Tobi: Mentally Unstable

The good boy of the Akatsuki!

Indeed. The only one with a sense of humor. Where would we be without Tobi? Where would the Akatsuki be without Tobi? I feel like he keeps them together, in a sense.
People say he can be a bit annoying, but I don't think so. He's so lovable, I'm telling you.

I want to see what people thing about his identity. Obito or Madara? Or.....?
I think he's Obito, but let me tell you my theory.

Warning: Spoilers Ahead

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The above is MY theory. Not cannon.

Why Obito?

The attitude- Tobi's cheery personality mirrors Obito's personality.

The hair- Not much proof or anything, but seriously, look!

The sharingan- He has one eyehole in his mask. There's no proof that Obito's eye was crushed by the rock.

The clothes- The way Tobi covers himself up completly. Maybe because his body is crushed and mutilated? Did you notice he has bolts on the side of his body (under the cloak)?

Tobi didn't say he WAS Madara. He said he had the powers of Madara.

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Also, I'd like to know more about Tobi's abilities. Anyone curious?

I agree with everything, anikoku. (Gotta love that theory. XD) I want to see more of Tobi's abilities, too! I think it would be fun to find out.

I agree to! I definetly support that theory!! You know in the manga (on onemanga.com)....

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It said that, but according to anikoku, it was actually something a little diffrent in the original Japanese. what was is again?

Yeah,, Tobi says

"写輪眼の本当の力が... このうちはマダラの力が"

Which would be translated as:

"The sharingan's true power... This power... Uchiha Madara's power."

"この" (kono) doesn't mean "my" in any way. They definitely translated it wrong.

uh huh, what a terrible mistake!!

on a similar, but slightly diffrent topic, aren't Tobi chibi's just the CUTEST?!?!?

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SO CUTE!!!!!!!

*snorts* They were probably trying to suck people into beleive their ideas. If not, and if they translated it wrong, they have no right to be a translator. I hope they have a guilty conscience if they purposely translated it wrong.

They totally are, Kisame-san!!! :3 The red eye... *chuckle chuckle*

you're right, both times! They either don't deserve to be a translater, or should be horribly guilty!

YEh, isn't it adorable? He's soooo innocent, he makes the PERFECT chibi!!

The Akatsuki make the perfect chibis. Always. It's the innocence, you're right. They're all so innocent.

anikoku wrote:

The Akatsuki make the perfect chibis. Always. It's the innocence, you're right. They're all so innocent.

Oh yes, SO innocent. They've never killed anyone before, or even touched blood, they're such angels!

They do make adorably cute chibis though. :3 As Kisame-san said, especially Tobi! :D

Yeah, your right! They're sooo cute!!! ...not so sure about hte innocence of the rest, but Tobi is just sooo innocent! SOOOO cute!!!

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SO cute!!!!

you're right...about the second part...

*chuckle chuckle* very true, very true...

Oh, Kisame-san, try putting pictures like that (big ones) inside spoilers. Click on the option "others" when posting, and then click on the spoiler option. Then put the link to the picture in that. :D

lol

oh, ok, thx!

There, I've edited the pictures and put them in spoiler tags! Back to the Tobi discussion!

Anyone have any ideas about Tobi's powers? I'm expecting more Zetsu-y things, like morphing into the ground. I was also hoping that he might have some sort of really goofy technique, like... oh, I dunno... Sennen Goroshi? Is that it? 1000 years of pain. XD

Yes, you're correct. Tobi's powers that have been revealed so far (argh, more work):

Being able to withstand attacks-
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/357/09/
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/357/10/

This is great. I love Sasuke's "what's this.." on the next page. He's totally dumbfounded! I believe has a resistance to attacks because of how his body was fixed after being crushed (only in my theory, yes.). I'm not saying that Tobi's a cyborg. But you saw the bolts. Here, let me find you a picture.
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/280/19/
See? I think those bolts hold him together.

Tobi's a ghost?-
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/380/14/
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/380/15/

Major LOL time. Do you see how dumbfounded Naruto is? Did you see how dumbfounded Sasuke was? Oh, Tobi. You just have to love him! So, he can make things pass through his body. I doubt that was a clone or anything.

I forgot to mention how Tobi went into the ground and layed all those bombs down during the Deidara-Sasuke fight. He has a lot of skills from Zetsu-sempai, I bet.
So far, both of Tobi's tricks have made me laugh. That's what's so great about him. He's so funny, and cheery, and happy, and you can't help but feel good when you read about his antics.

So that concludes my little mini-essay.

Yes, those are perfect attacks for Tobi. They're all kinda weird and funny, in a Tobi-ish way, so I beleive that the rest of his attacks (since there has to be more that jusdt those) are probably like that.

random fact: Did you know that Tobi's voice actor (or planned one, I'm not sure if's he's actually shown up in the anime or not, I'm not really keeping track) also did a Daffy Duck dub?

OMG REALLY? LIKE... MAYBE HE'S SAID LURVELY DUCK IN KINGDOM HEARTS!! I MUST GO CHEEEECCCKKKK!!!!

Results of checking: OH... NOPE. Donald is voiced by Yamadera Kōichi, who has a very interesting Wiki article. Apparently, he voices the Genie from Alladin and is also known for voicing JIM CARREY ( ) and EDDIE MURPHY ( ) in the "Japanese language releases of their respective films." So I guess he's a bit of a comedian, then. *impressed* (Oh, and he's a "radio personality" too. His code name there is Bazooka Yamadera, or in proper romaji, Bazūka Yamadera. Plus, HIS NICKNAME IS YAMA-CHAN.)

TOBI IS IN THE ANIME, KISAME-SAN. LOL YOU'RE SO BEHIND. DON'T WORRY, THOUGH. I STILL LURVE YOU.

Here be the raw episode (OMG YEAH THAT WAS LIKE 30 SUMTHIN EPISODES AGO, YOU SILLY GOOSE! HOW DID YOU MISS THAT? ) while I hunt down the... NON EXSISTANT TRANSLATED EPISODE. I can't find it. But you'll get the idea from that. Srsly, though. If you want that part with Dei and Tobi translated, ask anikoku. I think I know what it means, but whatever. She's a better source than I am for lots of reasons.

Where do you guys get these FACTS!?

Doesn't Tobi also voice Ganjuu from Bleach? That was quite a shock to me. At first I wasn't all to fond of Tobi's voice, but it's getting better. I want more Tobi in the anime! *pumps fist*

Yamadera Kōichi huh? I'll have to check that out! XD

he is? eheheheh....I don't usually watch the anime...

well, anikoku, I don't know about Fai_re, but I find em' on Wikipedia! XD

So I was searching the internet for a cheap Akatsuki cloak (not very likely, I know), and look at what I found:

WARNING (especially to anikoku) THIS IS TERRIBLE IN THE WAY THAT ALL OF THOSE COSPLAY WIGS ARE TERRIBLE

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TRUE COSPLAYERS WILL MAKE THEIR OWN MASKS!

They could have at least done a better job..

I know, it's terrible...

*keels over, blinded*

AUGGGHHH!!! THE BURRRRNNNN!!!

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*recovers*

Hay, does anyone have any suggestions for materials to make a Tobi mask out of? anikoku's is pretty good, but I wonder if we could make it BETTER.

I want to say that we should use clay, but that'd be too heavy, lol. Also, it should at least be flat, but the mask is actually supposed to have grooves between the swirls...

I REALLY HATE KISHIMOTO FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO DETAILS AND NOT TELLING US ABOUT THE AKATSUKI. *stabs Kishimoto voodoo doll*

Mine I made with a plastic-face base and paper mache on top of that. Who knows what Tobi's was made with?