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I think he's Dorothy, since he lived on a farm with his aunt just like Dorothy, apparently wished for something greater than farm life (judging by his line in the Volume 5 Trailer), and suddenly ended up on some crazy magical adventure like Dorothy.

Plus, CRWBY did say that there's a Dorothy character.