"With every choice we make, we literally create a world; history branches in two, creating one Earth where we made the choice, and a second where we didn't. That is the secret of the universe, you know: billions of people making billions of choices, creating infinite Earths - some so similar to each other you could spend a lifetime searching for any distinction, others so radically different they defy comprehension."

To understand the theory of an infinite multiverse is to understand the concept that every individual in existence is responsible for the existence for an uncountable number of alternate universes dependent on their personal choices made in every moment of every day, however small. Lacking the proper terminology to adequately quantify the sheer number of realities assumed to exist in accordance with this theory, it is reasonable for one to be generous and simply consider the total infinite.

Opening this piece with a high concept such as this suggests a certain scope and depth to what will be presented.

This is not the case.

The selection of parallel and tangentially connected universes chosen for display herein have been chosen for one reason, and that reason is one far from the place of adjectives such as "serious" and "important".

The reason? The only truly notable distinction separating these universes is the chosen romantic partner of the young man named Apollo Justice.

It is hard to say with any measure of certainty what it is that makes the particulars of Apollo's love life anything observers might find interesting, but there is no denying the presence and persistence of such interest.

So, to provide those interested observers with a look into their subject, we will begin with one chosen universe, in which the life of Apollo Justice has brought him into a relationship with someone much like him in many ways - his young and hot-blooded co-worker, Athena Cykes.


Poor Apollo. The guy has to be the most heavily-shipped character Ace Attorney has. I've seen him shipped with at least a third of the series' entire major cast. I'm just throwing ideas out here, so look forward to a nice handful of the Apollo ships I like to varying degrees.