<p>The masks in each stage has their own significance:</p>

<p>The <strong>Spiral Mask</strong> with center at the eye was designed by the mangaka to give the <strong>dimension switch</strong> by Tobi a better look.</p>

<p>The <strong>Rinne-Sharingan</strong> shaped mask was worn by Tobi during the Shinobi War to represent his mission i.e achieving the Rinne-Sharingan for the <strong>Infinite Tsukuyomi</strong> .</p>

<p>All these designs don't have any significance from the perspective of the storyline. They were just designed by the mangaka to have a stylish, appropriate appearance.</p>

<p>Source:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha" rel="nofollow">Obito Uchiha</a></li>
</ul>

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2016-10-14T13:51:19.540Z
2016-10-14T15:33:04.437Z
2016-10-14T15:33:04.437Z
Rahul Chatterjee
<p>Well, apparently the masks represent the different stages that Obito's eyes move to.</p>

<p>The third mask is obviously a combimation of the Sharingan with the Rinnegan. It is the same pattern that can be seen on the moon or on Kaguyas forehead.</p>

<p>The 2nd one is like a whirpool, which makes me think of Obito's power to suck other people in the other dimension, that looked kinda similar (look for instance the fight with the 4th Hokage)</p>

<p>The first one is the one I cannot identify. To me, initially, it kinda looks like the cursed pattern that Sasuke gets on his face, but that is kinda of forced, since it does not look exactly like that, and it has no relationship with Obito.</p>

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2018-06-05T15:54:11.377Z
2018-06-05T15:54:11.377Z
Enrique Moreno Tent
<p>The first mask is a reference to the 9 tails he summoned (referenced by the 9 ends to the lines on the mask)</p>

<p>The second is a reference to both his Kamui ability and Tobi (guruguru)</p>

<p>The third is a reference to the eye of the moon plan, the pattern is reminiscent of the rinne sharingan and also the third tamoe is in position for a third eye that Obito would have gained.</p>

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2019-10-26T22:19:15.970Z
There is 8 lines on the mask ... am I wrong?
UnrivaledIr
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2019-10-27T16:44:16.103Z
yea technically there are 8 lines but I was counting the ends on the lines. if you count the tips of the lines near the eye then you get 9. Although I admit this interpretation is a bit of a stretch is the only I could come up with.
Barack Obama
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2019-10-27T20:35:32.280Z
ahan got it. anyway it's not good reason but can thing about it :-) Thank you so much for sharing your opinion
UnrivaledIr
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2019-10-26T21:05:55.667Z
2019-10-26T21:05:55.667Z
Barack Obama
<p>The first mask represents the Kyuubi's tails, the second either his Kamui ability or his friend Guruguru, and the third is related to his Tsuki no Me plan. :D</p>

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Raikiri
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zLo5y.png" alt="Tobi (Zetsu)"></p>

<p>I’m not 100% sure, since I’ve not finished the anime and haven’t read the manga, but I think the orange spiral pattern is related to the Zetsu named Tobi, nicknamed Guruguru by Obito.</p>

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2018-10-11T15:51:31.330Z
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Alex Skevington
<p>:spoiler:</p>

<p>I think the first mask is supposed to represent the mission that he was crushed under the rocks due to the creased pattern on the right side of the mask where his face was partially crushed, the second mask is to represent kamui which is the dimension switch ability of his mangankeyo sharingan, and the last mask is foreshadowing the rineesharingan which is a mix of the rinegan and sharingan.</p>

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2019-04-24T06:48:16.177Z
Please include relevant sources/references.
W. Are
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2019-04-24T04:20:13.660Z
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skyler
<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/KN5sR.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Just rotate it and then you have the first maks</p>

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2020-06-13T11:43:28.557Z
That doesn't explain anything.
Ero Sɘnnin
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2020-06-12T14:19:39.403Z
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Luis Oliveira
<p>There have been three designs of the masks of Tobi/Obito shown in the Naruto (anime/manga). Is there any significance behind the masks and the designs, or is it just a design and something to be ignored?<br><br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AFx4N.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AFx4N.jpg" alt="mask-1"></a><br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/phqhQ.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/phqhQ.jpg" alt="mask-2"></a><br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/XY5dq.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XY5dq.jpg" alt="mask-3"></a></p>

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Significance of the different designs of Tobi's/Obito's masks
# Significance of the different designs of Tobi's/Obito's masks
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-10-14
There have been three designs of the masks of Tobi/Obito shown in the Naruto (anime/manga). Is there any significance behind the masks and the designs, or is it just a design and something to be ignored?  
  
[![mask-1](https://i.sstatic.net/AFx4N.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/AFx4N.jpg)  
[![mask-2](https://i.sstatic.net/phqhQ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/phqhQ.jpg)  
[![mask-3](https://i.sstatic.net/XY5dq.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/XY5dq.jpg)
**Tags:** naruto
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## 7 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-14. Score: 3
The masks in each stage has their own significance:

The **Spiral Mask** with center at the eye was designed by the mangaka to give the **dimension switch** by Tobi a better look.

The **Rinne-Sharingan** shaped mask was worn by Tobi during the Shinobi War to represent his mission i.e achieving the Rinne-Sharingan for the **Infinite Tsukuyomi** .

All these designs don't have any significance from the perspective of the storyline. They were just designed by the mangaka to have a stylish, appropriate appearance.

Source:

* [Obito Uchiha](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Obito_Uchiha)
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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-05. Score: 0
Well, apparently the masks represent the different stages that Obito's eyes move to.

The third mask is obviously a combimation of the Sharingan with the Rinnegan. It is the same pattern that can be seen on the moon or on Kaguyas forehead.

The 2nd one is like a whirpool, which makes me think of Obito's power to suck other people in the other dimension, that looked kinda similar (look for instance the fight with the 4th Hokage)

The first one is the one I cannot identify. To me, initially, it kinda looks like the cursed pattern that Sasuke gets on his face, but that is kinda of forced, since it does not look exactly like that, and it has no relationship with Obito.
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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-10-26. Score: 0
The first mask is a reference to the 9 tails he summoned (referenced by the 9 ends to the lines on the mask)

The second is a reference to both his Kamui ability and Tobi (guruguru)

The third is a reference to the eye of the moon plan, the pattern is reminiscent of the rinne sharingan and also the third tamoe is in position for a third eye that Obito would have gained.
> **Comments:**
> **username_4** (2019-10-26): There is 8 lines on the mask ... am I wrong?  
> **username_3** (2019-10-27): yea technically there are 8 lines but I was counting the ends on the lines. if you count the tips of the lines near the eye then you get 9. Although I admit this interpretation is a bit of a stretch is the only I could come up with.  
> **username_4** (2019-10-27): ahan got it. anyway it's not good reason but can thing about it :-) Thank you so much for sharing your opinion  
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### Answer by username_9 on 2020-06-12. Score: 0
![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/KN5sR.jpg)

Just rotate it and then you have the first maks
> **Comments:**
> **username_10** (2020-06-13): That doesn't explain anything.  
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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-02-10. Score: -1
The first mask represents the Kyuubi's tails, the second either his Kamui ability or his friend Guruguru, and the third is related to his Tsuki no Me plan. :D
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### Answer by username_6 on 2018-10-11. Score: -1
![Tobi (Zetsu)](https://i.sstatic.net/zLo5y.png)

I’m not 100% sure, since I’ve not finished the anime and haven’t read the manga, but I think the orange spiral pattern is related to the Zetsu named Tobi, nicknamed Guruguru by Obito.
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### Answer by username_7 on 2019-04-24. Score: -1
:spoiler:

I think the first mask is supposed to represent the mission that he was crushed under the rocks due to the creased pattern on the right side of the mask where his face was partially crushed, the second mask is to represent kamui which is the dimension switch ability of his mangankeyo sharingan, and the last mask is foreshadowing the rineesharingan which is a mix of the rinegan and sharingan.
> **Comments:**
> **username_8** (2019-04-24): Please include relevant sources/references.  
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