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When I first played through this game, I couldn't believe that this was actually happening.
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ProfessorProf posted:Typo. There's always one, isn't there.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 15:57 |
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C. Everett Koop posted:That bird is guilty as a motherfucker and now that we've got it on the stand were gonna get a confession out of it and turn it into a crispy eight-piece. Hatoful Turnabout!
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 16:00 |
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This moment should be framed as a testament to everything that Ace Attorney is.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 16:02 |
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This is the reason Ace Attorney is so good.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 16:06 |
This is where we start hitting peak Ace Attorney.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 16:38 |
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Yes, folks, we are cross-examining the parrot. Welcome to Japanifornia.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 16:49 |
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I don't know how familiar everyone is with this story, but something like this happened IRL not too long ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/26/foul-mouthed-parrot-may-be-used-as-evidence-in-murder-trial-prosecutor-says/ quote:Everyone knows Bud can talk like the parrot that he is.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 16:54 |
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Everything I could have hoped for and more.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 16:58 |
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I feel like "I cross examined a parrot to get you out of a murder charge!" is the sort of statement that wins a lot of arguments for the next few years.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 17:21 |
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Dr. Fetus posted:When I first played through this game, I couldn't believe that this was actually happening. I certainly can't believe it myself! But as Shirec pointed out, it isn't like this hasn't happened in the real world...
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 17:57 |
This scene. THIS scene. No fan of the series can every forget this set of shenanigans. Also,Mors Rattus posted:
I think a portrait got mixed up there?
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 19:09 |
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At last we have the true villain of this case on stand! Polly, your time of judgement is at hand! The truth will be found!
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 19:38 |
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Level Seven posted:This scene. THIS scene. No fan of the series can every forget this set of shenanigans. Also, Fixed.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 19:45 |
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Shirec posted:I don't know how familiar everyone is with this story, but something like this happened IRL not too long ago. I think I asked the AskAceAttorney blog about that once.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 19:53 |
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:I think I asked the AskAceAttorney blog about that once. Did you get a response? If so, would it be possible to post it here? Or would it be too much of a monumental pain in the rear end to find it? I can have moments of... eccentricity and sometimes be quite curious about things. Please forgive me if I do something foolish or rude.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 22:00 |
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Mors Rattus posted:: ... The proescution... is ready.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 23:10 |
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No one likes the scene leading up to this because of plot fiat, but that same plot fiat is what leads to this scene. Should have watched what you said Von Karma! Also poor Maya, still electrically charged from being tazed. She's a very good conductive medium it seems.
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# ? Sep 8, 2016 23:10 |
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EponymousMrYar posted:Also poor Maya, still electrically charged from being tazed. She's a very good conductive medium it seems. Boo this person. BOO.
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 01:52 |
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Parrot cross-examination makes up for the evidence room thing. I'll just pretend von Karma flipped the light switch and stole the letter super-fast with his Jedi powers but dropped the bullet in the process
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 03:12 |
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It would have made more sense to have Phoenix and Maya confront von Karma over stealing DL-6 evidence from the police files, him tasing them, and then finding the letter sticking out of Phoenix's coat and taking it.
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 03:17 |
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Was the anime faithful in adapting this part?
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 03:28 |
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The most I knew about Phoenix Wright before this thread is that he objects a lot and cravats = total prick. I now say: HOLY poo poo. C. Everett Koop posted:That bird is guilty as a motherfucker and now that we've got it on the stand were gonna get a confession out of it and turn it into a crispy eight-piece. Malah fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Sep 9, 2016 |
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Stephen9001 posted:Did you get a response? If so, would it be possible to post it here? Or would it be too much of a monumental pain in the rear end to find it? I just made a joke asking if that was real life DL-6 and they posted an image of Polly from the anime. Mraagvpeine posted:Was the anime faithful in adapting this part? The anime did the parrot cross-examination yes. The taser scene was dropped in favor of a very stupid scene where they get Larry to disguise himself as Edgeworth while the real deal snuck out of the courthouse and helped Maya break into von Karma's office. Blueberry Pancakes fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Sep 9, 2016 |
# ? Sep 9, 2016 07:09 |
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The Law is a Donkey, a blog about creative liberties taken with (mostly U.S.) law in fiction (with a specific focus on comic books), discusses current U.S. laws for animal witnesses (tl;dr - no, but they may be used as evidence, though you'd better be ready to prove that the evidence is sound enough to stand muster in court and a judge is usually not tolerant to actually bringing an animal into court). ETA: I believe there are some special exceptions for police dogs, who are considered uniformed officers for the purposes of "testifying" in court, but I am not a lawyer. dotchan fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Sep 9, 2016 |
# ? Sep 9, 2016 15:33 |
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dotchan posted:ETA: I believe there are some special exceptions for police dogs, who are considered uniformed officers for the purposes of "testifying" in court, but I am not a lawyer.
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 20:34 |
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I really want cornered to play when you catch the parrot in a contradiction.
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 21:51 |
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This pretty much is the moment where you decide if you're on board with AA from hereon, or not. The other cases have been gearing you up with the court/evidence gathering mechanics and now we see what these games truly are. Batshit bonkers. Buckle up, or get off at the next station.
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 23:15 |
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How does the old man remember he used to be a chemical engineer....
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 23:38 |
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Leif. posted:How does the old man remember he used to be a chemical engineer.... It's a lie he came up with on the spur of the moment. He may or may not actually have burned off his fingerprints.
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# ? Sep 9, 2016 23:44 |
I mean, it's the perfect Catch-22. "I worked in a chemical plant and burned my fingerprints off. Can you prove that didn't happen without knowing who I am?"
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 00:35 |
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I'll tell you this much, von Karma sure as hell wasn't planning for a parrot in the courtroom. He's certainly not going to pull out a bag of saltines from under the prosecutor's bench or anything. ...would he actually kill the parrot to shut it up? I mean, it's not murder.
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 13:50 |
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Karma would. I'd say it's tampering with the evidence but apparently that's legal here.
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 14:10 |
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Case 4 - Turnabout Goodbyes Trial (Day 4) - Part 2 : That's... quite a bird. Please tell us your name? : "..." : Name! : "..." : The witness is ignoring me. : (It must hurt... to be ignored by a bird.) : Ahem. Very well, witness... : Who is your owner? Please, er... testify for us. : Hmm... : Certainly the most concise testimony we've had so far. : Very well, begin your cross-examination. : Right... : What are you going to do, Nick? : ... I... I don't know! What do we do, Maya? : Hmm... : Witness! You can't just say "hello" and expect us to get anywhere! : I want you to testify! : Maya, you talk to her. : (Remember... two days ago...) : *squawk* "Don't forget DL-6!" *squawk* : (That will prove that the caretaker had something to do with DL-6!) : Um, Polly? Have we forgotten something? : "... ... Hello! Hello!" *squawk* : ...! That's not what you're supposed to say! Forgot! Something we forgot! : "Hello! Hello!" *squawk* : Uh oh. It's not working, Nick! She won't say it! : (This is ridiculous! Why won't she say it!?) : Tsk tsk tsk... Something the matter, Mr. Wright? : (Wait... Don't tell me von Karma expected this! He couldn't have retrained the parrot... could he!? Did he train her not to respond when we asked if we'd forgotten anything!?) : Witness, you're here to speak! You must speak to me! : "..." : Frankly, I can't believe that you're speaking to the parrot. : W-well... : I guess we should try to get some information out of her! : We need to show the judge that her owner is Mr. Yogi! And loop. But what if we tried another tack? : (Maybe I should get her to say her name?) : Polly! Polly! What's your name? : "Pol-ly! Pol-ly!" *squawk* : Mr. Wright... I think we've established that this parrot is named "Polly." : Uh, well, I guess it doesn't really have anything to do with that, no. : Hmm... : Please only ask questions pertaining to the matter at hand. : Very well, witness. Continue your testimony. Obviously, this is not correct. : Yes it does! : !!! : Hah! Fascinating! : You claim that the parrot's name will prove her owner's identity? Then show us this proof! : Nick! Don't you think you're taking the bluffing a little too far? : Listen. We're not here to answer the question of "who is the caretaker." We're here to prove that he is Yanni Yogi! All we have to do is tie the name "Polly" to Yogi! : Your Honor. You may want to go back and read the case file from when we found it. : The DL-6 Case file? : That's quite a large file you have there! Which page is this "proof" on, then? : Show us, or stop wasting our time! : Hmm... : Very well. Mr. Wright, please show us the page. All the wrong answers for this section are essentially identical, so I'll only show this one. : It's on the "Case Summary" page! : ... I'm sorry... But I don't see anything here that relates to the name "Polly." : At least, not on this page. : Hmph! A bluff! As I expected! : I'm afraid I have to deny your claim, Mr. Wright. : The witness may continue. : It's on the "Suspect Data" page! : ...? : This page has all the information about Yanni Yogi! Right after he was arrested, his fiancee committed suicide, see? : Hmm... Indeed, it does say that, yes. : What was his fiancee's name? : "Polly Jenkins"... "Polly"! : Exactly, Your Honor! He remembered the name of his fiancee who committed suicide. : That's why he named his parrot after her! : I see! I guess that is possible. : Bah! A mere coincidence, that's all! My granddaughter has a dog she calls "Phoenix." : Well, Mr. Phoenix Wright? Does this make you my granddaughter's fiancee!? : Hmm... Indeed. : Alone, it is a little weak for evidence in a murder trial. : We would need some other corroborating evidence... : (Where am I going to find that!?) : Nick! We're getting closer! : One more! If we can just get one more piece of evidence...! : (Right... but what?) : Hmph! : Very well, witness. You may continue. We only have one option left - we're going to have to ask the parrot about that safe code. : (Maybe I'll get her to say the number of that safe...) : Huh? The safe? Why? : Let's just try to get her to say anything, okay? : Polly! What was the number of the safe in the shack? : "1228... 1228..." : ... My, what a reckless parrot. : Well, Mr. Wright? : Actually it does! That's why I had her say it! : Hah! Ridiculous! How can the number to a safe tell us who the caretaker is? : Show us your proof! : The DL-6 Case File? What is this obsession you have with that case? : Mr. Wright. : It's on the "Case Summary" page! : The Case... Summary? : Specifically, the date on which the DL-6 Incident occurred! : The date of the incident? December 28...? : Why, that's today's date. Fifteen years ago! : And the number on that safe is 1228! : Ah! : He used the date of the DL-6 Incident as the number for his safe, Your Honor! : That's how important that date was to him! : I see... It certainly is an interesting coincidence. People often do set their secret numbers to dates. : Bah! This is not tangible proof! I set my ATM card's number to "0001" because I'm number one! : This has nothing to do with a date! Nothing! : That's enough! : I think we've reached a conclusion here. : This is mere coincidence, that's all! : True, that is a possibility. : However, two coincidences at the same time seems more like a "pattern" to me. : Wh... what are you saying!? : Summon the caretaker of the boat shop. Immediately! : Witness... Tell us your name. : Wait! This witness, he doesn't remember... : ...! : I've accomplished what I wanted to do. I'm done. : Nick! He looks totally different! : This is the real Yogi, I think. Finally. He's been acting feeble to hide his true identity. Acting... for 15 years! : W-well...! Let me ask you again. : Please state your name for the court! : My name... is Yanni Yogi. 15 years ago, I served as a bailiff in this very court. : Order! Order! : Yanni Yogi! So was it you who killed Robert Hammond...? And tried to frame Miles Edgeworth for his death? : ... Yes. It was me. I did it. ... : They put me on the witness stand 15 years ago... Robert Hammond... he said I was mentally unsound. : So... I pretended to have brain damage... : I was innocent, really! But he didn't believe me! : We won the trial... But I lost everything. I lost my job, my fiancee, my social standing... ... Then, this year, 15 years later... : The plan was written out in careful detail. It was a plan for me to take my revenge on the people who ruined my life. I didn't care who had sent it. I thought this was my chance, after 15 years, this was it! Finally, a chance to have my revenge on Robert Hammond and Miles Edgeworth... I have no regrets. : W-wait a moment! Revenge... against Miles Edgeworth? What do you mean? : I'm not at liberty to speak on that matter. Why don't you ask Mr. Edgeworth yourself? : von Karma... Where is Mr. Yogi? : Under arrest, Your Honor. I saw no room for error in his confession. : Then... the defendant, Miles Edgeworth is... : Innocent. In this case, at least. : Hmm. : Very well. Will the defendant please take the stand? : There are a few mysteries left unsolved. : Still, you are cleared of suspicion for this particular case. So I would like to pass judgment on the murder of Mr. Robert Hammond. : Any objections? : ... : ... : ... : (I don't believe it! Why isn't von Karma saying anything?) : Very well. This court finds the defendant, Mr. Miles Edgeworth... : That is all. The court is adjourned! : D-did someone just say "objection"? : (It wasn't von Karma...! Wait, but that means...) No... : Your Honor. : Wh-what do you mean? : As we have heard, Yanni Yogi killed Robert Hammond in revenge. But, revenge for what? : Nick! Edgeworth is going to confess! He's going to say he's guilty! He's going to tell them he was the murderer in the DL-6 Incident! He's going to tell them he killed his own dad! : The judgment has already been passed! I object to Edgeworth's outburst... : Didn't something like this happen yesterday, too? I believe a certain witness raised an objection after a guilty verdict was passed. : (That would be Larry...) : We must hear this new argument! : We must hear Miles Edgeworth! : He's right. We have a duty to hear Mr. Edgeworth out. Or... : (No... I'm sure Edgeworth thought about this one long and hard. This isn't my place to interfere!) : Nick, are you sure!? : There's nothing we can do about it. This is his problem, now. Next time: Convergence. Mors Rattus fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Sep 11, 2016 |
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Glazius posted:I'll tell you this much, von Karma sure as hell wasn't planning for a parrot in the courtroom. quote:(Wait... Don't tell me von Karma expected this! He couldn't have retrained the parrot... could he!? Did he train her not to respond when we asked if we'd forgotten anything!?) Surprise! The number one rule for this series is that nothing is ever so insane that it can't be true.
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 15:01 |
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FoolyCharged posted:Surprise! Yup, and it is glorious. Except for the times it's just straight up dumb. I can have moments of... eccentricity and sometimes be quite curious about things. Please forgive me if I do something foolish or rude.
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 16:05 |
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The thing that made me realize what Ace Attorney truly is wasn't the fact that the parrot was brought in for cross examination. It was that von Karma actually expected that to happen and retrained the parrot.
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 16:11 |
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Mors Rattus posted:: Bah! This is not tangible proof! I set my ATM card's number to "0001" because I'm number one! Von Karma will pretty much always be the Best Character in this series to me.
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 16:22 |
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von Karma is usually extremely thorough. There's a reason for his famed perfect record. Dude doesn't take any chances. Look at this. He knew this would happen. He's been training Edgeworth for a long time, and knows exactly how he ticks.
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# ? Sep 10, 2016 16:37 |
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Mors Rattus posted:: Bah! A mere coincidence, that's all! My granddaughter has a dog she calls "Phoenix." This exchange always makes me laugh. Every time.
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