King Robert Koopa II

**King Robert Koopa** **II**, more commonly remembered by his nickname, "**Robert The Simp**", was the twenty-second monarch of the Koopa Kingdom who reigned from his coronation in the year 1336 up until his assassination in the year 1345, reigning for a total of nine years. His reputation is primarily defined by his favoritism towards his wife, Queen Alexandra Naples, whom was the real power behind his reign before becoming his own downfall. He is arguably one of the weaker kings of the Koopa Kingdom for this fact, and met his own downfall at the ends of his wife and her lover, Lord Edgar Kassimeer.

## Backstory

### In Videos

Robert first appeared in the *Carl* episode "Boo's Big Date" during one of Mr. Moore's lessons, being about Robert's reign, deposition, and what could be learned from it, though most of this information was talked over by Carl, Blooper, Dry Bones & Boo. Moore described his favoritism to his wife Alexandra Naples, whom was the daughter of a baron that Robert fell in love with, and his favoritism towards her angered his barons. Robert had a much more simplified design and was yet to be referred to as "the second." He later became the second king Robert to sit on the Koopa Throne as FreezeFlame22 begun increasing the amount of history in the Koopa Kingdom.

### Extended Lore

#### Early Life

King Robert Koopa II was born as the son of King Robert Koopa I and his first wife, Queen Vanessa Cascada. His mother Vanessa was sweet and nurturing, however Robert I had a reputation as an effective but ruthless and powerful king. He had conquered Mushroom Meadows and brutally defeated the Toads, almost leading to their extinction. During this conquest King Robert sent his Queen Vanessa to Mushroom Meadows to a newly erected castle, where she laid and hatched the egg of Prince Robert. King Robert & Queen Vanessa had a very close marriage, however Queen Vanessa would die shortly after Prince Robert's birth, for which King Robert would resent his son for for the rest of his days. He remarried to Princess Johanna Von Speckbohne, the half-sister of the Bohnenkraut King, with whom she had a son; Prince Halbert Koopa. Halbert & Robert were said to have a friendly relationship, however Prince Robert hated his cousin Tyburn Koopa, the son of King Robert's brother and most trusted advisor. Tyburn would bully Prince Robert for being weak, and King Robert would often show Tyburn more favor to Tyburn than Prince Robert himself, causing great jealousy.

#### Simping

Prince Robert and his brother Prince Halbert both grew an attachment at an early age to Lady Alexandra Naples, the daughter and heiress of a baron in service to their father. The two are said to have fought a duel for her affection, which Prince Robert won. The Prince told his father of his wish to marry Alexandra, however King Robert revolted and disapproved at the thought of his son marrying so lowly. He instead had arranged for Prince Robert to marry a Princess of the Mahogany Kingdom, a marriage which would potentially lead to a union of the two Kingdoms. Prince Robert threw a huge tantrum over this, however his fortune would change soon enough. King Robert I would die whilst out at sea, and Prince Robert became King Robert Koopa II. He chose to completely ignore his father's instructions and married Alexandra anyway, much to the irritation and anger of the Mahogany King as well as the barons who travelled to negotiate the marriage in the first place.

#### Tyburn's Revolt

Alexandra was not only crowned Queen Consort, but seated on the cabinet and given heavy influence. Opposition to the commoner Queen immediately rose, being lead by King Robert's childhood rival, Prince Tyburn. Tyburn was the most powerful man in the realm besides Robert himself, and hated the Queen, whom had given he and his allies insulting nicknames, Tyburn himself being named "The Whimpering Flame" or "The Crotchless Koopa" among other things. The king also granted major titles to Queen Alexandra's family. Her troublesome brother Kevyn Naples, who had formerly attacked Prince Tyburn and his men, killing his favorite cupbearer, was given the Earldom of Scalestone Wall, which Robert I had intended for Prince Halbert, whom had to settle for the smaller Earldom of Koopa Canyon. Prince Halbert remained loyal but Prince Tyburn set out to dethrone Robert II. King Robert initially caved in to Tyburn's demands, exiling Kevyn and the Queen's family for "enriching himself at the realm's expense." Shortly after his wife gave him some "compelling arguments," however, Robert II called for the return of the family. Kevyn and the group returned, but Tyburn intercepted the arrival, captured and beheaded Kevyn for treason. Alexandra was outraged, and demanded justice for her brother, but Tyburn argued Robert II had agreed that if Kevyn returned he would be executed.

#### Recovery of Power

Alexandra wanted revenge on Tyburn for the murder of her brother, and Robert II was greatly saddened to see his wife mad at him. For a while he didn't know what to do, however a few lords remained loyal to him and were willing to participate in helping the unpopular king regain his power. One of which was Lord Edgar Kassimeer, the other was Lord Francis Le Serventine. The two accompanied Robert & Alexandra and helped capture the unsuspecting Prince Tyburn, dragging him from his castle and arresting him. Prince Halbert tried to persuade the group to forgive Tyburn due to him being of high calibre and needing his support, however Alexandra insisted the traitor must die, to which Robert bent the knee. Tyburn was beheaded, with his body being thrown in the lava and two of his horns being gifted to Alexandra by Robert in the form of a necklace.

#### Queen Alexandra's Betrayal

Lord Serventine had begun receiving great favor from Robert II, despite Lord Kassimeer being the mastermind behind Tyburn's execution. In addition, Robert II had begun showing much less attention to Queen Alexandra after the birth of their fourth child together. This caused the Queen to become greatly jealous, and Lord Kassimeer to become resentful of the king he had helped defend. Robert II himself had actually grown tired of Queen Alexandra, and begun to become weary of her brutality. Lord Serventine took advantage of this and continued to sway him away from Alexandra, introducing him to his own daughter, Lady Francesca Le Serventine. Francesca seduced Robert II and the two begun an affair behind the Queen's back, and gained great favor during his cabinet meetings. Robert stated that the reason Francesca was present was so Alexandra would feel more comfortable with another woman around, but rarely anyone believed that. Francesca went as far as to seize Robert and Alexandra's younger children away from their mother. Prince Halbert was outraged Robert would betray his wife in such a way, and distaste for the king's new allies begun to grew.

#### Downfall

While Robert continued to show favor to Lord Serventine, Francesca and their family, Queen Alexandra remained alone and isolated. Lord Kassimeer took advantage of this, and went to see the Queen alone. The two instantly struck a chord and begun a private love affair behind the King's back, and while laying together talked of plotting the King's downfall. They were desperate to see their enemies, the Serventines, meet their ends and for Robert to be off the throne. Alexandra was able to easily manipulate Prince Halbert into joining their rebellion, however the two promised they had no intention of harming his brother. Tyburn's brother, Prince Blayne, also joined the cause, to avenge his fallen brother and recover his titles. They likely couldn't do this alone, so while Alexandra used her "convincing methods" to recruit supporters, Lord Kassimeer took Robert's son and heir, Prince Robert, all the way to Bohnenfrost to negotiate a marriage with its Duke's daughter Alaina Von Bohnenfrost in exchange for troops. The troops were provided and the army invaded. Lord Serventine was arrested and executed shortly thereafter, being covered in boiling hot gravy before being eaten alive by Chain Chomps. Two out of three of his sons were also executed. Robert & Francesca tried to flee, but were eventually overwhelmed and arrested. Robert was imprisoned in the Black Tower, allegedly screaming Francesca's name as the troops arrested him. Francesca was executed by Queen Alexandra, whom had the woman tied up and publicly dismembered slowly and brutally, as a warning to the people of the Koopa Kingdom. This event was said to have made even the people on her side tremble, making them weary to ever support a minor noble's daughter as Queen ever again.

#### Death

Prince Halbert & Blayne were sent to negotiate with the imprisoned Robert in order to organise his abdication and the ascension of his son, who would become King Robert Koopa III. Before this could happen however, the previous night, Queen Alexandra and Lord Kassimeer feared that Robert posed too much of a threat if he was left alive. He was very much angry at them both for the execution of his favorites, and were afraid that if he escaped he would reclaim his throne. Kassimeer was sent by Alexandra late at night, using dark magic to disguise him as a mere servant girl attending the castle. This caught Robert's attention, and he begun flirting. The girl revealed herself to be Kassimeer, and before Robert could escape, he was shot three times, and slumped over onto the floor. Halbert & Blayne found Robert lying on the floor, his body pierced with arrows the next day. His son was crowned King Robert Koopa III, with Lord Kassimeer being appointed as the King's Claw by Queen Alexandra, who acted as regent for her young son.

## Appearance

In "Boo's Big Date", Robert's design was rather simplified. He had a blue head and shell, with short orange-red hair spiked up. He had orange-tan skin, similar to Tyson but more greyish, and a red mouth and stomach, as well as wearing black cuffs around his arms, wrists and neck. His horns and shell-spikes also featured gold rings. Robert was later redesigned by FreezeFlame22, to be more inline with the color scheme of the later King Richard Koopa II. He now has golden blonde hair that extends to his neck, being slicked back. His shell casing and horn/spike rings are now purple, and and his spiked cuffs are now a golden orange color. In his appearance on the Koopa Monarch least, he wields the golden beer mug encased with colorful jewels seen often in Koopa Monarch portraits, and carries a large wand, which he appears to hold up in the sky proudly.