Kristoph Gavin

"So, that's how you take your revenge?"

- Kristoph Gavin

"Why I did it? Does I need a reason? Am I not a bad guy?"

- Kristoph Gavin

Kristoph Gavin is the main villain of the video game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney.

History
Gavin was a famous attorney. He despised Phoenix Wright, because he believed Phoenix uses cheap tricks like bluffing to win his cases. Gavin was hired by a famous magician known as Zak Gramarye, who was being accused of murdering his mentor, Magnifi Gramarye. However, Zak tested Gavin in a Poker game, which Gavin lost. Zak then fired him, and hired Phoenix Wright in his place. Zak played Poker with Wright as well, but Wright won. Gavin started despising Phoenix even more, as well as Zak, because he couldn't believe he was discarded by such a trivial thing like a Poker game.

Gavin then decided to ruin Wright's carreer. He forged a fake evidence, a letter from Magnifi, and gave it to his brother, Klavier Gavin, who would be the prosecutor for that case. Everything went like he planned, and Phoenix lost his attorney badge, but Zak Gramarye fled using his magic skills, never to be seen again. Gavin also gave a nailbrusher to the falsificator's daughter, which contained a deadly poison, in order to clean all evidence. Phoenix started playing piano in a cafe, but his true job there was to play Poker in a secret room.

Years later, he was chatting with Phoenix. When he was about to leave, he saw a very familiar face. A guy calling himself Shadi Smith wanted to take Phoenix in a poker game. But Kristoph immediately recognized him as Zak Gramarye, and decided to kill him and frame Phoenix.

Personality
Kristoph is a very arrogant and egoccentric man. Altough he is an attorney, he despises everyone, even his own clients and his brother, whom he calls “inferiors”. He will also use or kill anyone if needed.