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wanderingmind867 · 2 months ago

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I don't know what else I can add here, expect that we're slowly approaching the end of my Justice League Canada stuff. I wrote stuff for maybe 20 more issues, maximum. So here's some more of my stuff.

Issues #55-56: The introduction of probably one of the last new members of the team, the Justice League ends up in Paradise Island, because Saturn is trying to gain a foothold on themyscira. In order to help resist the coup of Saturn and his army, the Justice League gets the aid of the amazonian warriors. Specifically, Diana's fraternal twin Nubia comes to the rescue!

Nubia, the proud champion of Mars! Capable of bonding with Jemm over their shared greco-roman worship, Nubia would no doubt also love Martian Manhunter, since he's a proud child of Mars, like her. While Diana grew up amongst the Greek amazonians of Themyscira, Nubia was raised by Mars over in the roman quarters of the world. This was part of a trade that had to be made, to punish aphrodite/venus and artemis/diana going behind the other gods backs when they created themyscira. Nubia and Diana may be sisters, but Nubia is a proud roman warrior at heart.

But Nubia helps the Justice League and her sister defend themyscira. And after saturn/kronos warns that this is not the end, merely the beginning of his invasion plans, that's when Nubia insists on joining the Justice League Canada. To defeat Kronos/Saturn, they're gonna need a warrior who knows him intimately. So who better than one of the war god's legions?! And Nubia won't accept a no. She forces herself onto the team at sword point.

1. Jemm, Son of Saturn

2. The Question (Vic Sage)

3. William Nielsen

4. Willow/Mantis

5. The Admiral (Sam Heartsea)

6. Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)

7. Wonder Woman (Diana Prince/Diana of Themyscira)

8. Nubia of Themyscira (joins officially at the end of issue #56)

Issue #57: An issue delving into Willow's backstory. While Jemm and Nubia hold private meetings to discuss the threat of Saturn, our other team members split up and go their seperate ways for a while. William Nielsen still doesn't have any home, so he follows Willow back to her rented condo in ottawa.

Here, we get to see willow raising her son Sequoiah. She hugs him as soon as she gets home, she cooks him a traditional vietnamese dinner, and she reads him bedtime stories at night (he may be around 9-10 years old, but he's still her son). William is amazed at the love parents can show for their children (since william never had any real parents, being an android), and he expresses his desire to feel affection for someone the way Willow feels affection for Sequoiah.

This leads to willow and william having a candid conversation on the couch, a conversation wherein willow finally begins opening up about herself, in her own cryptic way. We'd finally drop all the clear references to her past life as mantis in the marvel universe. Years ago, willow was a haughty young woman who had no sense of identity. She spurned the man she loved (the swordsman) and paid dearly for it.

But then she learned the truth of her identity, and she recieved a second chance at life. She became as one with her love, and they had a divine child. A child upon whose head rests the fate of the stars. She's been raising him for the past 8-9 years, keeping to herself in her home in Connecticut. But she has been to this world before, the same way she has been to many worlds before. If there is a universe where life exists, willow and sequoiah have probably wandered through it.

But fate brought her back to this world, to the name of willow and to the realm of the justice league. Apparently this world needs her and her child. Their destinies await amidst the stars of this world. That is a fact she is all too aware of. And William Nielsen…he is a kindred spirit. He reminds her of an old friend and an old flame (the vision), but also of herself. A man on a quest to discover himself…he called out to Willow. He brought her into these strange machinations of fate. And now…she will wait, and see what fate has in store for her.

1. William Nielsen

2. Willow/Mantis

Cameos from:

3. Jemm, Son of Saturn

4. The Question (Vic Sage)

5. The Admiral (Sam Heartsea)

6. Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)

7. Nubia of Themyscira

Issue #58: An issue delving into Sam Heartsea's backstory. Because just like Willow, Sam Heartsea is a real enigma and mystery. This goofy old newfoundlander, who can manipulate the tides and who seems to be close friends with figures like the Phantom Stranger. Nobody knows what's up with Sam, so this is a solo issue dedicated to answering all the questions about his backstory.

And now, to finalize some details of sam's backstory for myself: sam heartsea is a legacy of the gods. His godly heritage goes back to the greeks, predominately. But there's some celtic in him too. His father was poseidon, and his mother was a demigod child of dionysus. But beyond that, his maternal great-grandfather was a celtic god. So he's the heir to two different pantheons, making him a very powerful man indeed.

Because of his powerful background, sam is a dealer in all things supernatural. He contented himself to live most of his life as a fisherman out on the rock, but he's got connections to all sorts of people. The Phantom Stranger and him had many an adventure in his youth. Him and Madame Xanadu are card playing buddies. He's got all sorts of little connections like these, connections he keeps secret, locked in very close to his heart.

And because of his many godly ancestors, he's got a keen sense of when things are going right in the cosmos. And ever since Deadman got involved with the Justice League a while back, sam's been sensing a grave danger building to the fabric of reality and to the protection of the gods. And it's this fear which uneases him, but which also makes him so adamant on staying with the league.

And as Sam finishes reminiscing and thinking about his past, he notices the morning star in the sky. It's Christmas Day, and he hadn't even realized. An auspicious date, no matter who you are or what you believe in. And on this auspicious date, he notices a creature rising from the waves. And it's this cliffhanger that'll lead us into the Justice League Canada Christmas Special.

1. The Admiral (Sam Heartsea)

Camoes from:

2. Jemm, Son of Saturn

3. The Question (Vic Sage)

4. William Nielsen

5. Willow/Mantis

6. Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)

7. Nubia of Themyscira

Justice League Canada Christmas Special: Set around issues #57 and #58, this is a nice warm tribute to the holiday season. I haven't thought of many details yet, though.

1. Jemm, Son of Saturn

2. The Question (Vic Sage)

3. William Nielsen

4. Willow/Mantis

5. The Admiral (Sam Heartsea)

6. Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter)

7. Nubia of Themyscira

8. Aqsarniit

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sabertoothwalrus · 12 days ago

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Ace Attorney: Trials in Paradise 🌅

— an AA7 fan concept —

Initial Premise:

Since it’s designed for the Switch 2 (and thus made for a larger screen), the game will almost always have 2-3 characters on screen at a time, and will feature dozens of unique interaction animations between all sorts of character combos.

There has been another 7 year timeskip.

The old judge retired, and the new judge is his granddaughter!

The jurist system is featured.

This concept is heavily based around these designs.

The characters would have multiple outfits throughout the game, which become unlockable costumes, much like the DLC costumes of DD, SoJ, and TGAA games.

While this is way too specific to truly be a "prediction" of what aa7 could be, I tried to keep it (mostly) realistic to what I thought could actually be in an ace attorney game!

📦 Case 1: Turnabout Homecoming

Trucy left the nest and Phoenix doesn’t like living alone anymore, so Phoenix is moving into Edgeworth’s house. Apollo— who recently got his driver's license— was driving the moving van, and was accused because a body had been found in the vehicle. The true killer was one of the movers. I like the idea that you'd have to look through boxes for evidence, maybe the murder weapon was hidden within their belongings.

Defendant: Apollo Defense: Phoenix Weird Girl: Edgeworth Prosecutor: Diana Payne (Winston’s daughter) Detective: (drumroll…) Godot!! Witnesses: Larry (he was helping with the move), Leslie (one of the movers) Victim: Bee(another one of the movers) Killer: Anne(third mover)

(rest of the cases and a lotttt more art under the cut ↓ )

🎢 Case 2: Rollercoaster Turnabout

Maya and Pearl are on vacation at Blue Badger Land. Pearl is accused of murder after a body is found on an unpopular attraction that only Pearl enjoys going on. As an aside, Gumshoe is retired from detective work, and now works as a dog trainer. He trained Armando's service dog, Spot O'Coffee. Wendy Oldbag also serves as a witness, but she's pretty old at this point. Her memory has become fuzzy with age, and her testimonies begin to mix up information from other trials (which will be little references to previous games).

Defendant: Pearl Defense: Apollo Weird Girl: Maya Prosecutor: Klavier Detective: Godot Witnesses: Gumshoe (and his kids, Callum & Beau), Wendy Oldbag, Ride Operator Victim: Ride Safety Inspector Killer: Park Manager

💍 Case 3: My Love, Turnabout

Klavier has arranged a collab performance between Trucy and Lamiroir. Hugh Dini, Trucy's assistant and boyfriend, is accused when his stunt double is found dead. Hugh is very cagey about his alibi, but it's because he was planning to propose and didn't want Trucy to know yet. Franziska takes this and spins it into a jealousy plot, and insinuates he killed his stunt double out of envy. Because Hugh is actually pretty shy, he has a habit of not speaking up, which only incriminates him further. A twist in the case is revealed during a cross-examination when it turns out the "gold band" the witness is referring to wasn't Hugh's engagement ring, but instead about a gold bangle. This immediately puts Apollo under suspicion, until Phoenix drops a hint that someone else (Lamiroir) has a gold bracelet as well. The truth about Trucy and Apollo's sibling relationship is revealed when Athena finds an unexpected emotion in Phoenix's mood matrix, and Lamiroir decides it’s time to break the news.

Defendant: Hugh Dini Defense: Athena Weird Girl: Phoenix, Apollo (← steps in when Phoenix has to get cross-examined) Prosecutor: Franziska Detective: Ema Witnesses: Lamiroir, Trucy, Hugh Dini Fangirl Victim: Hugh's Stunt Double Killer: Jealous Trucy Stan

🏝️ Case 4: The Getaway

This one isn’t a traditional case.

After Manfred Von Karma divorced his first wife, Bianka, he moved to Europe, and his previous home was left uninhabited until his eldest daughter, Karla Von Karma, discovers she has inherited it. She decides to turn the beachside property into a bed & breakfast, and invites her half-sister Franziska and adoptive brother Edgeworth to give the manor a trial run and let her know if it’s suitable for visitors. Edgeworth brings along Wright Anything Agency, because… why not treat them to a break?

But of course, their vacation quickly takes a turn when they find a literal skeleton in the closet.

Not all of the rooms in the estate had been searched. Manfred’s study has a large, padlocked safe, and Karla hadn’t gotten around to hiring a locksmith to open it for her. Phoenix tries “0001” for the hell of it, and the only thing more surprising than that combination successfully opening the safe is the body folded up inside.

They can’t imagine the killer was anyone other than Manfred Von Karma, but— since he’s already been executed— they’re not sure if a trial even needs to be held. They need to investigate the situation to determine with absolute certainty it was, in fact, Von Karma, because otherwise they’d need to find a new suspect. Obviously, the group of criminal justice lawyers aren’t not going to get to the bottom of it.

Except Apollo, who has decided he wants nothing to do with solving the murder. He came on this trip for a vacation, dammit, and that's exactly what he's gonna do. He heads back outside to the beach, and leaves everyone else to the investigation.

The first mystery is figuring out when the murder happened. The police arrive, and Ema estimates that the remains are about 30-40 years old, which is around the time the Von Karma family moved out. Since Manfred & Bianka had divorced in 1999, they start to wonder if Manfred had even still been residing here when the murder took place, but the body is found with a train ticket dated for January of 2002. A time period that just so happens to line up with the one singular vacation Manfred took during his entire career— to recover from a gunshot wound that he couldn’t even trust a doctor with knowing about.

The body is wearing a housekeeper's uniform, and they identify her as Ophelia Falsch. They conclude that she was killed because she had discovered Manfred’s injury, and he wanted to eliminate the witness. They think they have the case over and done with, but then Ema comes back with the dental analysis. She explains there was no dental record of an "Ophelia Falsch", but the teeth did match Bianka Von Karma.

This raises some questions. Why was Bianka dressed as Ophelia? Was there a more personal reason Manfred could have killed his ex-wife? Could Ophelia have been involved as well?

Since the murder happened so long ago, they don't even know where to begin with finding witnesses. Karla was 18 at the time of the murder, and had just moved out, so she wasn't present. Edgeworth, of all people, is the one to suggest an unconventional idea: why not ask Von Karma himself?

The manor is in a remote location that's only accessible by train or boat, and since it's late, Maya won't be able to get there until the next morning. In the meantime, they check up on Apollo, only to find him getting scolded by a woman about having his chair on the beach. She explains that she's Karla's daughter, Angelika Von Karma, and that she's impassioned about marine ecology. She just discovered the beach had become a nesting site for an endangered species of sea turtles, and is worried about disrupting it.

The next morning, Maya arrives, and Phoenix and Edgeworth hold a mock trial in the foyer. Manfred is channeled, but is uncooperative, so they try... a different method. Phoenix and Edgeworth perform a reenactment of how they think the murder happened, while Trucy and Athena watch Manfred to see if they can glean any information based on his reactions.

Manfred breaks down and confesses to the murder, but is telling the truth when he says that he didn't know the victim was Bianka; he did, in fact, think he had killed a housekeeper who found out about his gunshot wound. After this, his spirit is released.

As puzzling as this is— who was Ophelia, anyway?— they can't do anymore investigating because Karla has become very upset. The whole ordeal has caused long-repressed emotions to resurface. She's always felt a little bit resentful towards Franziska because their father left Bianka for Franziska's mother, Levina, and always felt like she had her family taken from her. On top of that, Manfred had done everything he could to get full custody of Karla in the divorce, and she never saw her mother again. She's angry that that wasn't enough— he'd gone and killed her too.

Karla and Franziska get into a big fight, and the whole trip ends up cancelled.

🚂 Case 5: Turnabout Train Car

They all board the train to head home. The mood is really awkward and it's kind of a bummer. Since the train is only way out of the area, Karla has to board as well, albeit in another car.

And because nothing is ever easy, there’s a murder on the train.

The victim was the owner of the train, Diesel Porter. He was found in his private sleeping room, and the only other room on that train car was being occupied by Karla, so naturally, she is accused.

Since Ema and the police are already on the train, they’re able to take control of the situation until the train makes it back to town. The Wright Anything Agency isn’t allowed to investigate the crime scene much, so they opt to interrogate the other odd passengers.

They get a helpful tip from the train’s bartender that Cole Porter, son of Diesel Porter, had been making plans to build a resort. They also find out that the train company had been losing money, since they weren’t getting many passengers.

The next day in court, Phoenix claims Cole killed his father to inherit the company, but Cole denies it because, why would he want to inherit a dying company? And Phoenix turns it around by bringing up the resort plans and how he wanted to build it on Karla’s property. He couldn’t just kill Karla, because then they’d have to take care of Angelika and Franziska too, so they needed Karla to feel like she had no choice but to sell it.

The trial goes to recess and Cole is apprehended for questioning, but at that moment they get word that someone else has just been murdered on the train— the bartender from before.

Phoenix goes back to the train investigate and boards when it’s stopped on the mountaintop station. While he’s investigating the train’s caboose, Cole’s wife, Electra, detaches it from the rest of the train. Cole and his wife were in cahoots! Phoenix is sent hurtling backwards down the mountain in the runaway car, and manages to pull the emergency brake just before reaching the bottom. He’s ended up back by the manor, and calls to have a boat sent to pick him up.

While he waits, he finds Angelika is still here studying the turtles. She gives him permission to go inside the manor again to investigate. He finds the deed to the house, along with an old photo that has a letter written on the back. It’s addressed to Bianka from Levina (Franziska’s mother).

The case is solved when Phoenix proves that both Cole & Electra Porter were involved in the murders. The land becomes protected by the government in order to keep the sea turtles safe, since they are endangered.

After the trial, Phoenix shows Karla and Franziska the letter he’d found. It turns out Levina hired Bianka as a housekeeper under the alias “Ophelia” so that she could still see her daughter Karla. The photo depicts a teenage Karla playing with a baby Franziska. Levina and Bianka had a good relationship, and had made efforts to keep their families together.

Karla and Franziska apologize to each other, and agree to get along better.

Defendant: Karla Von Karma Defense: Phoenix Weird Girl: Athena & Apollo Prosecutor: Franziska Detective: Ema & Godot Witnesses: Train Conductor, Old Passenger, Tain Bartender Victim: Diesel Porter Killer: Cole & Electra Porter

💃 (DLC) Case 6: Turnabout Runway

Klavier has been invited as a guest judge for a fashion tv competition. He invites Pearl (and Apollo) to the shooting as an apology for accusing her for murder & because of their shared interest in fashion. "Lip sync for your life" but literally.

Defendant: Lady Killer Defense: Athena Weird Girl: Pearl Prosecutor: Blackquill Detective: Ema Witnesses: ensemble of drag queens/models, Klavier Victim: Taxi Macabre Killer: Paul Rue

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