Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-158.125.243.29-20150329080244/@comment-26206856-20150419164034

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It did seem like a failry easy fight, yet we also saw a whole fleet of military power rain down from above as well, which if you think about it, is kind of overkill if just RWBY and JNPR could hold everything off themselves. It seemed like the breach was supposed to be more widespread than it looked since eveyone was in that one open courtyard area. The fact that CFVY is an older team, they're naturally going to upstage the others in fighting ability anyway, so stealing the spotlight isn't too hard to do. I'm sure the staff wanted to show off this new epic team too.

I'll give you Penny, but also keep in mind RWBY hadn't really worked as a team yet at that time and for just Ruby and Blake who aren't partners to take on a bunch of airships full of WF may have been a little beyond them at the time. When you have a new character, it's kind of hard to not put them in the spotlight for a bit to showcase their abilities. Imagine how lame it would have been if Sun fought off screen and defeated the men while we watch Blake do the same tricks we've seen before. Blake certainly played her part, and isn't really one to be in the spotlight.

Penny plot, huh? She's managed to separate Ruby from Weiss at the tower, giving us a chance to see Weiss on her own, and showcase Ironwood's new mech. We know someone aside from her father (most likely Ironwood based on the timing) told her not to speak to anyone. She also gets wary when he says some battles need a human touch, which is probably what he plans to use her for with the Mechs as a temporary solution. We also find out that her creator has found a way to get inanimate objects to generate their own aura which is likely driving the intentions and plot points of one side of the war. (Atlesian way of keeping the people safe from grimm with robots rather than hunter/huntress' lives.) There's a difference between the short episode/volume arcs and the overarching plot.