PLAYER Name: Raile Age: 24 Personal Journal:railerat E-mail: literatehyaena [at] yahoo [dot] com AIM/MSN/etc:Railerat on Plurk and AIM
CHARACTER Name: Klavier Gavin Canon: Gyakuten Saiban/Ace Attorney Age: 24 Timeline: Taken after case 4-3 (Turnabout Serenade) If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: Klavier and Godot are a near miss. Godot stopped practicing law a mere two months before Klavier began. They know a couple of the same people, but their personalities and interests allow for very wide berth, and frankly I have absolutely zero desire to see them interact. Less than zero, actually--the two have pretty incompatible personalities, and even if they know the same people, neither one would be interested in the other. So basically I'd be playing a game of keep away, but it'd be the least contested game of it in the world.
Personality: Klavier is friendly, charismatic, confident, and... well, a perfectionist. He demands that everything be done right, from his music to his law--both a prodigious prosecutor and international rock star, he somehow (and with great talent) manages to juggle two careers that, for most people, would be exhaustingly full-time professions. He transitions between them seamlessly--so seamlessly, in fact, that you'd never know he was living such a double life. His band, the Gavinners (for which he is both the vocalist and lead guitar) has a bold legal theme, comprised entirely of members of law enforcement and performing music with a decidedly... well, legal bent. In court, however, Klavier is no less prone to flippancy, rock, or playfully antagonistic banter, which he mingles freely with his usual combination of German and legal terminology. He has even been known to shamelessly air guitar when he's on a particularly good streak. However, he handles proceedings with a decidedly focused eye, aimed at discovering one and only one thing: the truth. A diva he may be--and oh, what a diva he is--but he's also dead serious, with an eye for detail and a determination to get things right the first time--or else keep trying until he does. He tolerates no mistakes, allows no mishandled evidence, no overlooked facts, no missed cues--and God help you if you get it wrong, because there is one thing about Klavier that just about everyone finds intolerable... his temper.
Very much entrenched in Klavier's personality, you see, is a deep, very arrogant, very aggravating tendency to bitch. There's no better way to put it. It goes back to his perfectionism; once piqued, Klavier can really tear into something--or someone, and given the right trigger, will do so with a vengeance. It doesn't have to be a big slight; if he's involved in it and something is even a hair out of place, he'll go off, and woe betide the first person--or second or third or fifth or eighth person--to cross his path until it's resolved. He'll pursue the offence mercilessly, dissecting every detail and seizing every opportunity he can get his hands on until he has determined the source of his immediate ire--and if it's you, watch out: Klavier can be coldly and shockingly unforgiving, and he can get a pretty big chip on his shoulder over this kind of thing--especially if it involves music--and in severe cases it can take some time for him to actually calm down. If it's wrong, he'll complain, (and he does complain, often), but if it's really wrong--and this more by his standards than yours--he'll throw a tantrum; no tears, just tirades, and this--combined with his apparent self-absorption and occasional vanity--contributes heavily to his 'diva' reputation.
Klavier is a man of contradictions, a strange combination of sophistication and streetwise, of familiarity and formality--of prissiness and practicality--he's equal parts professional and playboy, albeit superficially so in the latter; Klavier is far too busy and preoccupied with his occupations for dating or a life of excess, but for the sake of his famous image, he tends to leave the impression that he does in fact follow the 'rock star' lifestyle. He is extraordinarily European, in large part because he is, in fact, German, and this factors heavily into his personality. He's very proud, and his mental strength and fortitude are not to be underestimated--he didn't get where he was by luck alone, and growing up with Kristoph--his elder brother, famous defence attorney and orchestrator of Phoenix Wright's downfall--can be a trial by fire, one from which he managed to emerge (not quite) unscathed.
Around women, he comes off as charming and suave, almost flirtatious, laying on the charm with a very friendly and open but never overbearing approach. He's very pretty--not good-looking, not handsome, but pretty--and his personality complements this, diva tantrums aside. He tends to be a bit more irritating to the men, what with his subtle jabs and backhanded compliments; he's more playful than malicious, but his griefing (good-natured or not) can accumulate, and if you're thin skinned, he can be downright infuriating. He loves to tease people, though, and his ego--combined with his apparent refusal to take things seriously and his ability to get under others' skin--can make him a little bit frustrating to work with, especially when you realise that he can still work while driving you to distraction.
Nevertheless, he is a professional to the core, to the point that his public face appears to be all he has--and what a charming, skillful public face it is, at least when he's not complaining or chewing someone out. Klavier is an expert--frighteningly so--at putting his feelings aside or locking them away, putting all personal sentiments and opinions aside to get the job done. You'd never know he was anything but absolutely comfortable. The problem is that under all that natural charm, there's another, very secret, very guarded, very different person inside. He does have his (deeply buried) insecurities, to put it lightly--the signs are subtle, but they're there. He keeps the atmosphere light and a smile on his face, but despite his strong and convincing front, too many streaks of absolute failure can start a budding revelation of his issues; he'll cover it as best he can, but it makes him a bit fractured, and he'll start making more and more mistakes and lapses of judgement.
[CANON] Klavier Gavin || Ace Attorney || No Reserve
Name: Raile
Age: 24
Personal Journal:
E-mail: literatehyaena [at] yahoo [dot] com
AIM/MSN/etc: Railerat on Plurk and AIM
CHARACTER
Name: Klavier Gavin
Canon: Gyakuten Saiban/Ace Attorney
Age: 24
Timeline: Taken after case 4-3 (Turnabout Serenade)
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: Klavier and Godot are a near miss. Godot stopped practicing law a mere two months before Klavier began. They know a couple of the same people, but their personalities and interests allow for very wide berth, and frankly I have absolutely zero desire to see them interact. Less than zero, actually--the two have pretty incompatible personalities, and even if they know the same people, neither one would be interested in the other. So basically I'd be playing a game of keep away, but it'd be the least contested game of it in the world.
Personality: Klavier is friendly, charismatic, confident, and... well, a perfectionist. He demands that everything be done right, from his music to his law--both a prodigious prosecutor and international rock star, he somehow (and with great talent) manages to juggle two careers that, for most people, would be exhaustingly full-time professions. He transitions between them seamlessly--so seamlessly, in fact, that you'd never know he was living such a double life. His band, the Gavinners (for which he is both the vocalist and lead guitar) has a bold legal theme, comprised entirely of members of law enforcement and performing music with a decidedly... well, legal bent. In court, however, Klavier is no less prone to flippancy, rock, or playfully antagonistic banter, which he mingles freely with his usual combination of German and legal terminology. He has even been known to shamelessly air guitar when he's on a particularly good streak. However, he handles proceedings with a decidedly focused eye, aimed at discovering one and only one thing: the truth. A diva he may be--and oh, what a diva he is--but he's also dead serious, with an eye for detail and a determination to get things right the first time--or else keep trying until he does. He tolerates no mistakes, allows no mishandled evidence, no overlooked facts, no missed cues--and God help you if you get it wrong, because there is one thing about Klavier that just about everyone finds intolerable... his temper.
Very much entrenched in Klavier's personality, you see, is a deep, very arrogant, very aggravating tendency to bitch. There's no better way to put it. It goes back to his perfectionism; once piqued, Klavier can really tear into something--or someone, and given the right trigger, will do so with a vengeance. It doesn't have to be a big slight; if he's involved in it and something is even a hair out of place, he'll go off, and woe betide the first person--or second or third or fifth or eighth person--to cross his path until it's resolved. He'll pursue the offence mercilessly, dissecting every detail and seizing every opportunity he can get his hands on until he has determined the source of his immediate ire--and if it's you, watch out: Klavier can be coldly and shockingly unforgiving, and he can get a pretty big chip on his shoulder over this kind of thing--especially if it involves music--and in severe cases it can take some time for him to actually calm down. If it's wrong, he'll complain, (and he does complain, often), but if it's really wrong--and this more by his standards than yours--he'll throw a tantrum; no tears, just tirades, and this--combined with his apparent self-absorption and occasional vanity--contributes heavily to his 'diva' reputation.
Klavier is a man of contradictions, a strange combination of sophistication and streetwise, of familiarity and formality--of prissiness and practicality--he's equal parts professional and playboy, albeit superficially so in the latter; Klavier is far too busy and preoccupied with his occupations for dating or a life of excess, but for the sake of his famous image, he tends to leave the impression that he does in fact follow the 'rock star' lifestyle. He is extraordinarily European, in large part because he is, in fact, German, and this factors heavily into his personality. He's very proud, and his mental strength and fortitude are not to be underestimated--he didn't get where he was by luck alone, and growing up with Kristoph--his elder brother, famous defence attorney and orchestrator of Phoenix Wright's downfall--can be a trial by fire, one from which he managed to emerge (not quite) unscathed.
Around women, he comes off as charming and suave, almost flirtatious, laying on the charm with a very friendly and open but never overbearing approach. He's very pretty--not good-looking, not handsome, but pretty--and his personality complements this, diva tantrums aside. He tends to be a bit more irritating to the men, what with his subtle jabs and backhanded compliments; he's more playful than malicious, but his griefing (good-natured or not) can accumulate, and if you're thin skinned, he can be downright infuriating. He loves to tease people, though, and his ego--combined with his apparent refusal to take things seriously and his ability to get under others' skin--can make him a little bit frustrating to work with, especially when you realise that he can still work while driving you to distraction.
Nevertheless, he is a professional to the core, to the point that his public face appears to be all he has--and what a charming, skillful public face it is, at least when he's not complaining or chewing someone out. Klavier is an expert--frighteningly so--at putting his feelings aside or locking them away, putting all personal sentiments and opinions aside to get the job done. You'd never know he was anything but absolutely comfortable. The problem is that under all that natural charm, there's another, very secret, very guarded, very different person inside. He does have his (deeply buried) insecurities, to put it lightly--the signs are subtle, but they're there. He keeps the atmosphere light and a smile on his face, but despite his strong and convincing front, too many streaks of absolute failure can start a budding revelation of his issues; he'll cover it as best he can, but it makes him a bit fractured, and he'll start making more and more mistakes and lapses of judgement.