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 {{distinguish|Mr. L}}
 {{species infobox
-|image=[[File:MPS Mr I enc.png|200px]]<br>A Mr. I from ''Mario Party Superstars''
+|image=[[File:MPS Mr I enc.png|200px]]<br>Asset from ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]''
 |first_appearance=''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([[List of games by date#1996|1996]])
 |latest_appearance=''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
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 {{quote|Running around in circles makes some [[List of enemies|bad guys]] roll their eyes.|[[Sign]]|[[Super Mario 64]]}}
-A '''Mr. I''' (also spelled as '''Mr. I.'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=12}}</ref> or '''Mr I'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #54|date=September 1997|page=60}}</ref>), also known as a '''Spinning Eye'''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610064509/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/5-1.html|title=Course 5 - Star 1: Go on a Ghost Hunt|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> or '''Eyeball''',<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, Tri Pham, and Donato Tica|title=''Mario Party 2'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=January 27, 2000|page=42|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-2767-2|quote='''Note''' For 5 Coins, the Eyeball will ”warp” you from one Eyeball Pedestal to another.}}</ref> is an enemy species first appearing in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. Its name is self-descriptive; Mr. I's seem to be nothing more than giant eyeballs. Additionally, Mr. I's are usually immobile and only rotate in place. A larger version, [[Big Mr. I.]], has also appeared as a boss.
+A '''Mr. I''' (also spelled as '''Mr. I.'''<ref>{{cite|author=Pelland, Scott, and Dan Owsen|date=1996|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Super Mario 64'' Player's Guide|page=12}}</ref> or '''Mr I'''<ref>{{cite|title=''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #54|date=September 1997|page=60}}</ref>), also known as a '''Spinning Eye'''<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/19980610064509/http://www.nintendo.com/n64/super_mario64/5-1.html|title=Course 5 - Star 1: Go on a Ghost Hunt|publisher=Nintendo: Super Mario 64 Strategy|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> or '''Eyeball''',<ref>{{cite|author=Barton, Jeff, Mario De Govia, Tri Pham, and Donato Tica|title=''Mario Party 2'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|date=January 27, 2000|page=42|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|isbn=0-7615-2767-2|quote='''Note''' For 5 Coins, the Eyeball will ”warp” you from one Eyeball Pedestal to another.}}</ref> is an enemy that debuted in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. The name is self-descriptive; Mr. Is resemble giant eyeballs. They are usually immobile and only twirl in place, tracking the player character's movement. A larger variant, [[Big Mr. I.]], appears as a boss in ''Super Mario 64'' as well.
+The design of Mr. Is and their recurring association with haunted areas is evocative of {{wp|mokumokuren}}.
 ==History==
 ===''Super Mario 64'' / ''Super Mario 64 DS''===
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 <gallery>
 Mr I.png|''[[Super Mario 64]]''
-SM64 Asset Sprite Mr. I Projectile.png|Projectile from ''Super Mario 64''
+SM64 Asset Sprite Mr. I Projectile.png|''Super Mario 64'' (projectile)
 Flaming Silver Stars.png|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
 MPA Mr I Sprite.png|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''