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sandboxer · 4 months

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AAI was actually hysterical for having Edgeworth say “I’m going to conquer my fear of elevators!” and then immediately open the elevator to reveal a dead body

#aai spoilers #miles edgeworth

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gumdefense · 6 months

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Underrated part of aai for me is how the 8bit sprites interact with each other. It gives them so much life

#ace attorney #ace attorney investigations #aai #aai spoilers #aai2 #aai2 spoilers #I’m trying to be careful about spoilers #even though there are none really some things could be considered spoilers idk #miles edgeworth #dick gumshoe #kay faraday #I’m not tagging literally everyone #general my post tag #sprites #believe it or not I have more examples #never underestimate the quantity of aai1 and 2 screenshots I have

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franzivonkarma · 3 months

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I desperately need people to understand that Franziska's whipping thing really isn't solely a silly character gimmick. Of course it is to a degree, just like Godot and coffee and Klavier and air guitar in court, but so often I see people dismiss Franziska's whipping trait as an annoying feature that adds nothing to her character and I cannot stand it. This is a bit of a rant and I touch on gender inequality and the way I see a lot of men treat her as a character a decent amount within this because I feel like the fact that she is a woman is actually very important to this element of her character, and her treatment is also a lot of the reason why I feel compelled to talk about this in the first place.

Firstly what you need to understand is that not only is Franziska a woman, she is also laughably young when she becomes a prosecutor. She's a 13 year old girl trying to hold the attention of a courtroom of mostly grown men and be taken seriously. It's no secret that misogyny does exist in the Ace Attorney universe of course (see: Godot), but aside from this, maybe it's just because I've been playing Ace Attorney Investigations recently, but she is just very small all around. It's a running gag in Turnabout Reminiscence that she is short, she's small, she can't see things Edgeworth can - although granted Edgeworth is definitely fairly tall, most estimates I've seen linger around 5'8-5'10 (around 170-180cm). And of course, she is only 13 here, she's not done growing, but it's at this age that she actually did begin to prosecute. Naturally, she'd often be underestimated, and we can see a strong desire to prove herself during Turnabout Reminiscence, even just to her father; I can only imagine that this would extend further into her trials as a young girl. Secondly, she's the daughter of Manfred von Karma, whom she idolises to a godlike status and who teaches her everything she knows about prosecuting, and also a lot about life in general - he's her father. There's a lot I could say about their dynamic, but I feel that much of it doesn't need to be said in this specific post if you're already here dedicated to Franziska enough to bother reading this post.

Manfred's courtroom (and often, regular) behaviour revolves a lot around him taking complete control of the entire courtroom, with him even speaking over the judge, overruling objections he does not like and sustaining his own, and instructing witnesses himself. He also often snaps his fingers to direct attention to himself and his point. Franziska learns this, but how does a literal 13 year old girl follow her father in this regard? Well, by force. Whipping someone is a very clear way to get their attention. Not only the person it hits but the people around - whips cracking are loud, they take up a lot of visual space, and they also obviously cause harm to the person they hit. These are all things you can't really ignore - it forces you to look at her and pay attention to her and gives her control of the room exactly like Manfred. I've also been thinking a lot about the end of Justice For All in relation to this. She's lost to Phoenix multiple times and she couldn't beat him even once just to prove that she was better than Edgeworth as she so desperately wanted to. This brings me to another point about her use of her whip. While I think control is a huge aspect and is my main focus here, I think it falls more under the umbrella of Franziska's own perceived shortcomings. We also know that she doesn't believe she lives up to her father's genius, and that she consistently feels like she's walking in Edgeworth's shadow, she says it herself:

I think at least some part of the reason her whip is so important is because she believes she could very well be less than equal to others in the room in terms of certain traits. She sees her father as a genius, knows she isn't equal to him, and internalises this (whether she is actually less intelligent or not I personally don't know what I believe, I haven't played Justice For All in over a year and a half and I would have to replay it to decide my thoughts).

In having to be perfect, there are many expectations she cannot live up to, and this leads to many ways in which she falls short of what she believes she should be. By using her whip, again, she can account for her perceived shortcomings in other areas - control, her intelligence, her ability as a prosecutor. I think this last scene of JFA actually introduces us to the idea that Franziska is somewhat self-doubting in some ways and compares herself a lot with others, not just Manfred, but also Edgeworth, which we see more of in Ace Attorney Investigations during Turnabout Reminiscence, where we see her at 13 attempting to prove that she can "out-logic" Edgeworth for the entire case, and essentially, that she is "more perfect" than he is.

But to come back to her whip, control, and the end of Justice For All.

She is left with little of who she was before and doesn't know how to move on - everything she was taught to be from the moment she was born, she no longer is. She is 18 here, prosecuting for 5 years already and desperate to be prosecuting for even longer. As far as her life was set out, this was basically it for her - become a perfect prosecutor and prosecute perfectly just like Manfred - the ideal prosecutor in her eyes.

A Von Karma is perfect, but she is not - she lost, just like Edgeworth, whom she shamed for the same thing. She gives up her whip here, and I feel that it's truly symbolic of how she feels like she's completely lost control of herself, her life, her relationship with her father and most obviously her occupation as a prosecutor. How could she continue being a prosecutor when she no longer lives up to the idea of it that she's had her entire life? What use is her whip if she will not need to hold the court's attention any longer?

I'm sure a million other people have thrown their coin in the pot on this exact topic, and I'm sure many have said the same thing as me and many have said something different, but I needed to write my thoughts out about it because I couldn't stop thinking about her. This is one big reason why I feel like I see a lot of men who don't understand Franziska and see her as very annoying, gimmicky, and my least favourite - a "female Edgeworth." She is a woman who steals attention and space forcibly; both from characters in-game, and also from the player with her animations that take up time in trials and a lot of the visual space. Of course this makes her unpopular with a lot of men. I'm not saying that if you dislike her or the whip it comes from a place of misogyny, I am saying that I think her whipping trait is reduced to a stupid, annoying gimmick more than, say, Godot and his coffee, because a lot of people don't really care to see that there is intention behind it that reveals a lot about her character, just like how Godot's coffee problem is relevant to his backstory.

#if you read all of this thanks for being insane about franziska just like me #long post #franziska von karma #ace attorney #ace attorney justice for all #justice for all #ace attorney spoilers #aa2 spoilers #justice for all spoilers #val thinks #ace attorney investigations spoilers #aai spoilers #ace attorney investigations #aa2 #franziska ace attorney #ace attorney franziska

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sholmeser · 9 months

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lang is genuinely the funniest fucking character in ace attorney like he does wolf pack roleplay with his subordinates, perpetually has his tits spilling out of his shirt, thinks that prosecutors are inherently evil and yet is a police officer, walks up to you and says genuinely the stupidest shit you’ve ever heard with fullhearted confidence for the solitary purpose of advancing the plot, flirts with a random guy he met five minutes ago a total two seconds before degrading his entire existence, takes a fucking bullet to the leg and quite literally just walks it off, repeats shit he read in a motivational quotes book and credits it to his furry ancestor, acts like probably the most conceited person you’ve ever met, and yet somehow is still a surprisingly sweet guy who genuinely cares about the people who work for him and views them as family who he is unabashedly willing to stick his neck out for even when he doesn’t have to

#hes literally herlock levels of insane just a little bit better at hiding it #shi-long lang #shi long lang #ace attorney #aai spoilers #myne

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trvlsn · 1 year

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.....they have matching nightmares. idek what else to say

#...#narumitsu #i guess?????#ace attorney #miles edgeworth #edgeworth ace attorney #aa #miles edgeworth investigations #aai #aai spoilers #ace attorney spoilers #phoenix wright #aa2 #wrightworth #phoenix wright: ace attorney #phoenix wright ace attorney #aa edgeworth

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small-spanish-face · 2 months

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#ace attorney #aa #miles edgeworth #franziska von karma #phoenix wright #maya fey #cammy meele #mimi miney #damon gant #rhoda teneiro #jake marshall #apollo justice #klavier gavin #furio tigre #redd white #luke atmey #april may #aai spoilers #my textposts

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7clubs · 8 months

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maybe I'll grow up to be multifaceted but for now why don't I just be two-faced

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#ace attorney #aai #shih na #shih-na #calisto yew #aai spoilers #i just make up stuff that can sound like lyrics when idk what to caption <3 #sep 2023 #2023

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pumpkajelly · 5 months

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I find it so funny in Ace Attorney that they attribute the dark age of the law with Phoenix being disbarred for forgery. Attorneys are getting put away for murder left right and center. Attorney Von Karma found guilty of killing another attorney, adopting his son, and then attempting to frame that son for murder. Thats ok. Attorney Godot found guilty of murder! We've got Large Scale murder and conspiracy with Attorney Lana Skye and co, Attorney Calipso Yew is found to be dealing with a drug ring? Attorney Blackquill has been in jail for years. BUT. World's blorbo lawyer Mr. Wright accused of forgery?? 1000 years dark ages for the law.

#Ace attorney #Phoenix Wright #Gyakuten Saiban #Apollo Justice #AA4 #Ace attorney spoilers #AAI spoilers #AA4 spoilers #Listen. I love this series so much #That said? This is so bonkers #I know it was not the only cause but. c'mon everyone #c'mon #look at your system #Briithoughts

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aubyrei · 1 year

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i need to stop w these elaborate shitposts i swear they do me no good

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okayish-dependent · 2 months

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Look me in the eyes and tell me this man isn't an abusive parent. I dare you.

#liveblogging #ace attorney #aai1 #aai spoilers #manfred von karma neg #abuse mention #no id

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2p42m · 5 months

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|| got a secret, can you keep it?

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> mea culpa: an ace attorney bad ending zine available now for free download @aabadendingzine on twt and tumblr !

#ace attorney #miles edgeworth #cammy meele #rhoda teneiro #2:42pm #aai spoilers #basement don’t look

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tinyienzo · 1 year

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Franziska would totally pinch her little brother’s cheek (thanks @yunalesca for the idea) and I just had to draw it

BONUS

#ru draws #ace attorney #ace attorney investigations #miles edgeworth #franziska von karma #kay faraday #i just cant believe hes subordinate and she is ENJOYING IT #aai #aai spoilers #and kay laughs at him #von karma siblings #dysfunctional siblings

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kawaiiboushi · 4 months

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aai3 leaked dialogue

#langna #shih-na #shi long lang #aai #aai spoilers #don't talk to me about how much i struggled w ms paint to make this look somewhat less shitty

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trlvsn · 11 months

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i'm going to start naming all of the ace attorney games like capcom named the apollo justice trilogy. aa1-3? oh yeah the winston payne trilogy was great. do you guys remember that moment in wendy oldbag investigations when a guy died on a plane

#aai spoilers #i guess #the payne thing fits so well though cmon #ace attorney #apollo justice trilogy #ace attorney trilogy #aa #ace attorney games #aa trilogy #ace attorney investigations #gyakuten saiban

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sanae-kochiyas · 4 months

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A little international mayhem never hurt anybody!

#ace attorney #ace attorney investigations #callisto yew #aai spoilers #pop's art #i need this woman so bad it doesnt take much but i need her #point a gun at me too pleas #no spoilers please i didnt finish the 5th case

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trvlsn · 1 year

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they sure do manfred

#ace attorney #ace attorney investigations #manfred von karma #miles edgeworth investigations #miles edgeworth #edgeworth ace attorney #aa edgeworth #von karma #dl 6 #ace attorney spoilers #aai #aa #aai spoilers #aa spoilers

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