| “ | I was the protector of Mantle, but now, I am much more than that. And I wish I was not. | „ |
| ~ Penny, to Ruby about her new responsibility as the Winter Maiden |
| “ | I'm combat ready! | „ |
| ~ Penny Polendina |
Summary
Penny Polendina is a character introduced in the episode "The Stray," when she was found lying on the ground after Weiss Schnee crashed into her whilst chasing after Sun Wukong. Penny speaks robotically, behaves erratically, and is overly active in general. All her actions and emotional states were rather extreme and overacted. When Ruby Rose unintentionally made an unconditional offer of friendship, Penny seemed both immensely pleased and somewhat surprised.
She is an android created by her father, Pietro Polendina, when he somehow gave her a part of his own Aura to grant her a soul. Upon confiding in Ruby that she was a synthetic being, Penny was worried about how she would take the news. However, after seeing how Ruby took it rather well, she was glad that Ruby didn't care if she was a machine, for what mattered was her heart and soul.
In Volume 3, she was destroyed by her own weapons during her fight with Pyrrha Nikos in the Vytal Festival, though was eventually rebuilt by her father in Atlas. At the end of Volume 7, she became the Winter Maiden.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-B, higher with her swords' beam | 8-A, higher with swords' beam, Low 7-B with Maiden Powers
Key: Beacon | Atlas
Name: Penny Polendina
Origin: RWBY
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Android, Winter Maiden
Powers and Abilities:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Inorganic Physiology (Type 2), Immortality (Type 8; Can be rebuilt so long as her cores remain in-tact[1][2]), Aura (Able to use her Aura for numerous purposes), Forcefield Creation (Aura can be used as a full-body forcefield), Statistics Amplification (Can use Aura to enhance her striking power), Enhanced Senses (Can use her Aura to sharpen her senses), Regeneration (Low), Extrasensory Perception (Her Aura allows her to sense things around her), Weapon Mastery (Skilled Swordsman), Acrobatics, Martial Arts (Skilled in hand to hand combat), Accelerated Development (Training [Physical Statistics and Abilities; Even Huntsmen in Training are able to rapidly develop in short periods of time, becoming significantly stronger and faster and evolving their abilities through short periods of training]), Flight (Can fly using the thrusters in her boots), Enhanced Senses (Possesses thermal vision, x-ray vision, night vision, and Aura vision. She can also zoom and enhance her normal vision, see invisible enemies, and hear up to two kilometers away), Information Analysis (Can automatically detect the threat level of both people and objects), Hacking (Able to hack various gates around Atlas by matching their frequency), Weapon Control (Manipulates the various blades of Floating Array via the strings attached to it), Energy Projection and Heat Manipulation (Via lasers)
Resistance to Extreme Heat and Cold (Aura protects the user from sub-zero temperatures, allowing them to be encased in ice without being cold, walk through a blizzard in casual clothing[3], and traverse the kingdom of Atlas, which resides in Remnant's North Pole,[4] without wearing any protective gear, as well as extreme heat up to and including the heat of flames,[5], being blasted with steam[6] being struck by lighting for an extended period of time,[7][8][9] and being submerged in lava without being burned.[10] Penny was able to pass through an ice vortex, which can instantly burn a person's hand), and Corrosion Inducement (The sealant coating on her prevents rust)
All previous plus Magic, Statistics Amplification (Maiden powers can be used to amplify one's existing abilities.[11] Increased the strength of her thrusters, allowing her to push Amity Colosseum[12]), Flight (Capable of flight, and can use her powers alongside her thrusters for an additional boost[12]), Forcefield Creation, Fire Manipulation, Weather Manipulation (Caused storm clouds to appear above her), Ice Manipulation (Can fire blasts of ice from her hands. Her storm clouds also cause hail to fall), Air Manipulation (Created a large gust of wind), Electricity Manipulation, Absorption (Can absorb electricity to supercharge her lasers), Earth Manipulation, Plant Manipulation, Weapon Creation (Created ice versions of Floating Array), Weapon Control (Can freely control the ice versions of Floating Array), Sealing (Only Maidens can open and close the Vaults which house the Relics), Limited Power Bestowal (Maiden powers transfer after death to the holder's last thought. Penny received the powers from Fria), and Resistance to Ice Manipulation (Maiden powers can be used to break free from being frozen[13])
Attack Potency: City Block level (Casually stomped Sky Lark and Russel Thrush[14]. Matched Pyrrha Nikos in one on one combat[15]), higher with Combined Sword Beam (Velvet Scarlatina destroyed an Atlesian Paladin when replicating Penny's Floating Array[16]) | Multi-City Block level (Matched Base Cinder Fall and was shown to be comparable to Winter Schnee[17]), higher with Combined Sword Beam (Halted a charging Alpha Megoliath and damaged its tusk to the point that it was able to be severed by Ruby[18]. Oneshot Neopolitan[12]), Small City level with Maiden Powers (Was able to match Maiden Cinder in battle multiple times[12])
Speed: Hypersonic+ Reactions and Combat Speed (Kept up with Pyrrha[15]) | FTL Reactions and Combat Speed (Comparable to Winter[17]. Can keep up with the Ace Ops[19] and Atlas Arc Cinder[17][12]), higher with Maiden Powers (Kept up with Maiden Cinder and should be comparable to Maiden Winter)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Lifted rocks with this much force[14]. Comparable to Lie Ren, who halted the force of a King Taijutu with his bare hands[20]) | Class G (Significantly stronger than her Beacon Arc self and can grapple with people on her level physically), higher with Maiden Powers (Able to lift Amity Colosseum[12])
Striking Strength: City Block level (Was able to trade blows with Pyrrha) | Multi-City Block level, Small City level with Maiden Powers (Consistently fights Cinder Fall)
Durability: City Block level (Took numerous hits from Pyrrha Nikos[15]), higher with Aura (Aura functions as a forcefield with a cumulative durability, depicted as a 'health bar', and allows her to take dozens of hits from opponents as strong as herself without any significant injury) | Multi-City Block level (Took hits from Base Cinder[17], as well as attacks from four members of the Ace Ops and withstood Elm's rocket launcher[19]. Was only mildly inconvenienced by being launched across Mantle by an Alpha Megoliath[18]), higher with Aura, Small City level with Maiden Powers (Could take hits from Maiden Cinder[12])
Stamina: Superhuman (Should be at least comparable to Beacon Arc Team RWBY, who can fight hordes of Grimm for a day straight before tiring[12]) | Superhuman (Should be at least comparable to Atlas Arc Teams RWBY and JNOR, who can fight on and off for two days straight with minimal rest[21])
Range: Several meters with swords, Several hundred meters with lasers, Tens of kilometers with Maiden Powers
Standard Equipment: Floating Array
Intelligence: Genius
As an android created by the Atlas Military, Penny is an overwhelmingly skilled fighter. During the Vytal Festival she effectively made it to the semifinals on her own despite the competitors being some of the most skilled fighters that the four Huntsmen Academies had to offer, with her other teammates only being there as stand-ins so she would have a team by the rules of the tournament.[14] She is skilled enough to match Pyrrha Nikos in combat and even put her on the defensive and disarm her, with Penny only definitively losing the fight due to Emerald Sustrai using her Semblance to manipulate Pyrrha's already poor mental state into accidentally using her Semblance to dismember her.[15]
After being reconstructed and upgraded in Atlas, Penny's skill capacity was further increased to the point that she could match Cinder Fall in combat alongside Winter Schnee, only being outmatched when Cinder utilized her Maiden powers,[17] later beating Cinder in a one-on-one fight when both had their respective Maiden powers.[12] Penny also fought and outmatched four of the five Ace-Ops simultaneously, with them being forced to fall back at the end of their fight.[19] In addition, despite having the Maiden powers for the shortest time out of any character, Penny had a near instant proficiency with them due to being an android, allowing her to learn how to use her powers more quickly than other Maidens and easily copying attacks she had seen from other Maidens like Cinder and Fria.[22] She also possesses an internal knowledge bank, as well as access to networked ones.
Penny possesses a masterful level of skill in wielding her weapon of choice, Floating Array, a highly complex series of remotely controlled swords directed by communicating with each blade in order to manipulate them.[12] She can manipulate each individual blade with just a thought or a wave of her hand, altering the configurations and formations of the blades at will to counteract incoming threats, easily utilizing it as a close, mid, and long range melee weapon and a directed energy weapon for overwhelming offensive purposes, as well as a shield and grappling cables to enhance her defense and mobility and thrusters to enhance her mobility and physical capabilities simultaneously.[23][15] She can utilize multiple forms of Floating Array simultaneously, attacking with a mix of swords and lasers from multiple angles as a means of keeping an opponent constantly off balance, and can attack with enough precision as to cut a Bullhead in half with her lasers without harming any of the passengers[15].
Weaknesses: She is naïve, she hiccups when she's lying, and is vulnerable to magnetism due to her physiology. Continual use of her Aura will cause it to decay to the point where she can be left open to more significant damage. Aura's durability is cumulative; it will deplete with each attack she takes and can be brought down by characters of similar strength. Constant exposure to extreme temperature can drain the user's Aura.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Floating Array: An array of weapons that Penny wields that consist of a gun-blade-looking weapon that can split itself into numerous thin, floating blades that are apparently controlled by wire cables and are stored in a small backpack. The blades can be deployed as a single blade from the back and can further separate. Penny is shown to be able to manipulate the blades through thin, string-like cables attached to the blades. Penny can also relocate rapidly using these cables, by embedding the blade(s) into an immovable object and then reeling the connecting cables in to pull herself towards them. The cables are also shown to be extremely strong, as seen when Penny embeds the blades into a Bullhead's body and pulls the craft down. The blades can be brought together to form a circular ring that is spun to fire a powerful green laser that is capable of splitting into many smaller beams. This attack is powerful enough to slice through metal with ease and take down two attacking aircraft by cutting them apart. The blades can also form several smaller rings that can also shoot several smaller laser beams. Penny can also use these smaller ring configurations as thrusters to maneuver herself around the battlefield. She can also make all of them mini-rifles and shoot individual beams.
- Magic: As the Winter Maiden, Penny is the bearer of a magical power that has existed in Remnant for millennia. With it, she has the ability to control the elements. Her preferred one is wind, which she favors in combat. However, she has also used ice as well as fire. Due to being an android, Penny learned how to use her powers more quickly than other Maidens and easily copied attacks she had seen from them.[24] At the end of Volume 8, she passed on her powers to Winter Schnee.
Notable Matchups
Victories:
Ruby Rose (RWBY) Ruby's Profile (Atlas versions were both used. Penny can't use her maiden powers, fight takes place in Amity Colosseum and both were 50 meters apart)
Denji (Chainsaw Man) Denji's Profile (Speed was equalized, starting distance was 10 meters, Beacon Penny and Chainsaw Man Denji used)
Aerisi Kalinoth (Dungeons and Dragons) Aerisi Kalinoth's Profile (Atlas Penny used, speed was equalized, Penny had prior knowledge, and starting distance was 30 meters)
Snow Godzilla (Shinkalion) Snow Godzilla's Profile (Atlas Penny used and speed was equalized)
Losses:
Fujin (Second Timeline) (Mortal Kombat) Fujin's Profile (Beacon Penny used, starting distance was 20 meters, and speed was equalized)
Ralts (Pokémon) Ralts' Profile (Starting distance was 30 meters, speed was equalized, Ralts' ability was Trace, Atlas Penny and Ralts were used)
Inconclusive:
References
- ↑ RWBY Volume 7 Episode 1
- ↑ RWBY: Amity Arena
- ↑ RWBY Volume 6 Episode 5
- ↑ RWBY: World of Remnant, Episode 11: Atlas
- ↑ RWBY Volume 2 Episode 11
- ↑ RWBY Volume 3 Episode 4
- ↑ RWBY Volume 3 Episode 2
- ↑ RWBY Volume 5 Episode 13
- ↑ RWBY Volume 8 Episode 3
- ↑ RWBY Volume 3 Episode 5
- ↑ RWBY Wiki Volume 8 Commentary Discussion
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 RWBY Volume 8 Episode 5
- ↑ RWBY Volume 5 Episode 12
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 RWBY Volume 3 Episode 5
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 RWBY Volume 3 Episode 9
- ↑ RWBY Volume 3 Episode 11
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 RWBY Volume 7 Episode 13
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 RWBY Volume 7 Episode 10
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 RWBY Volume 8 Episode 3
- ↑ RWBY Volume 1 Episode 6
- ↑ RWBY Volume 8
- ↑ RWBY Volume 8 Directors' and Writers' Commentary Chapter 3
- ↑ RWBY Volume 1 Episode 16
- ↑ RWBY Volume 8 Directors' and Writers' Commentary Chapter 3
Discussions
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