Mr. I
- Not to be confused with Mr. L.
Mr. I | |||
---|---|---|---|
![]() Asset from Mario Party Superstars | |||
First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
Latest appearance | Mario Party Superstars (2021) | ||
| |||
|
- “Running around in circles makes some bad guys roll their eyes.”
- —Sign, Super Mario 64
A Mr. I (also spelled Mr. I.[1] or Mr I[2]), also known as a Spinning Eye[3] or Eyeball,[4] is an enemy that debuted in Super Mario 64. It is a giant, usually motionless eyeball that tracks the player character by rotating.
The design of Mr. I's and their recurring association with haunted areas are evocative of mokumokuren.
History[edit]
Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Mr. Is are enemies in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. They are found in Big Boo's Haunt, Lethal Lava Land, and the Hazy Maze Cave. A Mr. I is defeated if Mario runs around it,[5] causing the Mr. I to shrink slightly from trying to keep track and drop a Blue Coin. The larger Big Mr. I. can be found in the attic of Big Boo's Haunt.
Mr. I has oval pupils in Super Mario 64 DS that are dark blue instead of black. Its bubbles can also change color, but are usually turquoise.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party 2[edit]
Mr. I. is at the Horror Land board in Mario Party 2. If paid five coins, Mr. I. "warps" the player by chasing them,[6] including anyone else along the path.
Mario Party 3[edit]
A Mr. I. (referred to as "Big Mr. I" in localization) is in the minigame Eye Sore of Mario Party 3, shrinking as players run around him and disappearing after a player circles him fifteen times,[7] making that player the winner. Any player who touches a Mr. I. is dazed briefly.
Mario Party 5[edit]
A Mr. I is a weapon capable of shooting blue lasers in Super Duel Mode of Mario Party 5.
Mario Party Advance[edit]
- “I'm actually SEEING you in person!”
- —Mr. I, Mario Party Advance
A Mr. I lives in the horror area of Shroom City in Mario Party Advance. If Princess Peach visits Mr. I, he gives her the Hope Chest Gaddget, being in love with her. Flutter is in love with Mr. I, but he does not feel the same way, especially because he likes Peach. Mr. I is one of the suspects behind the robbery of the Koopa Bank, which he is not guilty of but he claims to have heard coins jingle. Mr. I later tries learning how to wink for Peach.[8]
Mario Party 8[edit]
Mr. I's are featured in the minigame Eyebrawl in Mario Party 8, where the player uses the Wii Remote to draw circles around them.[9]:0:10 Each time upon getting dizzy, Mr. I's return increasingly larger. The first player to defeat three Mr. I's wins. The loser is haunted by small Mr. I's.[9]:0:36
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Mr. I has the same base role in the returning Horror Land board in Mario Party Superstars. Additionally, they eliminate any losers after ending a game in Horror Land. Mr. I was also given his own page in the encyclopedia. Mr. I no longer talks, with in-game dialogue representing his actions instead.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour[edit]
"Mr. I." is a name displayed on the leaderboard in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
Mister I appears in Merlee's Mansion and Castle Bleck in Super Paper Mario. There is a total of three. They are defeated only by either Fleep's ability or Mario's Flip to run around them repeatedly. Mister I's attack by shooting a light-blue beam. The game also adds a variant named Red I.
Unused appearances[edit]
A graphic of an Ender Chest depicting a Mr. I is in the files of the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack in Minecraft: Wii U Edition, though the final version bases them on Shy Guys instead.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Super Paper Mario[edit]
Super Paper Mario enemy | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mister I | |||||||||
![]() |
Max HP | ?? | Role | Common | Location(s) | Merlee's Basement (2-4), Castle Bleck Entry (8-1) | |||
Attack | 2 | Card type | Common | ||||||
Defense | ?? | Items | Sleepy Sheep, Shroom Shake | Card location(s) | Card Shop; Catch Card/SP | ||||
Score | 800 | ||||||||
Card description | It's an eye. A big, juicy, unblinking ever-watching eye. ...Gross. | ||||||||
List of Catch Cards 99 100 101 |
Tattle | It's a Mister I. These bizarre foes can't help but give you the evil eye... Max HP is ??. Attack is 2. It will shoot sharp glances at any enemy it spots... None of your attacks will work... Try flipping and spinning around and around it... |
Mario Party Superstars[edit]
Encyclopedia bio: "Giant floating eyeballs. Run circles around them to stop them from seeing straight."
Gallery[edit]
- For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Mr. I.
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Japanese | アイクン[10] Ai-kun |
Portmanteau of "eye" and「~くん」(the Japanese honorific kun) | |
Chinese (simplified) | 哎哎[11] Āi Āi |
Derived from the Japanese name | |
French | Mr. Œil[11] | Mr. Eye | |
Œil[12] | Eye | ||
German | Glubsch[11] | Comparable to "goggle" | |
Glubschi[13] | |||
Italian | Mr. O[?] | "O" is the first letter of occhio ("eye"); likely a pun on mistero ("mystery") | |
Signor O[11] | Mister O; from occhio ("eye") | ||
Korean | 눈깔이[?] Nunkkari |
Eyeball | |
아이군[?] Aigun |
Same as Japanese name | Mario Party Superstars | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Sr. Z. Oio[?] | Mr. Z. Oio; pun on zoio, the dialectal form of olhos ("eyes") | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Sr. O[?] | Mr. O; from olho ("eye") | |
Russian | Г-н Око[?] G-n Oko |
Mr. Eye | |
Spanish (NOA) | Don Ojo[11] | Mister Eye | |
Spanish (NOE) | Donojo[11] | From Don Ojo ("Mr. Eye") and the name "Donoso" |
Notes[edit]
- Mr. I's eye is stated to be unblinking in his Catch Card description in Super Paper Mario, despite appearances like Super Mario 64, Mario Party 8, and Mario Party Superstars showing this ability.
References[edit]
- ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 12.
- ^ September 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #54. Page 60.
- ^ Course 5 - Star 1: Go on a Ghost Hunt. Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy. Archived June 10, 1998, 06:45:09 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Note For 5 Coins, the Eyeball will ”warp” you from one Eyeball Pedestal to another." – Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, Tri Pham, and Donato Tica (January 27, 2000). Mario Party 2 Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games. ISBN 0-7615-2767-2. Page 42.
- ^ "When Mario runs quickly around Mr. I., the foolish monster tries to spin around to keep an eye on him." – Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen. Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America. Page 12.
- ^ NintendoMovies (May 16, 2016). Mario Party 2 - Horror Land (15:29). YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Mario Party Club (May 8, 2022). Mario Party 3 - Minigame - Eye Sore (0:04). YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "He's learning how to wink for Peach." – Epilogue (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo.
- ^ a b Mario Party Club (July 22, 2022). Mario Party 8 - Minigame - Eyebrawl (0:10). YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Motomiya, Shusuke (One Up),Yasuhiro Nemoto, Hideki Endo, Yuta Naoi, and Noriko Tsuyuki, editors (1996). 「キャラクター図鑑」 in 『スーパーマリオ64完全クリアガイド』. Tokyo: Media Factory (Japanese). ISBN 4-88991-411-0. Page 13.
- ^ a b c d e f LEGO (2021). 71395 - Super Mario 64™ ? Block - Building Instructions. Billund: The LEGO Group. Page 7.
- ^ Nintendo official French magazine N1. Page 91.
- ^ Kraft, John D., Thomas Görg, and Marko Hein, editors (1997). Der offizielle Nintendo 64 Spieleberater "Super Mario 64". Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 7.
Mario Party 2 | |
---|---|
Main characters | Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Yoshi • Wario • Donkey Kong |
Other characters | Bowser • Toad • Goomba • Boo • Koopa Troopa • Thwomp • Kamek • Whomp • Big Boo • Mr. I • Mushroom Genie • Steamer • Snifit Patrol • Shy Guy • Sushi • Baby Bowser • Woody • Professor Fungi • Battle T. • Totem Bros. |
Items | Mushroom • Skeleton Key • Plunder Chest • Dueling Glove • Warp Block • Golden Mushroom • Magic Lamp • Boo Bell • Bowser Suit • Bowser Bomb |
Spaces | Blue Space • Red Space • Item Space • Happening Space • Battle Space • Bowser Space • Star Space • Chance Time Space • Bank Space |
Boards | Pirate Land • Western Land • Space Land • Mystery Land • Horror Land • Bowser Land |
Other | Crazy Counting • Dinky Rinky • Goodness Rakes • Melon Mayhem • Nintendo 64 Funtastic Series Personality Test • Nomiss • Rules Land • Gallery • Mario Land • Media • Minigames • Pre-release and unused content • Quotes • Sound test • Staff |