Wars of Frozen Flames

*"Some wars are caused because different factions want different things. However, in this conflict, years of war were caused by two factions who wanted the same thing. The Koopa Throne. This decades-long conflict of battles, slaughter, and betrayal, became known in the Koopa Kingdom as the **Wars of Frozen Flames**.* – Narrator

## Wars of Frozen Flames

### First Episode launch

January 8, 2022

The **Wars of Frozen Flames** (originally called **Wars of the Flowers** in the teaser) is a mini-series about the wars of the same name in the history of the Koopa Kingdom, in which several members of the Koopa Family fight over who should be the King. It is based on the real life Wars of the Roses in English medieval history, featuring Koopa versions of their real life counterparts. In the first episode of the series, *The Feeble King*, two factions fight over control of the weak King John Koopa VI, the Kayenne branch of the family being lead by John's wife Queen Cynder and her close ally Lord Sigmund Phoenix, and the Sherbet branch of the family being lead by John's second-cousin and loyal friend Lord Richard Koopa. The series is structured very definitely to most of FreezeFlame22's other projects, as it lacks a traditional intro and scene transitions.

## Prologue

After a long and eventful 52-year-reign, King Robert III dies. He had five sons who lived into adulthood, and the King divided his Kingdom into Dukedoms for them. The eldest of the five, Prince Edrick, Duke of Koopa Kingsland, was crowned King Edrick Koopa IV and then he died. Edrick became a victim of the dreaded Black Plague making his reign of merely 30 days the shortest reign in the Koopa Kingdom history. Edrick IV's heir was his sole surviving son, Prince Richard, who was crowned King Richard Koopa II at the fresh young age of nine. Richard was said to have been a vicious, cruel and hateful child. He would torture women, children and animals for his own amusement, and showed no respect for the people of his kingdom. As he was still in his minority, a regency council was set up to govern in his place, headed by Richard's three surviving uncles. Prince Blayne, Duke of Kayenne Krag, Prince Wulfrick, Duke of Sherbert Land, and Prince Tarquin, Duke of Painted Pipeland.

Unfortunately, as Richard continued to come of age, he continued to grow more cruel and loathsome, eventually resulting in the Uprising of Bright Valley. His Uncle Tarquin, was particularly opposed to King Richard, and created a coalition of nobles who opposed the king. Unfortunately, this failed, and Tarquin, along with his son and heir, Joseph, were executed. Among Tarquin's nobles was Prince John, the son of Prince Blayne. Blayne was able to spare his son the execution, and was instead banished to the Bohnenkraut Kingdom. Blayne later died in 1419, John was the heir to the large Dukedom his father left behind, and King Richard wasn't having any of it. He feared that John would become too powerful, so instead he kept his holdings, lands and titles, and ordered that John's children, whom he held in captivity, be put to death. Prince John was furious, and later that year, John returned to the Koopa Kingdom with an army whilst Richard was campaigning in the Frosted Kingdom. The nobles submitted upon his arrival, and John was easily able to throw his unpopular cousin and take the throne for himself, being crowned King John Koopa IV and establishing the House of Kayenne on the Koopa Throne. But what became of Poor Old Richard? Upon his return, he was captured by the King's men and placed in prison, where he subsequently starved to death, as a result of John forgetting his duties to feed his valuable prisoner.

John IV was met with numerous rebellions during his reign, but was determined to keep his dynasty on the throne and with the help of his son, Prince John, was able to quash them all with ease. John IV died in 1442, and was succeeded by his son, who became King John Koopa V. John V proved to be one of the greatest warrior kings in the Koopa Kingdom's history, continuing Robert III's legacy in the Hundred-and-Eight Years War and with the help of his allies, such as the Duke of Sherbert Land, held more Bohnenkraut Kingdom land than any King since the 1000s. John V and his men were able to capture the Mad King of the Bohnenkraut Kingdom, Klaus VI, and force him to sign a treaty, marrying his daughter Klaudia to John, and appointed to John, as heir to the Bohnenkraut Throne. Unfortunately, fate would switch sides yet again, as on the return home to the Koopa Kingdom to meet his newborn son, John V perished. Klaus VI died shortly after, and thus it was John V's son, John VI, who would succeed the two as King of both the Koopa and Bohnenkraut Kingdoms at the age of merely nine months old. During this period, King John's two surviving Uncles, Prince Blayne, Duke of Desert Hills and Prince Joseph, Duke of Painted Pipeland, were appointed as regents of the two Kingdoms until the King himself came of age.

The son of Klaus VI, Prince Klaus, however, proclaimed himself Klaus VII, and thus the war continued. Prince Blayne & his Chief Lieutenant, Lord Richard Koopa of Sherbert Land, were able to maintain a strong hold on the North of the Bohnenkraut Kingdom. Once the King was of age, in an attempt to keep a strong hold over the Duchy of Bohnenrotte, King John's King Claw, the Second-In-Command to the king, Alfred De La Korde, brokered a marriage between King John and its Duke, Rügar's daughter Cynder, and the two were married shortly after. Shortly after this, the age and respected Prince Blayne died, and the war effort begun to decline. Richard was soon after replaced by the King and his new Queen as Lieutenant, being moved to the Frosted Kingdom. His replacement was Lord Sigmund Phoenix, who proceeded to lead a disastrous campaign in Nordskal Ridge resulting in him fleeing back to the Koopa Kingdom and the remainder of the army being slaughtered with ease. The King's last surviving Uncle, Prince Joseph, was furious about this, and openly criticised the King for losing the territory, resulting in him being imprisoned. He then disappeared under non-suspicious circumstances, while the common people of the Koopa Kingdom were growing tired of the war. Lord De La Korde was able to keep the peace briefly, and took the majority of the blame for the King's actions. This was only the devastation however, as while on his way home, he was ambushed by a swarm of anarchists.

## The Feeble King

### Part 1

At the start of the story, anarchists discontent with John VI's rule begin savaging Bright Valley, and while Queen Cynder wants to have them all executed, this idea scares John.

Lord Richard Koopa arrives to become the new King's Claw after Lord Alfred De La Korde's place but however, the place was already taken by the disastrous politician, Lord Sigmund Phoenix.

Sir Rodrick Solberg visits his sister-in-law Lady Jane Phoenix and her son James Solberg.

Sir Torrence Python's wedding has been ruined and him and his brothers go to see Lord Richard who has finished visiting his uncle Kassimeer so Richard confronts Lord Symon Blackfoot regarding his children's actions of raiding his wedding.

Jane Phoenix visits John VI so he could meet her newborn child but Queen Cynder and the King's Claw Sigmund has insisted that Jane is to remarry and her son James is to be a ward.

Jane tells Rodrick of this and Rodrick says he will find Jane a husband and keep his nephew James as his ward.

Lord Richard receives an invitation to Loveday given by his wife Tulisa and her nephews Berwick and Torrence, giving Richard the chance to confront the King regarding his corrupted subjects.

## Characters

### Main Cast

#### King John Koopa VI

John VI is the king of the Koopa Kingdom at the beginning of the story. He became king at the age of nine months old following the death of his father, and thus appears to have never grown up and has developed a very friendly, but weak and child-like personality. He is shown to be incredibly naive, stupid and ineffectual at ruling the Kingdom himself, not knowing how to deal with any of the issues he's faced with. He's also scared easily, being scared of both Queen Cynder and Lord Richard when confronted by them.

#### Lord Richard Koopa

Richard is the Duke of Sherbet Land and a great-grandson of King Robert Koopa III, and at the start of the story John VI's heir due to the death of John's last surviving uncle Prince Joseph. Richard is drastically different to John as a character; he's an effective warrior and leader as shown in the prologue and greatly cares for repairing the Koopa Kingdom. He is loyal to his second-cousin John VI, and wishes to become his King's Claw, the second-in-command position to the king, however becomes sad and bitter when he discovers John has chosen the corrupt and cowardly Lord Sigmund Phoenix instead.

#### Queen Cynder Von Bohnenrotte

Cynder is John VI's wife and the Queen of the Koopa Kingdom. She is very much the opposite of John as a character, being rutheless quick to anger and greatly enjoying executions. She is constantly frustrated with John and his cowardly nature, and often has to yell at him and tell him off for being weak and feeble-minded. Their marriage is almost loveless, as John seems to have no feelings for her and Cynder has a secret affair with Lord Blayne Phoenix, the son of her close ally Sigmund.

#### Lord Sigmund Phoenix

Lord Sigmund Phoenix is the King's Claw to King John VI (up until *The Feeble King (III)*) as well as a close ally of Queen Cynder. He is a corrupt and disastrous politician using the King's Claw position to enrich himself. He was infamous for taking Lord Richard's place as lieutenant in the Nordskal Ridge Campaign only to flee the battlefield and abandon his army to perish at the hands of the Bohnenkraut troops. This led to a rivalry between him and Richard which then became one of the leading factors of the Wars of Frozen Flames.

#### Lady Jane Phoenix

Jane is a cousin and half-sister-in-law to King John Koopa VI. Despite her young age, she already laid an egg which hatched into a small Koopa child named James. She cares deeply for James and is greatly attached to the child, however is forced to give him up by Queen Cynder, due to her husband Edrick being deceased after drunkenly riding a Mustie and getting into a fatal accident. This greatly saddens Jane, however she has the trust of her close friend and brother-in-law Rodrick, who negotiates her next marriage with the former King's Squire, Korrin Sylver.

#### Sir Rodrick Solberg

Rodrick is a maternal half-brother to John VI and close friend of the king. He looks after Jane and her new child James, on behalf of his late brother Edrick. He is shown to be kind and care greatly about honor and justice. He attempts to help Jane find a second husband, and offers to look after James himself in order to keep him from ending up in the hands of Jane's Uncle Sigmund, who would have a lot to gain from James' death as he would gain the Phoenix family's inheritance.

#### Sir Theodrick Solberg

Theodrick is another maternal half-brother to John VI and the younger brother of Rodrick. He is a close friend and favorite of John VI. He is shown to be rather dim-witted and is far more fond of battles and tournaments than he is of meetings, openly wishing he could sleep through them and loving to pull out his weapon at any opportunity.

#### Lady Tulisa Python

Tulisa is the wife of Richard, to who she is loyal to, and the mother of their seven children, to whom she deeply cares for. She appears optimistic, calm and caring and would tend to stay out of political troubles. Her marriage with Richard contrasts with John and Cynder's, appearing to have a much more stable and loving relationship.

#### Sir Robert Koopa

Robert is Richard's son and heir to the Dukedom of Sherbet Land. Robert is a skilled and sensible swordsman but lacks interest in politics, preferring to spend his time practicing his swordsman skills, jousting, etc, much to his parents' disinterest.

#### Sir Halbert Koopa

Halbert is Richard and Tulisa's second son. Halbert appears to be compassionate and sensible and gets along with his father and brothers very well. He shows a good sense of responsibility towards his family and his duties but has been seen joking around in certain moments such as being mentioned of reckless use of weaponry.

#### Lily Python

Lily Python is the eldest Daughter to Lord Berwick Python and Lady Winona Windwaker, she is also shown to be bubbly and excitable, yet promiscuous when she had sexual encounter with men as she manipulates them, especially with Lord Richard Koopa's third son, Tobias as she is aware of his ego.

#### Rose Python

Rose Python is the youngest daughter to Lord Berwick Python and Lady Winona Windwaker, she is shown to be calm and rational, also has a dream of being a queen as well as taking a liking to Lord Richard's Koopa fourth son, Rickon as he has a crush on her.

#### Lord Birchard Python

Lord Birchard Python is a minor lord of Ocean Side with the title of Earl of Sparkling Waters. He is one of the poorest of the nobles coming from the senior but impoverished branch of House Python and malds over the junior branch inheriting far more than his branch and has a great hatred towards his half-cousins Lord Berwick and Torrence Python as a result.

#### Lord Ghaston Thornton

Lord Gaston Thornton is a mysterious nobleman who seems to be critical of the King and is also shown to agree with Lord Richard with how he thinks of Sigmund and claims that he has the honor of a foul boar. He is revealed to have some intent on overthrowing the King to which Lord Richard chokes him for. After Lord Richard has escaped from being taken to the Black Tower, Thornton had provided aid to him as he switches allegiance from the Feeble King John VI to the Duke to Sherbert Land before Richard declares war on the Keyanne forces.

## Connections to Other Series

### Bowser's Koopalings

* In both *The Feeble King (II)* and *(III)*, There are a few characters with some noticable surnames like Hawke, McQueen and Rook as these are the surnames of Travis, Camilla and Ally respectively, with Shane and Byron being the only confirmed ancestry to the current McQueen Family tree.
	+ In the start of third part of The Feeble King, the Grand Goomba from *Time Travel Trouble III* made an appearance where Tobias and Rickon meets Shane and Byron McQueen before getting apprehended by Lord Blayne Phoenix as the McQueens go into the bathroom.

## Gallery

Koopa Family Tree (King Robert Koopa III-King John Koopa VI)
1. ↑ Retconned to 1440