Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-2600:E000:2E5:BFA0:280:AEFF:FE9E:6B9E-20180219011939/@comment-26018514-20180219065413

SpiritedDreaming wrote: I think if they were able to transfer the powers to a woman too old to inherit them otherwise, they wouldn't have asked Pyrrha. Glynda is an adult, a member of the Brotherhood, and a trusted individual within Ozpin's circle. She has also proven herself to be a capable fighter, and has a very versatile semblance that she uses to great effectiveness. If she were an option, I think Ironwood and Ozpin would have taken it rather than involve a child or teen like Pyrrha. I don't think even the brotherhood knows they couldn't, but they didn't think they could risk trying, they couldn't be certain it'd work with Pyrrha, but if she died it wouldn't be as big a set-back as losing Glynda, especially if they only lost her because she was ineligible.

Alternatively, they may have gone with Pyrrha as the guinea pig specifically in case the soul failed to "stick", hoping the pain involved would force Amber's last thoughts to be of Pyrrha, transferring the last half normally.