Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-129.49.100.25-20170629195235/@comment-27144409-20170804231343

Nikoli the rebel wrote: There are a few theories why Penny was sent to Beacon and why Penny stayed.

1) To test Penny in the tournament. (Most likely)

2) To keep Penny away from rival defense contractors in Atlas.

3) To test the ability of Penny to blend in as a human.

4) To bolster Vale's defenses against an attack.

5) To train Vale's professional hunstmen how to defeat a robot. (In this theory, Penny is a replica of a robot that the baddies built.) Yes.

Maybe?

Probably.

Decidely possible.

Oh heck no.

With the exception of the last one, they can all be true, with different levels of importance importance to Ironwood, any of his superiors, and Penny's dad.