Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-1173941-20130917000926/@comment-5482419-20130922014505

WC-83 wrote: I don't really think Vale can really take another nation, I think Vale is seperate and Mistral is a seperate nation Why not? It happens all the time in Earth's history - conquest, confederation, union by royal marriage, etc.

Also I think that Jaune and Ozpin may be from the same area as Weiss and Glynda (but Weiss probably has hers because it is her famiy's symbol that has no affiliation to just one nation). Torchwick is a wild card in and on itself, so same goes for him.

Again, the theory is the crests represent the family's ancestral nation - where they come from, not necessarily where they currently are.

WC-83 wrote: well [Roman] has a symbol now, a rather good (and intimidating too). I'll admit it's a bit of a stretch, but I can see a flower in this one too - a poppy, perhaps. The jack-o-lantern face would also be in keeping with the "fire" part of the fire-flower theme. So yes, I think it likely the Torchwicks are native to Vale as well.