Strengths/Weaknesses: Franziska is incredibly driven. She has a strong work ethic, and is certainly something of a perfectionist; she pursues her goals relentlessly, and will not back down until she has met them to her satisfaction. When she’s at her best, she is absolutely thorough in her work; she will not accept anything less from herself. Furthermore, she is quite intelligent, and is certainly successful at her job. Even in the world of Ace Attorney, becoming a prosecutor at the age of thirteen is quite an accomplishment. In short, she is stubborn, determined, and very capable.
There can, however, be too much of a good thing. The single-mindedness that accompanies Franziska’s drive to succeed knows no boundaries or stopping point, and tends to backfire in situations that hold any sort of personal value to her. When her competitive side is triggered to its maximum, her sense of judgment falls to pieces; she has remarkably little self-restraint. Because she is perpetually motivated by the desire to prove her worth, she often likes to compete simply for the sake of competing. Whether or not it’s actually practical, on the other hand, is even less than an afterthought. Thus, her decisions don’t always follow reason, and she often seems to lack quite a bit of common sense. When she sets a goal, she can become so preoccupied with her desired end point that she fails to think through the logistics of how to reach it.
Franziska has a habit of seeing things very selectively. Considering that this often means “refusing to acknowledge any of her own shortcomings,” she can be overconfident to a fault. As a result, her ability to assess risks can be quite limited. In her haste to defeat Wright, for example, she takes on cases that she logically should have known not to (her entire argument in one case depended on proving to the court that the defendant magically flew away from the crime scene). But how could she—Franziska von Karma, the Prodigy—possibly lose?
When she does, she never sees it coming.
Abilities: No magical abilities. Aside from what I mentioned for Strengths… she can use a whip?
Franziska von Karma | Ace Attorney | Reserved (3/4)
Strengths/Weaknesses: Franziska is incredibly driven. She has a strong work ethic, and is certainly something of a perfectionist; she pursues her goals relentlessly, and will not back down until she has met them to her satisfaction. When she’s at her best, she is absolutely thorough in her work; she will not accept anything less from herself. Furthermore, she is quite intelligent, and is certainly successful at her job. Even in the world of Ace Attorney, becoming a prosecutor at the age of thirteen is quite an accomplishment. In short, she is stubborn, determined, and very capable.
There can, however, be too much of a good thing. The single-mindedness that accompanies Franziska’s drive to succeed knows no boundaries or stopping point, and tends to backfire in situations that hold any sort of personal value to her. When her competitive side is triggered to its maximum, her sense of judgment falls to pieces; she has remarkably little self-restraint. Because she is perpetually motivated by the desire to prove her worth, she often likes to compete simply for the sake of competing. Whether or not it’s actually practical, on the other hand, is even less than an afterthought. Thus, her decisions don’t always follow reason, and she often seems to lack quite a bit of common sense. When she sets a goal, she can become so preoccupied with her desired end point that she fails to think through the logistics of how to reach it.
Franziska has a habit of seeing things very selectively. Considering that this often means “refusing to acknowledge any of her own shortcomings,” she can be overconfident to a fault. As a result, her ability to assess risks can be quite limited. In her haste to defeat Wright, for example, she takes on cases that she logically should have known not to (her entire argument in one case depended on proving to the court that the defendant magically flew away from the crime scene). But how could she—Franziska von Karma, the Prodigy—possibly lose?
When she does, she never sees it coming.
Abilities: No magical abilities. Aside from what I mentioned for Strengths… she can use a whip?