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thisisutl · 9 months

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The real dog that inspired Ghost Trick's "Missile".

As many people on Tumblr have already pointed out, Ghost Trick is a game that is best experienced going in fully-blind. It offers amazing puzzle-based gameplay, a charming cast of characters and a unique story with plenty of twists and turns that will leave you both stunned and fulfilled by the end. My one true regret with the game is that I can't experience it for the first time again.

So, in trying to hype up the game for its release on Steam, Switch, Playstation and XBox, I decided to go for a novel approach: Instead of gushing about the game and potentially spoiling it for you, I will instead offer some facts about the real-life dog that inspired one of the game's most memorable characters. Knowing those facts won't spoil the game for you and will in fact make you appreciate its story a whole lot more, so feel free to reblog away, adding any facts that I might have missed about the game's Charismatic Cheerful Capable Caring Canine.

You know… This adorable little guy:

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Missile Takumi!

Missile was a pomeranian Puppy adopted by Shu Takumi on 2007. He was named after a dog appearing in Gyakuten Saiban 1 (aka Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney 1). The dog in the original game was a throwaway gag, not essential in the overall game’s story. The real-life little pomeranian however proved to be an essential part of Shu Takumi’s life.

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Missile was Shu Takumi’s best friend. The little doggie was always there for him, always available to lift his spirits with a cheerful bark when he was feeling down and always offering a friendly paw even in the gloomiest of circumstances. Missile was a truly loyal friend, offering unconditional love and friendship, helping Shu Takumi get over even the most difficult of times.

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So when time came to make Ghost Trick, a game about ghosts, regrets, mystery, loyalty, friendship and ultimate redemption, it was perfectly natural for Shu Takumi to give his best little friend a part in the story.

The game’s developers didn’t initially want to put Missile in the game. They didn’t have a problem with putting a dog as a character, they had a problem with the fact that the dog was a Pomeranian and they would have problems animating his fur in-game. Shu Takumi however insisted and eventually, after meeting the little doggie and falling under its charm, the developers relented into putting him in the game in all his Pomeranian glory.

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Not only did they put him in the game, in fact, they went above and beyond in capturing his charm perfectly. They studied his moves and mannerisms, in order to get his movements down pat.

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Missile’s iconic in-game bark was actually a recording of sound-designer’s Nobuyuki Shimizu Labrador Retriever who was coincidentally also named Missile! Shu Takumi wanted to record his own Missile, but Shimizu-san also wanted to put a part of his own dog in the game and Takumi eventually relented.

So, yeah, Missile in the game was voiced by Missile. Just not THE Missile.

In order to make up for not recording his own dog for the game Shu Takumi made a “character song” for Ghost Trick’s Missile:.

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Yes, those barks you hear in the song are recordings of THE Missile, no substitutes this time! This is how the little Pomeranian used to bark!

The song was made to celebrate Ghost Trick’s 3rd year release anniversary and even though the song talks about Ghost Trick’s Missile, a lot of the behaviors mentioned in the lyrics (such as Missile’s tendency to climb on the sofa and then needing help to get back down) are things that Takumi’s pomeranian friend used to do.

The song was later remade by CAP-JAMS and included in the soundtrack of the 2023 remaster of the game.

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And, yes, the original Missile’s barks are still there.

If it’s not perfectly clear, Shu Takumi really wanted to tell everyone how awesome his little dog was. He made the little dog an essential part of Ghost Trick and stealthily made the world, at least that small part of it that played Ghost Trick, fall in love with him.

Ghost Trick was released under critical acclaim, even receiving a nomination for Gamespot’s Best 2011 Puzzle Game, but the fact that it was released near the end of the DS’s lifespan and a lackluster advertising campaign made it 2011’s “Best Game You’ve Never Played”.

The game, however, slowly gained a cult following and within that following, the story of Missile resonated with everyone and became one of its standout points. He might not have been the player-character but he was definitely the show-stealer.

(To tell any more would be going into spoiler territory, but seriously go buy and play Ghost Trick any way you can. It really deserves a bigger audience).

So beloved was the little dog in fact that when Ace Attorney was eventually adapted into an anime, the animators couldn’t resist putting him into episodes 13 and 30 of the first and second season respectively. In fact, in the anime Missile was indirectly responsible for the “class trial” incident that shaped Naruhodo/Wright’s life.

Before you ask, no, Missile was not voicing himself this time (something about working with animals and children). He was voiced by Tomokazu Seki in the Japanese version and by Kyle Hebert in the English dub. Still a nice tribute to Takumi’s little doggie.

One final Missile fact that I can’t find a proper segway for is that Missile also got along surprisingly well with Wagahai and Sankichii, the cats that later also entered the Takumi household, though, the way Takumi tells this, it was the cats that called the shots more often than not.

Missile passed away on the 10th of November 2018. The way Shu Takumi puts it, the valiant little doggie waited for him to return from the US, to spend some final time with him before passing on. We don’t know the exact details just that it was sudden and unexpected.

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Missile is no longer with us, but his memory lives on. He will always be remembered by Shu Takumi as the friend that always was by his side… and always will be with him.

…and he will always be remembered by the gaming community as the little Pomeranian that stole everybody’s hearts and made Ghost Trick a truly memorable experience.

MISSAIRU TONDEKE!

(Missile’s Launched!)

#ghost trick #missile #puppy #shu takumi #ace attorney #Seriously play Ghost Trick NOW! Thank me later.#Youtube

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tsbee25x · 21 days

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happy Monday besties 💗🏳️‍⚧️💕

Reblog if you love trans women 🏳️‍⚧️💗🌺

#transformers #transgirl #transfem #transgender #trans nsft #trans sex worker #trans sexuality #trans women are beautiful #trans sub #trans youtuber #trans pride #trans puppy #trans positivity #trans princess

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zillychu · 2 months

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hello warrior cat fandom, I don't go here but I like ur animations!! I made an OC can they come over to play

#warrior cats #warrior cats oc #oc #cricket #their name is Cricket (named by rat family bc she started chirping as a newborn trying to imitate them) but got an honorary warrior name #(also by the rats)#cat that thinks its a rat makes bird noises has puppy energy and is named after a bug #i spent like a week while sick watching ur MAPs bc of youtube autoplay and i gotta say #big fan #i have no idea whats going on but i love ur kitties being put in situations

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memedokies · 9 months

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⚪ circle....

#dog #puppy #pomeranian #silly #animation #cartoon #Youtube

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nocturnowlette · 2 months

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Owlette Hypnosis Session #2 - Puppy Space

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This is a session that will install/enforce the idea of puppy space, as well as a few other fun things.

This one is long, drink some water beforehand. And, most importantly, enjoy!

#owlette #hypnosis #puppy space #puppy sub #puppyposting #dogposting #puppy brain #dog brain #dumb puppy #hypnotist #hypnotism #hypnotic #hypnotized #hypnosub #hypnok1nk #text hypnosis #Youtube

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papersak · 5 months

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A conclusion to the Pokemon Masters story "Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings."

the result of listening to Trainer Lodge: Night too many times and finding too much wholesome Lance and Silver content

#pokemon #champion lance #trainer silver #rival silver #dad lance #that tag is how my brain wound up concocting this #my art #i spent a month on this just to get to the last two seconds #then puppy dog eyed silver wound up being my other favorite scene #i wish i could draw lance #animation is just lots of drawing #Youtube #you guys are so nice omg i'm ecstatic reading the tag comments 🥺

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jjanguri · 3 months

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cozy jjangpuppy

#zb1net #zerobaseonesource #zerobaseone #kpopco #malegroupsedit #zhang hao #hao #eats him #hes so. [shakes him in my mouth like im a rabid dog with a toy]#(positive)#user jjanguri is Also a jjang puppy enthusiast #mine: gifs #e: mp #c: seasons greetings #p: youtube

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marmitepasta · 4 months

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Dan Levy! Full puppy interview!

CUTENESS X INFINITY

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#schitt's creek cast #daniel levy #dan levy #buzzfeed #PUPPIES GALORE #Youtube

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puppys-rhythm-heaven · 5 months

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my favorite part of being hyperfixated on pokemon is when i assume stuff is common knowledge like. you mean to tell me it's not common knowledge that oddish and kabutops canonically have scientific names (oddium wanderus and kabutops maximus iirc)-

#puppy rambles #pokemon #this post is brought to you by me seeing a youtube short that started off by saying that pinsir was meant to have an evolution #and i was like “yea everyone knows that”#pinsir was a counterpart for scyther in gen 1 but in gen 2 they gave scyther an evolution #and i guess they couldn't come up with an evo for Pinsir cuz they just made heracross to be an actual counterpart #and just gave scyther an evolution and also i only just realized scyther's name is from scythe i may be stupid

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komma-pa-torsdag · 5 months

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