UMvC3 - The Ultimate Phoenix Wright Tutorial 

Wait... Did anyone else notice how something like half of his strategy involves /cornering his opponent/?

I don't care how often I get my ass kicked, I wanna play Phoenix because I simply love that he's in a fighting game

I got top 32 in every tournament I've went to. The fact that only up to 24 people attend these tournaments may have something to do with it, but still.

I love 2 things about this video: 1. The 'Attorney Advice' boxes were in character 2. The Judge's gavel slammed down the instant the tutorial was over.

I love that Phoenix has the biggest X-Factor boost of the cast. Because a lawyer is someone who keeps on smiling no matter how bad it gets!

Can I just say that the little Maya that shows up after he demonstrates the combos is freaking adorable?

- Sees Phoenix Wright In a Game- * Buys Game * *Only Buys because Phoenix Wright is In it*

OBJECTION! There is a contradiction in this video! It's stated in this video that unless the opponent is blocking or is in an invincible state, Wright's level 3 will hit them no matter what. When in fact, if one of the opponent's assists is onscreen when Wright's level 3 is activated then the hyper won't work. TAKE THAT!

"Is this what I've been doing to people this entire time? This feels terrible!" -Lythero when a Phoenix player turnabout moded on Lythero.

If Phoenix was in smash I would die

now that i can finally play the game on PC, im back to really dissect this video haha

Yo I can't thank you enough for making this I really like Phoenix Wright but was struggling with his combos now I'm landing big damage non stop

This is from far the best tutorial for Phoenix Wright! The moves are well explained, with the imput buttons on screen. You talk smooth and paused so anyone who is not fully fluent on english can understand. Those PW songs on the background of the explanations and the best of course is the attorney advices! Total respect for this video!!

Holy shit.... I got reccomended this on my youtube in 2023 Jesus this video is old

I spent weeks slowing down the footage of every combo and adding a little button icon for every move used with exact timing. The video can also be paused if you need to look over the inputs. Sorry, but I'm not going to re-type all of it again in a way that has less clarity into the already over-bloated video description.

sheee i wanna play phoenix now. why are low tiers always the most interesting

I'm really glad you enjoyed all the little details that ultimately took just as long to put into the video as the big things. It definitely makes it all worthwhile, so thank you!

I must be really stupid... have not played once since last EVO and I'm gonna participate again. It's good that this video is still here, it can let me relearn the basics a second time. Lythero, I still thank you for teaching me all of this 3 years later.

Anyone who thinks the character was a waste of a character slot and DEMANDED a different one... Learn to have fun, once in a while! Phoenix is awesome for just some casual fun of someone trying to mess around in the game. Once you get his specials down and understand the evidence system, you can start just dancing around with the Ace Attorney in matches! Honestly, very few characters offer the same 'whimsical fun' that Phoenix Wright provides as a fighter. And heck, if by the end, you still like him and want to use him seriously, adamant that it can be done, well... That's what this tutorial is for; those who really, REALLY want to give him some use.

Watching in 2018, and its still really helpful even today. Also the little animations add so much, great video

I recently got my first arcade stick and picked up a copy of UMvC3 and have been having fun. I really wanted to play Phoenix but couldn't get a handle on how he played and then I stumbled across your video. I can now play Phoenix better than before, I may still be learning the Stick but I'm having a blast playing Phoenix now and its thanks to your awesome tutorial!! Thank so very much!!

Nooooo why did Pearls say "Nick" instead of "Mr. Nick"?! In any case, except for that one flaw, this is a perfect video!

Who could win? A god with the power of destroy everyting? (Dormamu) Or A lawyer with funny hair?

I like that the opening theme is one from an Ace Attorney game where you're playing as Edgeworth, not Phoenix.

I really wonder why an "average" defense attorney is on the streets duking it out with ginormous, super-powerful, and larger-than-life characters. Pretty hilarious when you think about it.

My tutorials bring all the pros to the Tubes, And they're like; "This is nice and all but Phoenix Wright's still shit, dude." ... Not sure where I was going with that.

I died when phoenix said "take that" and the opponent just got ko'ed lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!! still better than Dan signing a autograph and throwing it

I wish court was like his game

Hello human, i am God, your Lord and your savior.

12:13 I just realized that the slo-mo hits are on beat.

When you're fighting she hulk or super skrull, be ready for loads of command grabs. You can use this to your advantage though. Try jumping back for a bit so that they don't just run in trying to grab you, then call maya's shield, but instead of hiding behind it, just jump towards them. They'll often go for a command grab once they see the shield, and then they'll be wide open for attack. Don't bother trying to grab Zero. Just wait for him to air teleport over Maya and hit them on the way down.

Finally able to play UMvC3 fully thanks to it being on PC, and now I can finally watch this video and learn. Thanks Lythero!

An elegantly edited video, a soothing voice, and information that most people won't know about a niche character. This is a great tutorial here, I commend you for your dedication and patience. The information about Phoenix specific traits was so useful it made me consider picking this game back up. I didn't think that could happen, so I thought you should know!

Can I get a gif of that Maya thumbs up?

You're welcome. And as a fellow fan of the PW games I wish you luck on learning your ways around the game's mechanics. They're not all that obvious at first.

His main weakness: updated autopsy report.

even though I'm not familiar with the series the little blurbs in the corner written like those characters were incredbly charming

I really want this game, but i don't have enough emone (*by the way, what does Phoenix even say on the Maya hyper? I can't understand it..*)

I can't believe the best tutorial available on RU-vid is on my favorite character in the game! Seriously man, fantastic job and this and I wholeheartedly thank you for making Phoenix Wright an approachable character.

I only just got recommended this somehow???

Thanks Lythero, I had just recently bought UMVC3 and I've been having a difficult time using Phoenix to his greatest potential. My team is Phoenix, Doom, and Wesker but I'm still experimenting. But thanks to your guide I've gotten a lot better with Phoenix. Thanks a bunch Lythero, you are the best!

Ten years later and this is still the best character breakdown in fighting game history. I don't play MvC3 much, but kudos to you man, for playing characters that you love, not characters that can give you free wins. (Though turnabout Wright is low-key God Tier haha).

Watching all the Lobby Shenanigans and your videos year after year with Phoenix just makes me want to learn this character after my hiatus from this game. Super useful tutorial even 12 years later thank you Lee!

Hold it! Franziska didnt say fool nearly enough

Thanks for the really detailed video. I just got the game and am willing to put in work for Wright. This was the most helpful video I found.

The five dislikes keep me up for 5 more hours at night where I sob in the corner, unable to sleep. Then I give myself 1,471 (and counting) slaps to the face for being so silly.

Just unknowingly use the best pursuit music in the intro. This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you introduce a tutorial video PROPERLY.

2:28 Holy shit! ***** is beating the cap out of me!

I don't play fighting games, I just wanted to just to get my head wrapped around how the heck my detective boy would even work in a fighting game. I think this did that, and I absolutely loved the little added animations and in-character tips.

I-FREAKING-LOVE-PHOENIX-WRIGHT-NO-HOMO

Oh dear. You should check out the move list in the pause menu and do some of Phoenix Wright's missions in mission mode. Then when you manage to get to around mission 9 you should be ready to check out the video and learn some of the combos here. As for your question: You summon Maya's shield by doing a quarter circle forward (as in down, down-forward, to forward) and then press the light attack button.

This game introduced me to the Ace Attorney series. XD

That was an incredibly creative, well thought out and informative tutorial on Phoenix Wright Lythero. Thank you for taking the time to create it.

n... n... nine years ago? it hasn't been that long, has it?

Every time I watch this video I want to continue working on PW. Simply put best PW tutorial and probably best UMvC3 tutorial as well.

Hey guys! If you're trying to find a certain timestamp for all mode combos or tips just come here and select a timestamp and learn! 0:00 Intro 1:23 Evidence 3:33 Maya attacks 5:48 Investigation Mode combos 8:38 Trial Mode combos 9:22 Questioning attacks 13:25 Getting Into Turnabout mode 14:52 The actual Turnabout Mode combos 18:24 Concluding tips to know so you don't give up in battle

You forgot to mention hands down one of the most practical uses of the photo evidence: instantly stuffing an assist. Dante keeping you from landing an objection? Use the photo Doom Missiles making it hard to go in? Use the photo Strider constantly teleporting above you and keeping you locked down? ....then just switch to Dante.

"Maya organizes the happiest of birthdays, take advantage of them." Seriously, she throws the best parties, burgers and Steel Samurai marathons for all.

Fantastic guide, both in style and substance. While I am not good at fighting games (Terrible dexterity), I was able to understand everything in the video easily. Definitely worth 20 minutes of my time.

11 years later this popping up in my recommended is crazy

Yeah, I noticed. If I were to make another video continuing any of this tutorial business that'd be one of the things I'd mention. It's always best to pick up another piece before getting rid of bad evidence simply because it seems more likely to work. Evidence is a convoluted system. I wish I knew how it worked.

Top Three for me: "I've got all I need!" "I can't control it!" "Now...I'm motivated!"

I don't even play this game, but I'm a fan of PW and I think you did a great job explaining things and editing, getting in the mood for the character, etc. So you have my congratulations, I hope this was useful for Phoenix Wright users.

Waiiit... Phoenix's pallette swap looks awfully familiar... and so does Maya's... *GASP!* It's Ghost Trick!!!!!

Yes, do this instead to blow your own mind: Crouching H, and Heavy Break the witness. Job done with one hyper.

So, here's a resume of what happened to me a few hours ago: - Watch this video before heading out to do stuff because I needed to burn up time and it popped into my recommendations - Go to do business, after finishing I went to a local arcade place nearby where they got consoles with fighting games - Picked up UMvC3 and start playing on training mode - Started doing the combos on the video almost naturally (at least the ones I remembered) - Some local "fighting gurus" said I'm using their favorite spot, wanted me to go away - I refuse since is the last console available , then some random guy said we "Let our fist do the talking" in UMvC3 - Both agreed, those guys and spectators were smiling like psychopaths - Didn't know what characters to pick aside from Wright, I chose him alongside Zero and Chris - One of the guys sits and chooses Dante, Wesker and Sentinel, his smile was even creepier and everyone was staring at me - Quickly he takes down both Zero and Chris only with Sentinel as if it was nothing, Wright is left - Start popping out combos like crazy, happy birthday Sentinel and Dante, only Wesker was left - I took quite the beating dropping into like 15% of HP, breakaway and then Objection! and activate X-Factor - Do a bit of a combo to set up Ace Attorney and won, everyone look up on me, then started to being called a cheater by everyone - I leave the place, not before I say "Just accept it dude, you lost to a rookie, and if I "were cheating", which I'm not, you could as well, since it is your favorite spot, right?"

My production values usually consist of like, at least two meals per day. As you can see, the amount of funds that go into this line of work are astronomical. Also, you're very much welcome.

Anyone from 2020?

I didn't add the AJ characters, because Phoenix Wright is still a lawyer. Kay didn't meet Phoenix in Miles Edgeworth Investigations, but she was in the same "time" as him. Kay did at least see Phoenix Wright though, when her and Miles are going over a bridge, you can see Phoenix, Maya and Pearls in a boat nearby. I messed up with Ema though :C I prefer her older, grumpy self. If I make another tutorial I'll probably include those characters, but I really wish Capcom made Hobo Phoenix an alt.

Classic Lythero. Gonna need Lythero Generations

You're plenny welcome dude. Glad it could help!

It's now 2014, and this is still the most useful Phoenix Wright guide out there. I'm still learning things from it!

I've noticed some folks getting out of it too. I can't say how to fix this without looking into it, but you can probably make it trickier by using paperwork to keep them in place, or do some high/low attacks while Maya's attacking to make it a bit harder on them.

0:41 "When Pheonix was announced as a new character in Ultimate (Marvel Vs Capcom 3)..." I wish. I really, really, wish.

I figure having the video show whether or not PW's in the air, or on the ground, will be enough for the viewer to suss it out. If you're having to write the inputs down first, then I can see where your gripe is, but the input is the same regardless of where he is, so it made far more sense not to clutter the screen with icon over-saturation. Thanks by the way, the graphics and animation took far longer than the tutorial did.

phoenix is a defense attorney. who is he defending in this game?

Best part about this guide is the music

19:47 i learned the hard way crawler assault is immune to ace attorney

This was very, very well done and I can tell a lot of effort went into this. Great job man.

British lythero

Nice to know he got better

"Order in the court!" "Objection overruled!" Oh Judge, how I love you so

I love the attourney advice, especially at 15:05

Phoenix' eyes were brown? MY WHOLE LIFE WAS A LIE!!!

It was at that point that Lythero realised he wasn't funny, he wasn't witty. People just liked his comments because he used Phoenix Wright.

My brother grabs the evidence fast asf

Man, hearing Lythero with a way stronger Irish accent makes me wonder what happened to change it.

Thanks, Lythero! Because of this tutorial, I managed to beat a 3rd Lord! (And I'm only an Amateur!)

Hot damn, why didn't I think of that? It was so obvious! Nice work on finding that out though! More damage for much less :D

0:40 dude, this isn't smash lmao

They're not exclusive, but it's difficult to tell how many more Hold Its you'll need. Think of it like this (Not in any way accurate, just an example). In order to get a stun, you need to hit an opponent with 100 stun points (SP). The amount of SP constantly deteriorates. Investigation Hold It: 30 SP Trial Hold It: 45 SP Turnabout Hold It (Objection): 80 SP While these figures are just baseless conjecture, all of the questioning attacks accumulate over the different stances, of that I'm sure.

I'm a dbfz scrub and just got this game on sale on steam. Phoenix wright looks cool to try out. Thanks for the vid.

Vergil and Wesker are a pain, there's little that can be done about them other than being ready for the mix-up, blocking, and then advance guarding before calling Maya. Zero's gives similar trouble, but his attacks take ages to finish. So my priority is to get Maya out as soon as possible so that Zero's just stuck there waving his sword for ages. All he can do is jump teleport, which will only leave him open eventually anyways. Best you can do is practise advance guarding at the right time.

Is it possible to get this game on PC? I don't have any consoles and would really want to play this

I'm very glad you enjoyed the video so much dude! Thanks :D

It's just a ladder, lee.

8 years later and here I am trying to learn how to play as him again

Lawyers op

You can do the down, down motion for the stance change before you hit the ground. Try doing it earlier.

5:19 WTF?