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its giving ma meilleure ennemie

lie down and freeze

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literally William Afton in There's Something About The Aftons

Don't worry guys I think I figured it out

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meanwhile with Minernat (my ocs)

Minerva and Nattallie: *LITERALLY ACTUALLY TRYING TO FUCKING MURDER EACH OTHER*

Wrightworth "he fell first but he fell harder" is Edgeworth pining painfully for years and Phoenix then finally figuring out his own feelings and going "we have to get married like right now or else I will literally blow up!!!"

meanwhile with Klapollo it's like

Klavier: playfully flirting and writing approximately 800 songs about Apollo

Apollo:

Apollo:

Apollo:

Apollo: SCREAMS

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some plz gush with me about an ace attorney x the locked tomb au DX

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so am i

but that has nothing to do with this so stfu

Something weird I just realized the other day...

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At 20 years old, Miles Edgeworth’s only mentor tells him never to step foot into his opponent’s territory lest he fail to crush them in court. 4 years later, Edgeworth enters Defendant Lobby No. 1 to warn opposing counsel Phoenix Wright about Redd White’s decisive testimony.

Some post-AAI1 reflections + how Phoenix unravels Miles from the very moment they meet again.

After playing through the original trilogy, up to 4-2 on Apollo Justice, and all of Ace Attorney Investigations 1, I couldn’t help but jot down my (admittedly incomplete) thoughts about Phoenix and Edgeworth’s relationship, especially as it pertains to Miles’ “unraveling,” or his departure from von Karma’s teachings.

We already know von Karma had no love for Edgeworth. Crushing the late Gregory Edgeworth’s legacy under the guise of mentoring his son (and eventually ruining his career at its peak) was von Karma’s last act of hatred towards the departed.

From Miles’ perspective, however, von Karma was an accomplished teacher to whom he owed his gratitude and career’s success. This is important because Edgeworth’s actions are fundamentally motivated by his desire to express his “gratitude,” repay debts, and honor legacies.

His debt to von Karma compels him to strive for the perfection his mentor obsesses over. Achieving perfection takes the form of absorbing von Karma’s teachings, among them the AAI1 screenshot from earlier: only face your opponent in court, and make sure you crush them when you do it.

We know for a fact that the “demon prosecutor” internalizes von Karma’s teachings. He follows them to a T.

So, following 15 years of indoctrination, 4 years of putting the von Karma creed into practice, and an entire childhood AND early adulthood’s worth of gratitude, you’d THINK Edgeworth wouldn’t dare dishonor him…

Until he does, by coming to the defendant lobby to speak to his “enemy.”

Prior to playing AAI1, I thought the impetus for Edgeworth’s character development was 1-3, wherein he reevaluated the facts of the case and helped Phoenix get Dee Vasquez a guilty verdict. I still think 1-3 was the first time he consciously acknowledged the possibility (keyword: possibility) that his prosecutorial upbringing wasn’t..sound…(lmao!)

But with this AAI1 von Karma and Bratworth interaction, I now believe it was 1-2—with Edgeworth subconsciously disregarding his mentor’s teachings and Phoenix acting as the catalyst—that shows us when he first strayed from the path of a Von Karma.

An aside: Do I think AAI1 Bratworth was perfectly characterized? Not at all; he’s much too noble for that era of his life, though I don’t think it affects my case.

Edgeworth is a man full of contradictions. He comes to the defendant lobby to tell Phoenix his case is hopeless, though he has no obligation to disclose—nor has he ever set a precedent of disclosing—decisive witnesses’ information to his opponents.

He tells Phoenix he’ll do anything to get a guilty verdict, yet he warns the defense that his witness’s testimony will be considered infallible, prompting the player (Phoenix) to dissect the following testimonies with more care.

He tells Phoenix not to expect any special treatment from him, yet his very presence in the defendant’s lobby is in direct opposition to his respected mentor’s wishes.

It takes just one appearance from Phoenix for the filaments of von Karma’s indoctrination to unravel. 4 years into his career, Edgeworth has met many attorneys—most notably, Mia Fey—who embody Phoenix’s faith in his clients, yet none could shake his foundations like Phoenix Wright.

Edgeworth may have not been ready to turn a new leaf upon his first encounter with Phoenix, but the fact that a loose thread from his childhood (that’s emblematic of his innocence, his dreams, and dare I say his father’s drive) ultimately lead to his unraveling is poetry if I’ve ever seen it.

TL;DR Phoenix deconstructs Edgeworth like he was born to do so. The moment Phoenix decided to chase after him, Edgeworth had already lost.

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phoenix wright, human disaster

i love parks and rec and ben wyatt reminds me of phoenix

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*Let's See How Far We've Come by Matchbox 20 plays in the background*

day 7: anniversary

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well it kinda makes sense we never get to see who he was as a person since fnaf is mainly told from the perspective of those hurt by him

The problem I have with how William afton is written is that he’s written like the villain… and nothing else

To me, he would be a million times more scary if he was like… a person. Like I want to hear about his hobbies, not just making animatronics. I want to hear him interact with others and be. like. normal. I want to hear how people who LIKED him felt about him. He can be a polarizing character, yes, but he should be a PERSON. I should know shit about him other than the fact that he killed people.

That’s why I love the movie version of him. You see him just fuckin talking. Like he’s trying to show people that he’s a normal dude!!!

Imagine you have this coworker, and one day he just disappears and you find out that he killed SO MANY CHILDREN and STUFFED THEM INTO ANIMATRONICS. But like last week you just had a convo with him about the weekend

It is 100% scarier if he’s just a dude and not William afton, super genius and villain of the five nights at freddy’s story.

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something in the closet, that's what.

What is William Afton cooking in FNAF

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ok so this is a work-in progress, but here are some of my castings for an Ace Attorney x Locked Tomb AU:

Phoenix as Gideon

Edgeworth as Harrow

Apollo as Nona

Dahlia as "Dulcinea"/Cytherea

The Gavin brothers as Ianthe (Kristoph) and Coronabeth (Klavier)

Gumshoe as Ortus

Maya could possibly be Camila

that's all i have for now...

Honestly, if yall have any ideas for who the other characters should be, I'd be more than happy to hear 'em.

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(prev post) Imagine Nick singing this after waking up in and taking control of Miles' body after he's been shot;

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THIS

also the idea Edgeworth getting a DIY Lobotomy just to forget Phoenix because he is physically and mentally unable to function knowing Nick sacrificed himself for him, while Phoenix is trapped in Miles' body is just...

hey has anyone done a TLT X AA AU?

Cuz like, I swear;

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reapeat offender oF WHAT-

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Edgeworth got tired of Nick constantly oggling him in court XD

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This but with Trucy and Phoenix

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I am Literally *OBESSSED* with the idea of an Ace Attorney x Locked Tomb AU with Phoenix as Gideon and Edgeworth as Harrow...

I just