Ludwig von Koopa

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Ludwig's exact age is unknown (though he is considered the oldest Koopaling in the ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''), but he is said to be precocious and conceited<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/smnj/story/index.html nintendo.co.jp - ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' character pages] (Click on the blue circle with the arrow to reach the Koopaling page and click on the pictures to see the short bio of each of the Koopalings.) 「大人びて」 ''otona bite'' roughly means "adult-like", while 「ナマイキな」 ''namaikina'' means "conceited". The rest of the biographical info amounts to a tentative suggestion that he is "the brains of the group". (Retrieved November 17, 2011)</ref>. In ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he gets enraged when ignored by Mario and Luigi, and performs an impressive display of flips and twirls when riding in bikes or karts in ''Mario Kart 8'', which, along with Ludwig's trophy description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', explicitly states that he is a show-off. In the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, Ludwig laughs off the threat posed by the Mario Bros. when they face him in his castle, suggesting he is overconfident in his abilities.

On the other hand, he has also been portrayed as the most cynical of his siblings, as he expresses disbelief that Princess Peach would ever agree to marry his father in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic. He is also considered to be the cruelest of all the Koopalings<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide</ref>, and had no problem ditching Bowser Jr, after Morton's defeat in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'', he cracks a joke about light bulbs and darkness at Mario's expense after Bowser discovered the ~~plumber~~'s fear of the dark. He also had a horror-themed hotel in ''Hotel Mario''.

On the other hand, he has also been portrayed as the most cynical of his siblings, as he expresses disbelief that Princess Peach would ever agree to marry his father in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic. He is also considered to be the cruelest of all the Koopalings<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide</ref>, and had no problem ditching Bowser Jr, after Morton's defeat in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'', he cracks a joke about light bulbs and darkness at Mario's expense after Bowser discovered the hero's fear of the dark. He also had a horror-themed hotel in ''Hotel Mario''.

Another aspect of Ludwig is his love of classical music and his interests in composing. He waves a conductor's baton in ''Mario is Missing!'' and his UK blurb in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' calls him the "Conductor of Chaos". His bio from the ''Mario Kart 8'' Prima Guide says that he plans to compose his own victory theme should he win the race, and both the [[Nintendo Comics System]] and the English version of ''Super Mario World'' reveal that he enjoys composing "Koopa Symphonies", although the former goes on to state that they sound horrendous. The book ''[[Pipe Down!]]'' implied that he was at least partially deaf for a time, as he claims he can finally hear after an explosion "shook something loose in [his] brain". In Ludwig's trophy description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', he is considered the most intelligent of the Koopalings, and while the games do not portray him as an inventor like [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], he has been given that role in other media, such as the Club Nintendo comic ''Super Mario: Erholung? Nein, danke!'', where he works as the mechanic for the KoopAir airline service. In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon, Ludwig's name was changed into Kooky von Koopa, and was portrayed as a stereotypical mad scientist, whose main purpose was to invent new doomsday weapons and gadgets for his [[Bowser|father]]. He would commonly burst out into maniacal laughter or raise his voice by shouting in the middle of talking and seemed to be very aggressive towards the Mario Bros. Kooky didn't also care much about his hygiene, never washing or combing his hair. By contrast, the comics give him a more refined personality and vocabulary.

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 Ludwig's exact age is unknown (though he is considered the oldest Koopaling in the ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3''), but he is said to be precocious and conceited<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/smnj/story/index.html nintendo.co.jp - ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'' character pages] (Click on the blue circle with the arrow to reach the Koopaling page and click on the pictures to see the short bio of each of the Koopalings.) 「大人びて」 ''otona bite'' roughly means "adult-like", while 「ナマイキな」 ''namaikina'' means "conceited". The rest of the biographical info amounts to a tentative suggestion that he is "the brains of the group". (Retrieved November 17, 2011)</ref>. In ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he gets enraged when ignored by Mario and Luigi, and performs an impressive display of flips and twirls when riding in bikes or karts in ''Mario Kart 8'', which, along with Ludwig's trophy description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', explicitly states that he is a show-off. In the ''New Super Mario Bros.'' series, Ludwig laughs off the threat posed by the Mario Bros. when they face him in his castle, suggesting he is overconfident in his abilities.
-On the other hand, he has also been portrayed as the most cynical of his siblings, as he expresses disbelief that Princess Peach would ever agree to marry his father in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic. He is also considered to be the cruelest of all the Koopalings<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide</ref>, and had no problem ditching Bowser Jr, after Morton's defeat in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'', he cracks a joke about light bulbs and darkness at Mario's expense after Bowser discovered the plumber's fear of the dark. He also had a horror-themed hotel in ''Hotel Mario''.
+On the other hand, he has also been portrayed as the most cynical of his siblings, as he expresses disbelief that Princess Peach would ever agree to marry his father in the ''[[Super Mario Adventures]]'' comic. He is also considered to be the cruelest of all the Koopalings<ref>''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' Player's Guide</ref>, and had no problem ditching Bowser Jr, after Morton's defeat in ''New Super Mario Bros. Wii''. In the DOS version of ''Mario is Missing!'', he cracks a joke about light bulbs and darkness at Mario's expense after Bowser discovered the hero's fear of the dark. He also had a horror-themed hotel in ''Hotel Mario''.
 Another aspect of Ludwig is his love of classical music and his interests in composing. He waves a conductor's baton in ''Mario is Missing!'' and his UK blurb in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' calls him the "Conductor of Chaos". His bio from the ''Mario Kart 8'' Prima Guide says that he plans to compose his own victory theme should he win the race, and both the [[Nintendo Comics System]] and the English version of ''Super Mario World'' reveal that he enjoys composing "Koopa Symphonies", although the former goes on to state that they sound horrendous. The book ''[[Pipe Down!]]'' implied that he was at least partially deaf for a time, as he claims he can finally hear after an explosion "shook something loose in [his] brain". In Ludwig's trophy description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'', he is considered the most intelligent of the Koopalings, and while the games do not portray him as an inventor like [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], he has been given that role in other media, such as the Club Nintendo comic ''Super Mario: Erholung? Nein, danke!'', where he works as the mechanic for the KoopAir airline service. In ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and the ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoon, Ludwig's name was changed into Kooky von Koopa, and was portrayed as a stereotypical mad scientist, whose main purpose was to invent new doomsday weapons and gadgets for his [[Bowser|father]]. He would commonly burst out into maniacal laughter or raise his voice by shouting in the middle of talking and seemed to be very aggressive towards the Mario Bros. Kooky didn't also care much about his hygiene, never washing or combing his hair. By contrast, the comics give him a more refined personality and vocabulary.