Theory on Kristoph’s 5 Psyche Locks!
His views on the law and/or narcissism
I like to hc that the Gavin parents are borderline abusive. I think the father was prolly the more hurtful one? He would constantly berate Kristoph for not being good enough and verbally abuse him. Definitely he would slap him sometimes, but it's not a common occurrence. His mother probably just turned a blind eye; she was probably abused by the father physically so she didn't (or couldn't) interfere when the father abused Kris verbally.
I think to some degree Kristoph is like his father in ways that he doesn't want to be. Both are manipulative and think they're better than everyone, and Kristoph realises it subconsciously, but vehemently denies that fact in his conscious mind. That's how he got his first psyche lock.
Kris most definitely cares about Klav!! Like I hate it when people say that he was JUST using Klavier and didn't care for him because that's not true!!! Kristoph does care about his little brother, it's just that he gets very controlling at times, especially when he wanted to become a rockstar (which he saw as a form of futile rebellion, and sought to control him. He did that by warning Klavier about Phoenix's forged evidence, which earned back Klav's trust. I'd say during 17-yr-old Klav period they fought a lot, which led to him cutting his hair short as a sign of cutting himself from Kristoph's image.)
What Kristoph is hiding from himself is that he knows he sometimes makes Klavier upset (even though he was just trying to care for Klavier, through controlling him to steer him away from potential danger) and that sort of guilt just sits in his heart, forming a psyche lock eventually.
I looove looking into their relationship and when I say they're spiritually divorced I mean it so very much!! I think the main thing that Kris is hiding from himself here is the fact that he loves Phoenix. Or loved, at least. He doesnt want to admit that he really feels genuinely about Phoenix, and he's sure that Phoenix hates him. And he's right. Their dynamic is like a complex poker mind game, and they're trying to predict each other's next move and what they're hiding. In a sense the poker games between Phoenix, Kris and Zak are kinda metaphorical of how krisnix treats each other? And as Phoenix won in Zak's poker games, Kristoph lost in these mind games. He can't comprehend that sort of justice that Phoenix values so much, but Phoenix can easily see how he values the law and its loopholes, as well as his not-guilty verdicts. (Because of experience with some asshole prosecutors.)
But through these games Kristoph comes to admire Phoenix in a twisted way, and he doesn't want to admit that he sees exactly why Phoenix Wright used to be the turnabout terror.
I'm using one single sentence in the infamous french version of the game as my biggest piece of proof: Kristoph addresses Apollo, his employee, with "vous" instead of "tu". "Vous" is a formal version of "you" in French, typically used for those with equal or higher standing than the speaker. (In terms of business manners.) "Tu" is informal, reserved for those under you or friends and family. Which means Kristoph, by using "vous", signals that he sees potential in Apollo. Otherwise, why would he allow Apollo to take a murder case as his first ever trial? There's clearly some semblance of loyalty and "closeness" between the two, and they have already established a trust between teacher and student. "Et tu, Justice?" When Phoenix outs Kristoph as the murderer in 4-1, he challenges Apollo's loyalty towards him. That must mean that prior to this trial they had a pretty positive relationship going on.
The point I'm proving here is similar to that of above, minus the romantic intentions: Kristoph sees potential in Apollo and he doesnt want to admit that he might one day be inferior to his current mentee.
His views on the law and/or narcissism
He thinks that if the law cannot prove you guilty, you did nothing wrong. By offering his services as a defense attorney he "washes away" whatever crimes or guilt his clients may have. Added onto the fact that he believes that "there is only room for two: me, and the law!", it really shows the narcissism in him, how he genuinely believes himself to be the best, equal to the law itself, and how desperate he wants (or needs) to rid the lawyering world of anyone that can shadow him.
That's all! I wanna hear your opinions on this too, so reblog, comment whatever, have a nice day!
