considers the day he murdered Klavier to be one of the happiest days of his life.
• April Fools' Day: The "April Fools Special" episode, released on April 1st, features a case where the defence, prosecution, defendant and victim are all Phoenix while the judge is Furio Tigre impersonating him.
• Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: In #4, Gumshield brings up the charges against Phoenix.
  Gumshield: We immediately arrested Mr. Wright for murder, death and treason to the Kingdom of Khura'in, as well as having an unauthorized relationship with a spirit channel.
• Artistic License – Law:
  • In #4, Franziska objects to Apollo introducing himself to the court, and the Judge sustains it.
    Apollo: Ah, come on! This is a joke, Your Honor! I should at least be able to tell them my name!
  • In #6, Phoenix objects to Apollo "leading the witness" when Apollo asks Frank if he was at Vera's home on the night of the crime. That question is relevant to the case, and isn't worded in such a way that Apollo is trying to manipulate Frank into giving a specific answer.
  • In #9, Pearl would definitely not be allowed to serve as a judge in her cousin Maya's trial due to being unable to judge her impartially, to say nothing of the fact that Pearl is nine years old.
• Asshole Victim:
  • In #13, Desiree claims that the men she's accused of murdering include a sex trafficker, a child murderer and a hotel owner.
  • In #14, Gregory Edgeworth is a kleptomaniac who stole a military plane to do stunts, nearly killing several civilians, and once threw a painting he was stealing, nearly killing Manfred's wife.
  • In #23, Callisto Yew says that the victim, Ray Shields, was an abuser prone to starting fights.
• Battle Butler: In #11, Bikini works for the von Karma family as both a butler and a bodyguard.
• Big "NO!": Trucy lets off a "Nooo!" after being sentenced to death in #1.
• Big "SHUT UP!": Phoenix lets off a "Shut up!!" in #2 after Detective David Young testifies to the court about having sex with Ema in Phoenix's home.
• Big "WHAT?!": Mia, Phoenix and the gallery after Pearl is sentenced to death in #3.
• Bodyguard Betrayal: In #11, Bikini mentions killing Manfred von Karma and his daughter Ludmilla while serving as their bodyguard.
• Brother–Sister Incest: Possibly in #10, since Maggey Byrde is both the sister of Kristoph and the girlfriend of Klavier, who is Kristoph's brother in canon.
• The Butler Did It: In #11, the von Karma family's butler Bikini confesses to murdering Manfred and his daughter Ludmilla.
• By "No", I Mean "Yes": In #15, this exchange happens after Athena points out that Alba didn't notice the silver dagger used to cut out the victim's heart.
  Alba: Are you calling me stupid?!
  Athena: I would never. I'm just saying that you're too incompetent to be a prosecutor.
• Bystander Syndrome: In #1, none of the citizens even try to report the theft of Valant's computers to the police, since they knew Klavier and his friends would do it again.
• Canon Foreigner:
  • In #11, Manfred von Karma has a daughter named Ludmilla. While it is likely that the canon version of him has another biological child in addition to Franziska, they are neither named nor make an appearance.
  • In #15, Sebastian DeBeste has an older twin brother named Sebastian DeBestang while he seems to be an only child in Investigations 2.
  • In #22, Simon Blackquill's group of friends consists of Klavier, Trucy and Franziska... along with someone named Diabel (who is also apparently a dancer, at least according to their title).
• Childhood Friend: Athena Voss has been friends with Trucy since they were infants.
• Dead All Along: In #22, Phoenix turns out to have died hundreds of years ago, and Zack Gramarye's spirit is possessing his body.
• Death by Adaptation:
  • In #1, both Valant Gramarye and his daughter Trucy suffer this, the former murdered by Apollo and the latter receiving the death penalty for the murder.
  • In #2, the victim is Dick Gumshoe, here "Mr. Gump".
  • In #3, Pearl receives death penalty for killing Polly the parrot.
  • In #4 and #17, the victim is Larry Butz.
  • In #6, Victor Kudo gets killed by a five-year old version of Tyrell Badd.
  • In #7, Ema beats Lana to death with a copy of "Crime And Punishment".
  • #9 has Kay Faraday as the victim and ends with Maya receiving a death sentence for murdering her.
  • In #12, the victim is Phoenix.
  • In #14, Klavier Gavin is killed by Kristoph during his rock concert.
  • In #15, Richard Wellington kills Sebastian DeBeste by cutting his heart out.
  • #18 has Edgeworth as the victim and ends with Athena shooting Apollo dead in the courtroom.
  • In #19, the victim is Trucy, stabbed to death by Valant Gramarye.
  • In #22, Phoenix is revealed to have been dead by hundreds of years with his body inhabited by Zack Garamrye's spirit.
  • #23 has Ray Shields as the victim.
• Death Glare: As the judge in #5, Dahlia uses her sprite from her first Villainous Breakdown to silence Manfred when he's out of line.
• Department of Redundancy Department:
  • After someone screams "OBJECTION!" they will also say it in the dialogue box.
  • In #3, Gumshaw says that Diego is "a criminal with access to lethally lethal poisons."
• Disproportionate Retribution:
  • In #5, Matt kills Juan over the latter buying expensive cooking oil.
  • In #7, Ema kills Lana over not returning her copy of Crime and Punishment.
• Driven to Suicide: In #22, Kristoph seemingly stabs himself to death in the middle of a trial, though the body's later revealed to be a decoy to let the real Kristoph escape.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Manfred von Karma has a grudge against Matt for killing Manfred's son Juan.
• Even Evil Has Standards: Manfred von Karma is appalled by Matt's Disproportionate Retribution against Juan.
  Karma: You selfishly killed that man so you could save a few dollars. You are a greed-driven murderer!
• First-Name Basis: While canon usually goes for Last-Name Basis, whether due to it being more common in Japan or formal address being the norm in court, characters routinely call each other by their first names here, even if they aren't friends.
• Frame-Up: In #18, Athena tries to get Apollo arrested by giving him a purse full of stolen money.
• Funny Animal: In #17, one of the witnesses is an anthropomorphic dog named Esperess.
• A Glass in the Hand: In #3, Diego Armando does his "cup shattering" animation from "Turnabout Beginnings" when Gumshoe claims that Diego is Pearl's boyfriend, as well a a suspect for the murder. Considering that he's in his twenties and Pearl is nine years old, it's easy to see why he doesn't take it well.
• Groin Attack: In #16, Lana is accused of stabbing Manfred von Karma's left testicle with a corkscrew.
• Hanging Judge: The judge in #1 sentences Trucy to death despite the fact that she's 17 in that case. He does the same with Pearl in #3, just for killing a parrot.
• Head Desk: Manfred von Karma bangs his head against the wall, like he does in his Villainous Breakdown, when protesting that Matt deserves to be convicting for killing Manfred's son Juan.
• He Knows Too Much: In #11, Bikini kills Manfred von Karma's daughter Ludmilla for having seen Bikini's face as she killed Manfred.
• Hypocrite: In #13 Ron DeLite tries justifying his and Desiree's murders by claiming that the victims were "orphan murderers, lawyers and hotel owners" despite being a lawyer himself.
• Improbable Age:
  • Implied in #1, with Miles Edgeworth being both a sheriff and the 17-year-old Trucy's classmate.
  • In #5, Dahlia is a judge at 20.
  • An even more extreme case in #9. Both the prosecution and defense- young Ema and Trucy- are teenagers- while Pearl, the judge, is nine.
  • #15 has Phoenix still working as a defense attorney, despite him now being fifteen.
• Interrogating the Dead:
  • In #11, Manfred von Karma, the victim, takes the witness stand without the aid of a spirit medium (unless you believe he was channeled by Bikini).
  • In #16, Manfred von Karma takes the stand to testify about his own murder (although since he talks about the victim in the third person, it's possible that they're two different people with the same name).
  • In #17, the victim Larry Butz shows up as a surprise witness.
  • In #18, Miles Edgeworth testifies about his own murder.
• Karma Houdini:
  • Exaggerated in #1. Trucy mentions that Klavier and his friends stole computers from Valant so often that people stopped reporting the crimes.
  • In the same episode, Apollo gets away scot-free with killing Valant Gramarye, despite outright confessing to it in court, with Trucy instead receiving the death penalty for his crime.
  • In #5, Matt Engarde gets acquitted despite admitting that he killed Juan in court.
• Laughing Mad: In #5, Kristoph raises an objection, then laughs uproariously for several seconds.
• Master of Unlocking: In #1, Trucy's psychic powers are able to open locks.
• Miscarriage of Justice:
  • In #1, Trucy gets convicted and sentenced to death for a murder Apollo committed, even though he confesses to it in court.
  • In #11, Grossberg is found guilty of Manfred von Karma's murder despite Bikini confessing, all because the victim accuses him without any evidence.
    Edgeworth: Wha... I hate this judge.
    Mia: You and me both.
• No Ending: Most of the cases end without clear resolution, but #2 and #4 are the best examples. Both cases end with the trial going into a recess, with no verdict being handed down.
• Non-Standard Character Design: Ben "Big Bucks" Dover is represented by an actual person's photo.
• Not Helping Your Case: In #2, David Young claims that he was framed for possession of cocaine... by the dealer he stole the cocaine from, because he had a falling out with the dealer after he failed to kill his girlfriend Ema. One would think a drug possession charge would be preferable to larceny, attempted murder and drug possession.
• Once an Episode: Every time Gumshoe appears or is mentioned, the AI writing the trial gets his name wrong.
• Only Sane Man:
  • Franziska in #8 is the only person trying to keep the trial on track while everyone else rambles on about trolls.
  • Apollo in #10 shows up briefly to note just how weird the case has gotten.
    Apollo: Does anyone know what the hell is going on except for me and the judge?
• Overly Long Name: Manfred von Karma's full name is Manfred Lucius Gregorian von Karma.
• Papa Wolf:
  • Phoenix is one with rather questionable morals, as in #2, he murders the victim to prevent him from exposing Trucy as a cocaine dealer.
  • In #10, Tyrell Badd claims that he killed Jack Hammer for threatening to kill Badd's daughter.
• Parental Incest: Vera and Drew Misham are noted to have dated in the past in #25.
• Prima Donna Director: Matt not only argues with Juan about creative differences and threatens to fire him, but kills him over buying expensive cooking oil.
• Psychic Powers: Trucy has the ability to use psychic powers to open locks in #1.
• Red Baron: In #22, Simon Blackquill introduces his four friends as Klavier (The Pianist), Diabel (The Dancer), Trucy (The Driver) and Franziska (The Woman In White).
• Related in the Adaptation:
  • In #4, Kristoph, not Manfred, is Franziska's father.
  • In #5, Juan Corrida is Manfred von Karma's son. In canon, Manfred only has two children- his biological daughter Franziska and his adopted son Edgeworth- unless you believe he has another child who has a daughter.
  • In #9, Phoenix appears to be Trucy's biological father, not her adoptive father.
  • In #10, Jack Hammer and Will Powers are brothers, while Maggey Byrde is Kristoph's sister.
  • In #11, Miles Edgeworth is Marvin Grossberg's cousin, as well as Ynumeko (Morgan Fey)'s illegitimate nephew. Manfred von Karma claims that "Mr. Wright" was his father.
  • In #14, Edgeworth is apparently Trucy's father, and Apollo's paternal half-brother.
  • In #15, Richard Wellington is Sebastian DeBeste's brother. They also have a third brother named Sebastian DeBestang, who is Sebastian's older twin.
  • In #16, Larry is named Larry Edgeworth and is apparently Manfred von Karma's son.
  • In #17, Larry is Kay's father.
• Related Differently in the Adaptation: Trucy and Apollo are half-siblings in the official Ace Attorney canon, while #14 makes them niece and uncle who are also dating.
• Running Gag:
  • In #3, Edgeworth frequently screams "Objection" without providing any clear reason.
  • In #24, various people feel the need to remind Phoenix that Janine is not the one who's on trial.
• Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: In #9, Trucy says she's willing to break laws to keep innocent people from being convicted.
• Sham Supernatural: In #23, Sheriff Spencer is believed to be a werewolf, but reveals he's just a regular wolf disguised as one.
• Shout-Out:
  • In #1, Trucy was born in Yorknew City.
  • In #4, Dr. Tofu takes the witness stand, played by "Director Hotti."
  • In #11, Mia namedrops Lex Luthor.
  • In #13, Atmey says that Ron is "the hero this city needs!"
  • In #14, the name of Klavier's rock band is "Desperado Crash Mambo Combo".
• Sibling Murder:
  • Ema confesses to murdering her older sister Lana in #7.
  • #14 has Kristoph Gavin outright admitting that he killed his brother Klavier during the latter's rock concert.
• Speak Ill of the Dead: In #11, Ynumeko badmouths the recently deceased Manfred for being bad at fighting.
• That Liar Lies: In #3, Edgeworth accuses both Pearl and Gumshoe of lying.
• Throw the Book at Them: In #7, Ema kills Lana by hitting her with a copy of Crime and Punishment.
• Too Much Information: #2, which is titled "Turnabout TMI," naturally involves this, as almost everyone involved often shares rather inappropriate information in court, from having sex with their significant other to their own perverted fantasies.
• Unrelated in the Adaptation: In canon, Mia is Morgan Fey's niece. In #11, Ynumeko, who seems to be Morgan in all but name, has no apparent relationship with Mia.
• Verbal Backspace: In #9, Trucy admits to breaking into the court archives, then promptly backpedals and denies it ever happened.
• Villainous Friendship: Kristoph Gavin and Matt Engarde get along rather swimmingly in #5, with Engarde honestly grateful for Kristoph's defense and Kristoph agreeing to help deal with Manfred so the latter doesn't come after Engarde.
• Wham Line:
  • In #2, after it turns out that Trucy is a cocaine dealer.
    Edgeworth: Did you kill the victim, Mr. Gump?
    Phoenix: HOLD IT! What are you implying? Yes. He was a terrible person.
  • In #5, Matt Engarde is asked what happened next after his argument with Juan. He then puts his bangs aside and says, "I killed him."
  • In #14, after Franziska is convicted.
    Franziska: Huh. I thought as much. I trust Mr. Edgeworth will suffer an equally tragic fate as he awaits his impending doom in jail.
    Edgeworth: (damage animation) What?! Franziska...
    Trucy: It's over, Daddy. I had to choose between you and Apollo. And I chose right.
  • #18 ends on a rather surprising note.
    Athena: (narrating) I grab a shotgun that's leaning on the table and shoot Apollo in the head.
    Apollo: You can't do this! I'm an attorney!
    Athena: And I'm the law! (narrating) I fire the shotgun once more and Apollo goes limp.
• Whodunnit to Me?: In #16, Manfred von Karma is both the lead investigator and the victim, meaning either they are two separate people with the same name or von Karma is investigating his own murder.
• With Friends Like These...:
  • Despite having been Trucy's friend since infancy, Athena Voss (not to be confused with Athena Cykes), willingly testifies that she saw Trucy murder Valant and commit other crimes in #1.
  • In #5, Matt claims that Juan was his best friend, but murders him for using expensive cooking oil. Maggey can't seem to decide whether they're actually supposed to be friends.
• World of Jerkass: In #5, the judge is Dahlia Hawthorne, the prosecution is Manfred von Karma, the defense is Kristoph Gavin, the defendant is Matt Engarde and the victim is Juan Corrida. The only people who aren't scumbags are the witnesses- Diego Albane (played by Will Powers) and Maggey Byrde.
• Younger Than They Look: A particularly extreme case with Tyrell, who's supposed to be 5 but has Tyrell Badd's sprite and looks like an old man.