Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14061097-20131111023452/@comment-82.12.156.248-20140120232333

173.71.44.114 wrote: Okay, let me clarify: Penny is too powerful, without specialized abilities/tools (Pyrrha) she will be practically unbeatable, from what we've seen so far. Even if she is in, however, I seriously doubt Monty & RT will make her a ruthless killing machine, and if she was, I doubt the judges would stand for it.

Not really a killing machine as such. Just the matches would end with a powerful move that was break through the opponents aura (which is what seemingly protects them in this armed combat situation) and actually harm them. The judges wouldn't notice anything outside a couple of freak accidents. And perhaps the reason she doesn't injure Jaune in the later round of my speculated plot isn't because she begins to hold herself back. but because her master/guardian told her to because he felt that Penny's previous performances were causing concerns amongst the judges.

It makes sense that, given this is as close to real combat as a friendly tournament could come without people dying, that there is the potential that people could be harmed during it. Harm that would likely be overlooked unless there was a clear cut pattern.