| “ | I, Klint van Zieks, lord of the manor of the van Zieks estate, hereby confess to the following: I am the killer who has come to be known in society as “The Professor”, guilty of four counts of murder... I ask not for understanding, for none could understand my depravity. I ask only for forgiveness. | „ |
| ~ A portion of the last will of Klint van Zieks. |
Klint van Zieks is the overarching antagonist of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles duology, serving as the overarching antagonist of The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve.
The older brother of Barok van Zieks, Klint was blackmailed by Mael Stronghart into villainy as The Professor.
Biography[]
Klint van Zieks was born in the van Zieks family in the late 19th century. He wanted equal treatment under the law and ended up quickly rising to prominence as a prosecutor. However, no matter how hard he tried to change the legal system, criminals continued to escape using the resources they had at their disposal. This pushed him to becoming a criminal himself as he ended up killing a corrupt member of Parliament's House of Lords by having a great hound rip out his throat.
After his first murder, Mael Stronghart figured out that he was the culprit and decided to blackmail him, threatening to reveal the truth behind his murder to his family. With no option left for him, Klint decided to listen to him and ended up committing three more murders, including that of the Lord Chief Justice, so that Stronghart could take his position.
Six months after, Klint was confronted by his partner Genshin Asogi, who had figured out that he was the one responsible for The Professor's murders. He then decides to duel with him, but only on two conditions. One condition was that he be allowed to write his last will and confess his crimes so that Genshin could protect Klint's pregnant wife. With Asogi agreeing to his conditions he then revealed his crimes to his wife before writing his last will. Asogi and Klint dueled, which concluded with Genshin stabbing Klint in the heart. Genshin was arrested for Klint's murder and Stronghart then falsely pinned The Professor's crimes on him, culminating in a closed trial.
Klint's death deeply affected his younger brother, Barok, as he spent his childhood admiring his brother. Barok always wears his badge as a way to remember him.
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Trivia[]
- Klint draws inspiration from both Professor Moriarty and Rodger Baskerville from the original Sherlock Holmes novels.
- He is also the only overarching antagonist to be a villain by proxy and the only villain by proxy in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.
- He is the third villain by proxy in the series along with Ron DeLite, Machi Tobaye and Rick Steam.
