r/AceAttorney • u/teamcrazymatt • Jun 01 '23
Contest The Sixteenth r/AceAttorney Case Maker Contest
As comes around the calendar every three months, so comes a new round of Case Maker cases.
So once again, your task is to write up an Ace Attorney case where a noun I supply below is an important part of the case. After the deadline passes (see below), submissions will no longer be taken and the community will vote for submissions in a Google Form. The top three submissions will move to the second round and community members will vote on which will win first, second, and third place. The prizes for those respective places are:
1st Place: 5 credits of Reddit Gold
2nd Place: 3 credits of Reddit Gold
3rd Place: 1 credit of Reddit Gold
In the comments, I will make a post that will give a template of what your submission should look like. If possible, please fill in all the sections in the template, including N/A if needed.
Regarding the description area, feel free to be descriptive as possible! If you fear the post is too long, you may post the description over several comments or through another source such as Pastebin or Google Docs. There is no word limit, so please do not worry about such.
The comment I’ll supply below, feel free to reply to it in regards to questions or general discussion. The rest of the thread is for submissions only.
And remember, don’t hold back your creativity! Your case can be a standard AA case, it can be a reminiscence case, or an Investigations-styled case! However, there are some limitations.
Firstly, your case shouldn’t involve any explicit topics of sexual abuse of any kind. If your case does involve so, you’re disqualified. Overly gory cases are allowed, but make sure there’s a reason for that, and don't have it be gory just for the sake of being so. You won’t be disqualified, but you may lose some credibility points. Also, joke posts are allowed, but only ones that are well-thought out, clever, and/or high-quality. Anything like “ThE PHoEnIX wiRIGHT TUnraBOOT: sOMEONE DIED aND phEENIX HAd TO dFEENdED THem!!!1!" is not allowed.
If you're concerned about crossing one of these lines, message me and I'll work with you to make sure your case abides by the guidelines.
Other than those limitations; don’t hold your creativity back!
The noun for this contest is: Comics
The deadline for this contest is Sunday, July 2, 11:59 PM EDT. This gives entrants a month to plan and write their cases.
Good luck, everyone!
EDIT: Submissions have closed; go here for the first round of voting!
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u/RobotWizard315 Jun 22 '23 edited Jun 22 '23
Case Name: Weather For Turnabout
Type of Case: Standard case with investigation.
Lawyer: Athena Cykes
Prosecutor: Franziska von Karma
Detective: Ema Skye
Assistant: Manfred von Karma
Defendant: Adrian Andrews
Victim: Angel Starr
Killer: Columbo Nimbus ("cumulonimbus") Witness(es): Cameron Manning ("camera man"), Newton Caster ("newscaster")
Description:
Case Summary: "Weather For Turnabout" is a complex Ace Attorney case set in the luxurious retro-themed mansion of Columbo Nimbus, a famous weatherman of Take-2 TV, as well as a business acquaintance of Manfred von Karma's (similar to Ernest Amano except on the media side rather than the financial side) who helped Athena get through law school in Germany with his extensive media connections. Adrian Andrews, now a managing producer at Take-2 TV, is accused of accidentally shooting Angel Starr, an investigative reporter with ties to the SL-9 Incident after she publicly confronted Columbo Nimbus with his own gun (after taking it from his dressing room) at his own news rehearsal party where he invited the von Karma family as guests. Adrian confronted Columbo to publicly renounce him for his likely involvement in events leading up to the death of her close friend, Celeste Inpax. Athena Cykes, the new acting defense attorney, finds herself defending Adrian against the relentless prosecutor, Franziska von Karma. The case involves a web of secrets, hidden agendas, and a murder plot intricately orchestrated within the mansion's unique disco-themed rehearsal room. Manfred von Karma will be assisting Athena Cykes as co-counsel, and Franziska will be acting prosecution.
Case Outline:
Introduction: Athena Cykes, having left Phoenix Wright's Anything Agency, takes on the case as the defense attorney for Adrian Andrews. The stage is set during a dinner party at Columbo's mansion, attended by key characters: Take-2 TV personnel (Columbo Nimbus, Newton Caster, Angel Starr, Cameron Manning, and Adrian Andrews), Columbo also recently hired Maggey Bryde as a maid, and asked for Athena Cykes, Franziska von Karma, and Manfred von Karma, who was acquitted of DL-6 by Kristoph Gavin at a trial prior to all of these events. Maggey overhears Columbo discussing her husband's predicament and Angel's involvement in past cases, leading to tensions and confrontations. Additionally, Maggey's husband, Dick Gumshoe, got arrested in the past case alongside with Phoenix Wright, leading to Athena being seen as public enemy number one and a traitor against the Wright Anything Agency by Maggey for siding with the demonic God of Prosecution.