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KNN005 wrote: Though her beef with Oz better be more than a lover's spat for her to hate all of humanity. It's starting to seems like the Oz the Great and Powerful movie. Yeah, agreed on that. I really hope it's more than just a personal squabble between two random fairy wizards that is the central conflict of RWBY.

My current theory is that they have opposing views on what "form" of life should prevail. Salem likes the Grimm because they lack a soul and free will, while Ozpin likes humans for the opposite reason.