Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27587790-20160321183825/@comment-27963514-20160403142029

Kyuubi10 wrote:

Ozpin is a clear relation to the Wizard of Oz....and instantly people made the connection that he is the wizard. But if you know the story, then you would know that the Wizard of Oz is not an actual Wizard but just a normal guy. Yeah, but all of team RWBY are based on character from fairy tales, but have nothing in common with their respective stories. Penny is based on Pinnochio, but she seems to have a strong moral compass all on her own, from what we've seen. Roman is based on Alex from A Clockwork Orange, but he never gets forecfully reformed through brainwashing. Neo is based on... ice cream... and she... doesn't melt?

Point is, the parallels between the RWBY character and their inspiration usually end with appearance and name. I don't beleive that Ozpin is the wizard from the story of the Four Maidens either, but the Wizard of Oz isn't good evidence against.