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you gotta give it to aa4 it was REALLY funny of them to make apollo such a lawful good fuckin square and then put him in a position where he’s constantly surrounded by people who want to break the law to help him out + people who broke the law but he still has to defend them + people who want to manipulate him into breaking the law. and then in his first real case he has to dig around in the trash for women’s underwear and break and enter for evidence. and then he finds out that his special move is using poker tactics in court and it makes him look like the shiftiest attorney to ever exist

#apollo just wants to have 1 normal day #ace attorney

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really enjoy that by AA4 the established legal system is actually "arrest the first person you see and then the defense and prosecution work together to figure it out" like what an insane way of doing things

#like klavier has managed to figure out what took edgeworth like 5 years and a faked death #he's already going into the trial knowing the defendant is innocent and hoping the defence will figure it out

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One core trait of Phoenix Wright as a character that I rarely see discussed is how utterly evasive he is about his private affairs. It sticks out the most in AA4 when we see Phoenix from the outside, but "Phoenix won't tell anyone anything important unless he absolutely has to (and even then, he probably won't)" is by no means a new development for him.

From AA1 onwards, we see Phoenix dodge people's questions about his personal life time and time again. In part, this is by narrative necessity - Phoenix knows more than the player is meant to know in order to achieve the optimal tension curve. But AA takes his narrative shortcut and turns it into a real character beat.

Phoenix Wright is the most cagey fucker on the planet.

At the end of 1-1 Mia asks him how he came to befriend Larry and Phoenix dodges the question with a vague promise to tell her later - this also means that in all of his time working with Mia, he's never actually disclosed his full motivation for becoming a lawyer to her.

In 1-2, Maya asks him how he knows Edgeworth and he dodges, because of course he does. The same song and dance repeats at the end of 1-3. And despite Maya's repeated prodding by 1-4, Phoenix still has not told her a thing about his past. That's from October until December that Maya is left going ??? and her questions go nowhere.

Then, between AA1 and AA2, Edgeworth is presumed dead by suicide. Does Phoenix tell Maya about this? Absolutely not. He does not tell her in letters nor is he clear about it when they see each other again in person, months later.

What Maya gets once it's inevitable to talk is a vague 'he's gone' and no elaboration other than the request to not speak about him again.

This is Phoenix's default coping mechanism.

In AA3, there are numerous instances where he mentions forgetting Dahlia, not speaking her name again, etc. Edgeworth is 100% getting the 'person who hurt me too deeply to think about' treatment here.

But to not even tell Maya a vague overview on the matter, when Maya knew him too? Rough. And it just keeps going.

It's six months between telling Maya that Edgeworth is 'gone' in 2-2 and her finding out that 'gone' seemingly means' dead' in 2-3.

Maya complains about it, too. This isn't a matter of 'she never asked again', it's a matter of 'Phoenix is dodging all questions'. Gumshoe has to intervene in order for Maya to finally find out.

And finally in 3-5, does he tell anybody why he's going to Hazakura temple and why he seems interested in Iris? Absolutely not!

At this point we get Edgeworth openly acknowledging that Phoenix keeps his emotional cards extremely closely to the chest. When he states that he wants confirmation on whether or not he has met Iris before, this exchange happens:

Even as Edgeworth directly calls him out on being evasive and never actually speaking to people, all Phoenix can do is acknowledge that this is how he is by apologizing - but he won't change his ways.

AA4 Phoenix is really just a natural evolution of Trilogy Phoenix - Trilogy Phoenix is already evasive, already hates telling people about his struggles or accepting help... It's really no wonder that he'd isolate himself instead of reaching out once he gets disbarred.

#that makes sense tbh #seeing him from apollos perspective is so weird #like apollo hates this dude #likes trucy #HATES pheonix #when ur so used to seeing him all lovable its odd to see him being deliberately off-putting #ace attorney

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ALSO yall werent kidding about the pheonix/edgeworth multi-year pining vs apollo/gavin dating speedrun its been like 5 seconds and already apollo is calling him pretty

pheonix's insane character change between the og trilogy and apollo justice is......something

#also im loving apollo fr hes so funny #more deadpan than pheonix's inner voice

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pheonix's insane character change between the og trilogy and apollo justice is......something

#i do like that he's just turned into a weirdo trickster #saw poor wound up mr chords of steel and went 'i am going to make this kid so insane' #'he needs a mentor. unfortunately he got me'

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you came back wrong and i am racked with guilt because i cannot bear to see you like this and i should have let you rest. i loved you so much that i defied death itself but i do not think either of us are happy

#farcille conversation #dunmeshi

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Me writing

#i love him

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i loeve you phoenix wright ace attorney trilogy

#ace attorney

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gender euphoria is looking rly hot to other queer people and offputting to everyone else

#last weekend i went to a trading card convention with my brother #and tried to look as queer as possible so nobody would think we were a couple #(we dont look similar at all and it has happened)

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dungeon meshi episode 17 - chilchuck

#hes so shaped #dunmeshi

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Siblinggggs. 

I don’t draw or animate for fun much anymore, but I’m trying to change that. Getting motivation to do anything has been a struggle, but there’s always Ace Attorney.

#babygirl #i got the apollo justice trilogy but im putting off playing it bc my best girl wont be there #also im worried it'll not be as good as the og trilogy :( #ace attorney

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studio trigger understood the assignment. i would let her wreck me.

#so horny for this one gang #dunmeshi #dunmeshi spoilers

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chilchuck going "sorry leave me outta this one. i cant fight" but then hitting literally every precise shot with an arrow or projectile he ever made in the story INCLUDING PIERCING A RED DRAGONS EYE BY THROWING A KNIFE WHILE LEAPING AWAY my bro is a rogue with dex 20 and wants no one to know biggest liar in history

#king of staying in his lane #dunmeshi

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Part two of CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON (part 1 here) - this story really truly has everything and I haven’t even gotten to the crime yet. In the last entry I went off canon, but this update is almost all line for line in the book…why are they like this

(This is part of the Watsons sketchbook series!)

#op i love you this is so perfect #the 'you are not coming' 'then you are not going' is one of my fave bits #its so married of them i cant believe acd did that #holmes

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#god she really is everything #nobody else comes close #blood tw #gore tw

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Congratulations to Marcille DungeonMeshi for achieving Pathetic Little Man status on tumblr, a hard glass ceiling for many female characters to break. I look forward to calling you my sopping wet beast and poor little meow meow for fandom days to come. Keep trucking babygirl, you'll bag Falin one day

#poor little meow meow and also most powerful sorcerer ever who specialises in forbidden dark magic #queen #dunmeshi

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Fanart commission of Kiki and Namari based on these two pages. Art by @jawsstone who is primarily on bsky now under @jaws-stone. Please support them!

#dunmeshi #not even hiding it a little bit huh