Foils and mentors
I think the most interesting thing about Phoenix Wright is that he’s an asshole with a heart of gold. He’s snarky, he’s meanspirited, he’s grumpy, he’s cynical, and as much as he talks about trusting people he’s very suspicious of…
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Religious Abuse in Kurain
Some observed subtext of cult behavior and religious abuse in Ace Attorney’s Kurain village (to be added to later) Strict adherence to tradition very little modern technology allowed physically isolated from the rest of the world Children are indoctrinated in…
So-called Sibling Dynamic
Miles and Phoenix ‘sibling dynamic’ traits. (written as a thought experimen’t becausse of how often people call Phoenix and Maya and Athena and Simon ‘siblings.) grew up together in young childhood Miles sticks up for Phoenix when no one else…
Phoenix Wright; excellent detective, terrible attorney
So, in honor of Phoenix Wright Disbarment Day… We agree that Phoenix Wright is a very excellent detective, and a very terrible defense attorney, right? only defends clients who are innocent checks to make sure that they’re actually innocent using…
Things that just happen to Apollo Justice
Things that just happen to Apollo Justice father is murdered when he’s an infant. raised through early childhood as a son of the leader of a group of guerrilla terrorist lawyers. abandoned by his guerrilla terrorist lawyer surrogate father to…
Magnifi Gramarye is terrible
Nobody is out here trying to hand Magnifi Gramarye a father of the year award (I hope), but I’m genuinely reeling over just how incredibly awful he actually is. Because amnesiac Thalassa didn’t just ‘magically’ disappear to a different country.…
Yesterday I talked a lot about the gay subtext in Ace Attorney– it exists, and there’s lots of it. Today, I’m going to talk about the het subtext in Ace Attorney– it exists, and there’s lots of it. Honestly, I…
Apollo Justice and Gay Subtext
There’s lots of gay subtext in Ace Attorney. But when looking specifically at subtext that might be intentionally put in the narrative by the creators with the intention that the character in question is actually gay, I think the main…
Athena Cykes, Autism, PTSD and Masking
I saw a take about how it was weak writing, or bad development/a bad character introduction not to let Athena stand on her own in her introductory trial, and I have to disagree. I think that asserting that Athena has…
Good and Evil in Ace Attorney
So one of the things I like to pick apart in a fictional narrative where good versus evil is a relevant theme, is how does the narrative depict the nature of evil, and what tools and mechanisms does it give…