Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140112161120

So as we all know it's been hinted at that Ozpin has connections with Glynda and Qrow and potentially Cinder and Summer Rose. Also of those people that have appeared from Ozpin's past all have shown a reference to the Wizard of Oz. However Qrow is the odd one out of the equation. It is known that Ozpin, Glynda and Cinder are all based on the respective wizards/witches from Wizard of Oz that are all connected to the world of Oz. Meanwhile it is known that Qrow may be a reference to the Scarecrow who is more closely linked to Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion and the Tinman.

My theory is this:

Perhaps these were all part of a similar arrangement as JNPR and RWBY. Perhaps Ozpin, Cinder, Glynda and a fourth unidentified party made up one team whilst Qrow, Summer and two unidentified parties made up another (with Qrow/Summer being blood relatives just like Summer/Rose) Ideas on who these unidentified parties could be are scarce but from what I've seen:

The fourth member of Ozpin's team could be based on the Wicked Witch of the East whom could either already be deceased or could potentially be Cleo (the fan given name of the female associate of Cinder).

The third member of Summer's team would be based on that of a lion, so perhaps it was a lion like faunus. This would draw parallels with the cat-like Blake since both would be faunus's representatives on a team made up of humans with both having feline traits and potential links to the White Fang (perhaps the new leader of the White Fang IS this third teammate? After all the lion is considered the king of the jungle).

The fourth member of Summer's team would therefore be based upon the Tinman. Whom as we all know at the start of the Wizard of Oz was originally believed to be cold and heartless (akin to Weiss) and finds it difficult to love those around him due to circumstances forced upon him that were beyond his control (again akin to Weiss). Later on in the story the Tinman  turns out the be most sensitive and emotional of the entire team which could prove true for Weiss.

These are of course just observations and theories and could mean little but it would be interesting what with the whole reincarnation belief of Monty, To sum up: I believe Team RWBY to be a sort of reincarnation of Summer Rose's team  due to the comparibility  between the characters of Team RWBY and the four main characters of the Wizard of Oz which seems to be what Qrow could be based on. 