Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20161205132101/@comment-14138255-20161217202425

MetallicArcher wrote:

As for him escaping the orphanage, isn't 17 age majority in the USA? I would imagine, since Beacon is more like a college than a high school, maybe 17 is adult for Remnant. So maybe just say once he became an adult he decided to attend Beacon. It also solves the question of how none from the orphanage went to drag him back. 18 is considered the age of legal adulthood if that's what you're asking. Of course, Americans are woefully immature by the rest of the world's standard (especially at 20, I've been told people go through a maturity crisis around that time), they aren't allowed to drink until 21.