Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-89.142.252.18-20150801103140/@comment-24891101-20150803162846

Do you fear, dislike, or are otherwise unsatisfied with firefighters? Because that's the closest analogue to Hunters. People who dedicate their lives, risking themselves every day to protect innocent people against a force of nature which cannot be reasoned with.

And while the ultimate end goal of the Penny project would probably see human Hunters become obsolete, you've just traded human Hunters for synthetic Hunters. Given their reverance for the soul, Penny's siblings and children will likely be afforded a legal status analogous to humans, especially if they act as Hunters.

I will also point out that a single professional Hunter with the aid of a single cadet and a hunting hound was able to absolutely demolish the state-of-the-art of military mechs in droves. Similarly, a terrorist and his apprentice destroyed dozens of the standard infantry combat robot, as well as a heavier asset.

And while there may be Grimm cults, they'd be absolutely despised. What you're talking about is a group who wants everyone to die to lightning strikes, or an asteroid to hit the earth and kill everyone. They'd be viewed about as nicely as we view Daesh. They'd probably be illegal, as they'd be actively harmful to society.