Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-24106129-20131108052656

This thread exists on the assumption that Penny is a Murakumo Unit or other autonomous awesomes. What are your thoughts on Penny's creation?

Mine are:

It's easy to label Penny as a prototype weapon created for the Grim (honestly I think an army of Pennies would be overkill) or even peacekeeping against the occasional ragamuffin that knows how to use their Aura for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole in the wrecking machine theory is that Penny feels emotions that are not necessary for battle. It makes no sense to give a weapon things like sympathy or depression, qualities that impair a weapon's effectiveness. However remember that Aura can only be wielded by those with a soul, if a soul is characterized by the presence of emotions perhaps Penny needs to be human to use Aura in combat. Assuming she uses Aura.

The most fairy tale-esque option is that her creation mirrors Gepetto's reasons from Pinnochio, that Penny was made for personal reasons that may involve replacing a beloved one. The Puppetmaster (the man chastising Penny in the car) may have outfitted her with excessive weapons either as a front to fool investors into providing him the funds to build Penny or extreme paranoia. Or maybe bitches love cannons. 