Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20180112214926/@comment-34633327-20180116090931

Alhazad2003 wrote: KingFubuki92 wrote: 73.Anon.52 wrote: I'm currently running with the theory he can't handle the pain, and that his semblance represents his unwillingness to face it I see what you mean, the pain is too much for him to handle so he constantly tries to numb himself. This actually makes the fact he uses Dust injection more poetic, in that the dust injections are done where one would typically inject a needle. The Dust is comparable to illicit drugs that Addicts use to try and numb their pain/get their fix. Hazel is using the Dust to give him a boost so he can kill the person that reminds him of the pain.....

By god Hazel is a metaphor for a Drug Addict. Wow, if RT put that much thought into designing him, all I can say is.... mind blown. O_O!! I kept seeing mention of the veins on TV Tropes and how the injection spot is the same as real life drug injections, but 73.Anon's theory made it all fit together. Hazel is a man trying to bury his pain {Ozpin and Gretchen} with Dust {drugs}, but the use of it is blinding him to whats going on around him. The reason he sees no issue with killing the other Huntsmen and attacking the kids is because the need to numb his pain is blinding him to everything else {Much like how in real life Drug Addicts tend to be blind to the effects their usage has on both themselves and their loved ones}. Hazel is a literal drug addict! I wouldn't be surprised if Salem is the one giving him so much dust and gave him the idea to inject it, cause if so, she would fit the role of his Drug Dealer!