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It's my 10 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

I can hardly believe this, honestly.

Thank you all for continuing to engage with my existing posts even after all this time.

#10 year tumblrversary #tumblr milestone

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This blog still has 37 followers.

I’ve recently been doing another playthrough of the games, so if you’d like to interact with me again, just send me an IM here.

I’m always willing to talk to other fans of the series.

Regards, as always,

“Miles”

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http://the--wright--way.tumblr.com/post/82905863786/phoenix-wright-at-a-glance

Might I point your attention toward this meta I wrote awhile ago?

ok like granted i havent interacted with the ace attorney fandom in about three years but has there been any lengthy meta about how phoenix obviously suffers from some sort of clinical depression?

like everyone talks about how phoenix is depressed in AJ, and i think that doesnt really need to be explained at all, but i remember being struck playing JFA with how emotional that game was. like my friends at the time would talk about TnT as if that was the saddest game in the series but i really felt like JFA was the saddest, that phoenix’s dialogue had become so depressed, and i was only two games into the series

and anyway im replaying the series now to prep for SoJ and in thinking about how depressed phoenix becomes later in the series… its striking me that he’s fairly depressed even in this first game? a lot of his snarky comments are (inner commentary) which means he doesnt actually bother to say a lot of the things he’s thinking, even when chatting more could put people in more ease. he’s most emotive in the courtroom scenes, where he’s essentially putting on a show for his clients/the witness/the judge, and even though the courtroom is super tense he still isnt focusing 100% (in fact he picks up on clues a lot faster during investigation stages, probably when he’s not stressed out by the courtroom setting)

and even going further back, theres still more hints at this. hes 9 when he decides he wants to be a lawyer, but where is he when we see him next? he’s an art student. and if i remember correctly not a particularly good one? the AA wikia says he was studying law as well as art but thats just two things that he’s not particularly good with that he’s halfheartedly trying to get a degree in, almost as if he kind of wants to give up on his goals, and he’s only 21. also he acts all cutesy and lovelove with dahlia, but, like, he’s basically mimicking larry’s behavior. hes probably literally just imitating larry because he isnt sure how to gauge appropriate relationship behavior otherwise

i could go on but this already got kind of long, and i’m admittedly not the best at diagnosing characters, so maybe im off base here, but like… if you wan to tal about phoenix being depressed post-trilogy, maybe we should also talk about about all the signs of depression he has in the trilogy?

#phoenix wright

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Was Wright ever afraid of having people depend on him? I drawing blanks, he always told his clients to trust and depend on him no?

Yes, but when it comes to the people who are most important to him, especially the women in his life, he often freezes up on stand and fails to think clearly. We see this most in the last cases of JFA and T&T. Think about how he reacts to Maya relying on him and her life being in his hands.

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What do you think Edgeworth's glasses in duel destinies are real? Or just a way to feel closer to his dad? Maybe he is short or far sighted? I always thought of them like Simon's shackles, he takes them off when he gets serous (more serous?)

I think they’re real or he would have been wearing them sooner. Edgeworth’s glasses are probably for reading, considering that my father has had reading glasses since about 35 because he wore his eyes out by reading all of the time. 

I think he takes them off in court because they’re the sign of his desk job. Not that normal lawyering isn’t a desk job, in a lot of ways, I mind you … But in this case his reading has gone up by a large percentage since he assigns all cases in the district and oversees many other functions of the district’s court system. He’s sort of the face of the prosecutors of his area to the people. 

I know more about eyecare than I should because I have terrible eyes myself (20/40 with my glasses — it was 20/80 with my glasses when I was 5), but if I had to guess I’d say he was far sighted, probably, from staring at close up objects like tiny words so often. 

#ace attorney #miles edgeworth

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apollo/phoenix relationship analysis?

I’m going to assume you mean “platonic relationship analysis”, and leave it at that. This relationship is one that I used to have a pretty different view of, but after coming to the conclusions I did about Trucy’s forgery, it actually changed the way I believed Phoenix viewed Apollo and it changed the entire dynamic of their relationship in my mind. 

So I’m going to start by saying that their relationship boils down to two points: admiration and mutual misunderstanding. 

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#i'm reblogging this again because i was proud of it but no one cared

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Though that may have an impact on Mayoi, it really doesn't have much of a bearing on Maya. These games were localized for a reason, after all (because of the sheer amount of Japanese culture contained in the content -- Really their job was admirable). 

I think that's an interesting thing to point out, though. 

It’s one of those things like Magshoe where it’s heavily implied one-sided canon on one side and hinted at through textual and subtextual clues with the other. I think that they most CERTAINLY had romantic interest in one another and that his nickname for her was due to that. You can’t call it sexual harassment simply because she didn’t seem to be bothered and harassment implies that the other person needs to be bothered by it. 

Pearls is 9 in that game since she’s one year older than Trucy, who is 8 in the same year (because Bridge happens in 2019), but Maya is most certainly legally an adult. 

#maya fey

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Now I'm going to look into validating the pro-wrestling thing, because that's a shame if they made Godot slightly sexist just for some jokes. 

A real shame. 

Let me talk for a second about Godot and the idea that he’s sexist. Why? Because it bothers me that it’s even made it to his TV Tropes page that he’s the “licensed sexist” of the series. Under the cut for length.

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#godot #diego armando

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It's one of those things like Magshoe where it's heavily implied one-sided canon on one side and hinted at through textual and subtextual clues with the other. I think that they most CERTAINLY had romantic interest in one another and that his nickname for her was due to that. You can't call it sexual harassment simply because she didn't seem to be bothered and harassment implies that the other person needs to be bothered by it. 

Pearls is 9 in that game since she's one year older than Trucy, who is 8 in the same year (because Bridge happens in 2019), but Maya is most certainly legally an adult. 

Let me talk for a second about Diego Armando/Godot and the idea that he’s sexist. Why? Because it bothers me that it’s even made it to his TV Tropes page that he’s the “licensed sexist” of the series. Under the cut for length.

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#maya fey #diego armando

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I never considered the guilt thing because I don't think often about Godot/Diego, to be completely frank. but I don't think they were dating in the context that he called her "kitten" in.

My understanding of their relationship from subtext was always that they were interested in each other but never really took it to the next level, even if it was implied they cared deeply about each other and she sought revenge for him out of love and he out of guilt. 

I still think he disrespected her memory and robbed her of a bit of agency, but the point of Godot is that he's different from Diego. He's supposed to be conflicted and problematic. 

Calling him outright sexist, though? That's like calling Miles tsundere, except way more offensive. 

I would also remind you that during the third game, Maya Fey is 19 years old an adult. 

Let me talk for a second about Diego Armando/Godot and the idea that he’s sexist. Why? Because it bothers me that it’s even made it to his TV Tropes page that he’s the “licensed sexist” of the series. Under the cut for length.

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#godot #diego armando #mia fey

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In short, I do not believe Phoenix ever intended to "use" Apollo, nor did he try to ruin his career. In fact, it was the exact opposite. He wanted to help Apollo after feeling bad for the way Trucy put him in jeopardy. He was looking out for him, trying to help him come into his own ... But in an bass ackwards way that made Apollo feel awkward and made Phoenix look like a raging dick. 

#apollo justice #phoenix wright

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That could have been potentially embarrassing.

I'm glad I caught it. 

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apollo/phoenix relationship analysis?

I’m going to assume you mean “platonic relationship analysis”, and leave it at that. This relationship is one that I used to have a pretty different view of, but after coming to the conclusions I did about Trucy’s forgery, it actually changed the way I believed Phoenix viewed Apollo and it changed the entire dynamic of their relationship in my mind. 

So I’m going to start by saying that their relationship boils down to two points: admiration and mutual misunderstanding. 

First of all, Apollo loves Phoenix a lot in the way a lot f people love their heroes. I don’t think this is something anyone should overlook. Even when he’s bitter at Phoenix for betraying his expectations after Turnabout Trump, Apollo still looks up to him, and I saw a brilliant insight by someone once for his behavior before Turnabout for Tomorrow in DD that was really eye opening. In essence they said that Apollo felt so bad for betraying Phoenix’s expectations of him that he didn’t feel worthy to remain at the agency … And that was a really potent statement that I hadn’t realized, until that moment, was actually TRUE. 

Apollo adores Phoenix. Phoenix is his Lawyer Idol and he wants to be like him. It’s why, even when he thinks Phoenix is crazy, he takes his advice. He sticks around the Wrights and wants to figure out what caused Phoenix to be the way he is because he KNOWS so much about him. He wants to know the truth about Phoenix because he wants to know if his hero just might be who he thought he was underneath the slouchy bum who does not at all measure up to his expectations. 

I think that Apollo does get VERY annoyed with Phoenix, of course. Their personalities run counter in a lot of ways. Apollo DOESN’T have the ability to believe in everyone that Phoenix has, but that doubt is art of what makes him a good lawyer and allows him to explore the truth. I’m not sure if that’s something that even he understands, yet, but I hope he comes to realize it. And I hope Phoenix does, too, now that he fully trusts Apollo.

Speaking of Phoenix, Apollo DOES misunderstand him, and that’s why their relationship is so darn … awkward. He met Phoenix at an extremely difficult time in Phoenix’s life, and because Apollo bases his logical conclusions on specific and concretely observable emotional data, he was completely fooled by the bum act (and by Trucy’s really obvious ruse with Mr. Hat). He is not an intuitive guy. Apollo lives by his senses, and so Phoenix confuses him because his act contradicts the guy he’s read about. Apollo thinks something must have changed him and doesn’t understand that Phoenix is putting on a show for Gavin until it is pointed out to him through evidence. 

That initial impression of Phoenix still gets him down.

But he’s not the only one who misunderstands. 

Phoenix doesn’t really get Apollo, either. 

I think Phoenix cares for Apollo a lot in part because he cares about Trucy and KNOWS that Apollo is her biological brother. He feels a sense of responsibility for him as a result … But also because Trucy put his career in jeopardy. See, Phoenix lost his badge like Apollo COULD have lost his if the bloody ace has been discovered, which is why I think he offered him a job. He could have used literally any defense attorney to help him take down Gavin, but he wanted to use Apollo because he realized at some point that Apollo looked up to him. He still doesn’t really get him, though.

I think Phoenix is under the impression that, for various reasons, Apollo hates him. The way he talks kind of suggests that. Not to mention that Phoenix doesn’t trust Apollo even though he offers him work and tires to look out for him a lot because of his weird sense of pseudo-parental responsibility. He keeps him at arms length because he senses that he makes Apollo uncomfortable, and they don’t really overcome that until Turnabout for Tomorrow when Phoenix realizes that Apollo cares about the truth and was exploring every avenue of it in his own way. 

Before that, though, maybe he wondered how much influence Gavin had on him. It’s hard to say because Phoenix seldom comes out and says anything other than a sarcastic quip. He’s not a very emotionally honest person all the time, which is part of what makes him complex (and kind of the complete opposite of Naruhodou, but that’s another story). However, he does want Apollo to have a future as a lawyer and does feel bad and look out for him … Even if he feels like Apollo doesn’t like him or trust him (when Apollo is really just confused about him).

Half of their issues could probably be solved if they just sat down and talked to each other, but these two characters are not really likely to do that until they’re forced to deal with each other. Probably by Trucy, since they’re the most important men in her life. 

#phoenix wright #apollo justice

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Phoenix/Trucy relationship analysis?

I apologize for this taking so long. I had to really think about this because we really only see them together in a few instances, and though Trucy references her father numerous times (in Turnabout Serenade, for example, we find out he doesn’t want her to wear make-up) we don’t really know what their relationship is like day to day. We know more of how she was significant to Phoenix because we get to hear his thoughts on it in Turnabout Succession, but because we never have a narrative from her point of view, the best we can do is guess. 

And guess we shall.

Well, I think a microcosm of their relationship can be seen in Turnabout Trump, which sounds kind of loopy considering she shows up in one scene and is mentioned one other time, but just trust me on this.

See, I’ve seen a lot of fan speculation that Phoenix is the one that forged the bloody ace, but considering his line about a “naughty magician” and the source of the evidence in the first place, it is much, MUCH more likely that Trucy forged the evidence independently and gave it to Apollo during the recess. Furthermore, it’s far more likely that, given Phoenix’s evasiveness of the subject (and pretty much every other subject, but I think this treatment is pretty unique to Apollo) , he was simply covering for her and taking the blame to Apollo’s face so that she wouldn’t get in trouble. 

Phoenix is far too principled to ever employ forged evidence. He is not above using sneaky tactics to corner Kristoph, as shown from the camera hat, but he wants to make Kristoph lose from the weight of the real evidence. Forging would go against everything he has worked so hard for.

Trucy, however, is not above it. 

She has already lost one father and has been shown to be willing to lie to get her way, as shown in Turnabout Corner when she pretends to be kidnapped to save Apollo’s tail. It is not out of character for her to forge evidence when she feels it is justified. 

I think that her desire to save Phoenix is because she really and truly looks up to him and loves him as any daughter loves her father. Additionally, Phoenix’s desire to protect her shows that he loves her just the same and is willing to allow her to break the law and not face the penalties for it because of that love 

Their relationship over all seems to be a pretty relaxed and open one, with Phoenix being honest with her about their financial situation and allowing her to be the CEO of the Talent Agency, but they need each other. They saved each other and no one should ever underestimate the importance of that relationship.

For him, she is the light that gave him meaning and a reason to fight when he lost literally everything that had ever been important t him. She taught him to hold onto people and kindness and friendship, and we see in DD that he’s grown as a person in part to her. On the other hand, she probably felt guilty because she was the one who gave him the diary, but more than that he never blamed her, and he took her in and saved her from being put into the system. To say she has nothing more than great respect and love for him would be a lie, especially considering how perceptive she is. 

They love each other so much that Trucy is willing to do something she knows he will not approve of to save him (he does call her a naughty magician and I imagine that he got quite upset with her over what she did in a fatherly way) , and he is willing to lie to protect her, even to the point that he takes the blame himself. Phoenix treats her like a young adult and in return she gives him love and does her best to take care of him. 

#phoenix wright #trucy wright

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I was thinking about Edgeworth's interior design sense. 

It's pretty simple and masculine. He has a lot of clean lines and bold colors and everything is pretty simple and geometric. It made me wonder why people think he likes doilies when everything about his office can be summarized as "simple and bold" (this is a trope I actually see in fanfiction a lot when describing his living spaces). 

Is it the color of his drapery and his couch? Magenta is defined as a shade of red, and in any case, assigning gender to color is silly. Still, this shade is a powerful shade. It doesn't denote someone who is soft spoken and delicate, but someone powerful who commands attention and has a presence that fills a room. 

I think this is the sort of office I would be intimidated to walk into because it is so very well put together. Unlike Phoenix's office, which feels friendly and generic, Edgeworth's office definitely looks like he does and gives off the same austere feel of power coupled with careful elegance. Like the man, it makes you feel small, probably in art because the ceilings are so high, but the book shelf makes the occupant seem knowledge and the tea service and chess set make him seem cultured. Not only that, but he has a very neat desk that make him seem in charge. And again, that color is not exactly a delicate one. 

I would also remind people that those flowers are not his idea and that Wendy Oldbag sends them to him monthly. Why he keeps them around, I do not know, but the cravat pot is not his idea. 

#miles edgeworth

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Today I feel compelled to mention that I'm rolling around this idea for article about Gyakuten Kenji 2 in my head. It's not exactly my usual, but I have a lot to say about that game. 

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