Eyerok

Eyerok
Eyerok in Super Mario 64.
Full Name	Eyerok
Species	Golem-like Spirit
First Appearance	Super Mario 64 (1996)
Latest Appearance	Mario Kart DS (2005)

“Who wake... ancient ones?”
—Eyerok, Super Mario 64

Eyerok is a golem-like entity who appears as a boss in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS. It is composed of two massive, stone hands with eyeballs in the palms.

History

Super Mario series

Super Mario 64

In Super Mario 64, Eyerok is the boss of Shifting Sand Land and resides in the central pyramid, where it guards one of the Power Stars. Its chamber is a platform with a pit on three sides, which is inside a large red brick block in the pyramid. It slams down its fists and tries to push the player off of the platform. When hit, the player will lose three bars in the power meter. The player must punch Eyerok's eyes (located in its palms) enough times to destroy each hand, at which point the stone monstrosity is defeated.

Super Mario 64 DS

In Super Mario 64 DS, Eyerok makes an appearance. Like in its original appearance, it appears in Shifting Sand Land during the Stand Tall On The Four Pillars mission. When Mario enters its chamber and disturbs it, the two engage in battle. Eyerok's strategy remains unchanged: attacking Mario while leaving an eye exposed.

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart DS

Eyerok also appears in Mario Kart DS as the second boss in Mission Mode. It appears in the Sand Arena. There are three Item Boxes here which contain Green Shells. Eyerok moves up and down trying to dodge these shells. After being hit one time, it jumps around while making fists. Then, it opens its fists, exposing its eyes. After being hit a second time, it stomps around again. After being hit a third time, Eyerok is defeated.

Super Mario-Kun

Eyerok on the cover of Issue 16.

Eyerok appears in one of the Super Mario-Kun comics. It appears on the cover of the sixteenth issue, which is based on Super Mario 64. As such, its role throughout the comic mimics its role in the game. Though more Super Mario 64 issues exist, Eyerok only appears in one.

Gallery

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  Super Mario 64 DS
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  Mario Kart DS

Trivia

• Eyerok is a portmanteau of "eye" and "rock."
• If Mario stands on the tomb containing the Power Star, Eyerok will keep banging on the ground with its fists until Mario gets off the tomb.
• Eyerok's behavior during the battle is somewhat similar to the behavior of Bouldergeist's hands when it uses them to attack Mario during the second half of the battle in the Ghostly Galaxy and the Boss Blitz Galaxy.
• It is possible to get into Eyerok's chamber through an alternate way in Super Mario 64 DS with Luigi by backflipping off of the cube Eyerok resides in, punching the brick covering the hole, and entering the chamber.
• Oddly, Eyerok mentions he has been sleeping forever, but Bowser says he gave the stars to his troops in the walls.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イワンテ Iwante	Iwa(岩, rock)+Te(手, hand)
Spanish	Tutanmanón	Portmanteau of the words Tutankhamun and "mano," the Spanish term for hand.
French	Cyrock
Italian	Rocciocchio	From "roccia" (rock) and "occhio" (eye)
Korean	바위손 Bawi-son	Translation of the Japanese name.

Super Mario 64 / Super Mario 64 DS
Protagonists		Bob-omb Buddy • Glowing Rabbits** • Mario • Luigi** • Wario** • Yoshi • Dorrie • Headless Snowman • Hoot the Owl • Koopa the Quick • Penguin Champ • Lakitu Bros. • MIPS* • Princess Peach • Rabbits** • Toad • Tuxie • Tuxie's mother
Bosses		Big Bob-omb • Big Boo • Big Bully • Big Mr. I • Bowser • Chief Chilly** • Chill Bully • Eyerok • Goomboss** • King Boo** • Whomp King • Wiggler
Items		Power Star • Giant Star • Yellow Coin • Blue Coin • Red Coin • Silver Star** • 1-Up Mushroom • Super Mushroom** • Power Flower** • Wing Cap • Vanish Cap* • Metal Cap* • Mario Cap • Luigi's Cap** • Wario's Cap**
Objects & Obstacles		Arrow Lift • Bill Blaster • Exclamation Mark Block* • ! Switch* • ? Block** • ? Switch** • Blue Coin Block • Crystal Tap • Fire Chomp** • Mine • Green Shell • Cannon • Star Marker • Crazed Crate • Donut Lift • Kuromame* • Lava • Pyro Box • Sliding Stone • Spinning Heart • Star Door • Treasure Chest • Magic Carpet • Coin Ring • Purple Switch
Locations		Battle Fort** • Big Boo Battle** • Big Boo's Haunt • Bob-omb Battlefield • Bowser in the Dark World • Bowser in the Fire Sea • Bowser in the Sky • Cavern of the Metal Cap • Chief Chilly Challenge** • Cool, Cool Mountain • Dire, Dire Docks • Goomboss Battle** • Hazy Maze Cave • Jolly Roger Bay • Lethal Lava Land • Rainbow Ride • Rec Room** • Shifting Sand Land • Snowman's Land • Sunshine Isles** • Tall, Tall Mountain • The Princess's Secret Slide • The Secret Aquarium • Tick Tock Clock • Tiny-Huge Island • Tower of the Wing Cap • Vanish Cap Under the Moat • Wet-Dry World • Whomp's Fortress • Wing Mario Over the Rainbow
Enemies		Amp • Beach Koopa • Big Bertha** • Big Steely • Bob-omb • Boo • Bookend • Bub* • Bubba* • Bullet Bill • Bully • Butterfly • Chain Chomp • Cheep-Cheep** • Chuckya • Clam • Fly Guy • Fwoosh • Goomba • Grand Goomba • Grindel • Heave Ho • Killer Chair • Klepto • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Mad Piano • Manta • Micro-Goomba • Moneybag • Monty Mole • Mr. Blizzard • Mr. I • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Scuttle Bug • Skeeter • Snufit • Spindel • Spindrift • Spiny • Sushi • Swooper • Thwomp • Tox Box • Tweester • Ukiki • Unagi the Eel • Venus Fire Trap • Whomp
Minigames**	Luigi's	Lucky Stars • Mario Slot • Memory Master • Memory Match • Mushroom Roulette • Pair-a-Gone • Pair-a-Gone and On • Picture Poker • Super Mario Slot
	Mario's	Bounce and Pounce • Bounce and Trounce • Connect the Characters • Mario's Slides • Shell Smash • Shuffle Shell • Sort or 'Splode • Trampoline Terror • Trampoline Time
	Wario's	Bingo Ball • Bob-omb Squad • Coincentration • Giant Snowball Slalom • Intense Coincentration • Lakitu Launch • Psyche Out! • Slots Shot • Snowball Slalom
	Yoshi's	Boom Box • Hide and Boo Seek • Loves Me...? • Mix-a-Mug • Puzzle Panel • Puzzle Panic • Tox Box Shuffle • Wanted! • Which Wiggler?
Further info		Beta elements (DS) • Image gallery (DS) • Glitches (DS) • Media • Quotes • Original soundtrack • Staff
* Exclusive to the N64 version. ** Exclusive to the DS version.