Turnabout Trump Two

## Turnabout Trump Two V · T

***Turnabout Trump Two*** or ***Turnabout Trump 2*** is the first episode in the game *Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4*. Directly continuing the events of *Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 3*, it follows the trial of mvdy, who is accused of murdering pichuis and whose defense is taken on by defense attorney Apollo Justice. Stealphie, pichuis, SGB, D4nk, Atmey, and clem all make their debuts in this episode.

## 2029

### Prologue

The music video of the hit song "The Guitar's Serenade" played out in full.

### Trial

mvdy, standing in the defendant lobby, belched "remember11". Apollo Justice, waiting with him, introduced himself to himself, saying that the most important thing to know about him is that his friend is named Clay Terran, that his dad is from Khura'in or something, that he likes eyepatches, and that he was, on that day, defending mvdy in the murder of pichuis, which he felt would be a tough case. Justice's co-counsel, clem, was also present, and remarked "among drip". The bailiff then told those waiting they could go to hell.

Coming into hell at 10 a.m., Atmey introduced herself as the judge, and asked those present for their thoughts on women. clem answered that having a tomboy GF would be his ideal world, while D4nk introduced himself by saying that he kinned Mikan Tsumiki. He then began to outline his case, saying that mvdy had killed pichuis in the parking lot outside of Subway the night prior. Justice remarked that he had always hated Subway, but clem successfully roasted him, pointing out Justice's hypocricy in hating Subway despite having been the one to make the sandwich in the first place. Justice was dismayed at having been beaten by clem, noting that he sure was talented. D4nk, continuing with the case, said that mvdy had been spotted next to the corpse by SGB, who was the prosecution's first witness. Atmey opined that the crime sounded pretty based, and then had the trial go to an ad break.

After the short ad break of "The Guitar's Serenade", SGB began his testimony. He said that he had seen mvdy next to the corpse, with nobody else around, that it was pretty rainy, and that the police had then arrested him right there. D4nk requested to have mvdy found guilty, but Justice effortlessly shot down this request. He then asked how mvdy had died; SGB explained that mvdy had been shot 50 times, which D4nk mentioned had happened to him once. Justice then asked if SGB was sure mvdy never left the scene. SGB said that he had arrived at the scene as soon as the gunshot was heard, but Justice then asked where, if mvdy had shot pichuis and never left the scene, the gun had gone.

SGB was shocked at this argument, but D4nk rebutted that a used bucket of oil had been found at the crime scene. He asked Justice to recall the conditions of the crime scene: it was raining. clem, understanding D4nk's train of logic, explained that since oil floats on water, the killer could've simply waited for it to rain, shot pichuis, covered the gun in oil, and flown. D4nk also mentioned that an oil-drenched gun had been found a few streets down, saying that mvdy had probably just threw the gun and allowed it to be carried away by the rain.

RGB then remembered everything, and claimed that mvdy had committed the worst crime of all, testifying that he had seen mvdy pat pichuis on the head, a horrifying experience. Justice doubted whether mvdy would really do something that inhumane, and, while SGB maintained that he had seen it happen, and would be scarred for life, Justice argued that mvdy could've been searching for something. D4nk agreed, saying that he had actually been searching for a copy of *Chicken Shoot Gold* that had been stolen from him by pichuis, his motive being to recover it. Sadly, he continued, all pichuis had on him was a copy of *Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All*, as could be seen in the crime photo.

Hearing this, SGB admitted that mvdy was, perhaps, less evil than he had thought, but said that he had still shot pichuis, the gunshot being the murder weapon; clem noted the murder was a case of vehicular manslaughter. However, Justice pointed out that the crime photo showed there was no blood from the gunshot wounds, indicating the victim had been dead long before. D4nk presented an updated autopsy report, showing that mvdy had actually died from a heart attack, and called the next witness to explain why.

After a bout of "The Guitar's Serenade", Justice asked mvdy in the defendant lobby to explain what actually happened. mvdy cryptically responded with nothing but "Ever17: The Out of Infinity", which clem claimed was in the top 10 video games. The bailiff then told them they could go back to hell, after which they entered hell once more at 10 a.m.

In hell, Rei took the stand as a witness. After giving a shout-out to Jean Greyerl, she explained that she was in a group chat with pichuis, mvdy, and Stealphie, and that she had purchased Discord Nitro for them all, because she was rich. She argued that mvdy had probably posted something so atrocious that it had killed pichuis, though she had no idea what. She then asked if everyone gamed. clem said that he did, while D4nk shamefully admitted he did not. Justice also said he gamed soon afterwards. Rei asked what games he liked, saying that she was a huge fan of *Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney* and *Chicken Shoot Gold*, but Justice took note of the mention of *Chicken Shoot Gold*, recalling it was mvdy's apparent motive. Rei said that she had actually lent the game to mvdy, and that it was supposed to then go to Stealphie. clem also agreed with Rei's praise of the game, and claimed his high score was 21.

Justice next pointed out that, if *Chicken Shoot Gold* was meant to be lent to Stealphie next, they would've also had a motive for the murder. Justice requested that Stealphie testify, but D4nk said that they were missing, and he didn't feel like looking. Wrapping up Rei's testimony, D4nk said he was out of witnesses and asked for the trial to be ended, but Justice asked to cross-examine mvdy. After a "The Guitar's Serenade" break, mvdy announced he would now speak in full sentences, and testified about his actions on the night of Stealphie's death. He said that he was buying a sandwich at Subway when he heard metal falling; he then found someone dead there: pichuis. After clem mockingly pointed out mvdy's egotism, Justice asked where *Chicken Shoot Gold* was, if the victim really was pichuis. mvdy, undeterred, said that lack of a game does not a survivor make, and demanded more proof of Justice's claims, insisting that pichuis had simply died of a heart attack outside of Subway, and his corpse was shot by an unknown assailant, with nothing out of the ordinary. clem positively compared the scene's tenseness to that of *Xenoblade Chronicles X*.

   Justice objected that there was something wrong with how pichuis was, namely the copy of *Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All*. mvdy said he failed to see Justice's point, rhetorically asking "Wasn't pichuis a gamer?", but while Justice agreed that he was a gamer, he argued that he was a gamer who would never be caught dead holding a game like *Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All*. The truth, as Justice explained it, was that the victim was really Stealphie. He pointed out that D4nk had said they were missing earlier, which was really because they were dead from the start, also pointing out the copy of *Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All* and what Stealphie would never shut up about. Justice said that mvdy must've knew Stealphie was the victim, being the only one of those who knew Stealphie to see the body, after which mvdy broke down on the stand, calling Justice's claims absurd.

mvdy eventually confessed, admitting that pichuis was alive, and masquerading as a bailiff. mvdy had simply been protecting pichuis because, as pichuis was the one who had called them to the crime scene, he believed pichuis was guilty. Atmey then declared that mvdy would be sent to jail for perjury, and D4nk commentated on the sadness of mvdy's motivation, much like his sad life as a Mikan kinnie. Another break for "The Guitar's Serenade" was taken, after which Justice, in the defendant lobby, asked "Okay so pichuis is guilty right?". mvdy, having withdrawn from speaking full sentences, simply uttered "Never7: The End of Infinity". Atmey came to the defendant lobby to tell them they could enter, as the bailiff was on the stand.

The trial having reconvened at 10 a.m. in hell, pichuis testified as to his actions that night. He said that he had invited the chat to the parking lot, but didn't go there himself, and that if he had gone, SGB would've seen him. He then encouraged everyone to stop discussing the crime and instead discuss *Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney*. clem, being a rude and blasphemous man, disparaged *Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney* as a shit game, instead recommending *Xenoblade Chronicles*. Justice objected that pichuis could've easily avoided being seen by SGB that night, as it was raining, and he had a bucket of oil, so he could've simply covered himself in oil and flown away. pichuis claimed that, in spite of the possibility, there was no proof either way, but Justice presented evidence that definitively proved otherwise: the oil-covered gun.

D4nk asked Justice to stop winning, as it was hurting his feelings. He launched into a spiel about how, as a Mikan kinnie, he had never succeeded at anything in life, and declared that he would leave the entire courtroom, as he was sad, like his sad life. clem, in response, simply told him to shut up, causing D4nk to break down in tears and eventually leave the courtroom. pichuis, witnessing this, asked everyone to be kind as his breakdown was "really underwhelming now", though it was actually still pretty great.

   He then confessed to his actions, explaining that he had just wanted to save the world from smirkhuman. Every time he saw it, he was sent into a boiling rage, and yet in the four group chat members with Discord Nitro, one of them continued to post the emote. He decided to call them all out to the Subway parking lot, but when he arrived, saw that Stealphie had died from a heart attack, presumably from seeing smirkhuman. He then fetched a bucket of oil, and executed his plan to frame the criminal who would use smirkhuman, giving Stealphie a costume of him, and tossing the bucket to make a noise that would make the culprit come. He then framed whoever came for his murder, not knowing it would be mvdy. On the stand, he said that he supposed it was too late for him now, and apologized to mvdy. However, Justice correctly declared that pichuis was NTA, since the killer posted smirkhuman, and so he wouldn't go to jail. mvdy and pichuis then reconciled, with him ultimately comparing humanity to *Infinity Cure*.

At this point, Atmey asked the jurists to simply put someone in jail, as the trial was taking too long, in her eyes. Justice quickly named Rei as the killer, soon after which an exciting round of "The Guitar's Serenade" was played. Rei said that, while she was in the group chat, she would never post smirkhuman, claiming that she wasn't a psycho, though saying that mvdy might post it. Justice then told Rei to shut up, saying that everyone had already seen her say smirkhuman in her testimony. Rei then broke down, yelling Jean Greyerl's name in defeat.

After another "The Guitar's Serenade" intermission, mvdy announced that Justice had finally freed him, allowing him to explore *Infinity*. clem declared that he was officially the inventor of comedy, while SGB asked Justice to play the *Outer Wilds* and *Obra Dinn*. pichuis, the only grateful person there, thanked Justice for finally ending the threat of smirkhuman, calling him truly the greatest video game. D4nk was seen to have ascended to a higher plane of existence, going from a Mikan Tsumiki kinnie to a Hiyoko Saionji kinnie, and thanked Justice for all he had taught him. Rei was seen going to jail, but beforehand, proclaimed her innocence, saying she hadn't posted smirkhuman, at least when Stealphie died. clem finally asked if Justice wanted to go get Subway, but Justice dismissed the idea, saying he didn't care about Subway. clem began to disparage Justice for this, saying "you don't care about subway? bro", before "The Guitar's Serenade" began for the last time.

## Bad endings

There are two points in the episode where the player may recieve a bad ending by making an incorrect choice.

* When choosing the real victim, choosing pichuis's clone results in Justice claiming that the victim was really pichuis's clone. D4nk remarks that, in a way, we're all pichuis clones, a message that Justice agrees with. clem then exclaims that he hates clones like H\*ruka, causing D4nk to suddenly kill clem.
* When choosing the identity of the real killer, choosing anybody except clem or Rei results in the smirkhuman getting away, and SGB being executed the next day. Rei disappears with her captives, including Trucy, and they are never seen again. clem leaves, Justice stops smiling, and Atmey, feeling useless as a judge, takes off her badge and resigns in shame.

## References to previous cases

* During his confrontation with Justice, mvdy claims that "Lack of a game does not a survivor make". This sentence, and the manner in which it is phrased, is a reference to Kristoph Gavin's statement in *Turnabout Succession* that "Owning the same nail polish does not a murderer make".
* The bad ending seen when claiming pichuis's clone was the victim features the line "The miracle never happen...", a reference to the bad ending of *Farewell, My Turnabout*, specifically the notorious typo in the original English release of *Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All*.
* The bad ending seen when choosing the wrong killer serves as a reference to the first achievable bad ending of *Turnabout for Tomorrow*, being similar in structure and substance. The image seen in this bad ending is also similar to that of the bad ending of *Farewell, My Turnabout*.