Ludwig Von Koopa

*"And for the love of god, stop saying jerkhole. It's not funny, it's not clever, you're just too much of a pussy to swear."* - Castaways

**Ludwig Von Koopa** is the tritagonist of Bowser's Koopalings and is portrayed as somewhat of an anti-hero. He is the eldest of King Bowser Koopa II's adopted children. He is showcased to be depressed, arrogant, and conceited, and he speaks with a British accent. He is often shown reading and ignoring whatever the rest of the Koopalings are doing and seems to find the rest of his siblings' immature and annoying, especially Larry.

## History

Ludwig was born to King Johann XVIII and Sophia Eisenhower but when Sophia died, Ludwig egg was supposed to go back to Johann but ended up in Bowser's care after being delivered from Sophia. In *Castaways*, it was shown that Ludwig was always somewhat distant from the rest of his siblings, as he chose to not join in with their games. It's stated many times in the series that Ludwig's upset he doesn't get to be king, as Bowser Jr. is next in line for the throne. This could hint that Ludwig was initially next in line to replace Bowser before Bowser Jr. was born, and that that's why Ludwig holds more of a grudge towards Bowser Jr. than the others. It is then revealed in *Ludwig's Dilemma (2/2)* that he is the great great grandson of Queen Mariah Koopa II's half-sister, Princess Luciana Koopa, which means that he is the great great great grandson of King Richard Koopa IV which grants him the heir to the throne after Bowser Jr.

In Season 5, Ludwig's true parentage was revealed in the two part episode *Ludwig's Dilemma*. Here, Ludwig discovers he is the eldest surviving son of King Johann Von Speckbohne XVIII of the Bohnenkraut Kingdom and his late wife Sophia Eisenhower, who was separated from his Mother as an egg. Part 2 of the episode reveals he also distantly descends of Princess Luciana Koopa, daughter of King Richard Koopa IV with his second wife, which makes him the heir presumptive of his adoptive brother, Prince Bowser Koopa, until he has children.

## Appearance & Character

Ludwig is an average-sized dragon Koopa. He has a green head, along with wild blue hair and blue eyebrows. His shell is also blue, with spikes and orange rings around said spikes. He also has a singular fang, and wears spiked cuffs much like the other male Koopalings.

Ludwig is showcased as arrogant and self-centered. This has been shown in multiple episodes, such as ditching the other Koopalings to save himself in *The Castle Dungeon*, or betraying Roy to take the golden egg for himself in *The Big Easter Egg Hunt*. He is also often seen reading separately from the other Koopalings, and has a bookshelf in his bedroom, showcasing that he is fond of reading and prefers quieter activities to his other siblings. Despite his selfishness, he has been shown on occasion to care for the other Koopalings, most notably in *Castaways*, where he saves Larry from a falling rock in a flashback.

## Relationships with other Characters

### Larry Koopa

While he deeply cares about Larry as shown in several episodes, his more compassionate moments with Larry are very few and far between, as Ludwig still does not hesitate to call him a "pussy" and an "idiot" when Larry tries to do something that causes the rest of the Koopalings to get in trouble. In *Castaways*, He saved Larry in a flashback and in *The Heist*, Ludwig says that Larry deserves to know the truth about Princess Peach's possible death.

### Prince Bowser Koopa

He hates Bowser Jr. thinking that Junior stole his place as Second-in-Command. Junior and Ludwig often have arguments with each other. The only time he actually shared mutual agreement with Jr was in *The Water Park*, where he agreed with Jr that Larry would not last long in the slide.

### King Bowser Koopa II

While he deeply cares for his adoptive father, He seems to complain to Bowser II that he was supposed to be second command instead of Junior. But in *It's not so Wonderful Life*, He ends up becoming thankful for what Bowser does for him. Ludwig thinks that Bowser is his real father despite not being blood related and prefers Bowser over his actual blood father.

### Princess Peach Toadstool

He cares a lot about his adopted mother Princess Peach Toadstool, Ludwig will call her mother as a sign of respect and Ludwig told the news to Larry about how Peach died in an airship crash.

### King Johann Von Speckbohne XVIII

Ludwig cares a lot about his biological father Johann XVIII and enjoyed being in the Bohnenkraut Kingdom. He admires his father and shows a lot of respect towards his father. But in Part 2, when he told his father to arrest Fawful and Midbus for planning to annihilate the people of ChuckKola fest, Johann revealed to be monstrous as he agreed to the plan to destroy the low class and denies his son’s request, as he attempts to kill his son. And then Ludwig realized what Johann did to Sophia, he promised to avenge her death to stop the tyranny of his biological father.

### Lord Fawful Freibrecher

Ludwig was suspicious of Fawful and Midbus thinking that they were going to overthrow Johann. But he would be disappointed once he found out that his father was working with Fawful and Midbus. Later Ludwig would go off on Fawful. Fawful asks if he is giving criticism about his great plan and calls him an idiot. Ludwig tells Fawful to go back to school because he sounds illiterate. Ludwig tells that the plan of a second bohnenkraut empire will never work. Ludwig asks how they are going to get money to maintain an empire and tells them that their spoiled nobles can't hold a candle to the Great Powers. Ludwig tells him that he whines how he never got into college as if he was the only person turned down for anything. Ludwig tells Fawful to grow up. Fawful spazzes out.

### Princess Delfina Von Speckbohne

Delfina and Ludwig get along well together. Ludwig takes a love interest in Delfina. Ludwig backups Delfina when Fernando says that she can't be queen because she is a girl by saying that he is no different than her. Delfina laughs at the joke while Fernando growls. Ludwig and Delfina share similar interests and both like reading.

## Gallery

Ludwig wearing a bandana in The Boxing MatchLudwig in a bodycast during the ending of The Boxing MatchLudwig in a swimsuit in The Water ParkLudwig in 2048 in It's A Not So Wonderful LifeLudwig’s Ghost in The Murderer MysteryLudwig in a flashback when he was young in Castaways
## Trivia

* Ludwig's character in Bowser's Koopalings was partially based off of one of Freezeflame22's real life friends.
* Fans have previously speculated that Ms. Bishop from Carl is Ludwig's biological mother. Freeze later went back on to this and the two are confirmed not to be related.
	+ The main sign of this was them both having British accents, having Blue hair, and sharing the same tooth (though as of her reintroduced in Carl Remasters, her redesign went through a massive overhaul, getting rid of a lot of those design traits that tied her back to Ludwig)