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The Promised Neverland
Emma (エマ, Ema?) is the main protagonist of The Promised Neverland. Caring and extroverted, Emma often proves herself to be one of the most reliable orphans and is often seen surrounded by friends. She is known for her incredible ability to learn, capable athleticism, and ample optimism.
Being one of the smartest children living in the Grace Field House, Emma is considered as one of Grace Field House's three "Premium quality goods" along with Norman and Ray.
After her success of escaping Grace Field alongside Ray and 13 other orphans, Emma seeks to find William Minerva, whom she believes can grant her and her friends the liberty of living in a safe and peaceful life away from the demons.
Emma was born on August 22, 2034. She was sent to Grace Field House a year later in 2035. Under the parental care of Isabella and the happy times she spent with her fellow foster siblings, Emma had a happy childhood. Due to their close age and probably the fact that they are the top students academically, she was exceptionally close to Norman and Ray out of all the orphans in Grace Field.
One year, when the children were younger, Norman was sick and had to be quarantined in the orphanage's sickbay. Emma, who cannot help to be isolated from her dear friend, sought to sneak into the medbay and accompany him, but failed in every try as she was caught by Isabella consistently, who forbade her to stay near Norman in fear of how his cold might spread to her. In the end, Emma thought of interacting with Norman via a tin can telephone. Norman chatted with her and the other orphans merrily through the night.
At a young age, Emma, Norman and Ray snuck out to visit the gate that encircled the Grace Field House. Emma asked the two boys what they each want to do once they left the orphanage, merrily saying how she wants to ride a giraffe outside, though Ray was dismissive of her idea. The three recalled how Isabella once warned them how they should never go to the gate or beyond the fence due to danger. The three went back the orphanage soon after.
Emma is a young, fair-skinned girl of thin build who has emerald oval-shaped eyes and notably thin eyebrows. Her hair is a light orange color that is short and messy, sticking up at all angles around her head and worn parted to her right with a single longed lock curving upwards to one side from her parting, and another from the base of her neck. Although not as prominent in the manga, it appears to grow darker the further down it goes, ranging from a pale yellow-orange to a darker shade. Like all the other children at the orphanage, Emma wore the standard uniform- a white shirt and skirt along with plain brown shoes. Her identification number, "63194", can be seen on the left side of her neck.
During the escape from Grace Field House, she cut off her left ear to buy time, in which she wore a bandage to cover the wound.
Emma is an extremely optimistic, bubbly, loud, and cheerful girl full of life, whose athletic abilities and extroverted nature contrasts directly to Norman's weak physique and Ray's introverted nature. Emma plays the part as an elderly sister figure among her younger ones, always showing unlimited love and care for her fellow foster siblings. When she discovered Conny's corpse and the truth behind Grace Field and Isabella, Emma underwent an emotional change and decided to never cry again and stayed steadfast with her beliefs and decisions Following this event, Emma's desire to escape is fueled by her love for her family; refusing to leave anyone behind since she doesn't want her siblings to suffer the same fate as Conny, showing the compassionate and altruistic side of her. She is also shown to be very forgiving, as she doesn't think any less of Ray for being the "traitor", still embracing him as a friend and sympathizing with him. According to Krone, Emma always thinks of others before herself, so much that she dilutes her chances to save herself by refusing to leave any of her family behind. She is also shown to be impulsive, brave, determined, and dauntless, as she willingly puts herself in harm's way to protect her family.
Despite being a perfect test-scorer and a very quick learner, Emma is noted to be silly and air-headed. Her goal of saving every orphan from Grace Field House was deemed as impossible, but she still believed she could achieve it, hence being called an airhead by Ray. Additionally, her overt optimism and cheerfulness lead her to sometimes make important decisions by herself, such as cutting off her ear during the escape even though she didn't even mention it in the plan. But she starts relying on her friends and family more after being told to, and comes to learn and pick up knowledge from them. Despite having a very idealistic mindset and somewhat of a naïve personality, Emma is extremely honest, has a strong will, and refuses to give up no matter what obstacles she faces or how bleak the situation looks. She works hard and succeeds through sheer determination, to the point that Ray notes that defying the impossible is Emma's special trait.
Emma often keeps a high-spirited and kind demeanor, but she can become serious if the situation calls for it, especially when it comes to the lives of the other children. When she feels that she or her family are threatened, she isn't afraid to show her intimidating side. After finding out that Ray was a spy, she asked him if he moved up other children's shipping dates to figure out how to disable the trackers. He didn't answer, but she made it clear that she wouldn't tolerate it if he tried to sacrifice anyone else. Emma doesn't want to kill demons because they have a mind and have a family like her. When she learned that Norman would take over the demons she did everything to stop him.
Emma was considered as one of the three geniuses of Grace Field. Although she isn't as intelligent as Norman or Ray are, she is able to compete with them on an intellectual level.
Emma has astounding learning ability, which allowed her to receive full marks on nearly every test and memorize things perfectly, as she said it would be easy to remember ten types of team formation by ear. She has proven to know and understand Morse code.
Emma has uncanny emotional insights as well as a great ability to manipulate her expressions and feelings, fooling even Isabella, who checked her pulse.
Due to her capable athleticism, Emma has great physical abilities and amazing reflexes. She has the most energy and best physical capacity out of any of the other orphans in the house. Emma was always the last one to be caught in the hide-and-seek games at Grace Field, only being caught by Norman because of his strategic thinking.
Sonju teaches her how to hunt and handle a bow. She was able to learn quickly and she was able to shoot down a bird in the sky after he demonstrates his ability to her. She can shoot demons with her archer.
Being one of the smartest children living in the Grace Field House, Emma is considered as one of Grace Field House's three "Premium quality goods" along with Norman and Ray.
After her success of escaping Grace Field alongside Ray and 13 other orphans, Emma seeks to find William Minerva, whom she believes can grant her and her friends the liberty of living in a safe and peaceful life away from the demons.
Emma was born on August 22, 2034. She was sent to Grace Field House a year later in 2035. Under the parental care of Isabella and the happy times she spent with her fellow foster siblings, Emma had a happy childhood. Due to their close age and probably the fact that they are the top students academically, she was exceptionally close to Norman and Ray out of all the orphans in Grace Field.
One year, when the children were younger, Norman was sick and had to be quarantined in the orphanage's sickbay. Emma, who cannot help to be isolated from her dear friend, sought to sneak into the medbay and accompany him, but failed in every try as she was caught by Isabella consistently, who forbade her to stay near Norman in fear of how his cold might spread to her. In the end, Emma thought of interacting with Norman via a tin can telephone. Norman chatted with her and the other orphans merrily through the night.
At a young age, Emma, Norman and Ray snuck out to visit the gate that encircled the Grace Field House. Emma asked the two boys what they each want to do once they left the orphanage, merrily saying how she wants to ride a giraffe outside, though Ray was dismissive of her idea. The three recalled how Isabella once warned them how they should never go to the gate or beyond the fence due to danger. The three went back the orphanage soon after.
Emma is a young, fair-skinned girl of thin build who has emerald oval-shaped eyes and notably thin eyebrows. Her hair is a light orange color that is short and messy, sticking up at all angles around her head and worn parted to her right with a single longed lock curving upwards to one side from her parting, and another from the base of her neck. Although not as prominent in the manga, it appears to grow darker the further down it goes, ranging from a pale yellow-orange to a darker shade. Like all the other children at the orphanage, Emma wore the standard uniform- a white shirt and skirt along with plain brown shoes. Her identification number, "63194", can be seen on the left side of her neck.
During the escape from Grace Field House, she cut off her left ear to buy time, in which she wore a bandage to cover the wound.
Emma is an extremely optimistic, bubbly, loud, and cheerful girl full of life, whose athletic abilities and extroverted nature contrasts directly to Norman's weak physique and Ray's introverted nature. Emma plays the part as an elderly sister figure among her younger ones, always showing unlimited love and care for her fellow foster siblings. When she discovered Conny's corpse and the truth behind Grace Field and Isabella, Emma underwent an emotional change and decided to never cry again and stayed steadfast with her beliefs and decisions Following this event, Emma's desire to escape is fueled by her love for her family; refusing to leave anyone behind since she doesn't want her siblings to suffer the same fate as Conny, showing the compassionate and altruistic side of her. She is also shown to be very forgiving, as she doesn't think any less of Ray for being the "traitor", still embracing him as a friend and sympathizing with him. According to Krone, Emma always thinks of others before herself, so much that she dilutes her chances to save herself by refusing to leave any of her family behind. She is also shown to be impulsive, brave, determined, and dauntless, as she willingly puts herself in harm's way to protect her family.
Despite being a perfect test-scorer and a very quick learner, Emma is noted to be silly and air-headed. Her goal of saving every orphan from Grace Field House was deemed as impossible, but she still believed she could achieve it, hence being called an airhead by Ray. Additionally, her overt optimism and cheerfulness lead her to sometimes make important decisions by herself, such as cutting off her ear during the escape even though she didn't even mention it in the plan. But she starts relying on her friends and family more after being told to, and comes to learn and pick up knowledge from them. Despite having a very idealistic mindset and somewhat of a naïve personality, Emma is extremely honest, has a strong will, and refuses to give up no matter what obstacles she faces or how bleak the situation looks. She works hard and succeeds through sheer determination, to the point that Ray notes that defying the impossible is Emma's special trait.
Emma often keeps a high-spirited and kind demeanor, but she can become serious if the situation calls for it, especially when it comes to the lives of the other children. When she feels that she or her family are threatened, she isn't afraid to show her intimidating side. After finding out that Ray was a spy, she asked him if he moved up other children's shipping dates to figure out how to disable the trackers. He didn't answer, but she made it clear that she wouldn't tolerate it if he tried to sacrifice anyone else. Emma doesn't want to kill demons because they have a mind and have a family like her. When she learned that Norman would take over the demons she did everything to stop him.
Emma was considered as one of the three geniuses of Grace Field. Although she isn't as intelligent as Norman or Ray are, she is able to compete with them on an intellectual level.
Emma has astounding learning ability, which allowed her to receive full marks on nearly every test and memorize things perfectly, as she said it would be easy to remember ten types of team formation by ear. She has proven to know and understand Morse code.
Emma has uncanny emotional insights as well as a great ability to manipulate her expressions and feelings, fooling even Isabella, who checked her pulse.
Due to her capable athleticism, Emma has great physical abilities and amazing reflexes. She has the most energy and best physical capacity out of any of the other orphans in the house. Emma was always the last one to be caught in the hide-and-seek games at Grace Field, only being caught by Norman because of his strategic thinking.
Sonju teaches her how to hunt and handle a bow. She was able to learn quickly and she was able to shoot down a bird in the sky after he demonstrates his ability to her. She can shoot demons with her archer.