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"(at Bowser Jr.) Right now, you were struck by luck. But I warn you, my brother! Sleep with one eye open from now on, because I'll make you regret the day you were born! The same day you stole my precious throne! I'll make you pay! So says...Ludwig...Von--(is interrupted by Bowser)" - Ludwig

Prince Ludwig von Koopa is the main antagonist of an entire A day with Bowser Jr series, the secondary antagonist in Living with Nerdy, the main antagonist of Two Koopas for a Throne, and the secondary antagonist in Rise of Fawful Part 1, the main antagonist in Part 2 and become an anti-hero of Part 3. Prior to Bowser Jr's birth, he thought he was the heir to the Koopa throne. He is the oldest member of the Koopa Family, and the former leader of the Koopalings, due to being exiled from the Koopaling clan.

He is voiced by The Guy.

Background[]

Nothing much is known about Ludwig's history, except that he was considered the heir to the Koopa throne, until Bowser Jr was born and for an unknown reason "stole" the heirship the same day. This event is what caused his open grudge against Bowser Jr and betrayed his own Koopaling clan, despite being a leader. He is the eldest son of Morton Koopa Sr.

Personality[]

Unlike his video game counterpart, Ludwig has a very dark personality, both aggressive and vengeful (something he is aware of, as seen in Rise of Fawful). He is very determined and will not stop at anything to get his goals (such as attempting to murder Bowser Jr. to merely get back his heirship to the Koopa throne, betraying the Koopaling clan or attack any of his own relatives who stands in his way, or becoming a REAL traitor to his own kingdom due to initially working with Fawful under the presumption he would be king of the Koopa Empire after Bowser was turned into a baby.) His desire for power goes beyond his care for his family. At the end of Rise of Fawful, Ludwig and Bowser Jr. got along, and Ludwig even saved Bowser Jr.’s life, leading to the series’ ending.

Abilities[]

Ludwig is very strong, and is able to win a fight with Junior very easily. However, he still can be easily overpowered by very strong people like Bowser. He is very skilled at hand to hand combat, as his punches are so powerful that they can make people fly meters away and break concrete. He is also very skilled at attacking with his shell, as he can fly in it, travel at high speeds in it and cause serious damage by hitting something or someone with it. He may also appear equipped with his Magic Scepter, which is able to create blue fiery blasts, which are capable of breaking walls.

Interests[]

Outside of his normal life which seems to revolve around his hate for Bowser Jr, Ludwig has a passion for playing the piano, and composes songs on it too, like "Junior will die".

Trivia[]

  • His relationship with the other Koopalings is unknown, but they likely respect him, as he is their leader, before he got banished from Koopaling clan.
  • He no longer has a hatred for Bowser Jr after the events of Rise of Fawful.
    • In part 3, he possibly breaks the fourth wall by saying "What? I'm the dark and edgy character here?!".
    • Ludwig is the only Koopaling to have a major impact on the series other than Iggy and Lemmy.
  • Ludwig's hair changing to blonde in Two Koopas for a Throne is a reference to Super Mario World, where his sprite is depicted of yellow hair.
  • In Rise of Fawful (Part 2), Ludwig’s voice is slightly sound deeper and more evil than the other parts of the episode.
  • In Mario games, he, along with the rest of the male Koopalings, is seen wearing spiked cuffs and on his wrists. But in this series, his cuffs are spikeless, just like Bowser Jr.’s (and a bit of dark blue seen in Rise of Fawful episode) The situation is the same as the rest of the male Koopalings (e.g. Larry, Iggy and Lemmy)
  • In Mario and Nintendo-licensed games, Ludwig is shown to be more loyal, friendly but a bit childishly arrogant to his own Koopa family and his masters, Bowser and Bowser Jr. However, in this series, Ludwig’s personality grew dark and twisted due to the fact that it was rumoured that he was the right-hand command of Bowser not long before Bowser Jr.’s debut in 2002. Thus, it is quite possible that despite one of the Koopalings, Ludwig is likely known to be a dishonourable traitorous Koopaling in this series due to his committed murder and left the Koopaling group, with six Koopalings remaining (excluding Bowser Jr.)
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