Updated Autopsy Report

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Updated Autopsy Report refers to an oft-used plot twist in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney games. In the games, Phoenix Wright will make a case to prove his client's innocence based on the autopsy report of a murdered victim, only to have prosecutor Miles Edgeworth poke a hole in his argument by presenting an updated autopsy report out of nowhere. The trope has been mocked online in image macros and video remixes.

Origin

In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, after Phoenix makes a case proving his client's innocence of murder based off the autopsy report of the victim, Prosecutor Edgeworth will often present an "updated" autopsy report that again makes it plausible Wright's client could be the murderer. The first case this happened in was "Turnabout Sisters," the second case in the first Phoenix Wright game (shown below).

Spread

The trope has long been joked about by Phoenix Wright fans. For example, on May 31st, 2015, Tumblr user wonderfulworldofmoi^[1] posted a comic about the trope (shown below, left). On June 20th, 2016, iFunny user AceFluffy17 posted a SpongeGar meme about the trope (shown below, right).

The trope has also been joked about on YouTube in video remixes. On June 15th, 2019, YouTuber PanTran posted a remix of Edgeworth dancing as the words "Updated Autopsy Report" appeared, gaining over 240,000 views (shown below, left). On September 18th, 2019, YouTuber iKiwied posted a skit about the moment, gaining over 167,000 views (shown below, right).