Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26955524-20160531053339

The conclusion of Volume 3 revealed to us Salem, the true main antagonist of Ruby. From her epic villain monologue, it is fairly obvious that she knows Ozpin. Volume 3 has also teased that Ozpin is much more than the headmaster of Beacon.

But how do Ozpin and Salem know each other? And just who is Ozpin?

Before I progress any further, I want to say that this theory is completely baseless. Most theories use proof from the show-- snippets of scenes, bits of dialogue, etc. I don't have any of that. This is more an idea that came to me.

So one of the central themes of most fantasies (and I would classify RWBY as a sci-fi/fantasy) is the ongoing struggle between light and darkness. Even the most complicated of struggles seem to be fought for this simple reason.

And that is what I think the nature of Ozpin and Salem are; Light and Darkness. I personally don't believe Ozpin is even human. Salem is darkness incarnate and Ozpin is the embodiment of light. And, given the personal nature of Salem's monologue to Ozpin, it seems like they have been fighting this battle for a very long time...maybe even since the beginning of time.

I know it's kind of a stretch, and honestly, voicing it out loud makes it sound kind of ridiculous, but I'd love to hear what you guys have to say. 