#sahdmadhi siblings

[haunted-xander]

AA loves their siblings huh.

Probably missed some too!

[satsuha]

magician outfits...

[shitpostingkats]

Let's think about this whole series of events from Nahyuta's perspective real quick. You're doing your normal work things (you travel a lot) when suddenly out of the blue your little brother who you've kinda resigned yourself to never seeing again shows up AT YOUR JOB. And you both have a lot of issues regarding this so you don't exactly talk but it's still wild it happened. Well time to leave the country and probably never see him again. Except you go back home and this american tourist is at your office and he's like hey I heard you were picking on my employee. And it TURNS OUT your little brother not only went into the same field as you (makes sense), he also works for this random american guy who for some reason is in your home country on vacation (makes less sense). Just when you think things can't get any worse, your second dad breaks out of prison, shows up to your work and calls you by your dumb childhood nickname in front of all your coworkers.

[herlockslimbo]

sure man. who cares anymore

[luribourdon]

[brodorokihousuke]

Dual Destinies:

Someone: Athena, do you know Prosecutor Blackquill?

Athena: Something like that...

Spirit of Justice:

Someone: Apollo, do you know Prosecutor Sahdmadhi?

Apollo: Something like that...

[shadowgeist-stars]

There's something I wish we talked more about...

Everyone likes wondering about how the big "Lamiroir is actually Thalassa Gramarye and Trucy and Apollo are her kids" reveal would affect our oblivious pair of half-siblings. But I noticed that a grand total of NO ONE thinks about how certain other characters would also take the news. Mainly in Apollo's Khura'in family. (There will be SoJ spoilers below)

Let's start with an easy one. Datz.

He already knows Apollo (as "AJ"), and it looks like he meets Trucy when saving Apollo and Dhurke from the undersea cavern. Obviously a generally fun-loving fellow who I bet would happily call Trucy an honorary Defiant Dragon if he caught wind of her being Apollo's sister. Doubly so when remembering she managed to stow away in Edgeworth's luggage to reach Khura'in. (Rule-breakers need to stick together!) He'd probably also assign her some kind of nickname like TW or something, and consider himself her new uncle. He also seems like the only one crazy enough to willfully be Trucy's magic assistant/guinea pig, which would spare Apollo and Athena.

Then comes Rayfa, our dear crown princess.

While not as emotionally invested as her brother (and we'll get to him), it would be a surprise to learn that "Horn Head" has a little sister. And it just so happens to be the girl with the strange blue hat who was watching from the gallery during the trial that got Ga'ran deposed. While a bit upset that she never really got to talk to her back then, Rayfa would be fairly alright with seeing Trucy as a sister of some kind... and discuss with her the ways of pestering both of their brothers all in good fun.

Of course, Trucy would be over the moon to the mere idea of calling Rayfa her little sister, especially when she's a literal princess on the road to being queen. Their personalities could bounce off of each other surprisingly well, and maybe Trucy can help Rayfa swallow enough of her pride to actually call either of the boys "brother." And thanks to Phoenix's connections to Maya and Pearl, Trucy knows other spirit mediums who might be able to help Rayfa in her training.

And now we get to someone with a bit more... complicated stake in the matter, and honestly the meat and potatoes for this whole post: Nahyuta.

Being completely honest here, I think our dear Last Rites Prosecutor would take this news as a complete slap in the face. "Let it go and move on" mantra be damned, he'd basically be told "Hey, remember your first case against Apollo? With that magician girl you tried to get convicted for murder who turned out to have been framed? Yeah, she's actually your brother's sister, which also kinda makes her your sister by proxy. You unknowingly tried to get your own sister condemned for murder and quite possibly put on death row." (Since, y'know, capital punishment's still a thing in Ace Attorney L.A.)

Even if we almost never see our Not Guilty defendants hold a grudge against the prosecutors, Nahyuta's entire deal in Spirit of Justice was doing everything he possibly could to protect his baby sister and his mom, being unnecessarily harsh with the defense and the accused in the process. So finding out that he tried to condemn someone who could be considered part of his family on a false charge wouldn't be without consequence. (Turnabout Revolution only proved that because of his parents' direct involvement.)

Undoubtedly, he'd see fit to apologize to Trucy personally upon learning about her being Apollo's little sister, and would do so at his earliest convenience. But we can all be certain that she'd gladly accept him as another big brother regardless of any perceived "past transgressions." There would be hugs involved, I'm sure, and Nahyuta would be able to... possibly bring out the protective and caring big brother he was supposed to be from the very beginning.

Side note: Y'know this here lightning thing you see with Amara when she gets mad? And also Dhurke's dragon glare when he goes Mad Dad on Paul Atishon?

I get the feeling Nahyuta would inherit either or both of their little tricks to some extent when his big brother instinct REALLY kicks into high gear.

[thetoastedalmonds]

Ok i need yall to see the vision

[objection-zero]

Brother :)

(I changed up Apollo's Prince Overcoat outfit a bit to match Nahyuta's more! Hope you guys like it :3)

[angstandhappiness]

INTERESTING

im so normal abt sibling relationships in media i swear

[satsuha]

hairstyle 🔄

[shitpostingkats]

Been thinking a lot about Rayfa and how much Nahyuta and Apollos' (her brothers) actions in turnabout revolution really are the final piece to her puzzle. Rayfa starts out the game confident and secure, very pleased with herself and her abilities. But as she continues to "fail" in court, little by little she starts to doubt herself. Her spiritual powers are faulty. Her Insights are not absolute. And how can be things be going so wrong, if she's trying her hardest at the thing she was born to do?

And then she finds the photo in Inga's safe, and the answer seems delivered to her on a silver platter: the reason she is failing is because her father was Bad. After all, this is her culture, and one she cares deeply about, so of course she genuinely believes in the sins of the father damning his children. Ga'ran further enforces this, throwing it back in Rayfa's face like some disgusting secret, that, if Rayfa doesn't do as she is told, Ga'ran will tell everyone about what is Wrong with her.

And Rayfa is desperate to find an explanation to why she suddenly can't measure up. So she believes it. She has finally found the answer to why all her convictions have abandoned her.

Except when she goes into court the next day, with the newfound knowledge that these men are her brothers, suddenly she finds it harder to believe. here is Apollo, that same heretic's son, and he is not weak. Far from it. He's ready to risk his life for his father, to consider their relation something to be proud of. If something is Wrong with her, that same thing must also be Wrong with him. But it isn't.

He doesn't waver. He actually believes in her.

And Nahyuta. She think him to be in the same conundrum as her, cursed by his blood. He understands. Maybe Apollo is the outlier, not directly sharing a lineage with their traitor father.

Except he's not really a traitor. Perhaps, he was even a good man.

But then the truth comes out. Nahyuta did it all to protect her. Instead of being Wrong and Twisted, the only thing the son of a criminal ever wanted was to see his little sister safe. He was never ashamed of his father's name at all. Like Apollo, he is proud of it.

It's a contradiction. There cannot be anything wrong with her without there being something Wrong with Nahyuta and Apollo. And there is nothing Wrong with them, because the things they stand for are Good.

There's nothing cursed about her. There never was.

[objection-dot-lol]

So. By popular demand I’ve been listening to the amazing devil. And thr lyrics are giving me Ideas.

(Spirit of Justice and Professor Layton spoilers under the cut)

There are. So many characters this could apply to, but I specifically think of Apollo Justice and Theo Bronev/Hershel Layton. I read this as someone being forced to send their child/sibling/loved one away (looking at you Dhurke Sahdmadhi and Hershel Bronev) and thst loved one has to be strong becasue all of a sudden they’re alone (Well, not totally alone, but the person who supported them and took care of them and who they relied on is gone). Am I onto something or am I just filled w the Layton and Ace Attorney brainrot please help

[echoingmemories]

siblings, Siblings, SIBLINGS!!

ace attorney + older siblings

[luribourdon]

[askaceattorney]

Dear Ladynoir,

Indeed. It's actually one of the reasons I wished to help Sahdmadhi. I could see, despite being from a country with rather corrupt laws, he was a man of truth.

I suppose Wright and I have a sibling kind of relationship, being neither of us have siblings. Larry had an older sister, but she was more of his parental figure than anything. In a way, all three of us became brothers.

(And, Father became Wright's and Larry's father figure.)

- Miles Edgeworth