Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-26259025-20150419120747

I should mention, if you don't know the story of Achilles or what an "Achilles heel" is, go and bloody well look it up.

So, Pyrrha is somewhat based off of Achilles. The reasons we can say this are the Greek/Spartan-esque "super soldier motif" Pyrrha has going on, the fact Achilles used the name Pyrrha when he hid among the daughters of the King of Skyros. Furthermore, Achilles was supposed to be invincible- and, from what we've seen in the show, a lot of people, even the baddies (Cinder, for example) refer to her as invincible.

But, Mercury tells Cinder Pyrrha is not actually invincible. We all know the idea of an "Achilles heel". A deadly weakness, that undoes all that strength. Like Superman with kryptonite. A glaring vulnerability.

So, my question is, what do you think Pyrrha's "heel" is?

I personally think she's too nice for her own good. She might be invincible in a fight, but she comes across as far too trusting, and far too friendly. This is why she isn't the leader of team JNPR- she's just got far too passive a personality.

Think of it this way- some bad guy could probably trick, or manipulate her into some sort of trap. That does not bode well for Pyrrha.  