Mike Vaughn

Michael "Mike" Vaughn is an American voice actor who portrayed Iggy Koopa and Ludwig von Koopa in New Super Mario Bros. Wii, New Super Mario Bros. 2, New Super Mario Bros. U, and New Super Luigi U. In Mario Kart 8, he no longer voiced the characters. Ludwig is portrayed by David J. Goldfarb and Iggy by an unknow voice actor; in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, however, both their voice clips are reused for Ludwig and Mr. Vaughn's for Iggy.

Portrayals

 * New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Iggy Koopa / Ludwig von Koopa
 * New Super Mario Bros. 2 - Iggy Koopa / Ludwig von Koopa
 * New Super Mario Bros. U - Iggy Koopa / Ludwig von Koopa
 * New Super Luigi U - Iggy Koopa / Ludwig von Koopa
 * Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U - Iggy Koopa / Ludwig von Koopa

Trivia

 * Mike Vaughn recorded only one session in October of 2009 for New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and those same audio files have been used over and over again for most titles that Iggy and Ludwig have appeared in since. Mike Vaughn has publicly called this action a theft by Nintendo as the usage release signed by both parties prohibited Nintendo from using those files in advertisements or promotions. While not specifically restricting usage in future games, Mr. Vaughn admits, "who in their right mind would have thought that a major game producer would use the same audio in future titles? Seems like a great way to make really bad, repetitive games to me."