Character Lore 8: Larry

Today known as Larry Koopa by other royalties or Larry Mulan in public, he is the youngest of Bowser's adopted children or the second to youngest of his children if counting Junior, the latter being the youngest.

Birth

Born on an unknown date in an unknown place and simply named Larry, he did not have the chance to know his parents. Unlike the other koopalings whose true name could be confirmed, Larry's true name remained a mystery because the athleans' records were destroyed during the Dragon War either due to the huge amount of confidential information or to prevent anyone to decrypt their sign language. He was dropped at the door of an orphanage which coincidentally was the same one where the other koopalings were already at.

Orphanage

He grew there and reached the age of four. Though, even at his age, he was unable to speak with words. He always spoke with signs which not everyone knew their meaning. At that time, Larry was unaware he was using his unique athlean language. This led him to be bullied by other children that resembled him. They would always pick on him or steal his favorite toy, a goomba plush. One day, the foster mother organised a play and Larry would have the starring role. The children would play in front of a crowd including the Koopa King. This was Larry's best chance to impress people and he put his best effort during the play. However, when he wanted to act with his heart by going against the script and spare the baron's life, Ludwig, playing the baron, also went against the script and stabbed him. He was humiliated in front of a crowd including the Koopa King. The next day, Larry did not dare to show up for the interview. He went hiding behind a tree in the orphanage's courtyard, crying. Someone came to him. It was the king. He complimented on Larry's kindness and righteousness and brought him back inside. Larry was comforted and finally spoke up his name. In the end, the seven children were adopted by the king.

Adoption

Upon adoption, Larry was given two names: Larry Koopa and Larry Mulan. He was instructed by his new father to use his real name only among certain royalties. Larry did not understand why but it did not matter for him. He finally had a family even though his new siblings were the ones that bullied him. In the first week after his adoption, he and his siblings were introduced to Princess Peach. The same night, he overheard a conversation between her and his new father regarding the children's origins. Larry got caught by Bowser but the latter proposed him a job. A few weeks later, once Larry was now able to speak and became five, he took it in fear of being overshadowed by his siblings. He was tasked to retrieve the orange wand from Grassland but to not wield it with his bare hands. Larry wore gloves for the mission. His mission took a disturbing turn when Larry had one of his gloves taken off while the wand fell into his naked hand. He learned too much for a child that night. He stormed back to the Koopa Castle, crying, and went hugging his father. He did not bring the wand back. He was afraid of it now. Bowser reassured him and gave him some days off. Following this incident, Captain Gooma, the Grassland King's royal advisor, visited Larry once per week to teach him about the wand. Larry was hesitant, unsure if he wanted to experience this incident again. Though, it never happened again. He asked the goomba why he was teaching him about the wand. The latter answered him that it was to give back what belonged to him. Larry was not sure what the goomba was talking about. For his first summer vacations, Bowser brought his children around Amarioca. They even met Mario, the legendary hero of Amarioca. During his first vacations, Larry noticed something strange with his siblings save Ludwig. They all had a problem on their own. Larry vowed to help them with their problem. Then, at the end of his vacations, Ludwig had his own problem, one far more severe than the others. Once back at his castle, Larry went to school like other children while still working as a spy. He would leave most weekends and a huge majority of his summer vacations for his job. During the next few years, he solved some of his siblings' problems which included Morton's, Wendy's and Roy's. For Ludwig, he bought him a book on sign language to help him communicate with others and taught him about the Morse code. As for Lemmy and Iggy, their problem seemed more bizarre to find a solution but Larry did not give up. But then, one day, four years later, Bowser left and his disappearance was reported. Kamek took the initiative to prepare Larry for the throne as he was the only one fit to become a prince. The punk was not sent on any mission in Bowser's absence. Fortunately, the king returned, this time with an egg that gave birth to Bowser Jr.

Junior's Birth

As soon as Junior was born, Larry had a change of heart. He no longer wanted to work as a spy since it would give him a bad name. The day after Junior's birth, Larry told his father he wanted to quit. The latter surprisingly accepted to dismiss him. Larry then solved the remaining siblings' problems and stayed at the castle to welcome the new family member. Since he no longer worked as a spy, he discovered new interests like music and even more in sports. Though he was already playing tennis before Junior was born, he discovered many sports he liked. During the three first years, Larry completed his school years and moved to Grassland, now wanting to live his own life.

Today, Larry still lives in Grassland and now has his own business Larry Lights. He also works as a DJ in the Electrodrome. He practices three sports every weekend as hobbies and visits his little brother every weekend. Monthly, he delivers a report to his father because he also directs the kingdom's troops installed in Grassland. Throughout his visits at the castle, he overheard many unusual informations about Junior's true mother while unintentionally eavesdropping on his father like her name.

Appearance

Much like every athlean, Larry has the sky blue hairs and shell but has two fangs instead of four. He broke two of them in a bicycle accident after his little brother was born. He combs his hair into a Mohawk and has a blue star tattooed on the back of his head to give himself a punk look.

Personality

His most defining trait is his selflessness. He will always make a decision for the sake of others rather than his. Though some see him as an example, his selflessness tends to reach a point where he neglects himself. This is because Larry subtly hates himself because of what he did before Junior was born. He is also very athletic and practices more sports than anyone on Amarioca, a notable trait among athleans. This also explains why he is a glutton and tends to consume excessive amounts of food in a short time. He can be aggressive especially when others speak about him or his family but his aggressivity is also what allowed him to be appointed captain of Bowser's royal bodyguard, with the other members being the other koopalings. He is overprotective of his siblings and his father because they are the only family he has and especially of Junior because he is the one that made him quit his job of spy to change for the better. Similar to Mario, Larry can appear versatile and cheerful. He is one of the few people on the Mario World that can speak as well as understand the sign language used by mute and/or deaf people thought he inherited this skill from his ancestors. Larry also suffers of schizophrenia in which he hallucinates that a shadowy silhouette stalks him. Sometimes, this silhouette even speaks to him through taunts and mockeries. Larry sometimes shows a more flirty attitude which grabs the attention of most girls and made them fall in love with him.