King John Koopa II

**King John Koopa II** was the ninth monarch of the Koopa Kingdom, reigning from April 1116 until November of that same year, in which he was assassinated. He was the second son of King John Koopa I's first marriage, however became his heir when his elder brother Benga was slain in battle by Creeper Kingdom invaders. His personality was the complete opposite of his father, being fearless and warrior-like. He succeeded his father after his death and put up a fight against Prince Knut Greatfang's Creeper Kingdom forces. Unfortunately for him, he was betrayed by the Earl of Skyland, who sent men to assassinate John II. He was attacked with an axe and murdered whilst bathing.

## In Videos

The character's name was first mentioned at the beginning of the *Carl* episode *The Election*, where Mr. Moore taught a class about his assassination, despite the class he was teaching being a Geography class, however very little was revealed about him at the time, and all that was showcased on the board was a crudely drawn doodle of his headless dead body and a stickman holding a Bill Blaster. He was later showcased on a list of the Koopa Monarchs created by FreezeFlame22 in his discord server, however has gone over several design changes overtime. He still has yet to make an appearance in a video.

## Extended Lore

### Early Life

John was born Prince John Koopa to King John Koopa I and his wife Queen Rosanna Redscale. He was his father's second of three surviving sons, having an elder brother Benga and a younger brother Tarquin. He also had a sister named Joanna, who married Lord Sydrick Skyarrow, the Earl of Skyland who would play an important role in John's reign. King John was a weak and cowardly king, and was known for hating war and battle, avoiding it as much as possible, and instead wanting to seek power through other methods. Shortly after the birth of their fifth child, King John had his marriage to Rosanna annulled on the basis that they were too closely related (although they were cousins twice-removed, which was actually less closely related than most marriages at the time.) He remarried to a Bohnenkraut Duke's daughter, Lady Lucienne Von Riverrhine, whom was crowned Queen before Rosanna was even buried, an act that greatly angered John's elder sons. King John and Queen Lucienne would have three children of their own, the future King Edrick Koopa III, as well as Princess Adela and Prince Alfred.

### War with Creeper Kingdom

The Creeper Kingdom were still largely at war over events initially caused during the reign of Richard Koopa I. Unlike his brother however, King John was no fighter, and tried to avoid engaging with the Creeper Kingdom as much as possible. Prince John and his son Benga were both willing to fight, and with Benga leading them the Princes fought off an uprising of Shellcreepers whom attempted to take Sherbet Land. Lord Skyarrow was with them, though showed distain towards the Princes, seeing them as foolish young boys and believing he knew better than everyone. Skyarrow convinced King John to order the execution of all the Shellcreeper settlers still living in the Koopa Kingdom, something the Princes advised against as it would only make the Creeper Kingdom mad, though Skyarrow argued they wouldn't care for a bunch of random settlers. After the executions were carried out, the Creeper Kingdom's King, Sigard Forkbeard, invaded the Koopa Kingdom with an enormous fleet that could be seen for miles. King John abandoned his throne and fled the Kingdom with Queen Lucienne and his three children, leaving behind Benga, John & Tarquin.

### Reign of Sigard

Sigard arrived at the Koopa Castle and was easily able to win over the support of the people, and was crowned King. He was accompanied by his son, Prince Knut, who would become a rival to Prince John in the future. Benga, John and Tarquin remained in the Koopa Kingdom, seeking cover in Koopa Canyon where the people were still loyal to King John. Lord Skyarrow joined the group, hoping to restore King John to the throne. They tried getting the King to raise an army, but he refused. Instead, Prince Benga was the one to raise a force, with Prince John & Lord Skyarrow as his principle commanders. They engaged the forces of Prince Knut, who went to capture the remaining loyalists on behalf of King Sigard. The armies met on the outskirts of Koopa Canyon, and the armies clashed in what would be known as the Battle of Porcupuffer Falls. Prince John and Prince Knut met on the field, and it is said they fought a duel in which Knut triumphed and John was wounded before being rescued from Knut delivering the finishing blow by his men. In the end, Prince Benga's forces won out, and Knut was forced to flee with his army. The battle was a success, but unfortunately, Prince Benga was struck in the chest with an arrow. It is said he survived briefly with the arrow still in his stomach, and was helped back to safety by Prince John, where he could rest. He died after ten hours, and Prince John became the leading force of Creeper Kingdom opposition.

### John I's Return

Shortly after this defeat, King Sigard's reign ended after he died suddenly in his sleep, of mysterious circumstances. His elder son Harkon succeeded him in the Creeper Kingdom and had no interest in the Koopa Kingdom, however his second son Prince Knut showed great interest in becoming King of the Koopa Kingdom. However, King John I would return to the Koopa Kingdom, believing it to be safe without Sigard around, and being offered gold by the lords loyal to him who desperately wanted to see their rightful king return. He returned, but Prince Knut remained an opposing force. King John thought he could possibly end the feud by having Prince John marry a Creeper Kingdom Princess, and tried to talk his son into it. Prince John denied this, and instead married the sister of two of his allies on the battlefield, Sabrina Sandstone. Prince John and Sabrina had begun a private relationship and John was eager to marry her, which angered his father. Lord Skyarrow criticised the marriage and described Prince John as a fool for even considering it a valid option, but John insisted she and her family were loyal to the Kingdom. This marriage may have caused some of John's allies to dessert him for Prince Knut, however Prince John still proved worthy in defending his father's throne from the invaders.

### Reign as King

King John died in 1116, and Prince John was crowned in the Koopa Castle as King John Koopa II. Despite his many disagreements with Lord Skyarrow, he appointed him as his King's Claw, knowing him to be a capable commander, though this later may have proved to be a fatal mistake on the King's part. Prince Knut's army landed in Ocean Side travelling from the sea, and easily took over the territory, with John's forces being crushed. King John took instant action, sending Queen Sabrina, whom had now laid an egg, to a smaller castle in Koopa Canyon in hopes that they'd be safe. He then took his army to engage with Knut in what would become the Battle of Koopa Cross. Prince Knut & King John engaged in another battle. Knut's forces greatly overwhelmed and outnumbered King John's, and King John & Prince Knut fought another duel, meeting on the field of battle a second time. This time King John defeated Prince Knut, disarming him of his weapon and forcing him to yield. Knut's army won out overall, but the defeat earned King John Knut's respect. The two decided on a treaty, in which John would remain King in Bright Valley whilst Knut would be King in the rest of the Kingdom, which he easily conquered.

### Assassination

King John's son Edrick would be born to Queen Sabrina shortly after the success, however John would not get to spend much time with his son. Lord Skyarrow found the treaty King John made to be spineless and pathetic, and believed that King Knut would be far greater more beneficial to support than King John. King John held a feast to celebrate the birth of Prince Edrick, Lord Skyarrow left early with his men for unknown reasons. King John and his allies drank a lot during the feast, which was said to last until two the following morning. Unfortunately, things went south instantly. Many of King John's loyal allies were attacked in the darkness, and found pierced with arrows the next day. King John himself had gone to bathe to cool off after the feast. He became so relaxed he fell asleep. When he woke up, Lord Skyarrow was standing over him holding an axe. He threw the axe into King John's head, before pulling it out and beheading him. He left the axe wedged in the door with a note, reading "*It is I who slay King John Koopa II. - Lord Skyarrow :)*."

### Aftermath

King Knut was crowned King of the Koopa Kingdom, and Queen Sabrina would die shortly after, said to be over sorrow of her husband's fate. Skyarrow expected to be rewarded by King Knut for the deed, however Knut executed him for "betraying his last king," and the Earldom of Skyland was instead granted to one of Knut's allies. Several other lords who refused to kneel to Knut were also executed, but no one knew what to do with John's son Edrick. Knut believed he should be privately put to death, he wanted his heirs to be his own sons and feared if Edrick lived he would pose too much of a threat. Luckily, the Lord instructed to do the deed was an ally of John II, and instead sent Edrick into exile to the court of the peaceful King Alexander of the Alpine Kingdom.