User blog comment:Forrestib/Ozpin's age?/@comment-3146930-20131231022242

It is possible that somewhere down the line, Ozpin has made a Deals-with-the-Devil in order to retain his youth. During his talk with Ruby, he mentions having made more mistakes then everyone on the planet (I think he says man, woman, and child on this planet). However he doesn't look as old as one would suspect him to be based on his role at the school and his claim to Ruby. Maybe Ozpin is the first human formed from Dust and is cursed to watch and guide the direction of mankind forever. However this is highly unlikely... but not impossible

Another problem is the art style. RWBY uses an anime-art-style for the characters, which in itself makes thins hard. In most Anime, older characters can appear to be only a few years older then those in the main cast (lets say 14-18 years old). This means that those between 30-50 can appear to be in their late teens or early twenties. However we are talking about a show that airs on national TV (in Japan) and has a lot of work behind it. RWBY has a limited budget and time, so the crew can't spend all their time on tiny details like wrinkles, visible weakness, or any signs signifying a person is old. The only person that really looks old is the shopkeeper and Peter Port. Interestingly, Peter Port seems like he has known Ozpin for a long time, yet Ozpin once again looks much younger.