Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25122143-20170413232822/@comment-4010415-20170414010759

Well, let's see...

When they explained the process to Pyrrha, they said that there was no guarantee that it would work, and if it did, there was no guarantee she would still be the same person.

Let's compare the normal passing of Maiden powers to what happened with Ozpin and Oscar.

It appears that Ozpin's soul itself has moved to Oscar's body, especially considering that Ozpin stated "Our Aura, our souls, are combined." This may be what the machine was actually going to do to Amber and Pyrrha. After all, when they explained it to Pyrrha, they stated that they could not give Pyrrha the Fall Maiden powers, but they could give her what the powers were attached to. Pyrrha said "Her Aura", and Ozpin said "Her life... would become intertwined with yours." So, basically, they were going to put Amber's soul into Pyrrha.

So, I think the difference between the Maidens and Ozpin is that, when a Maiden dies, her soul may move on to the afterlife while the powers seek another soul to attach to, while Ozpin's soul itself seeks another soul to attach to without moving on to the afterlife.

One factor that may need to be taken into account is: Can a female soul be attached to a male soul?

Another is: If a female soul with Maiden powers attached to it is transferred to the body of a male to be attached to the male's soul, would the Maiden powers reject him in some way?