Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25555436-20150320010432/@comment-24993958-20150327203431

JayHart wrote:

22xander,

I have no idea what you are asking. Please clarify! Also, please try using spellcheck. What he is trying to say is that he doesn’t understand WHY teams need a theme since all of them are chosen at random…well xander it’s because the teams aren’t chosen at random…technically....

Although in universe, yes, 4 people are teamed based on luck, outside the universe, the writers and artists make made it so every team fits into a theme, regardless how obscure or odd.

Outside of RWBY having a fairy tale theme and JNPR being crossdressing themed, we have CRDL being bird themed, CFVY being sweets themed and SSSNs team being…boy bands themed…

So no you don’t HAVE to have your oc themed just like how their names don’t HAVE to respect the color naming rule…but doing both makes your team more…authentic and closer to the source material as well as show respect to the creators of the universe you are borrowing…so it wouldn’t hurt to keep that in mind.