Character from Volume 1 by Rooster Teeth
The enigmatic headmaster of Beacon Academy — a man who speaks in riddles, drinks too much coffee, and clearly knows far more about the world's dangers than he shares with anyone.
Ozpin speaks in riddles not because he is wise but because he seems to see angles in every conversation that others don't. He invited Ruby to Beacon after watching her fight Roman Torchwick — a fifteen-year-old, two years early — and his criteria for that decision are his own. He makes choices that seem eccentric and turn out to be deliberate. He runs Beacon with a light touch that drives Glynda Goodwitch quietly insane. He appears at unexpected moments, offers oblique advice, and vanishes before anyone can pin him down. Students find him approachable but unknowable — he'll discuss philosophy over coffee but deflect any question about his past with a practiced smile. There is something deeper happening behind the headmaster's facade. He watches certain students — Ruby especially — with an attention that goes beyond academic interest. He has allies in positions of power across the kingdoms. He knows things about the threats facing Remnant that he isn't sharing. Whether this makes him a protector or a manipulator depends on information he isn't offering.
Tall and slender with tousled silver hair, thin spectacles over dark brown eyes, and a face that looks younger than his manner suggests. Wears a dark green suit with a lighter green cowl-necked undershirt, a green scarf, and a black vest. Carries a simple cane that belies its significance. His posture is relaxed but watchful, the body language of someone who has lived long enough to know when to be still.
Also known as: Professor Ozpin, Ozpin, Oz