Talk:Penny Polendina/@comment-6582316-20150828011428/@comment-25555436-20150828135938

Now, for Penny having a team of other prototypes, I find that unlikely. First of all, Penny herself is a prototype, so it would be pretty redundant, not to mention going against her statement that she is the first combat robot capable of using Aura.

Second of all, we have no idea of how difficult or expensive it was for Atlas to make Penny, let alone let her develop a Soul, identity, become self-aware, and most importantly learn how to use Aura which is the entire purpose of her existence: Make a robot that can use Aura and as such be as good, if not better, than an actual Hunter.

For all we know, it was incredibly hard and expensive to make Penny what she is. It's likely that her previous "prototypes" failed one way or another, and were scrapped. Maybe they failed to develop a Soul, or achieved it but their combat potential was still much lower compared to a Hunter's. The thing is, Penny is the only one so far that has actually worked.

Third of all, if they don't have Aura, they are instantly doomed no matter how strong their weapons or armor is. The weapons can't be too powerful (it's a tournament, not a battlefield), and as proven by the RWBY vs Paladin fight, even great armor is easily shattered by Hunters. Thanks to their Aura and power. The only thing that can save them is Aura, which only Penny would have, making the fight nothing more than a 4 vs 1 in practice.

Fourth of all....what the hell is Steampowered Giraffe?

But overall, my point is: If she has prototypes with Aura, it goes against Penny's statement that she is the first combat robot with Aura (and as such a prototype herself). If the prototypes have no Aura, they failed their purpose and were scrapped. And even if they weren't, they wouldn't be good teammates, they would be destroyed quickly, making it all just 4vs1 in practice, and if that's the case then why bring them in the first place?