Talk:Penny/@comment-79.179.1.55-20140902195733/@comment-73.38.184.48-20140926102100

Actually, I suspect that Penny's father is the rumored Black King. After all, Penny is technically a robotic replacement for Huntresses. Given what we've just learned in "Field Trip", a robot also is representative of efforts to suppress individuality. We've also learned that her father is somehow connected to Ironwood as well.

But those are my only reasons. With Polendina being another Pinocchio reference, that draws a link between Penny and Torchwick (named after Lampwick in Pinocchio). We know that Torchwick somehow managed to get hold of Atlesian Paladins for the White Fang. I seriously doubt he stole them. That hints that he has a high-ranking contact within the Atlesian defense industry. I'm betting that contact is actually Penny's father.

Remember, Penny says that her father told her that she would someday have to save the world. Is that exactly what Ozpin said of his students? I believe that Penny was originally built to be a weapon against the Huntsmen. However, Penny's ability to use aura may actually be causing her to develop a soul, and therefore emotions, individuality, free will, and a conscience.

And finally, look at Penny's aura abilities. She has strings attached to her, like a marionette. In fact, the name Penny could be a shortened and feminized version of the name Pinocchio (Pin --> Pen --> Penny). So Penny would actually be RWBY's nod to Pinocchio, just as Weiss is a nod to Snow White (Weiss = White, Schnee = Snow) and Ruby represents both Little Red Riding Hood and Rose Red (Snow White and Rose Red).

So Penny is more than a robot. She's a puppet who wants to be a real girl....just like Pinocchio wanted to be a real boy. In essence, Penny is the embodiment of the war that Ozpin just recently described. Going back to the opening theme from Season 1 (This Will Be The Day), it's quite possible that Penny -- not Ruby -- is the key to winning ("victory is in a simple soul"). Ruby may simply be the catalyst that helps Penny to develop a soul. Therein would lie the meaning of that lyric, which would also explain why we were introduced to Penny so early in Season 1.