Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25266931-20161112032800/@comment-14138255-20161113195534

He wanted to test if Penny was a better fighter than current Huntsmen-in-Training, and didn't concieve that she'd be killed in the tournement. And it's clear he and Ozpin have trust issues, and Ozpin could have been righteously pissed off at the implications of not only manufacturing an android army, but disguised as a little girl with an Aura and everything (something Cinder takes advantage of).