Character Lore 7: Iggy

Today known as Iggy Koopa by other royalties or Iggy Popinski in public, he is the middle child of Bowser's adopted children or one of the two middle children if counting Junior, the other being Wendy.

Birth

Born on an unknown date in an unknown place and simply named Iggy, he did not have the chance to know his parents. He was immediately disguised as an acrean, the drakoopas being taken the least seriously due to their joyful nature, and dropped at an orphanage despite keeping a mechean trait: his four fangs. According to the mecheans' records in the Woodland, he was meant to be named Ignatius Howard Mechean and his father was named Howard Mechean.

Orphanage

He grew at the orphanage. When he became four, he was old enough to go play with the other children. He met Roy, Lemmy and Ludwig and became friend with them. Years passed and their band grew bigger as Wendy and Morton joined them. One day, a few more years later, a new child became old enough to play with the others. He was named Larry. However, he could not speak and instead used an unusual sign language to communicate with people. Roy took it as an occasion to freely bully the new kid. The other were hesitant but joined in to not have Roy bully them. Every time they bullied Larry, whether by stealing his toys or pushing him around, Iggy felt bad for himself. One day, they partook in a play that would be seen by many people in Neo Bowser City including the king himself. The play went as usual until Ludwig, the oldest of their band, went against the script and humiliated Larry, who had the starring role, in front of a crowd. The other friends found that he went too far in bullying the new kid, even Roy. The day after, they all fell guilty and could barely look at the king during the interviews without thinking about Larry. Iggy was stuttering too much to speak coherently. Though, the children were surprised when the king announced he would adopt all of them, even Larry.

Adoption

Upon adoption, Iggy was given two names: Iggy Koopa and Iggy Popinsky. He was instructed by his new father to use his real name only among certain royalties. Iggy did not understand why but it did not matter for him. He finally had a family and could stay with his friends that became his siblings. Though, Larry also being his brother now, Iggy fell uncomfortable around him in the first weeks. He still remembered when he bullied the child and it hurt him. Iggy started his first year of school as a normal child but, a few months later into this same year, he noticed something odd with Larry. He was often absent despite becoming only five years old and by that he was not at the castle most weekends. Though, Iggy did not have time to think about it since he was starting to have a problem on his own. He once woke up sad but he used to be happy the previous day before going to bed. He searched in the books of the royal library and jumped off his chair, scared, when he read he might have a depression. He seemed so desperate and afraid at the same time but it quickly ended when he stayed awake one night and saw his father building toys. He became interested in this new hobby and regained his happiness. He could now try to figure out why Larry was often absent. He first asked his father but the latter threatened to ground him. The koopalings, save for Larry, rallied together and confronted Bowser all at the same time. This time, the king had no choice. He admitted to have given Larry the job of spy. It was outrageous. No child should have to work that hard at that age. The children had a meeting to find ways to make Larry quit his job. They all came up with a plan on their own. Iggy pretended to be sad again to get Larry's attention. During their first vacation, a big project to take the koopalings around Amarioca, Iggy caught Larry's attention. It seemed to have worked at first but after the vacations Larry was still as absent as he used to be before.

Junior's Birth

Many years later, After Junior's birth, Larry seemed to be more and more present at the castle. In fact, there was nothing odd in his behaviour anymore. Iggy, unaware that Larry quit, attempted one last time. This eventually resulted into a new hair color and hairstyle. It was not until Iggy directly asked Larry about being a spy that he realized Larry stopped. A year after Junior's birth, Iggy decided to move to Woodland. He was always fascinated with the technology there.

Today, Iggy still lives in Woodland and has his own business named Iggy's Glass. He owns a pet chain chomp he named Chompy and walks often with it. He also works as the captain of the troops Bowser sent to stay in Woodland and sends a monthly report to his father to tell about the current events in the land. He also visits his father every month. Recently, he attended a strange meeting with his other siblings without Larry about transfering their power to each other in case of crisis.

Appearance

Much like a mechean, Iggy has the serpentine mouth with the four fangs, the light green hairs and the light green shell. He wears spiked bracers and big oval glasses that reveal his blue eyes. Without them, his eyes appear as two small black dots on his face. He combs his hairs like a pineapple leaves, a trend he kept since Larry changed his look.

Personality

Iggy appears to be the most emotional of Bowser's children even more than Lemmy. He tends to overreact when he hears a good or a bad new. He is also an addict to technology and spends his free time inventing anything, ranging from small gizmos to ambitious life-changing movements. He can also be anxious and uncomfortable in big crowds that are in small rooms, which explains why he can appear claustrophobic. He can also be socially awkward and stutters a lot if he speaks to someone for too long about a subject other than technology.