Penny Polendina

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Character
Name: Penny Polendina
Occupation: Protecter of Mantle
Relationships: Pietro Polendina (father/creator)
Fandom: RWBY
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Penny Polendina is a character in the RWBY series.

Canon

Penny is the synthetic person capable of generating an Aura. She was created by her father Pietro Polendina with the aid of the Atlesian Military and James Ironwood. She was destroyed in the Vytal Festival Tournament during her fight with Pyrrha Nikos. However her core was recovered and she was rebuilt upon its return to Atlas.

Fandom

Common Tropes and Fanon

  • Fix-it: There were many works post-V3 ignoring Penny's death or resurrecting her. Her possible resurrection remained a popular fan theory until V7.
  • Resurrection: Prior to V7, there were many different takes on Penny's possible resurrection, with speculation about how she might be different, or there might be a new but similar robot/android character. The fan theory that she could still be brought back to "life" because she is a robot was confirmed in V7.
  • Maiden: It is a topic of interest among fans whether or not it is possible Penny to gain the power of the Maidens. She appears to be a girl, but is a robot, and the Aura which makes her human-like comes from her father.
  • Autistic!Penny: The headcanon that Penny is autistic is somewhat common. In fanfic, she is more likely to be autistic in human AUs.
  • Trans!Penny: Penny is sometimes headcanoned as a trans girl, based on her struggles to affirm that she is a "real girl" and not a robot. Like with autistic Penny headcanons, she is more likely to be depicted as trans in an AU where she is human.

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Fan fiction

  • "Duality" by Xekstrin (2014) - A little robot girl comes to terms with her life. It's a series of contradicting truths, yet she can't help but be optimistic. Even if it hurts sometimes.
  • "Raising Kids Ain't Easy"Archived by milesmorales (2015, unfinished) - In which two Atlesian guards are assigned to look after Penny.
  • "The Metrics of Friendship"Archived by milesmorales (2015) - Ruby runs into Penny in the city and learns something that will test their friendship.

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