Talk:Salem/@comment-27.143.3.40-20171104215751

to those who think salem is like ozpin in that shes a body snatcher i present a arguement. ozpin is inherintly human no matter how you look at it he is human. the only difference is that his soul cannot die. as a result he retains knowledge/skill.

salem is more closely related to a grimm then a human from what i see. if we assume that she is in fact just the "original" Grimm. then it would make sense for her to be immortal. as we have seen Grimm do not age. and in some ways follow similarities to "the Hollow" in bleach. those that live and learn grow stronger and evolve. if she was the first grimm it would make sense that she would be a higher level intelegence to the other Grimm.

ozpin may lie to the people about how close humanity is to war or how dangerous the world really is. but he does this from knowledge. fear brings grimm. and when grimm appear that just sows more fear which continues the cycle and brings even stronger grimm. telling mass amounts of people the truth would incite hysteria. so rather then do that. he sows seeds of hope, and courage. this keeps the Grimm at bay.

as for his ability to reincarnate. as i said he is human. humans die. but with each death he grows ever stronger. because humans also learn from the past. but salem knows his weakness isnt death. its time. killing his body she knows doesnt kill him. it buys her time, because while he's "recovering" she can move more easily. allowing her to sow fear. that was the whole point of the fall of beacon. as you saw enough fear can bring grimm that create grimm. such as the dragon.

i say that salem is the Original Grimm.