People who ascribe to the view the Jaune would be a better reincarnation than Oscar clearly fail to understand the characters of Ozpin, Oscar and Jaune.

Jaune by the time Ozpin reincarnates is a jaded person with a jaded worldview. That is not who Ozpin is at his core, he believes in reuniting the world, in hope and humanity.

Oscar is the same, small and idealistic, he believes in humanity more than he believes in anything else. He is who Ozpin wishes he could be and who he will end up becoming anyway through the merge.

Jaune believes in humanity yes, but he doesn’t ascribe to the same viewpoints of Oscar and Ozpin who believe in unity. When Jaune found out the truth, he set the example of division that Salem wants so desperately even if it was only temporary. When Oscar’s found out the truth, he was hurt yes but he stuck with his view of unity, convincing others of the same even when it led to Jaune, Yang and Qrow unfairly lashing out at him.

Ozpin is the same, despite being alive for a millennium he still sticks to his viewpoint of unity and has never once faltered in that view even though there were times he withdrew or became depressed, his still believed in the core objective of unity and humanity.

Jaune I think as a character becomes rightfully enraged when short term solutions aren’t enacted and go to plan. Oscar and Ozpin are both patient in the ideologies and look for the long term solution of unity.

Jaune and Ozpin are not similar whatsoever, they both want the same thing, a lot of characters want the same thing as Ozpin but they and everyone else have clashing characteristics.

Ozpin and Oscar are similar, even through the tension in their relationship they have a harmonious mindset and dynamic. They are like minded souls.

Pyrrha: ...

~Ten Minutes later~

Pyrrha: Magic me bigger.

Ozpin: ... And Hello to you as well Miss Nikos. Now what is it you need?

Pyrrha: Magic me bigger.

Ozpin: ... First of all, How do you know I can do magic, Secondly, Why?

Pyrrha: It's the worst kept secret at Beacon second only to my Crush on Jaune, and Because I have a Crush on Jaune.

Ozpin: ... No.

Pyrrha: Come On! Scale plus .25! A 33% increase! Please!

Ozpin: No. I won't waste may limited capabilities on something so frivolous-

Pyrrha: Either you make me larger and get fresh 70% Mistralian Dark Cocoa Powder for Hot Chocolate, or I personally ensure Oobleck gets High-Strength, A1, freshly roasted Mistrali Blend Coffee Beans.

Ozpin: ...

I haven’t posted RWBY in over a year, take this

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