Talk:RWBY/Characters/@comment-226878-20150530054038/@comment-226878-20150530204201

I don't think that's what it is. And this isn't a "later reaction". These character names never really received the fan-speculation they were due. Sure Polendina may be the guy who built Penny since it's also her last name. Sure Willow Schnee may be Weiss's father. But what else can we say about them?

Polendina was the nickname given to Gepetto so it's likely that he built Penny for the same reason: he wanted a child. We know Penny describes her "father" as "sweet." But scientists with the best of intentions often become entangled in war efforts by their financiers so Penny was turned into Astroboy, er, a living weapon.

We already know a bit about Weiss's father based on her own words. He seems to be completely absorbed in his business and takes out his frustrations about the White Fang in physical ways or so it would seem.

When I first saw the word Bones, I intitially though Crossbones from Marvel. I don't know about Bones, but on the previously mentioned list, the names of Yue, Mint, Cobalt, and Tempest don't have surnames. Of course, this may be less significant than I think since Yang appears sans surname as well.

I like the idea of Venus Milano being a villain. Milano means "dear, gracious" but names can be deceiving.

Yue clearly must be some form of antithesis to Yang even though it seems she's already got her share of rivals (Neo, Mercury) but maybe Yue would be a good guy who just happens to compete regularly with Yang.