*arrives at court three weeks late with Starbucks*
This started as a joke instigated by @fayesdiary about how Grima is going to sue this new ‘Fell Dragon’ for stealing their title and my brain instantly latched on and wouldn’t let go. I love Ace Attorney too much not to do this, okay?
The Judge: Ashera. The only human divine among the present cast of divines across games, she should therefore be the most impartial on matters of dragon titles. Also, she’s literally a goddess of order. She is the logical choice for overseeing the proceedings. Also she’s scary, so maybe she can keep things in line. One can hope.
The Prosecution: Robin, representing Grima, the original one and only Fell Dragon. Robin knew nothing about law going in, but they’re a quick study, so they’re picking it up fast. They have a soft spot for Grima and stepped up for this voluntarily (and learning that Validar would be representing Grima otherwise just made them more determined). Grima thinks Robin’s a little too into this, but does appreciate it (since those fond feelings are in fact mutual).
The Defense: Alear, representing Sombron. Alear has no idea how they got roped into this. They don’t know what they’re doing. They don’t like this. Someone please send help.
The Jury: The only reasonable way to decide the case is to have it evaluated by a jury of their peers -- so the court called in the best of the best and the worst of the worst to sit the bench.
Medeus: The OG villain, former Prince of the Earth Dragons, the Shadow Dragon himself. Chosen not only for his antagonistic role in his story, but for how he was once a positive force who ultimately sought to destroy humanity due to their cruelty toward dragonkind. A stern but fair juror who is paying close attention to the proceedings and intends to make a reasoned decision once all the evidence is heard and also he’s living for the fact that Naga is down the bench and can’t do a thing about him being here.
Loptous: The biggest threat to humanity ever seen, the Earth Dragon who’s been possessing humans for generations, and who has of course showed up to court in his last vessel sorry Julius. Chosen for antagonistic role over all else, and honestly came for the chaos. He’ll side with whoever will be more likely to generate the most rage.
Idunn: The former Divine-turned-War Dragon, secret final boss who faced Roy and met defeat at his blade -- but who lived, and is now undergoing the slow process of recovering her soul. Chosen for her antagonistic role, as well as her tragic history of experimentation and corruption at the hands of outside forces. Fae has joined her on the bench to help her big sister out, and has promised to be unbiased. Fae does not know what ‘bias’ means, but she does know that Papa Grima’s over there, and she likes Papa Grima.
Naga: King of Archanea’s Divine Dragons herself, the purported goddess who blessed humanity with Falchion, the Book of Naga, and the Fire Emblem. Chosen because she is Grima’s ultimate foe and the one who oversaw the Fell Dragon’s imprisonment in Archanea, making her uniquely qualified to be counted as Grima’s peer. Does not like all these dragons she has had historic fights with being on the bench with her; likes it even less that she can do nothing about it.
Anankos: The Silent Dragon, the forgotten divine, the last of the first dragons and the last king of ruined Valla. Chosen for both his antagonistic role and for how he once loved humanity but had it twisted into loathing by his ongoing degeneration; the last sane part of him showed up to sit the bench, which is good for everyone involved in this. Is a little confused and unsure of what’s going on, but he’s got the spirit.
Sothis: The Progenitor Goddess of Fodlan, ancient and wise. Chosen because she should arguably be a fair and reasonable judge for this trial; showed up because she’s a chaos gremlin and wants to see how fast this whole thing crashes and burns. She’s passing out popcorn for the show.
@fayesdiary I made a visual for the Fell Dragon™ case. I chose Sothis to be the judge and made all the other judge candidates the jury. I also thought it’d be funny to have Naga and Medeus sit next to each other.
