Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25266931-20161228230634/@comment-26397825-20161229033708

Naw, I think the way they did it now is better. Ozpin was important, sure, but other than looking up to him, Ruby wasn't that clos to him. There was still the teacher/student barrier between them.

Pyrrha was her friend though, someone she had spent a considerable amount of time with (much more than Penny, despite how much Ruby liked Penny). It makes more sense for the emotions she felt at Pyrrha's death to trigger the Silver Eyes than it would Ozpins.

And the suspense and mystery of whether or not Ozpin died was great. A lot of fans loved it.