#i was very frustrated about some uni stuff but this fixed everything. like barok always does. so thank you!!

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barok and 2, 9, and 25 for the character ask game :3

Yippie, I get to yap! Thank you :D!!

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

I love how self-sacrificial Barok is. It's tragic and terrible and I can't stop thinking about it because it says so much about how he sees himself. A vessel for "justice", for his brother, a tool protecting people who despise him and a scapegoat unworthy of justice for himself. He sees himself as so empty and devoid of value but is actually full of concern and care for others who won't (the people of London) or cannot (Klint) return his sentiment. He is so horrible to himself and he drives me so insane. Händel's He was despised is now playing in my head.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

Ough, tough question... The problem is that 1) I have this weird thing where I am ashamed to face my favorite characters after I've become obsessed with them (one of the reasons why I haven't replayed TGAA yet and why I didn't replay Danganronpa for instance in my DR phase), so unless Barok was Just Some Guy at my uni and not Barok van Zieks from hit game The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles In Real Life, I would not be able to, and 2) I am not the greatest fan of People in My House... I already struggle sometimes with sharing the kitchen with the other students who live on my floor in my dorm, so I don't think I could share a whole apartment with someone whom I'm not very close to. But that's not exclusive to Barok. Ideally, if I had to be roommates with him, we'd barely talk to other and leave each other alone but still had a sort of mutual understanding where we'd go, "Hey man, I'm going to the opera, wanna come along?" "Oh sure," and nothing else.

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

I am very sorry to disappoint but I literally do not remember lmao. I played the game right after release in July 2021 during a time where Covid among other things had really fucked me up and I cannot remember much of that year in general. I didn't like him at first but I think (and hope) that's everyone's first impression of Barok because he does suck and is supposed to suck at the start. I got immediately attached to him after 2-3 though because I very easily fall for the "bad guy with a heart of gold" kinda trope. I needed some time to fully Get him consistently but I think now I have a pretty complete picture of him in my head (<- read: I have made up incredibly unnecessary details about him, my picture is more than complete.)