Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3257939-20140108053755/@comment-7472785-20140402062206

XDex wrote: Isn't that the definition of unique? Being unique doesn't make you have something unique about you, having something unique about you makes you unique. There has to be a reason for him to uniquely not follow the rules of the world, and given who he is based off, one very plausible theory is that he's not from the world. Is that so hard to accept?

I'm not saying I do not accept it as a plausible theory or working hypothesis. At most I'd say it's not the only one nor the most likely.

'Unique' is also a matter of perspective on the character. Here Ozpin is 'alone', 'ungrouped', in a solitary position - he is the Headmaster of Beacon, there can only be one. That doesn't mean he isn't also a teacher, nor that he once was part of a team, nor actually that he really has 'unique' abilities. But in the story, he is in a 'stand alone' position, so that could be the reason why the naming rules applicable to the general mass weren't applied to him.