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Cold Steel is the femslash ship between Winter Schnee and Penny Polendina from the RWBY fandom.
Canon[]
Volume 7[]
In chapter 8, after Winter yells at Jacques Schnee she leaves the room and Penny soon follows her. Penny then finds Winter standing in a hallway, and the two of them have a talk about their emotions and speaking from the heart. Penny, unable to understand Winter's reasoning, eventually goes back to the dining room.
In chapter 12, in the research facility, Winter and Penny have conflicting reactions to Ruby's message and the Wanted notice. After conversing about following James Ironwood's orders about saving the many instead of the few, they head to Fria's room. Penny and Winter then prepare Fria for the transfer of her powers while discussing how to deal with emotions and not to forget them, for that's what makes them human. They are then suddenly interrupted by Cinder, who forces her way into the room. The three then prepare to fight.
In chapter 13, Penny and Winter fight against Cinder, who violently takes the fight outside of the building in a fit of anger. There, she breaks Winter's Aura and returns to the facility while Penny saves Winter from falling to her death. Winter shocked, asks Penny why she saved her, saying her life doesn't matter, to which responds with saying "I disagree". Penny then goes in the freezing whirlwind to calm Fria down since Winter can't enter it.
Volume 8[]
Winter is present when Penny is killed by Cinder. In her last moments, Penny gives the powers of the Winter Maiden to Winter. She tells Winter that she will always be with her now that the powers exist inside her. Penny reveals that she always thought of Winter as a friend, no matter what Winter may have done.
Moments[]
Volume 7[]
- Chapter 2
- Penny and Winter are revealed to be working together alongside Ironwood and that Ironwood has already informed them about the relic and the winter maiden.
- Chapter 4
- Winter puts a hand on Penny's shoulder to try to calm her down when she starts bouncing.
- Chapter 7
- Penny and Winter are then seen together as they are anxiously waiting for Ironwood.
- Chapter 13
- Penny gives Winter one last longing look before taking off with the others.
Quotes[]
- Winter – “What are you doing? My life doesn't matter.”
- Penny – “I disagree.”
- — Volume 7 Episode 13
Fanon[]
Cold Steel is a rarepair in the RWBY fandom. This is mostly because these two never interacted onscreen until Volume 7, though fans do like the parallels between the two. Penny, despite being a robot, understands her emotions well and can think for herself, whereas Winter, despite being human, struggles with her emotions and almost always follows orders without question.
Cold Steel currently has over 50 works on AO3. It is Penny's sixth most popular ship, but it does not make Winter's top ten.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Winter/Penny tag on AO3
- Winter & Penny tag on AO3
- TUMBLR
- Cold Steel posts on Tumblr
Trivia[]
- Their ship name comes from Winter being cold, and Penny being the steel since she's a robot and made out of metal.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Cold Steel/Gallery
