Talk:Salem/@comment-2602:306:3494:D090:9947:1317:BEED:2AA7-20171031201505/@comment-5430952-20171101183921

Ozpin never said he'd be released once Salem is defeated, though one would think he'd have to do something of that nature in order to atone for his failure in ancient times. If the Gods wanted Ozpin to suffer for all time, why not send him to Remnant's version of Hell, why keep him "alive" if they never wanted him to atone?

As of what Salem is, I can't fully say. Considering how Ozin spoke to her in "Ruby Rose," about the "things she has long forgotten," I surmise she was once human, or possibly humanoid in nature. Though something truly horrific must've happened to put her on her current path, something she blames Ozpin for. Of course this is just speculation, we probably won't know the whole story until much later. Though I've learned not to take the characters at their word, more than one has proven to be biased in some aspects.