Ludwig von Koopa is the oldest member,  as well as, leader of the Koopalings, a tribe debuted in Super Mario Bros 3 as Bowser elite generals in dominating every major kingdom across the world and fighting against Mario. He has appeared in multiple games in the franchise since then, usually as one of the major members of the Koopa Troop that Mario must combat in order to eradicate Bowser's schemes. He is the most mature out of all Koopalings and enjoys listening to classical symphonies. Due to serving as the head of the clan, he's usually portrayed as the most powerful and skilled member with numerous talents and high intelligence, which he is clearly aware of and often shows off because of it.

Tier: 6-C

Classification: Koopa

Powers and Abilities: Superhuman physical characteristics, underwater breathing (Type 2), self-sustenance (Type 1), vehicle mastery, toon force, and elasticity (Can survive being flattened and is able to recover immediately), can shrink opponents, transmutation, can breathe fire, skilled in machines, and technology, can spin in his shell or like a tornado, magic, levitation, teleportation, transformation, attack negation, lighting manipulation, duplication, flight, acrobatics, resistance to extreme cold, and cosmic radiations

Attack Potency: Island level (Constantly fights with the Mario Bros)

Speed: Massively FTL+ (Capable of keeping up with the Mario Bros)

Lifting Strength: Class P (Comparable to Mario)

Striking Strength: Island level

Durability: Island level (Withstood several attacks from the Mario Bros)

Stamina: Very high

Range: Standard Melee Range; Hundreds of Kilometers with magic and machinery

Standard Equipment: Magic Wand, Junior Clown Car, custom-made airship, and several types of machinery

Intelligence: Genius

Weakness: He's quite overconfident and loves to show off.

Notable Attacks and Techniques:

•Magic Blast: Ludwig fires a dark blue chaotic blast from his wand. These blasts has homing capabilities and he can fire up to five blasts at once. Ludwig can also charge and unleash giant magic blasts in form of an enormous sphere towards the opponent.

•Transmutation: Using magic, Ludwig can turn his opponent into a helpless creature.

•Teleportation: Ludwig has the ability to teleport.

•Transformation: Ludwig can use his magic to transform into other beings as a form of disguise.

•Fire Breath: Breathes a potent fireball out of his mouth. He breathes fireballs furiously.

•Lightning Manipulation: Ludwig can fire lightning from his fingers and teleport in flash of lightning.

•Duplication: Creates clones of himself. He often uses this move to deceive his opponents and overwhelm them.

•Battle Cards: Just like Mario, Ludwig has the ability to use battle cards to give himself an advantage in battle. These cards can increase the attack power and speed of him and his allies, heals them from the damage taken, nullify any damage taken, shrink his opponents, and deal direct damage upon his foes.

•Stop and Drop: A spell Ludwig utilize to deal damage to his foe and negate his/her attack or action.