Ludris

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Ludris
Japanese	ルドリス
Rōmaji	Rudorisu
Characteristics
Race	Unknown
Gender	Male
Personal Status
Status	Alive
Classifi-cation	Alien
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Shinya Takahashi
English Voice	Mick Lauer
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 62
Anime Debut	Episode 21

Ludris (ルドリス, Rudorisu^?) is a renowned alien who travels throughout space, with a chance encounter with him being said to be considered a miracle.

Appearance

Ludris has an entirely blocky body. He has square-shaped, octad-lined eyes that resemble those of a slug's and a long block mouth. He also has an upside down triangle eye-like marking at the center of his body.

Personality

According to Mr. Mantis Shrimp, Ludris appears to be fond of pretty ladies and that he was honored to be kicked by Seiko and Momo and helping them rebuild their home.

However, his actions dictates a different expression where Ludris was actually very irritated after being kicked by Momo and Seiko but was willing to help repair their house nonetheless as per his agreement with Mr. Mantis Shrimp.

Synopsis

Kintama Hunt Saga

Evil Eye Arc

Returning from the Spa, Ludris is found on the ruins of the Ayase residence, greeting the group. Momo and Seiko immediately send him flying with kicks, making him mad. Suddenly, Okarun and Aira appear on the scene along with Mr. Mantis Shrimp and Chiquitita hoping to help rebuilding the house. Mantis Shrimp introduced the two to Ludris, who's a construction specialist. Momo apologized to Ludris and Mr. Shrimp reassures her, translating his words as him being honored to be kicked by such a beautiful woman, despite him being visibly infuriated. Seiko refuses multiple time to receive their aid, but Momo allows the three of them to gladly partecipate in the reconstruction of the house. Mr. Shrimp showcases the nanoskin, a technology made by Ludris, composed of ultrahigh-density nanomachines which pick up the electrical signals of the brain and displays what they are thinking. Everyone grabs the nanoskin and together they start rebuilding the house which slowly takes form.

After the residence has been brought back to its original state, Mr. Shrimp again translates to Seiko that Ludris is grateful to lend a hand to such a beautiful woman, but she suspects that he doesn't understand him at all. Momo dearly thanks everyone for their assist and sends them home.

Space Globalists Arc

As Momo asks Mr. Shrimp to use his spaceship to go get Seiko in order to help defeat the Kur, he reveals that it actually belongs to Ludris and it was by pure coincidence he was on Earth at the right time. Rokuro Serpo is shocked to hear his name, since he's all knowing and powerful, constantly travelling the universe, making it difficult to encounter him even once. Momo is surprised that she got away with kicking him, so Rokuro, in disbelief, asks her if she really did that.

Abilities and Powers

Skillset

Craftsmanship: Ludris possesses expertise in craftsmanship, which he applies to his nanoskin.

Chapter Appearances

Kintama Hunt Saga

Evil Eye Arc
51. We Can All Stay There Together!	Absent
52. The Hayashi Performers Are Here	Absent
53. We Became a Family	Absent
54. Get a Part-Time Job	Absent
55. Moe Moe Tri-Beam	Absent
56. Feeling Kinda Gloomy	Absent
57. Scary Dudes at School	Absent
58. Symphony No. 6	Absent
59. Symphony No. 9	Absent
60. You Can Do It, Okarun!	Absent
61. The Evil Eye's Briefs	Absent
62. I Want to Rebuild the House	Debut

Space Globalists Arc
74. Let's Go to School	Absent
75. Ran Into Someone Deadly	Absent
76. What Do We Do With Her?	Absent
77. This Person is a Pain in the Butt	Absent
78. A Pulse-Pounding Night	Absent
79. Just Who the Heck Is This Person?	Absent
80. Ran Into Some Deadly Dudes 2	Absent
81. What Do We Do About These Deadly Dudes?	Absent
82. Number One Deadliest Dude	Absent
83. At Work	Absent
84. Annoying Dudes	Absent
85. The Power of Nessie	Absent
86. I Just Wanna Leave Already	Absent
87. Can Never Sleep at a Manga Cafe	Absent
88. Spy	Absent
89. Argument	Absent
90. What're We Gonna Do?	Flashback
91. Initiate! The Road to Counterattack!	Absent
92. Just Can't Sleep	Absent
93. Astral Body Adventure	Absent
94. Please Tell Me How To Get Back Into My Body	Absent
95. Day of the Decisive Battle	Absent
96. Motivation	Absent
97. What To Do About the Name?	Absent
98. What To Do About My Beauty Treatment	Absent
99. My Turn	Absent
100. Close That Gate	Absent
101. Vamola	Absent
102. Vamola 2	Absent
103. Vamola 3	Absent
104. Vamola 4	Absent
105. Banga	Absent
106. Vamola's Reasons	Absent
107. I've Decided On Takoyaki	Absent
108. I'm Gonna Kick Ya Into Tomorrow	Absent
109. Mantis Shrimp's Calculation	Absent
110. Wicked Power	Absent
111. Everyone's Reconvened	Absent
112. Today is a Tuesday	Absent
113. Wreck 'Em	Absent
114. A Persistent Bastard	Absent
115. It's Kinta's Turn Onstage	Absent
116. Howl, Great Kinta!	Absent
117. Out of the Frying Pan	Absent
118. The Power of Reiko Kashima	Absent
119. That Note	Flashback
120. Reiko Kashima's Maiden Heart	Absent

Trivia

• Ludris' square body and cube-shaped nanoskin for the purpose of construction is likely based on the sandbox game Minecraft.
  • Ludris' color scheme in the anime is the same as the Minecraft character, Steve.
• Ludris' design is also based on Builgamo from the TV series Return of Ultraman.
• Ludris' triangle eye marking appears to be identical to Count Saint-Germain's. Meanwhile, Payase and Kashimoto have the same symbol but flipped vertically.
• According to Dandadan Daizukan:
  • He likes toonm!.
  • He dislikes toonm...
  • His hobbies are toonm!!.