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|image=[[File:LudwigNSMBU.png|230px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' | |image=[[File:LudwigNSMBU.png|230px]]<br>Artwork from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' | ||
|species=[[Koopa (Bowser's species)|Koopa]] | |species=[[Koopa (Bowser's species)|Koopa]] | ||
|first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1988|1988]]) | ||
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|latest_portrayal=[[David J. Goldfarb]] ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]-present) | |latest_portrayal=[[David J. Goldfarb]] ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]]-present) | ||
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{{quote|Whatever. I'm not impressed! Time for a real leader to step to the plate!|Ludwig|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}} | {{quote|Whatever. I'm not impressed! Time for a real leader to step to the plate!|Ludwig von Koopa|Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam}} | ||
'''Ludwig von Koopa''' (known as '''Kooky von Koopa''' in the cartoons) is the eldest<ref name=Age>{{cite|quote=Bowser's oldest Koopaling and second in command, he's a real monster!|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=9}}</ref> of the [[Koopalings]], a clan of seven siblings<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130620090224/http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/#/koopalings As explained on the Koopalings' profile on the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' official site], as well as [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Larry's ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy]].</ref> that act as leaders of the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]] ([[Koopalings#Family relationship|originally considered his children with Ludwig as heir to the throne]]).<ref name=Second/> He is also their self-proclaimed leader, and is hinted in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' to be of a high enough rank to directly receive orders from and give status reports to Bowser. As shown since the ''Super Mario Picture Books'', Ludwig is a conceited show-off, with the recent official bios also underlining his intelligence. In terms of physical appearance, his most notable traits are his large, wild, blue hair, his overbite on the upper snout from which a single tooth is protruding, and his eyebrows that are kept at a peculiar angle, conferring a serious, mature look. He resembles and was named after composer [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]. | '''Ludwig von Koopa''' (known as '''Kooky von Koopa''' in the cartoons) is the eldest<ref name=Age>{{cite|quote=Bowser's oldest Koopaling and second in command, he's a real monster!|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|page=9}}</ref> of the [[Koopalings]], a clan of seven siblings<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130620090224/http://newsupermariobrosu.nintendo.com/characters/#/koopalings As explained on the Koopalings' profile on the ''New Super Mario Bros. U'' official site], as well as [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Larry's ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' trophy]].</ref> that act as leaders of the [[Bowser's Minions|Koopa Troop]] under [[Bowser]] ([[Koopalings#Family relationship|originally considered his children with Ludwig as heir to the throne]]).<ref name=Second/> He is also their self-proclaimed leader, and is hinted in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'' to be of a high enough rank to directly receive orders from and give status reports to Bowser. As shown since the ''Super Mario Picture Books'', Ludwig is a conceited show-off, with the recent official bios also underlining his intelligence. In terms of physical appearance, his most notable traits are his large, wild, blue hair, his overbite on the upper snout from which a single tooth is protruding, and his eyebrows that are kept at a peculiar angle, conferring a serious, mature look. He resembles and was named after composer [[Ludwig van Beethoven]]. | ||
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====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ====''Super Mario Bros. 3''==== | ||
[[File:SMB3 LudwigVonKoopa.jpg|left|thumb|Ludwig from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']] | [[File:SMB3 LudwigVonKoopa.jpg|left|thumb|Ludwig from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'']] | ||
{{quote|Vee shall see if you can defeat me, Mario. I combine all the attacks ov my younger brothers and sister-I am the ultimate Koopaling!|Ludwig|''[[Nintendo_Power#Player's Guides|Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Super Mario Bros 3]]''<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Strategy_Guide_Super_Mario_Bros_3_Nintendo_Power_013_1990/page/n47/mode/1up Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Super Mario Bros 3]'' page 72</ref>}} | {{quote|Vee shall see if you can defeat me, Mario. I combine all the attacks ov my younger brothers and sister-I am the ultimate Koopaling!|Ludwig von Koopa|''[[Nintendo_Power#Player's Guides|Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Super Mario Bros 3]]''<ref>''[https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Strategy_Guide_Super_Mario_Bros_3_Nintendo_Power_013_1990/page/n47/mode/1up Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Super Mario Bros 3]'' page 72</ref>}} | ||
In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Ludwig is the boss of [[Pipe Land]]. He is the eldest of the Koopalings<ref name=Age/> and Bowser's second in command.<ref name=Second>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9 and 72|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.}}</ref> He steals the blue [[magic wand]] of Pipe Land's [[Kings|king]], whom he turns into a [[Piranha Plant]] or [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in the original and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' versions of the game, respectively. Ludwig can generate earthquakes that stun Mario after landing from jumps; furthermore, he attacks generating magic blasts with his magic wand and retreats in his shell both after being hit by Mario and as a form of attack among the others, this being his unique trait in the game. | In ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', Ludwig is the boss of [[Pipe Land]]. He is the eldest of the Koopalings<ref name=Age/> and Bowser's second in command.<ref name=Second>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=9 and 72|date=June 1990|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|author=Tilden, Gail, et al.}}</ref> He steals the blue [[magic wand]] of Pipe Land's [[Kings|king]], whom he turns into a [[Piranha Plant]] or [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] in the original and ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'' versions of the game, respectively. Ludwig can generate earthquakes that stun Mario after landing from jumps; furthermore, he attacks generating magic blasts with his magic wand and retreats in his shell both after being hit by Mario and as a form of attack among the others, this being his unique trait in the game. | ||
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==Portrayals== | ==Portrayals== | ||
This is a list of all voice actors of Ludwig. | This is a list of all voice actors of Ludwig von Koopa. | ||
*[[Michael Stark]] in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoons. | *[[Michael Stark]] in ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]'' cartoons. | ||
*Rob Wallace in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' | *Rob Wallace in ''[[Mario is Missing! (PC)|Mario is Missing!]]'' |