Talk:J. Oswald Hyde-White

Some Wild Speculation
J. Oswald Hyde-White's story is pretty unbelievable in itself. I mean, a fledgling who manages to overpower and Diablerize his own 7th generation sire seconds after his embrace; takes refuge in one of the deadliest cities of Europe and not only survives but thrives in it; quickly becoming the unofficial head of his clan within the city while two of his personalities independently go back and forth from East and West Berlin as members of the Primogen of both Ventrue Princes. It's kinda odd... Such feats should be impossible for a 28 year old vampire (BbN was published in 1993), even after the Diablerie of a 7th generation Cainite.

It should be noted that BbN biographies are written in-character, so maybe the date listed as J. Oswald Hyde-White's embrace could very well refer to the year that his Ozzy persona finally became dominant enough to overcome Jekyll and Hyde and finally see the world once more. Maybe Oswald White was the original personality, while Jekyll and Hyde would be merely a fantasy that took control of this character's mind before (or during?) his Embrace - we all know how some Malkavians are prone to Embrace people who already suffer from some kind of mental illness and that mental illness tends to be aggravated by the Embrace. I know, I know, this theory is pretty far fetched, but it would be cool though. Russel Hammond (talk) 11:26, April 28, 2019 (UTC)

Hermann Göring
If the far fetched theory described in Some Wild Speculation has any merit, it would be possible that the coterie of three individuals that embraced Hermann Göring were in fact none other than a single Cainite with three different personalities, our very own J. Oswald Hyde-White. Could it be just a coincidence that there are three personalities coexisting within this troubled vampire's body?? The main problem regarding this theory, of course, stems from the fact that J. Oswald Hyde-White's Character Sheet claims that he was embraced in 1965, while Göring was embraced 19 years earlier, around 1946. But then again, maybe Ozzy's account of his own Embrace is unreliable - he's a wacky Malkavian after all - Character Sheets, however, tend to be pretty reliable.. so I'm probably just rambling. Russel Hammond (talk) 11:26, April 28, 2019 (UTC)