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    Posted: 16 May 2020 04:14 PM PDT

    Detective Gumshoe is a treasure

    Posted: 16 May 2020 06:48 AM PDT

    Ace Attorney x Pokemon part 1, sprites made by me

    Posted: 16 May 2020 07:28 AM PDT

    Did he just call the capital of France gay?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 12:16 PM PDT

    Why I love Inga Karkhuul Khura'in

    Posted: 16 May 2020 01:51 PM PDT

    "It's really hard to watch, I tell you."

    SoJ is my favorite main series AA game, and one of the reasons for that is how its overarching characters impact each other and the story. There is no single character that symbolizes the fantastic storytelling of SoJ than Inga Karkhuul Haw'kohd Dis'nahm Bi'ahni Lawga Ormo Pohmpus Da'nit Are'di Iz Khura'in III, or as I will be referring to him from here on out, Inga.

    It's difficult to talk about everything that makes Inga so great. There are some characters in AA who are universally loved, like most of the protagonists. There are some major characters who are quite mixed, like Godot or Courtney. And then there are the characters that often get forgotten in the discussions about the more "relevant" or "important" characters. Inga is one of those such characters. There's a few surface-level things that you have probably heard about him if you've spent some amount of time in the AA community. One of the major opinions about Inga that many express is that he should have been the main villain, which is something I strongly disagree with, but we'll get to that. To begin discussing the greatness that is Inga, the best place to start is with his introduction, in The Foreign Turnabout.

    Part 1: The Foreign Turnabout

    The Founder's Orb is introduced in 6-1, and is a highly important plot device for the entire game. Well, it's not quite "introduced", as it was stolen by everyone's favorite heavy metal musician. As foreshadowing isn't too foreign to the series, wre meet the true puppeteer, our very own Minister of Justice himself, a few moments after the Orb's theft is exposed. Inga had employed Pees'lubn as one of his (many) underlings to steal the Orb. This is the basic setup of the Founder's Orb plot and is hugely important to discuss when analyzing Inga's character in detail. Everything involved with Inga, as well as the characters he influences, are directly paralleled to the Founder's Orb and the Khura'in cases. In particular, the order in which his involvement is revealed to the player is an integral part of what makes Inga's unique presentation as a villain so appealing.

    With a deadly verdict narrowly avoided at the end of 6-1, Phoenix exits the courtroom to be greeted by the first appearance of our good Minister. From the start, his imposing demeanor is shown. His entrance causes the music to immediately stop, and his grand outfit and powerful stance show you that this clearly isn't one of the good guys. His lack of care or respect for Phoenix could not be more clear, he mispronounces his name multiple times, laughs at him mockingly, and calls the trial a "three-ring circus". Ahlbi's reaction to his words show just how threatening he can be as he spends a copious amount of time surveying Phoenix. After he spends some time mocking the victim as well, the most important part of his 6-1 appearance takes place. Inga tells Phoenix that the rebels threatened Pees'lubn into giving up the Orb, which we of course know is a complete lie. This is a subtle inclusion, but one that heavily influences a major theme of SoJ, that being the black and white nature of the rebels at the start and how it becomes flipped on its head almost entirely by the end. Inga's mafia-like style speech is wonderfully entertaining, and his mannerisms create a character that simply oozes personality while keeping a threatening and mysterious nature. The AA writers truly do know how to flesh out a character efficiently, and Inga is a fantastic example of this skill at work. Inga is most definitely presented as a cartoon villain style character, there's no doubt about it. Yet the absurdity of his early characterization leads the player perfectly into the truly unexpected, tragic, and mesmerizing end to the story of Inga. Let's not quite get ahead of ourselves here though, we still need to visit The Rite of Turnabout, a case in which Inga plays a much larger role.

    Part 2: The Rite of Turnabout

    Entering the Ga'ran Palace, Inga is standing there menacingly, right next to Ga'ran's throne. I'd like to imagine that's just what he always does to keep up appearances in case someone randomly walks in. His nonchalant-ness towards the religion's mourning practices show just the type of person he is and what his priorities are in an otherwise incredibly religious royal family. Phoenix's greeting with Inga here is one of my favorite examples of foreshadowing in the entire series. Let's take a look at exactly what is going on here.

    Inga: Hm? Who're you, buddy?

    Phoenix: N-Nice to see you again, Minister Inga.

    Inga: Again? Have we met?

    Phoenix: I'm Phoenix Wright. We met in the accused lobby the other day.

    Inga: Oh, right. Blue suit, jagged hair...

    If you couldn't tell, this is some not-so-subtle foreshadowing of Inga's disability. It's certainly an odd exchange the first time around, but not so strange that it becomes distracting or noticeable. The second time I played 6-3, this honestly blew my mind, the attention to detail that is present in Inga's writing in general is quite impressive. Also, he is the first and only AA character to refer to genitals. Inga's questioning begins with him suggesting they "talk while he works", which we find out a few moments later pertains to the fairly morbid task of signing execution orders. His animation for this is very impressive, the way the cigar twitch calls Nayna over, then it transforms into a stamp is extremely clever use of a character's design. His bulging eyes and smile create an atmosphere that can only be described as disturbing, as if he is enjoying this work. Inga mentioning he is the one who appointed Nahyuta further emphasizes the theme that the game pushes through the story, that Inga is the mastermind here. This further pushes the cartoon villain aspect of his character, something that as I mentioned, I quite enjoy as it creates a masterful subversion of his character in 6-5. This segment ends with Rayfa gushing over how respectable and good of a man Inga is, which is clearly an absurd statement to Phoenix, as he has been given no reason to believe Inga is anything more than a very evil man, which further is emphasized when the case comes to a close.

    At the end of 6-3, Phoenix exposes the truth, and Beh'leeb mentions what the victim was trying to do during her confession. He was a member of Inga's rebel assassinating Secret Police, which is a concept that is brought up later as well, and Phoenix realizes that it was what Inga was referring to when he mentioned his "trick". Rayfa's reaction to this information is one of disbelief, as she can't understand why her father that she looks up to would do something like this. For the player at this point, it just seems like the result of her naiïveté, but of course once we get to Turnabout Revolution, we know that Rayfa's feelings about a man who seems to be irredeemably evil were far more valid than we once thought.

    Part 3 - Turnabout Revolution

    As one of the longest and most controversial cases in the series, there is a lot to discuss about 6-5. I'll try to shy away from some of the more broad discussion topics about this case, because we're here to focus on our long-named king first and foremost. The Civil Trial in 6-5 ends with the revisualization coming to the conclusion that Atishon's "benefactor", who is of course revealed to be Inga, requires Maya to gain the founder's power. Over the course of this trial, we've grown to realize that this benefactor, the one who kidnapped Maya and is trying to gain the Orb's power, is most likely a very bad person, someone with extremely nefarious and power-hungry motives. These fears are further confirmed as Dhurke not-so-subtly says the benefactor is a member of the royal family. Phoenix refers to the hostage-taker as a "mastermind", cue suspenseful music, Dhurke figures everything out, and suddenly - phone call from Inga. Revisiting this segment was a real treat, it provides the perfect setup for everything to come, and is an example of some truly elegant writing. Inga originally uses a voice changer, AAI2 mastermind style, but of course that doesn't last long as Dhurke name drops him. Shock from the protagonists ensues, and Inga is perfectly set up to be the game's main villain. Inga's shock at Dhurke being present might seem strange on a first playthrough, but in hindsight there is some very clever planning going on here. Inga was the one who killed Dhurke - he should be dead, so of course Inga is quite confused at Dhurke's seemingly alive presence. Following that, Inga threatens Dhurke, plans their meeting, and the stage is set for 6-5's core mystery, and the conclusion of Inga's arc.

    The themes that were set up in 6-3 continue as our heroes enter Ga'ran Palace. Ga'ran expresses disappointment in Inga's evil deeds, and more importantly Rayfa continues her disbelief in the situation, calling Inga a "gentle soul" as Phoenix and Apollo try to convince her of what's happening. The subtle way the game sets up Rayfa and Inga's relationship up until the end is one of the things that impressed me most on a replay of SoJ's main story. Eventually, time runs out, they enter the tomb, and there it is - Dhurke standing above Inga's dead body. As Phoenix so fittingly says: "With this, the curtain fell on the minister, but things were far from over."

    Part 4 - Inga's Legacy

    We've now arrived at the most important part of Inga's character. Throughout the entire game, Inga is portrayed as a supervillain, someone who carries out executions, kidnaps hostages, and blackmails, while the only source of positivity towards him comes from Rayfa, who remains adamant about his good qualities even after these things are revealed to her. Following Inga's death, an obviously shocked and upset Rayfa demands to see what happened. Her reaction is legitimately tragic, and is emphasized by the fact that her previous comments on Inga show she has an extreme amount of respect for him. Later, Dhurke brings up how Inga being after the orb wasn't the full story. In the tomb, Apollo logically deduces from the words of Ema and Paul that Inga was looking for the orb to gain the power for himself, something that makes sense at the time considering the circumstances and how Inga has acted. Ga'ran discusses with Phoenix and expresses fake-disbelief in what Inga has done. Meanwhile, Rayfa continues to express very real disbelief at what happened, while Ga'ran shuts her down by saying it is all true. Ga'ran "confirms" the idea that Inga was after the orb to gain the power to rule, and explains how Pees'lubn from Case 1 was working for Inga the entire time.

    Now we are at my favorite investigation segment in Ace Attorney history, and the start of the truth about Inga being revealed. Rayfa finds Phoenix, and tells him that Ga'ran was lying about Inga's plan, that he could not have been planning a coup, and it was all a setup. This of course seems absurd at the time, and Phoenix shows his disbelief and even innerly mocks her for being a "daddy's girl", but Rayfa's words end up being far closer to the truth than it seems at first. Rayfa demands they investigate his quarters, and Phoenix continues to think that her trust in her father is misguided. This setup is masterfully written, and creates the perfect scenario for the twist that is about to take place. Inga's quarters are, as to be expected, excessively fancy and pompous. Rayfa is seen outside crying over Inga's death, but she picks herself back up as Phoenix appears and is ready to face the investigation. The characterization that comes from something as simple as the setting of Inga's room shows great attention to detail - the gold statue of himself, the golden bed and walls, and the carelessly messy table show just the kind of person he was. Rayfa discusses her theory that Inga was doing everything for her, but Phoenix clearly doesn't buy it and dismisses her words as naïve. Something I adore about Inga's story in particular is how it shows something very rare in AA, where the protagonist is legitimately incorrect about their view on things, and another character's insistence on something, which seems to be either meant as comic relief or a setup for development, ends up being far more accurate.

    In the quarters, there are several relevant things revealed about Inga:

    • Execution papers from years ago, showing his distaste for doing paperwork.

    • Inga's medicine and massage chair, which Rayfa comments on by describing Inga's extreme back pain.

    • The infamous notepad that Inga used to cope with his disability. The purpose of this is not yet revealed during this investigation.

    But of course, the most important thing about this investigation is the safe. Phoenix suggests Rayfa's birthday as the combination, and the safe opens right up. The first thing found is an adorable letter a young Rayfa wrote about her love for her father. Following this, there is the fake assassination plan he wrote for insurance. I've seen some people confused about this, but the letter was meant as a way to protect Rayfa in case something went wrong, and his plan was to be discovered. All the blame would be placed on Inga himself, and Rayfa would be safe. That's why the letter seems so obviously ridiculous, nobody would write their evil plan on a piece of paper and put it in a safe for no reason, and due to his disability, it was a plan that only he knows would never have been possible in the first place. Finally, there's the picture of Amara, which while a very neat plot point, isn't very relevant to this specific discussion. This isn't a Rayfa discussion either, but I would like to point out how real and human her pain feels during the trial, how she's being forced into experiencing a trauma she doesn't want to feel, and how the context given from the investigation show that she is justified in her love and respect she had for Inga. When she finally is able to go through with the Séance, Inga's disability is revealed. In addition, Maya's first testimony reveals how she was treated surprisingly well by Inga, and both Apollo and Phoenix begin to realize Inga's motivations for signing executions and plotting for the Founder's Orb were out of fear and distrust for Ga'ran.

    And this is where the story of Inga Karkhuul Khura'in comes to a tragic end. He did some horrible things, of course. He killed Dhurke, kidnapped Maya, and forced Phoenix into defending a criminal. However, the important thing to realize about Inga is that his story isn't one of good or bad. The story of Inga is one of how masterful character writing and subverting the player's expectations can create some truly emotional and shocking twists. Inga's death comes at a time when the player sees him as an outrageously evil man and expects him to be the mastermind behind everything, but in the end it turns out he had his heart in the right place - all he wanted was to escape the clutches of Ga'ran and allow his daughter that he loved so much to rule the kingdom like she deserved. He also tried his best to give Maya the best treatment possible, as described by Maya, he clearly wasn't entirely comfortable with kidnapping someone, but he felt it was a necessary last resort. The way he went about reaching his goals were clearly misguided, and if you asked if he "deserved to die", while very subjective, most people's answer would probably be yes. One additional thing I'd like to bring up is how he parallels Dhurke. Inga is shown to be a loving and devoted father, but a fairly awful person, while Dhurke is shown to be a distant and irresponsible father, but quite clearly a very respectable and kind person. Inga was a man who lived with multiple disabilities, and was constantly in fear of his truly evil wife, but was able to find his own way to stand up against the corruption of Ga'ran. In the end however, he fails. Dhurke manages to get the Founder's Orb back, and Inga is killed by Ga'ran. I often hear that Inga should have survived and became the main villain of the game, and I truly feel that people who think that are missing the entire point of Inga's character. Inga's death, how it impacts Rayfa, and the revelations and twists that come after are what make him such a special and unique character in the AA universe, and I wouldn't change anything about how he was handled. He's an entertaining, enjoyable, and threatening villain before his death, and a heartbreakingly tragic character after.

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    Roleswap + outfitswap (ft. Klavier & Apollo)

    Posted: 16 May 2020 02:38 AM PDT

    Smug Phoenix Wright from Opening 1

    Posted: 16 May 2020 07:53 PM PDT

    Favorite Relatively Obscure Girl in the Trilogy?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 07:11 PM PDT

    I saw this edit of Rayfa as a prosecutor, so I decided to make a drawing of it and even headcanon that she studied in a few years abroad to become a prosecutor :). I didn't make the design, so if you find the one who did please give a link! Thank you!

    Posted: 16 May 2020 05:49 AM PDT

    Marvel made an Ace Attorney reference in their new She-Hulk video!

    Posted: 16 May 2020 11:24 AM PDT

    I recently beat the Ace Attorney Trilogy, and I just have one question...

    Posted: 16 May 2020 12:15 PM PDT

    Does anything good happen to Gumshoe, at literally any point in the future?

    Please. I'm dying out here. He can't go on like this.

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    Types of Prosecutors

    Posted: 16 May 2020 05:59 PM PDT

    I've been thinking a lot on my most recent playthrough of the series about one aspect of prosecutors that's less talked about in the fandom, but evident through looking at the characters in the series: their investigative skills.

    I first thought about it from comparing Edgeworth to Franziska. He's a lot better at courtroom arguing, but she does a lot more field research than he does. She researched the Kurain Channeling technique, the history of the Miney's, the history of the Circus, had Gumshoe set up a way for the flying trick to work at the crime scene, etc.

    I was just watching someone playing Apollo Justice, and it made me realize Klavier is on the opposite end of the scale. He seems to be content to let the police/detectives do all the investigating for him, and trust they did a good job in court. Unlike other prosecutors, he mostly doesn't even mind when new facts are brought up, he just rolls with it. It's part of his general lax attitude in court, he just looks like he goes with the flow.

    What are your thoughts on this, and where on this supposed axis are other prosecutors like Godot, Blackquill, Nahyuta, etc?

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    She-Hulk: The Whole Story (for relevance see thumbnail)

    Posted: 16 May 2020 04:49 PM PDT

    How were you introducted to Ace Attorney?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 07:51 PM PDT

    Most Overrated Characters in your Opinion?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 02:20 PM PDT

    Who are characters you find overrated, if either due to being overly popular or just a character you don't like as much as the rest of the fanbase?

    • Miles Edgeworth: He's awesome, but there's other characters in the franchise.
    • Dahlia Hawthorne: I mean, don't get me wrong, she's very evil, but I also don't think she's as great as a lot of other villains. The only real reason why she's interesting is because of her personal connection to the cast. On her own, she's just... another very hateable villain that gets held up higher than others in my opinion.

    Characters I was going to list as overrated, but maybe not:

    • Godot: I would consider him overrated, but I think most people are recognizing that he just wasn't the anti-hero he was percieved as when T&T first came out so I'm going to say he's fairly rated nowadays.
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    Objection Funk - Liar Liar Edition

    Posted: 16 May 2020 05:16 PM PDT

    Drawing an Ace Attorney character in MS Paint Everyday. Day 5: Apollo Justice but with a bracelet because I forgot to do one today

    Posted: 16 May 2020 06:42 PM PDT

    A gumshoe fanart a friend of mine made to be used as my discord icon, please show some love (link to tweet bellow)

    Posted: 16 May 2020 12:28 PM PDT

    Ideas for legal elements in cases?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 12:18 PM PDT

    Does anybody have ideas for the sort of law-based plot points in certain cases e.g. The double jeopardy stuff in 3-2 or the embassy stuff in AAI-5, that could have a role in a case by protecting the killer or anything similar. I'm aware that AA exists in it's own weird, non-existent legal system, but it still makes use of real world law like that occasionally, as part of the story.

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    Just beat the DanganRonpa series, would I enjoy this?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 12:35 PM PDT

    I recently beat the DanganRonpa series and I really enjoyed it. I know this game is similar and I'm curious if I'd enjoy it. What are the important differences between these two games? Thank you for your help

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    Translation: "Children's video games: Fight injustice with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy". Uh, I never asked myself that question, but who's the target audience for the Ace Attorney games?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 09:26 AM PDT

    Just finished case 2 of AA: justice for all...the fact that we share the same "health bar" for psyche-lock solving and trials' mistakes... that's a joke? Or I'm completely able of starting a trial in the current case with half of a health bar? SERIOUSLY?

    Posted: 16 May 2020 02:01 PM PDT

    Expert Witness: An Interview with Alex Smith, the Writer Behind Ace Attorney’s English Debut

    Posted: 16 May 2020 06:38 AM PDT

    Replaying Apollo Justice after 10 years. Trucy is definitely the cutest AA assistant, I live for that smile!

    Posted: 16 May 2020 02:36 AM PDT
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