Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20131225134740/@comment-24155619-20140314162725

82.12.156.248 wrote: The Devil's Advocate WP wrote: I think it would be a bit too dark to have Penny kill someone outside certain circumstances where it is commonly rationalized. Not saying it would be a bad idea, but they are trying to make it friendly to all audiences. I doubt we'll see anyone killed for a while yet, if anything the most harm next volume will either be:

1) Penny hospitalising Yang, Pyrrha (or a similar equally strong opponent)

2) The White Fang attacking Beacon or the Vytal Festival.

I doubt they will shy away from character death considering what's already been shown to happen to bad guys (what shows with a child audience in the back of the mind openly decapitates the bad guy [in this case the Nevermore]?) You're probably right, death wont be covered for a while, they need more world and character building before that happens.