Talk:Vault of the Spring Maiden/@comment-34633327-20180105192141/@comment-34633327-20180106005600

@Sentry It would seem that his driving motivation is his beef with Ozpin (I am refraining from using info from RWBY Rewind due to Spoilers). Consider how Ozpin said he is not to be taken lightly, and considering this is Ozpin, aka, the guy who has lived for centuries and only held fear towards Salem, he and Hazel must have some history, something messed up enough to make Hazel join Salem just to get at Ozpin.

As for how they know each other, there are a number of ideas. Maybe they crossed paths and fought in the past, maybe they used to be allies, maybe Ozpin's actions inadvertantly hurt Hazel in some way, there are numerous possibilities.

(Crack Theory, so take with a grain of salt) One thing I do have to wonder though. We know Ozpin was cursed by the gods to reincarnate for failing to beat Salem. We know the Gods wanted Salem beaten, making her either a rogue creation, or having been made by some other force. Is it possible there are others out there like these two? Others the gods tasked with stopping Salem alongside Ozpin, or others like Salem made outside the power of the gods? If so, maybe Hazel is one of them, maybe he's fought alongside Ozpin and got convinced by Salem that Ozpin was the wrong side. Except unlike Ozpin who reincarnates, maybe Hazel just can't die. It would make sense for someone who has lived countless years and witnessed so much death to have a desire to avoid unneccessary death.