#aa2 spoilers

[turnaboutinkstains]

The phrase 'ass foto' has been stuck in my head for days help

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[franzivonkarma]

I desperately need people to understand that Franziska's whipping thing really isn't solely a silly character gimmick. Of course it is to a degree, just like Godot and coffee and Klavier and air guitar in court, but so often I see people dismiss Franziska's whipping trait as an annoying feature that adds nothing to her character and I cannot stand it. This is a bit of a rant and I touch on gender inequality and the way I see a lot of men treat her as a character a decent amount within this because I feel like the fact that she is a woman is actually very important to this element of her character, and her treatment is also a lot of the reason why I feel compelled to talk about this in the first place.

Firstly what you need to understand is that not only is Franziska a woman, she is also laughably young when she becomes a prosecutor. She's a 13 year old girl trying to hold the attention of a courtroom of mostly grown men and be taken seriously. It's no secret that misogyny does exist in the Ace Attorney universe of course (see: Godot), but aside from this, maybe it's just because I've been playing Ace Attorney Investigations recently, but she is just very small all around. It's a running gag in Turnabout Reminiscence that she is short, she's small, she can't see things Edgeworth can - although granted Edgeworth is definitely fairly tall, most estimates I've seen linger around 5'8-5'10 (around 170-180cm). And of course, she is only 13 here, she's not done growing, but it's at this age that she actually did begin to prosecute. Naturally, she'd often be underestimated, and we can see a strong desire to prove herself during Turnabout Reminiscence, even just to her father; I can only imagine that this would extend further into her trials as a young girl. Secondly, she's the daughter of Manfred von Karma, whom she idolises to a godlike status and who teaches her everything she knows about prosecuting, and also a lot about life in general - he's her father. There's a lot I could say about their dynamic, but I feel that much of it doesn't need to be said in this specific post if you're already here dedicated to Franziska enough to bother reading this post.

Manfred's courtroom (and often, regular) behaviour revolves a lot around him taking complete control of the entire courtroom, with him even speaking over the judge, overruling objections he does not like and sustaining his own, and instructing witnesses himself. He also often snaps his fingers to direct attention to himself and his point. Franziska learns this, but how does a literal 13 year old girl follow her father in this regard? Well, by force. Whipping someone is a very clear way to get their attention. Not only the person it hits but the people around - whips cracking are loud, they take up a lot of visual space, and they also obviously cause harm to the person they hit. These are all things you can't really ignore - it forces you to look at her and pay attention to her and gives her control of the room exactly like Manfred. I've also been thinking a lot about the end of Justice For All in relation to this. She's lost to Phoenix multiple times and she couldn't beat him even once just to prove that she was better than Edgeworth as she so desperately wanted to. This brings me to another point about her use of her whip. While I think control is a huge aspect and is my main focus here, I think it falls more under the umbrella of Franziska's own perceived shortcomings. We also know that she doesn't believe she lives up to her father's genius, and that she consistently feels like she's walking in Edgeworth's shadow, she says it herself:

I think at least some part of the reason her whip is so important is because she believes she could very well be less than equal to others in the room in terms of certain traits. She sees her father as a genius, knows she isn't equal to him, and internalises this (whether she is actually less intelligent or not I personally don't know what I believe, I haven't played Justice For All in over a year and a half and I would have to replay it to decide my thoughts).

In having to be perfect, there are many expectations she cannot live up to, and this leads to many ways in which she falls short of what she believes she should be. By using her whip, again, she can account for her perceived shortcomings in other areas - control, her intelligence, her ability as a prosecutor. I think this last scene of JFA actually introduces us to the idea that Franziska is somewhat self-doubting in some ways and compares herself a lot with others, not just Manfred, but also Edgeworth, which we see more of in Ace Attorney Investigations during Turnabout Reminiscence, where we see her at 13 attempting to prove that she can "out-logic" Edgeworth for the entire case, and essentially, that she is "more perfect" than he is.

But to come back to her whip, control, and the end of Justice For All.

She is left with little of who she was before and doesn't know how to move on - everything she was taught to be from the moment she was born, she no longer is. She is 18 here, prosecuting for 5 years already and desperate to be prosecuting for even longer. As far as her life was set out, this was basically it for her - become a perfect prosecutor and prosecute perfectly just like Manfred - the ideal prosecutor in her eyes.

A Von Karma is perfect, but she is not - she lost, just like Edgeworth, whom she shamed for the same thing. She gives up her whip here, and I feel that it's truly symbolic of how she feels like she's completely lost control of herself, her life, her relationship with her father and most obviously her occupation as a prosecutor. How could she continue being a prosecutor when she no longer lives up to the idea of it that she's had her entire life? What use is her whip if she will not need to hold the court's attention any longer?

I'm sure a million other people have thrown their coin in the pot on this exact topic, and I'm sure many have said the same thing as me and many have said something different, but I needed to write my thoughts out about it because I couldn't stop thinking about her. This is one big reason why I feel like I see a lot of men who don't understand Franziska and see her as very annoying, gimmicky, and my least favourite - a "female Edgeworth." She is a woman who steals attention and space forcibly; both from characters in-game, and also from the player with her animations that take up time in trials and a lot of the visual space. Of course this makes her unpopular with a lot of men. I'm not saying that if you dislike her or the whip it comes from a place of misogyny, I am saying that I think her whipping trait is reduced to a stupid, annoying gimmick more than, say, Godot and his coffee, because a lot of people don't really care to see that there is intention behind it that reveals a lot about her character, just like how Godot's coffee problem is relevant to his backstory.

#if you read all of this thanks for being insane about franziska just like me #long post #franziska von karma #ace attorney #ace attorney justice for all #justice for all #ace attorney spoilers #aa2 spoilers #justice for all spoilers #val thinks #ace attorney investigations spoilers #aai spoilers #ace attorney investigations #aa2 #franziska ace attorney #ace attorney franziska

[small-spanish-face]

Shelly de Killer seeing how the woman he literally just shot in the shoulder keeps walking towards the courthouse as if nothing happened:

#ace attorney #aa #aa2 #aa2 spoilers #shelly de killer #shelly de killer appreciation blog #oh I know he was PANICKING #he was probably debating wether he had to call Phoenix again to tell him that he should forget about the 'gift' LMFAOAOAOAOA #tw gun violence #tw gunshot #just in case

[hyperfixatinator]

Hey, do you guys ever think about the "Not Guilty" option at the end of the Engarde trial? Shelly De Killer released Maya from her kidnapping. Phoenix's hands are no longer tied. He could've said "Guilty" and sent Matt Engarde to prison where he would await the death penalty.

Instead, though, he continues fighting to get his client acquitted. Only this time, it's not an act of mercy. It's an act of revenge.

Phoenix knows De Killer has made Engarde his next target. He knows Engarde would face a worse fate should he be sent free. Phoenix isn't being a savior here. He's throwing Engarde out to the wolves. He was about to pull Engarde out of the frying pan to shove him directly into the fire for what he did to Maya.

It's one of those brief glimpses into Phoenix's humanity that's both unsettling and sobering. His savior complex and heroic reputation make it easy to forget just how far he'll go when the right lines get crossed.

#ace attorney #aa2 spoilers #phoenix wright #matt engarde #shelly de killer #I wonder what was going through Edgeworth's mind when he witnessed Wright do this #just watching Phoenix stare Matt Engarde in the face as he condemns him to the worst fate possible

[artish-boi]

Happy Fools Day!

#she was what #seventeen? #and her dads a murderer and her brothers dead #ace attorney #aa #aa2 spoilers #franziska von karma #my art

[ethanhuntfemmefatale]

sometimes i think about an AA universe where Edgeworth didn't have to be shuffled off every 5 seconds so he could maintain credibility as a rival....where Phoenix didn't have to win every case...yes AA is a game yes i understand why it did that for the narrative. but when I look at those lonely scared 24 year olds from AA1 i can't help but think that their version of a happy ending would be to be able to get used to each other. to face each other over stupid cases and small things. Sometimes one winning, sometimes the other, until it hardly matters anymore, all that matters is finding the truth together. I want them to take each other for granted!!! i want them to look at the other across the courtroom and say "time to face this bitch for the hundredth time i guess!!" these poor bastards have never had anything approaching emotional stability before let them have each other damn it

#idk im just. emotional #i feel like at that age?? at that place in their character development??? romance aside that would be legit be #the best happiest situation for both of them. and i feel things when i imagine it #we see so much of the grand gestures intense moments side of their relationship #they're always helping each other in their darkest moments and stuff like that but i wish they could also have #a very mundane professional dynamic. bitchy and prickly and earnest cause they both care a lot. and loving in their way #it's sad to me that so much of fic revolves around the idea that 'when phoenix and miles start dating miles will finally stay' thats #so tragic!!!!!!! am i the only person who thinks that's tragic #the game had to keep them apart for Narrative Reasons but i know my boy miles edgeworth and he would want to get bored of that spiky hairdo #and that handsome face. from seeing it in court so much. #narumitsu #wrightworth #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #ace attorney #aa1 #aa2 spoilers #aa3 spoilers

[neu-apostolisch]

art for @tsunderecafe and their AA 2-4 bad end fic, which was inspired by @smokedhamu's art. process notes under the cut, if interested :)

#ace attorney #gyakuten saiban #ace attorney justice for all #aa2 spoilers #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #neu-art

[aubyrei]

i need to stop w these elaborate shitposts i swear they do me no good

#ace attorney fanart #ace attorney spoilers #ace attorney #aa4 #aa3 #aa2 #aa1 #aa4 spoilers #kristoph gavin #matt engarde #manfred von karma #calisto is behind matt. shes the reflection on the second window #but shes barely there so idk if i should tag her or not #eh #dahlia hawthorne #aa2 spoilers #aa3 spoilers #aa1 spoilers #spoilers for literally. everything #aai spoilers #just in case

[trlvsn]

edgeworth strikes me as the kind of guy that reads pride and prejudice and tries his best not to associate himself with mr darcy because. haha. what kind of foolish man acts so arrogantly towards the object of his affections only to do everything in his power to help that person's younger sister later. ridiculous and unheard of honestly

#oh to live in the ace attorney universe just to say everything i have fo say to edgeworth's face #you dumb dumb little man... you buffoon i love you like a king loves his jester #ace attorney #aa #phoenix wright: ace attorney #miles edgeworth #wrightworth #edgewright #aa miles edgeworth #ace attorney edgeworth #edgeworth #pride and prejudice #mr darcy #narumitsu #nrmt #ace attorney trilogy #raystextpost #pride and prejudice spoilers #aa2 spoilers

[earlgraytay]

Ace Attorney x Lowering The Bar headlines - 1/???

bonus:

#ace attorney #pwaa #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #mia fey #pearl fey #lotta hart #klavier gavin #ace attorney spoilers #aa1 spoilers #aa2 spoilers #aa3 spoilers #queue let in the rain

[stoopidstapler]

I LOVE HIM UR HONOR

#matt engarde #ace attorney #aa2 spoilers #SHOUTOUT TO DANSEY FOR SHOWIN ME THIS GUY #IM SO PREDICTABLE BUT GOD. HES SO SO AWFUL N EVIL N SO MESSED UP. I LOVE HIM. #blood #self harm #ace attorney spoilers #like. the lovely journey of him actin as an innocent airhead then revealed to be an evil piece a crap. I *LOVE* THAT SM #AND THE FACT HE GETS THAT DUMB GLASS OUTTA NOWHERE HGSHSAUDFG #and then ur left wonderin why he has those marks in his face and at the very end it’s revealed he did that to himself LIKE HOLY CRAP. #maybe more ''heavily implied'' i guess. but yea. come on #like. WHAT IS WRONG WITH U.

[paniknanikin]

Ace attorney 2-4 spoilers. (Not that I think it’s that big of a deal, I would just hate a goofy thing I made to ruin something for you)

Made a little Matt Engarde…

… With flippable hair!!!

The opportunity came and I had to take it.

#crochet #yarn #diy #ace attorney #crafts #matt engarde #aa2 spoilers #ace attorney fanart #what a devious little man #fanart

[selfdiagnosedeyemotif]

realising that every final case up until turnabout revolution did something new with their psyche-locks:

farewell, my turnabout is the first instance of five psyche-locks, with matt engarde; it also has you break multiple at the same time

bridge to the turnabout not only hands off the magatama to edgeworth at one point, but also has the special lock arrangement for the final set of the trilogy with pearl

turnabout succession introduces black locks which are just. honestly scary a little.

turnabout for tomorrow has you actually break a set of black locks

the first two might seem to be kinda small but i think that the little changes to the pattern do a really good job of signifying that This Time Is Different: matt and pearl both have some of the most important sets of psyche-locks in the entire franchise. arguably more important than kristoph's or athena's. and i think that's damn cool.

#matt engarde #pearl fey #kristoph gavin #athena cykes #ace attorney #aa2 spoilers #aa3 spoilers #aa4 spoilers #aa5 spoilers

[small-spanish-face]

New monthly(?) textposts yayyy

#ace attorney #aa #aa2 spoilers #aa3 spoilers #aai2 spoilers #miles edgeworth #phoenix wright #maya fey #matt engarde #shelly de killer #klavier gavin #larry butz #iris of hazakura temple #morgan fey #dahlia hawthorne #mimi miney #richard wellington #trucy wright #simon keyes #kay faraday #sebastian debeste #my textposts

[journalsouppe]

My spread for Ace Attorney 2 -- Justice for All! I had so much fun playing this game, especially the last case. I cannot wait to play Trials and Tribulations, I'll post its blank spread on Friday!

The Franziska sticker is from Ayabit from the Turnabout Cinema zine, the Nick and Edgeworth sticker is from Peachcott, and the large Phoenix sticker is from NoodlesAndTeaShop!

Writing typed below!

Rating: 8.7 Played: Sp 2023 Port: N. Switch Favorite? Y Replayable? Y Recommend? Y Series: Ace Attorney

Comments:

Insane opening sequence

ooo new music

Maya getting arrested in case 2 again T-T

I adore Pearl <3

Ini Miney is fun, I like 2-2 a lot

Pearl, you RAN T-T???

Thatched roofs <3

I really like how someone said Phoenix is much more critical and unbelieving when he has amnesia, he would be a good prosecutor

"Why is it lately, all I want to do is cry" Phoenix T-T

only 4 trials? : <

I know what you are O_O

Edgeworth faking his own death is so tragic... poor Nick

I really like Ini/Mimi, what a fun witness and culprit

PORCUPINE HEAD

oh sweet geebus

stepladder <3

did Franziska fucking kill Phoenix T-T omg

Maya really is the #1 Narumitsu fan T-T

PHOENIX WAS ATTACKED BY A TIGER???

Phoenix and Maya are the siblings ever

Two older men confessed to a 16 y.o. girl.........

fun circus music

Phoenix the asthmatic, walkable king

These are some harsh penalties T-T T-T

Phoenix also beat up and robbed by a monkey T-T

The puppet exploded lol

THE JUDGE BICKERING WITH THE CLOWN OMFG

THE MONKEY TO MONKEY CONVO?????

why do I relate so much to the Naruhodos T^T LMAO

Bribing Gumshoe with Milk

EDGEWORTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MAYA'S BEEN KIDNAPPED?? omfg y'all need a buddy system T^T

Fran was shot???

I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH EDGEY!!!!

Phoenix growling at Edgey T^T

ZOINKS T-T

SHOE THE CAT!!!

I love Nick and Edgey working together T^T!!

THE PHONE THROWING ANIMATION I AM LOSING IT

I love the twist in 2-4 and how similar it is to DGS 1-3 except you find out half way your client is 100% guilty and you still have to try to prove him innocent

the "i trust him" "you do" sounds like Nick realized he loves Edgey during court lol

the transmitter lol

love having a good and bad ending

KISS THEN

Summary: I absolutely love the Ace Attorney games. While I think game 1 was an overall better game, case 2-4 is in my all time favorite cases. I loved the introduction of new characters while also expanding on the development of returning characters. The game itself also improved with new music and animations. The music especially was really fun and I would just let it play, especially the circus music, Edgeworth's theme, and Engarde's themes. I wasn't the biggest fan of 2-3 but 2-2 and 2-4 were stellar. I think if this game also had an added 5th case ti would be just as good as the first game. But I still absolutely love this game, definitely a favorite of mine. The humor is unmatched. I had to pause and laugh out loud so many times. The writers and animators are real comedic geniuses. I love the trust and bond Phoenix and Edgeworth form, they are such interesting characters. I also love the addition of Pearl and Franziska, we love weird girls!!! Definitely a game I'll recommend to others! Truly a great experience!

#journalsouppe #bullet journal #journal #video game journal #ace attorney #justice for all #aa2 spoilers #aa2 #ace attorney jfa #phoenix wright #miles edgeworth #franziska von karma #maya fey

[cassiferlynnart]

kayyyyy and a dadworth

#kay faraday #miles edgeworth #ace attorney #aai2 #aa2 spoilers #maybe? #cassiferlynn