Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-173.20.10.245-20131101064024/@comment-171.6.183.91-20131102170223

No, but since Roman Torchwick is related or alluded to Candlewick from Pinocchio, then him being a faunus makes sense. Candlewick (AKA Lampwick) has a donkey ear hidden inside his cap, so Roman has a possibility to be a hidden faunus like how blake hides her ears inside her bow. Also, since Candlewick was turned into a donkey once he entered Pleasure Island, so maybe Roman was "turned" into a faunus (since magic and dust exists inside the RWBYverse). Lampwick was turned into a full-body donkey further in the movie, so it might also be shown in RWBY. Roman being a faunus also relates to the speculation of Penny being a robot, since Penny can be alluded to Pinocchio and Roman being alluded to Lampwick. Another possibility is that if the second speculation (Penny ALSO being a faunus) is true, then they might have worked together, connecting more to the Pinocchio movie. In Pinocchio, since smoking cigars are illegal and people were robbing and destroying places in Pleasure Island, it can be alluded to Roman being a criminal. There is a possibility that he is a part of the White Fang, since he robbed Dust and Blake and Adam robbed the Dust train.

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