Talk:Penny Polendina/@comment-33389681-20180104072533

I hope the writers expand more on the humanoid robots in this universe. In the game VA-11-HALL-A (read: Valhalla), they also have humanoid robots but in that game they're called "Lilim". Even if a Lilim's body is destroyed, their mind (or AI) can be uploaded into a brand new body. Because of that, Lilim have a different view of mortality from humans and I think they don't fear death as much.

So I think it would make sense that the robots in the RWBY universe shouldn't be as afraid of death either just because it'd probably be easier to have a backup file. The only problem is if they don't have a backup file, which would kind of make sense since technology in RWBY probably hasn't advanced that far enough, while in VA-11 HALL-A robots have been established for a while.

However, later in the series once the tech has advanced and Penny is restored (assuming she will be), then maybe Penny could be a meat shield (sorry Penny) since her death won't have as much impact. They could send her on dangerous missions easily. With a powerful meat shield hero it would help out the protagonists in many fights, unless the villains get a hold of their own robots.

Speaking of which, will the villains ever get their own robots? They already have enough power already, so I hope the writers don't do that. There's already a huge imbalance in power between the heroes and villains, and adding more power to the villains would definitely raise the chances of the writers writing themselves into a corner.

So hopefully only the protagonists will get powerful robots, because they really need them at the rate they're going. Not only that, but pointing out the difference in mortality between humans and robots would help world-building, if just by a little. It's just a really cool detail. I just really want Penny back.