Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171216025048/@comment-2600:1017:B128:6BF3:65D3:8653:8E19:50E4-20171219051402

I get the opinions people are having about what is a 'real choice' but I also have to point out what other choice does Ozpin have at this point? Stand by and not do what is nesscary to stop humanity's Extinction? Qrow and the beacon students are the only people he can trust and go to for help right now. The choice he gave them in episode 7 is the same one he's been given through out every reincarnation, fight or most likely let something happen that will spur on humanity's Extinction.

I understand why people are thinking that Ozpin is the one creating these bogus choices, but in reality 'fate' and the natural state of their world has created these choices and Ozpin is the one making people aware of them.

Ozpin is guilty of making the maiden system in a past life. But he didn't have a real choice either in the manner after Amber was attacked, just letting Amber die and the power go to her attacker isn't what I would consider a 'real choice' so he had to choose to pass it on to someone else. Pyrrha was presented to be the best in both fighting abilities and morals, and was the logical student to ask first, and according to Qrow, they asked her when they were running out of time to find someone.

Ozpin is really only guilty of being unable to find better choices, another way so to speak. If he could, I think Ozpin would have found a way to reabsorb the maiden magic when Amber died, but he couldn't figure out how to so he had to find someone else to try and become the next fall maiden.

Ozpin does deserve some of the shade the fandom is throwing at him(particularly about secret keeping), but I'm starting to see the choice debate being people taking shots at the messenger of bad news, aka Ozpin in this scenario.

-Defcon Deceiver