Character from Volume 2 by Rooster Teeth
The enigmatic headmaster of Beacon Academy — now visibly at odds with General Ironwood over how to handle the growing threats to Vale.
Ozpin is under pressure, and it shows in the spaces between his usual calm. General Ironwood has arrived in Vale with an entire military fleet for the Vytal Festival — a show of force that Ozpin considers provocative and counterproductive. Their disagreement is professional and old: Ozpin believes in trust, subtlety, and training the next generation; Ironwood believes in walls, guns, and controlling the variables. They're both right. They're both wrong. They've had this argument before. He still runs Beacon with a light touch that drives Glynda quietly insane. He still appears at unexpected moments with coffee and cryptic advice. But the mask slips more often this semester. He watches the foreign students with an attention that goes beyond hospitality. He checks in with his agents more frequently. He knows something is coming, and his usual strategy of letting events unfold is being tested by the scale of what he senses. He trusts his students more than his colleagues think he should. He sent Team RWBY to Mountain Glenn because he believed they were ready. Whether that faith is wisdom or recklessness depends on what they find down there.
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