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    Ace Attorney Japanafornian Psycho


    Japanafornian Psycho

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 01:40 PM PDT

    Apparently the original was with Karl Marx and communism, but I think this one is much better! (Source in comments)

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 08:13 AM PDT

    ....Fun in blender...

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 08:14 PM PDT

    [OC] did some quick Van Ziek doodles ������

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 12:13 PM PDT

    Ace Attorney 20th Anniversary Famitsu fan survey results

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 10:14 PM PDT

    Hi everyone! My first time posting here. I don't post a lot at all, really.

    In case you were unaware, Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) had a 20th anniversary special >30 pages (!!) segment in the Nov issue of Famitsu magazine in Japan.

    I bought the digital version on Bookwalker and admittedly haven't read through the whole thing because my Japanese skills isn't great, but I found the fan survey on various topics (favourite character, investigative partner, defendant etc.) interesting. Apparently, there were a total of 1394 respondents to the polls. Will reproduce the results in English below! Unofficial English names in Gyakuten Kenji 2 will be italicised.

    Q1. Favourite character in the series:

    1. Miles Edgeworth (537 votes)
    2. Phoenix Wright (464 votes)
    3. Maya Fey (264 votes)
    4. Kazuma Asogi (194 votes)
    5. Apollo Justice (161 votes)
    6. Godot (143 votes)
    7. Barok van Zieks (141 votes)
    8. Franziska von Karma (133 votes)
    9. Herlock Sholmes (107 votes)
    10. Ryunosuke Naruhodo (99 votes)

    Q2. Favourite (main) defence attorney:

    1. Phoenix Wright (735 votes)
    2. Ryunosuke Naruhodo (222 votes)
    3. Apollo Justice (193 votes)
    4. Mia Fey (128 votes)
    5. Athena Cykes (61 votes)

    Q3. Favourite (side) defence attorney:

    1. Kazuma Asogi (371 votes)
    2. Diego Armando (292 votes)
    3. Gregory Edgeworth (183 votes)
    4. Ryutaro Naruhodo (180 votes)
    5. Shigaraki Tateyuki/Raymond Shields (142 votes)

    Q4. Favourite prosecutor:

    1. Miles Edgeworth (547 votes)
    2. Barok van Zieks (175 votes)
    3. Godot (139 votes)
    4. Franziska von Karma (137 votes)
    5. Ichiyanagi Yumihiko/Sebastian Debeste (83 votes)

    Q5. Favourite investigative partner:

    1. Maya Fey (556 votes)
    2. Herlock Sholmes (188 votes)
    3. Trucy Wright (136 votes)
    4. Susato Mikotoba (134 votes)
    5. Kay Faraday (87 votes)

    Q6. Favourite defendant:

    1. Larry Butz (230 votes)
    2. Soseki Natsume (228 votes)
    3. Iris (130 votes)
    4. Gina Lestrade (83 votes)
    5. Maximillion Galactica (82 votes)

    Q7. Favourite witness:

    1. Wendy Oldbag (202 votes)
    2. Polly (88 votes)
    3. Larry Butz (46 votes)
    4. Dick Gumshoe (36 votes)
    5. Satoru Hosonaga (35 votes)

    Q8. Favourite mascot character/animal:

    1. Blue Badger (293 votes)
    2. Steel Samurai (232 votes)
    3. Missile (176 votes)
    4. Polly (92 votes)
    5. Wagahai (62 votes)

    Q9. Favourite character with a strange name (favourite name pun): (since they voted based on Japanese names, this probably wouldn't make too much sense to those who don't speak the langauge, but hope the localisations brought the point across)

    1. Jobanni Jikouru/Carmine Accidenti (179 votes)
    2. Hoshiidake Aiga/Luke Atmey (147 votes)
    3. Elyder Meningen/Odie Asman (113 votes)
    4. Cosney Megundal/Magnus McGilded (94 votes)
    5. Konaka Masaru/Redd White (66 votes)

    Q10. Character with the most memorable gestures/mannerisms/animations: (open-ended, listed in no particular order)

    1. Godot's sliding coffee animation
    2. Ryunosuke Naruhodo's awkward desk slap to a confident desk slam
    3. (AA3-2 spoilers, lol) Lute Atmey's breakdown
    4. Simon Blackquill's blade draw
    5. (Possible AA6 spoilers?) Apollo Justice's breakdown

    Q11. Something you'd like to try touching: (LOL?)

    1. Nick's prickly head (348 votes)
    2. Kazuma's flowing headband (325 votes)
    3. Edgeworth's cravat (262 votes)
    4. Apollo's shining forehead (94 votes)
    5. Gold statue Professor Layton (86 votes)
    6. Dahlia Hawthorne's fluttering butterflies (75 votes)
    7. Lotta Hart's 'bomber head' (48 votes)

    Q12. Something you'd like to try being on the receiving end of (In the text, they also state that Franziska's whip of love seems to be popular among men/women of all ages. Also is this 'whip of love' something Larry said in the original trilogy? I haven't played in years and I don't remember):

    1. Franziska von Karma's whip of love (285 votes)
    2. Wendy Oldbag's machine gun talk (203 votes)
    3. Godot's coffee throw (202 votes)
    4. Susato Takedown (201 votes)
    5. Van Zieks' axe kick (181 votes)
    6. Edgeworth's assessment of you for bonuses (mainly to go down) (133 votes)
    7. Simon Blackquill's sword strike (57 votes)
    8. Mikagami Hakari/Justine Courtney's extendable gavel (26 votes)
    9. Steel Samurai's spear (11 votes)

    Q13. Something you'd like to try tasting:

    1. Godot's special blend - No. 107 (309 votes)
    2. Van Ziek's hallowed chalice (241 votes)
    3. Gumshoe's Lunchbox (205 votes)
    4. Guy Eldoon's salty noodles (198 votes)
    5. La Carneval's beef steak (148 votes)
    6. Dee Vasquez's T-bone steak (62 votes)
    7. Viola Cadaverini's tea (27 votes)

    Q14. Team Ladder or Stepladder? (HAHAHHA)

    1. Ladder (424 votes)
    2. Stepladder (710 votes)

    Q15. Favourite Payne hairstyle: (no vote numbers specified)

    1. AA1 Winston Payne
    2. TGAA1 Taketsuchi Auchi
    3. AA3 Winston Payne
    4. TGAA2 Taketsuchi Auchi
    5. AA4 Winston Payne
    6. AA5&6 Gaspen Payne

    Q16. Most memorable case:

    1. AA3-5 Bridge to the Turnabout (660 votes)
    2. AA1-4 Turnabout Goodbyes (331 votes)
    3. TGAA2-5 The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo (299 votes)
    4. AA2-4 Farewell, My Turnabout (255 votes)
    5. AA1-5 Rise from the Ashes (167 votes)
    6. Gyakuten Kenji 2-5 The Grand Turnabout (159 votes)
    7. AA2-3 Turnabout Big Top (158 votes)
    8. AA1-2 Turnabout Sisters (129 votes)
    9. TGAA1-2 The Adventure of the Unbreakable Speckled Band (128 votes)
    10. AA6-5 Turnabout Revolution (115 votes)

    Q17. Favourite soundtrack (open-ended, listed in no particular order)

    1. Main menu music
    2. Parners - The game is afoot!
    3. Klavier Gavin - Guilty Love
    4. Pursuit - A Great Turnabout
    5. Apollo Justice - A New Court is in Session!
    6. Turnabout Sisters theme
    7. "All"

    Q18. Did you cry at any point in the series? When was it? (open-ended, has many comments from survey responders, only going to translate case names here)

    1. Yes (975 votes), in no particular order, during
      1. AA1-4 Turnabout Goodbyes
      2. AA5-4 The Cosmic Turnabout
      3. AA3-5 Bridge to the Turnabout
      4. AA2-3 Turnabout Big Top
      5. TGAA2-5 The Resolve of Ryunosuke Naruhodo
      6. Gyakuten Kenji 2-5 The Grand Turnabout
    2. No (294 votes)

    Q19. Please tell us what kind of Ace Attorney goods would you like to see: (open-ended, doesn't promise anything, responses listed in no particular order, translated some of the comments)

    1. Steel Samurai figure
    2. Van Zieks' hallowed chalice, Trucy's panties (responder was saying in the context of comfy roomwear)
    3. Blue and red chess set
    4. The Great Ace Attorney fountain pen
    5. Gina's smoke bath bomb
    6. AA/TGAA character-themed perfumes
    7. "There has been many 123 character goods... hope to see 456 goods too... also something like a compilation of stills from the game please"
    8. "Porting of Gyakuten Kenji and new works in the series please!!"

    Q20. Messages celebrating 20th Anniversay of Ace Attorney (There are around 14 individual responses, sorry I won't be translating these since I have a hard time reading it myself)

    That's all for the questionnaire. Thanks wiki for having the Japanese names of characters so I can match them one by one. And hope I didn't make any mistakes (please tell me if you spot them). Enjoy!

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    TGAA Fanart - "Little Arrival" (Just wanted to draw Ryu and Susato's cool travel outfits and cute faces!)

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 02:26 PM PDT

    Happy (late) Unnecessary Feelings Day!

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 11:30 AM PDT

    Franziska Von Karma wallpaper

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 06:11 PM PDT

    Maya Fey by Masky Arts as a birthday gift to me!

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 07:00 PM PDT

    ‘Draw the character with the same __ as me’ except I can’t draw

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 01:38 PM PDT

    [TGAA/DGS2 SPOILERS] Screenshot Redraw

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 12:46 PM PDT

    She just gives me a weird aura...

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:45 PM PDT

    What character/characters would you most like to come back in a future game

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 08:36 AM PDT

    (I mean games that are set after spirit of justice) Edit: I mean characters we haven't seen in a couple of games For Me it's tied between mia and godot. I would also really like to see characters like gumshoe,kay,ray, etc.

    Also choose anybody even long dead characters like from the great ace attorney

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    Went slightly crazy thinking about this. Like, do people back in Japan...know? [Comic, spoilers for GAA2-3]

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 04:18 AM PDT

    A Post-Anniversary Thread on Athena Cykes

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 11:41 PM PDT

    Weird to think about how long ago DD's release now is, huh?

    I remember (fairly distinctively) that there were a lot of mixed reactions to the game when it first came out (which have drifted more to the negative as years have gone on), but the one thing which was inescapable at the time was the discussion surrounding Athena Cykes, the games new heroine. Athena was the central focus of the case - she was the most prominent character in the game, the character who was directly related to nearly all the major plot beats and major character relationships, and who together with Phoenix and Apollo rounded out a "trio" of protagonists from which the franchise to revolve around. Loved her or hated her, it was hard to deny what seemed to be the truth; Athena was one of the new faces of the franchise post-retool, and that wasn't looking to change.

    Hard cut to now though, and the fact that that was legitimately a belief seems almost laughable. Not only did the very next mainline game reduce Athena's role to a superfluous side character who could be cut with virtually zero effects on the story, Athena has effectively vanished from all promotion regarding the franchise, not even getting a mention in the 20th anniversary, let alone be referred to as a protagonist of any kind. And that reception seems to have carried into the Japanese fandom, because the only reference to Athena (or anything relating to DD, in fact) of any kind in the new Famitsu survey is at the very bottom of the "playable lawyer section", and my own personal trips through the JP fandom have demonstrated to me that this is not an isolated occurrence, this is actually something quite consistent with the general attitude of the fandom as a whole, which plainly seems to not care about her.

    So, I have three questions I want to ask people:

    1. What's your personal opinion on Athena as a character?
    2. Why do you think she failed to catch on in the way Capcom clearly wanted?
    3. Do you think she's still viable to use as a character in spite of these things, as the "Athena for AA7 Protag" crowd like argue?

    Feel free to give whatever response you want in relation to this. I'm interested to see what people think.

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    The Results of the Famitsu Poll and What it Means

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 08:51 PM PDT

    A Famitsu poll just came out a couple of days ago, and the results weren't very surprising. Edgeworth is number one, Phoenix number two, Maya number three, etc. The poll also included rankings for favorite defense attorneys, favorite assistants, favorite partner attorneys (i.e. Kazuma and Ray), favorite prosecutors, etc. And one of the results was surprising, but not in a good way.

    I've known for a long time that Athena is hated in Japan, so the fact that she placed fifth out of five defense attorneys in the favorite defense attorneys poll shouldn't be surprising. What is important to note, however, is the gap. Phoenix, Ryunosuke, and Apollo were numbers one, two, and three, and all three characters placed in the Top 10 favorite characters poll. Phoenix placed second, Apollo placed fifth, and Ryunosuke placed tenth. Mia was in fourth place, and Athena was in the aforementioned fifth place. Here's the problem: the poll was for PLAYABLE attorneys, of which there are exactly five in the series, not counting Edgeworth and Susato/Ryutaro, since neither character is actually a defense attorney. So, Athena placed fifth by default, meaning that she likely had significantly fewer votes than the other four.

    The surprising bit is the fact that I was being led to believed that Athena was steadily becoming more popular in Japan. According to a few members of this sub, Athena began to place ahead of beloved characters like Ryunosuke and Barok in recent polls. However, this Famitsu poll says the opposite; her popularity could actually be decreasing for all I know. Granted, none of those members posted links to those polls, but the fact that they could seemingly corroborate their claims made me think that they may, in fact, be true. But, it seems that Athena will remain the lawyer that no one wanted and no one wants.

    I may return to my previously held ideas that Athena will be absent or dead in AA7, but I don't want to sound that cynical. When I was saying those things, I seriously believed that the franchise was dead due to its comparatively poor sales and lack of a following. The 20th anniversary restored some of my hope in the series, since Capcom did announce its intentions to continue the franchise on the website. However, I have little hope for Athena's role in the franchise, especially after that Famitsu poll. I guess I did ultimately sound rather cynical by the end there, but I'm not a very optimistic human being. Sorry, Athena, but this may be the end for you.

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    Now with 1-4 out of the picture, which is the best final case? Same stuff applies as the last poll

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 05:03 PM PDT

    My poll isn't over, but 1-4 is winning by a landslide, and it's safe to say most who would have voted have voted. Anyways, the final cases that aren't here are 1-4, 2-4, 3-5, I2-4, and DGS2-5.

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    I made a museum in House Flipper dedicated to Kazuma Asougi's vaguely suggestive dialogue [Contains DGS 2-5 Spoilers]

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 03:29 PM PDT

    Which prosecutor would win Squid Game?

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 09:52 PM PDT

    Van Zieks and Manfred wouldn't fit. Sorry

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    How I Would Improve Godot, Our Favorite Coffee-Loving Prosecutor (Ace Attorney Trilogy Spoilers)

    Posted: 21 Oct 2021 11:54 PM PDT

    Introduction

    "I am Godot. Legendary prosecutor. I've never lost a case."

    Nowadays, Godot tends to be a quite divisive character, with many fans loving him to many fans not liking him so much. Nonetheless, there's no doubt that Godot is a complex character and even today, fans continue to have a variety of interpretations of his character.

    As you may know, my interpretation of Godot isn't a very positive one.

    I find him intriguing, I'll give you that. He's one of the most memorable characters from Ace Attorney and I have spent a lot of time and effort attempting to dissect his character and understand who exactly Godot is. It's really because of this that I am quite fascinated with his character.

    But that doesn't really change that I don't really like him all that much. I find him to be portrayed in a much more sympathetic light than he should be, and his backstory didn't connect to me in the same way it did with characters such as Miles Edgeworth. I find his usage in the game to be a bit weak at times, particularly during the final confrontation, where Phoenix is meant to prove his worth by pointing out that Godot hid his wound behind his mask, which was way too simple. While I don't hold this specific issue against Godot as a character, I cannot deny that it's an issue that is related to Godot.

    This isn't meant to be a criticism of Godot. I want to like Godot. I think his character has a fantastic premise. In fact, that's the very reason I'm writing this post, to offer a couple of solutions to problems that I find within Godot's character.

    Before I delve into my solutions, I should state that I will attempt to make minimal changes within Godot so that his rewritten character stays true to the one that the writers intended. Therefore, I won't be adjusting his character in any major way or form, and his role in Trials and Tribulations will for the most part, remain the same.

    The Motive: Vengeance of a Prosecuting Enigma

    "I've returned from the depths of Hell... To do battle with you."

    In The Lost Turnabout, we are introduced to a mysterious white haired man with a mask at the prosecutor's bench. He refers to himself as "Godot". He's in the courtroom with only one goal in mind — to defeat Phoenix Wright.

    Godot is angry at Phoenix Wright. Upon his awakening, he was hit with a shocking revelation; the woman he loved, Mia Fey, was no longer amongst the living. This shattered him. And in his grief, he turned his eyes towards one man: Phoenix Wright. If only Phoenix Wright was there to protect Mia, if only he had been the knight in shining armor like he was supposed to be, then Mia Fey would still be alive.

    This is probably the first issue that I have with Godot. His motive kinda sucks. The reason that he bears such enmity towards Wright is because of his deluded belief that it's a man's job to protect a woman from all danger and harm, no matter what the circumstances are. And so, he blamed Phoenix, a greenhorn who was still adjusting to his newfound career while also being completely unaware in Mia's personal missions to take down Redd White. Now, I get that Godot's reasoning behind his loathing towards Phoenix is supposed to be irrational, but it's not only irrational, it's completely nonsensical! In the simplest of terms, Godot is blaming a novice co-worker for not being involved enough in Mia's personal work to be able to stop her death.

    This motive doesn't make him a bad character. But since his reasoning behind it is completely bizarre, it does make it hard to relate to him, and even more so when you consider that it stems from a misogynistic worldview. Furthermore, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense that he specifically blamed Phoenix Wright for Mia's death, when there were individuals who actually played a role in the events that led to Mia's demise (ahem, Marvin Grossberg). So, right now, the issue is that Godot blames Phoenix for a reason that probably applies more to other characters, and for a reason that's very difficult to relate to. Repairing this motivation is going to be important, as the game tries to take Godot in a sympathetic direction.

    I should again say that none of this is inherently bad writing, but it could definitely be better. And that's what I'm here to offer: a better alternative.

    In a rewrite of Trials & Tribulations, we are going to adjust Godot's motive a bit. Rather than Godot blaming Phoenix for Mia's death since he wasn't being the bodyguard that he was "supposed to be", we will have Godot blame Phoenix for Mia's death because Godot believes that Phoenix allowed Mia to walk into a dangerous situation as an outcome such as Mia's death would be favorable to Phoenix. Instead of Godot musing about how Phoenix "failed to protect Mia Fey", we will have Godot accuse Phoenix of using Mia and Maya as pawns for his own self-gain.

    After Mia's death, Phoenix took over Mia's renowned law agency, then proceeded to use Maya (and her spirit channeling abilities) to take down three undefeated prosecutors, all to build a name for himself. From Godot's perspective in our alternate universe, Phoenix used Maya and Mia (and Mia's death) to take over Mia's office, proceeding to use Maya's spirit channeling abilities to help him win cases, and then take all the credit for himself. And to some degree, there is a hint of truth in that most people will end up crediting Phoenix Wright for his phenomenal turnabouts during these predicaments seemingly devoid of any hope!

    In this version, Godot will believe that Phoenix betrayed Mia, and because of that, Mia died. Because for all he can see, after Mia's death, Phoenix obtained a formidable record of success. Godot cannot fathom the idea that someone is shamelessly benefitting so much because Mia Fey was taken out of the picture. Henceforth, Godot's hatred of Phoenix Wright is born. Godot wants to avenge Mia Fey, and he hopes to do so by defeating Phoenix Wright in court.

    I believe this connects with Godot's decisions throughout Trials & Tribulations a lot better. He wants to defeat Phoenix Wright, because he wants to prove that Phoenix, the one who stole Mia's office for himself, is an ill worthy successor to Mia and doesn't deserve to be Mia's successor. When he sees the channeled Mia Fey standing right next to Phoenix helping him out, Godot only becomes more convinced that Phoenix is using Mia to help him win cases. His conflict between wanting to defeat Phoenix Wright while not obstructing the truth fits just as well in this narrative. Godot's plan in Bridge of the Turnabout specifically excludes Phoenix, as Godot fears that Phoenix's inclusion could compromise his efforts to save the Fey family or that Phoenix's potential role in saving the Feys could only make the Feys trust a dangerous man even more. Godot's plan also excludes Maya, because Godot feels that Maya has placed too much trust in Phoenix and he cannot afford any leaks of his plan to Phoenix.

    This insistence of Godot's skepticism of Phoenix is still irrational and stubborn, but it actually flows from a string of logic that doesn't require too much of a suspension of disbelief to see. It actually feels relatable. We can see why Godot would think that Phoenix is a manipulative person who uses other people, and we can see why Godot does what he does. Honestly, this motivation just feels a whole lot better. We can even have instances of where Godot tries to gaslight Phoenix into thinking that he doesn't care about the Feys, which would make for some interesting internal conflict, because as it stands, Phoenix knows that "you should have been the bodyguard" is a completely illogical conclusion to come to.

    Diego and Mia: Lovers Forever

    "... Mia… Don't you get it? You can't cry yet. The only time a lawyer can cry is when it's all over."

    Turnabout Beginnings features the first encounter between Diego and Mia where they begin to become a little more than just acquaintances in the same work setting. After the conclusion of Turnabout Beginnings, Diego was enamoured by Mia's dedication to her work and her desire to save others, and they began dating shortly afterwards, which happens off-screen. There's nothing wrong with this, but it is a missed opportunity to show a bit more.

    Diego's love for Mia is one of the driving forces behind the narrative of Trials & Tribulations. Thus, it is imperative that we see some depth into the romantic bond between Diego and Mia. You can already see the problem. While it makes sense that Diego and Mia would bond together after a trial with a devastating outcome, the structure of Ace Attorney games does not allow for too many moments to be shown outside investigations and trials. Thus, it makes a lot more sense for Mia to be dating Armando during the events of Turnabout Beginnings, as then we would be able to see how much the two care for each other. It would also make some of Diego's behavior in 3-4 feel a bit less strange, like Diego referring to Mia as "kitten". Yes, I get that it's a reference to a "kitten in the lion's den", but this is not something you would refer to your female protege as whom you are only an acquaintance with. All you really have to do is picture this in real life, and I'm nearly certain that almost any woman would feel uncomfortable if they were placed in a similar situation with a male senior referring to them as a "kitten". Hence, not only would having both Diego and Mia be already lovers add more depth into their relationship, but it would also make the "kitten" analogy feel much more natural.

    Godot (Tries To) Save The Day

    "I think I was just trying to salvage what's left of my own broken soul... I was trying to make up for the fact that I couldn't save Mia. Nothing more."

    And here we come to the nitty-gritty: Godot's brilliant plan in Bridge to the Turnabout.

    Before we do that though, I want to talk about some archetypes of villains, as that will be important later on. Godot's character is clearly meant to draw some sympathy from the audience, and there's basically two main archetypes of antagonists which will do this.

    The first type would be the tragic villain. Tragic villains are exactly what they sound like; they are a character whose villainy was born out of a series of unfortunate (tragic) events, often out of the control of said character. After that, they are driven mad, losing their own sense of morality as they set out to do evil things. Tragic villains don't necessarily need to have redeemable qualities, but any sympathy that the audience may have for this character is one of their backstory, not of their actions. An example of a tragic villain in Ace Attorney would be Yanni Yogi.

    The second type would be the sympathetic villain. This character does evil things, although for potentially justifiable or sympathetic reasons. A sub-archetype of this would be an anti-villain, someone with noble motives, but with questionable actions. The key difference between a sympathetic villain and a tragic villain is that with the former, we sympathize with their actions, whereas with the latter, we sympathize with their backstory. An example of a sympathetic villain would be Mimi Miney.

    The writers attempt to allow Godot to fall into both categories, meaning he needs to fill the requirements of both a tragic villain and a sympathetic villain. While the requirements of a tragic villain are easy enough, I find that Godot struggles to be a sympathetic villain. I will attempt to fix this momentarily.

    With that aside, let's go over Godot's role in Bridge to the Turnabout, shall we?Morgan Fey is planning something devious, aiming to get her daughter, Pearl Fey, the prestige of the title of Master. More specifically, Morgan plans to have Pearl channel Dahlia's spirit after her execution as a way of eliminating Maya Fey, leaving Pearl as the sole heir to the title. However, Godot has his eye on Morgan, knowing that she will attempt to do something, and from there on out, he learns that Morgan had written a letter for Pearl with instructions for how to carry out her plan. Godot overhears this, and he gets to the letter first. He reads it and puts it back where he found it, instead of burning it. From there on out, Godot works with Sister Iris and Misty Fey to protect Maya Fey from Morgan's scheme, which involves Godot acting as Maya's bodyguard should the trio be unable to contain Dahlia, Misty distracts Pearl so she cannot channel Dahlia's spirit, and Iris being the backup.However, the plan goes awry, as Misty fails to distract Pearl and Pearl moves to channel Dahlia. Misty, realizing the peril of the situation, channels Dahlia herself so that Pearl is unable to. Dahlia, now being channeled by Misty, finds Maya and tries to kill her. But Godot fights her off, fatally wounding Misty Fey, forcing Dahlia's spirit out once she dies. Godot then prepares for the cover-up. He shovels all the snow around in hopes of removing any trace of blood, with the goal of hiding the true scene of the crime so that Maya is not suspected. Afterwards, Godot's transports Misty's corpse over the burned bridge to Iris, who then goes to the Hazakura Temple courtyard, stabbing Misty with the Shichishito. Sister Bikini witnesses this, and Iris is shortly arrested afterwards.

    When Godot is able to act as the prosecutor again, he calls the defendant Iris (who is actually Dahlia channeled by Maya) to the stand, the reason being is that she has a confession to make. Iris implicates Maya as Misty's murderer. Dahlia gets rekt by Phoenix Wright and Mia Fey, and then just as the judge is about to announce the verdict, Godot objects, tells Wright that he still needs to find the killer, and summons Maya to the stand. It's then where Wright finally proves that Godot is the killer, and after seeing Mia's spirit in Phoenix, realizes his folly.

    I wrote all this down because there's often a lot of confusion as to the events that occurred during Bridge to the Turnabout, so I read the wiki and transcripts to ensure that I laid all the facts down. Right away, I can immediately see a couple of issues.

    The first issue is, of course, the infamous moment where Godot does not burn the letter. From how much the game glosses over this and attempts to frame Godot sympathetically, I can only assume it was a writing oversight by Takumi, but it definitely isn't one that I can ignore. From this oversight, was the idea of Godot letting the plan play out to make himself feel like a hero. You can already see why this leads to Godot being an unsympathetic character. For selfish reasons, Godot allowed Morgan's plan to play out, while he knew the dangers that the plan could pose should something go wrong. As it happens, something did go wrong and someone died because of it. One of Maya's family members, I might add.

    Obviously, I don't intend to allow this lapse in writing to slip by in my rewriting. Now, there are three things that I need to keep in mind when making this rewrite. First, Pearl needs to be able to read the letter, in order to carry out Morgan's plan. Second, Godot needs to be able to read the letter, in order to carry out his own plan. Third, Phoenix needs to be able to recover the remnants of the letter, which he will need as a clue.

    In our rewrite, events will occur nearly the same, but instead, Pearl will read the letter before Godot does. Once Pearl reads the letter, she will go back and visit Morgan, telling Morgan that she read the letter, to which Morgan will tell her when to execute the plan. Godot overhears this conversation, and immediately sets off to Hazakura Temple to find the letter. He finds the letter and burns it so that Pearl can't use it as a reference should she forget any details of Morgan's evil plan, which leaves the piece of the burned letter behind. Furthermore, the game will also specify that Godot did not go to the police because he knows that they don't believe in spirit channeling. Godot then contacts Misty and Iris to participate in his plan.. From this, we have solved the narrative oversight made by the writing team.

    The second issue is Godot's coverup. A lot of his actions make sense given that he didn't want the crime scene to implicate Maya as the killer, but this could have easily been done if he himself planned to confess to HIS crime (which he did not). Instead, he went through the effort of transporting the body over Hazakura Bridge to Iris, which led to Iris being implicated instead. I shouldn't have to spell it out to you that these are the actions of a criminal who doesn't want to be caught.

    Of course, the plot of Bridge to the Turnabout relies on Godot doing these things, so we can't just remove them, or else there's no mystery. What is going to change is not what Godot does, but why he does it. In our rewrite, Godot will take these actions of a criminal because he does not want to go to prison. Sounds pretty typical, right? But remember our rewrite earlier, where Godot hates Phoenix because he thinks that he is using the Fey sisters? Well, in this case, Godot fears going to prison specifically because he believes that if he does, Phoenix would remain a dangerous influence to Maya (just as he believes Phoenix was with Mia) without anyone there to keep an eye on him. Since Maya is the raison d'être of the reborn Godot, Godot absolutely cannot allow Phoenix to be unchecked. Godot needs to be out there, not inside a jail cell, to ensure that nothing bad happens to Maya. It's this desire to protect Maya which encourages Godot to try and evade the punishment of his crime.

    The final issue with Godot's actions isn't too much of an issue at all, but it definitely raised my eyebrow, so I should go over it. When Godot called Dahlia Hawthorne to the stand with the intention of hearing her confession, Dahlia pointed the finger at Maya. Godot knew that this was exactly what she would say. In fact, looking through the transcript, it's implied subtly throughout Godot's lines that he is aware that Sister Iris is actually Dahlia Hawthorne. There several instances of this, but here's one specific example that happens pretty early on:

    GODOT: You moved the victim's body to the temple so that Maya wouldn't be suspected... Isn't that right? Not bad... You've got the instincts of a true criminal.

    There's actually nothing we really have to change here, since this scenario actually gets fixed when we rewrote Godot's entire motive for hating Phoenix Wright. The reason why Godot summons Dahlia to the stand is that he wants to test Phoenix Wright. More specifically, he wants to see whether Phoenix Wright will take the easy way out by accepting Iris' testimony to quickly obtain a Not Guilty verdict, or whether Phoenix Wright will fight for Maya Fey's innocence at the risk of tearing down the credibility of his own client. We will also make it clear if Phoenix decides to gun for the Not Guilty verdict, then Godot is ready to interject to ensure that Maya does not take the fall. Of course, Phoenix Wright would not sacrifice Maya to win a case. It is worth mentioning that even after Dahlia's breakdown, Godot will still refuse to believe that Phoenix cares about Maya, as he is still in a stage of irrational grief. It's only when Phoenix actually fights for the truth without the aid of Maya or Mia, does Godot realize that Phoenix is a lawyer that not only genuinely cares about Maya outside of her value as a spirit medium, but also fights for what is right. When the spirit of Mia and Phoenix Wright do their final objection together, Godot will see the same selfless version of Mia in Phoenix Wright. Knowing that Phoenix is a true successor to Mia Fey and genuinely does love Maya, Godot will spend the rest of his days in peace.

    Infamy of Misogyny

    "Ha...! Well, I guess I owe you one then. But you can go now, princess. It's time for the big boys to take the reins."

    "Hey, Filly. Know your role, and shut your mouth. I can't stand women like you. I'm only going to say this once, Lady von Whippingberg. Go home!"

    Ah yes, you've probably heard of these lines. I'd be remiss if I didn't bring them up. However, the reason I bring these lines up isn't to add more discussion on whether they were sexist or not (while I tend to lean to the former). It's simply that I feel that regardless of how one views these lines, I don't think anyone can really disagree that in hindsight, they didn't age very well. Regardless of how one views these lines, it's probably better if we changed them then just let them be. In our rewritten version, these lines will be changed to remove the sexist wordings in them, while still retaining the condescending tone that Godot uses against Franziska. We want to make Godot a jerk, but not a misogynist jerk. >:(

    Conclusion

    "For some reason, I'm starting to get really thirsty…"

    If you're wondering why I chose this Godot quote, it was meant to symbolize how after talking this much, I am now thirsty. Just pretend it makes sense. I actually chose it because it's funny to use.

    I don't want to pad out this conclusion, as I don't really have much to write. I'll keep it short and simple.

    With a few tweaks, I believe that most of the major problems that I have with Godot's character can easily be solved. In fact, most of the plot in Trials and Tribulations, with my rewritings, will remain the same, as pretty much all the changes I've suggested can be implemented with a few changes in dialogue.

    To those who like Godot, do you believe that my changes enhance his character, or is he better left untouched? And to those who dislike Godot, do you feel as if I've addressed most of the major concerns you have with Godot's character? I'd be more than interested to hear your opinions, and I look forward to them in the comments.

    Thank you for reading!

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    I made a rearrangement of Luke Atmey theme (probably my best creation until now).

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    If I had a nickel for every time the court explodes, I'd have two... Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice...

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