Moe-Eye

Moe-Eye
A Moe-Eye while under the control of Mario.
First appearance	Super Mario Odyssey (2017)

A Moe-Eye in-game

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. Moe-Eyes are found in the Moe-Eye Habitat of the Sand Kingdom and the Underground Moon Caverns in the Moon Kingdom.

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.

Description

They are shy creatures that try to run from Mario. When captured and controlled 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. theme, the Super Mario Bros. ending theme, the Super Mario World ending theme, or the theme for Gusty Garden Galaxy in Super Mario Galaxy while the sunglasses are on.

Even though Moe-Eyes are harmless and not considered as enemies, 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.

See also

• Tokotoko

Names in other languages

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