Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14640999-20140724024429/@comment-79.97.93.179-20140728231057

I'd just like to say that Penny pulling down an airship doesn't really signify her being particularly stronger than the most physically powerful of aura users; Yang hitting Ren into the ground hard enough for the shockwave to clear the room and Nora subsequently belting Yang so hard it took a minute and 36 seconds for her to fall back down through the ceiling (calculations I saw confirmed that Yang was struck into the upper stratosphere, a strike and ensuing fall she was completely unharmed by, might I add - not even dazed) are feats that take an insane amount of strength and match up with that. Actively resisting the bite force of something as big as the Nevermore with only one hand isn't anything to sneeze at either. In fact, based on how they've been portrayed so far, I'd argue that from a pure bruising standpoint either Nora or Yang would be stronger.

Yeah, Ruby was impressed, but she was also awed by some kids's collapsible staff and fire sword when she first arrived at Beacon. She's just impressionable. I don't think her being amazed equated to her thinking "man no way Yang could ever do that".