Sherlock Holmes' Partner Watson is 8 Years Old in New Ace Attorney

[hermes]

This makes me think I am missing of something reaaaally special for not having a DS.

More power to Watson being a small child. It is far from the most bizarre thing I have seen him being (and those other works were trying for a serious tone).

 

[hermes]

It is my poison.....I NEED THIS NOW!!!
Also the characters of this series NEVER MADE SENSE!
Why SO Serious?

Mostly because (as far as I know) up to this point they've always been original characters not having been spawned in other IP's. This however is an already established character, as well as being quite a big part of British and English culture, and even a little it in international culture.

You can debate how important people should take this, but is a different situation to normal.

Sherlock Holmes is public domain... That is why there can be Sherlock, Elementary and a number of other concurrent adaptations of it without being considered plagiarism.

And this is far from the weirdest Holmes and Watson's representation...

 

[Dr. Crawver]

It is my poison.....I NEED THIS NOW!!!
Also the characters of this series NEVER MADE SENSE!
Why SO Serious?

Mostly because (as far as I know) up to this point they've always been original characters not having been spawned in other IP's. This however is an already established character, as well as being quite a big part of British and English culture, and even a little it in international culture.

You can debate how important people should take this, but is a different situation to normal.

Sherlock Holmes is public domain... That is why there can be Sherlock, Elementary and a number of other concurrent adaptations of it without being considered plagiarism.

And this is far from the weirdest Holmes and Watson's representation...

I never said anything about it being plagiarism or about it being public domain. Simply that he is an already existing character, which is different to other Ace Attorney characters.

And I'm sure it might not be. There's one where they're both mice, I even think there's one where he's a cyborg. However they've all got traits in common. What we're looking at here I will be honestly astounded if it even closely resembles what the Watson character id meant to be.

The reason why it bothers me is because Sherlock and Watson are significant parts of the English culture and folklore, like robin hood. It's similar I imagine if for Americans they took Uncle Sam and made him a stereotypical anime protagonist who yells at everything and is as thick as a brick. To some of us it can be an issue.

 

[hermes]

It is my poison.....I NEED THIS NOW!!!
Also the characters of this series NEVER MADE SENSE!
Why SO Serious?

Mostly because (as far as I know) up to this point they've always been original characters not having been spawned in other IP's. This however is an already established character, as well as being quite a big part of British and English culture, and even a little it in international culture.

You can debate how important people should take this, but is a different situation to normal.

Sherlock Holmes is public domain... That is why there can be Sherlock, Elementary and a number of other concurrent adaptations of it without being considered plagiarism.

And this is far from the weirdest Holmes and Watson's representation...

I never said anything about it being plagiarism or about it being public domain. Simply that he is an already existing character, which is different to other Ace Attorney characters.

And I'm sure it might not be. There's one where they're both mice, I even think there's one where he's a cyborg. However they've all got traits in common. What we're looking at here I will be honestly astounded if it even closely resembles what the Watson character id meant to be.

The reason why it bothers me is because Sherlock and Watson are significant parts of the English culture and folklore, like robin hood. It's similar I imagine if for Americans they took Uncle Sam and made him a stereotypical anime protagonist who yells at everything and is as thick as a brick. To some of us it can be an issue.

But there has been differences in the characters that goes beyond the physical representations too.

There was a Michael Caine movie where the real brains was Watson and Holmes was an attention seeker buffoon who still managed to get most of the credit. Even more, in time, Watson evolved from a fairly competent physician and an intelligent man (of course, not as intelligent was Holmes, but any comparison there would be unfair), to a fat and bumbling character that existed mostly as contrast and comic relief for Holmes (yes, the Rathbone and Bruce version), and to spew "remarkable, Holmes" at every turn. This is as far of the original Watson as Mel Brook's Robin Hood is of its folklore version. And, for many people, this is the "canonical" Watson. Only through modern representations, has Watson returned to be a competent man.

So, there has always been wide variations in the character, not only in appearance. Even when she is now a 8 years old girl, there is still the chance that, personality wise, she is closer to Watson than other representations... and, if not, it may still be the lesser of the variations of the character.

 

[weirdee]

"Alright, guys, bring in the next load of child prodigies! Just put them on the stack next to the other ones!"