#sorry for the constant aa4 posting i just replayed turnabout succession in prep for FINALLY PLAYING AA5 AND 6

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of course, turnabout succession is an AMAZING case but man. imagine how but better the last trial section would be if we got to actually see klavier and apollos thoughts on kristoph throughout the rest of the game.

the first glimpse we get of the gavins dynamic is at the end of turnaboit succession. we get ZERO indication of what klavier thinks of his brother or how kristoph treats him before that! though its a great moment seeing klavier stand up to kristoph, it feels like the end of a character arc that never began

apollo, i feel, works with what they were going for, but i think what they were going for was Really Boring. though kristoph was his Ace Attorney Mentor™, they never really had a stronger relationship than "employee and boss." so apollo thinks this situation is really fkn weird, but doesnt feel personally betrayed

thats fine and all, but imagine how much more dramatic and emotional it would be if he had considered kristoph a friend! first of all, itd make turnabout trump tell us a lot more about his character: he values the law above all else, even personal relationships. thisd make his growing dissatisfaction with the justice system yknow, actual growth! and this could be shown through krisophs little speach about the law being unchangable and perfect. as it is, it kinda comes out of nowhere - it emphasises the games message to the player, but within the game he has no reason to say this. theres been no indication up until that point that this is something feels strongly about! but if it had been shown a bit in turnabout trump, and apollo had inherited those ideas and spent the game unlearning them.. it wouldnt just be a moment showing how kristophs bad, it would be a mark of how much Apollo has grown too!

and like, its FINE how it is. but it could be so much better..

#sorry for the constant aa4 posting i just replayed turnabout succession in prep for FINALLY PLAYING AA5 AND 6 #i tried very hard for this to not just descend into headcanon but thats very difficult to do when talking about apollo and kristoph #because they are NOTHING. their dynamic is NOTHING. they feel NOTHING towards each other #alastop #ace attorney #aa #aa4 #aa4 spoilers #apollo justice #klavier gavin #kristoph gavin #turnabout succession #turnabout trump