#hoo nelly it's been so long since i drew this guy-

[axewchao]

Mostly a ref of the thermal suits the Koopalings wear in the Space Orcs AU, when they're out in space/visiting planets with low temperatures. The design's the same for each one with different colors to match each sib.

As stated above, Ludwig is the only one out of the eight who wears his constantly, due to fear of brumation. He's never gone into such a deep sleep before, and fears he'll never wake up if he does. Nobody knows about this secret fear except Lemmy, with everyone else just assuming he likes the design or feel of the suit.

Lud and the rest of the 'lings each have a magic crown instead of a wand. Like the normal 'verse, the others changed their crowns into accessories they like better (Larry and Wendy's necklaces, Lemmy's ring, Iggy's hair tie, etc.), while Lud kept his crown as is. 

Story-wise, Lud meets Dal and the Bros. while the gang's searching for leads on Junior's home. Originally I had it where Ludwig was looking for Junior on his own, but after rethinking it for a bit, I'll say that B-Junes ain't the only one lost; all eight of them are. What starts as a journey to help one lost kid becomes a series of search-and-rescue missions as Mario, Luigi, and Dalex jump from planet to planet in search of their little turtle friend's family once they realize what Junior's trying to say. Think Mario Galaxy combined with Pikmin 4, basically.

Not sure when Lud specifically gets rescued, though I might go in the order you typically fight them in, meaning Lud's found last. By then, Iggy's developed a makeshift translator so the humans and Koopas can finally understand each other, but beating the language barrier isn't enough to get Lud to trust them right away...

#Super Mario #Koopalings #Ludwig Von Koopa #Mario Space Orcs AU #hoo nelly it's been so long since i drew this guy- #didn't realize how much i missed drawing him and koopas in general ;w; #(this was done before the Halloween pic btw) #would you believe me if I said i thought of the crown before the thermal suit? #dude should wear a crown more often #Ya hear me Ludwig fans? GIVE THE DUDE A CROWN #axewchaoscribbles