30 Day Ace Attorney Challenge
Autor: B! | Publicado: 2012-01-31T06:00:00-08:00

Via tumblr, salvo aqui para meus futuros fandom blohooos.Day 1 - How did you find Ace Attorney?Come on there are references about it everywhere. Even someone who doesn’t know shit about the game or the series knows how to scream “Objection!” with their index finger pointed at whatever. Brother showed me it when I was younger and I played through PW:AA and JFA. And now with plenty of free time I decided to play all of the games in a row being Apollo Justice possibly the only exception because I just don’t feel like it.Day 2 - First AA title playedPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, obviously. Or Gyakuten Saiban 1 if you prefer it that way. Has anyone played first any other title? Seriously.Day 3 - Favorite male characterWhy is this even a question? Miles fucking Edgeworth, obviously. Just because this whole cold yet cool grey-haired aristocrat who still has a heart under all that burgundy rose and a cravat figure of his attracts me like there’s no tomorrow. I won’t even start on how this goddamn prosecutor sucked my life in these last weeks, everything related to him (except his counterpart at the live action. God why) is charming and catches my attention from his very unique performance when prosecuting (yeah I know he got it from Von Karma but whatever) to his heart-breaking history (DL-6 anyone) and the fact he’s just awesome and badass even with all of his outfits which varies from slightly gay to painfully homosexual. And God his relationship with people? Plainly awkward to begin with and that’s how the deservedly earned his title as one my biggest fandom bycyles to ever exist. Ending the year talking about him couldn’t be more fitting as it has been marked by me having this biggest crush on a fictional character from a game nonetheless. I regret nothing.Day 4 - Favorite female characterWhy is it so hard to choose, dammit. I’m really torn between like a million girls because I’ve never loved so many female characters at once for entirely different reasons. And for the sake of not repeating a character on later days challenges, I’m excluding Maya already bawwww. Okay regarding badass female characters, I can’t possibly choose between Franziska and Mia because seriously they are different sides of independent women with strong personalities and I adore them so much, though I got fonder of Franziska after getting to know her relationship with Miles as I enjoy immensely their brother-and-sister dynamic and Mia? Bitch please, even dead she can rock the court and look extremely gorgeous doing so.But for this day, I will unexpectedly choose Pearl(s) Fey as my favourite female because she’s the cutest thing to ever appear on the game and she’s a fangirl-in-the-making although I do not approve of her OTP choice, she will eventually grow up and catch all the sexual tension between Miles and Phoenix and it will be amazing. And what’s there not to like when she slaps Phoenix for no reasonable motive and she started hanging with him to investigate places where actual murders happened and she doesn’t even seem too fazed about it despite being only a 8-years-old child ? Girl got some balls, I’m telling you. Plus she’s a super spiritual medium prodigy and an ace-apprentice at it hah. I love Pearls.  Day 5 - Favorite pairingAlthough I enjoy any and every Miles pairing, it’s Phoenix/Miles my very favourite by far.It intrigues me and despite having some constructed ideas about as far their relationship goes, I approve almost every headcanon proposed in fanworks so you can have an idea of how open minded I’m about it. I know this is a very popular pairing which sometimes gets too much attention from talented writers and artists who end up not giving as much thought to other meaningful and amazing pairings, and its haters may pull the “it’s so easy to see it, so it’s boring” card and whilst I agree to these this is the first reason that brought my attention to the pairing.We see the first indications of them based on their background history. They were childhood friends for only months until major shit happens in Miles’ life and he is forced to move and they don’t see each other for another 15 years. Any other reasonable human being wouldn’t take such an uneventful thing to mark their life so much like Phoenix did. Not only he never forgot Miles standing up for him when no one else had but took this as an inspiration to choose his life career, which is a defense attorney. Besides choosing to become the defense for Miles, he was determined to be a great lawyer so he could challenge Miles in court after hearing he became a prosecutor instead.I don’t think Phoenix had realised so far this little obsession of his was beyond a simply determination to find an old friend from childhood. Neither did Miles because as far as I imagine, he didn’t even remember Phoenix.Then they met in court. Phoenix outcomes him in a couple of trials and unknowingly teaches him a lesson greater than all the perfect ones Manfred taught. And maybe from this part, they might have come to terms that there’s absolutely something more between them. Miles is at lost because every truth he believed so far has crumpled before his very eyes and wasn’t he supposed to find the truth no matter what? So where is it now? Then we have all the “Prosecutor Miles Edgeworth chooses death” fiasco which drove Phoenix a little mad at his small office and everybody else had to hold his shit because he was quickly losing it. Then Miles comes back all heroic and I guess they were ready to discuss what the fuck is all that sexual tension between them.I like to imagine they engage into a relationship at this point when Miles stops calling him “Wright”.Now to some really personal views of the pairing.Despite being a little cliché due especially his easy-to-make-fun-of clothes, I do believe Miles is gay. He’s not outspoken of it, but doesn’t hide it either. You just know he is but the topic is never brought into conversation because this regards his personal life and he never was, is or will be fond of speaking about it so sheesh. Some people might not enjoy his company given his hard-to-deal-with personality, but they can’t deny how good-looking and charming he is. He’s a somewhat modern days gentleman and brings attention from both women and men like to him. He is not really comfortable when being praised by others on something unrelated to his career life.Phoenix on the other hand is a straight guy, really. He never has and doesn’t find men attractive, Miles and possibly Kristoph (damn you fandom!) are the only exceptions because they are really unique and despite the gender or sexuality, you’d be attracted to them I just know it. He is a regular-looking guy, not the one you would stop to look when he passes by but to talk to him because he’s so fun and nice you just want to become his friend right away, you can’t help it. He has only truly loved two people who are Dollie and now Miles. When he was younger and before actually getting close to Miles, he believed he wanted to grow up to be just like him. Until he discovered what Miles has become and what he has been through and only then Phoenix realised he wanted to be with and not like him.It’s a relationship based on mutual respect, one holds the qualities the other admires and this justifies partially how they can get along despite being so different.Regarding their sexual life, it’s pretty active. Which might compensate all these years they spent relieving their tension only with their hands because Miles is too much of a workaholic and Phoenix is the guy who only has sex with someone he deeply cares about. But when together, they just can’t get enough hah. I first imagined their sexual life a little awkward and a probably too much romantic for Miles’ taste but Phoenix is just like that and is totally inexperienced when it comes to gay sex and that’s why during their first times whenever he caught that “I’m used to it” tone from Miles, he would feel like this teenager who is too horny to properly do something and get jealous. Of course Miles never gives much thought when Phoenix feels so worked up to talk about their previous partners. If one is on bottom now, the next time he’s on top, that’s how they goes. Although I enjoy Miles being on botton more often than Phoenix just because. Aaaaaaaaaaand after reading some works, I’m pretty convinced they would be into bondage. Not really my cup of tea, but I can actually see that so yeah, bondage spices it up.Now to Hobo!Nick/Miles, I enjoy it too. I do believe whilst Miles is too busy finding the truth on God knows which country this time, Phoenix is caught back home with everything going wrong and Lady Luck who was always his companion seemed to have left him for good. Eventually it gets too tiring to work out their long-distance relationship because Phoenix asks too much and Miles gives too little and well, he’s abroad isn’t he? Might as well enjoy who is here with me. That’s when Kristoph comes in, the bastard. Phoenix is at his very bottom, not a lawyer anymore but a father and it’s just too much. Even if Oldbag offered him a shoulder, he would take it. And there we have a kind of fucked-up relationship. But Miles is no man to leave his love behind and after finally getting to his senses, he comes back and they somehow get back together.After a while, Phoenix and Trucy moves in with Miles. And against all of his worries, Trucy seemed to like Miles from the very beginning and dares to call him mama but only on private. Miles doesn’t mind much as he gets embarrassed by it and Phoenix is the happiest kid in town. Not like they actually marry, but they live just like it. They discuss when Phoenix takes his part as fun dad too much to become dangerous and Miles seems the only reasonable one in the house and promptly bitch about it because really, you’re a grown man and you have responsibilities. And then Trucy does some little magic trick that makes the two of them forget what they were discussing in the first place and now they’re thinking in what they should buy from the grocery store because there’s no food left and no Trucy dear, no more Steel Samurai today dinner’s almost ready. And you should go to Trucy’s school tomorrow to talk to her teacher etc. And whenever the kid is not on house? Sex times, aw yeah.Now if you ask me about other characters’ opinions on them, most of them would be like “It’s about time they get together” because they can’t stand anymore Phoenix or Miles being miserable for the very reason of not being with the other. Also both of them have passed through so many bad moments, it’s only fair for them to enjoy life a little in the company of the other. I like Maya as this lil’ sister Phoenix has who at first confused her sibling love to Phoenix as something romantic and sadly, got heartbroken when she found out about them. When she finally came to terms with her feelings, she became a proud supporter of them. Together with Pearls who finally got why Phoenix and Maya could never work that way. Franziska still thinks they are two fools but only a fool can stand other fool so they’re alright. And Mia is like this mother-in-law of Miles, whilst Gumshoe is like Phoenix’s brother-in-law and Kay always manages a way to get a seat on their family reunions, she may still hold a crush on Miles because honestly, who doesn’t? But she enjoys how happy he is with Phoenix and baww I’m so into a happy ending when it comes to these two. Everything is narumitsu and nothing hurts.Day 6 - Favorite caseI’m ignoring the fact I just have to choose one and going for two instead, they have their own reasons alright. The first being “Turnabout Goodbyes” for painfully obvious reasons. That kind of case you don’t get bored whilst solving it and its story is just so damn good. Also knowing more about Miles is always great and knowing that much? I feel spoiled, shit is intense here. And Manfred screaming sprite is one that I love the most hah.The other one being “Farewell, my Turnabout” because I love so much the moral questioning brought into the case. And then we have badass Miles back and why Matt is such a horrible person and I still think he’s so damn attractive?Bonus: “Turnabout Memories” because Feenie is the greatest character.Day 7 - Most difficult caseHonestly, I’d say Rise From The Ashes. Not for its various and recurrents turnarounds in the case, which were cool because it always made me rethink about my suspections, but for being just so damn long it gets tiring right in the middle. So when all the key facts were being revealed I just wanted to finish it. I really wanted to engage more in the case at the same time to get rid of it. And this case it’s so interesting and well-thought, it’s a shame I felt like this about it especially when I could play the cases all over again when I finish them, but this one? Nope. Never again if I have an opinion about it.Day 8 - Your favorite fan videoWhat? I love everything! And I'm probably cheating but I'd say all the Phoenix Wrong-related videos because seriously all of them are just amazing, but Phoenix Wrong: The Movie has my undying love just for the SNL short "Dear Sister" parody in it. And I adore so much HowlDemonicMagician&rsquo;s Ace Attorney Animations, especially their Objection! What is love, Mr Wright?  video, I just can not deal with the expressions HAHA.Day 9 - Which character do you relate the most with?There are a couple characters here and there with whom I share one or two characteristics but Maya Fey? I share everything! From the never-ending hunger to the childish entusiasm and even her spirituality as I have my own and well, I just adore her. You can’t say just by looking everything she has been through nor how strong she can be (“You need to stop judging things based on narrow-minded cultural assumptions, Nick!”) and this girl can take some hits, I mean she’s all by herself in the family relying on friends and staying strong for her little cousin. It’s too much for someone so young and yet she did it. Amazingly so. Though I’d probably be a couple of times more serious than her and a little bit more concentrated, but the rest? The same, I love how cheerful she is and how she never gets tired of messing with Nick.   Day 10 - Favorite assistantFor the sake of not repeating characters already mentioned, I shall choose Kay Faraday. Although all the others assistants are cool and dorky, this one is badass. Starting from her job, she’s The Great Thief alright? She steals ~truth~ and gets to work with Miles Edgeworth. You can’t possibly be more awesome than that unless you’re Miles Edgeworth. She’s smart, pretty, independent, has style and a sad story yet she remains strong. Such a great character.  Day 11 - Least favorite characterI know there are some characters who you can only hate for being so despicable and/or some of the killers who deserve way more hostil attitude towards them but I have this huge hate for Regina Berry it bugs me. All the other characters I dislike due their behaviour still has something on the personality or looks that can make me tolerate them or whatever, but this one? I hate everything about her. I know I shouldn’t be like that because her naivety caused all the Berry Big Circus tragedy but I can’t. I can’t forgive her, I think she’s evil by heart seriously. And I can’t stop blaming her for all the horror the Acro and Bat brothers have gone through and I love them and bitch don’t you dare talk about stars and be all cute because I HATE IT.    Day 12 - Least favorite caseStolen Turnabout, it’s just boring. There I said it. I appreciate the fact it started different from others and the defendant is cute, but overall it’s just plain boring and it took me forever to finish it because I didn’t want spend too much time in a row on it because it’s BORING! It doesn’t matter how many times I use the word “boring” here, it won’t be enough. The only things I did in fact enjoy from this case were Luke’s and Ron’s theme songs, they’re catchy and how cute the couple DeLite is. And that’s it. I possibly dislike it less after hearing the Zvarri/Safari joke and well, boring. Another boring case but not as much as this one is “Recipe For Turnabout”, only Jean because seriously, I can’t stop laughing at him and the Trés Bien theme song which is just adorable.                                                                            Day 13 - Saddest moment in the storyGodot’s blood crying moment seems to fill most of the other fans’ answers to this and whilst I agree it’s sad, it’s not the saddest for me. I’d say the final moments in Turnabout Memories, when Miles realises he isn’t his father’s killer, rather his mentor who as also the man whose roof he lived under for 15 years was the real culprit is one of the most heartbreaking. Tied to this, I’d say Acro crying in Turnabout Big Top was so sad for me as it was one of the few times I didn’t want the killer to be sentenced, I mean he did it for his brother who doesn’t seem to wake up from the coma any time soon and he killed the closest figure to a father he had, that’s his punishment already. Also he was the only one who truly seemed regretful of what he had done, I feel like crying for mah poor bbs baww.Day 14 - Favorite crack pairingOldbag/Edgeworth, in that order ;) Day 15 - Your favorite fan art (post source if possible)Day 16 - Has AA affected your life in some way?That’s a tricky question I guess. I am at the moment intensely invested in replaying the series so it is consuming my dedication and time haha but besides bringing me joy and fangirl squees it’s not like it influenced me any more than other media did. The first games and its soundtrack take me into a nostalgia trip though.Day 17 - If you were an AA character, would you be a Defense Attorney or Prosecutor?Honestly? None of them. I wouldn’t be able to deal with the pressure of the job and who knows if I made the wrong choice at the very beginning by choosing to defend someone guilty but I’m not aware of or to condemn an innocent. I would not know how to deal with that therefore I’d be a detective haha.Day 18 - Something you would change in the game and/or story.I can list a million little things no one cares about, but if I’m to choose major changes I’d say an actual participation from the regular cast characters such as Miles and Maya on the Apollo Justice game. And an innocent verdict for Acro yes i’m not over it. Also Miles finding out Gregory is actually alive after all these years would be such a mindfucking plot twist.Day 19 - Which character would you include in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3?I’m so predictable, it’s not even funny. Miles Edgeworth having Kay and Franziska to perform the assists. Can you imagine how awesome it would be to play with him in “Demon Prosecutor” mode? His themesong would be a remix of “Pursuit ~ Lying Coldly”.Day 20 - Favorite OST/Song Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney's Pursuit ~ Cornered also known as "The Prosecution is screwed" theme.Day 21 - Something you disliked about this seriesUh there are things I get all saddened they happened but it’s not like I’d change them since they made nice plot twists, Phoenix’s disbarment is an example. But I got quite disappointed with the Apollo Justice game idk, I dislike the fact the regular cast doesn’t appear on it and though some of its characters are really cool (hah try to make me dislike Klavier, I dare you) it lacked of something you know? Ace Attorney Investigations was interesting for keeping some of the key elements that made the Ace Attorney Series as popular as it is, but still having this feeling of a new and different game and I didn’t see that in AJ:AA. Please don’t pull the “but it had the bracelet feature/MASON system/Hobo!Nick” card because out of these three, I only enjoyed Hobo!Nick. It’s still a great game, but it didn’t met my expectations.Day 22 - Favorite victimI was torn between saying Gregory or Mia, but I’m going for Gregory instead as I haven’t mentioned him properly in any of the previous challenges. He seems such an interesting guy and the way he inspired Miles even if he was so young, he must have been such a great dad and lawyer (right Manfred? hah). I was actually very excited to see how he would appear on Gyakuten Kenji 2 but as it doesn’t seem likely for an english release anytime soon I guess I’ll have to content myself with videos on youtube. And I can’t help if I get really interested in charming old men hah.Day 23 - Most heart-warming moment in the storyI have top two favourite heart-warming moments, but I shall choose firstly when Phoenix finally solves the DL-6 incident and gets the rightfully inocent verdict for Miles Edgeworth on Turnabout Goodbyes. The first time they were facing each other but no in opposite sides of the court and so much was learnt about each other and it was the first time the core of the cast we know and love got together, it was lovelyAlso when the Bridge to Turnabout is done and despite all the uneasy feelings left by its resolution, yet they still manage to celebrate for the sake of the living and for the dead who share a bond of love and trust and God. Why. I can’t take this ;_;Day 24 - Favorite character designLOOK AT SHI-LONG LANG AND TELL ME HE ISN’T COOL. He’s awesome, noble and a really nice boss, the guy’s a beast. Plus he’s an interpol agent and got cool eyeglasses. Lang Zi says: What’s there not to like?Day 25 - Favorite culpritWHY DO I HAVE TO CHOOSE? I love to hate all the culprits for being insanely deep characters but well, I’ll get to my top 3 favourite culprits. The third would be my poor baby Acro but since I already mentioned him in an earlier challenge I’m choosing Matt Engarde instead. THE KID IS CRAZY. And when he gets to show his real self? Dude, chills down my spine yeah. His breakdown sprite is one of my favourites. Godot on second because he’s one of the noblest characters on the game and just listen to his theme song. Do it. Swag, bitch.Now to my very favourite culprit, Manfred Von Karma. He is deceased by the second game, but the fact doesn’t mean his influence on other characters ends. His “perfect creed” lives on by being followed or simply brought into question so a better choice can be made and he stays as this role-model for prosecutors but now for not what a prosecutor should do/be. It’s disturbingly amazing how his character is strong-willed to the point of forging evidence to get his wanted guilty verdict but also killing a man just because he ruined a perfect score. He’s such an impactating character.Day 26 - Your favorite fanficGet used to the fact it's hard for me to choose among my favourites so I'm going with two fanfics. The first one being One of Every Color by Croik. I enjoyed it for being able to have what the series is known for, resolution of murder cases and the romance indoors the fans of the Phoenix/Edgeworth pairing look for. It's wonderfully written and quite popular in the fandom.The other is Surviving you by Ellcrys, which rounds for the most part about Kristoph/Phoenix dysfunctional relationship after his disbarment together with its share of Phoenix/Edgeworth. I swear you can hear your heart falling apart at each chapter, but it's worth it for being so amazing.Day 27 - Most epic moment in the storyMiles finally reappearing when everybody thought he was dead to take Franziska’s place as prosecutor and help Phoenix through the case. When this song started, it sent shivers down my spine.Day 28 - Favorite breakdown animation (post, if possible)Manfred's comes in a close second.Day 29 - If you designed the next AA installment, what would it be like?GYAKUTEN SAIBAN 5 It’d be a sequel to Apollo Justice. One that even though it brings the regular cast back, it will give Apollo his deserved spotlight. I wouldn’t mind Phoenix not coming back as a lawyer but I still want him to be around court and being this mentor-figure to Apollo. Older Miles is back in town to work together with Klavier and have with him the most intriguing relationship with bickering based on mutual respect ever. And there will be this sort-of-competition-but-not-really between assistants and detectives + a great thief. Please make it happen, Capcom. Day 30 - Why do you love Ace Attorney?I love how original the series is regarding plot and characters. It’s impossible to not relate to one or another thing of it.I love the fact it’s able to keep this really fun and light atmosphere throughout most of the game even with all the brutal murders. The ladder and stepladder joke never gets old.I love how the outcome of the case is always something you’re not exactly expecting not even the main character hah. And how strangely satisfying it is to find out and prove someone is lying.I love the fact the pointed out index finger at whatever whilst screaming objection pose is so iconic and recognisable as it is.I love how well developed the Phoenix Wright character (amongst others of course) is and how we were able to see him growing up over the years from this silly and innocent university student to a renowed Defense Attorney who kept believing in his clients’ innocence even if the world didn’t and then we have this more mature single-father who puts his faith without hesitation into the new generation.I love how even after six released titles and more two to go, we can’t get enough of it. If you have a reason enough to play an Ace Attorney title, you have enough reason to love it.