Talk:Sun Wukong/@comment-26838620-20150923035756/@comment-12.27.66.8-20150929200541

I still think Oz pre-arranged the teams. How else did he manage to cobble together acronyms from their names that held meaning for the listener? If Oz is half the time-master people have been suggesting, this wouldn't be a problem for him.

This would explain how four of the laziest and irresponsible hunters ended up teamed together.

However, there's another possibility. Maybe Cardin is the head slacker and upon running into Russel, Dove, and Lark, he instantly took on the role of leader as his commanding presence suggests he no doubt would and told them they were just going to stealth grab the relics and high-tail it back without bothering to fight anything stronger than a beowolf.

If you've seen Naruto, you know that instructors look not only for power and skill but for tactical reasoning abilities (hence, avoiding fights when possible). Cardin is a hothead when it comes to humans but not all that greatly prepared for an actual fight against Grimm.