Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-67.171.134.135-20150724014916/@comment-98.248.1.194-20150724050340

Let's look at this from another angle. Ozpin, Glynda, and Ironwood are pretty obviously based on Oz, Glynda, and the Tin Woodsman. Qrow was originally thought to be based on the Scarecrow, but if he's not part of Ozpin's mini-group (whatever that grouping means), then he probably alludes to another character altogether. Possibly, there's a dual-allusion here wherein he is still technically the Scarecrow but not so directly (like how Sage and Neptune are Tripitaka and Sandy but we know their bases are Aesop and Neptune/Poseidon). There was a blurry pic of a bunch of RWBY characters lined up similarly to the height chart that included a male that resembled Edgar Allen Poe (or, at least, John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe)... he could be Qrow.

Anyway... retracing steps to find my point. I personally find unlikely that three characters who are obviously inspired by Wizard of Oz would be on three separate teams, which means that at least two of them must have been teamed together (although I still think it's weird that the third known Ozzian would not be part of that team). Whether or not this means Glynda and Ironwood were teamed with two other Oz-inspired characters is difficult to determine but I would certainly hope that was the case (I'm looking at you Dorothy and Wicked Witch). As for Ozpin, maybe he predates the whole team dynamic. Maybe he's even the "first Huntsman".