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-In Karlheinz’s case, I would assume that his childhood was a disturbing mixture of spoiled and abusive. On one hand, as the eldest son and heir, he would have been given privileges and authority far beyond his younger brother. I can see him being a bit of a spoiled kid who was doted on and fawned over by relatives who loved him only for his position. On the other hand, I would doubt that he ever received anything resembling genuine love or care. People loved him for what he was, not who, and Karlheinz suffered emotionally from a lack of care or proper guidance. Between being treated like a little prince and being horribly neglected by the people who should have loved him, he grew up with a very twisted view of the world. 

-Meanwhile, Richter’s situation would have been a lot like Reiji’s. He would have been trained from birth to be a subordinate to Karlheinz, neglected by his family in favor of his brother, and more or less denied anything resembling attention or praise. The way I see it, he would have been like a shadow in his own home, always overlooked so that Karlheinz could shine. Like Reiji, he would have been unaware of how his older brother suffered too, and slowly developed a warped, bitter mindset in which he believes that he’s doomed to be second best. Richter would have been a painfully lonely child, and probably would have never known what it was like to be wanted. He would have suffered more physical abuse than Karlheinz, too.