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Headcanon Dump - Mortimer Von Koopa Junior (Morton)
age: 16
MBTI: ISFJ-A
birthday: December 9th
alignment: Lawful Good
he actually shares his birthday with his dad, that's why he's Morton Jr. (their parents aren't exactly known for giving serious names, just slapping the name of whoever famous' birthday matches..except for Larry)
despite being the second youngest, he's the biggest Koopaling clan member.
after the incident that made him and Roy get adopted by Bowser, he had suffered brain damage, which manifests as Broca's aphasia.
Because of his speech disorder, he's often incorrectly labeled as aggressive and stupid
meanwhile in his childhood he was actually one of the "smarter" Koopalings, as Big Mouth. Tragically he's not as listened to nearly as Iggy or Ludwig due to his struggles with expression after developing aphasia.
Even back then he wasn't book smart - he's way more street smart, filling the informal and social knowledge Iggy/Ludwig desperately need
He often blindly mirrors his big brother Roy - not helping his "brute" reputation. Half of the times he doesn't mean to be so rude, he's just doing it because Roy's doing it
By all means, Morton is a gym bro - not to intimidate others however, he just wants to get stronger to protect his family
this also extends to his cooking - which often goes unappreciated because Bowser Junior hates healthy food
His sense of fashion reflects his personality - sporty, simple, comfortable, and a little bit intimidating
The star on his face is actually painted on, similar to Wendy's constantly changing mole. He just thinks it looks cool (and it is cool)
to add on to it, his favorite genre of music is rock/metal, he often times his slamming to the beat.
Out of his siblings, his ride or die is Roy. he's the first who fully accepted his speech disorder (he didn't even knew Morton was disabled at first - he just thought Morton was intentionally speaking like a caveman and treated it as something badass). It's a similar thing that is going on between Larry and Ludwig - Morton looks up to the older and cooler brother, parroting him, Roy is protective and eager to teach him, and also a little pissed at the parroting.
You should never pair these two together without anyone else watching, though. When together they're losing all their brain cells for the funny. You know it's bad when the fun guy Lemmy is correcting them.
Morton also gets along with people who don't dismiss him as stupid - he's not that argumentative inside, he's just copying Roy to look scarier
examples that he's actually nice include but are not limited to: watching whatever Wendy/Iggy want, learning chess to play with Ludwig (it was fun until Morton actually got better than him, Ludwig is a sore loser), being the group's chair and lifting up smaller koopalings to see better (which pretty much means everyone), playing sports with Larry, cooking for the group (excluding Wendy they'd all live off instant ramen)
His role as the clan member is being THE tank, as the strongest physically Koopaling. He needs a solid reason to start throwing punches, but when he's given a proper reason, oo, you're done.
weapon of choice? he'd answer you that it's his fists. But he likes using anything heavy to better control his movement, like hammers and axes.
His weakness is his lack of magic. It does exist technically, but think about it. It requires good memory to cast proper sigils, and it requires speech to incantate spells, neither of which Morton has.
He's very protective of his siblings (including Bowser Junior), he often covers Larry's ears when he hears something inappropriate, or yells at Ludwig to take a break. A mom friend if you will, which is quite funny for the second youngest (third youngest with Junior).
He is a very sweet person underneath his "evil tank" persona. He always ensures everyone is included and has fun, he's not even that mad when Junior ruins his gaming streaks by playing on his account.
Somehow he's the one Bowser Junior tolerates the most, despite numerous complaining to stop acting like his mom, Junior appreciates the stability Morton brings.
As simple as it is, Morton cares about food a lot. Cooking helped him immensely in his recovery, with straightforward instructions and a clear answer when something went right, or wrong. Usually it's Larry who's giving the feedback so the answer is very straightforward.
Which proves my point that Morton isn't stupid (without Roy). He knows a lot about exercise, nutrition, recipes, even with his memory problems. It shows just how much he cares about health, that even his limitations can't stop him
Because of this, his love language are acts of service. "you eat today?" "Morton help" the second he spots something is off he won't go away until he feels you're okay again.
His biggest flaw is actually being docile, in an ironic way. He's well aware of the sheer power he has, and he's hesitant to use it, scared of being labeled as (more) aggressive.
Roy may be seen as pushing Morton around, but he's actually helping him set boundaries. It's better to have a safe person teach him what is or isn't okay, than get manipulated by somebody else.