Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140706190424

Some say he looks like Professor Utonium. I personally have speculated that his name would be Nickel as in Nick Chopper the "Tin Woodsman". I'm actually more convinced now than ever that he is based on the Tin Woodsman who in the Oz books was given reign over all of the machines in Oz. If true, he would be the third character in the series from the land of Oz (the others being Ozpin and Glynda), fourth if Qrow is really based on the Scarecrow and not Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. Also, if this is true, it's possible that Ozpin, Glynda, Qrow, and this man were all once on a team together (as opposed to Oobleck and Port). That would be an interesting spin and make more sense for a team motif. 