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Objection!
— Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney ‧ 2001
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Court dramas are slow, so this is the game's version of a power-up: the pause, the shout, the pointing finger and the music swell. It gives legal procedure the energy of a fighting game, and it is why people yell it in meetings, group chats and classrooms. One word that signals a reversal and invites everyone to disagree loudly.
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In context
Spoilers for Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyShow the scene
The Objection! speech bubble is the signature of the Ace Attorney series. In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban in Japan, released on Game Boy Advance in 2001), the player cross-examines witnesses and, when a line of testimony conflicts with evidence in the court record, interrupts with Objection! and a finger-point. The series uses it freely, to point out a flaw in an opponent's argument or a witness's testimony, and every game so far has ended with the protagonist shouting it before the credits.
Sources (2)
- Ace Attorney Wiki: Objection!Opening paragraphsReference checked
- Wikipedia: Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyLeadReference checked
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