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the woman in the river shows me an axe of silver and asks if it is the one I lost. I respond that it is. she produces an axe of gold and asks the same question again. I shamefully look away, not sure whether I'm comfortable admitting that I was dual wielding

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The original comic is "DREAMS END COME TRUE" by @/mothcpu, you can read it here!!

A brief summary of how I would structure the entirely hypothetical Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 2. (Forewarning I'm literally brainstorming as I write this and also it is LONG)

It would most likely be taking place one year after Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, in this entry I would want to do more of a character study of the established Apollo Justice characters.

(I'm gonna put a cut here because Jesus Christ this thing is a beast.)

For the new prosecutor this time around I elect Lana Skye to come back into the fray. Or she could simply be a key witness in one of the cases, just to get some closure on her. I think it would be interesting to explore her dynamic after being in prison, as well as see how she would interact with the New Phoenix Wright™ as he is studying for the bar in this installment.

I love the idea of Phoenix learning to keep his cards close to his chest over the seven year gap and I want to see how older characters might react to this.

If I were to introduce a new prosecutor entirely at this point I would want them to be quite different from Klavier, he was already a groundbreaking change so it would be difficult to figure out a different character. I think maybe a character who's personality resembles that of Phoenix during disbarment might be nice. Someone who the player can tell is orchestrating something. Although I think I'd keep them openly cold toward the defense. Maybe even aloof toward the court proceedings entirely. They'd allow the defense to investigate all they want (because I like the idea of Apollo having an easier time investigating than Phoenix) but you would have the overwhelming feeling that they are planning something. Hands in a lot of places, so to speak.

This would all be a red herring leading to a genuinely likeable character doing what they feel they have to under whatever circumstances the game has them in.

I think Klavier Gavin should be a defendant in one of the cases this time around. Possibly the third case of the game. Or maybe even the fourth, a la Turnabout Goodbyes.

As for any new co-counsel, Phoenix wright himself. I want to see him take on much more of a mentor role for Apollo, because that was severely missed in AA4 mainly because of his orchestrating the conviction of Kristoph. I think bringing him with us on the cases would be so fun and there would be so many opportunities for hijinks and callbacks to the trilogy (like how he jumped off a burning bridge).

I think Phoenix would only co-counsel for the final case of the game, maybe it would even involve him in some way, or if Klavier IS the defendant, maybe Phoenix would co-counsel as a sign of goodwill to him, like saying "we're good." Without actually saying it.

I think our second case of the game would involve one of Trucy's school friends as the defendant. I think making Trucy directly involved with the defendant would let us see a new side to her, less jokey and cheery and much more of the calculative, observant girl we know is hiding behind her exterior. I think she would finally decide that that would not be the time for joking. Or possibly she would be jokey and cheery, but we would still be able to see a more serious side to her.

At least one of our cases would be delegated to fleshing out our new prosecutor (because now I'm married to the idea of introducing an entirely new character), possibly finally giving Apollo a lot more information to work with than usual. Or finally showing off just how far their influence reaches.

Ema Skye is still the detective because she needs to be or else I will riot.

Would I include any more characters from the original trilogy? Possibly. I like the fact that Apollo's story is very separate from Phoenix's in AA4. An entirely different cast, and entirely different vibe. The inclusion of trilogy characters would highly depend on whether I think I could do something new with them, as well as if I think I can genuinely fit them in somewhere and give them the screen time they deserve.

Also I think including trilogy characters is something for Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 3. It would be fitting to wrap it all back around at the end of Apollo's trilogy.

As for bringing in Athena, I think she should be kept out of the Apollo trilogy, because there's already a lot of characters and if the third installment is going to bring back a bunch of trilogy characters, Athena would just absolutely crowd it. Instead, Athena should get either her own trilogy OR a spinoff game, because a brand new mainline trilogy for her might seem tired and there might not be a lot of good ideas for that, and Athena has already been done SO DIRTY. Go consult this post about an Athena - centric ace attorney game, because I think it's a very very good idea.

Any similarities to Dual Destinies? Clay Terran may actually make an appearance, but in this trilogy I don't want to involve all of the weird plotline about Apollo being from a different country or whatever. I've never played aa6 and I only got partly through case 2 of aa5 but I literally refuse to go any further with them, I just hate it. Apollo's only sibling is Trucy, he was born and raised in "The United States," and the most backstory we'll be seeing is his dad. And the portrayal of his dad will be entirely different and separate from what we get in canon.

Within this trilogy we will get: more of Apollo and Trucy being siblings, that good Klapollo shit, Phoenix and Klavier FINALLY TALKING TO EACH OTHER, and possibly some good good Klavier Gavin backstory. Also Miles Edgeworth will be elluded to, as he is chief prosecutor at this point I think.

Anyways I think that's all. If you've read this far, why? This was entirely my stream of consciousness as I decided to sit down with myself and think up a second installment in Apollo's story, there's probably a lot of flaws in my thinking but I can't be bothered to read this whole thing over again and fix it. Here. Take it.

Too bad the prophet Cassandra never met Odysseus

I mean don’t get me wrong I loved the game but that ending-?????

So yeah enjoy this crappily drawn infinite wall of text I DID WHAT I COULD WITH WHAT I HAD TO WORK WITH

(also please open in new tabs if you want to read anything goddang tumblr makes things tiny)

(p.s. I did another dumb thing as a sequel)

FANTASY HIGH ACOC AU GIRLIES DESIGNS YIPPEEEEE ignoremy rushed writing YOU GET THE GIST

If you're up for it, would love to see some Phoenix and Franziska friendship sketches (criminally underrated duo imo they'd be the worsties ever)

Okay I didn’t mean to accidentally come up with a new headcanon but I did. I think Franziska actually grows to care about Phoenix, considering he is her brother’s significant other and her girlfriend’s basically-brother. She gets embarrassed about it though because she has to maintain her Tough Girl Prosecutor look and can’t be showing sympathy for a defense attorney. When he gets disbarred, that wall still remains because she can’t be seen showing sympathy to a *disgraced* ex-defense attorney. However, she still feels like she should do something, so she masks her concern through the concern of the other loved ones. She ends up having movie nights with him (the same way Miles and Maya watch samurai stuff together) and they bond on the more cynical sides of the world, as well as deep down secret loves for musicals and pretty things. He becomes like a big brother for her in a way that Miles never really was because, while growing up, Franziska was often the one comforting Miles through his nightmares and trauma. That’s just one of the reasons why she refers to him as her “little brother”, as well as her just wanting to project herself as more in charge than she actually is. Franziska also develops a soft spot for hugs because she never really had them growing up. Miles isn’t really known to be the one to initiate hugs (although he does enjoy them), while the Wright Family (and this includes Maya) hugs ALL the time. Much like everyone else, Fran finds comfort in Phoenix’s hugs and is able to let her guard down with him (however, she tells him that if he tells *anyone* about this, she will kill him because she still needs to maintain her reputation as Tough and Scary for her career)

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HI WHAT WOULD THERAPY BE LIKE FOR APOLLO JUSTICE

DOES HE TELL THEM ABOUT THE MAGIC BRACELET. DOES HE TELL THEM THAT HE'S A HUMAN LIE DETECTOR AND THAT IT'S KINDA REALLY FUCKING WITH HIS RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE IN EVERY INTERACTION APOLLO IS AWARE OF THE CHANCE THEY MAY LIE TO HIS FACE

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL