Thread:Midknight129/@comment-4010415-20160123174810/@comment-4010415-20160123182847

Midknight129 wrote:

''​I have a bit of a hypothesis regarding the relationship between the old man in the story, the Maidens, and Ozpin. The Maidens transfer their "Season" powers upon death and they made a promise to come back to visit the old man.  He knew (since he cast the spell) that their power would outlive both them and himself. He was long-lived, but still considered "old" so it was probably a matter of life-extension which couldn't go on forever.  So he cast a similar spell on himself, except this time, the thing that passes on upon death was memory and experience. It's similar to the characters of Noah/Lutz/Rune from the Phantasy Star series. So I theorize Ozpin is the current possessor of the Old Man's memories and when he dies, those memories will go to someone else.'' It wasn't revealed until this World of Remnant that the Maidens promised to go back and visit him every year and that he had been alive for centuries.