< UMVC3
Phoenix Wright
The head of the Wright & Co. Law Offices, which formerly belonged to his long-time mentor Mia Fey (now deceased), Phoenix Wright is perhaps best known for his immense amount of luck and determination. Nick is willing to go to any lengths to find the right evidence to prove his clients' innocence, and it always turns out well for them in the end. With his mentor's little sister Maya and her cousin Pearl around to assist him, Wright has managed to defeat many prosecutors, including the infamours "Demon Prosecutor" Manfred von Karma, his daughter Franziska, the mysterious Godot, and his former childhood friend turned greatest rival Miles Edgeworth. Wright maintained a stable career, until one fateful day that would spark a series of tragedies when he met two men by the names of Zak Gramarye and Kristoph Gavin...
In a nutshell
The allegorical lawyer is here, and he brings with him the strangest move set and most unique mechanics in UMVC3. Phoenix Wright must spend his time gathering evidence to use against the opponent -- which becomes his projectile arsenal -- and must be gathered to unlock his Turnabout Mode. In this Mode, he becomes one of the most powerful characters in the game for a small amount of time. During this mode, he also gains arguably the best Hyper in the game, an instantaneous fullscreen Hyper that deals 600k damage! If you love comedy and gambling on high-risk / 
reward scenarios, look no further than Phoenix Wright.
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Alternate Colors
Players to Watch
I Heart Justice, Wolfstreet, Aonien, UglyWhen, Raid
Character Vitals
CHARACTER DATA
Health:
1,000,000
Stronger+
Double Jump:
No
Air Dash:
No
Air Dash/Jump count:
0
X-FACTOR
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
X-Factor Damage Boost:
35.0 %
60.0 %
85.0 %
X-Factor Speed Boost:
15.0 %
30.0 %
45.0 %
X-Factor Duration:
11.0 s
16.0 s
21.0 s
MINIMUM DAMAGE SCALING
L Attacks
M Attacks
H Attacks
Special Moves
Hyper Combos
Normal:
10 / 15 / 30 %
10 / 15 / 30 %
10 / 15 / 30 %
10 / 15 / 30 %
35 / 35 / 35 %
X-Factor Lvl 1:
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
X-Factor Lvl 2:
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
X-Factor Lvl 3:
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
- Differences indicate values for Investigation, Trial, and Turnabout Modes respectively.
Video Walkthrough
Combos
Tech
Hit/Hurtbox Guide
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Move List
Assist Types
Name
Type
Damage
Special Properties
Cross-Over Combination
Paperwork (High) (M) 
35,000 x 3
; Becomes Paperwork
Storm (M) if Phoenix
Wright is in
Turnabout Mode
Steel Samurai
Maya Smelting
Maya Smelting
Press the Witness (M) 
20,000 x 4
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
; Becomes Break the
Witness (M) if Phoenix
Wright is in
Turnabout Mode
Steel Samurai
Maya Smelting
Maya Smelting
"Get 'Em, Missile!" 50,000
projectile
Steel Samurai
Maya Smelting
Maya Smelting
Normal Moves
All Modes
Standing Light
33,000
Crouching Light
+ 33,000
This move allows Wright to dodge some projectiles such as
Doctor Doom's Plasma Beam
Standing Medium
50,000
Special
100,000
Slip-Up
+ 60,000
Jumping Light
air
35,000
Jumping Medium
air
50,000
Jumping Special
air
70,000
Investigation Mode
Crouching Medium
+ 45,000
Standing Heavy
60,000
Crouching Heavy
+ 30,000 + 35,000
; caused only by second hit.
This move allows Wright to dodge some projectiles such as Doctor Doom's Plasma Beam
Jumping Heavy
air
60,000
Questioning
+ 70,000
(air only) 
(ground only) ; Every Questioning that connects
or is blocked builds up about 25%
of a hidden "stun meter". If the
opponent is hit and their stun meter
fills up, that is the only time when
the
and the occur. Air Questioning
air +
+ 70,000
(air only) (ground only) ; Every Air Questioning that connects
or is blocked builds up about 25%
of a hidden "stun meter". If the
opponent is hit and their stun meter
fills up, that is the only time when
the
and the occur. Trial Mode
Crouching Medium
+ 55,000
Standing Heavy
70,000
Crouching Heavy
+ 65,000
Jumping Heavy
air
60,000
Illuminating Point
after connected 80,000
Note Scribbling
after connected + 60,000
"Just a Little More...!"
air after connected
air
after connected air
70,000
Cross-Examination
+ 70,000
(air only) (ground only) ; Every Cross-Examination that
connects or is blocked builds up
about 45% of a hidden "stun meter".
If the opponent is hit and their
stun meter fills up, that is the only
time when the
and the
occur. Air Cross-Examination
air +
+ 70,000
(air only) (ground only) ; Every Air Cross-Examination that
connects or is blocked builds up
about 45% of a hidden "stun meter".
If the opponent is hit and their
stun meter fills up, that is the only
time when the
and the
occur. Bridge to the Turnabout
+ 100,000
When possessing 3 Good Evidence,
replaces Cross-Examination. Hitting
opponent with this move leads to
Turnabout Mode.
replaces Cross-Examination. Hitting
opponent with this move leads to
Turnabout Mode.
Air Bridge to the
Turnabout
Turnabout
air + H
+ H 100,000
When possessing 3 Good Evidence,
replaces Cross-Examination. Hitting
opponent with this move leads to
Turnabout Mode.
replaces Cross-Examination. Hitting
opponent with this move leads to
Turnabout Mode.
Turnabout Mode
Crouching Medium
+ 55,000
Standing Heavy
120,000
Crouching Heavy
+ 120,000
Jumping Heavy
air
120,000
Pursuit
+ 100,000
(air only) (ground only) ; Every Pursuit that connects or is
blocked builds up about 65% of a
hidden "stun meter". If the opponent
is hit and their stun meter fills up,
that is the only time when the
and the occur.
Air Pursuit
air +
+ 100,000
(air only) (ground only) ; Every Air Pursuit that connects or is
blocked builds up about 65% of a
hidden "stun meter". If the opponent
is hit and their stun meter fills up,
that is the only time when the
and the occur.
NOTE - A note about Questioning, Air Questioning, Cross-Examination, Air Cross-Examination, Pursuit, and Air
Pursuit: these moves build up an invisible "stun meter" whenever it connects against an opponent, hit or blocked.
As long as the opponent avoids getting hit by or blocking another one of these attacks, the stun meter begins to
slowly drain. If one of the above 6 moves hits the opponent and the stun meter fills up, they will go into the
animation. However, if the opponent blocks one of the 6 moves and the stun meter fills up, the meter resets to
zero and you have to start all over again and the opponent escapes the .
Throws
Forward Throw
+ 80,000
Back Throw
+ 80,000
Forward Air Throw
air +
+ 80,000
Back Air Throw
air +
+ 80,000
Special Moves
Investigation Mode
"M-Maya!?" (L)
+ 0
Maya summons a barrier that
absorbs all attacks.
absorbs all attacks.
"M-Maya!?" (M/H)
+ / 68,000
Investigate
/ / + 0
button used determines which evidence slot Phoenix Wright puts
found item in. Only works with empty
slot. Can find food that will heal
roughly around 150,000 points of
Phoenix Wright's Red Life.
Discard
/ / + 100,000
button used determines which evidence slot Phoenix Wright throws
item from. Only works with filled
slot.
Mode Change
, + 0
Changes to Trial Mode.
Trial Mode
Paperwork (High)
+ 35,000 x 3
Paperwork (Low)
+ 35,000 x 3
Press the Witness (L)
+ 20,000 x 2
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
; caused only by last hit. Press the Witness (M)
+ 20,000 x 4
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
; caused only by last hit. Press the Witness (H)
+ 20,000 x 6
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
; caused only by last hit. Present Evidence
/ / + Varied: See
Presented Evidence
Presented Evidence
button used determines which evidence slot Phoenix Wrights presents
the evidence from. Only works with
filled slot.
Mode Change
, + 0
Changes to Investigation Mode.
Turnabout Mode
Paperwork Storm (High)
+ 25,000 x 9
Paperwork Storm (Low)
+ 25,000 x 9
Break the Witness (L)
+ 20,000 x 6
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
; and caused only by last hit.
Break the Witness (M)
+ 20,000 x 11
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
; and caused only by last hit.
Break the Witness (H)
+ 20,000 x 19
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
; and caused only by last hit.
Present Evidence
/ / + Varied: See
Presented Evidence
Presented Evidence
button used determines which evidence slot Phoenix Wrights presents
the evidence from. Only works with
filled slot.
Presented Evidence
Cell Phone
+ 40,000 per Beam
; 3 delayed Homing Beams.
Documents
+ 100,000
; Floating Energy Ball that
explodes on contact.
Knife
+ 40,000 per Beam
; 3 slow Angled Beams.
Photo
+ 25,000 x 5
; 5-hit Straight Piercing Beam.
Vase
+ 100,000
; Arching Energy Ball.
Watch
+ 100,000
; Straight flying Energy Ball.
Bad / No Evidence
+ 0
Occurs when you try to present bad
evidence or evidence from an empty
evidence slot. Phoenix Wright gets
stuck in an embarrassed delay for a
short period.
evidence or evidence from an empty
evidence slot. Phoenix Wright gets
stuck in an embarrassed delay for a
short period.
Hyper Moves
All Modes
Steel Samurai Maya Smelting
+ + 30,000 x 10
+ 50,000
+ 50,000
Trial Mode and Turnabout Mode Only
"Order in the Court!"
+ + 250,000
; Switches Phoenix Wright back to
Investigation Mode if performed
during Trial Mode. Also will eliminate
any bad evidence you currently posses.
Turnabout Mode
Ace Attorney
+ + 500,000
; Level 3 Hyper. Will always do 600,000
damage total thanks to 20% damage
boost in Turnabout Mode.
Mission Mode
Strategy
Tips and Tricks
- In Investigation Mode, Slip-up (+) is an overhead Hard Knockdown that can be canceled into any move. Use this to surprise your opponent and get one or two Evidence searches.
- In Investigation Mode Maya () can cross up the opponent if you anticipate a forward roll, some situations where this could be used are after an overhead collect two evidence then call Maya or after an air combo collect one evidence then call Maya.
- The Order in the Court Hyper, in addition to return Phoenix Wright to Investigation Mode, automatically erases all Bad Evidence. In a pinch, you can search for three items, switch to Trial Mode and play keep-away with your Good Evidence, and then use this Hyper to dig for the last piece of Good Evidence you need, without manually throwing away the Bad Evidence.
- In Turnabout Mode, all of Phoenix Wright's assists become almost entirely invincible. Abuse them!
- In Turnabout Mode, not only is your evidence more powerful, but you can also use two in a row in a rapid-fire fashion. Abuse these keepaway tools, as they can do amazing chip damage against a player who is intent on blocking your Turnabout Mode attacks.
- In Turnabout Mode, your only low-hitting attack is crouching . Keep this in mind when selecting assists or choosing your approach, as low assists can mitigate this problem and create unblockables with jumping , or if your opponent is blocking everything and knows that crouching cannot hit low, dashing in with a crouching can sometimes trick the opponent.
- In X-Factor levels 2 and 3, Phoenix Wright in Turnabout Mode has an X-Factor loop / infinite with crouching . Keep this in mind if your Turnabout Phoenix Wright doesn't have 3 meters, or really needs to save the meter.
- After knocking one opponent out, the duration waiting for the next character to come in gives you enough time to search for two pieces of evidence easily, and a third or more depending on Assists and use of Maya. Defeat an enemy with Ace Attorney, then search enough to be ready for Turnabout again!
- As of the 12/19/2011 patch, Wright's Press the Witness and Paperwork assists, when in Turnabout Mode, are no longer fully invincible when called. Keep this in mind and use them with care.
Combos
Investigation Combos
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Trial Combos
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- +, , +,
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- +, , +, , Dash, , , , , , , , , , , , , +, , , , , , ,
- +, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , +, , , , , ,
Turnabout Combos
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Notes
- After the third "Hold it!" in Trial mode , the oponent should be in a stunned state, allow the oponent to fall to the ground and continue the combo. This applies on the second, third and fourth trial mode combo.
- To do trial mode combos number 3 and 4, you need to have done "press the witness" (+) Once before and twice before respectively. If you lose track of how many times you've done it, you can end the combo after the first air series.
- "Bridge to the Turnabout" can be combo'd into illumination. (, , +)
