This will probably end up reiterating what I said in that other post... XD;
I think it should be on a case-by-case basis. I don't see why doubles of characters that exist in separate universes should be a problem (example: Raphael from the TMNT movies, Raphael from the 80s toon, and Raphael from the 2003 toon--those are all very obviously not taking place in the same universe). I think what it comes down to is whether or not two muns can play what are essentially the same character, only in a different part of their life.
Since I'm most familiar with Phoenix Wright, I'm going to use that as an example again. I'm playing Phoenix at a point before the third game takes place, but plan to eventually take him through game three canon. The fourth game takes place seven years in the future. I'm still up in the air on whether or not I'm going to set him on that path, but even if I did and we miraculously got a full Apollo Justice cast, I would never be in the same time as them canon-wise.
Here's where my opinion gets messy... XD;;
I can see why it wouldn't be allowed and agree with it to an extent. No matter how different Phoenix is in Apollo Justice, he is still the same character and I will not argue that. At the same time, though, Phoenix is a very important character in the fourth game and it would seem odd not to have him there should someone want to play him. If someone did, I, as a Phoenix Wright mun, would have no problem with that. Other than Ema, he's the only character that carries over into that game, so it's not like there would be 2 of each Phoenix Wright character running around.
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I think it should be on a case-by-case basis. I don't see why doubles of characters that exist in separate universes should be a problem (example: Raphael from the TMNT movies, Raphael from the 80s toon, and Raphael from the 2003 toon--those are all very obviously not taking place in the same universe). I think what it comes down to is whether or not two muns can play what are essentially the same character, only in a different part of their life.
Since I'm most familiar with Phoenix Wright, I'm going to use that as an example again. I'm playing Phoenix at a point before the third game takes place, but plan to eventually take him through game three canon. The fourth game takes place seven years in the future. I'm still up in the air on whether or not I'm going to set him on that path, but even if I did and we miraculously got a full Apollo Justice cast, I would never be in the same time as them canon-wise.
Here's where my opinion gets messy... XD;;
I can see why it wouldn't be allowed and agree with it to an extent. No matter how different Phoenix is in Apollo Justice, he is still the same character and I will not argue that. At the same time, though, Phoenix is a very important character in the fourth game and it would seem odd not to have him there should someone want to play him. If someone did, I, as a Phoenix Wright mun, would have no problem with that. Other than Ema, he's the only character that carries over into that game, so it's not like there would be 2 of each Phoenix Wright character running around.