Originally Posted by
The Drunkard Kid
I think that any reflex speed advantage that Penny might have (I don't remember how much of 2B and company's bullet-time dodges is gameplay rather than story, but then again, Nier:Automata does seem to try and justify all the gameplay elements as actual equippable upgrades) would be countered by the fact that 2B is at least as fast in terms of movement speed and can have her Pod shooting at her constantly (with bullets firing hard enough to do damage to massive robots) while also attacking from melee and range with attacks that hit harder than I recall Penny ever doing (and Penny call hit pretty damn hard), especially in her flight unit.
Also, she should theoretically be able to hack Penny mid-fight, if her limiters on that are removed by her Pod.