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The JNPR Tree a RWBY Fan Theory

WARNING: Some of the fictional triggers contained within this article involve graphic content such as death, gore, violence, and child abuse.

Read at your own discretion! 

DISCLAIMER: All of the content written below are merely fan theories written by @sionanimations​ and @mood-owl​ for the sake of understanding the story of RWBY better. If you haven’t watched all of the episodes for RWBY, there are spoilers within this for seasons 4-7, so keep that in mind.

All referenced works will be linked in the google docs listed at the bottom of this article for your own benefit.

Enjoy!

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TL;DR: 

The Juniper Tree (as linked) is a German fairy tale published in Low German by the Brothers Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales in 1812. It is based on the protagonist of the story, a young boy who is the child of the father and the father’s first wife, who is also Marlinchen’s stepbrother (or in other versions, her half-brother). The boy often afraid to return home from school since he would routinely be abused and beaten, he began to cry himself to sleep every night. Eventually, he is decapitated by his stepmother, she binds his head to the rest of his body with a bandage and props his corpus onto a chair outside, with an apple on his lap for his sister’s discovery. Later, after Marelen discovers that he is dead, his blood is drained and along with his body is cooked into “Blood-Soup/Black Pudding” by his stepmother. When his father returns home and questions where the boy is, she responds telling him that he has gone off to the country to live with his mother’s great uncle. The boy eventually reincarnates into a beautiful bird, returning with items: a golden chain (for his father), a pair of red boats (for his sister), and a millstone, which he uses to kill the stepmother in revenge and reverts back into his original human self by the end of the story. 

THEORY NOTES: 

I believe Oscar’s story is loosely based upon this fairy tale, but if he had lived through the traumatic experience. In RWBY Volume 4  Episode 1 - The Next Step, Oscar Pine is introduced to us upon waking up from a nightmare panicked, possibly indicating a traumatic experience from his past. Another thing noted to us in this episode is Oscar's outfit, much like the young boy in this tale, Oscar is presented wearing a bandage wrap around his neck, possibly indicating a former wound related to the traumatic experience. 

In the Grimm story, after the boy’s death the stepmother responds to her husband stating, "he has gone across the country to his mother's great uncle. He will stay there awhile." However, in this theory, Oscar lives through the ordeal and actually does go to the country in Mistal as a farmhand to live with his aunt. 

In the Grimm Brothers "The Juniper Tree," reincarnation plays a major role in the tale. Similarly to how the reincarnation of Ozma also plays a major theme in the tale of RWBY. However, Oscar is the reincarnation of a former like-minded soul (Ozma)  instead of a bird. 

But perhaps they didn’t entirely leave this out, in RWBY Volume 6 Chapter 8 - Lost, after Oscar is confronted by his teammates about Ozpin’s lies. Oscar, unsure of how to cope, retreats into the city and is later seen wearing a new outfit consisting of gold, green, and red - possibly a direct symbolism to the bird (often depicted as a pheasant) the boy reincarnated into in the story. 

“...fine red and green feathers he had, and how his neck was like pure gold, and how his eyes shone like stars in his head.” A symbolism of Oscar’s purity and innocence.

"Wife," said the shoemaker, "go into the shop. There is a pair of red shoes on the top shelf. Bring them down." Then the wife went and bought the shoes [for the bird]. In RWBY Oscar is shown wearing a pair of red shoes/boots, which he purchased while trying to cope. 

It is important to note here that in most instances red shoes in the Grimm fairy tales symbolize a curse or sin. - In the era of the Grimm Fairy Tales, red shoes were the symbolism of harbinger of evil due to the religious influence in society, where the church declared red as a symbol of the devil and unwanted attention.  

The story of the “Juniper Tree,” is the archetypal bridge between other fairy tale stories produced by the Grimm Brothers: Cinderella, Briar Rose, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Using an object (normally represented through nature) that watches after the main character. In the case of this story, it’s a juniper tree. 

The allusion of using a Juniper tree has long been recognized as one of the most powerful of all fairy tales trees. In the language of flowers, Juniper symbolizes perfect loveliness, beauty, and protection. 

The Juniper tree is in the Cupressaceae family closely related to the Pine tree, a possible reference to Oscar Pine’s name. 

Hopefully, like the boy in this tale, Oscar will be able to revert back into his former self at the end of the fairy tale, no longer another reincarnation of Ozma.

Google Docs Link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/12dmrUTbvNouXAOTJPmfMVi45n_BWnB5d9X0zkzln4C8/edit?usp=sharing

@Mood-owl​‘s Post: https://mood-owl.tumblr.com/post/626355128982765568/the-jnpr-tree-a-rwby-theory For more updates and future fan art on this theory please follow @mood-owl​ & @sionanimations​ onTumblr!

[mood-owl]

This is for you guys - @rozanime @sionanimations @deboo08 

More is coming for this post - 

Meme format from - BlueChair Comics

[roz-ani]

OPPS - it’s time to start working out!

There’s a possibility that you’ve already seen @mood-owl​’s post. Well, I had a very interesting converstaion with @deboo08 @sionanimations and our mysterious friend known as “The”. Here’s what happened:

BASICALLY

Every time Oscar does something or something happens to him (but mainly when RT doesn’t give him the attention he deserves), you have to exercise. Push-ups, squats, pull-ups, running!

ANYTHING YOU WANT!  ✧・ﾟ(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ ︵┻━┻ :・ﾟ✧

Here are some great inspirational Oscar “posters” (which you may have seen before), provided to you by THE ONE AND ONLY: @rueleaf-art​

Remember, it's also important to stay hydrated:

Btw: Whoever makes an actual work out plan will get a cookie :3

[otterdoesart]

Where does Oscar Lime come from?? Who started this phenomenon?? I'm dying to know

@sionanimations i think?? from what i can tell it was created in a discord server i am not a part of

i’m just here to reblog it all lol

[hadesisqueer]

Tag 8 people and Get to know them!

Thanks for the tag @sionanimations !!

Favorite color: Idk. Green or black.

Last Song: Medusa by Alba Reche.

Last Movie: I think it was The Nun.

Last TV Show: Avatar: The Last Airbender (rewatching).

Sweet, spicy or savory: I'm always a slut for spicy food.

Bubble water, tea or coffee: Coffee. Although I really like tea as well.

I don't really know who to tag, so, you, if you're seeing this, you're tagged.

[torontofarmboi]

@deb0o @mcmystery @tomecko @gatheringkeepsakes @sunnysunsins @sionanimations @mood-owl @jealouscartoonist @rueleaf-art

My first art tutorial!

[sionanimations]

Here’s a little bit more about me!

[roz-ani]

Tag 8 people and Get to know them!

Thanks for the tag, @ma-lemons!

Favorite color: Blue

Last Song: Way to Mandalay by Blackmore's Night

Last Movie: The Avengers

Last TV Show: Doctor Who (started s8)

Sweet, spicy, or savory: Sweet!

Bubble water, tea, or coffee: Definitely tea (Never heard of bubble water...)

@nix-nihil @plexieglasses @keyenuta @deboo08 @sionanimations @mood-owl @123lefry @silver-coded

[torontofarmboi]

@gatheringkeepsakes @deb0o @mcmystery @rueleaf-art @sionanimations @rose-the-fox @roz-ani

i love you (threat)

[torontofarmboi]

@deboo08 @aliarlies @rozanime @mcmystery @sionanimations @mood-owl @jealouscartoonist @jeizet @rueleaf-art @sunnysunsins @summer-of-roses @spatziline @miraculouscorazone @purplefreemels @ezroar @lethiepie @chaikachi @12345lunascarlet12345

[roz-ani]

NO COFFEE! Only tea! The rest sounds nice ❤️

Thanks for tagging me @ma-lemons @torontofarmboi!

@rueleaf-art @deboo08 @mood-owl @sionanimations @mcmystery @plexieglasses

hey. hey. HEY.

do this “what i think you would taste like based on these random questions” quiz my boyfriend made

[deb0o]

"hi deboo here, your local vampire-witch, and roomate number 4 of this chaotic household! When i'm not home i work in a witch shop where i sell potions or go to uni to complete my art degree. Since i'm a half-vampire i'm often awake during the night and sleep during the day which leads to some of my roomates to believe i don't exist or live there, pretty weird when i usually blast music and cook in the night. However, my roomates are pretty cool, after all, rue is always chill and brings me blood whenever she comes home, still wonder where she gets it, mood is pretty much a mood and i love to vibe with her, roza is...........well roza, mc is cool too and i love to watch her streams, but its weird when she says that i'm always wearing halloween costumes, and finally sionna which i love to study with, and what i always see her doing,seriously someone get her out of these books." Thanks to @rozanime​ @rueleaf-art​ @sionanimations​ @mcmystery​ and @mood-owl​ for taking part in this chaotic mess, i really had a lot of fun drawing these, and hope to draw more of them, well at least little comics about it (but curse you school!!!!) also the line up !!!!

Hey! MC coming to you live from my room. I’m just an average human who can shapeshift into a fox, but my roommates don’t know that. If they found out they might think I’m weird, so keep it a secret between us! I’m usually in my room drawing or streaming. Though, I have to tell the others to keep it down or ask them to use less of the wifi. Besides that, they’re all cool! Owl’s amazing at keeping the place clean and organized. Siona studies a lot but finds time to chill with me. Deboo comes out during the night to makes food for herself. I question why she always wears Halloween costumes throughout the year, like seriously, doesn’t wearing those plastic vampire teeth hurt after a while? Roza is nice, but always seems to be on the brink of tears. Lastly, Rue, she’s great (she brings me bones to snack on, I wonder where she gets them from) though I wish she wouldn’t make so much noise when she comes home in middle of the night (she’s really dedicated to being artist since she always has smudges of red paint on her and carries home a hefty back of art supplies).  I’m sort of the mom to everyone, I do some cooking, driving others around places and helping Mood with cleaning or being there for them. One thing that bugs me though is that, someone keeps letting in this strange yellow cat that’s always crying into our home. I usually put it outside and shoo it away. Maybe I should have a group talk with everyone about this… (special thanks to @deboo08 for drawing this for me and letting me color it!)

[roz-ani]

Thanks for the tag, @ma-lemons!

I’m not very active in fandoms other thank RWBY, but I’ll try to come up with something XD

RWBY - I don’t have a favourite character (you’d think it would be easy wth such a big cast XD), but if I had to choose - Yang (v1-3) or Nora

BNHA - Toshinori Yagi/All Might

Doctor Who - Donna 

TOH - Eda

SNK - Hange 

ATLA - Toph 

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure - Varian

Hazbin Hotel - Alastor

GoT - Tyrion

Danganronpa - Kirigiri

@nix-nihil @dissonantharmony @keyenuta @mood-owl @sionanimations​ @plexieglasses @lazulisunmoon and anyone who wants to play!

@olyollyoxenfree

Thanks for tagging me, I took a long time to do it!

Alright!!!

1. OHSHC- Haruhi

2. BNA- Shirou Ogami

3. Anne with An E- Jerry !!!

4. Haikyu!- Sugawara

5. The Arcana- Muriel

6. ATLA- that’s so hard cause it changes all the time... Sokka

7. RWBY- Weiss or Yang (also changing all the time)

8. The Owl House- Luz

9. She-Ra and the POP- Scorpia

10. Monthly Girls Nozaki-Kun- Nozaki

So you’re supposed to say your ten favorite characters from your ten favorite fandoms!

@lethiepie

@rozanime

@maswartz

@che1sea-xiao-long

@blackhakumen

@howtotrainanimefan

If you want!