guide to spoiler hell

1&4: introduce new lawyer, set up foundation, partner that was previously connected in some way (mentor’s sister, actual sister)

2&5: event that shakes the lawyers convictions or beliefs in some way, a realization at the end about what their job means

3&6: bringing together various threads, proof that the lawyer has grown and can stand on their own

there are obviously some massive differences, but i feel like the structure (kinda like a valley, with 2/5 being generally less arc-heavy than the first and third of each set) of each trilogy follows the same cure for phoenix and then apollo

Kudos to @redasatomato for completely and utterly destroying me with this.

Okay so, take a look at the lyrics.

The stand out lines are the last two verses: Sousuke died in a fire while performing, and

bro tended to perform with an acoustic guitar (just like this song was performed with).  Since it was a performance, the guitar likely burned up with him.

The other lyrics though….verse one is a first meeting.  Verse two could be about how short-lived their love was; they were only married a year, after all.

Outside canon, I almost wouldn’t be surprised if they took inspiration for Sousuke’s scenario and death from this song.

In canon, though, we run into a weird problem.  It’s stated explicitly in 4-3 that Lamiroir wrote the song for Klavier’s lyrics.  Sure, Lamiroir was amnesiac anyway, but it would have created an interesting situation where she was subconsciously recalling things.  One other option that still exists is that his lyrics hit close to home for her, which easily allowed her to write a melody for a guitar when usually her songs don’t use one….or maybe recall a melody she had heard a long time ago.  There’s also the idea that they talked about the song and lyrics together, and Klavier used their conversations as inspiration.

cross my heart and hope to die, the japanese names are THAT BAD

since i remember all of these:

ahlbi urgaid was bokuto tsuaani (ボクト　ツアーニ), which is the jp phrase 僕とツアーに (boku to tsua- ni) spelled out. it’s basically “go on a tour with me”

paht rohl was mima waruhito (ミマ　ワルヒト), and 見回る人 (mimawaruhito) is basically “person who patrols”

finally, tehm’pul temple was originally jiiin jiin (ジーイン寺院)….quite literally “temple temple” with an added long vowel sound

psyche locks (2) [saara, datz]

perceive (4) [trucy, pearl, druk, nayuta]

mood matrix (3) [kiki, bifuu, hilne]

divination seance (4) [case 1, case 3, case 5 x2]

video comparison (1) [case 2]

scientific investigation (4) [case 2 x1, case 3 x1, case 5 x2]

revisualization (6) [each trial; twice in case 5]

and while i’m aware they’re split 3 vs 4 for investigation/court, you know what happened???

Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice episode headers

dirk saves maya; dirk is killed by inga

maya goes to japan and channels dirk as a favor to him for saving her

everyone travels to khura’in bc of a phone call to trade the treasure for maya–a bluff.  dirk calls the bluff; they then they get dirk to agree by talking about their “important person” (amara) also being in danger, and to keep his secret, he goes along with the blluff

dirk goes in to “save maya”.  he is forced from maya’s body by amara; she channels him.

amara!dirk is arrested. maya is taken to the hospital

after a certain part in the trial, dirk disappears. he says to datz he “doesn’t want to put amara in danger”

any time after nayuta rescinds his confession, you can trigger a bad end

in this end, dirk was proven innocent of inga’s murder, but you couldn’t find the true culprit nor could you prove dirk innocent of the assassination 23 years ago

with nayuta, you escape underground pursued by galan’s reign, join the revolutionary forces, and aim to topple her government.

Apollo: “So, t-that’s your idea…”

Apollo: “OF A VIP SEAAAAAAAAT!?”

Trucy: “Behold the illusions of the great and beautiful Trucy Wright!”

Trucy: “Is it all real? Of course it is… No smoke or wires involved!”

Apollo: “Lies, lies!! I can see plenty of wires from here!!”

Apollo: “Are you trying to kill me!? If you wanna get rid of me, just say it to my face!!”

Trucy: “Now, Mr. Hat! If you would please give Polly the finishing blow!?”

Apollo: “N-No, please, sto-…”

Apollo: “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!”

Just another day in the life of Apollo Justice, Ace Punchline.