Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181229081856/@comment-4141313-20181230193301

ChishioKunrin wrote:

BlizzardDragon wrote:

Just look at Ozpin. Its his voice Oscar's hearing, and has all the same behavior and mannerisms, so its entirely possible we never actually saw the real Ozpin, just Ozma controlling Ozpin. We can't tell though, since every single one of Ozma's hosts was either voiced by Dismuke or Mccormick, so whether its Ozma or Ozpin talking back in V1-V3 is unknown. It's clearly Ozma now, but we don't know if there ever truly was an Ozpin. I think when he gave that speech in Volume 1, where Ruby and Yang were like "huh, he seems kinda off, like he's not really there" was the person who was Ozpin/Ozma's host. Ruby and Yang felt like the man they were familiar with wasn't there because he really wasn't. He had taken a back seat for his host. Actually, I believe there is a different reason for that.

If you recall, Ozpin's mug is said to be filled with Hot Chocolate. Chocolate contains amino acids encouraging the production of dopamine, a chemical that, to put it simply, makes you happier. It's a known anti-depressant. Considering all the shit Ozma has gone through, he needs that happy juice more than anything, as evident by him having his mug on hand in almost every scene before his "death".

Except, he didn't have it at the orientation. So his off behavior was more simply how he really felt without his happy juice. He seemed tired and melancholy. Well, that's what Ozma is now. Tired of the endless fighting, melancholic thinking the war he's fighting is pointless.