ok look literally ace attorney is not about laws. it's about people. it's about maya and phoenix taking pearl to the circus. it's about maya and pearl repairing the sacred urn together, being friends and putting their fractured family back together despite morgan's hatred for maya. it's about phoenix rushing to check on miles after an earthquake, and it's about franziska ordering miles to go outside and get some rest after he passes out from said earthquake. it's about miles working up the courage to go down to the precinct and give gumshoe a happy new year whoop even though he feels terribly silly doing it. it's about simon throwing his life away and accepting the death sentence to save little athena, and it's about athena training so hard her whole life to overcome her fears and become a lawyer all to save simon from a wrongful execution. it's about phoenix becoming an attorney just to see what's become of the man who was so kind to him in grade school years ago. it's about loser larry painstakingly building a special clock for his girlfriend. it's about apollo asking phoenix to prove the possibility of an alternative escape route so that he can stop doubting athena. it's about phoenix, apollo, and athena cheering starbuck on during the hat-3 launch. it's about miles helping phoenix get his attorney's badge back because he loves him so much. it's about franziska crying while saying goodbye to miles and aura crying when simon finally thanks her and athena finally letting herself cry after everything she's been through. it's about adrian and vera and jinxie finally smiling openly at the ends of their cases. it's about franziska lying to an entire court so miles can play defense attorney for a day. it's about penny nichols exchanging letters and pink princess trading cards with maya and klavier sending apollo and trucy discount vip tickets to his concert. it's about the way phoenix immediately knew he had to take in little trucy enigmar and be the best father he could be to her. i could go on and on. ace attorney is about human connection and the importance of trust.










