#aj characters

[assorteda]

My bright boy Nick

[starrysharks]

my little human?

some ref sheets i finished down below:

[bixels]

April-Jacqueline angry expressions.

[ema-sahdmadhi]

"It seems you've had quite a life..." - Ema Skye, 6-5 Day 1 Investigation

[ophernelia]

@imogencrnza: it was hard getting them all to behave for a picture.

[chimchiri]

Rarijack

[soppsop]

there's so much talent in this fandom why haven't we romhacked apollo justice and made a rewritten dual destinies that continues what the previous game established and gives trucy a more important role etc. i think we can do it guys

[garlicrrow]

like whats up doomed yuri

[deadmaidclub]

this pizza is kind of fucked up

[doctordragon]

One criticism I see of Apollo Justice pretty often is that Apollo barely seems affected by his own mentor being revealed as a murderer. And honestly, I don't fully disagree. Kristoph in general is underdeveloped and his only relationship that feels complete is with Phoenix, HOWEVER

I also think this is one of the cases where AJ's flaws seem to add to the story. When things don't fully add up the way they should, the game begs us to ask why that is. I think this is absolutely one of those moments we should ask why this is.

It's because the emotional crux of Apollo's arc in turnabout trump has nothing to do with Kristoph. Sure, he probably looks up to his mentor and respects his skill, but Apollo's lack of emotional reaction to Kristoph's crimes suggests that he doesn't actually care about Kristoph all that much. More than anything, he likely sees Kristoph as a means to an end - becoming an independent, full fledged attorney (like Phoenix Wright) - than an actual bond. He's upset about Kristoph's murders, sure, but less because he actually cares about Kristoph and more because he just lost his job.

Apollo's emotions in turnabout trump are entirely fixated on Phoenix. Kristoph is a good lawyer, sure, but he's not Phoenix Wright. Apollo has been looking up to this idealization he has of phoenix for a good portion of his life. Phoenix Wright, who selflessly fought for the sake of the innocent. Phoenix Wright, who was himself uncorruptible in the face of the horrifically corrupted court system. Phoenix Wright, who valued truth and justice above all else. Apollo holds these values and his image of Phoenix higher than he ever could Kristoph. Partially because Phoenix is legendary and also partially because Phoenix was an idea to him, not a tangible person saying real things to him.

So when Apollo learns that Phoenix is willing to forge evidence, it breaks him. Now, this perfect ideal attorney he looked up to doesn't exist. If he forged evidence here, he could have cheated his way through all his legendary trials. In the dark age of the law, Apollo finally found some truth, some purity he could cling to. But now, it was all a lie, a forgery just like the card. And if even Phoenix Wright can fall to corruption, what hope does the law world have for a better future?

Losing his mentor and job sucked, sure, but he's a little bit too preoccupied with losing his hope and entire worldview for that to matter.

[assorteda]

A blooming love (2024)

A redraw of an old piece that I really liked from 2019

[contact-guy]

so I'm reading the Raffles stories

[bixels]

"Rarity" and AJ!

Ponyville's most premier fashion designer, "Rarity." After traveling Europe and apprenticing with the haute couture visionaries of France and England––under the persona of a Shanghai socialite––she returned to the states a reinvented woman, leaving behind her past.

April-Jacqueline, the proud proprietor of the Apple Family Farm––a communal touchstone of Ponyville's hootenannies and barn-burners, as well as the town's largest orchard. A believer in Southern hospitality and an appreciator of applejack liquor, rodeos, and her Winchester rifle.

[noalarmssnnosurprises]

Why was she holding his hand

When she supposed to be mine

[ophernelia]

a cute boy and a cute home.

[aj-illustrated]

is anyone else still obsessed with this franchise or is it just me