Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-83.161.150.43-20180124160005

Okay so there are a lot of theories regarding Ozpin and Salem. Now I’ve devised my own theory. The theory that I’ve read that seems to make the most sense so far is “Ozpin and Salem are the first human and Grimm” (visit http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:547964 for more about this). Though the problem I have with this is the fact that Ozpin, as being the first human, would be much stronger than the current humans. Why would he have magic? And why don’t the current humans possess this magic? If there is survival of the fittest, which makes sense in a world of Grimm, then the humans that do possess some kind of magic should be the ones to survive, not the ones without it. The same goes from Salem, we do know that Grimm become stronger the older they get, but they usually also become bigger. But why would the Grimm somehow start to develop magic when it’s lived for so long? And if it isn’t because she’s so old, then why aren’t there any other Grimm with these abilities?

So my theory is: Salem and Ozpin are the original two gods (if you don’t understand what I mean, please watch this episode again from about 4:30: Season 4 Episode 8). The reasons for believing this are: -    Ozpin and Salem have magic, which no others we know of possess -    They are very old, we don’t even know how old (humans age and die) -    Salem can control the Grimm (as if she had created them?) -    Ozpin created the maidens Now this might seem strange because in the Story Qrow says “they were brothers” but since he got the story from Ozpin, there is a change Ozpin changed this particular detail in order to hide his own identity, and that of Salem. No one would follow him in the fight against a god, because it would mean certain death, but giving them the idea she could be defeated more easily than that creates hope. If Salem and Ozpin created the humans together, it would seem strange for Salem to want to destroy them all and Ozpin want to protect them. But, perhaps Salem thought that at least half of the humans would choose darkness when they created them. Now seeing that a much smaller part chose darkness and the light is mostly winning, she might be displeased and want to change the reality, using the relics. If she possesses all of the relics, she can change the reality, to destroy the humans or to create something equally evil as the Grimm that the humans would not be able to defeat.

Ozpin created the maidens. As we all know, humans are not able to create such grand things. Where would he have gotten the power to create this power? Even for someone that possesses some kind of magic this cannot be easy to accomplish (one would almost call it god-like?).

Now coming to Ozpin’s curse. “''In "Unforeseen Complications", it is revealed that Ozpin was cursed by the gods of Remnant when he failed to stop Salem at an undefined point in the past. This curse causes his soul to attach to a new like-minded host when his previous body is destroyed, the two merging memories and abilities over time until only a single soul remains.''” (http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/Ozpin). This is the main problem I have with the theory of Ozpin being a god. Though, of course, the same here goes as said before, Ozpin might have changed the details slightly to protect his own identity. Though if I were to fit everything to my theory, I would suggest that the time when Ozpin didn’t stop Salem, she was the one who weakened and cursed him. And perhaps she didn’t know exactly what would happen, but she was able to take away a large amount of his power, giving her the upper hand. Him now being in a human body, instead of in his original god-form, makes him weaker. He can be killed, which causes him to reincarnate and have to rebuild the bond with his new host. It’s Ozpin’s lifegoal, quite literally, to protect the humans and stop Salem. Now any normal man might not care that much, but the one who created them (yes, together with the other god) would.

Now here’s a small side-theory I have about Ozpin: I am not 100% sure about the next part because I’ve forgotten if Ozpin actually said it or I just think I remember it, but here goes: Ozpin once said that he founded the hunters’ academies. He must have also been the one that built the vaults for the relics and used the powers of the first maidens to seal them. Now if you were to watch the video about The Great War of Remnant (one of the World of Remnant videos) (best watched entirely but if you don’t have the time, just watching from 5:00 will be enough to prove my point), it says that the King of Vale, armed with only his sword and scepter singlehandedly laid waste to countless men, and then founded the hunters’ academies. If both of these things are true, then it means that Ozpin was the King of Vale. 