Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-68.13.203.44-20150925014952

I have come to realize serveral connections between RWBY and The Wizard of OZ, that as far as I know are 100% original and never posted by anyone.

Now the 2 that are not 100% orginal to me are the Ozpin name is based off the initials of the Wizard OZ's name, as mentioned on the trivia section of his Wiki page, and Glynda Goodwitch is a reference to Glyinda the good witch of the north.

Now onto my original conections.

Ruby: She is a reference to Dorthy. Dorthy has ruby slippers, which references Ruby's name. Zweii is a reference to Dorthy's dog Toto. The other reference is Dorthy came to the land OZ by a tornado, and as was shown in S2 EP 1 Ruby can essentially make a tornado with her speed.

Weiss: She is a reference to the Tin Man. The Tin Man wanted a heart, which is a reference to her being Ice Cold. Also a reference to Mirror where it says, "Tell me can a heart be turned to stone?"

Blake: She is a reference to the Cowardly Lion. First off she is a cat, like a lion. The Lion wanted courage, and Blake spoke about how she didn't have courage, and ran away, leaving a copy behind to take the blow.

Yang: This one is the least prominate off the four. The only references I could tell was that at one point the Scarecorw is light on fire, which is a reference to yangs fire. The only other reference I can find is Dorthy followed the "YELLOW" brick road. Which may be a reference to "All of our days" where it say, "I will stay with you all of our days" Because Dorthy followed the road the entire time.

Let me know if you find any more. 