User blog comment:Hidden Scorpius XI/My Impressions on "New Challengers" (RWBY-V3.E2)/@comment-26989559-20151101214208/@comment-3965075-20151101233142

That's actually a good question. If I were to guess, Penny's being saved up for later. Hmm, makes you wonder if she'll be in an "actual" Team and not one filled with undercover agents monitoring her.