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WillDeRegio Since: Jan, 2015
#25826: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:11:48 AM

Atlas has a thing for robotics. The Atlesian Knights, Atlesian Paladins, Penny... MechaIronwood. It wouldn't surprise anyone in-universe if they brought Penny back.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25827: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:13:30 AM

Ah, but using robots such as Penny minimizes training time, casualties, and overall just being more efficient than spending years training a Hunter.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#25828: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:15:01 AM

[up][up]Mechawood is clear a secret and the rest where present in Atlas condition, Penny is evolution of that rise many alarms, even more in the condition Cinder present it:

[up]We dont know how much it cost Penny to be built, so far and army of penny shoudnt be posible right now and even more consider Cinder just give them a punch in the PR department.

edited 10th Feb '16 9:16:44 AM by unknowing

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UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25829: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:20:34 AM

But Penny is also an evolution that has many benefits for people. Think about how the city would fare in a Grimm breach if there were a bunch of Penny-bots in the crowd.

They're always armed, capable of everything a Hunter is and more, and better yet, they have consciences and can grow attached to people. When the people they're attached to are in danger...

Well, just look at Penny when Roman attacked Ruby.

You can always fix a Penny-bot, but you can't bring a dead Hunter back. They're stronger, tougher and overall either more versatile or more specialized than Hunters.

Crinias from The Bleak Academy Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Mu
#25830: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:27:33 AM

Ok, let me put this clear, PENNY IS NOT EVEN A PERSON
See, unknowing, I was kind of wavering on how seriously to take you, because it's a bit difficult to understand what you write sometimes, but this is entirely missing the point.

Penny's a person. She's a real girl. She's not an AI pretending to be human, she's an actual intelligent and self-aware being who exists and has an aura. That's kind of the whole point of being a person, to be aware of yourself. Narratively speaking, being a robot isn't really a big obstacle to being a person.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#25831: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:29:17 AM

[up][up]But there is the question Cinder left hanging: who this penny bots serve? and for what? this kind of thing need care to be present into the public, Cinder just blunt force the issue in whole posible way, and even more if she leaked the video Mercury is taking, Penny is not "future of hunting" is "the invasiont of secrets robots from atlas"

[up]and self aware AI is what? even them she wasnt build just for the sake o it, Atlas build her for a reason making her their property whatever she likes or not, being atlas secret project is not something you can shrurg out like this.

[down]Them, why Atlas will build them? having and army of android who can think and more important, decide the goverment is not worth kepping...you can see the issues dosent it?

Also, even if the follow the project, they will diferent from Penny, that is the issue at hand.

edited 10th Feb '16 9:45:24 AM by unknowing

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UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25832: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:32:46 AM

That will be very hard for Atlas though, seeing as these bots are self aware and have consciences. We've seen that Penny was willing to defy orders to interact with Ruby.

Also, Penny clearly had a Semblance with her swords, as well as having Aura, evidenced by an Aura bar. She has a soul, she can't just be 'taken over' using a computer.

MEKristian Since: Nov, 2009
#25833: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:37:42 AM

I'm not entirely sure that Penny's Swords have anything to do with a possible Semblance, because I have seen my fair share of Attack Drones that don't require special powers to use.

Especially if they're wired.

edited 10th Feb '16 9:38:05 AM by MEKristian

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25834: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:49:11 AM

Still, she has Aura. And nobody could have not noticed that, seeing as she had an Aura bar.

She's basically a human/faunus in a robot body.

BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#25835: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:54:21 AM

The next meeting between Pyrra and Penny is going to be really awkward.

Penny: Salutations, Pyrra Nykos!

Pyrra: I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!

Which leads to Pyrrha basically repeating "I'm sorry" ad nasuem.... Which leads to walking up to Pyrrha and happily hugging her.

For a fandom with so much shipping, fanart, cosplay. and a fairly open setting, it's amazing that the fanfiction is apparently pretty weak.

Nah, from what I've seen, the fanfiction for RWBY tends to be awesome. Dunno why the fanfiction thread died off though

edited 10th Feb '16 9:55:28 AM by BlackSunNocturne

MEKristian Since: Nov, 2009
#25836: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:54:58 AM

I agree with that aspect, I just disagree with the idea that we've necessarily seen Penny's Semblance on-screen.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#25837: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:57:24 AM

For me, Penny was build with the idea of Maiden in mind, maybe instead of wating some lucky girl to be the next maiden, you could be one! at least that would give a good reason to bring her back and tie her with the main plot, otherwise is pointless.

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EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#25838: Feb 10th 2016 at 9:59:19 AM

that would have been interesting, actually. Penny being built in order to store the aura of the fall maiden. shame that ironwood didn't tell ozpin.

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UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25839: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:01:28 AM

Hmm, what would Penny's Semblance be?

Also, I wonder if Glynda uses the old fashioned way of Dust manipulation? I highly doubt that wand of hers has enough Dust for the big stunts she pulls off with them.

People whose Semblances I want to know: Ozpin, Qrow, Winter, Torchwick.

Cross (Don’t ask)
#25840: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:02:58 AM

Winter's Semblance is the same as Weiss.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25841: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:04:33 AM

I mean the non-family inherent Grimm summoning one.

I wonder how you even get one of those? Luck? Or something else?

BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#25842: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:08:36 AM

I believe the Schnee family is unique for having a hereditary Semblance.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#25843: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:14:25 AM

Yeah, it was weird because world o remant said each semblence is entirely unique, but them this come from, so I think they retcon that in order to have something conecting the sister(and because it take more to make diferent power from everyone).

Also is just me or Ruby look MORE badass with Pennys sword than crsent rose? she give me this Levi vibe from her.

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UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25844: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:15:03 AM

But Weiss seems to have two Semblances then. Her hereditary one, and her runes that alter...whatever they alter.

BlackSunNocturne Since: Aug, 2013
#25845: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:16:06 AM

I believe the Schnee semblance is simply a two-parter.

The Hereditary Summoning and the individual also has their unique one.

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Prany Since: Apr, 2013
#25847: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:31:44 AM

It's a single semblence that does everything.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#25848: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:37:33 AM

Which it make the best semblence of the team so far, since it can evolve, the rest are one-trick ponies that you can get around(just look Roman and Neo beating Ruby)

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CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#25849: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:37:42 AM

Watch as it turns out the founder of the Schnee Company sold his soul to a demon to get the semblance.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#25850: Feb 10th 2016 at 10:38:59 AM

Or the entire Schnee family are clones of one person, with a few genetic changes...


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