Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-3146930-20150210212917

Ok, so crazy theory time (haven't had one in awhile). Just to make this easy: Dust=Elemental Dust in the show Dust=Original Dust in the narration that humanity was born from

So on another thread taking about the creation of Grimm, a few people have suggested that the Grimm are created from Dust. However I feel that the Grimm may be created from the type of Dust mentioned in the opening narration (the stuff Dust in the show was named for). So the one thing we know about Dust from the opening is that humans were said to be born from it. Now if this can be taken at face value, there is a type of primordial soup out there able of making conscious beings. This could also be the same stuff that Faunus are made from, but that is another topic.

Now lets look at the Grimm. The Grimm despite their various appearances, all pretty much look the same; the Beowolf on your right looks just like the Beowolf currently trying to kill you (look behind you). The only difference is that older Grimm are considerably stronger and smarter. We also know they are drawn to negative emotions and anything humans/Faunus have made over their lifespan. We also know they have been around for most of human history and from what we know of the Grimm WoR, they may not even need to eat. Pyrrha also mentions they are more of an abstract concept given physical form. They also begin to smoke when killed and eventually dissolve.

Now lets look at Ozpin. Ozpin is a guy that trains young warriors to protect humanity. He also feels like he has made terrible mistakes in his lifetime, much more than anyone else on the planet combined (a bold claim). Also despite how somewhat young he looks, he is said to be much older. Now lets look at the WoR about Aura, which mentions "user's Aura can turn them into something much more than just a man" with an image of Ozpin. Also the guy's office is inside a giant clock.

Conclusion for the TL;DR Group
In the narration, humans are shown being born from Dust in a giant cloud of smoke. Grimm also appear in a similar cloud moments later. It is possible that Dust is real and if used, could create an entirely new species. If so, someone filled with nothing but negative feelings of darkness, could cause a plague to spread across the world. We know that Dust reacts to Aura, so if someone somehow managed to master Aura and used it to control Dust, they could make anything; including creatures that are only drawn to the very emotions that gave them birth and seem to multiply endlessly. However this person would eventually loose control of such power and possibly regret what they had done, spending the rest of time trying to fix it. Maybe training people to fight these monsters and setting up strongholds to protect people all over the world, given them safe places to live. Someone like Ozpin.

 