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
Model of 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

“Running around in circles makes some bad guys roll their eyes.”

—Signpost, Super Mario 64

A Mr. I (also parsed as Mr. I. or Mr I), also known as a Spinning Eye, 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 completely immobile, as they can only rotate around in place. A larger subspecies, Big Mr. I, has also appeared in various other 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 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, a Mr. I and Big Mr. I 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. In this game, the irises and pupils of the Mr. I's take on a more oblong shape. Whoever gets the final Mr. I dizzy first wins the minigame. The loser is haunted by 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, identified as Mister I, appears in Merlee's Mansion and Castle Bleck; these Mr. 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, Mr. 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 Mr. 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
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 of "mistero" (mystery)
Korean	눈깔이 아이군 (Mario Party Superstars) Nunkkari Aigun (Mario Party Superstars)	Eyeball Eye-kun (same as Japanese) (Mario Party Superstars)
Portuguese	Sr. Z. Oio	From zoio, eye dialect spelling of (os) olhos (eyes)
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.