History Awesome / ApolloJusticeAceAttorney

** There's an additional awesome moment when you realize that after an entire career of murder's cursing other people's names when he wins a trial, someone ''finally'' curses his name.

-->''Kristoph''': Common citizens? Wisdom? Is this some kind of joke? Entrusting our judicial system to a mindless, emotional mob of irrational mouth-breathers?

* The eponymous character in ''Apollo Justice'' gets two ''before the end of case one''. One occurs if the player chooses to hear [[spoiler: the testimony against Kristoph.]] Kristoph asks [[spoiler:if Apollo is betraying him in an attempt to cow Apollo into obedience]] and Apollo replies [[spoiler:"I'm sorry, Mr. Gavin, but this isn't about loyalty. This is about the truth."]] Then at the end, Apollo secures his position as Phoenix's replacement by [[spoiler:''punching Phoenix''. The way Phoenix laughs it off was a crowning moment for him, too.]]
** Not to mention, in the fourth case, [[spoiler: bringing down the man who got him disbarred by ''overhauling the entire judicial system'', if only for this one case.]] For reference, this is the only time in the entire series where a jury is mentioned or used.
* For many fans of the original series, just getting [[spoiler: to hear the objection theme from the first game again when Phoenix objects. The fact that he does his classic finger-point is the cherry on the cake.]]

* At the end of the final case of Apollo Justice, [[spoiler: Kristoph, who you now know to be the true cause of Drew's death, has his own psychotic breakdown when he learns that Phoenix has implemented a jury system. During this, he ''screams Phoenix's name in anger as his hair blows straight up in the air while having what looks like a seizure''.]]

* If you started the game with low expectations because [[SupportingProtagonist you played as a different character]], then the ''entire'' first case was a crowning moment, for sure. Yeah, it starts with [[spoiler: Phoenix accused of murder [[OhNoNotAgain (again)]] ]] but we get to see him ''take complete control over [[spoiler: his own trial, and pull a miniature version of Rise From The Ashes! [[OverlyLongGag (again!)]] ]]''. All of this, and the Judge, if anything, ''praises him'' at the end! That's a stark contrast to [[ButtMonkey everything he puts up with]] in his own games!
** For that matter, the first time we encounter him [[spoiler: and, arguably, throughout the entire game]], Phoenix seems to have gone from NoRespectGuy to [[spoiler: TheChessmaster]]! That's quite the transformation... [[spoiler: But when we get to play as him, it's obvious that he's the same OnlySaneMan / FirstPersonSmartass we all know and love]]
** And while it might fall into WhatTheHellHero territory for some, if you've already beaten the game, then [[spoiler:Phoenix]] gets extra IronicEcho points for pulling ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine on [[spoiler:the very man who framed him for using forged evidence and got him disbarred for it.]]
** The [[spoiler:fake evidence]] basically [[MortonsFork paints the killer into a corner]]. [[spoiler:Either Kristoph calls it a fake, and implicates himself due to being the only person who knows it is by virtue of being the killer who removed it (and he does precisely this), or he keeps quiet and is declared guilty all the same.]]
** Extra points for 4-4, [[spoiler: where one can see, if one looks at the lapel, that Kristoph has been stripped of his attorney's badge just like Phoenix was]].
* In 4-3, Apollo exposes [[spoiler:Daryan Crescend]] when evidence alone won't suffice, by [[spoiler:having Machi Tobaye testify about his involvement smuggling cocoons]]. This is not only a clever plan, but also shows Apollo's morals and ethics, as he points out that he's "not the kind of lawyer that can overlook a crime".
* In 4-4, when [[spoiler: Kristoph is on the stand, Klavier tends to act unnaturally awkward and submissive with his brother looming over him.]] However, in the very end, [[spoiler: Klavier seems to completely overcome any inferiority from his brother and delivers the ultimate slap in the face: ''"You're not needed anymore."'']]
* In 4-4, the Judge gets another one when [[spoiler: Kristoph learns that the trial is being watched, and will be judged by a panel of jurists.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Kristoph''':]] Common citizens? Wisdom? Is this some kind of joke? [[spoiler:Entrusting our judicial system to a mindless, emotional mob of irrational mouth-breathers?]]

This page covers the fourth game: ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney''. Take moments specific to the [[Awesome/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney first three games]], the ''[[Awesome/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Investigations]]'' series, ''[[Awesome/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'', ''Awesome/TheGreatAceAttorney'', ''[[Awesome/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'', or [[Awesome/AceAttorneyAnime the 2016 anime]] to those pages, please.

This page covers the fourth game: ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney''. Take moments specific to the [[Awesome/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney first three games]], the ''[[Awesome/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Investigations]]'' series, ''[[Awesome/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'', ''[[Awesome/DaiGyakutenSaibanNaruhodouRyuunosukeNoBouken Dai Gyakuten Saiban]]'', ''[[Awesome/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'', or [[Awesome/AceAttorneyAnime the 2016 anime]] to those pages, please.

* TheJudge gets to deliver another decidedly epic BadassCreed at the end:

** Extra points for 4-4, [[spoiler: where one can see, if one looks at the lapel, that Kristoph has been stripped of his attorney's badge just like Pheonix was]].

** Not to mention, in the fourth case, [[spoiler: bringing down the man who got him disbarred by ''overhauling the entire judicial system'', if only for this one case.]] For reference, this is the only time in the entire series where a grand jury is mentioned or used.