Talk:Vytal Festival/@comment-7450075-20160203023505/@comment-138.23.38.243-20160203090344

Why would you need precautions for unfair battles? It's a tournament; you're expected to fight people stronger than you. I doubt Ironwood even knew Pyrrha controlled polarity. Ozpin described Pyrrha simply as someone that is worthy of being a  candidate. There would be no reason to go into specifics like what her semblance is. Even if Ironwood did know, this just makes the battle a perfect opportunity. A  metallic robot versus her natural enemy. If Penny is to be shown for the world, sooner or later she will need to face an opponent like Pyrrha. This would just be great experience (granted I doubt he would have forseen the tragic outcome). Also what do you mean "you can't claim it's randomised?" Cinder was rigging the matches yes but before she did, the matches would've been randomized. They don't know what she did to the CCT, so they never realized the matches aren't randomized. It's a simple change in code.



As for outside interference, I doubt they have the technology for that. They created a barrier, yes, but technology that straight up nullifies aura/semblances? Highly unlikely. Assuming the colosseum is constantly updated with new technology(thus not working on old technology made under 80 years ago), Atlas has only been researching aura in a scientific way for a few years. It's such a "magical" aspect of the body, it's a miracle they managed to make someone like Penny. Also, if Weiss used her glyphs, you can bet your ass they'd catch her. It's not that hard to miss. Emerald's, however, cannot be detected without a very specific detection semblance and even then that's a stretch. It also seems that her semblance is rare according to episode 7 Cinder's reaction to it. She seemed genuinely curious/suprised about what/how Emerald did to the jeweler.



In short, the tournament in Remnant does not act like the competitions in our world. We may check for things like drugs and stuff. But their Colosseum is a symbol of the friendship between the kingdoms. It means more than just a tournament. It is their history. It was even described as a sort of friendly competition. Why would anyone expect cheating when, historically, the competitors most likely fought fairly?