Talk:PvP/@comment-26403517-20160121162146

I've just thought of a fun, if very unlikely, crackpot theory.

While Amber is tecnically alive due to advanced medical life support, that might not be sufficient for her to have retained the remaining portion of her Fall Maiden power. If her last thoughts before going into a coma were of the spider Grimm sucking her life out though her face, or of her savior Qrow, then the remaining portion of Maiden power was free to choose a random new Maiden.

Now presume that timewise, the project to create Penny as a sentient Huntress android succeeded just after the attack on Amber. What if it succeeded only because Penny became the recipient of the remaining Fall Maiden power? That would help explain why Penny was such a powerful combatant.

As Penny was torn apart, I think it's likely that her last sentient thoughts before core shutdown were of the one true friend she made in her short life, Ruby.

That makes Ruby half a Maiden.