#klav doesn't come across as a guy who would let his hair be that messy

[jinxedshapeshifter]

Really interesting detail about Klavier's teen vs adult design that I noticed, it looks like the bit that usually drapes off his shoulder was cut off.

It's not cleanly cut either, it's messily cut, even by Ace Attorney standards, like it was done while Klav was struggling.

Obviously I could be looking too far into it, and my headcanons might be affecting how I see it, but it feels like it was forcefully cut. Aside from that, his hair as a teenager is almost identical to his hair as an adult.

What am I implying here? I think Kristoph forcefully cut it. "But why would he if they have the same hairstyle?" Glad you asked!

It's made pretty clear in Apollo Justice that Kristoph is a hypocrite. He claims the law is absolute despite utilizing legal loopholes, for example. Additionally, the fact that he was going to use forged evidence in court and called out Apollo and Phoenix for using forged evidence also signals that he's a hypocrite, and his hypocrisy comes from his drive to protect his own ego. He also projected his own manipulation of Klavier onto Apollo by implying Apollo was the one to cause Klavier to break down. Like, a lot of his behavior is either projection, hypocrisy, or both. I don't think it's a stretch to apply that to his dynamic with Klavier.

It's already implied in Apollo Justice specifically that their dynamic isn't great. Klavier never asked Kristoph how he knew about the forged evidence, which implies he had reason to not trust him with that question (whether that was not trusting him with questions, or not trusting him in general, and whether or not he was consciously distrustful of Kristoph or not). He doesn't seem to think Apollo didn't rightfully get Kristoph found out for murder either; he specifically tells Apollo "How could I pass up a chance to see the true strength... ...of the little boy who bested my brother?" Hell, you could even argue that implies that Klavier knows Kristoph used underhanded tactics in court, or at least suspected it, and never said anything about it, which makes sense because Kristoph is a socially powerful individual.

Basically, Klavier's hair when he's 17 looks like it's really messily cut, like it was forcefully cut off (alternatively he cut it off himself during a mental breakdown but I personally think it's just as, if not more, likely that Kristoph cut it off). It's a small and honestly insignificant detail but it's really interesting to me.