Ludwig von Koopa: Difference between revisions

Ludwig is known to be the eldest<ref name=Age>"''Bowser's oldest Koopaling and second in command, he's a real monster!''" - ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guide'' for ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', page 9.</ref> of the Koopalings; 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" (which was later confirmed a description for ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS''). (Retrieved November 17, 2011)</ref> In ''Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga'', he gets enraged when ignored by Mario and Luigi, a trait also seen in ''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book 3: Luigi's Secret'' (「スーパーマリオちえあそびえほん 3 ルイージの ひみつ」). The same book also displays him as being somewhat of a show-off, both when he introduces himself<ref name="OreSama">{{media link|SMWGPB3 Ludwig OreSama.png|Ludwig challenging Mario in ''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book 3: Luigi's Secret''}}.</ref> and when he chases Mario.<ref>{{media link|SMWGPB3 Ludwig Proud.png|Ludwig chasing Mario in ''Super Mario Wisdom Games Picture Book 3: Luigi's Secret''}}.</ref> This latter trait can be also noted when he introduces himself in ''Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 2: Mario and Baby Yoshi'',<ref name="OreSamaBabyYoshi">{{media link|SMAGPB2 Ludwig OreSama.png|Ludwig von Koopa challenging Mario and Yoshi in ''Super Mario Adventure Game Picture Book 2: Mario and Baby Yoshi''}}.</ref> as well as when he performs an impressive display of flips and twirls when riding in bikes or karts in ''Mario Kart 8'', and has been eventually confirmed in his trophy description in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''. 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 underestimates Mario, a trait he himself starts to acknowledge after being defeated in ''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]''. In ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'', after Wendy and Roy's defeat on top of [[Neo Bowser Castle (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Neo Bowser Castle]], Ludwig stated that he was not impressed by their battle. His next words suggest that he thinks of himself as the Koopalings' leader, although the other Koopalings deny this.<ref>BeardBear (December 3, 2015). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlBs_Qspg6c Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Walkthrough Part 27 | Neo Bowser Castle #5 & Bosses Koopalings]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 4, 2015.</ref> He also stated himself to have been "dethroned" after losing to Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario. In the English localization of ''Paper Mario: Color Splash'', he is the only Koopaling to be referred to by his minions as "Your Evilness," a title similar to the ones given to [[Bowser#Nicknames and aliases|Bowser]]; in the Japanese version, however, such title is absent. Regardless of his title, in both versions Ludwig is the only Koopaling explicitly stating to have worked just to fight Mario at least once rather than to fulfill Bowser's plans and shows a more humble and respectful attitude when suffering defeat, contradicting previous arrogant depictions as well as the fact that Ludwig has fought Mario many times before already. This tendency to act on his own and his secretly humble and respectful attitude slightly matches his Japanese and US blurbs in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' that call him a "Showoff Villain-Hero" and "Showy Anti-Hero" {{ref needed}} respectively, and is further confirmed in ''Bowser Jr.'s Journey'' where all alone he defeats Beef, one of the [[Best Fitness Friends]], and disguises as him, setting up a trap that nobody else is aware about, not even [[Kamek]] or Bowser Jr., only to then say to Bowser Jr., after having revealed his deeds, that he accepts any punishment for what he has done.