History Characters / AceAttorneyFranziskaVonKarma

* AnimalMotifs: Horses, which are used to point out her proud, haughty, reckless, and wild nature. Godot particularly is fond of calling her a "wild mare" (something her brother Miles also called her), a filly, his "equestrian angel", etc. As a young teenager, she carries a riding crop and her outfit resembles riding gear (particularly her breeches and boots).

* BigSisterInstinct: Very prominently towards Miles Edgeworth, whom she calls her 'little brother', despite their 7 years of age difference in the other direction. [[{{Tsundere}} Although she does tend to deny it to his face.]] Also noticable towards Pearl, Kay Faraday, Sebastian Debeste... even Phoenix Wright in 3-5. Once you see past [[{{Tsundere}} her Jerkass facade]], her protectiveness is actually one of her more prominent character traits.

* EndearinglyDorky: She isn't immune to moments of awkwardness, once she starts to [[DefrostingIceQueen defrost]]. Though, her moments are much subtler than the others. At one point in Case 3-5, she asks Phoenix (in a ''completely sincere'' tone, based on his inner commentary when he answers her) if there used to be a lively port town along a river... which is at the bottom of a deep canyon in the mountains. Phoenix notes in the same case that "she's so openly hostile, it's almost cute", which implies that at this point, she's actively trying to be as [[{{Tsundere}} tsun tsun]] as possible. She's strongly implied to have a severe InferioritySuperiorityComplex thanks to her father and brother, and once you see BeneathTheMask to that insecure side, she's a slightly awkward young girl with a poor understanding of emotions, something even her [[TheStoic stoic]] brother, Miles, understands.

* GermanicEfficiency: Like her brother, she can get a lot done when she puts her mind to it. This has led to Interpol hiring her as an investigative consultant, where she seems more at home than in court.

* HonorBeforeReason: On two seperate occasions in ''Reunion, and Turnabout'', Franziska has the trial continue when a guilty verdict is about to be given, believing that the case can't truly be "perfect" unless she crushes every argument Phoenix comes up with.

* InformedAbility: For a supposed prosecuting ace, Franziska sometimes shows some shoddy handling of witnesses and is prone to breaking down worse than her father or Edgeworth ever do. Edgeworth genuinely seems much more competent when he's on the prosecutor's desk. At the very least, once her control of the trial starts wavering, she's more quick to go into a VillainousBreakdown than her father or her brother. {{Justified|Trope}}, as even though she's had to work hard to get her position, she's still the daughter of a legendary prosecutor who, as ''Investigations'' demonstrates, was definitely behind [[ImprobableAge her career's early start]], and [[{{Nepotism}} people likely cut her a lot of slack for her father's sake]]. Beside that, she really ''does'' work hard; she even claims the crown of the only prosecutor in the series to ever arrest a ''guilty'' suspect in a case that Phoenix takes.

** More generally, she insists that Edgeworth is her ''little'' brother, even though he's both taller and older.

* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Even from the beginning, her attempts at living up to her father's legacy made her a WellIntentionedExtremist at ''worst''; as much as she tries to adopt her father's cold-hearted demeanor, she really does care too much about doing the right thing to be a full-on AmoralAttorney. Even though she's already functionally disowned her father by the time of her first appearance, she's still obviously recovering from the BrokenPedestal she had him on and the pressure of his name value, and her [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]] has to do with her adjusting to the realization that his way of life just isn't for her.

* OutOfFocus: She and Gumshoe are the only two main characters from the original trilogy not to appear in the post-timeskip games.

* SophisticatedAsHell: On one hand, Franziska tends to be overly formal, such as calling people by their full names - even her own brother. However, she also often lapses into [[YouFool incoherent insults]] when agitated, periodically switches registers in the courtroom to sound like [[ImprobableAge the teenager she is]] ('But is the bust really all that shiny?' is one such quote) and constantly invents new nicknames for Gumshoe (Scruffy, Trenchcoat [=McScruffFace=], etc).

->''"[[YouFool A fool's fool fools fools who foolishly]] accept the foolishness of a fool's fool."''

->''*WHIP!!*''

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* AvengingTheVillain: Her stated motivation for coming to America is to beat Phoenix in order to avenge her father, whom Phoenix had recently defeated in court. This is not actually true, she wants to [[spoiler:surpass Edgeworth, which she thinks she can do by defeating Phoenix]].

-->'''Franziska:''' ''(from Turnabout Prophecy, with a smug grin on her face)'' I already knew you were a fool, but now that I see your foolish foolishness again, I remember just how much of a foolish fool you really are. In fact, I think you may have foolishly upgraded your foolishness!
-->'''Phoenix:''' Erk...

* WellDoneDaughterGirl: {{Defied|Trope}} in her first appearance: though she holds the same values towards court as her father, none of her motivation is driven by her father's downfall in the first game to salvage the von Karma name and gain the respect of her father. However, in the flashback case in ''Investigations'', it is evident that she actually does seek her father's approval.

* WellDoneDaughterGirl: {{Defied|Trope}} in her first appearance: though she holds the same values towards court as her father, none of her motivation is driven by her father's downfall in the first game. However, in the flashback case in ''Investigations'', it is evident that she actually does seek her father's approval.

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* AmoralAttorney: Claims to be this in the first game she appears in, [[WellDoneDaughterGirl apparently to continue her father's legacy]]. She [[MinionWithAnFInEvil doesn't quite live up to her own hype]], though, with one of the [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Establishing Character Moments]] being her ''[[NiceJobFixingItVillain whipping the judge to allow Phoenix to continue his cross-examination]]'' (and while in-game Phoenix attributes it to her overconfidence, that's immediately before [[HoistByHerOwnPetard he discovers she'd been concealing evidence]] and gives her a well-deserved penalty, which she couldn't have seen coming). [[IdiotBall Phoenix doesn't ever appear to notice this]], but he wouldn't have gotten away with either claiming Pearl didn't see Ini without any proof or even calling Pearl to the stand, or cross-examining Ini about ''the model of her sister's sports car from half a year ago'' on [[TheRival Edgeworth's]] watch without [[EnemyMine getting him onboard beforehand]]. In every case, Franziska does everything she can [[WellIntentionedExtremist and some things she technically can't]] to nail the real guilty party, even if [[SoreLoser she's not happy when it leads to her losing the case]]. Completely gone by the time of ''Investigations 2''; she even explains that she's not taking sides, and the only side she's on is the truth.
-->'''Franziska:''' I'm on nobody's side, Scruffy. When searching for the truth, it's best not to take sides.

** In case 5 of ''Trials and Tribulations'', Franziska spends the majority of her time outside the courtroom working inside the Training Hall to [[spoiler: rescue Maya]], who was presumed to have been trapped inside for days in the freezing cold with no food and water. This is a notable moment, considering that she is volunteering to rescue someone who she would look down upon, and especially on a day where she could have easily chose to instead confront her nemesis Phoenix Wright in court again.

* SophisticatedAsHell: On one hand, Franziska tends to be overly formal, such as calling people by their full names - even her own brother. However, she also often lapses into [[YouFool incoherent insults]] when agitated, periodically switches registers in courtroom to sound like [[ImprobableAge the teenager she is]] ('But is the bust really all that shiny?' is one such quote) and constantly invents new nicknames for Gumshoe (Scruffy, Trenchcoat [=McScruffFace=], etc).

* {{Hypocrite}}: A very, very prominent trait, up to the point of defying her own BerserkButton sometimes: it's clear she genuinely hates lying witnesses with a passion, but that doesn't stop her from fixing testimonies [[WellIntentionedExtremist when she's sure it doesn't make her case wrong]]. She also asks Phoenix "when did I ever bring up my Papa's name" despite mentioning being a von Karma and therefore always perfect about every other sentence; this can be interpreted, though, as her already [[BrokenPedestal refusing to acknowledge her father sharing her same name]] by the time of ''Justice For All''. Most hilariously, she chides Phoenix for using her full name as it is 'impertinent' despite it being her own VerbalTic. Phoenix even [[LampshadeHanging Lampshades]] this. Even has a rare {{Inverted|Trope}} example, where in the first game [[WellIntentionedExtremist what she practices]] is actually much better than [[AmoralAttorney what she preaches]].

!!!'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Yukari Suwabe (''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney OT]]''), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (trailers, drama [=CDs=]), Saori Yumiba ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])
!!!'''Voiced by (English):''' Janet Hsu (''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney OT]]''), Creator/JessicaPeterson ([[Anime/AceAttorney anime]])

* WouldHurtAChild: In the anime, Franziska almost whips Pearl when she [[http://venus-adept.tumblr.com/post/147543691136 intimidates Pearl and Phoenix in her introduction by cracking her whip on the wall mere inches between them]]. Averted every other occasion, though.

* ContraltoOfDanger: When she's fully voiced, it sounds rather deep, fitting her [[TheBaroness Baroness-like]] personality.