Hold it!

"Hold it!" is one of the three original speech bubbles alongside "Objection!" and "Take that!" It serves many purposes in-game, usually related to interrupting courtroom proceedings or a witness testimony.

Characters with "Hold it!" voice clips

Voice clips are usually limited to playable characters in most Ace Attorney games, with the notable exceptions of Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve.

• Phoenix Wright
• Miles Edgeworth
• Mia Fey
• Apollo Justice
• Gregory Edgeworth
• Athena Cykes

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve characters

• Ryunosuke Naruhodo
• Susato Mikotoba
• Barok van Zieks
• Tobias Gregson
• Bif Strogenov
• Bruce Fairplay
• Juror 1 (banker)
• Pop Windibank
• Nash Skulkin
• Ashley Graydon
• Albert Harebrayne
• Kazuma Asogi
• Herlock Sholmes

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney characters

• Phoenix Wright
• Johnny Smiles
• Olivia Aldente
• Hershel Layton
• Zacharias Barnham
• Kira
• Mary
• Wordsmith* (group shout with Kira, Mary, & Knightle)
• Knightle* (group shout with Kira, Mary, & Wordsmith)
• Emeer Punchenbaug
• Maya Fey
• Luke Triton
• Espella Cantabella
• Boistrum
• Dzibilchaltunchunchucmil
• The Storyteller
• Miles Edgeworth
• Flynch

Gallery

The speech bubbles are grouped by subsections whose bubbles are nearly identical, varying only by resolution.

Game Boy Advance / Nexon

Japanese: "待った!" ("Matta!", lit. "Back up!")

Nexon Mobile

Nintendo DS / WiiWare / Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD / Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Nintendo 3DS)

Images are from the Nintendo DS and 3DS versions.

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!")

DS version

English: "Hold it!"

DS version

French: "Un instant !" (lit. "One moment!")

German: "Moment mal!" (lit. "Wait a minute!")

Spanish: "¡Un momento!" (lit. "One moment!")

Italian: "Un attimo!" (lit. "One moment!")

Korean: 잠깐! ("Jahmkkan!")

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was first released in 2012.

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!")

English: "Hold it!"

French: "Un instant !" (lit. "One moment!")

German: "Moment mal!" (lit. "Wait a minute!")

Spanish: "¡Un momento!" (lit. "One moment!")

Italian: "Un attimo!" (lit. "One moment!")

Dutch: "Wacht even!" (lit. "Wait a minute!")

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies was first released in 2013. Images are from the Nintendo 3DS version.

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!")

English: "Hold it!"

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures & The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures was first released in 2015. Images are from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!")

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!"); Barok van Zieks only

English: "Hold it!"

English: "Hold it!"; Barok van Zieks only

Anime

The anime adaptation started with "The First Turnabout", which aired in April 2016.

Japanese: "待ってけろ！" ("Matte kero! (Hold it a darn sec!)")

Japanese: "待って！" ("Matte! (Wait!)")

Japanese: "待ってくれぇぇぇ！" ("Matte kureeee! (Please waiiit!)")

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice was first released in June 2016. Images are from the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy version.

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!")

English: "Hold it!"

French: "Un instant !" (lit. "One moment!")

German: "Moment mal!" (lit. "Wait a minute!")

Korean: "잠깐!" ("Jahmkkan!", lit. "Wait!")

Chinese: "等等！" ("Děng děng!", lit. "Wait!")

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (2019) & Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney HD

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!")

English: "Hold it!"

French: "Un instant !" (lit. "One moment!")

German: "Moment mal!" (lit. "Wait a minute!")

Korean: "잠깐!" ("Jahmkkan!", lit. "Wait!")

Chinese: "等等！" ("Děng děng!", lit. "Wait!")

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy) & Ace Attorney Investigations Collection

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy was first released in 2024. While the Japanese, English, and German bubbles are nearly identical to their DS counterparts, the new Korean and Chinese versions introduce their own bubbles.

Japanese: "待った！" ("Matta!", lit. "Wait!")

English: "Hold it!"

French: "Un instant !" (lit. "One moment!")

German: "Moment mal!" (lit. "Wait a minute!")

Korean: "잠깐!" ("Jahmkkan!", lit. "Wait!")

Chinese: "等等！" ("Děng děng!", lit. "Wait!")

Other languages

These translations are based on the Crunchyroll subtitles used in the anime adaptation.

• Brazilian Portuguese - Espere! (lit. "Wait!")
• Arabic - مهلاً! (lit. "Wait!")
• Russian - Стоять! (lit. "Stop!")