Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26397825-20171101020434/@comment-5430952-20171101192713

That's why he'll need Ruby's help in this, so he can find the courage to break the cycle and possibly do what Ozpin never could - end the threat of Salem once and for all.

As Spirited said, Ozpin has done the same thing for thousands of years, and seems no closer to stopping Salem than when he first began. If anything, he seems even farther from his goal. That too goes back to the song.

"What if all the plans you made,

Were not worth the price you paid.

Even with the lives you stole

Still no closer to your... goal."

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Ozpin is partially insane from all his failures. For as one person once said, "Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results." He hasn't changed, and thus he's never gotten the results he wants, even after all the men he's inhabited, all the lives he's taken, it seems to be a losing battle on his end. That's why I hope Oscar breaks the cycle and brings the whole war against Salem to an end, something Ozpin has failed in doing. We'll see though.