Mr. Crayon
- “Say hello to Mr. Crayon. Sometimes he's blue and sometimes he's yellow. This doesn't mean he's sad or chicken, but indicates either a Color Bar or Stamp Bar.”
- —Mario Paint Official Nintendo Player's Guide
| Mr. Crayon | |
|---|---|
 Artwork from Mario Paint | |
| First appearance | Mario Paint (1992) |
| Latest appearance | WarioWare: D.I.Y. (2009) |
Mr. Crayon[1][2] is a non-speaking icon in Mario Paint, taking the form of the tip of a crayon but with arms, legs, a mouth, and eyes. He appears in the top right of the Art mode; clicking on him, the player can cycle through the different colors and stamps that the game offers, either forwards or backwards. He either takes a light blue form or a yellow form; blue denotes that the player is in the colors portion of the menu, and yellow represents that the player is in the stamps (preexisting sprites) part of the menu. He has a unique pose for every page, with 13 poses total (six in blue, seven in yellow). If the game is left untouched for a little while, he will dance until the player performs an input again.
Mr. Crayon appears as a cameo in the WarioWare: Touched! microgame, Mario Paint, and the WarioWare: D.I.Y. microgame, Mario Paint.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork of Mr. Crayon
Sprite of the blue Mr. Crayon
Sprite of the yellow Mr. Crayon
Mario Paint screenshot, Mr. Crayon in the top right
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クレヨンくん[3][4] Kureyon-kun |
Crayon-kun | |
| Dutch | Mr Crayon[5] | - | |
| French (European) | M. Crayon[6] | Mr. Crayon | |
| German | Meister Klecks[7][8] | Master Blob | |
| Italian | Mr Crayon[9] | - | |
| Portuguese (European) | Mr Crayon[10] | - | |
| Spanish | Mr. Crayon[11][12][13] | - |
References[edit]
- ^ 1992. Mario Paint Instruction Booklet. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 5.
- ^ Pelland, Scott, Leslie Swan, Jeff Bafus, and Jon Whisler, editors (1993). Mario Paint Player's Guide. Redmond: Nintendo of America. Page 10.
- ^ 1992. 『マリオペイント 取扱説明書』. Kyoto: Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Japanese). Page 12. (Archived 9 Aug. 2025 via ジャッカル佐崎.)
- ^ Itoi, Shigesato, Takashi Watanabe (APE), Noriko Okeya (KINOKILI), Kaori Oshimi, Kumiko Takahashi, Shigeo Tanabe, and Naomaru Asao, editors (1992). 『任天堂公式ガイドブック マリオペイント』. Tokyo: Shogakukan (Japanese). ISBN 4-09-104187-6. Page 21.
- ^ Nintendo Nederland (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Tijd voor creativiteit in Mario Paint met Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (Dutch).
- ^ Nintendo France (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Libérez votre créativité dans Mario Paint via Nintendo Switch Online !. YouTube (French).
- ^ 1992. Mario Paint Spielanleitung. Großostheim: Nintendo of Europe GmbH (German). Page 5.
- ^ Nintendo DE (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Kreiert Kreationen in Mario Paint mit Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (German).
- ^ NintendoItalia (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Mostra il tuo lato artistico in Mario Paint con Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (Italian).
- ^ Nintendo Portugal (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 Mario Paint chega ao Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (European Portuguese).
- ^ 1992. Mario Paint Manual de Instrucciones. Madrid: Nintendo (European Spanish). Page 5.
- ^ Rodriguez, Gustavo, and José Sierra, editors (June 1997). "Mario Paint" in Club Nintendo 6 (no. 6). Latin American Spanish. Page 56.
- ^ Nintendo España (3 Aug. 2025). 🎨 ¡Dad unas buenas pinceladas en Mario Paint con Nintendo Switch Online!. YouTube (European Spanish).
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