Talk:Zwei/@comment-38.128.133.109-20160825100229

On top of the obvious 'Cowboy Bebop' reference, Zwei may also be considered a callback to the running 'Wizard of Oz' theme among the story's older heroes. Headmaster Ozpin the enigmatic wizard, (the original wizard's rather lengthy initials spell out 'ozpinhead') Ironwood the tin woodsman sans axe, Glynda the quite-literally-named good witch, scary Qrow the scarecrow, Taiyang likely the cowardly lion, and all of whom have a wicked witch in Salem out to get them... AND THEIR LITTLE DOG, 'TWO'. (For those who don't know, 'zwei' is German for 'two'. Also continues in RWBY's tradition at this point of botching German pronunciation.)

Honestly, pretty much certainly not intentional. Corgis are herding dogs, not terriers like Toto, and puns are pretty much Yang's exclusive territory. After all, who would that leave as Dorothy, Raven?

It should also likely be mentioned that Monty and Kerry both made mention in the Volume 2 commentaries of Zwei being of some importance to later events. There was even the ominous mention made of 'what Zwei really is'. Methinks the little mutt has a few secrets to keep, eh?