#idk man. ''sure wish nahyuta was here'' whatever. WHATEVER

[satsuha]

i don't know man 6-2 makes me feel a bit crazy because on the surface it's funny that nahyuta is being an asshole to apollo for no reason while also pretending not to recognise him and apollo just accepts it without much of a fuss BUT LIKE

nahyuta's in a situation where he cannot risk getting anyone involved with him lest they become even more leverage that ga'ran can use against him so imagine how he feels when he sees yet another member of his family again but can't even afford to feel happy or relieved at apollo's safety... i think nahyuta correctly concluded that if he showed apollo even the slightest bit of evidence that he was in trouble then apollo would just not be able to leave him alone. he also must have known... that he wouldn't be safe even if he went abroad. like i'd bet anything that the reason he became an international prosecutor at all was to escape khura'in's justice system in any way he could but he quickly finds out that he isn't able to break free of ga'ran's clutches that easily...

and apollo's already years past given up on dhurke coming to see him so seeing nahyuta is like. a slap in the face that he never expected. he can't even blame nahyuta for all the resentment and loneliness he felt throughout the years so he's just stuck in this awkward stalemate where he feels like he should be happy but there's too much there that was unsaid and unresolved and on top of that nahyuta's making no effort to help him on that front so... lmao

and despite that apollo still helps dhurke and everything that entails and before we even start seeing more of the truth of nahyuta's situation in 6-5 we get THIS line:

it kills me. it kills me!!! at this point in time apollo hasn't even seen nahyuta at all since 6-2 and he's still saying something like this. after nahyuta has done nothing but be rude and dismissive to him ~14 years since the last time they met. this is like apollo's equivalent of the "I cannot lose you to the Twilight Realm, too..." line TO ME... god they're so bad at showing that they care about each other that it literally does not show until they get to the verge of death but my god do they care!!

[shoeshineyboy]

yo! how would you rank the ace attorney defence attorneys and prosecutors from best to worse?

like… in terms of how good they are at their jobs? that’s what I hope you meant-

Defence Attorneys

Raymond Shields (of course. but for real. he’s good. he became a lawyer at just 19 back when that was unusual. he’s really really smart, even if he doesn’t see it, himself.)

Gregory Edgeworth (this man’s dedication to the truth was unreal.)

Phoenix Wright (I’m ignoring AA5/AA6 here. he is brilliant in the courtroom, like for real. he doesn’t give up. he took a system that was pretty much in tatters and started piecing it back together. he finds contradictions no one else would think of. he asks for help when he needs it. he’s wonderful.)

Apollo Justice (given the state of the law in AA4, he’s fighting a losing battle with corruption, but he’s still fighting and that’s what matters.)

Mia Fey (I really really really wish we’d got to see more of late career Mia. she seems like a brilliant investigator)

Dhurke Sahdmadhi (god fuck I love his hair and I love how he loves his wife and also Datz. he’s a very very good rebel leader and I expect he was a decent lawyer. fought against a mad corrupt system and you know what I really respect that. I wanna be like him)

Athena Cykes (I love her as a character but I don’t like her game. she’s better than everyone thinks she is, but she’s still Very Very New To This and it’s a shame we never get to see her actually flourish)

Jill Crane (going behind Blaise’s back like that took some serious balls. and she must’ve had a remarkably strong character. and I think she’s pretty. I nearly put her at 4.)

Diego Armando (he reminds me of our sister department’s manager in that he’s decently competent but thinks he’s way better than he actually is)

Kristoph Gavin (I think he’s probably a really, really good lawyer in terms of, like, defending super rich people and getting them off charges for things they definitely did.)

Marvin Grossberg (I think he’s an interesting character but it’s whatever. idk I find stories about corruption really interesting for some reason. he’s just a tired old man who’s weighed down by guilt, which I think is an interesting character but doesn’t have much bearing on his skill)

Aristotle Means (he gets wins WHATEVER but I don’t like DD and I don’t like him. Capcom waved him in our face like “haha look! look how corrupt the legal system is! haha look this is worldbuilding!” and then gave a bullshit plot. he’s symbolic of by beef with the Dark Age arc. fuck this dude. at least his design is somewhat interesting)

Robert Hammond (I hate this dude so much and Yanni Yogi did god’s work. corrupt, uncharismatic, self-centred Severus Snape looking bitch)

Prosecutors

Klavier Gavin (Klavier is very very good at his job. Klavier wants to help the truth be found and that’s pretty much his main motivation. he wanted to help us overcome the corruption that was tainting the law, until corruption overcame Capcom and he was shelved indefinitely)

Miles Edgeworth (he was off to a shaky start, but he got good. his logical way of thinking has served him well, he’s very skilled and he can think in ways that not everyone seems to be able to. good at dealing in international affairs, too.)

Franziska von Karma (comes into her own in the Investigations games. she was born to be an international prosecutor. she uses her authority and general kinda scary personality for the best possible uses in those games. she cares about people close to her, but can keep up her strong front, and that’s actually way cool)

Neil Marshall (cared about justice and was good enough to get the King of Prosecutors trophy, which probably says more about his skill than the games ever will. chased after a criminal himself. brave dude.)

Byrne Faraday (cared enough about finding the truth to become the Yatagarasu. that’s something, alright. worked nicely with his detective partner which is a refreshing change in this series sometimes)

Simon Blackquill (made DD bearable but idk if he’s as good at prosecuting as he is good at scaring the shit out of people with his eagle. was willing to protect Athena though and you know what? that’s awesome)

Sebastian Debeste (look! he has the potential to be very good! but the majority of AAI2 didn’t really shine him in a super good light. I believe in him. and he saved our asses at the end of the game)

Nahyuta Sahdmadhi (I Don’t like how he treated Athena and nothing about his prosecuting skills stood out to me at all. also he was trying to get Phoenix murdered, the fucker. however he wasn’t as outwardly cruel as some of the fuckers on this thing so he can stay at number 8)

Lana Skye (this PAINS me but we never see her prosecute. I adore Lana as a character but she was probably way better as a detective, since that’s the career she chose. I’m just putting her above Blaise because she deserves better but we know Nothing about her skill like at all)

Winston Payne (has shit taste in suits. I can admire that. but he couldn’t kill a rookie if the rookie handed him a loaded gun, both physically AND metaphorically)

Blaise Debeste (UGH look if he made Chief Prosecutor he must’ve been solidly alright I guess? ugh. he was a brilliant villain, anyway)

Jacques Portsman (I almost forgot this dude)

Gaspen Payne (I’m like vaguely aware that he exists. fuck him. shit at his job and tried to get Phoenix killed)

Manfred von Karma (is legitimately the least skilled prosecutor in AA. sure, he won, but only through intimidation. his arguments needed very little prodding to fall apart, and prod we did. completely unprepared for any sort of surprise - couldn’t work with Larry’s sudden testimony at all. no adaptability whatsoever. it’s almost funny if he wasn’t so genuinely evil)

if I missed anyone, I’m sorry!