Moe-Eye

Not to be confused with Stone-Eye.

Moe-Eye
First appearance	Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
Comparable Tokotoko

Moe-Eyes are a species from Super Mario Odyssey that can be controlled with Cappy. They are based on their namesake, the moai statue heads, and have a pair of feet, earrings and sunglasses, and a tuft of green hair.

Super Mario Odyssey

In Super Mario Odyssey, Moe-Eyes are found in the Moe-Eye Habitat, the Transparent Maze of the Sand Kingdom, and the Underground Moon Caverns in the Moon Kingdom. They are shy creatures that try to run away from Mario when he approaches them. When captured by Mario, they gain his cap and his mustache, and the player can put on or take off the sunglasses by pressing . While the sunglasses are on, the player is able to see invisible platforms, invisible coins, and Hidden Blocks, though the Moe-Eye walks much slower than usual in this state. As Moe-Eyes are unable to jump, Mario has to use elevators to access higher platforms. The captured Moe-Eye can also be heard faintly humming the first few notes of the Super Mario Bros. Ground Theme, the Super Mario Bros. Ending BGM, the Super Mario World ending theme, the Gusty Garden Galaxy theme in Super Mario Galaxy, or another unknown theme while the sunglasses are on.

Despite being harmless, they will return with the same purple effect that signifies a respawning enemy after they fall into poison or lava. Additionally, NPCs appear to still be frightened by Moe-Eyes if Mario goes near the characters in question while capturing a Moe-Eye. This can be shown if Mario flies near their habitat as Glydon, who will tell the Moe-Eyes to stay away if Mario captures one.

Concept and creation

Concept art of a Moe-Eye.

The design of the Moe-Eye used peculiar textures that would make them easily distinguishable from the ruins of Tostarena. Great care was poured into getting an appropriate appearance of the forehead, although this is typically not visible during the game.

Gallery

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  Moe-Eye

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  Captured Moe-Eye

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  In-game screenshot of a Moe-Eye

Additional names

Internal names

Game	File	Name	Meaning
Super Mario Odyssey	Megane	Megane	Romanization of「眼鏡」(spectacles), referring to its eyewear

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ミルゾウ Miruzō	Portmanteau of「見る」(miru, to see) and「像」(zō, statue)
Chinese (Simplified)	观像 Guān xiàng	Literally "looking statue"
Chinese (Traditional)	看看像 Kàn kàn xiàng	Literally "looking statue"
Dutch	Moe-Eye	-
French	Ma'tuvu	From the phrase m'as-tu vu (did you see me)
German	Röntgolith	From röntgen (x-ray), and -lith (common suffix for rocks).
Italian	Spionelito	From spione (a colloquialism of spy) and -lito (common suffix for rocks)
Korean	볼테다 Bolteda	Literally means "dare to see"
Russian	Глазолит Glazolit	From глаз (glaz, eye) and -лит (-lit, common suffix for rocks)
Spanish (NOA)	Mo-guay	Moe-cool
Spanish (NOE)	Mo-Guay	Moe-Cool