Regrets, I've had a few

IGNORE ALL ENTRIES BEFORE THIS. THEY ARE CANON FOR LAST GAME, BUT NOT THIS ONE.

Name Manfred von Karma
Series: Ace Attorney
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Position & Ship: Captain, Victoria II.

Appearance: Manfred von Karma isn't quite as tall as one would expect, standing at about 5'8, although he is imposing enough to make up for it. His usual expression is a piercing, blue-green glare, intensified by his age-lined frown. His grey-white hair is slicked back in a rather aerodynamic fashion, and it is always perfect. He typically wears a cravat fastened with a turquoise brooch that matches his earrings. Under his uniform (a fairly ornate navy coat that goes to his knees), he wears an ornate, purple vest, a high-collared white shirt, and high leather boots. Despite his age, he looks fairly well-built. There is a scar on his right shoulder.

Personality: Over the years, the name von Karma has become synonymous with perfection, and Manfred is no exception. He upholds the family tradition of being absolutely perfect in every way, to the point of obsession. The general populace also seems to agree that he upholds the family tradition of being completely batshit insane. Of course, they wouldn't say this to his face; von Karma is utterly ruthless, and doesn't take any nonsense from inferior beings like the population of the rest of the planet. He is incredibly arrogant, and prides his perfect win record above all else. This, of course, means that he will leave no chance of a possible loss, going as far as to use dirty tactics, illegal weaponry, and extraneous snapping of his fingers. His demeanor is typically cool, refined, and collected, although he is not above mocking the opposition... and if he does lose at something, he certainly doesn't take it well. He doesn’t tolerate disorder on his ship and gets a bit… terse whenever things are not in perfect organization.

Abilities/Weapons: von Karma wouldn't really have much going for him were it not for his obsession with perfection. As a normal human with no magical abilities whatsoever, he's probably only remained undefeated for forty years by sheer force of will. ...also some rather illegal means, but those were overlooked due to his skill at intimidating Parliament. His skills at commanding a ship are second to none, and he can hold any needed position. In close-quarters combat, he is highly skilled at fencing and martial arts. His personal weapons consist of a rapier, a sword cane, and a slightly less-than-legal taser. Also, when introduced to something new, he typically masters it as quickly as he possibly can. He speaks most languages, as well.

Weaknesses: Despite what he would want you to believe, von Karma does have a few glaring weaknesses. His arrogance and general jerkassery don't do much to endear him to the public, and while he isn't quite cocky, arrogance is also a weak spot. He doesn't remember people unless he knows them very, very well. If, by some chance, he loses, he does not take it well at all. Also, the bullet in his shoulder tends to cause him pain when he's angry, and could potentially be targeted as a weak point. In battle, he tends to neglect defense and speed, counting on his ship’s ability to blast any other ship out of the sky before the other ship can get a hit in.

History: The von Karma family is one of the most prominent in Ivona, and for good reason. Their drive for perfection has brought many a victory to Ivona, causing many to dismiss the slight obsessive insanity that comes with it. It is questionable as to whether they're born with it ingrained into them, or if it's just a result of the Spartan upbringing and conditioning that they undergo. Whatever the case, there is usually only one result; perfection. …except, of course, for the fatal mistakes that occur when they inevitably murder someone only to be killed by another member of the family for staining the family name, but that's neither here nor there.

Manfred von Karma really isn't any different from the rest of them. He was born into the main family, which was rather large at the time, but grew noticeably... smaller, as some of his siblings made a few mistakes and making mistakes in the von Karma family causes you to become rather... shall we say... accident prone. Nevertheless, Manfred survived to effortlessly complete school, become an officer, have his father court martialed when the accidents that his siblings sustained turned out to be not that accidental after all, and, through his unmatched military skill, quickly managed to become one of the most prominent, to almost no one's surprise. To the surprise of some people, he got married, and to the greater surprise of the same people, he had two daughters. He remained completely undefeated; nobody could even come close to even getting a shot in during a battle with him.

Until a man by the name of Gregory Edgeworth came upon the scene, which resulted in a surprise skirmish for both sides. Gregory managed to deal quite a bit of damage to von Karma's ship, which was utterly infuriating because he had defeated entire fleets and to be very nearly defeated by a few lucky shots- well. Even though the ship was dangerously close to... well... falling apart, von Karma pursued him, but he got away.

Shortly after the battle, Parliament had the nerve to arrange a minor truce. Neither side believed permanent peace was possible, but they didn't want to have their ships shooting at each other at every moment. The captains of the ships and a few escorts were invited to Kropmork to "make nice"; needless to say, the talks didn't go well (mostly due to von Karma's impenetrable ego), and the two countries were at a stalemate. von Karma was preparing to leave the building that the talks had been held in when the power went out. He irritably felt his way through the darkness until his eyes adjusted to the dim, ornamental candlelight and got to what he thought was the elevator lift, only to be shot in the shoulder. Maddened by sheer rage, von Karma wrenched the door to the lift open only to see Gregory Edgeworth, some Vohemaro he couldn't identify, and a boy he assumed to be Edgeworth's son, all unconscious. There was also a gun lying on the lift floor; presumably the one that had shot him. He shot Gregory Edgeworth and left the building without incident.

Fortunately for von Karma, this had thrown everybody into complete chaos. Both sides had decent alibis, and nobody was in a real state to investigate due to the the tense political situation. Parliament relegated von Karma to a more subdued role, which also worked out for him; he did need some time to heal, after all.

Shortly afterwards, he ran into young Miles Edgeworth in Kropmork. The boy was being threatened by a few of the… "friendly locals." He considered perhaps leaving the boy to his fate, but... well, the opportunity for eventual revenge, ruination of the Edgeworth name, and a human shield prevented him from doing so. The locals were dealt with, and von Karma offered the boy offered security (i.e. traveling with von Karma and, when necessary, doing menial jobs) and 'information' on the murder of the boy's father(i.e. lies about how it was all the fault of Vohemaro pirates, because everyone knows that they eat their own and they wanted more fighting while Gregory Edgeworth wanted peace), after served to turn Edgeworth against his former homeland. Eventually, this led to Edgeworth being adopted into the family, getting the whole von Karma treatment, and eventually becoming von Karma's first mate.