Web Video / Artificial Ace Attorney

Artificial Ace Attorney is a YouTube channel featuring AI-generated Ace Attorney trials.

The channel can be found here and a list of videos is below.

List of Videos

1. Turnabout Vampire
2. Hotel Turnabout
3. The Undead Turnabout
4. The Historical Turnabout
5. Turnabout Edgeworth
6. The Sixth Turnabout
7. Turnabout in the Family
8. The Nasty Turnabout Part 1
9. The Nasty Turnabout Part 2
10. The Sighing Turnabout
11. The Undercover Turnabout
12. Turnabout Exes
13. As The World Turnabouts
14. The Ballistic Turnabout
15. Turnabout Mothers
16. Turnabout Conspiracy Part 1
17. Turnabout Conspiracy Part 2
18. The Incompetent Turnabout
19. Turnabout Riot
20. The Thankful Turnabout
21. The Terrible Turnabout
22. The Children's Turnabout Part 1
23. The Children's Turnabout Part 2
24. Turnabout Insanity
25. The Disgraceful Turnabout
26. Turnabout Server
27. Turnabout Quiz
28. The Magician's Turnabout Part 1
29. The Magician's Turnabout Part 2
30. The Criminal Turnabout
31. The Literary Turnabout
32. The Fey-Hawthorne Turnabout
33. The Singing Turnabout
34. The Idiotic Turnabout
35. The Bloody Turnabout Part 1
36. The Bloody Turnabout Part 2
37. The Mentor's Turnabout

To sum up this dialog: This is a list of tropes for Artificial Ace Attorney. The series contains examples of:

• 20 Minutes into the Past:
  • "Hotel Turnabout" was uploaded on July 17, 2022, and involves murders that took place in June 2016.
  • In "The Children's Turnabout," John M. Faraday's murder takes place on January 28, 1995. If one assumes that the trial took place within a year of the murder, then the post-timeskip portion takes place around 2015.
• Aborted Arc: Like many AI Dungeon stories, the cases frequently drop ongoing plotlines with no explanation. For example, in "Turnabout Conspiracy," the story begins as a retelling of Turnabout Succession, but then Drew Misham turns out to be alive and confronts Apollo over the Crimson Talon's activities. The story only gets weirder and more incoherent from there.
• Adaptational Badass: Canonically, Apollo Justice isn't much of a fighter, but in "Turnabout Conspiracy Part 1," he uses a shotgun to kill three gun-wielding assailants while being handcuffed.
• Adaptational Dumbass: Canonically, Phoenix tends to bluff, but he's intelligent enough to make good use of the time he buys, often using small and seemingly insignificant clues to poke holes in the prosecution's case. In "The Incompetent Turnabout," Phoenix responds to Edgeworth's opening statement with a spectacularly lame rebuttal that gets him laughed out of the courtroom.
  Phoenix: As my grandfather used to say, "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is."
• Adaptational Intelligence: Gumshoe, a quintessential Clueless Detective in canon, is said to have a 98% success on arrests and has never lost a trial.
• Adaptational Job Change:
  • Larry Butz canonically was a job hopper who settled down as an artist after the Time Skip. In "Turnabout in the Family," Larry Fishburne is a lawyer.
  • Kay Faraday's father is a prosecutor in canon, but is a police officer in "The Children's Turnabout."
• Adaptational Villainy: Gumshoe is generally a nice enough person in canon, but in "Turnabout Insanity," he strangles Ema to death without a word.
• Adaptational Wealth: Grossberg was already wealthy in canon, since he had a lavishly furnished office with a rare painting, but in "The Thankful Turnabout," he has a net worth of over $100 million.
• Adaptation Name Change:
  • In "The Sighing Turnabout," Franziska's father's name alternates between Manfred and Michael.
  • Kay's father's name is Byrne Faraday in canon but is John M. Faraday in "The Children's Turnabout.
• Affectionate Nickname: Wanda Sykes calls Klavier "Klavie" in "The Disgraceful Turnabout." Apollo does the same, but considering that it's just before he shoots at Klavier, it's probably Terms of Endangerment.
• Age Lift:
  • Lana is in her late twenties in "Rise From the Ashes," but is 18 in "Turnabout Exes."
  • Sebastian Debeste, who's 17 in canon, is three in "The Idiotic Turnabout." However, this detail is (hopefully) contradicted by later revelations that he'd been having an affair.
• All Girls Want Bad Boys: In "The Thankful Turnabout," Martha is apparently all too happy to marry Mr. Grossberg even knowing that the latter is a murderer.
• Amoral Attorney: Edith Skinner from "Turnabout in the Family" knowingly defends people guilty of murder, is responsible for her sister's death and intends to become CEO of BlueCorp.
• Artistic License – History: In "Turnabout Quiz," Gumshoe claims that George Washington was the third president of the United States- it is actually Thomas Jefferson.
• Author Catch Phrase:
  • "The Sighing Turnabout" begins almost every other line with a "(Sigh)" tag.
  • The AI often ends episodes with "THE END," then "You have reached (ending)."
  • The AI often inserts: "To sum up this dialog" followed by a brief summary of the preceding events.
• Big "WHAT?!": In "The Sighing Turnabout," Diego Armando, who's Edgeworth's co-counsel, does this after Klavier(the prosecutor) claims that Franziska(the defendant), did not poison her father.
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: According to the narrator of "The Nasty Turnabout Part 2," Tanya apparently has a secret sadistic streak and enjoys mocking others.
• Bloodier and Gorier: In "Turnabout Conspiracy Part 1," Apollo assaults Drew Misham, and then kills three women with a shotgun, with the last kill being described in explicit detail.
• Character Filibuster:
  • In "The Historical Turnabout," Franziska goes on an almost nine-minute-long speech about The American Civil War.
  • In "As The World Turnabouts," Franziska tells a long story about Mia's multiple marriages and children.
• Confusing Multiple Negatives''': In "The Mentor's Turnabout," Manfred von Karma does this.
  "The defendant has a history of mental illness, and we cannot say for certain that he did not have a mental illness that precludes him from committing a crime."
• Deadpan Snarker: Kristoph gets in on this in "Hotel Turnabout, " after a witness described the shooter as like "a real life Santa Claus."
  Kristoph: A Santa Claus who happened to kill two women.
• Disappointed in You: In "Turnabout Quiz," the judge says this to Gumshoe verbatim when he fails to identify Mr. Big.
  Daryan: I am very disappointed in you, Dick. You were chosen to be a police officer, and I thought you would be a better, more competent cop than this.
• Double-Meaning Title The title of "The Sixth Turnabout" is both because it's the sixth video and a reference to The Sixth Sense, since Phoenix doesn't realize he's dead.
• Downer Ending:
  • "Turnabout Vampire" ends with Maya being executed for being a vampire.
  • "The Ballistic Turnabout" ends with Mia being shot dead in court.
  • "Turnabout Riot" ends with a massive riot breaking out and Phoenix being shot dead.
  • "The Children's Turnabout" ends with Pearl being convicted of murder and dying of cancer while on death row.
  • "Turnabout Insanity" ends with Ema being strangled to death.
  • "The Disgraceful Turnabout" ends with Apollo and Wanda dying.
  • "The Magician's Turnabout " ends with Phoenix/Clouseau being shot dead for helping the Nazis.
• Face Death with Dignity: Zig-zagged with Iris in "The Literary Turnabout." She's determined to meet her end without regrets, but is visibly scared when it's time for her to be hanged.
• Frame-Up: Phoenix is framed for his sister's death in "The Sixth Turnabout."
• Friendly Rival: In "The Sixth Turnabout," Nick Flambio is Phoenix's "friend and rival."
• The Hero Dies: Both "The Ballistic Turnabout" and "Turnabout Riot" end with the defense attorney being killed.
• High-Voltage Death: Maya is executed in the electric chair in "Turnabout Vampire."
• Jerkass: Nasty Norman lives up to his name in "The Nasty Turnabout," as he has an unpleasant demeanor, he frequently interrupts others, and one of his first acts is to call Mia a "harlot."
• Karma Houdini: In "As The World Turnabouts," Mia Fey apparently kills her daughter and carries on with extramarital affairs, but ends up Happily Married to Mrs. von Karma.
• Laughing Mad: Edith breaks down in laughter as she's convicted of murder.
• Lemony Narrator: At the end of "The Ballistic Turnabout."
  You fall to the ground. Your life ends...
  Sorry, I couldn't resist.
  The end.
  Okay, so that wasn't very funny. Maybe I should have given you a happy ending.
• Madness Mantra: Edith mutters about how "They're going to find me guilty" just before her conviction.
• Mind Screw: "As The World Turnabouts" not only has Mia Fey repeatedly change her name, from Mrs. Fey to Mrs. Foster to Mrs. Meade, but even more confusingly, Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Fey are treated as separate individuals at one point. Even more confusingly, Mrs. Fey's name later goes back to Mrs. Meade, while Mrs. von Karma exists as her own distinct individual.
• My Card: Irina offers Phoenix her card in "The Sixth Turnabout."
• No Ending:
  • "The Historical Turnabout" cuts off abruptly, but ends without a verdict.
  • "Turnabout Edgeworth" ends with Judge Edgeworth telling the jurors to deliberate.
  • "The Sixth Turnabout" ends with Detective Delatorre tellling Phoenix about Maya's apparent death and him reacting to the news. Phoenix never uncovers the truth behind any of the deaths.
  • "Turnabout Conspiracy" ends with Apollo heading to Washington, D.C., with no answers as to the Drew Misham case, the woman who killed his mother or the bad life insurance policy he took out.
  • "The Thankful Turnabout" ends with a summary of the case and with Mia apparently about to go to jail, with a hearing scheduled in two weeks.
  • "Turnabout Server" ends with Phoenix thanking Greg Demar for his testimony, since the AI didn't know what to do after that.
  • "Turnabout Quiz" abruptly ends with Daryan telling "Mr. Gardner" he can ask Gumshoe one question.
  • Despite Maya confessing to murder on the stand, "The Singing Turnabout" ends without a verdict.
  • "The Idiotic Turnabout" ends without a verdict, although Gumshoe claims Sebastian's death was an accident.
• Noodle Incident: In "The Nasty Turnabout Part 2," Lana apologizes for a party, but doesn't elaborate on what happened.
• "Not Making This Up" Disclaimer: The video description for "The Sixth Turnabout" says that the post "THE END" note was also generated by the AI, from advertising the nonexistent Steam game In Dreams to posting a link with "LINK REMOVED" in place of the actual link.
• Offing the Offspring: In "As The World Turnabouts," Mia kills her daughter.
• Precision F-Strike: In "Turnabout Server," Phoenix lets off a "Shit" after the server gives him a list of 200 names, far more than he can remember.
• Profane Last Words: In "The Children's Turnabout Part 2," Pearl, of all people, gets in on this.
  Pearl: You can all kiss my ass.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: In "The Terrible Turnabout," the Prosecutor gives one to Mia, calling her a terrible human being for being party to a murder. After the verdict, Godot gives one to Phoenix when firing him, giving a practically identical speech twice in rapid succession.
• Sanity Slippage: The normally smug Edith starts becoming unhinged after she goes to court.
• Self-Made Orphan: In "The Sighing Turnabout," Franziska apparently murdered her father with poison.
• Shout-Out: The title of "The Sixth Turnabout" references The Sixth Sense, since Irina mentions that Phoenix was murdered.
• The Stoner: In "The Nasty Turnabout Part 2" Lana apparently smokes marijuana.
• Start X to Stop X: In "Turnabout Riot," Frank is determined to stop the rioters from burning down the courtroom. Seconds later, he announces he's going to sneak into the courthouse and set it on fire.
• Sympathy for the Devil: In "The Sighing Turnabout," the narrator says that Franziska isn't a monster, but a girl who made a tragic mistake.
• Teacher/Student Romance: In "Turnabout Edgeworth," Lucy Beatrice married the victim, who was her former professor.
• Third-Person Person: In "The Fey-Hawthorne Turnabout," Dahlia once calls herself "Miss Dahlia."
• Til Murder Do Us Part: In "The Mentor's Turnabout," Henry Stride kills his wife Constance Courte.
• Time Skip:
  • "The Sixth Turnabout" skips ahead six months from Mia's murder to Phoenix investigating his sister's murder.
  • "The Nasty Turnabout Part 2" skips ahead several years from after the arrest of the man who killed Lana's father and teacher to Lana's graduation.
  • "The Children's Turnabout Part 1" skips ahead 20 years between Pearl's first and second trials. The characters involved are aged up accordingly.
• Too Dumb to Live: In "The Disgraceful Turnabout," Apollo shoots at Klavier while the latter is driving the police car that they're both inside. It's only thanks to dumb luck that Apollo survives the crash long enough for someone to fatally shoot him in the head.
• Two First Names: Lucy Beatrice from "Turnabout Edgeworth."
• Unexplained Recovery:
  • In "The Nasty Turnabout," the narration mentions how Lana's parents died, then immediately mentions how Lana's mom makes sure she goes to school.
  • In "Turnabout Conspiracy Part 1," Drew Misham is the murder victim in the trial, but soon appears alive and well, with the narration describing him as a victim.
• Unrelated in the Adaptation: Lana and Ema Skye are sisters in canon but were in a romantic relationship in "Turnabout Exes."
• Wins by Doing Absolutely Nothing: In "The Mentor's Turnabout," the defense does practically nothing, but someone other than their client ends up confessing to the murder,
• With My Hands Tied: Apollo kills three women with a shotgun while handcuffed, and only takes the cuffs off after his conversation with Victoria.
• Would Hit a Girl: In "Turnabout Insanity," James Elleck confesses to murdering his wife, while Gumshoe strangles Ema to death.
• Would Harm a Senior: In "The Children's Turnabout," Pearl is accused of attacking John M. Faraday, a 66-year-old man with a bad hip, with a lamp.

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