Mr. I

This article is about the enemy debuting in Super Mario 64. For the character in Mario Party Advance, see Mr. I (character).

Not to be confused with Mr. L.

Mr. I
A Mr. I from Mario Party Superstars
First appearance	Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest appearance	Mario Party Superstars (2021)
Variants Red I
Notable members Big Mr. I. Mr. I

Template:Quote2 A Mr. I (also parsed as Mr. I. or Mr I), also known as a Spinning Eye or Eyeball, is an enemy species in the Mario franchise, debuting 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 in various titles.

History

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS

A Mr. I. shooting a bubble

In Super Mario 64, Mr. I.s only shoot pink bubbles at Mario from their pupils. They always watch Mario when he is close, and they can be dizzied into submission if Mario runs in a circle around them in either direction, rewarding Mario with a Blue Coin. The standard Mr. I.'s can be found in Big Boo's Haunt, Lethal Lava Land, and the Hazy Maze Cave. After being dizzy, Mr. I.'s slightly shrink before dying. The much larger version, Big Mr. I., is in the attic of Big Boo's Haunt.

In the remake, Super Mario 64 DS, the pupils of Mr. I's are now oval-shaped, and said pupils are now dark blue instead of black. Also, the bubbles were changed to balls of light that change color, but they are primarily turquoise.

Mario Party series

Mario Party 2

Mr. I. from Mario Party 2

Mr. I. appears in Mario Party 2 in the Horror Land board, where he offers to "warp" the player across the board for ten coins, though his "warping" actually involves him rolling and chasing the player (and any others along the route) to the other side of the board.

Mario Party 3

In Mario Party 3, a Mr. I (referred as a "Big Mr. I" in localization) is featured in the Battle minigame Eye Sore. The objective of the minigame is to run around the Mr. I fifteen times until he finally disappears. As the characters run around the Mr. I, he will gradually shrink. Players should avoid bumping into the Mr. I or one of the many Podoboos that pop up, for they will stun the player for a few valuable seconds.

Mario Party 5

A Mr. I appears in Mario Party 5 as a weapon in Super Duel Mode. It shoots a blue laser to stun enemies.

Mario Party Advance

In Mario Party Advance, a notable Mr. I appears as a resident of the Horror Area; he is in love with Princess Peach.

Mario Party 8

Two Mr. I's in the minigame Eyebrawl in Mario Party 8

In Mario Party 8, Mr. I's appear in the minigame Eyebrawl, where instead of running around them like in the minigame Eye Sore from Mario Party 3, the player must draw circles around them with the Wii Remote. As of this game, the irises and pupils of the Mr. I's take on a more oblong shape, like in Super Mario 64 DS. The Mr. I's are not defeated the first time they get dizzy; instead, the Mr. I's reappear twice in progressively enlarged forms. Whoever defeats all three Mr. I forms first wins the minigame. The loser is haunted by small Mr. I's.

Mario Party Superstars

Mr. I reappears in Mario Party Superstars, retaining its design from Mario Party 8. Just like in Mario Party 2, it appears on Horror Land and will warp the player to the other side of the board. Mr. I's also run the losers out after a game on Horror Land has ended.

Super Paper Mario

In Super Paper Mario, Mr. I, written as Mister I, appears in Merlee's Mansion and Castle Bleck; these Mister I's are immune to conventional attacks, and they can be defeated only by running around them repeatedly while using Mario's Flip technique. Alternatively, the player may use Fleep's ability on them to defeat much easier. A total of three can be found in the game. In this appearance, Mister I's attack the player by shooting them with a cyan laser beam, like in Mario Party 5. The game also introduces a subspecies of Mister I called Red I.

Profiles and statistics

Super Paper Mario

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

Encyclopedia bio: "Giant floating eyeballs. Run circles around them to stop them from seeing straight."

Gallery

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  Super Mario 64

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  Super Mario 64 DS

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  Super Paper Mario

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  Mario Party 8

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  Super Mario 3D All-Stars

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  Mario Party Superstars

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  LEGO Super Mario

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	アイクン Ai-kun	Portmanteau of "eye" and「くん」(the Japanese honorific kun)
Chinese	哎哎[?] Āi Āi	Derived from the Japanese name
German	Glubsch[?]	Comparable to "goggle"
Italian	Mr. O[?]	"O" is the first letter of "occhio" (eye); "Mr. O" is also likely a pun on "mistero" (mystery)
Korean	눈깔이 Nunkkari 아이군 (Mario Party Superstars) Aigun[?]	Eyeball Same as Japanese name
Portuguese	Sr. Z. Oio[?]	"Senhor" (mister) + a pun on "zoio", a slang for "olho(s)" (eye(s))
Russian	Г-н Око[?] G-n Oko	Mr. Eye
Spanish	Donojo[?]	Mr. Eye

Trivia

Mr. I as it would have appeared in Minecraft: Wii U Edition

• In the files for the Super Mario Mash-up in Minecraft: Wii U Edition, there is a picture of an Ender Chest with a Mr. I on it. The concept for the Mr. I chests was scrapped before the final release, where they are Shy Guy-themed instead.