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Native Instruments has introduced a new generation of Traktor Remix Sets set up for immediate use with the latest Traktor software with Remix Deck technology. These exclusive loops and one-shot sample packs provide DJs of different musical genres with complete tracks by renowned artists for enhancing sets, jamming and live remixing. Released in cooperation with leading online music retailers, the series kicks off in style with M.A.N.D.Y., who are celebrating 10 years of Get Physical with their track 'Twisted Sister', out now exclusively on Beatport.
Programmed for ease-of-use and flexibility, the 'Twisted Sister' Remix Set provides DJs with 64 loops and one-shot-samples that are divided into different sections, identified by groups, pages and colors. All pages contain the original track split into four easy to use groups for drums (red), bass (pink), synthesizer lead (green) and sound effects/vocals (blue). While pages 1 and 2 contain the key elements of a track, pages 3 and 4 are the performance pages providing performable synths and additional vocal shots.
Traktor's Remix Decks were introduced with the new version of NI's flagship DJ software Traktor Pro 2.5, which came as a free update for all existing users of Traktor Pro 2. Remix Decks allow DJs to creatively remix and rearrange tracks before and during their actual performance. With the all-new generation of Traktor Remix Sets, DJs of any genre get fuel to perform live edits, layer individual parts, or work individual song elements by different artists coherently into their own DJ sets with total freedom, creating their own trademark sound.
Each regular track deck within Traktor Pro 2 and Traktor Scratch Pro 2 can be switched to a Remix Deck, thus offering dedicated transport, sync and tempo master controls. With its 16 multi-colored pads to fire loops and one-shot samples, the Traktor Kontrol F1 was designed specifically to control the Traktor Remix Decks and provides full and tactile control - DJs can combine this with Native Scratch timecode control via vinyl or CDs, or use the jog wheels of the Kontrol S4 and Kontrol S2 hardware.
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Newbie's Guide to DBA
Modelling Snow
If you are modelling troops or terrain features from northern Europe (especially for armies from Scandinavia, the Baltics and Russia), you may be tempted to use winter effects to make them destinctive. The real challenge, however, is how to paint or model realistic looking snow, especially on element bases. You can try commercial products such as a silicate-based "snow" flock by Woodland Scenics designed to winterize model railroad layouts. Or here are some tips and techniques collected from various sources:
Matt Pavone: The white won't look like snow unless you have uncovered earth showing through. So, what I would do, is cover the bases in a mix of dark brown paint, wood glue and various size ballast. Then put your white on (I used textured wall paint from home depot) in spots, but leaving the dirt showing through. Then drybrush the dirt mix in a light brown, than lightly in cream. This will give you snow with dirt showing through, which makes the snow look more realistic. If you really wanted to go all out you could do the snow in a light gray and heavy dry brush it white to make it multi-toned as well.
Mark Levine: If a completely snow covered base is okay you can use white Celluclay. If you want a dusting of snow you can use your usual ground cover methods and then, after a soaking of dilluted white glue or acrylic modeling medium, sprinkle on some "marble dust." It's exactly what the name implies and, IMHO, is the best small scale representation of snow. You can usually get it at a good model railroading shop.
Paul T.: I've just started using snow on some of my bases. What I do is paint the base white. then cover in a grey flock, and drybrush white. This is simple but crude. It does look better though if you go to the effort of having mud showing through as someone else mentioned.
Matt Davidson: What I have done is use Durhams water putty. Powder mixes with water and dries rock hard. Mix and apply to base. Sculpt snow drifts etc.. at this time. After dry, paint white. Then dry brush dirty white (off white). Then wash w/dark blue(very thin). The blue gives it the look of snow, but don't use too much. Then dull coat.
Unknown: I have seen some GW employees use the Diet sugar from those pink packets (i.e. Equal sweetener) to cover the bases of Valhallans, looks like snow too and covers well. They use Elmers glue to hold it in place. Simple.
Mike Siggins -- The absolute best stuff is fine ground marble dust and it can be bought in bags from model railway suppliers. It even sparkles. I got mine from Builders in Scale.
Unknown -- Try pre-mixed tile grout. In the US, you can buy it in hardware stores. A quart is about $5.00. It dries snow white in no time, and looks like snow. I use a craft stick to spread it on figure bases.
Bob Bowling -- I use white vinyl spackling powder, sold at most home improvement or hardware stores. Inexpensive, mixes w/water, dries looking like real snow.
Unknown -- I have used Sweet and Low sugar substitute as snow on my bases fixing it with Elmers glue (PVA/white glue).
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Ah, The Onion. A true repository of snark and snideitude
But as the winter lingered, Spirit began producing thousands of pages of sometimes rambling and dubious data, ranging from complaints that the Martian surface was made up almost entirely of the same basalt, to long-winded rants questioning the exorbitant cost and scientific relevance of the mission.
Project leaders receive data from the Mars rover Spirit.
"Granted, Spirit has been extraordinarily useful to our work," Callas said. "Last week, however, we received three straight days of images of the same rock with the message 'HAPPY NOW?'"
"Hopefully these malfunctions will straighten themselves out," Callas said. "In the meantime, we'll simply have to try to glean what usable data we can from 'OVERPRICED SPACE-ROOMBA AWAITING MORE BULLSHIT ORDERS.'"
NASA remains optimistic that the rover will remain at least partially operational for the foreseeable future. However, because of the Spirit's recent proclivity toward ramming into boulders at full speed, scientists have remotely disabled its 1.5-pound rock-abrasion tool so the rover is unable to terminate the mission prematurely.
I find this particularly amusing given my institutions prominent role in the Mars-Phoenix project.


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Spanish striker Dani Lopez, who this time last week was on loan at Barnet, scored a hat-trick and Lucas Akins hit the fourth as the Blades slipped to a first defeat in eight.
Wilson said: "I think we have made all of our mistakes this season in one game.
"Defensively we were second best, we have allowed too much space for all four goals, and they were poor, poor goals.
"Throughout the game I thought we were second best in all areas.
"It shouldn't be a shock because results like this can happen.
"It's how you respond that is the best tonic.
"But in saying that we have got to do better in all areas, there were too many parts of our performance where we weren't competing, where we have been previously.
"I think it's fair to say we're annoyed at how we have lost the game and the way we have performed."


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VENICE, Italy (AP) "I'm Not There" is the first movie about Bob Dylan's life that the singer-songwriter has ever given his blessing, the director said Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival.
Director Todd Haynes thinks its the film's multifaceted approach to Dylan's life that won his approval.
"I do think it was because of this open structure, something that we keep expanding through the years," said Haynes. "And because of that Bob thought, 'OK, this may be the one thing I'll say OK to.'"
Premiering Tuesday, the movie dramatizes Dylan's changes in personae by having seven actors portray him, including Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and Heath Ledger.
Haynes' first film told the story of singer Karen Carpenter using Barbie dolls; in 1998 he directed "Velvet Goldmine," which explored the glam-rock movement.
In "I'm Not There," Blachett plays the role of "Jude," or Dylan during his folk-rock incarnation. Haynes said he knew a woman had to play the role to reflect Dylan's physical being in that era.
"Cate was scared. She told me many times this was a very scary challenge for her," Haynes said. "I told her, 'You can't be totally terrified every time you do a new role, but it's good to be terrified sometimes. You're taking risks, you're putting yourself on a potential arrow, that when you really discover new things, and you rejuvenate.' And that's probably why she decided to give it a shot."
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Lost Dutchman Mine
The legend of the Lost DutchmaN's Mine has drawn people from all over the world in search of gold and fame. Is it true? Is there a secret gold mine buried in the Superstition Mountains? Many have spent their lives looking for the mine, and some have died trying. Arizona Stories profiles former Arizona Attorney General Bob Corbin and others who have spent years trying to find the mysterious site.
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But it's in there. There's no doubt in my mind it's in there.
No doubt Bob Corbin believes gold is hidden in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix. That's why the former attorney general has journeyed into this wilderness hundreds of times over the past 50 years.
Bob Corbin:
The reporters when I was attorney general, they asked me why I liked to go in there so much. I told them, "that's the only place I can go where you can't get to me."
Gold has been found here, but its source has been in dispute from the beginning. It all started in the late 1800s when a German prospector named Jacob Waltz emerged from the Superstitions with gold ore. That created quite a stir in Phoenix. Before he died in 1891, he supposedly left clues to the location of his mine.
Ron Feldman:
He also, when he died, had 24 pounds of very, very rich gold ore underneath his bed in a candle box.
Arizona State Parks - Southern Region
Directions, history, general information.
Legend of the Lost Dutchman Mine
Superstition Mountains Museum
The Los Dutchman Mine "History of a Mystery"
The legend of the Lost Dutchman mine was born. The Lost Dutchman mine was brought to popular attention by the 1949 film Lust for Gold, starring Glenn Ford as Jacob Waltz. But it wasn't the movie that brought Bob Corbin to Arizona. It was the legend of the mine.
Bob Corbin:
Well, I was a Hoosier back in Indiana, and I was going to Indiana University, and one of the things we had to do was write a theme on a subject. And I picked lost mines. And in reading and researching, one of them was the Lost Dutchman mine, and from that point on, I was hooked. Ron Feldman: The Lost Dutchman mine is the Holy Grail, the great granddaddy of all lost mine stories.
Ron Feldman operates the OK Corral in Apache Junction. He's also spent decades in the mountains on a quest for gold. Ron Feldman: I've spent 37 years of my life looking for it, but people from all over the United States come looking for the Lost Dutchman mine. All over the world, actually. I've had people coming out for the last 35 years, the same people coming to hunt this thing, and now their children and grandchildren come out and hunt this thing.
Organized treks have been made into the Superstitions at least as early as 1934. One year, the Dons of Phoenix, an organization preserving local culture, welcomed over 2,000 guests. They arrived in busloads. Over the years, visitors have been entertained with Dutchman lore and the opportunity to pan for gold. The day culminated with a re-creation of Jacob Waltz's story.
Near the west face of the Superstitions, on the streets of Goldfield, tourists soak up the old west atmosphere, trying to grasp what it might really have been like 100 years ago. This site marks the spot of the original gold-mining town.
Bob Schoose:
We revived it over the last 20 years. We've been fixing it up and opened it up for tourism and stuff like that. A lot of people just love the history.
Maybe they love to feel a little heat from gold fever down in the Goldfield Mine. Around Goldfield are several abandoned mines, like the Queen here, filled with water, its secrets safe. The secret of the Lost Dutchman's mine, over a century old, also remains safe. But that doesn't deter those who seek it.
Bob Schoose:
He said that his mine was two miles back from the face. Well, what does he mean by back? Did he mean back into the Superstitions where you're right at the foot of Weaver's Needle two miles back, or out this way two miles back? It's little things like that that screw people up for 100 years.
Ron Feldman:
What I learned real quickly is -- well, actually, it wasn't too quick; it took me 25 years to learn where the Dutchman wasn't.
Bob Corbin:
Since I've been looking since 1957 for it, I've come up with a lot of -- a lot of clues, but there's no question, a lot of people say there's no gold in those mountains, and there is.
The Superstitions have an air of mystery about them, a whisper of danger. There have been over 100 documented deaths in this wilderness.
Bob Schoose:
A lot of people have died looking for the mine. You know, it's real easy. It's a harsh environment. You go out there without the right equipment, supplies, and water, and it's pretty easy to get dead in a hurry. Some of them have been shot, killed over a piece of dirt that they thought was the -- they had the location, and they didn't want anybody else around.
Bob Corbin:
I think it's an obsession. People go in there. Some people go in with the idea they're going to find it. And it gets a hold of them, and it destroys their lives.
All the more reason to pack a bit of perspective along with the pick and axe on a trek into the Superstitions. This land is beautiful on its own without what may be a fool's promise of hidden riches, but that fact doesn't deter the most ardent of seekers. They leave only to return.
Bob Corbin:
There's something about those mountains that -- they're very rough, and there's just something about them intriguing. But you can't go in there with the thought you're going to find it because 99 out of a multi-million times, you're not going to.


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School-based adolescent health center project in Washington Heights
The Foundation's Community Care Funding Partners Program is an eight-year matching grant program designed to encourage community and regional corporations and foundations to support small-scale local health centers serving the medically indigent.This renewal of the Community Care Funding Partners Program supports adolescent health care centers in four schools in the Washington Heights section of New York City. Goals for the three-year grant include providing physicals to 1,600 students; providing first aid and primary episodic care for approximately 8,000 visits; and providing individual and group social work services to 1,500 students for a total of 8,000 visits. Nutrition and fitness programs will be offered; pregnancy prevention interventions will be strengthened; work programs will be expanded; and surveys will be conducted to assure client satisfaction.
Grant Details
Amount Awarded $100,000.00
Awarded on: 1/23/1992
Time frame: 3/1/1992 - 2/28/1995
Grant Number: 11239
Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, 10032-3713
Lorraine Tiezzi
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unroll thy long scroll and say, have they won who first reached the goal, heedless of a brother's rights?
And with the word he began to unroll the parchment carefully.
You unroll your blankets at the foot of a stately tree at night, unconscious and careless as to what tree it is.
Has existence only to unroll a tableau, every detail of which is graven on my heart?
unroll a cheap cigarette and note the character of the tobacco in it, using a magnifying glass.
Now unroll the cylinder and the projection will appear as in fig. 2.
I fear that what I have seen will remain only as an embroidery upon the stuff that my memory tries to unroll.
They empty the contents of a bag and begin to unroll its slow length.
I have found myself thinking of players who needed perhaps but to unroll a mat in some Eastern garden.
And did she give you that penny which was in the paper that I saw you unroll so carefully at the door?


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I'm very mad at this point… I bought Angus WordPress theme which authors were epicthemes.net (they don't exist anymore!??) Price was 40 or 45$ and in start I had problems whits some widgets that didn't work. When I was creating content with their wizard I've got message "cheatin' oh?" which i suppose means that that was some kind of protection…but I bought it absolutely legal !!!
Ok…nevermind, I created site on www.nk-lucko.hr and major thing were just fine until now…my edit post section aint working, I cannot switch to visual mode and editor can't insert read more and other thing and thats makes me crazy cause theme became useless!!
Ok ThemeForest…what are my legal rights about that question?
regards, Tomislav Bori? tomislavboric.com
cheatin uh is an error coming directly from WordPress core http://themeforest.net/forums/thread/cheatin-uh-error-in-wp-i-need-help/67556 Google for more
Unfortunately your legal rights are limited. As freshface said the "cheatin" error is WP generic but as far as the theme not working it kind of depends when you bought it. If it was recently and the theme does not work as advertised then you may be entitled to a refund,. If however it works as the demo shows or it has been over 30 days (I think that's the limit) then you may be out of luck.
Regretfully there is no obligation for authors to offer support and they are able to remove items or leave the marketplace as and when they want as TF has no legal ownership of any of the files for sale here.
Good luck
I have the same problem with Angus after updating to the latest WP version. It sucks a lot as the author was selling his theme with the promise of regular updates. It looks like the only right solution is to change my whole website to a different theme. I'm looking at new themes through themeforest, but what guarantee do I have that the authors of that theme will still be writing updates one year from now? Will I have to design a whole new website every time WP comes with an update?
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-->-- '''Music/{{Brentalfloss}}''', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSyYps8xJfs Phoenix Wright]] WithLyrics"
''Franchise/AceAttorney'' may be an [[MundaneMadeAwesome over-the-top]] series about lawyers, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't have its share of creepy and nightmare-inducing moments...
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* Because the series is entirely driven by AlwaysMurder cases, it's almost inevitable that the cause of death of certain victims may make players uncomfortable, especially if the victim in question was said to be nice and likable when alive. The fact that photos of their corpses are present in almost every case as evidence doesn't help.
* Depending on how sensitive you are to scary stuff, many witnesses can start to become this as they get more and more upset.
** April May is a notable example, the first sign of her cracking involving her expression changing from "Cheery ditz" to "I'm going to rip off your skin and wear it as a coat" and back again so quickly you almost miss it.
** It's especially jarring when the last witness' freak-out was actually pretty funny, and then the next witness goes absolutely ''insane''. It just goes to show that it's not just the perpetrators who can fall victim to a breakdown.
* A special mention must go to the film, where you're treated to the scene of [[spoiler:Yanni Yogi burning off his fingerprints in acid]].
* Think about the many [[AmoralAttorney Amoral Prosecutors]] you've seen in the game and to what lengths they'll go to secure their victories, even if it means innocent lives being sent to death row. This makes these prosecutors indirect murderers. Then comes the "Dark Age of the Law" brought up in ''Dual Destinies'', where "win at all costs" becomes not only a tactic, but an entire philosophy (more exactly, "the end justifies the means"), advocated by Themis Legal Academy instructor Aristotle Means...who is a ''defense attorney'', showing that both sides are willing to go to extremes.
** The police system isn't trustworthy either. For at least two years, the corrupt Chief of Police had the Chief Prosecutor under his thumb and (it's strongly implied) used her to get rid of anyone he disliked, even if it meant forging evidence (Edgeworth in particular nearly goes into a HeroicBSOD when he realizes that he scored at least one conviction on false evidence.) Before them, we had [[spoiler:Blase Debeste, an AmoralAttorney as bad as they come, as the Chief Prosecutor]]. Then in ''Dual Destinies'', the BigBad kills and replaces a detective, with no one the wiser; Phoenix and Edgeworth only discover him because they are running a long game to force him to show himself.
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* [[spoiler:Redd White]] from Case 2 may not seem as scary or effective as a villain as, say, [[spoiler:Manfred von Karma, Matt Engarde, or Kristoph Gavin]]. In fact, in many ways he is downright incompetent, sometimes laughably so. He is, however, most definitely a very vile person in his own right. He built his own company that is founded on and profits off blackmail. Over the span of many years, he dug up any dirt he could find on public officials, celebrities, and countless others. He "trades" and leaks to the public anything that will make his targets look bad, regardless of if or how much they deserve it. Many of these people killed themselves, and many more had their lives ruined as a result. To say he doesn't care is an understatement; in fact, he practically laughs if off! Worse, he will do whatever he has to (including intimidation, framing, and murder) to protect himself. Furthermore, while these vicious acts of institutionalized blackmail are horrible enough on their own, they double as ParanoiaFuel as one realizes that this kind of stuff happens ALL THE TIME in real life. The fact that we live in an age where random strangers can easily gain access to other people's private information (often via electronic or digital mediums) makes it even worse. [[spoiler:Redd White]] personifies the CorruptCorporateExecutive and many of the worst elements of the business world.
* Case 4: Manfred von Karma [[spoiler:kills a man]] over what any sane person would consider a fairly trivial oversight, then raises the [[spoiler:dead man's]] son and twists him to be everything his own father would hate. The psychological scars he left on Miles and Franziska will be there long after he's dead.
** The fact that [[TheStoic Edgeworth]] practically ''begs'' Phoenix not to take his case because von Karma is the prosecutor is telling in its own right. [[spoiler:He may not have known at the time that von Karma killed his father, but he might know from living with him what lengths von Karma is capable of when it comes to revenge. In that case, he very well may have been trying to protect Phoenix from befalling the same fate as his father.]]
** [[FridgeHorror Think about it]]: von Karma is a prosecutor with a 40-year win streak who will [[AmoralAttorney do ANYTHING to get his Guilty verdicts]]. Who knows how many poor, innocent defendants he's sent to death row because of his ruthless, selfish, win-at-all-costs tactics? If you're the defendant in a case von Karma is prosecuting and someone from the Wright Anything Agency isn't defending you, you're '''screwed.'''
*** You can peer into his methods during [[spoiler:the flashback portions of]] case 3 of ''Gyakuten Kenji 2'' (spoilers therein, obviously): [[spoiler:There was never a body found during the Dover murder case. Didn't bother von Karma. He just fabricated a theoretical scenario and then had Detective Badd removed from the case so he could install a detective that would parrot his theory to the court. He forged an autopsy report based on his theory and then put Jeff Master under the interrogation light for ''an entire year'' until he broke the man and weaseled a fake confession out of him.]] Sure, Gregory Edgeworth managed to [[spoiler:nick his perfect record with a blemish for his misdoings (that obviously ended poorly for him),]] but with methods like that, it's no wonder he held onto his win record for so long.
*** How about [[spoiler:poor Master's reaction to the interrogation? After seeing him cheerful and energetic in your first encounter, returning to the detention center to find his hair has turned white and the life has completely left his face is horrifying. He gets better with some chocolate, but you're left to wonder just what, exactly, von Karma has been doing to the poor man...]]
** Running into him at the police station, in the same case, is horrible in and of itself; he [[spoiler:catches you off-guard, then tases you and steals your evidence]]. Yes. He really will do ''anything''.
** The situation leading up to the [[spoiler:DL-6 Incident]] was pretty frightening and riddled with AdultFear. A nine-year-old Miles Edgeworth, his father Gregory Edgeworth, and Yanni Yogi got into an elevator, only for an earthquake to leave them stuck and in the dark (literally) for five hours. As the oxygen inside began to run out, they became increasingly panicked and disoriented. Yogi freaked out and started attacking Gregory in front of Miles. In dazed desperation, Miles did what he could to help his dad: by throwing the bailiff's ''loaded'' gun at them. His last memory was hearing the gun fire, followed by a man's scream. Gregory Edgeworth was found in the elevator, dead from a single shot to the heart, and his son spent the next fifteen years wondering if he killed his own father.
** And then comes TheReveal, which is arguably scarier: When everyone had fallen unconscious from the lack of air, [[spoiler:von Karma opened the elevator door, saw his rival helpless and a gun at his feet, and decided in that instant that destiny had delivered Gregory Edgeworth into his hand.]]
* One of the Old Man's [[spoiler:(who is actually Yanni Yogi)]] sprites was cut from the final version, which shows [[spoiler:his old bumbling and eccentric façade [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/c/c0/Yogi_Shocked.gif suddenly shifting to his true self]], with his stern and cold eyes staring at the player]].
* [[spoiler:Damon Gant]]. The whole character is terrifying. It's the real-life fear of the [[DirtyCop Corrupt Cop]], who will be believed over you by anyone in a position of authority even if he has to blackmail them into going along with it, who has no moral problem with abusing the full extent of his power, and against whom there is very little recourse-what are you going to do, call the cops?
** His infamous stare, which can make many gamers uneasy when they see it. Not to mention that [[spoiler:Gant's]] stare isn't nearly as creepy the first time you see it. The problem is, every time he does it, the stare goes on for even longer, and there's [[NothingIsScarier no music playing]]. By the time you sneak into his office and he catches you, he stares at you for so long in utter silence that it feels like [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou he's looking directly at you]] [[IdleAnimation if not for his blinking.]]
** The blinking makes it even more terrifying. Although, his [[spoiler:subtle menace while in his jolly persona]] can be a lot more eerie than his stare. Not to mention "Wait. I said wait. Or didn't you hear me?" Yikes.
** The long wait for his to resume is freaky enough. The first time the music cut off while [[spoiler:Gant]] is just staring into your soul. Imagine having that image stuck on your screen.
*** Worse still, imagine if your game decided to freeze in the middle of one of his stares. You're freaking out, not knowing why he's not stopping staring at you, and not blinking.
** Even when he breaks down he's scary. Everyone has a WildTake. Not everyone has a WildTake that involves them GOING SUPER-SAIYAN.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkb_svMvYVQ#t=12m49s His final breakdown]], which is just pages upon pages upon pages of insane laughter. Bonus points if you're prone to seizures, because unless you're playing the HD version or on an emulator, the game will flash multiple times during the entire breakdown.
** If you are careless with a certain, very decisive piece of evidence, [[spoiler:you can [[NiceJobBreakingItHero get Ema convicted]] [[NonstandardGameOver by accident]], and a single line of narration states that the case became {{Unwinnable}} from that point on. Then the "Guilty" text appears [[NothingIsScarier on a black screen]]. Followed by the sudden, signature [[GameOver closing of the courtroom doors]].]]
* This only applies to the HD versions of the game (''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD'' on [=iOS=] and ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightTrilogy'' on 3DS) but April May's [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/d/dd/April_Nervous_1.gif/revision/latest?cb=20120825230312 "what did you just say?!" irritated face]] looks a lot more unsettling when it's sharpened up in the higher resolution sprites. Her eyes become much more visible and they look surprisingly psychotic.
** [[http://www.court-records.net/animationHD/april/Animation_002.gif Warning!]]
[[folder: Phoenix Wright: Justice for All]]
* The whole game is incredibly dark. No wonder it's the awkward game in the original trilogy.
* Phoenix's nightmare with that horrifying Nightmare Judge. It returns in 2-4, only this time it's as real as the situation.
* Richard Wellington's breakdown in Case 1 deserves its own entry. Nothing quite like someone strangling himself with his own scarf until his skin actually turns blue. And his scream actually ''gets louder'' as he's choking himself (as denoted by the text suddenly being in all caps)...
** Really doesn't help that Bach's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_mNhW9PfS4 'Toccata and Fugue in D-Minor']] is playing while this happens.
* Case 2 has [[http://www.court-records.net/animation/ini-cosplay.gif this (caution, is kind of a spoiler)]]. Without knowing it's [[spoiler:Mimi Miney]], the first thing the player assumes is that it's [[spoiler:[[http://www.court-records.net/animation/maya-nod.gif Maya Fey]], the charming and sunny assistant from the previous game]], which can come off as terribly disturbing. Even bearing in mind the true identity, the HiddenEyes, [[BloodSplatteredWarrior blood-smeared clothing]], and general eeriness of this person is quite creepy (especially since she talks in morose, broken phrasing, evocative of a troubled lost soul).
* Ini [[spoiler:actually Mimi]] Miney is a pretty creepy girl overall. For one, her damage sprite is downright scary. [[spoiler:She tries to suffocate herself with her hat similar to Richard Wellington above.]] She also has some pretty creepy lines during the second half of the investigation like [[spoiler:"I'm going to serve you a slice of humble pie! I hope you'll enjoy it!"]]. Also [[http://www.court-records.net/animation/ini-damage.gif just]] [[http://www.court-records.net/animation/ini-mad(b).gif look]] [[http://www.court-records.net/animation/ini-spin(b).gif at]] these horrifying sprites. Like April May above, this is a girl you ''do not'' want to get angry.
** Also, if you are not used to Anime-looking eyes, [[spoiler:the second picture presented in the trial]] can be scary as well.
** During the same case, Maya says she had a dream that basically describes being buried alive. Again, as more of the case comes to light what was really going on is revealed but at the start, it's still pretty unnerving to hear someone explain such a sensation.
* In Case 3, [[spoiler:[[SympatheticMurderer Acro]]'s]] situation is horrifying on many levels: [[spoiler:His brother is in an irreversible coma because of Regina, he himself lost the use of his legs, and every day, Regina would take care of him. That's right: the unwitting "killer" of his brother was with him all that time, saying innocently that Bat became a star in the sky - while his brother was, in fact, in a coma. A brother who he visited at the hospital multiple times with the incessant company of the too-sweet and innocent princess Regina.]] It's no wonder he snapped. The situation was so unbearable that he contemplated the idea of suicide, but didn't go through with it. And when he thought he finally had a chance to [[spoiler:get his vengeance]], he ends up [[spoiler:killing his parental figure by accident.]] The poor man is completely and utterly broken.
* All of Case 4. It might be the darkest case in the series. The atmosphere in that case after [[spoiler:Maya's kidnapping]] until the final verdict is really unsettling and scary throughout. Also, be careful when presenting your evidence. [[spoiler:You might get a bad ending if you aren't.]]
** Here we have the truth about [[spoiler:Matt Engarde. The adorable, somewhat ditzy actor turns into a [[GoodScarsEvilScars scarred]], guilty as heck psycho]]. It's scary even if you had known from a walkthrough or otherwise that he was [[spoiler:guilty]] because it's just so unexpected.
*** He made his former lover [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide kill herself]]. It isn't just the act, it's how she came to do the deed: She was dumped by Engarde for reasons unknown (presumably ForTheEvulz), and when Corrida, who was going to marry her, found out she was Engarde's former lover, he broke off from her. ''All to protect his pride.'' It's no wonder said lover was so shaken from being treated like property and offed herself. And unfortunately, [[AdultFear scandals like these probably exist in real life]].]]
*** His [[spoiler:VillainousBreakdown]] is scary in its own right; [[spoiler:when Engarde's attempt to {{Blackmail}} [[NobleDemon Shelly]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards de Killer]] backfires, he scratches his face multiple times proclaiming Guilty. ''You can see the blood running down his hands from all the scratches he's inflicted on himself.'']]
*** If you put yourself in Phoenix's shoes, then TheReveal ''itself'' is NightmareFuel. [[spoiler:He thought Engarde was truly innocent, but then more and more shady things end up surrounding his client. After pressing him further, Engarde reveals his true colors; he's ''not innocent'', he's a thoroughly sociopathic bastard, and worst of all, if Phoenix didn't help him get away with his crimes, Maya '''''would die'''''. To work for somebody whose actions stand against your moral code when you're an inherently good man is a complete ''nightmare''.]]
** Shelly de Killer deserves a mention. With his Leitmotif playing in the background, a red aura surrounding his person... you'll have nightmares for weeks. Not only that, but he has stitches going right down the middle of his face. What the hell caused this guy's face to need those stitches?
*** And to top it all off, [[spoiler:This man, who not only was the actual killer of Juan Corrida but also of countless others, is never found and incarcerated. He's still out there free as a bird waiting to perpetrate more hired hits. Just pray his next victim isn't you.]]
** The absolute worst part? Cases [[TruthInTelevision like this]] could actually ''happen''. Attorneys could end up getting a client who is guilty as sin, and they're forced to fight for a Not Guilty verdict, otherwise something terrible will happen to them or someone they know. The kicker? For these attorneys, there is no such thing as a miracle.
** The bloody Jammin' Ninja button could be this for those not used to the amount of blood on evidence. Half of it is bloody. What's worse? [[spoiler:Oldbag wants it.]] Would she have killed Juan (or whoever the Jammin Ninja was) to [[FridgeHorror get it]]?
** Announce The Truth 2002, while being an awesome song in its own right, can be downright creepy when played during some parts. [[spoiler:Notable examples include Acro claiming Phoenix to be insane, several moments with de Killer, and Ini Miney/Mimi trying to suffocate herself with her hat.]] Imagine walking in a dark alley, suddenly hearing this music and having de Killer jump and kill you. Scary...
[[folder: Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations]]
* Dahlia's "back-turned" pose from Case 1 was very disturbing in its own right. There's just something darkly unsettling about seeing her back to you with that heavy shade across the side of her face. Like getting your first glimpse into hell itself. It's actually more unnerving than what follows when she [[spoiler:faces you with a DeathGlare and incinerates all her butterflies with her pure rage]]. Just watching her stand silently, looking away and feeling the anger course through her can send chills up your spine.
* Case 3 starts off in the most unsettling way, making it seem you lost the case without even having a chance to defend it, having Winston Payne mock your defeat, showing that "the other man" was Phoenix Wright, it all makes it seem that YOU were guilty and no one believes the Defendant mentioning this "other man". You start off thinking "I am guilty, how am I going to defend this person and myself?! [[spoiler:Then it reveals, right after the "Game Over", that a terrible trial was enacted by Phoenix Wright and then Phoenix himself mentions he wasn't in such trial and that a retrial would be in order. Through the case you find out there was a phony Phoenix and that the performance you watched at the start of the case was not with Phoenix himself, but rather of his phony, "[[SdrawkcabName Xin Eohp]]".]]
* [[spoiler:The conclusion of]] Case 4, in which Terry Fawles, the defendant whose acquittal is just inches away from happening, [[spoiler:[[DrivenToSuicide kills himself]]]]. Not only is [[TearJerker heartwrenching]], but also quite horrifying because he [[spoiler:dies in the courtroom before your very eyes]].
* Case 5: We witness [[spoiler:Dahlia getting exorcised out of Maya's body]], letting out a scream, and in her final on-screen moments takes the form of a very creepy ghost before turning into a flame and vanishing, while flashbacks to [[spoiler:her crimes]] go off.
** The same case gives us a seemingly unremarkable moment which, if you've been following the game's story closely, can give others a run for their money. In the final investigation, it eventually turns out that Sister Iris has [[spoiler:a twin sister]]. You most likely already know who she is. You're also certainly aware of [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon her true nature.]] Then, her portrait is brought up, and it's a side-face photo; no other character had that kind of a portrait before. And then, there's nothing on that photo except for a dark grey featureless silhouette. Combined with the description [[spoiler:Age:Deceased]], the shock was enough to make eyes water. Now, you wouldn't want to miss out on this, [[http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/e/e7/Mystery_Suspect.png/revision/latest?cb=20130113165503 would you?]]
* On the subject of Dahlia... She killed two people, got a third to commit suicide, poisoned a fourth into a coma, planned on poisoning a fifth, and placed the blame for the death on one of the aforementioned two people she killed on the would-be poison victim (the actual victim just tried to warn him), and she almost got away with it, not because she could call a massive amount of resources like [[spoiler:Redd White]] or [[spoiler:Matt Engarde]], not because she had done an inside job like [[spoiler:Manfred Von Karma]], but just because she was a [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon pretty faced sociopath]] who put the judge in her pocket with her cute looks. She stands out even more due to lacking an over the top gimmick like the other criminals. How many Dahlia Hawthornes are out there in the real world, [[TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse escaping punishment because they don't look the part?]]
* Remember the [[spoiler:Dahlia]] silhouette? Well, TheReveal of the real killer in "Bridge to the Turnabout" likewise goes for subtle ShowDontTell tension and a MoodWhiplash payoff instead of outright confirmation. [[spoiler:The lights go out... and suddenly, there's an ominous [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] glow coming from a certain new AffablyEvil prosecutor you've probably come to love. And his reaction? A quick chuckle and congratulations, no comedic coffee-throwing or anything like you've come to expect. Sure, he ultimately turns out to be a SympatheticMurderer whose action was actually half-justified (in contrast to Dahlia, who was ironically his intended AssholeVictim), but this particular moment is when Godot officially enters KnightOfCerebus territory.]]
* The "psyche-locks" appearing in inner temple, blocking entrance to the training hall. It was creepy when the first one appeared, but it really became a nightmare fuel when they increased in number. On the second day of investigation, an earthquake hits, Edgeworth (Iris' escort) faints and Iris runs away. You hurry to the inner temple, and after the familiar sequence of chains and locks appearing, you find that the single lock on the training hall door has increased to FIVE. We have no idea what the fuck is happening, and at that point it almost felt like the cave was a living creature piling lies on lies to stop us from getting to the truth.
* Can we go over [[spoiler:Morgan's entire plan in this case? She waited for her own daughter(Dahlia) to ''die'', then waited for her other daughter(Pearl) to channel that daughter, so that she could kill her '''niece'''.]]
** Especially if you look at it from Maya's perspective. Had the plan gone as intended, [[spoiler:she would have been killed by Pearl.]] Had it went as it was, without [[spoiler:Godot]]'s timely arrival, she would have been killed by [[spoiler:her own mother]].
[[folder: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney]]
* Perceiving in general. The creepy slower-than-usual music, the swirling background and the flickering eyeball at the bottom is usually enough to scare anyone off playing the game entirely.
** Apparently Apollo's eyes are bugging out completely as he stares down the witnesses with such intensity. Imagine how creepy that would be for anyone just watching him perceive something.
* [[spoiler:Kristoph Gavin]] might be one of the scariest characters in the series. His reasons for destroying so many lives was just because he was fired from defending someone for losing a card game. Also, he is the only murderer in the series who actually [[spoiler:could have gotten away with his crimes if it was not for the test of the jurist system, because there was not a single legal way to prove his guilt]]. He's just that intelligent and CrazyPrepared.
** Perceiving him is scary enough, but when you see his nervous habit--namely, his hand tensing and a combination of his finger bones and the scar on his hand forming a demonic face, you will need to take a break from the game and move on.
** His eyes. It doesn't help that they're [[spoiler:hidden behind ScaryShinyGlasses]] when he testifies...
** His black Psyche-Locks. Just what is he hiding that warrants not only five Psyche-Locks, but black ones instead of the usual red ones?! They mirror his undying will to not tell the truth.. He'll do anything, ''anything'' to protect his secret, and will do it with infinite coldness. [[spoiler:Poisoning adults, children, lying, murdering people in cold blood...]] he's actually done all of this. Just imagine what that sick bastard would have done to Trucy, Apollo and Phoenix had he got out free.
*** With the release of ''Dual Destinies'', we finally learn their true meaning: [[spoiler:the desire to protect their secret is so deep, it goes beyond concious desire and is hard etched into their psyche & unconcious mind. If brute force is used, they could potentially harm the person's heart/soul, but even so they are near impossible to break by convential means]]. This means the answer to the question which brought them up, [[spoiler:"Why did you kill Shadi Enigmar?"]], is [[spoiler:so deeply ingrained in his self, it utterly consumed him and lead to his extreme actions]].
** And finally, [[spoiler:when Vera is found innocent by the jury]], [[spoiler:Kristoph]] breaks down into [[http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac105/matlin90/Kristoph_Laugh_zpsbe9c69b5.gif?t=1393342996 an extremely creepy]] [[LaughingMad psychotic laugh]].
*** Apollo's words on the situation really serve to drive home how creepy [[spoiler:Kristoph's]] laugh truly is.
-->'''Apollo:''' The record will show... that when the verdict was announced, special witness [[spoiler:Kristoph Gavin]]... laughed. A laugh louder than any ever heard before... or since. A laugh that echoed in the halls of justice, lingering for what seemed like hours.
* [[spoiler:The moment when Magnifi's diary is presented.]] When it showed up, this player felt a sinking feeling in his gut as he realized that [[spoiler:this is the moment when Phoenix Wright's career is destroyed, that this was the only available option: present the obvious forgery, or lose.]] Truly a terrifying moment.
* Neither of them are nice people but [[http://www.court-records.net/screenshot/GS4/strangle.png the image]] of Pal Meraktis trying to strangle Alita Tiala with a lamp cord is pretty cold since it looks chillingly like domestic abuse.
** Pal's [[NightmareFace demented facial expression]] in that picture does not help matters, nor does the fact that his face looks partly shadowed out. [[SarcasmMode Sweet dreams!]]
* During the [[spoiler:MASON System simulation in the fourth case]], a conversation becomes unnerving and creepy when the discussing party mention [[ParanoiaFuel feeling like they've been watched for some quite time]].
[[folder: Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth]]
* From ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', ladies and gentlemen, I give you [[{{BlackEyesOfEvil}} the Proto Badger (pictured)]]. Whether he's [[EnemyRisingBehind ever-so-slowly sneaking up behind you]], a sword in hand or popping out of the ground staring directly at the player, this azure abomination will frighten the pants off of you, more than any murder in this game. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NVJjIYSGf4 Pleasant dreams indeed...]] It doesn't help that at the time, the Proto Badger was acting like a corpse.
* In the intro to case three, Edgeworth gets attacked by a person with a sword in a Proto Badger suit with empty eyes. The Proto Badger is just generally pretty creepy. The empty, black, soulless eyes, the permanent grin...
* Case 4: [[spoiler:Calisto pointing a gun at Edgeworth]]. In a series where the player character is rarely put under threat of death by another character, this can make the player's heart jump. To make things worse, [[spoiler:Calisto shoots, and Edgeworth barely dodges it.]]
** It's painful for him to reminisce about because he had to deal with that all the way back in the fourth case of the first game.
* Case 5: That [[spoiler:Shih-na is a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything psychopath]]]].[[note]]Okay, yeah, it reminds us of ''[[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry them]].[[/note]]''. In addition, the [[LaughingMad psychotic laughter]] and SlasherSmile involved in that VillainousBreakdown, and the lopsided PsychoticSmirk that increasingly replaces her normal expression as time goes on just gets more and more unsettling.
* [[spoiler:Quercus Alba]] gets his own '''Objection!''' clip, despite [[spoiler:not being an attorney]]. It is fairly harsh on the ears, and the fact that it's an audible Objection shows you just how powerful he is within the context of the law.
** On an AdultFear level, [[spoiler:Alba is a corrupt diplomat who is also the head of a major smuggling ring and uses his power to keep his name clear, whose dealings resulted in the death of an innocent witness and the catastrphic damage of the economy of an entire country with counterfeit bills. Scandalous ambassadors and other people in positions of political power who use their power to subvert justice unfortunately exist in real life.]]
** There's also [[spoiler:Quercus Alba's]] breakdown, where his skin begins to chip away and is blown off, leaving only his mummified-looking husk.
[[folder: Ace Attorney Investigations 2]]
* In Case 1, Edgeworth, Kay, and Gumshoe are inside an enclosed space with [[spoiler:Shelly de Killer]] and a hostage. Then the lights go out... He doesn't kill anyone, but it's abundantly clear that he ''could''. Easily.
* ''Investigations 2'' has the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnspSlcbJMA second case's introduction]], which features Knightley lying dead in a dank, eerily-lit prison, bleeding heavily from a neck wound inflicted by a hound with a bloodied snout...
* Case 2's VillainousBreakdown. [[spoiler:The killer yells that they didn't do anything wrong, and the real bad guy is Sirhan Dogen the assassin, as images of him appear on a black background and his bell rings. The rings get more and more frequent, as she starts covering her ears (implying she's hearing the sound in her head, as we are), until they blur and turn into an ''emergency siren'' as she screams. In short, you're basically watching her SanitySlippage, caused by the imprisoned assassin repeatedly reminding her [[ParanoiaFuel he has agents who can go after her family at any time.]] Probably one of the most disturbing breakdowns in the series on a psychological level.]] You later find out [[spoiler:[[PayEvilUntoEvil Dogen had a good reason for going after her]], but at the time you're led to believe he was doing it all ForTheEvulz, which makes you wish he ''was'' guilty.]]
** How about the first time you encounter Dogen in person? Between the creepy music and the fact that he looks like he's looking at you ''despite being blind'', some players find him to be something of a jump scare.
** In the very least it's ParanoiaFuel but the description of Dogen's method can leave you unnerved. The charming sound of a little bell could mean you've actually been marked for death. And he doesn't do it with a rifle or anything uncivil like that, oh no, he will come right up and do the job hands-on with a knife.
* In the 5th case, [[spoiler:14-year-old Simon Keyes's drawing of what he witnessed happened in SS-5. Especially at how he draws Sirhan Dogen the assassin.]]
** In general the setting of the SS-5 Incident is unsettling. [[spoiler:Using an orphanage as the site of a presidential assassination (followed by murdering a witness at the scene) is pretty dark (not to mention Huang's pleading just to see his son before he's killed, making it all the more depressing). The fact the orphanage director was in on it and they buried his body on the grounds where children play is even worse]]. Furthermore the fact the [[spoiler:murder of the president]] was covered up so thoroughly in the aftermath gives you a chilling look at how influential and vile [[spoiler:Blaise Debeste]] is.
* [[spoiler:Blaise Debeste]] is practically NightmareFuel personified. The very idea of a ''68 year old'' PsychopathicManchild is incredibly disturbing in itself, and almost from his first appearance he's horribly verbally abusing his own son. And it only gets worse as you learn more of what he did... [[spoiler:holding a foreign president for ransom and ''having him assassinated anyway'', auctioning off ''evidence from past cases'', brutally murdering another person who found out, forging evidence in the past and using that fact to blackmail coroner who helped him, and her family, later on, kidnapping the judge's son to manipulate his own trial... and then you remember that this guy was Chief Prosecutor for who knows how long, [[FridgeHorror and is implied to have killed more people in the past, including his wife.]]]] And to make matters worse, ''he has a voiced Objection'', and it somehow manages to be worse than von Karma's and Alba's ''combined''. It sounds practically demonic.
* How about the BigBad of all of [=AAI2=]? [[spoiler:[[MonsterClown Simon Keyes]] is one of the most fiendish final bosses in the franchise. Why? Because he was responsible for a majority of the murders in the game...and didn't lift a finger for any but the last. He was able to easily manipulate everyone, even getting Edgeworth into bailing him out of suspicion in Case 2. He had nearly everything under control, the only slip-up until Case 5 was his aforementioned issues in Case 2. The only reason he was even caught was due to an utter SpannerInTheWorks in Justine Courtney who brought the fake Huang to the roof on April 4th. Had she not done so, everyone would be none the wiser AND even if they had, he would have had no direct hands in any murder. The only bright spot is that all his targets were true AssholeVictims.]]
* Despite being an overall sympathetic figure, [[spoiler:the BigBad 's misanthropy can be downright ''chilling'' at times, especially one of his dialogues for presenting wrong evidence, which has him asking Justine to prove Edgeworth wrong in his stead ''just so he can laugh at Edgeworth being betrayed by his friends.'' The fact that he's dressed as a [[MonsterClown clown]] at the time doesn't help.]] He could very well be a sympathetic version of The Joker or Kefka.
* Something about amnesiac [[spoiler:[[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140209153303/aceattorney/images/e/e6/K-Breakdown.gif Kay]]]] clutching her head and screaming without any sound to go with it (other than the usual 'beep-de-beep' effects) is unnerving (since the visualization is less like memories returning and more like being haunted by demonic voices that won't leave her head). Even the [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140209153157/aceattorney/images/c/c0/K-Idle6.gif idle version]] with her grit teeth and erratic, eye-twitching stare is unusually derranged for this series.
[[folder: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies]]
* To give you an idea of how dark this game is, past games in the series have been rated Teen (13+). This game is rated '''Mature (17+)''' in North America.
* Athena's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZHIxAkd41A flashbacks]], [[spoiler:where she's covered from head to toe in blood.]] Her HeroicBSOD animation, where she just stares down with blank eyes and clutches her arms, while [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Widget's face screen goes black]]. That's not despair so much as a full-fledged panic attack!
* [[spoiler:Ted Tonate's]] breakdown. In the moments leading up to his breakdown, his expression shifts from crazed smiles to manic anger until [[spoiler:his goggles blow up, leaving nothing but empty eye sockets [[FridgeHorror either because he had no eyes to begin with or were eviscerated when his goggles blew up]].]]
** [[spoiler:Those black holes are his irises; he still has his eyes]]. Even then though, they look pretty scary.
** [[spoiler:Ted Tonate ''in general'' is way creepier than most of the murderers, with that machine voice and those goggles that, when he's on his game, only ever seem to show either no emotion at all, or ''condescension.'' Furthermore, when Phoenix corners him on having killed Detective Arme, he cracks and begins to panic, then (though Phoenix also quickly manages to prove that he doesn't actually have a bomb with him) very calmly threatens to blow up the entire courtroom if he's not allowed to escape... and, at the height of his MadBomber madness, apparently becomes convinced that his own fake bomb is ''real.'']]
* Case 2 introduces us to Simon Blackquill, a prosecutor who's also a convicted murderer and is serving time in prison, but was brought out for the case. He wears shackles, and several times he comes close to breaking them...and eventually ''does'', freaking the whole courtroom (and most likely the player) out. [[spoiler:Though later on, it turns out his charges were false and he was scheduled to be put to death, which is a whole different kind of nightmare fuel; see below.]]
* A ParanoiaFuel and FridgeHorror example: at the end of Case 1, it's revealed [[spoiler:Ted Tonate has been selling dismantled bombs on the black market. Earlier in the trial, he mentions how easy it is to rearm them]]. This guy could have been ''supplying terrorists'' for who knows how long.
** There's also the fact that he was willing to ''blow up a courtroom'', potentially killing hundreds of innocents, just to [[spoiler:erase evidence of his crime]]. This wasn't attempted murderer; this was an act of terrorism! Combined with his crazed facial expressions when he starts breaking down and you have one of the most creepy [[StarterVillain Starter Villains]] in the series.
** [[spoiler:Although, near the end of the game, we find out that Ted Tonate really wasn't the one who bombed the courtroom. The person who did was the phantom. This makes this point even more dark. Ted Tonate at the very least looked as if he was trying to clear the court out before the bomb exploded. But the phantom didn't try to do this at all. So taking into account that he was the one who detonated the bomb...he really was expecting the bomb to go off, while everyone was still in the courtroom, thus killing a room full of innocent people. Oh, and he did it all to destroy ''one tiny piece of evidence.'' Yup, you can tell they ranked the darkness up for this game. ]]
** And then there is the fact that [[spoiler:Ted Tonate found out that the bomb had been reactivated because he checked it. He also saw the phantom in the middle of stealing the detonator which is likely why he checked the bomb in the first place. [[FridgeHorror The only reason no one died in the bombing was pure luck.]]]]
* The killer of Case 2 [[spoiler:blackmailed Damien Tenma, threatening to kill his daughter if he didn't go through with his demands.]] This is all you find out if you play the case to the bare minimum, but pressing one specific statment in the killer's final testimony [[spoiler:has him admit that Alderman Kyubi told him the secret of Tenma Taro because he's indebted to him as he looked after his wife. Earlier on in the case, it was stated that Kyubi's wife is in hospital in critical condition. It's never outright stated, but it's ''very'' heavily implied that L'Belle was threatening to pull the plug on Kyubi's wife if he didn't talk.]] One of the few cases where a completely optional conversation makes a case's villain even scarier.
** On the subject of that killer, [[spoiler:if you press several other statements, he shows a chillingly callous disregard for the fact that the alderman is dead and his boss is going to prison for it. At one point, he openly ''laughs'' about how the alderman is dead and thus can't refute one of his claims.]]
** [[spoiler:And let's face it - L'Belle is just plain creepy to begin with. He's an archetypal SissyVillain whose mere presence is enough to make virtually anyone's skin crawl.]]
* Jinxie can be source of Nightmare Fuel on her own. Imagine being trapped in her world, where exhaustion and a culture preaching persistent superstition of nightmarish creatures start to manifest around you and you become slowly enslaved to your paranoia. Her sleepwalking spells are dominated by the belief she has become that which she fears and has succumbed to their possession. When called to the stand, she is an absolute wreck, unable to give coherent testimony because her tiredness and fear quickly blend together, confusing and disorienting her beyond rational thinking.
* In case 3, here's Juniper's perspective of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvu8lMfpDJI what happened]] during the incident.
* Quirky as she is, Case 3's witness, Myriam Scuttlebutt proves to be downright unsettling when the second day of trial reveals [[spoiler:the reason Hugh's hand was injured to the extent that it required surgery. Myriam had rigged the envelope containing her script for the mock trial with a spring loaded box cutter.]]
* Aristotle Means, one of the professors at Themis Legal Academy, brings some of the FridgeHorror flavor into the mix. He is a respected teacher in one of the most prestigious law academies there is who teaches to defend on court using the philosophy of Machiavelli, "The ends justify the means". Just imagine how many talented students were taught to be {{Amoral Attorney}}s willing to do anything, no matter how horrid, to achieve what they wanted in the courtroom. This guy is, inadvertently, fueling the Dark Age of the Law just because he thinks his philosophy is a necessity to survive in it.
** The man's badge ''alone'' is a source of nightmare fuel. It's a set of scales, yes, but looks like an agonized face. So the guy is talking to you affably and seems nice enough, but...then your eye gets drawn to the screaming face he's wearing. The difference in the two can be unnerving. It doesn't help that he has [[TheUnSmile a damn freaky smile.]]
* Also from Case 3, the real killer's "transformation". [[spoiler:Aristotle Means goes from friendly-looking to downright ''terrifying'', his [[TheUnsmile Unsmile]] becomes a full-on SlasherSmile and a ''crack appears in his face'' as he completely drops his FauxAffablyEvil act. His globe-spinning pose is particularly NightmareFuel-worthy.]] One of his animations even involves pointing and throwing [[spoiler:chalk]] ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou directly at the screen]]!'' And then there's the fact he [[BreakThemByTalking breaks Athena by talking]] and drives her into a HeroicBSOD. And of course the expressions he makes during his breakdown play up the UncannyValley factor for all its worth.
** The act of murdering was not the only unsettling thing but also the framing of a student - a sweet, innocent teenage girl - to try to get away with it. When [[spoiler:he really lets the gloves come off, right before he "transforms" into his more violent self, he]] accuses Juniper of openly blackmailing and threatening [[spoiler:him]] into protecting her and her friends, then tells the court how [[spoiler:he ''admired'' what she did, because it encompassed his "ends justify the means" philosophy]].
* In Case 4, Solomon Starbuck's account of the HAT-1 miracle. It brings to mind the PrimalFear of dying alone in the darkness of space, cut off from all communication or hope of rescue. As the game repeatedly points out, it was a miracle he survived at all. No wonder he's afraid to go back into space. [[spoiler:And the HAT-1 disaster was no accident, it was a ''sabotage'' by the phantom. Admittedly, sabotaging the HAT-1 was the phantom's assignment in the first place, but he could have sabotaged it a way that just stopped it from launching and didn't hurt anyone. The reason he sabotaged it the way he did was to get rid of a single piece of evidence that proves he was there in the first place, which he smuggled on board the HAT-1.]]
* It's never really remarked upon, but in Case 4, the bomb case is in the courtroom. While the lawyers don't know, the players do know that Candice Arme's body is in there. The camera drifts to the case a few times, and you can see it in the long court shots. It's very unsettling.
* In case 5, during [[spoiler:Simon's]] Mood Matrix, we're shown [[http://i.imgur.com/LDabpWq.png this image]] [[spoiler:of an 11-year-old Athena, blood-stained and with DullEyesOfUnhappiness.]] The worst thing about that image is that it appears out of nowhere for absolutely no reason. There is no emotion search, there's no testimony, there's not even any text. The only reason they show that image is to take the player off-guard. [[JumpScare And it WORKS.]]
** That's not all: Earlier, when everyone [[spoiler:still thought Athena was the culprit,]] Edgeworth suggests that [[spoiler:Athena]] moved the body [[spoiler:of her mother]] in order to "dismantle [[spoiler:her]] to get rid of the evidence." Yes, this game seriously suggests ''that [[spoiler:an eleven year old girl]] killed and tried to dismember [[spoiler:her mother.]]'' Phoenix and the Judge practically beg Edgeworth not to say it. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFYFuRmRNHA&t=1h01m33s Bring your Brown Pants]].
--> '''[[spoiler:Little!Athena]]''': "Something's wrong [[spoiler:with Mom]], so I'm taking [[spoiler:her]] apart [[spoiler:to fix her]]..."
** As if anyone needed any convincing of how bad it is, it's very clearly this for [[spoiler:Blackquill]] in-universe, since when he starts to reveal the truth of events leading up to it, ''every single emotion register on the mood matrix starts going out of control.'' In other words, the Mood Matrix is registering a full on HeroicBSOD.
** Think about what exactly happened from [[spoiler:Simon's]] perspective. [[spoiler:He walked in on the sight of 11-year-old Athena covered in blood having apparently murdered her mother and talking about taking Metis apart. That's harrowing enough, but then spending seven years in jail straight afterwards believing that's what really happened, [[TakingTheHeat having taken a desperate bid for Athena's sake]]? How is this man still sane?!]]
* Athena entering her HeroicBSOD when she realizes [[spoiler:she ''may'' well have killed her mother... and ''FIVE BLACK PSYCHE-LOCKS'' appear]] while she trembles in absolute horror [[DullEyesOfUnhappiness and her eyes lose their light.]]
** It can be unnerving when this phobia hits during court, as the animation we see when she's standing at the bench in this state has her huddled over, clutching her arms in stricken terror of just ''being in the room''. There isn't really a sound way to describe it other [[BreakTheCutie than being "completely broken".]] No ''Ace Attorney'' character has ever had such a profound reaction to their surroundings or...anything, really. It really drives home how much darker this game is.
* In case 5, a mysterious individual referred as "the phantom" appears. Later we find out [[spoiler:he doesn't have a real identity but wears many masks, which gets creepier as he reveals yet another face. He reveals several masks of different people you met to taunt you with the fact that you'll never see his true identity. And just to mock you further, he eventually reveals a mask of ''Phoenix Wright'' and perfectly imitates his "OBJECTION!" voice whenever he tries to make a rebuttal to your counterpoints. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqvi0ypy8yQ This eventually leads to his]] VillainousBreakdown, where he's trying to pull his face off and then his face shuffles between the faces of the various witnesses, culprits, and even attorneys that you've met throughout the game, each one with a crazed expression that screams UncannyValley before being shot by a sniper just as he takes off his final mask. He falls backwards, his true face [[{{TheUnreveal}} obscured by shadow]], with the damaged Fulbright mask lying next to him.]]
** Speaking of [[spoiler:Fulbright phantom]], his serious expression is very unnerving, especially when he says [[spoiler:Aw... now look at what you've done to [[WhamLine my mask]].]]
** [[spoiler:Take a close look at the courtroom during his breakdown scene. As it starts, the already damaged courtroom seems to be crumbling, with bits of rock falling from the ceiling in slow-motion as the background fades to darkness, some of them passing in front of his face when he changes masks. When he finally gets down to his damaged Fulbright mask, the darkness vanishes to reveal it's suddenly switched to night, with a full moon visible in the background behind the judges podium. Judging from the camera angle and the way the phantom falls, the damaged wall there is where the sniper was hiding. How long was the sniper waiting there, and who else might he have targeted during the trial?]]
*** Regarding this, it brings to light a very unnerving truth; [[spoiler:whoever the phantom might be, he's nothing more than just a mercenary...and the true mastermind is still out there somewhere.]]
** Hell, the phantom himself is ParanoiaFuel incarnate. [[spoiler:He's a spy so versed in his job that he's ''forgotten his own name'', and is such an adroit impersonator that he's capable of replacing the man he murdered for ''over a year'', and nobody noticed until Blackquill decided to act on a hunch. He has no past, no personality, no identity - he's a complete non-entity, and he could be anyone...]]
** Both of his Mood Matrix segments are very unsettling. In the first [[spoiler:[[NothingIsScarier ''nothing'' registers. At all.]] As he talks about his family being held hostage, and being relieved that Blackquill still trusts him... '''nothing.''']] In the second [[spoiler:Each of the mood readings starts blinking in and out randomly as he desparately tries to convince the court he has emotions.]] And once they really start slipping up they have points where they say something, then realise it doesn't match their facial expressions or hand gestures at all, and try to correct themself... It feels so ''inhuman'' it's downright creepy.
** The phantom [[spoiler:realizes he's beginning to feel fear]]. The way his eyes just bug out are rather unsettling. Even worse, [[spoiler:he does so while wearing the familiar, friendly face of Phoenix.]]
** Just in general, the Phantom [[spoiler:wearing a mask of Phoenix's face. By ''Dual Destinies'', Phoenix has become a mentor figure and a pretty big figure for justice and seeking the truth in the courtroom. The idea of someone like the phantom looking like him, including imitating his friendly smile and mannerisms, all while talking about how he feels nothing and has no past or loved ones is really creepy.]]
** How about the first image of him prior to TheReveal -- [[spoiler:him wearing the Noh mask? The mask is creepy in and of itself, but now imagine a remorseless killer who just killed your mom is now staring down at you ''[[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/e/ec/Phantom.png/revision/latest?cb=20130729234652 with that mask on.]]'']]
** [[spoiler:You can practically ''hear'' the CreepyMonotone dripping off some of his lines while faking Fulbright]]
-->''Aw... now look at what you've done to my mask.''
* Simon Blackquill was [[spoiler:just one day away from his execution when he's finally exonerated]]. Imagine what would have happened if just one thing had gone wrong during that day... oh wait, you don't have to imagine: one of the Bad Endings ''will tell you.'' [[spoiler:He gets hanged, Aura and the hostages (Trucy included) disappear forever, Athena is emotionally destroyed and leaves the office, Apollo becomes completely embittered, and Phoenix turns in his badge.]] It's ''bad'', all right.
* In Turnabout Reclaimed, once you finally crack [[spoiler:Marlon Rimes']] Mood Matrix segment, the final image of the testimony gets updated to include a shot of him as an EvilOverlooker. The fact that it's so sudden, unexpected and brief makes it pretty much a JumpScare, and the expression he makes may be even scarier than [[spoiler:his "transformation".]]
** There's also the fact that their WildTake on the stand actually involves them ''bleeding''. Quite disturbing if you don't see it coming.
** Their breakdown is also rather unnerving, with [[spoiler:Rimes hallucinating that he's on the deck of a ship in a violent storm, stumbling back and forth and even ''hanging off the side of the witness stand'' before he collapses to his knees.]]
* Apollo [[spoiler:when accusing Athena in court]] darkly stating that evidence is everything, which is why he's doing what he's doing. Many fans have noted that he's echoing one of the greatest monsters in the series [[spoiler:his former mentor, Kristoph Gavin]] and it's both scary and sad to see him doing it. [[spoiler:[[http://36.media.tumblr.com/9f789310f46c3357add51f21f1ff36f3/tumblr_mxg7ed1A6C1shcs29o1_500.png He even imitates Kristoph's pose!]] Even though he is really just repeating the words of the Judge, the similarities are chilling. ]]
** Even if the player didn't notice it earlier due to the circumstances of the case, in Turnabout Countdown, [[spoiler:he gives the same remark Kristoph has said to him about his voice to Athena]]. At first, it seems funny but, after playing the last case and playing it again after noticing the thing above, it's now a little scary.
** The Confess/Announce The Truth 2013 music. If you thought 2002 was scary, this one is downright horrifying and is played at the exact perfect times to catch you off guard like [[spoiler:Athena's black psyche locks appearing when it seems she's killed her mother]], and [[spoiler:Apollo indicting Athena of the murder.]]
[[folder: Dai Gyakuten Saiban]]
* The real murder method of the first case: [[spoiler:a rare poison that is absorbed through the bloodstream. It works by causing total body paralysis, including breathing, resulting in death by suffocation as the victim [[AndIMustScream is helpless to do anything, unable to call out or get any help as they slowly die]]. This poison is totally unknown in the game's version of Japan, making the cause of death completley untracable there, were it not for a SpannerInTheWorks. Made even worse by the fact that the first case's victim is John Watson himself.]]
* The horrifying tales of the prosecutor Barok van Zeiks more than qualify. With every single case he prosecuted before the events of Case 3, each defendant, guilty or not, ended up dying, [[spoiler:either by natural means (according to Sherlock Holmes) or by machinations set up by the BigBad]]. It's no wonder that he got the nickname "Death God of the Old Bailey" and practically every defense attorney in the UK was frightened by him.
* Case 3 features a death by [[spoiler:being locked inside a burning carriage and slowly burning to death.]] Not a pleasant way to go.
[[folder: Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice]]
* Before the game even launched, the description of the Kingdom of Khura'in's handling of defense attorneys in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7gsGg-MPX0 the animated prologue]] to the game is unsettling. They made being a defense attorney a ''capital crime''. It is literally punishable by death to ''claim someone isn't guilty'' when the water mirror has already said otherwise. The courts are referred to as "the court of despair" because so many guilty verdicts are handed out without any sort of objection. One defendant is even dragged out of the courtroom tearfully pleading for a defense attorney but it goes unheeded.
* The web demo can cause a chill to run your spine when you first see the images projected by the water mirror. You see Ahlbi raise something above his head and his terrified expression is upsetting (since he's only 9). Then he brings it down harshly and everything goes black followed by text reading "PAIN" in big red letters appearing in the lower left. It implies the victim suffered before they died but since you're only [[NothingIsScarier told it hurts]], it can be disconcerting (plus, again, without more facts you're basically seeing a 9-year old boy kill another person, which [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior doesn't sit well]]).
** It can get uncomfortable during the trial when the audience gets whipped up in saying Ahlbi (along with Phoenix) deserve the death penalty, just based on the hazy visions of the Pool of Souls. For one thing, Ahlbi is just a scared kid on the stand who thinks he has no recourse, quivering and [[spoiler:comforting himself by talking to the dog in his bag]] while the entire room is demanding he be hanged (Gaspen is pretty bad too in this regard, gleefully labelling Ahlbi a traitor and a murderer). Then there's Phoenix, who is just ''trying to do the right thing'' and not only being ridiculed, but having the Sword of Damocles (or rather the judgement of the Holy Mother, as it would be in this case) hanging over his head the entire time. It really ratchets up the tension for the player and makes getting a "Guilty" verdict one of the more FridgeHorror-laden moments in the series history.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0rWtGbAYRs The Divination Seance music]] (especially the ScareChord). It certainly reinforces the tone of being stalked by someone (or something) about to strike.
* While he's still very much the smug blowhard of a bully that he was in ''Dual Destinies'', Gaspen Payne's career choice as Khura'in's Chief Prosecutor is quite disturbing when one thinks about it. Because he was shooed out of the prosecutor's office by Edgeworth (and rightfully so), he decided to prosecute in a country where Defense Attorneys are basically extinct and has sentenced an untold amount of people to death for the sake of starting fresh with a perfect record. And he is disturbingly smug about the prospect of sending an innocent nine year old boy to his death, along with Phoenix when he takes his place in Ahlbi's corner. He basically went from Winston Payne 2.0 to a less intelligent and more incompetent Manfred von Karma, which really says a lot about the type of person Gaspen is.
* Case 2 brings us [[spoiler:Roger Retinz, a.k.a The Great Mr Reus, a former magician with a grudge against Troupe Gramarye. The sheer amount of ''loathing'' that man has running through his veins, and the sheer cackling insanity he shows when taunting Magnifi Gramarye from beyond the grave can be downright chilling-especially given his "taunting Magnifi" pose, where he looks like ''the freaking Devil'' admiring his own {{Hellfire}} while laughing at the soul caught therein.]] The VillainousBreakdown is quite creepy: [[spoiler:He puts on one final "show" for the court, making creepy masks of each member of the troupe appear in his cloak, them making them vanish in flames while proclaiming how he'll see them all burn. They he gets to Trucy, except when he opens his cloak, it's ''his'' mask inside. He freaks out for a bit, then tries the trick again, only to have his face show up a second time, this time bloody and laughing. He then starts panicking, yelling that he's not to blame (in a manner that echos [[VillainSong "Hellfire"]] from ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''), as multiple spotlights shine in his face as the camera slowly zooms in. It's implied that a large amount of this might just be happening in his head, showing just how deluded and insane he's become.]]
* Tahrust Inmee's Divination Seance. [[spoiler:Just imagine seeing a cloaked figure wearing a creepy mask suddenly hovering towards you in the darkness and ended up killing you at the end. Not helping that it is one of the most challenging seances to crack down, so you get the privilege of seeing the scene over and over again.]]
** The whole truth? [[spoiler:It was [[DrivenToSuicide all a cultivated suicide]]. Tahrust used his own death to draw away suspicion from his wife over the fact that the place he died is an [[LaResistance entrance to a rebel base and that they were rebels]].]]
* The end of Case 3's first trial, especially to those savvy about the series conventions. [[spoiler:The witness turns out to be a complete dead end, and Phoenix has nothing. The judge feels there's no further need to prolong the trial, and so declares Maya and Phoenix GUILTY. ...Now would be the time for the obligatory BigDamnHeroes moment, right? Naturally, the bailiff runs in. Phew, the trial is saved... wait, he came to say another murder has occurred, and ''Maya looks guilty of that one too?'' And now the prosecution officially accuses Maya of not just one murder, but of being a ''vigilante serial killer who's been operating for the past 2 years?!'' He's suspending the trial to ensure she gets a ''worse sentence?!'' When it's implied she was ''already'' getting the death penalty?!? And no, the guilty verdict is NOT overturned. In a rare moment in the series, [[DarkestHour a day 1 trial ends in a decisive victory for the prosecution, and Phoenix is, as Rayfa points out, a dead man walking.]]]]
* Case 3 has Phoenix entering a possible rebel hideout alone... [[spoiler:and inevitably being [[TapOnTheHead knocked out]] and waking up [[AloneWithThePsycho in an old, dilapidated room with the recently-espaced Datz Are'bal]]. The sense of dread is defused when [[AffablyEvil Datz is revealed to be a pretty jovial guy for a rebel]], but it comes right back when he "tests" Phoenix by pretending to to want to leave the rebellion, and when he "passes" reveals he was fully prepared to ''stab him to death right there'' if he turned out to be an agent of the queen. Remember, Datz is ''ex-military'', so he would've made good on that threat. It's a good thing Phoenix was smart enough to talk his way out of that one, because Datz is clearly someone whos bad side you do ''not'' want to be on.]] The whole situation makes the rest of the investigation ''extremely'' tense [[spoiler:as Phoenix can't reveal anything he learned there to anyone, as if it got out he'd been speaking with someone essentially considered a terrorist... well given the ExactWords of the DCA, he'd be considered one himself.]]
* You thought that Dual Destinies's Final case was really that dark? Well, the final case of Spirit of Justice makes it look like a rainbow story full of joy. [[spoiler:It features the death of not one, not two, but [[SerialEscalation FOUR PEOPLE IN ONE SINGLE CASE]], with one of them being Apollo's father! It's like a deadlier version of Turnabout Goodbyes!]]
** The Divination Seance showing [[spoiler:Inga]]'s last moments is downright ''haunting'' before Apollo can make sense of it. [[spoiler:It isn't too bad to start with, until Inga is stabbed in back. In the final seconds before Inga's vision fades to black, he sees what appears to be a faceless Dhurke Sahdmadhi who seemingly laughs at him before succumbing to his injury. It's even worse for poor Rayfa, who initially has a panic attack from having to process it.]]
** Rayfa has a ''very'' realistic-looking panic attack while trying to conduct a seance for [[spoiler:her father]]. It's hard to watch, and it's also terrifying to imagine yourself in her situation.
** [[spoiler:We also get to see the ''[[SarcasmMode pleasant]]'' scene of Dhurke getting shot thrice. With the 3D models. You also get to see Amara get shot in the stomach ''while testifying in court'' and then being told she only has a 50% chance of surviving.]]
** One witness late into the trial has a "damage" animation that's practically a JumpScare. [[spoiler:Namely, a sudden lightning flash coming from behind Amara, scaring off her animals and showing her as a terrifying glowing-eyed silhouette for a split second.]] It's a good thing [[spoiler:she's actually not evil]], or it could've gotten even worse.
** The last moments of the trial deserve special mention. [[spoiler:It's one of the few times someone's life is threatened in court as the queen calls in the royal guard. Yes, for the last part of the trial PHOENIX AND APOLLO are held at gun point!]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7jv1ticnf0 The low, droning music track]] that plays when you have to present TheReveal that [[spoiler:Dhurke was DeadAllAlong]]. It sounds more like something out of a SurvivalHorror game, and perfectly captures the moment: both Apollo and the player know ''exactly'' what the solution to this contradition is, but ''desperately'' don't want to believe it. And instead of a '''Take That''' when you present it, you get a ScareChord.
** [[spoiler:Jove Justice]]'s Divination Seance is a huge example of AdultFear. [[spoiler:Imagine being a parent who is caught in a fire with your baby, desperately trying to escape with you and your child's lives until you're floored by a blow to the head. You drop your child to the ground, and in your final moments desperately try to reach out to your baby before your vision goes dark and the fire consumes you, with your last thoughts being that your child is going to burn to death and there's nothing you can do about it. This was exactly what happened to Jove Justice during the last moments of his life.]]
* Apollo [[spoiler:nearly drowns]]. It's hard not to come out of that part feeling like Apollo did in that moment because of the way it's written and the speed the dialogue appears at. It's hard not to feel [[spoiler:like you yourself are drowning]] while it's going on, since the scene drags out and makes you feel a sense of desperation and fear like nothing before in the series. No matter how aware you are that [[spoiler:they won't kill Apollo here]], the scene is ''terrifying'' and, on a second play or when talking about it with someone who's not as far in the game as you, can stir up feelings of anxiety. This one part of the game is ''traumatic''.
* The first vision of ''Turnabout Revolution''. While many visions are plenty spooky in their own right, we get to watch someone get murdered ''by a man without a face''. Bonus points for the ringing laughter as the world goes black.
* The FinalBoss is without a doubt the most frightening Ace Attorney villain, yet. [[spoiler:This is a woman who, out of petty jealousy, framed her sister's husband for murder, used her own niece as a blackmailing tool to keep her sister and nephew in line so she could legally kill them later, and left an infant to die in a fire without batting an eye. This is a woman who is responsible for Khura'in's downright toxic and putrid legal system which has killed many lawyers and innocent people alike, and makes it impossible for those accused of a crime to have a shot in court, almost leading to 9 year old Ahlbi's death as well as being the reason why Beh'leeb and Ta'hrust have to resort to framing Maya for Ze'loht's accidental death. This is a woman who is not afraid of rewriting the laws in court to suit her needs, including making ''standing up to her'' punishable by death. This is Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in, a ruthless and sadistic dictator who comes dangerously close to getting away with all of her crimes if not for Apollo's quick thinking.]]
** [[spoiler:The moment she reveals what she's ''[[TheCaligula really]]'' like. Forget the fact that she looks like some kind of EvilSorceress straight out of DarkFantasy. It's also at that point that she decides to reveal she's ''[[AxCrazy completely fucking insane]]'', changing the laws of Khura'in on a whim not only out of desire to win the case to ''legally kill her own nephew'' but also out of raw sadism and mentally torturing her own family out of nothing but spite for her sister. Even the tone of her theme changes from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIVXfEHvI2s intimidating but regal]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXD2t8WLMWw discordant and shrill]]. as if the music itself were slowly losing its mind.]]
** Let's not forget about her [[spoiler:breakdown]]. [[spoiler:She desperately tried to commune with the dead even when she knows she can't, and when she tried so hard and failed miserably she collapsed. When she woke up she was convinced that she was the Holy Mother whom she tried to channel]]. She essentially [[spoiler:had a SanitySlippage]].
* Case 5 has [[spoiler:Maya being held hostage for several days. While this has happened before, this time she actually has to be hospitalized and put on an IV drip when she's recovered. One can only imagine how much distress Phoenix felt at having to go through this all over again. Sure, it's revealed she was rescued earlier than was first thought, but that doesn't make it any less horrifying.]]
** Speaking of flashbacks to [[spoiler:2-4]], anyone suddenly start to have those when you realized that you [[spoiler:are unknowingly condemning Maya to death with ease, just like Edgeworth]]? Or maybe you got those flashbacks earlier because you picked up on the fact that [[spoiler:[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Phoenix was not acting like himself]]]], and you went through all of that ''knowing'' why [[spoiler:Phoenix would be acting so peculiar]]? It really doesn't help that, just like back then, [[spoiler:his opponent, Apollo this time,]] has extremely good arguments that deftly shoot down his own [[spoiler:just like Edgeworth's back then]], while [[spoiler:Phoenix's by comparison]] are weak and desperate and more than once, [[spoiler:Apollo's]] skill forces [[spoiler:Phoenix]] to play dirty, [[spoiler:just like before]].
[[folder: 2016 Anime]]
* In the [[Anime/AceAttorney anime adaptation,]] we get to see animated interpretations of the crimes as they happened. This also applies to the false testimonies of what say, the real suspect, claims to have seen. For example, the First Turnabout shows Frank Sahwit actively seeing Larry exit Cindy's room after the murder and deciding to call the police, when we already know that's not how it happened. That's all fine and dandy, but then we get to the cases where one of the heroes is the defendant; in other words, we get to see the [[SarcasmMode lovely image]] of Maya[[spoiler:, and later Phoenix himself,]] murdering [[spoiler:Mia.]]
* The portrayal of the "murder" of Robert Hammond in the beginning of the first Turnabout Goodbyes gives a very eerie atmosphere to it. With the dark night and leafless trees makes the murder lifted straight out of a horror movie.
* [[spoiler:Redd White]]'s NightmareFace when he [[spoiler:kills Mia]] is quite unsettling, and doubles as a JumpScare.
* Manfred von Karma's depiction in the Turnabout Goodbyes episodes is far more chilling than the game counterpart. Here, he shows a great level intelligence and fear towards anyone who stands in his way. This is shown in greater detail with episode 10, in which instead of meeting Phoenix and Maya in the files room regarding the DL-6 incident and tasing them to get the evidence, he gets it right when Phoenix and Maya arrive, showing how well he knows about the clues that might lead to the murder of Robert Hammond. Lastly, when Karma taunts Phoenix about usage of evidence of court in the moment where the guilty verdict is given, he ends his taunt by calling him an amateur and, unlike the other episodes, where a dramatic pointing results in someone being blown away, Manfred does it by SLAMMING his fist on the table. The episodes make von Karma truly live up to his reputation has a "demon" prosecutor.
* During the arc, we also get to see Phoenix's flashback of the class trial as a child. On top of the children accusing him of stealing the money, we're also treated to seeing the teacher trying to goad him to confess to an incident he wasn't responsible for [[StepfordSmiler with a twisted take of a smile]]. Even if you assume that the teacher is probably just trying to get through the day without a hitch, the studio put the effort into making sure you're seeing it through the eyes of a child being scapegoated understandably feeling that everyone is against him.
* The moment Maya reveals that she found [[spoiler:the bullet that killed Gregory Edgeworth]] hidden in [[spoiler:Manfred von Karma's office]] gives a close-up on [[spoiler:von Karma]]'s [[NightmareFace face]]: his irises have shrunken and his gums start showing as he [[spoiler:clutches his shoulder, where the second DL-6 bullet is located]]. His eyes keep bugging out all the time, and then he [[spoiler:lets out the scream that haunted Edgeworth for 15 years]]. The moment in his testimony when he describes [[spoiler:picking up Yanni Yogi's pistol]] is just as unsettling. His voice gets all raspy and he mimics holding a pistol with both hands as he says that he "knew it was destiny". As he gets off the witness stand he looks frail, [[spoiler:barely kept standing by his walking cane that is shattered by Phoenix's outburst]].
* Morgan Fey's sprite where her pupils seem to be missing are adapted in this version into GlowingEyesOfDoom. There's also a more sinister air surrounding her this time around, and the calm demeanor as she [[spoiler:talks to Ini (Mimi) about getting her off the hook]] is enough to send shivers down your spine. let alone when she chillingly talks to [[spoiler:a portrait of Misty Fey]].
* We all know how scary Ini [[spoiler:actually Mimi]] is when she starts to show her true colors, but in the Anime version, we can get to hear her nasty demeanor towards the defense and it's quite unnerving to listen her threatening voice in the latter half.
* Unlike in the games, Franziska getting shot is [[WhamShot actually shown]], and it seems to be worse than the injury she sustained in the games, since she actually seems to have fainted. Further, while the original games, her shooting might have been a KickTheSonOfABitch, a KickTheDog, or a TakeThatScrappy (depending on your opinion of her), but since the anime toned down her bad demeanour, it also gives her a more sympathetic P.O.V..
* Matt Engarde's reveal of his true self is even more creepier in the anime. Why? Because he does it while [[EvilLaugh giving out a very disturbing laughter]] that can be unnerving for many people. It also shows that this is pretty much a nightmare in-life to Phoenix, because at this point, he was begging that Engarde being the culprit was a lie, he wanted to believe in the goodness of his client... until that reveal slams him down that he's working for an evil bastard this time.
** Then comes his breakdown, where he scratches bleeding lines into his face with his nails. Think the anime wouldn't show something like that? It does. Twice.