Mr. I
- Not to be confused withMr. L.
| Mr. I | |||
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Asset fromMario Party Superstars | |||
| First appearance | Super Mario 64 (1996) | ||
| Latest appearance | Mario Party Superstars (2021) | ||
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- “Running around in circles makes somebad guys roll their eyes.”
- —Sign,Super Mario 64
AMr. I (also spelledMr. I.[1] orMr I[2]), also known as aSpinning Eye[3] orEyeball,[4] is an enemy that debuted inSuper 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 ofmokumokuren.
History[edit]
Super Mario 64 /Super Mario 64 DS[edit]
Mr. I's are enemies inSuper Mario 64 andSuper Mario 64 DS. They are found inBig Boo's Haunt,Lethal Lava Land, and theHazy Maze Cave. They turn to face Mario, shooting small multicolored bubble projectiles at him if undisturbed. A Mr. I is defeated if Marioruns around it,[5] causing the Mr. I to shrink slightly from trying to keep track and drop aBlue Coin. The largerBig Mr. I. can be found in the attic of Big Boo's Haunt.
Mr. I's have oval pupils inSuper Mario 64 DS that are dark blue instead of black. Their bubble projectiles were also changed in appearance to glow different colors as they travel, additionally having visible light trails behind them.
Mario Party series[edit]
Mario Party 2[edit]
Mr. I. is at theHorror Land board inMario Party 2. If paid fivecoins, 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 minigameEye Sore ofMario 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 inSuper Duel Mode ofMario Party 5.
Mario Party Advance[edit]
- “I'm actually SEEINGyou in person!”
- —Mr. I,Mario Party Advance
A Mr. I lives in thehorror area ofShroom City inMario Party Advance. IfPrincess Peach visits Mr. I, he gives her theHope ChestGaddget, 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 theKoopa Bank, which he is not guilty of but he claims to have heardcoins jingle. Mr. I later tries learning how to wink for Peach.[8]
Mario Party 8[edit]
Mr. I's are featured in the minigameEyebrawl inMario Party 8, where the player uses theWii 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 inMario Party Superstars. Additionally, they eliminate any losers after ending a game in Horror Land. Mr. I was also given his own page in theencyclopedia. 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 inMario Golf: Toadstool Tour.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
Mister I appears inMerlee's Mansion andCastle Bleck inSuper Paper Mario. There is a total of three. They are defeated only by eitherFleep's ability or Mario'sFlip to run around them repeatedly. Mister I's attack by shooting a light-blue beam. The game also adds a variant namedRed I.
Unused appearances[edit]
A graphic of anEnder Chest depicting a Mr. I is in the files of the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack inMinecraft: Wii U Edition, though the final version bases them onShy 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, seeGallery:Mr. I.
Names in other languages[edit]
The contemporaneous name for each language is listed first. Subsequent names are listed in chronological order for each language, from oldest to newest, and have the media they are associated with in the "notes" column.
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アイクン[10][11][12][13] Ai-kun | Transliteration of the English "eye" with the honorific suffix「~くん」(-kun) | |
| 目玉[14] Medama | Eyeball | Famimaga 64 | |
| Chinese(Simplified) | 哎哎[15] Āiāi | Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Chinese(Traditional) | 哎哎[16] Āiāi | Transliteration of the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Mr. I[17] | - | |
| French | Mr. Œil[18][19] | Mr. Eye | |
| Œil[20] | Eye | Super Mario 64 | |
| German | Glubsch[21][22] | Fromglupschen ("to look with large eyes") | |
| Glubschi[23][24] | Super Mario 64,Mario Party 3 | ||
| Italian | Mr. O[25][26][27] | "O" is the first letter ofocchio ("eye"); ahomophone ofmistero ("mystery") | |
| Mr.O[sic][28] | LEGOSuper Mario | ||
| Signor O[29] | Mister O; fromocchio ("eye") | ||
| Korean | 아이군[30] Ai-gun | Mr. Eye | |
| 눈깔이[31][32] Nunkkari | Eyeball | Super Mario 64 DS,Super Paper Mario,Mario Party 8 | |
| Portuguese(Brazilian) | Sr. Z. Oio[33] | Mr. Z. Oio; play onzoio, the dialectal form ofolhos ("eyes") | |
| Portuguese(European) | Sr. O[34] | Mr. O; fromolho ("eye") | |
| Russian | Г-н Око[35] G-n Oko | Mr. Eye | |
| Мистер Ай[36] Mïster Ay | Mister Eye | LEGOSuper Mario | |
| Spanish(European) | Donojo[37][38] | Play onDon Ojo ("Mr. Eye") and the masculine given nameDonoso | |
| Ojo[39] | Eye | Super Mario 64 |
Notes[edit]
- Mr. I's eye is stated to be unblinking in hisCatch Card description inSuper Paper Mario, despite appearances likeSuper Mario 64,Mario Party 8, andMario 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.
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- ^"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.
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