#phoenix x edgeworth

[n3felibata]

This is gonna be a hot take, but it bothers me when people say that Phoenix became an attorney JUST for Edgeworth.

Yes, Edgeworth is a big part of the reason he became a lawyer. Yes, Phoenix went to law school after finding out he's the "demon prosecutor" now. Hell, I'll even outright admit that Phoenix would not be an attorney if it weren't for Edgeworth.

But that's the only reason he stands in court. Goodness, no. It goes deeper than that, and it has a lot to do with Phoenix's depth and the overall message of Ace Attorney.

First of all, in the first few minutes of the very first game, Phoenix outright says that Larry is part of the reason he became a lawyer, too.

(Really, I feel like some of you are forgetting that Larry defended him that day as well...)

And second of all, there's the fact that he continues to be a lawyer in Justice for All despite thinking Edgeworth was dead for most of that game. And I have to admit it's been a while since I've played Justice For All, but I remember him defending his clients just as passionately as he does in any other game.

Edgeworth directly asks Phoenix in this same game why he stands in court, and Phoenix responds by saying this:

At least him saying in PWAA that he stood up for Maya because he "can't just abandon her" and "someone has to look out for people with no one on their side" is only one dialogue option out of three.

But telling Edgeworth he wants to save lives is the only answer the player can give to that question. Because it's the correct one. Phoenix Wright has a huge sense of justice, and it's a big part of his character.

This is why Phoenix hates prosecutors so much, or more specifically the ones that only stand in court to "win" and fuel their own ego rather than to actually seek the truth. And that's probably also why the writers continously make the antagonists of these games people who fit that exact description.

And yes, his backstory (or at least this specific part of it) may not be as traumatic as the other characters', but it doesn't need to be. This kind of stuff can seriously impact a child, especially when the teacher themselves in joining in on the bullying. His clients are going through worse, yes, but regardless, this experience taught him that people will assume the worst in you with little to no evidence and what it means to have someone believe in you when no one else will. He wants to be there for people going through worse than him, and that's valid. Not every character needs to be an orphan or rape victim or something to be an intriguing character with reasonable motivations and experiences that are meaningful to them.

Again, I'm not denying that Edgeworth is a huge part of why he went to law school (and thank goodness he did because I can't imagine what would've happened to Edgeworth if he never became an attorney...), but saying that Edgeworth is the ONLY factor feels like it's not only disacknowledging Phoenix's depth and reducing his character to just his relationship with Edgeworth, but also feels like it's disacknowledging the themes of justice in the writing of the game itself. Like no offense, but how did y'all manage to take what's clearly meant to be a satirical call out to Japan's flawed justice system and reduce it to just "yaoi"?

I LOVE wrightworth, but sometimes it feels like some people are so fixated on it that they forget that both Wright and Edgeworth are still their own complex individuals with depth outside of their relationship with each other.

[drartix]

Day 1 - Letters

I always saw Edgeworth as the more sentimental one that would keep every letter and picture sent to him somewhere visible to remind him of the family he now has. And then this was born :D

[inbarfink]

Honestly, I think it’s pretty funny how, like, Miles Edgeworth was this corrupt amoral prosecutor who exploited the Justice system to cope with his father’s death, who nearly got Phoenix Wright and a teenaged girl who was soon to be Phoenix Wright’s best friend guilty for a murder they didn’t commit, and Phoenix decided to dedicate his entire life to saving him from the man he has become because they knew each other for a few months in fourth grade and that experience was genuinely life-changing for both of them…. And this is still the most normal, grounded and wholesome relationship Phoenix Wright ever had.

[ana-luuart]

they are consuming my brain help me

[imslowlylosingsanity]

His only valentine <3 (a bit of an old doodle!)

[puffywiz]

gay sticker designs from my Feb 2022 Ace Attorney hyperfixation 

[borkchoi]

becoming a warrior because you have a crush on one GROSS!!!!!!!!!

[demonboyalexx]

Comic inspired my “Yours, Mine Hours” by Mccafferty

[sammitopl]

guys did i take the joke too seriously

haha tv girl reference

UNLESS!?

[momotaros-left-sack]

what if instead of ace attorney it was freak attorney and it'd be just two guys who make out in the middle of the court

[starryeyetrixi]

[drartix]

Cutetober Day 1: Flowers

I've done this prompt before but I went a different route this time, instead going for sunflowers, symbolising loyalty and adoration since I think that describes their relationship perfectly. I kinda wanted it to look like how couples hold each others hand over the table at a date but I'm horrible at finding references so I just did the best I could >A<

[inbarfink]

Phoenix, honey, you are really the last person who should be allowed to act all judgey about why people choose their jobs considering you’re the fucking guy who went to Law School for the chance he’d get to talk with his fourth-grade crush!!!

[your-fav-is-divorced]

phoenix wright & miles edgeworth ace attorney. i think they get divorced for fun. it's a sport to them

ilysm thanks for bringing them on this blog also story time i was trying to show my friend something on my phone and i accidentally switched to the tab that had them on it and it said "okay call your lawyer. we'll have SEX" 👍

Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth are Divorced!

[never-forget-viva-la-pluto]

I havent seen anyone point this out yet but, it's CANON that Edgeworth and Wright went on a date a few days before the trial of Athena Cykes

And where did they go?

To see their daughter's magic show

That's super cute

[acehalah]

chibi attorneys :) lmk if u want me to draw any others this was really fun 😳 (not a single one of my ace attorney posts has had a consistent style)