Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-94.8.59.184-20140809221526/@comment-4010415-20151122173409

I... never thought of that. Probably because everyone has been assuming he alludes to the Tin Man, from The Wizard of Oz.

I dunno, though. Pretty sure he's not evil, and even if he does allude to Hook, alluding to a villain doesn't automatically make a character a villain. Cinder alludes to Cinderella, and she's not a good guy.

Ironwood is just a very military-minded man who thinks everything can be solved using military force. He doesn't understand why the rest of Ozpin's Secret Circle insists on being covert.