Mr. I

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Not to be confused with Mr. L.
Mr. I
Encyclopedia image of Mr. I from Mario Party Superstars
Asset from Mario Party Superstars
First appearance Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Variants
Notable members
“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. I shooting a bubble
Screenshot from Super Mario 64 of its bubble attack

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 from Mario Party 2
Mr. I. from Mario Party 2

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]

Mr. I from Mario Party Advance
Screenshot from Mario Party Advance
“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]

Eyebrawl in Mario Party 8
Screenshot from Mario Party 8

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]

Image of Minecraft: Wii U Edition showing a Mr. I-themed enderchest.
Mr. I in Minecraft: Wii U Edition

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
A 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen (1996). Super Mario 64 Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 12.
  2. ^ September 1997. Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #54. Page 60.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ NintendoMovies (May 16, 2016). Mario Party 2 - Horror Land (15:29). YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  7. ^ Mario Party Club (May 8, 2022). Mario Party 3 - Minigame - Eye Sore (0:04). YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  8. ^ "He's learning how to wink for Peach." – Epilogue (2005). Mario Party Advance. Nintendo.
  9. ^ a b Mario Party Club (July 22, 2022). Mario Party 8 - Minigame - Eyebrawl (0:10). YouTube. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c d e f LEGO (2021). 71395 - Super Mario 64™ ? Block - Building Instructions. Billund: The LEGO Group. Page 7.
  12. ^ Nintendo official French magazine N1. Page 91.
  13. ^ 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.