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1.) This isn’t a retcon; it’s a case of Inconsistent Dub or Dub Induced Plot Hole. 2.) It was never said for certain that Thalassa assumed that Apollo died in the fire. All we get is Datz saying “MAYBE your mom thought you’d died in the fire like your dad.” No one on the Khura’inese side ever spoke to Thalassa, so they couldn’t have known why she left the country without Apollo.
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** Back in ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', it's stated that [[spoiler:Apollo's biological father was killed in an onstage accident]], but this is changed in ''Spirit of Justice'' to [[spoiler:dying in an arson-related incident]]. It's also heavily and repeatedly implied in that game and in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' that [[spoiler:Apollo was raised in an orphanage where the games are normally set, and aged out of the system]], but again, this was changed so that [[spoiler:he spent time living in Khura'in with a foster father, though only until Apollo was 9]]. While you can {{handwave}} all or most of that, or theorize to try to logically merge the retcon into existing canon, what you can't handwave is the fact that [[spoiler:Spark Brushel knew Apollo was still alive and showed no surprise at his being alive when he does meet Apollo, when Thalassa herself thought Apollo died in the fire that killed her husband, a fire that was ''specifically stated to be an arson'', not an accident. The ''Apollo Justice Trilogy'' compilation attempts to smooth things over by changing Brushel's claim to "Apparently, he died during some gig.", which is actually closer to the original Japanese version of the line]].
