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MakiKuronami wrote: 182.18.209.4 wrote: Actually, if you thoroughly listen to Ozpin's speech... It's actually quite true (especially for all schools)... He's just being realistic... He is not there in order to encourage students to risk their lives to protect the people but to warn them that in the path that they have chosen, there is a chance that they will die... So he warned them that they are not there to acquire only "knowledge" but also experience... and to acquire such, is through action. I find that this contradicts his eagerness to recruit Ruby. Thus, it is sorta off-character of him to be giving a rather serious speech.

But which one is his true behavior is up to air. For all we know, the Ozpin of episode 1 is him putting up a front to Ruby, since she's a child. But now that she's in his domain, it's time to show that shit's about to get serious. I posted earlier on another thread that Ozpin's speech was a carbon copy of his old headmaster's speech 9who may have been a little more cynacle) and used it because he had other things to worry about, presumably 3 things

1. The Grim is making a resurgence

2. his health may be declining (but not to death)

3. or he may just be distracted by something else