Ian Foomus

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Ian Foomus
Species	Little Mouser
First appearance	Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024)

“Hiya. I'm Ian Foomus, the infamous info mouse. I know things. Things worth knowing.”

—Ian Foomus, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)

Ian Foomus is a Little Mouser who appears in the Nintendo Switch remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. He appears in the Trouble Center, offering advice to help with different troubles. He wears a gray cap, holds a book, and has a pencil tucked behind his ear. As Goombella's Tattle indicates, his name is a pun on "infamous" and "info mouse".

Tattle

• "That's Ian Foomus, the infamous info mouse. He gathers intel about folks in trouble...instead of helping them. If you're stuck on a request from the Trouble Center, this smug li'l sleuth probably has the info you need. Buuut that info comes at a price, so only ask him if you're really stuck. Know-it-alls... Such a pain, am I right?"

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	チューロック Chūrokku	From「チューさん」(Chū-san, "Little Mouser")
Chinese	吱洛克かつ Zhīluòkè	Derived from「小しょう吱吱」(Xiǎo Zhīzhī, "Little Mouser") and the Japanese name
Dutch	Jan Foomuis	Pun on "Infamous" and Muis ("Mouse")
French	Kandi Raton	Pun on qu'en-dira-t-on ("gossip", "what people say") and raton ("young rat")
German	Ian Fomaus	Pun on Infamie ("Infamy") and Maus ("Mouse")
Italian	Losquit	From losco ("shady") and Squit ("Little Mouser")
Korean	찍록이 Jjikjok'i
Spanish	Soplín	From soplón ("snitch")