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boku wa missile not-monday (becauseit is not monday)

it's really cool that i can put shu takumi;s song about his doggie on my vocaloid playlist

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it's really cool that i can put shu takumi;s song about his doggie on my vocaloid playlist

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the thing about this post is i was literally laying in bed like haha. it would be crazy if trucy had any sprite overlaps with iris, especially given the fact that she doesn't really have any with edgeworth. that would be so funny.

wait

just sayingggg

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genuinely nothing sweeter than the fact that franziska and maya admire each other deeply for traits they don't think twice about in themselves. the way maya thinks franziska is so cool for being as accomplished and 'mature' as she is at their age, the way franziska admires maya for her consistent optimism and kindness towards those she loves... you just know that if they were to get close they'd be amazed at just how much they are admired by the other. it would be such a radical experience for the both of them and they would be so good at encouraging each other's self confidence. it's really sad that they've never really gotten to substantially interact in the games, but the fact that that is the case makes it all the more amazing how obvious it is that they get along and adore each other. when franziska drops everything to try and help save maya in bridge to the turnabout... they make me want to fucking scream, it's crazy how good of a pair they are!!!!

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californian aa fans be careful because at any applebees you go to there may be two coworkers who have shared a beautiful discussion on why wrightworth is mid as though they had just found their soulmate. i'm not telling which 😁

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i need phoenix wright in smash solely for the immense joy i would attain from watching him get his ass handed to him by like isabelle from animal crossing or something. like just standing there and letting him get beat up in marvel vs capcom is fun and all i'm not denying that but there would be something very special about if he got punted out of existence by just a nice little doggie 🐶

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i missed ur blog tbh

awww ty <3 tried to stay away but the siren's call of girlposting was too hard for me to refuse

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what in gods name is going on

just sayingggg

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i would actually have to leave the internet if feenris ever happened like i don,t think it woild but i would become a fucking ace attorney megalomaniac the idea of feenris becoming canon and wrightworth not is the funniest thing in the whole entire world to me shu takumi come on man pleaseeeee

when the aa7 announcement happens if shu takumi is back everyone will have to forgive me when i go full on makorra popping bottles about feenris

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when the aa7 announcement happens if shu takumi is back everyone will have to forgive me when i go full on makorra popping bottles about feenris

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just sayingggg

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why is it so hard for fandom people to care about female characters. like why do they have to actively try. what is wrong with you that it doesn't come naturally the way it does with male characters. i know the answer is misogyny but plenty of the people who do this wouldn't self identify as misogynists because it feels harsh but that doesn't mean it can't be something you've internalized so deeply that you think it's just natural. misogyny also isn't just about being outwardly malicious towards female characters but also about... not paying them much mind in the first place. "idk they're just not as interesting" you people like clay terran. you people like matt engarde where you would have to be PAID to think about dee vasquez or alita tiala

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i dream of her

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trying to explain ace attorney to children is so fucking funny like oh My favorite video game? well. you play as a lawyer. and um

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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.

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Artwork used for a officially made capcom vs tezuka crossover art museum that happened in Japan in 2020, 2021, and 2023

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seeing someone be incorrect about my favorite female character is like my personal 911