#wolfiered23

[jacksmusesdrv3]

wolfiered23

Oh you know, nothing big. Just Ouma paralleling another DR heroine...not important at all

Not to mention one whose identity was mysterious and basically seen as a traitor, while having their agenda connected to the academy. It’s rather alarming how close this parallel was, it’s like it was throwing it in your face or something. And what’s more they just keep piling on up- nopnop, nothing to see here!

[lotusdiscussthis]

wolfiered23 replied to your photoset: Excuses, excuses: Noticing a pattern? Of course...

I just wanna add something I noticed: when Komaru is lamenting her being “ordinary”, every single time she has Toko there with her. This way, Toko saw the full picture of Komaru’s insecurity and could help her out of it. Shuichi, on the other hand, shows his moments of insecurity around a different person every single time and they’re not even the best people to help him. This way, NOBODY saw the full picture of his insecurity, only shades of it and so they misread it entirely.

And that just goes to show how shallow Saihara’s relationships are with others. Especially with Kaede, Kaito and Maki. They only get to touch the surface level of his issues, but didn’t have the means to see what was truly troubling him and look for alternative solutions to help him. Then again, if Saihara himself wasn’t aware of what’s bothering him, then there’s no way his friends would know. You can only understand so much with so little to go on.

Though, to be fair, Kaede didn’t get to live long enough to actually know him more than she already has. But unlike Saihara (who was selective with his friends), we know for a fact that she cared about the ENTIRE group and at least made an effort to try and understand them. Even to those she didn’t understand, her primary concern is for everyone’s well-being, not just Saihara’s. I have no doubt that if she had actually lived long enough to see that how he handles the group’s harmony, she would take notice to what he’s doing wrong and actually do something about it. She may have been his love interest, but if she had caught onto the fact that he’s causing more harm than good, she would even call out on Saihara if deemed necessary. After all, she had slapped him on the head and told him to get his act together several times before. But unfortunately, she has her own emotional demons that got in the way of seeing the whole picture and that’s what got in her trouble in the first place.

The same can’t be said for Kaito and Maki though. Both of them lived longer than she did and hung out with the detective all throughout the game, and they STILL aren’t aware of his inner struggle. In the end, when Saihara was thanking them for the support, he just didn’t know how to look into himself to find the answers. That in itself is sad and also... honestly unsettling. He was just a hopeless pawn from beginning to end. My friend was just telling me that this guy would actually have an interesting palace of his own if he were in P5, because his distortions are just THAT bad.

[jacksmusesp5]

wolfiered23 replied to your photo “You were all wrong, it’s crêpes!”

Think Royal will give Goro the saving and development he deserves?

Wek. Since being burned by the anime, I’m approaching cautious optimism on that. I wanted to ignore everything new where it comes to P5 until this came out but damnit there goes my curiosity once again. 

If they gave more for Adachi in Golden then they bloody well should for Goro (why the hell wouldn’t you when there was so much in the files like playable Loki?), so I’m going to say yes. Anime was too condensed of a thing anyway so I shouldn’t have expected much from that, but this is a whole nother ballgame.

[destiny-islanders]

You are so pretty! Wish I could come, but I'm too far away. Gotta stick with the cold instead.

Oh gosh you’re so sweet. Thank you! <3

And by my standards, it was cold here, too! I was chilly all day >_<

[lovingnikiforov]

wolfiered23 replied to your post “5/30 is the one year anniversary of me completing don’t you ever tame...”

Shall we start the countdown then? 15 days until eotdn continues dyetyd!

holy shit for some reason this makes it feel a lot closer than I thought it was 😂😂

[boo2020]

Oh man that’s the perfect first game to turn you into a Narumayo shipper, lol.

[askaceattorney]

Dear wolfiered23,

I’m glad to hear that this blog was able to enhance your Ace Attorney experience, but, as mentioned before, the Mod isn’t here at the moment to write essays...which is a shame, because I really enjoyed those myself.

If you’ll let me, though, I’ll see if I’m able to write one myself in a manner as similar to his previous ones as I can possibly make it.  I might not be him, but I’ll give it my best shot.

So...Phoenix and Maya.  There’s not a whole lot to say about their relationship in DD, except that it obviously hasn’t changed much.  Even with the sudden drastic change in Phoenix’s life, he and Maya remain as close as ever, even if their communication is mostly done in secret.  Sadly, she had to stay out of the picture for pretty much the entire game, most likely to make room for the new characters and their roles in the story.  But she isn’t entirely left out -- we at least get to see a nostalgic picture of her to throw things back in time for a few seconds.

Sure, it’s not quite the same as seeing her in a new, grown-up, three-dimensional form, but I’d say the game made up for that pretty well by bringing back a different character in an older form -- one whose adorableness rivals Maya’s, both now and back then.

But then...hoo, boy...then comes SoJ, where we (and Phoenix) finally get to see just what she’s been up to for the past few years, and what about her has changed.  Not right away, though -- first we have a few teasing animations of her, then...well, then we give the new characters some time to shine.  But then...

The wait...is over.

So, after Maya finishes messing with Phoenix and they have some time to catch up, the two of them continue right from where they left off.  Maya’s still a sweet, sassy, and sometimes overbearing young woman to Phoenix, and he’s still a brave, heroic dork to her.  But most importantly, they’re still the closest pair of friends in the entire series, and nothing about their time apart has changed that in any way.

That’s very fortunate, by the way, considering everything that happens next -- Maya getting accused of murder AGAIN (two murders this time, in fact), another hostage situation, and a big, hulking legal revolution and all the struggles that come with it.  Some might argue that the first two have been happening so frequently that it’s becoming hard to take them seriously now, and...well, I can’t say I disagree.  However, all three of these events made something very intriguing possible -- a chance for us to see just how strong Phoenix and Maya’s friendship is, and how it made them able to take on even worse situations than they’d faced before.

In the first event, Phoenix comes to Maya’s rescue once again, which isn’t surprising -- in fact, I imagine he would defend her even if they hadn’t met before then.  But then, something unusual happens.  Something that hasn’t happened since Turnabout Goodbyes.

Phoenix Wright strikes out.  Add to that the DC Act and a second murder charge, and you’ve got quite the conundrum.  But even as a “dead lawyer walking”, and even after Maya’s suggestion to let go of the case in hopes that his sentence will be commuted, Phoenix refuses to give up his chance to prove her innocence at least one more time.  In fact, much to the Royal Priestess’s surprise, his and Maya’s friendship and resolve are only strengthened by these unfortunate events -- so much so that the events hardly make any difference to them.

In the second event, Phoenix is, in a similar fashion to Farewell, My Turnabout, conned into acting against his morals to save Maya’s life.  This time around, however, there’s another layer added -- he’s also forced to act against his very own protege, Apollo.  If we were talking about someone else (or the hostage was someone other than Maya), they might have refused to do it, but Phoenix?

It’s both concerning and amazing to see how much stronger a bond he has with Maya than with his fellow attorneys.

And finally, when Khurain’s revolution reaches its peak at the face-off against its Queen, Maya once again watches as Phoenix’s life hangs by a thread.  Unfortunately, we don’t get to see her reaction from the gallery for ourselves, but we do get a pretty vivid description of it from her, as well as from someone sitting close to her.

And if Athena is the only thing holding someone back, you know they mean business.

And let’s not forget the one final adventure the two of them embarked on -- Turnabout Time Traveler!  It could be called a fan service episode for those who missed the fun of seeing a level-headed Attorney and a scatterbrained young spirit medium work together to solve a case, because that’s exactly what it is, and personally, I couldn’t be more thankful to Capcom for creating it!  Even with the theme of a legal revolution in a foreign country removed, it’s just as charming and hilarious as any case I’ve seen in the entire series, old or new.  In fact, unless I’m mistaken, some of Maya’s lines when you ask her questions are exactly the same as the lines she had in the trilogy games, ad verbatim.  But whether or not you’re familiar with their previous adventures, this case did a great job of showing how much fun Phoenix and Maya can be together, no matter what situation they’re in.

So, will the unbreakable bond between these two iconic characters ever go beyond simple friendship?  For now, it seems like that decision is up to our imagination.  Capcom sure isn’t going to tell us anything, unless the wedding was supposed to be some sort of subtle foreshadowing.  (Of course, if that was the case, you’d think she would’ve caught that bouquet...)  But one thing’s for certain at this point in the series -- whether it’s as a couple or a crime-fighting duo, these two make the perfect team.

-The Co-Mod

P.S. Sorry this took me so long.  Essays apparently aren’t as easy as I thought.

[airisuwatoson]

Please explain everything that was brought up about Jezail and Asougi and John in case 3, especially Asougi, I really wanna know what's going on!

thanks for requesting! i also needed a little time to organize my thoughts

putting this under the read more because this is long

- jezail brett

after the incidents revolving around jezail brett, the japanese intelligence department tried to look into who she was. what they found was that “jezail brett”, in fact, does not exist anywhere in britain

the only things the intelligence department could find were that 1) her identity as an exchange student is an utter fake, meaning there was some strong force backing her; and that 2) her real name is “A. Sasha”, which is also the name that appeared in the morse code we learnt about in the very last moments of the previous game

speaking of the morse code, we also have...

- john watson

this is less about john and more about baskervilles, but eh, it’s the same since john was the one who wrote that one

according to susato, before she left for london, she was cleaning her father’s study and found the manuscript of “the hound of baskervilles” sitting on the table. she only got to read the title, since her father walked in and stopped her very quickly, prodding her on how much she saw. he told her to forget about it. that’s why, when susato heard sherlock and iris talk about baskervilles in the previous game, she couldn’t help but blurt it out.

later when she returned from london, susato tried to ask mikotoba again and again about the manuscript. however, not only does her father refuse to answer her, the manuscript went missing from the study.

- asougi kazuma

after the trial of jezail brett a. sasha’s murder, susato went to the detention center and asked mamemomi what he was trying to say about asougi in the defendant lobby. the reporter explained that after docking at hong kong, asougi was supposed to be sent to the japanese consulate there. however, his body never reached the consulate.

the japanese government hid this truth from the light of day. they erected a grave for him at the cape in his hometown, but there is no body there. mikotoba also knows about this, and they are still searching for his body.

ryuu can’t help but wonder, but susato tells him to stop thinking about the possibility that asougi is still alive. if asougi ultimately turned out to really be dead, then they’ll have to experience that hellish suffering again, after all.

however, they do discuss the circumstances revolving asougi’s demise. after asougi’s death on the ship, both ryuu and susato never got to see the corpse again. furthermore, sherlock was with susato and the ship’s crew when they discovered asougi’s corpse, and he was the one who examined him. if asougi really was alive, then sherlock had to have lied. susato retorts that sherlock had no reason to lie about asougi’s death, and ryuu agrees with this.