He literally is and looks like a father figure for ruby and thats what i love about him and his design. He was always giving main character in general too
Honestly there’s not much to say about Qrow’s outfit. It’s a pretty standard Anime guy outfit. Complete with glowing tattered red cape. That not only shows he’s been at this for a while but was obliviously what inspired Ruby’s hooded outfit. What I can theorize is the significance in his and ravens Necklaces. There’s definitely a difference. Ravens is a fancy jewelry. Showing that she’s more interested in material and worldly objects. Meanwhile Qrow has a crooked cross. A religious symbol, but one that’s not quite right. This can signify that Qrow is more interested in things that have a greater meaning. Symbolizing his devotion to Ozpin and his goal for defeating humanity from the forces of evil. The fact that it’s crooked could also hint to his bad luck semblance and how a crooked cross could mean a bad omen. But then I thought about it from another point of view. Maybe the cross isn’t crooked. Maybe the cross is diagonal because that’s how a person would carry it. The cross could be a symbol for all the crosses Qrow has had to bare. The strained relationship with his sister. All the hard battles he’s had to fight. The fact that he feels the need to isolate himself because of his semblance. Loosing Summer that he may have had feelings for. The cross necklace could literally mean he’s shouldering so much weight on him but he feels it’s his duty.
Considering that this dude probably travels a lot, I highly doubt that he would care enough to change clothes all that often. Or maybe he just has a full wardrobe that only has the same outfit he always wears.
If I'm not wrong, I think he's also supposed draw inspiration from one of Odin's ravens, Mamory, and his sister, Yangs mom Raven, is suppose to be Thought.
@smalltittypunkgf You'd think, but actually no. Oscar is Tip, a character from The Marvelous Land of Oz, a sequel book to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the original book the movie, The Wizard of Oz, is adapting. Tip is secretly Princess Ozma, hence Oscar being the most recent Ozpin incarnation.
The crooked cross is likely a representation of mourning. Likely referring to Summer Rose specifically. It's an old religious tradition to mount a cross around your neck at an angle to let others know you are actively grieving for the loss of someone close, normally a spouse.
I prefer the theory that Qrow is Rubys biological father but after Summer died on a mission, probably something his semblance caused as he and Summer were on the same mission, he gave his daughter to Tai to raise as he didn't trust raising a child with his Bad Luck semblance.
I kind of wish he had just a little bit more red in his design. At least somewhere other than his cape cuz otherwise he's a little bit too washed out in terms of color Palette.
Yeah , what series have you been watching where that's a mystery ? Or did you just miss the multiple times where Yang and Ruby refer to him as their Uncle ? Or where Raven refers to him as her Brother ?
Just let him be her uncle, lol. He is still somebody close to Ruby and her mentor. He doesn't need to be Ruby's parent for her to take after him. It's fine if she feels closer to Qrow and Summer in terms of style and combat, especially since Yang is close to Tai.
