History Recap / RWBYV7E1TheGreatestKingdom

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[[caption-width-right:350:A chance meeting with the father of a fallen, robotic friend. [[note]][[BackFromTheDead Although, we cannot say that she fell...]][[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:A chance meeting with the father of a fallen, robotic friend. [[note]][[BackFromTheDead And speaking of that robotic friend...]][[/note]]]]

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->''"Atlas is [[TitleDrop the greatest Kingdom]] in the world, alright?!"''

'''Volume 7, Episode 1:'''

Our heroes have finally made it to Atlas, but are they truly as safe as they’d hoped? This shining city in the clouds may be a beacon of hope for Remnant, but it casts a dark shadow ...

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: This was a fear many fans had in the event Penny returned, but it's {{Averted}} the moment Penny sees Ruby and charges her, as explained above.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Once Penny helps the heroes fend off the Grimm, she greets them with a friendly "Sal... ''u''... '''''TATIONS!!!'''''"

* WhamEpisode: Penny follows in [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime's]] footsteps and flips the bird at death.

* MythologyGag: While this is the first time Penny has flown in the show, it's not the first time she's flown in the franchise. In chapter 14 of the RWBY manga by Shirow Miwa, [[https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Penny_Polendina#Mobility Penny is seen fielding a jet pack.]]

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Pietro is an unparalleled roboticist responsible for building Penny, the first synthetic life-form to produce an Aura. He also created Yang's state-of-the-art cybernetic arm, and is responsible for keeping Maria's cybernetic eyes functioning and tuned. Despite the fact Maria has been returning to him for decades to get her eyes readjusted, he doesn't initial recognize her or understand the purpose for her visit until after she has jogged his memory several times.

* TemptingFate: After taking care of the first wave of Grimm attacking the city and leaving Penny to take care of the rest, Qrow remarks that he thought things would go a lot worse. The heroes are then immediately captured by the Ace Ops for engaging in vigilante behavior with unlicensed Huntsmen. As they're locked in the transport to be taken to Atlas for processing, Qrow glumly concludes this is ''exactly'' what his original expectations had been.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Pietro is an unparalleled roboticist responsible for building Penny, the first synthetic life-form to produce an Aura. He also created Yang's state-of-the-art cybernetic arm, and is responsible for keeping Maria's cybernetic eyes functioning and tuned. Despite the fact Maria has been returning to him for decades to get her eyes readjusted, he doesn't initial recognise her or understand the purpose for her visit until after she has jogged his memory several times.

* MythologyGag: While this is the first time Penny has flown in the show, it's not the first time she's flown in the franchise. In chapter 12 of the RWBY manga by Shirow Miwa, [[https://rwby.fandom.com/wiki/Penny_Polendina#Mobility Penny is seen fielding a jet pack.]]

* TemptingFate: After taking care of the first wave of Grimm attacking the city and leaving Penny to take care of the rest, Qrow remarks that he thought things would go a lot worse. The heroes are then immediately captured by the Ace Ops for engaging in vigilante behaviour with unlicensed Huntsmen. As they're locked in the transport to be taken to Atlas for processing, Qrow glumly concludes this is ''exactly'' what his original expectations had been.

* RocketBoots: In earlier volumes, Penny did show moments of being able to boost her way through the air when she had to. However, she only did it once and it's therefore ambiguous as to how she could do it and to what extent. In this episode, however, she's not hiding what she's capable of, so her rocket boots are fully active and openly being used to confirm she's capable of fully flight rather than just boosting her at speed across a tournament arena.

* ArrestedForHeroism: Despite defending Pietro's pharmacy against a swarm of Grimm, the heroes are busted by the Ace Ops team for illegally entering Atlas, ditching their stolen ship in Mantle against Atlesian orders, engaging in vigilantism, and allowing unlicensed Huntsmen to fight. When Pietro tries to defend them, Ace Ops tells the heroes that they must wait until they're taken to Atlas so they can explain what they've has been doing.

* TemptingFate: After taking care of the first wave of Grimm attacking the city and leaving Penny to take care of the rest, Qrow remarks that he thought things would go a lot worse. The heroes are then immediately captured by the Ace Ops for engaging in vigilante behaviour with unlicensed Huntsmen. As they're locked in the transport to be taken to Atlas for processing, Qrow glumly concludes this is exactly what his original expectations had been.

* ArrestedForHeroism: Despite defending Pietro's pharmacy against a swarm of Grimm, the heroes are busted by the Ace Ops team for illegally entering Atlas, ditching their stolen ship in Mantle against Atlesian orders, engaging in vigilantism, and allowing unlicensed Huntsmen to fight. When Pietro tries to defend them, Ace Ops tells the heroes that they must wait until they're taken to Atlas to explain what they've been doing.

* ArrestedForHeroism: Despite defending Pietro's pharmacy against a swarm of Grimm, the heroes are busted by the Ace Ops team for illegally entering Atlas, ditching their stolen ship in Mantle against Atlesian orders, engaging in vigilantism, and allowing unlicensed Huntsmen to fight. When Pietro tries to defend them, Ace Ops makes it clear that they must huntil they're taken to Atlas to explain what they've been doing.

* ArrestedForHeroism: Despite defending Pietro's pharmacy against a swarm of Grimm, the heroes are busted by the Ace Ops team for illegally entering Atlas, ditching their stolen ship in Mantle against Atlesian orders, engaging in vigilantism, and allowing unlicensed Huntsmen to fight. When Pietro tries to defend them, Ace Ops makes it clear that they're not the ones explanations need to be given to -- they'll have to wait until they're taken to Atlas to explain what they've been doing.

* TemptingFate: After taking care of the first wave of Grimm attacking the city and leaving Penny to take care of the rest, Qrow remarks that he thought things would go a lot worse. The heroes are then immediately captured by the Ace Ops and arrested for engaging in vigilante behaviour with unlicensed Huntsmen. As they're locked in the transport to be taken to Atlas for processing, Qrow glumly concludes this is exactly what his original expectations had been.

* AbsentMindedProfessor: Dr. Pietro is an unparalleled roboticist responsible for building Penny, the first synthetic lifeform to produce an Aura, as well as Yang's top-of-the-line cybernetic arm. He also has trouble remembering things in his old age and fails to recognize Maria, a long-time customer of his, until she jogs his memory with pointed hints.
** He’s taken aghast when he sees Yang painted her arm. At first he seems insulted, but quickly shifts to pondering it, as if the idea hadn’t occurred to him. He prioritizes this over the obvious gash torn across it.
* ArrestedForHeroism: Despite defending Pietro's medical practice against a swarm of Grimm, the heroes are busted by the Ace Ops team for entering Atlas through illegal means, ditching their stolen ship in Mantle against orders from the Atlesian higher-ups and using their weapons without a valid huntsmen license.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are a few details that can be seen around Pietro's shop that give away his connection to Penny as her father/creator before he says so himself, namely: one, he wears a pink bowtie that looks like (and most likely is) the bow Penny wore before the fall of Beacon; and two, a #1 Dad mug on his desk.

* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Dr. Polendina qualifies; he has a medical practice in Mantle, and is an extremely skilled mechanical and aerospace engineer - as evidenced by Yang's arm and the creation/reconstruction of Penny.
* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Dr. Pietro not only created Penny and built Yang's arm, but he's also the one who made and services Maria's artificial eyes.

* RocketBoots: Penny's new body has rocket boosters built in the legs and back, allowing her to fly.
* ShoutOut: Pietro has a carving of a whale in his house, a reference to the parallels between Penny and Pinocchio.
* TemptingFate: After taking care of the first wave of Grimm attacking the city, leaving Penny to take care of the rest, Qrow remarks that he thought things would go a lot worse. Immediately after, the Ace Ops team arrests the heroes for stealing an Atlas airship, illegally landing it, and using their weapons without a license (though Qrow is a licensed Huntsman regardless).

* Foreshadowing: There are a few details that can be seen around Pietro's shop that give away his connection to Penny as her father/creator before he says so himself, namely: one, he wears a pink bowtie that looks like (and most likely is) the bow Penny wore before the fall of Beacon; and two, a #1 Dad mug on his desk.

** He’s taken aghast when he sees Yang painted her arm. At seems insulted at first, but quickly shifts to pondering it, as if the idea hadn’t occurred to him. He prioritizes this over the obvious gash torn across it.

* FailedASpotCheck: The Ace Ops team arrest almost all of the heroes for illegally entering Mantle, but fail to realize that Maria was with them.