Ludwig is a minor antagonist in The Cuphead Show!, serving as the main antagonist of the Season 2 episode "Piano Lesson".
Biography[]
Ludwig first arrives at the cottage as Mugman's piano instructor, planning on teaching him how to become an expert player like him. During his lesson, Mugman is proven to be a sloppy player, constantly criticizing his performance. However, when Cuphead enters the room, he then perfectly plays the piano, much to Ludwig's shock, as he then ditches Mugman and tries makes a deal with Cuphead by entering him into a piano competition, with the grand prize being $10,000. Cuphead then accepts the deal, but Mugman still wants to impress Ludwig, but fails as Ludwig then takes Cuphead to the theater. Upon the next morning, after Mugman sets a piano trap to kill Cuphead, he finds out that his brother has been napping on the front porch the entire time, where Cuphead then states that he was waiting for Ludwig to arrive. That is when the two hear Ludwig play Cuphead's music over the radio, much to the latter's shock and anger. Ludwig then goes on to win the $10,000 prize, right before Mugman's piano trap drops on him, presumably killing him.
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