Volume 4[]
—Oscar, talking to a mirror
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Shut up! You think this is funny? It's not. |
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It's autumn-colored... with a large mahogany desk. There's a small table with chairs in a corner for guests, with a tea set that... I... I gave him. |
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—Oscar, describing the headmaster's office
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So you just decided to read my thoughts? |
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—Oscar, to Ozpin
—Oscar, to Ozpin
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You know... the weirdest part is how it feels. Leaving home is crazy. Going to the city is crazy. Everything you've told me is completely crazy. But it doesn't feel crazy anymore. It feels like I'm doing the right thing. |
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—Oscar, to Ozpin
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Um, I'm supposed to tell you, I'd like my cane back? |
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Volume 5[]
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You... have silver eyes. |
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—Oscar to Ruby
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But you probably know me as... Professor Ozpin. |
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—Oscar, introducing himself to
RNJR
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It's strange, I have only had this cane for a few weeks, but... I feel like I've had it for a lifetime. Longer, even. |
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I'm... scared. I'm more scared than I've ever been in my life, than I ever thought was possible. I always knew that I wanted to be more than a farmhand, but this? Who would ask for this? |
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—Oscar expressing his fear to Ruby
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How can you be so confident?! People have tried to kill you! The world's about to go to war all over again! How are you okay with any of this?!! |
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—Oscar questioning Ruby's confidence
—Oscar's response to Lionheart's "Ozpin?"
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She made a choice! A choice to put others before herself! So do I. |
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—Oscar, to Hazel
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He had... a message... we must... get the lamp to... Atlas. |
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—Oscar, giving Ozpin's message to Qrow
Volume 6[]
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You know sometimes the burden of saving the world feels overwhelming. But then people like that come along and make me grateful that it's our jobs and not theirs. |
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—Oscar, to everyone
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Hurry... he's... trying to stop you! |
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—Oscar, to Team RWBY while fighting back for control from Ozpin
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He's afraid... you'll find out what he's... hiding! |
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—Oscar, to Team RWBY about Ozpin's secret
—Oscar, about
Ozma when he first reincarnated
—Oscar, to everyone about Ozpin
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No, this is different. He's gone. It-- It's like he's locked himself deep inside my head. Our head? I hate this! I want it to stop! |
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—Oscar, after Ozpin shutting himself deep inside his subconscious
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I'm just going to be another one of his lives, aren't I? |
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—Oscar, asking Ruby about himself being one of Ozma's reincarnations
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Look, none of this is great, we know. But we're not the bad guys here. |
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No, it's okay. These past few days, I've been scared of the same things you were. I don't know how much longer I'm going to be... me. But I did some thinking, and I do know that I want to do everything I can to help with whatever time I have left. |
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—Oscar, to everyone
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I... thanks, but... I've been meaning to tell you guys... I didn't land the ship on my own. |
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—Oscar, to everyone about how he crash landed the airship
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No, he guided me... And then he was gone again... |
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—Oscar, to everyone about how Ozpin helped him on how to land the airship safely
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I don't know, but... it at least means he was looking out for us. |
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—Oscar, to everyone about Ozpin
Volume 7[]
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After we came all this way, we can't just leave, can we? |
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—Oscar, to everyone
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Actually, Oz isn't completely gone. |
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Not quite. He's kind of, um, gone... at the moment. |
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—Oscar, to Ironwood about Oz's status
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Ruby, hiding things from Ironwood, doesn't that feel like what Ozpin did to us? |
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—Oscar, to Ruby before she and the others head for the mission
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What did you have in mind? |
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—Oscar, Ironwood before he receives some sparring training
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You guys are evolving and I still don't have my Semblance. |
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—Oscar, to everyone and their Semblance while he doesn't have one yet
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Well, I can tell you what I think. The path you're heading down where you're the only one with the answers, where you do the thing you think is right no matter the cost, it's not going to take you anywhere good. |
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—Oscar, to Ironwood
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Some things matter more, I think. Keeping our humanity. It's what makes us different from her. |
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—Oscar, to Ironwood about protecting humanity and their difference compared to Salem's
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I do believe in you, but not only you. I think the best thing you could do is sit down and talk with the people you're most afraid to. |
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—Oscar, to Ironwood
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The panic you were worried about? It's already happening. The secrets you're keeping? They're about to be in the open anyway. It's time. Tell the truth. |
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—Oscar, to Ironwood
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We're sorry we kept it from you, too. We didn't know who to trust. I figured you should know before you make any… sacrifices. |
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—Oscar, after telling Ironwood the truth about Salem
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He'd be proud of you. You're bringing the hope that Atlas was meant to inspire. A city in the sky is held to a higher standard. |
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—Oscar, complimenting Ironwood on Ozpin's behalf
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This crazy girl showed up and attacked me. But she looked like someone else. |
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There's something I have to do alone. |
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—Oscar, to Team JNR
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I guess it's because of Oz, but… holding it helps calm me down when I'm afraid. |
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If you abandon Mantle, you abandon our best chance of reuniting the world. You abandon Remnant, leaving millions to fend for themselves so a few can survive. What kind of-- |
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—Oscar, to Ironwood before he is interrupted
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Then you're as dangerous as she is, James. |
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—Oscar, believing Ironwood is now too far gone
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That power, these memories… You're back, aren't you? You saved me. |
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—Oscar, to a returned Ozpin
Volume 8[]
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I was stupid to think the general would listen. Every choice I've made was the wrong one, and now… |
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—Oscar, to Ruby about his decision to try and reason with Ironwood
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No. What Salem wants is to turn us against each other. Just like this. Jaune has a point. We can work separately and still be united. |
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—Oscar, to everyone
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It should not be this hard getting people to just cooperate. |
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—Oscar, while escorting civilians to the crater
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I'm not upset that you left. I'm upset you came back. I started to feel like me. Not the same me I was before all of this, but… the me I always wanted to be. I felt… like I was actually part of the team. |
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—Oscar, to Ozpin
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It's all the negativity. Salem's forces aren't moving in, but it's enough to start attracting the stragglers. |
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—Oscar, to Yang
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I'm sorry the reunion isn't living up to your expectations. |
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—Oscar, to Salem while pretending to be Ozpin
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The Lamp is all out of questions… |
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—Oscar, lying about the Relic of Knowledge to Salem, to no avail
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No, it'll be even worse. He's holding back with me. I can tell. |
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—Oscar, to Ozpin about Hazel
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Salem, she knows she can't take on the whole world at once. So she doesn't. She has her followers work their way in sabotaging us from the inside out. (with Ozpin) Maybe we should do the same. |
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—Oscar, coming up with a plan
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Her name is Jinn. You want her to come out of the Lamp? Just say her name. She can still answer one more question. |
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—Oscar, revealing Jinn's identity to Hazel
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No, I'm giving you the password, and hoping you'll find the truth for yourself. |
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—Oscar, to Hazel
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I thought the idea of falling through Remnant into a new world was exciting. I never understood why she was so sad when she finally made it back home. But now it makes more sense. |
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—Oscar, to Ozpin about "The Girl Who Fell Through the World"
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No, I don't like what happens when we use magic. Every time we use it, I can feel us merging faster. I'm not ready for that. |
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—Oscar, to Ozpin about his hesitance to use magic
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You sure he'll be okay on his own? |
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She'll just come after us. |
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—Oscar, to Jaune
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You don't have to forgive her. You have every reason to feel that way. Just maybe give her a second chance. We've already gotten quite a bit of help today from someone we don't exactly trust right now. |
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—Oscar, to Yang's group about Emerald
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I know how you feel, but he saved my life. When we were tortured, he took it. So I wouldn't have to. He entrusted me with this. And the massive amount of power he had stored up in it. Kinetic energy that he spent lifetime after lifetime accumulating in the cane he built. |
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—Oscar, defending Ozpin
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I've seen what you can do, Emerald. However this fight ends, we could really use someone like you. |
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—Oscar, to Emerald
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Can we please just give each other a chance? Emerald's not with Salem anymore, and Ozpin is back. All of this doubt and worry and distrust, it isn't getting us anywhere. |
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—Oscar, trying to reason with Team RWBY
—Oscar, to Emerald
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There's something else to consider. Once the Staff creates anything else, the city drops. Atlas has enough natural Gravity Dust to keep it from plummeting immediately, but, well… nobody's going to want to be around when it touches down. |
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—Oscar, about the dangers of using the Staff of Creation
—Oscar, suggesting Team RWBY's entry point into the Vault
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The bigger question is what do we do now? |
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—Oscar, to Team JNR and Emerald after the communications shutdown
About Oscar[]
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Hey, Oscar? This isn't gonna be easy, but the fact that you're even trying says a lot about you. You're braver than you think. |
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—Ruby, to Oscar
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Of course not. You're your own person. |
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—Ruby, to Oscar
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He's in your head, isn't he? Did you already know about this? |
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—Jaune, to Oscar
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He didn't know any of it! |
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How much longer can we even trust him?! |
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—Jaune, to everyone about Oscar
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How do we even know it's really him?! What if we have been talking to that liar this whole time?! |
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—Jaune, to everyone about Oscar
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It's Oscar. He's missing. |
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Don't worry, we aren't going to Atlas without him. |
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—Jaune to everyone about Oscar
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Good. This team isn't the same without you, Oscar. |
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—Jaune, to Oscar
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I mean, Oscar made a successful crash landing! He's a fourteen-year-old farm hand! |
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—Ruby, to everyone about Oscar's crash landing
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Uh, Oscar here is… is the next Ozpin. |
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—Qrow, to Ironwood about Oscar
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Now you are starting to sound like him |
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—Ironwood, to Oscar
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Yeah, they’ll be fine. Jaune’s a great leader, Oscar’s grown a ton, and Yang is more than capable of protecting them all in a fight. |
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—Nora discussing the other team's capabilities in "
Strings"
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So small, this new host of yours. It’s a wonder my Hound didn’t break you. |
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—Salem meeting Oscar for the first time in "
Fault"
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We certainly are similar, you and I. Maybe we have been presented with an opportunity. |
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So the old man and the boy share a body now? Ooh, that’s got some uncomfortable implications. Who thought that was a helpful way to reincarnate? |
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