Ludwig von Koopa

Ludwig Von Koopa is one of the 7 Koopa Kids, his name was derived from the famous composer Ludwig Von Beethoven. He's one of the toughest and most heavy duty of the 7, and has wild hair and small eyes. In Super Mario Bros. 3 he's the boss of World 7, Pipe Maze. In Super Mario World he's the boss of World 4, Cookie Mountain. And he also appears in Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and Yoshi's Safari. In the TV series his name was altered to Kooky Von Koopa.

Ludwig von Koopa resembles and is probably named after Ludwig van Beethoven, because they are both composers. (According to in-game text in Super Mario World, Ludwig composes "Koopa symphonies" in his castle. He first appeared in Super Mario Bros. 3 as the boss of the seventh world, the Pipe Land. The game's official player's guide claims that he is Bowser's "second-in-command", and he has the powers of his sister and brothers, including multiple blasts from his wand and ground-shaking stomps. In Super Mario World, Ludwig is boss of the Twin Bridges area. He is the oldest of the Koopalings.

In the cartoon series, he was named Kooky Von Koopa and was the typical mad scientist character, speaking with a German accent and inventing wicked devices for his dad, Bowser, to use, such as a time machine to help prevent the Mario Brothers from even coming to the Mushroom Kingdom â€” because, in the series, the brothers were from Brooklyn, New York, in the "real world" â€” or a robot look-alike of Princess Peach that was programmed to turn the Mushroom Kingdom over to Bowser. Kooky's voice was provided by Michael Stark. The only major physical difference between Ludwig and Kooky is that Kooky has untamed hair.