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Damage is a common video game convention that is loosely implemented in the Ace Attorney series. A core game mechanic in the series comes in the form of penalties that inflict "damage" on the player character through a health bar or life counter. On the other side, witnesses and rivals can also sustain "damage", but there is no corresponding "health" quantity associated with them. It is, instead, a story convention that the games follow in order to convey to the player that they are getting closer to finding the real truth and/or forcing a witness or rival into breakdown. In early concept notes for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the "damage" sustained by witnesses was actually quantified and their "health" would recover gradually in real time, compelling the player to perform "combos" by proving the witness wrong in rapid succession.[1]

A list of damage animations in the Ace Attorney series follows.

Recurring[]

  • Phoenix Wright — As a rookie attorney, his eyes briefly appear completely white as his mouth gapes in shock. As a veteran attorney, he jumps up with his mouth gaping in shock before coming back down, his eyes turning completely white.
  • Winston Payne — Rears back in shock. In Turnabout Memories his pompadour flies up and separates. In Turnabout Trump, his hair stays in place for a second before falling.
  • Maya Fey — As a teenager, she brings her arms down in shock. As an adult, she brings her arms up and rears back in shock.
  • Miles Edgeworth — Brings his arms up and rears back in shock.
  • Pearl Fey — Brings her hand to her mouth with a shocked expression as her hair bounces up.
  • Franziska von Karma — Clutches herself and shakes in shock.
  • Apollo Justice — Rears back in shock while his hair bangs fly up and then fall down.
  • Ema Skye — As an adult, she jumps in shock with her hand on her face.
  • Athena Cykes — Squeezes her face with both palms. While at the defense bench, her ponytail also forms a zigzag and then falls back down. Additionally, Widget often shows a "surprised" or "sad" expression.
  • Gaspen Payne — Brings his arm up and rears back in shock, his toupee flying half off. In The Foreign Turnabout his crown also slides halfway off.
  • Simon Blackquill — Reacts as though he were slashed by an invisible sword.
  • Ryunosuke Naruhodo — Reels back in shock before slamming his face and open hands into the defense's bench.
  • Susato Mikotoba — Holds her hand over her mouth and rears back in shock. As "Ryutaro", her damage animation mimics Ryunosuke's.
  • Herlock Sholmes — Tumbles down to the floor.
  • Barok van Zieks — Dramatically leans back, grabbing his chest.
  • Gina Lestrade — Either flinches with one hand raised and the other holding onto her bag's straps, or jerks backwards causing her hat to fall onto her face.
  • Tobias Gregson — Violently shakes, causing his fish and chips to spill everywhere.
  • Iris Wilson — Places both hands in front of her mouth as she opens it in shock.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney[]

  • Frank Sahwit — Brings his arms up in shock while his toupee bounces up.
  • Redd White — Raises his head up with a shocked expression, leaving his arms on the stand.
  • Wendy Oldbag — Brings her shoulders up with a shocked expression.
  • Sal Manella — Flinches back in shock, causing his fat to jiggle and sweat to fly.
  • Cody Hackins — Pulls a shocked expression.
  • Dee Vasquez — Flinches and bares her teeth in her first animation. Lowers her pipe with a shocked expression on her face in her second animation.
  • Lotta Hart — Rears her head back in shock.
  • Manfred von Karma — Punches the desk with his left arm, before raising it to his right arm and letting out a scream.
  • Angel Starr — Raises her arms with a shocked expression, as her lunches fly up from her basket and fall back down.
  • Mike Meekins — Pulls his left hand upwards and accidentally gets it caught in his handcuffs, causing him to briefly choke on the lanyard tied to them.
  • Jake Marshall — Grabs the part of his chest where his heart is so hard that his poncho suddenly waves.
  • Damon Gant — Becomes "electrified" as if he had been struck by lightning. Notably, his damage animation is rather long and is used in a manner similar to how a breakdown animation is normally used; however, his actual breakdown animation occurs later.
  • Lana Skye — Bites down on her thumb so hard that she draws blood.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All[]

  • Richard Wellington — Pulls on his scarf, choking himself. His breakdown is an extended version of this.
  • Mimi Miney — Pulls her beret over her head, causing an impression of her face to appear through the fabric.
  • Benjamin Woodman — The head and limbs of his puppet "Trilo Quist" fly off.
  • Moe — Rears back in shock as his hat flies off.
  • Adrian Andrews — Her glasses shatter, after which she may quickly produce a new pair and replace them.
  • Shelly de Killer — His radio transceiver explodes.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations[]

  • Mia Fey — Brings her arms up and rears back in shock.
  • Phoenix Wright (as a college student) — Bursts into tears.
  • Dahlia Hawthorne — While alive, she appears to be blown by a strong gust of wind which causes her parasol to flip inside out. While being channeled by Maya Fey and disguised as Iris in Bridge to the Turnabout, her damage animation is similar, but lacking the parasol. She shares the latter animation with Iris.
  • Godot — Spits out his coffee.
  • Luke Atmey — Rears back in shock as his monocle/magnifying lens flies off.
  • Ron DeLite — Screams as his hair springs out from the side of his head.
  • Jean Armstrong — Pulls his arms up, frightened, as rose petals scatter around him.
  • Iris — Similar to Dahlia Hawthorne, she brings her arm up and pulls a shocked expression while wind blows her hair around.
  • Bikini — Laughs as her face wobbles.

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney[]

  • Olga Orly — In her "Russian waitress" persona, she throws her dishes upwards, then quickly moves her hand from one side to another to catch them as they fall down.
  • Kristoph Gavin — He clutches his arms and turns his head to the side, jerking his head down a bit, causing his bangs to fall in his face before he fixes them. This stays the same after his conviction, but without his badge.
  • Trucy Wright — Brings her hand to her mouth and rears back in shock with her cape flying up. Although Trucy and her shocked pose appear in later games, the damage animation only appears in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
  • Wesley Stickler— Brings his arm up in shock as his cape billows.
  • Alita Tiala — Bites down on her nails, then grabs her head with both hands and screams in shock as feathers fly off of the front of her dress. Her breakdown is a much longer version of her damage animation.
  • Lamiroir — Her veil flips over, covering her eyes and making the character on the veil resemble a question mark. It is similar to her shocked expression, where her veil does not fly up as high.
  • Klavier Gavin — Clutches his ears and shakes his head. A guitar chord is audible during this animation. Similar to Trucy, he appears in later games, but his damage pose (and his sweating pose) only appears in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.
  • Machi Tobaye — Clutches his body and flinches.
  • Daryan Crescend — Rears back in shock, causing his pompadour to bounce several times.
  • Spark Brushel — Wraps his tie around his head in shock.
  • Vera Misham — As a teenager, she flinches, causing her hair to fly up. As a child, she closes her eyes and screams.
  • Valant Gramarye — Rears back in shock, causing confetti, doves, and rabbits to appear from his hat. More doves and rabbits appear when he's younger than when he's older.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies[]

  • Juniper Woods — Pulls on her pigtails as she normally does when distressed, then accidentally lets go, causing them to hit her in the eyes. Her eyes then appear as two "X"s.
  • Ted Tonate — Moves backwards while yanking on the wires of his bomb while accidentally typing gibberish on his speech synthesizer, then slumps forward with his goggles extended.
  • Phantom — As "Bobby Fulbright", puts his hands to his head as he rears back in shock, in a comically dramatic manner.
  • Phineas Filch — Jumps up, causing his hat to fly off. He later covers his balding head with his scarf.
  • Damian Tenma — As "Tenma Taro", rears back in shock, causing his necktie to fold up into its normal shape.
  • Florent L'Belle — Accidentally sprays himself in the eyes with perfume, reacting in pain.
  • Myriam Scuttlebutt — Briefly throws her box upwards, then grabs it, after which various objects such as pencils and drafting triangles fall from inside it. Her damage animation is similar to her breakdown, but her laptop does not fall and she does not accidentally reveal her face.
  • Robin Newman — While pretending to be male, she clutches her forearm while sweating and glancing away nervously. As her true self, she faints in an overly dramatic manner.
  • Hugh O'Conner — Briefly lets go of his bow, which hits him in the side of the head.
  • Aristotle Means — Leans backwards onto his blackboard, which wobbles and hits him in the back of the head.
  • Solomon Starbuck — Grabs his neck in panic and pretends to suffocate as his breathing tube blows off.
  • Yuri Cosmos — Continually spins on his scooter.
  • Norma DePlume — Her skirt billows as if a strong wind were blowing from below, and she grabs it to avoid being exposed. This pose is similar to one made famous by actress Marilyn Monroe, on whom DePlume's design was based.
  • Herman Crab — His pet penguin Sniper flies out from his hair with his sleep mask in her beak, and then lets go, causing it to smack onto his eyes.
  • Sasha Buckler — Raises her arms and widens her eyes, with her inflatable rings popping. She then reinflates them.
  • Marlon Rimes — In his "frail" form, he cowers back and drops his bucket. In his "muscular" form, blood gushes from the bite scars on his shoulders.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice[]

  • Ahlbi Ur'gaid — He gets taken aback. His posture causes his heavy bag to shift his balance, and eventually makes him comically fall over.
  • Rayfa Padma Khura'in — Flinches as a gust of wind blows on her.
  • Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin — One of his dahmalan's strings snaps, hitting him in the face and leaving a visible mark on his left cheek.
  • Bonny de Famme & Betty de Famme — Betty or Bonny twirls her cane and throws it up in the air, but fails to catch it, with it instead falling on her nose. Later, the twins appear to be caught in a gust of wind which flips their umbrellas inside out. Their damage animations are somewhat similar to Dahlia Hawthorne's. Bonny, however, leaves a hurt face while Betty glares.
  • Roger Retinz — Pulls his cape over his face.
  • Datz Are'bal — Strikes a pose while standing on one foot and making a comically exaggerated expression.
  • Beh'leeb Inmee — Clutches her portrait of Tahrust as a gust of wind blows on her, pushing her veil to the side. This damage animation only occurs once, specifically when her Psyche-Locks are being broken.
  • Tahrust Inmee — While being channeled by Maya Fey, his spirit jumps out of Maya's body, while the body itself slumps over the witness stand. As a spirit, realizing what had happened, he quickly jumps back into Maya's body.
  • Geiru Toneido — When in her "cutesy" persona, the round red balloon she is holding pops. After she switches to her aggressive persona, she bites down too hard on her balloon sword, and it pops, causing the rubber to get stuck over her mouth.
  • Uendo Toneido — As his normal self, he spits out his tea. As Patches, he covers his face with his fan with a shocked expression. The fans in his hair are opened as well. As Owen, he hides in his jacket, and begins to cry in fear.
  • Dhurke Sahdmadhi - Coils back while his hair flies back, opening his mouth in shock.
  • Paul Atishon — Grabs tightly onto his nameplate with both hands while showing a shocked expression, then examines the nameplate in horror as he notices it is damaged. Unlike other animations, there is continuity here as the scotch tape he later uses to repair the damage is subsequently still visible, with more tape being added each time.
  • Armie Buff — While piloting her drone, it suddenly explodes and loses control, eventually falling to the floor.
  • Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in — As she angrily presses her fake long nails onto the prosecutor's desk, she applies too much pressure and causes the nails to snap off.
  • Amara Sigatar Khura'in — As Nayna, jumps in shock, causing her cane to fall to the ground.
  • Nahyuta Sahdmadhi — As a witness, moves back in shock, before dropping his left arm to the stand.
  • Ellen Wyatt — Throws her wedding bouquet upwards, and it falls onto her face. Notably, her damage animation is also used as the transition from her calm persona to her panicked persona. The one time she uses the animation while already in her panicked persona, she throws her frying pan upwards instead of the bouquet, and it hits the ceiling of the visitor's room with a clang.
  • Sorin Sprocket — After twirling his mechanical pencil in his hand, he unintentionally grabs the pencil so that the pointed end is facing up, causing him to accidentally stab his thumb.
  • Pierce Nichody — While frantically "operating" on his FXR-UPR mech, one of its gears flies into his face and hits him on the left temple.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth[]

  • Jacques Portsman — Bends unnaturally far backward.
  • Rhoda Teneiro — Reels back. Her fringe cut briefly launched upward.
  • Cammy Meele — Looks away, holding her Mr. iFly plushie in front of her like a shield.
  • Shi-Long Lang — Cover his face, then holds his arms out defensively.
  • Mike Meekins — Pushes on his face hard, causing the Blue Badger head to fly off.
  • Lauren Paups — Reacts as if slapped.
  • Lance Amano — Accidentally throws his cuffs off himself, before re-entering them.
  • "Calisto Yew / Shih-na" — As "Calisto Yew", she smears lipstick on her cheek when she turns sharply. As "Shih-na", she leans backwards, her calm expression undeterred.
  • Quercus Alba — Screams while his skin cracks and is blown away by a strong gust of wind.

Gyakuten Kenji 2[]

  • Shelly de Killer — Tightly squeezes the ice cream cone in his hand, causing it to pop up into the air before spinning back down.
  • Nicole Swift — Her bear trap closes, making her jump out of fright.
  • Di-Jun Huang (body double) — Puffs his cheeks, eyes widening.
  • Horace Knightley — Accidentally fires his gun pointing towards him; it barely misses his hair.
  • Justine Courtney — Holds herself and react as if struck by a sudden gust of wind, her dress fluttering.
  • Sebastian Debeste — Bends his conductor's baton back far enough that it strikes him in the face when he lets go, leaving a mark.
  • Simon Keyes — In his normal persona, he falls down with a stressed expression on his face.
  • Frank Sahwit — Brings his arms up in shock while his toupee bounces up.
  • Jay Elbird — Rears back as if he had been punched in the face.
  • Patricia Roland — Fluffs up in anger with her pet fox.
  • Gregory Edgeworth — Rears back in shock as his glasses fly up, before going into a forced grin.
  • Katherine Hall — Covers her face with her hand and her fan.
  • Dane Gustavia — The dough on his candy pumps suddenly pops.
  • Blaise Debeste — Accidentally lights his beard on fire, leading him to remove his googles so the collected tears from his goggles can put it out.
  • John Marsh — Appears shocked; then his backpack pops open, and the flap covers his face momentarily before he stands up straight.

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures[]

The Adventure of the Great Departure[]

  • Kazuma Asogi — Quickly looks down while holding his left hand out.
  • Seishiro Jigoku (Japanese judge) — Leans backwards and suddenly gasps. When visiting Britian he either holds up one arm up defensively or outstretches both arms while gritting his teeth.
  • Taketsuchi Auchi — Brings his arm back, opening his signature fan.
  • Iyesa Nosa and Aido Nosa — Rears back in shock. If Aido is present, he will have a shocked expression.
  • Kyurio Korekuta - Throws the scabbard and the knife in the air flailing his arms around, meanwhile the knife lands on Iyesa's foot.
  • Satoru Hosonaga — Holds right hand up and steps back.
  • Jezaille Brett — Moves back a huge distance while the domino mask maintains its location or she clutches her chest and hyperventilates

The Adventure of the Unbreakable Speckled Band[]

  • Nikolina Pavlova — As "Grimesby Roylott", she holds both arms up, opening her shears. As her true self, she places both hands in front of her mouth.
  • Bif Strogenov - Rears back, spreading his arms out wide.

The Adventure of the Runaway Room[]

The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro[]

The Adventure of the Unspeakable Story[]

  • Pop Windibank — Rears back and takes out a cloth to wipe his face.
  • Lestrade's Juror No. 3 — Bends backwards, holding onto his head while the photos attached to his "stereoscope band" flails around.
  • Nash Skulkin — Raises his hands and steps back. Usually followed by Ringo.
  • Ringo Skulkin — Raises his hands and steps back. Follows up Nash.
  • Ashley Graydon — Either spins clockwise two times then steadies himself back up holding onto his chest or puts both hands in the air and spins clockwise five times before slamming onto the witness stand.

The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve[]

The Adventure of the Blossoming Attorney[]

  • Rei Membami — Thrashes her arms around then brings towards her mouth.
  • Raiten Menimemo — Bends backwards causing his hat to fly in the air and land back on his face.

The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro[]

  • Adron B. Metermann — Jerks forward with mouth open, wagging his head up and down.
  • Quinby Altamont — Suddenly jerks backwards, placing her hand near her mouth in shock.
  • William Shamspeare — Steps back with a worried expression, holding his staff horizontally in front of him. Sometimes he will hold onto his chest while his head shakes around.
  • Olive Green — Subtly flinches and begins painting hastly.

The Return of the Great Departed Soul[]

  • Albert Harebrayne — Clutches his afro and leans back.
  • Evie Vigil — Jolts upwards with her hand on her chest.
  • Harebrayne's Juror No. 3 — Leans forward and opens mouth in shock.
  • Harebrayne's Juror No. 4 — The chemical in the vial he is holding in his left hand explodes and releases smoke.
  • Harebrayne's Juror No. 5 — Looks away and holds onto her corn cob tightly.
  • Harebrayne's Juror No. 6 — Taken aback while holding his gun upwards.
  • Balthazar Lune — Rears in shock while all the balloons he is holding onto suddenly burst.
  • Enoch Drebber — Either makes a weird cross gesture with his arms, sometimes looking to his left, or spreads his arms in a similar fashion to a malfunctioning robot.
  • Esmeralda Tusspells — Suddenly jerks backwards with her left arm up a little.
  • Courtney Sithe Either glances down while crossing her arms and placing her hands on her shoulders or jumps up and holds both arms up in defense.

Twisted Karma and His Last Bow[]

  • Yujin Mikotoba — Holds out the palms of his hands and waves them defensively, his eyes widening.
  • Barry Caidin — Slumps over with his eyes widening.
  • Kazuma Asogi (as a prosecutor) — Holds his hand towards his head and looks to the right.
  • Daley Vigil — Either wraps his arms around himself and screams, or his entire body jolts upward in shock, vibrating slightly in the process. He uses both damage animations in his "Gossip"/Hugh Boone persona, but only uses the latter animation as his true self.
  • Venus — Firecrackers suddenly explode around her.
  • Fabien de Rousseau — Reacts as if kicked in the stomach then holds onto it in pain.
  • Peppino de Rossi — Either holds up a fork or does a shoryuken with a shocked expression.
  • Maria Gorey — Quickly lifts up her sharp utensils.

The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo[]

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Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney[]

  • Hershel Layton — Reels and bends forward, holding his hat down. This animation is used only when presenting incorrect evidence as Layton.
  • Luke Triton — Gapes in shock.
  • Flynch — Rears back in shock while his glasses shift slightly.
  • Johnny Smiles — Reels back in shock as his head leans forward, his sunglasses slipping over his eyes.
  • Olivia Aldente — Reels back and closes her eyes while clutching her knife to her chest.
  • Zacharias Barnham — Reels back and shields his face with his right arm.
  • Knightle — Holds his wooden shield up and reels back in shock.
  • Kira — Stoops slightly while closing her eyes and holding her flower basket up. As a Shade, she instead places her hands to her temples after recoiling.
  • Mary — Squints and rears in shock as she moves her pet goat Snowy backwards.
  • Wordsmith — Ricochets around the room like a deflating balloon.
  • Emeer Punchenbaug — Spills his drink all over his face.
  • Primstone — Rears back in shock while dropping her baton in a cartoonish fashion.
  • Espella Cantabella — Briefly bobs her head down in shock while placing her hands on her opposite shoulders.
  • Shakey — Falls to the ground, part of his armor falling separately.
  • Foxy — Slightly rears back in shock.
  • Dzibilchaltunchunchucmil — Falls off the stand.
  • Storyteller — Holds out his left hand in a defensive position while placing his right hand to his chest.
  • Darklaw — Shields her face with her right hand before bringing it down slightly and breathing heavily.

Sprite gallery[]


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney[]


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All[]


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations[]


Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney[]


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies[]


Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice[]


Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth[]


Gyakuten Kenji 2[]


The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures[]


The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve[]

References[]

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