Emma Fairfax

**Emma Fairfax** is a supporting character in Unicorn: Warriors Eternal. She serves as the current incarnation and host for the soul of Melinda, a powerful sorceress and a member of a group of heroes known as Unicorn, each of whom have reincarnated and been called upon for millennia.

## Appearance

### Body

Emma is a short pretty young woman with pale skin, dark eyes and pale pink lips. She also has long, honey blonde wavy hair which she keeps wrapped up in a braided bun.

### Clothing

Prior to her awakening as Melinda, Emma wore a beautiful, white wedding gown with a golden brooch and lilac flowers adorned in her hair. She is revealed to be still wearing this outfit when not containing Melinda's soul.

The casual wear, she once wore consisted of a grape wine coloured overcoat and matching hat with a black ribbon and 3 purple flowers on top. She also had a red and orange striped scarf and black boots.

## Personality

Emma possessed a sweet and kind personality. She dearly loved all those who were close to her, remaining by their side and concerned for their well-being. Emma also appeared to have an aversion toward unnecessary violence. Despite this, Emma also appears to have a stubborn side.

After the premature awakening, her soul is revealed to still exist but influenced by and in conflict with the soul of Melinda, making the latter different and giving her several of the former's traits.

## History

Emma Fairfax was born to Edward and Katherine Fairfax in London, England 1872. As a child she and Winston developed romantic feelings for each other. Years later they were going to get married. In 1890, their wedding ceremony takes place but is interrupted by Copernicus who chooses Emma as a vessel for Melinda.

However, something went wrong resulting in Emma’s soul still remaining in control after her initial transformation. Confused and frightened she flees the church.

Copernicus later takes Emma/Melinda to transfer the souls of Seng to Alfie and Edred to Dmitri Dynamo. They explain who they are and about the Order of Unicorn. Lulu attacks the group shortly after. Emma/Melinda uses her powers to stop it but causes massive damage and causalities, including Winston who’s injured (though at first she believes he’s dead). Horrified at what she’s done, she flees from Unicorn.

## Relationships

### Melinda

Emma holds an animosity toward Melinda and fights for control over the body they now share. Their souls are bound together but are able to briefly separate. Emma rejects what she had been chosen for and seeks only to return to the life she once had. This puts her at odds with Melinda who tries to exert her will over Emma.

She initially blamed Melinda as well as Unicorn for changing the course of her life, seeing it as having been ruined. However, she later started to become sympathetic toward Melinda after delving into her past. Even helping Melinda reconcile with her father Merlin.

## Trivia

* In one of her memories, she is shown to have played the violin.
* Emma's design somewhat resembles Betty Boop, an old, twentieth-century, animated cartoon character created by Fleischer Studios.
* On May 26, 2023, Tartakovsky took part in an AMA on Reddit using the Adult Swim Official account and revealed several caveats of information, such as:
	+ When asked what his favorite part of working on the show was, Tartakovsky stated that it was doing the stories and finally getting a chance to do the series because he's had it stored in his brain for such a long time. In particular, what comes to mind is the scene with Emma becoming Melinda in the church on the series premiere. So getting to do it after 20 years was his favorite part.

## References

1. ↑ Genndy Tartakovsky AMA Part 1- Reddit
2. ↑ *A Fateful Encounter*
3. ↑ Adult Swim Official Account Posts History - Reddit
4. ↑ Tartakovsky AMA Part 3 - Reddit