Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180112214926/@comment-26018514-20180119054436

SpiritedDreaming wrote: Random Baseless Theory:

What if Ozpin and Salem are two sides of the same coin; Ozpin tried to become a 'god' with the relics, and to balance out in a sort of yin-yang scenario, the relics created Salem as well. As a result, it was Ozpin's job to stop her, since he created her when he made himself.

When he failed the first time, the actual gods were like "No, you clean up your mess." and made him reincarnate. This entire scenario is one man's delusions of godhood gone wrong, and he has since learnt his lesson about trying to be a god. I'm more of the opinion Salem was the Eve to his Adam, and their use of the relics gave them a swath of abilities... seeing this, the gods noped out and told him that to fix it he would have to kill her, then cursed him when he refused and left.