Objection!

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This article is about the speech bubble. You may be looking for the "Objection!" musical themes instead.

Miles Edgeworth

I object! That was... objectionable!

— Turnabout Sisters

The "Objection!" speech bubble has become an iconic element of the Ace Attorney series, usually accompanied by the equally iconic dramatic finger-pointing gesture. In real life, an objection is generally raised prior to pointing out that someone in court is breaking a rule of trial proceedings. In the Ace Attorney series, however, it is used much more liberally. Characters often yell "Objection!" when they are about to point out a flaw in an opponent's argument or a witness's testimony, often using evidence from the court record or an organizer. Each game thus far has ended with the protagonist yelling "Objection!" before the credits roll.

In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations, near the end of Bridge to the Turnabout, when Phoenix Wright is about to show where the killer hid his wound, an image of Mia Fey appears beside him, and they simultaneously perform the pointing animation. This animation includes mouth movement, but no voice clip is actually played. In all versions of the game, there is a sound effect with an added echoed "Objection!" voice clip. However, despite being updated in each subsequent remake, even gaining an English version, it is never used.

Characters with "Objection!" voice clips

Although many characters have yelled "Objection!" in the series, only the following have accompanying voice clips:

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection characters

Phoenix Wright Winston Payne Miles Edgeworth Manfred von Karma Franziska von Karma Mia Fey Godot Apollo Justice Kristoph Gavin Klavier Gavin Jacques Portsman Calisto Yew Quercus Alba

Bronco Knight Eustace Winner Eddie Fender Gregory Edgeworth Excelsius Winner Simeon Saint* (in addition to his own, also uses Miles Edgeworth's voice clip) Athena Cykes Gaspen Payne Simon Blackquill Phantom* (uses Phoenix Wright's voice clip) Nahyuta Sahdmadhi Dhurke Sahdmadhi Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles characters

• Ryunosuke Naruhodo
• Susato Mikotoba
• Kazuma Asogi* (Has two different voice clips: one as a defense attorney and one as a prosecutor)
• Herlock Sholmes
• Iris Wilson
• Taketsuchi Auchi
• Barok van Zieks* (Uses unique text color and font)
• Tobias Gregson
• Yujin Mikotoba

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney characters

• Phoenix Wright
• Flynch
• Zacharias Barnham
• Hershel Layton
• Mary
• Price
• Luke Triton
• Espella Cantabella* (joint objection with Phoenix Wright and Luke Triton)
• Darklaw
• The Vigilantes

Substitutions

The following characters use alternative speech bubbles in the same context as "Objection!":

• Shi-Long Lang uses "Not so fast!" instead.
• Verity Gavèlle uses "Overruled!" instead.
• Simon Blackquill uses "Silence!" interchangeably with it.
• Ryunosuke Naruhodo and Susato Mikotoba (in her Ryutaro persona) both use "Yes!" interchangeably with it.
• Jezaille Brett uses "Shut up!" instead.
• Rayfa Padma Khura'in uses "That's enough!" instead.
• Nahyuta Sahdmadhi uses "Satorha!" interchangeably with it.
• Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in uses "Such insolence!" interchangeably with it.

Gallery

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

Game Boy Advance / Nexon

Japanese: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

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 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy HD versions.

Japanese: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

DS version

English and French: "Objection!"

DS version

German: "Einspruch!" (lit. "Objection!")

Spanish: "¡Protesto!" (lit. "I protest!")

Italian: "Obiezione!" (lit. "Objection!")

Korean: "이의있음!" ("Iuiiss-eum!", lit. "There is an objection!")

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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

Japanese: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

English: "Objection!"

French: "Objection !" (lit. "Objection!")

German: "Einspruch!" (lit. "Objection!")

Spanish: "¡Protesto!" (lit. "I protest!")

Italian: "Obiezione!" (lit. "Objection!")

Dutch: "Protest!" (lit. "Protest!")

Russian: "Протестую!" ("Protestuyu!", lit. "I protest!")

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: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

English: "Objection!" (standard)

English: "Objection!" (animated)

English: "Objection!" (animated) (transparent)

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: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

Japanese: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!"); Barok van Zieks only

English: "Objection!"

English: "Objection!"; Barok van Zieks only

Russian: "Протестую!" ("Protestuyu!", lit. "I protest!")

Russian: "Протестую!" ("Protestuyu!" lit. "I protest!"); Barok van Zieks only

Anime

See also: No objections!

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

Japanese: "異議ありぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃ！" ("Igiariiiiiiiiiiii! (Objectionnnnnnnnn!)")

Set piece used in Wright & Co. Law Offices mock advertisement

Japanese: "異議ありイイイッ！" ("Igiariiii! (Objectiooon!))"

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice was first released in June 2016. In the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy release, these bubbles are used in both Dual Destinies and Spirit of Justice.

Japanese: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

Special animation * (Due to the FANDOM upload size limit of 10MB, the next animated GIF file is compressed, please go to the link in the file details to download the uncompressed file.)

English and French: "Objection!"

German: "Einspruch!" (lit. "Objection!")

Korean: "이의있음!" ("Iuiiss-eum!", lit. "There is an objection!")

Traditional Chinese: "反對！" ("Fǎnduì!", lit. "I oppose!")

Simplified Chinese: "反对！" ("Fǎnduì!", lit. "I oppose!")

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

Japanese: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

English and French: "Objection!"

German: "Einspruch!" (lit. "Objection!")

Korean: "이의있음!" ("Iuiiss-eum!", lit. "There is an objection!")

Chinese: "異議！" ("Yìyì!", lit. "Objection!")

Chinese: "异议！" ("Yìyì!", lit. "Objection!")

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy)

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: "異議あり！" ("Igiari!", lit. "There is an objection!")

English and French: "Objection!"

German: "Einspruch!" (lit. "Objection!")

Korean: "이의있음!" ("Iuiiss-eum!", lit. "There is an objection!")

Traditional Chinese: "反對！" ("Fǎnduì!", lit. "I oppose!")

Simplified Chinese: "反对！" ("Fǎnduì!", lit. "I oppose!")

Other languages

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

• Brazilian Portuguese - Protesto! (lit. "I protest!")
• Arabic - أعترض! (lit. "I object!")
• Russian - Протестую! ("Protestuyu!", lit. "I protest!")

These translations are based on the games translated by fans.

• Brazilian Portuguese - Protesto! (lit. "I protest!")

Brazilian Portuguese: "Protesto!" (lit. "I protest!") (123HD Style)

Brazilian Portuguese: "Protesto!" (lit. "I protest!") (AJT Style)

Brazilian Portuguese: "Protesto!" (lit. "I protest!") (123 Style)

Brazilian Portuguese: "Protesto!" (lit. "I protest!") (123 Style)