Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-31098022-20170218174614/@comment-69.138.248.186-20170219052823

Ozpin losing to Cinder: we never saw the whole fight but what we did see was him dodging her attacks and hitting her. I've seen it suggested he purposely lost either to ensure the Maiden powers didn't go to someone she had in her last thoughts or he needed to "reboot." Qrow admits Amber was a rookie which is why she lost.

While I think the King of Vale is his past life I don't think we can judge by power levels since Qrow implied history wasn't telling all the facts. "Strange weather conditions" could be one or more  of the maidens helping or he could have been using a relic.

The differences in the scepter/cane and swords: Agreed. The scepter and cane are different so if there supposed to be the same weapon I don't think it's a stretch to think the swords are too. We have no idea of course but I've seen many argue the latter while not mentioning the former. Nothing solid for either.

The shield not being mentioned: If his hands are full with two weapons and he knows no one can deal with his power he wouldn't need the shield. No one would notice the sheath. Qrow only lists three things so I don't think I'd be a big stretch.

Ozpin letting Jaune into Beacon: Don't get me wrong, I fully believe Ozpin knows and/or had a hand in Jaune being there. And I also think it's because he knows something but one thing that I see constantly being overlooked is why he'd risk the life of someone potentially important. Ozpin is known for being cautious, for not wanting to proceed hastily. Yet he has a potentially valuable asset that's untrained and sends him flying before he even knows what's going on? Jaune literally could have been killed since his aura wasn't unlocked. Unless Oz knew for sure that Pyrrha was going to save Jaune his actions were very risky, flawed and really dark.

Mechanical weapons: Didn't Atlas have guns during the Great War?

The Family being known: While I could go either way on this theory I agree that not all celebrities families at  known. Also if this theory was true then the Arc family crest doesn't have to have come from the king, his daughter could have married into the Arcs and it was put on the shield. Also I don't think Jaune would know if this was all true so hiding their ancestry would make sense.

Tyrian noticing Jaune: I don't think he saw a resemblance, I think it's either his aura or the fierce look he gave Tyrian.

The statue/getting in because of family: I don't know if that's the king since the female warrior is another of that puzzle. She's not mentioned in the Great War video. If the opening was foreshadowing I think he knows their related. I don't think Jaune would get in just for being related to someone. The schools aren't just schools there.protecting relics. I think Ozpin had to have better reasons than just the fact he's related to the King.

Final thoughts: I think Ozpin was the king in the past life. It fits the character (trying to To cause conflicts/powerful) and works with what he told Oscar. I'm okay with Jaune either being related or not to the king. Not enough information to really judge since only Jaune has mentioned his family.