Emma Goode

## Appearances

"*You've kept **so many** secrets. Secrets you had **no right** to keep. All this time...**I can't forget that**. I just can't. [...] But...I think...I can **forgive** you,*"
—Emma to Henry during a heart-to-heart after their battle with Nathan[src]
**Emma Goode**, nicknamed **Ember** by Tonks, is one of the two protagonists and a survivor of the outbreak in *Strain Zero.* She serves as the tritagonist of the *Homeward* arc, the deuteragonist of the *Bloodlines* arc, a joint protagonist of *Descendents* and the sole protagonist of the *Embers* miniseries.

She is an American student at Clarkson High School who bands together with her fellow students as they fight to secure the school and clear out the dead. As the youngest of the group, she finds herself being taken care of by the other members, especially James. After Daniel's death at James' hands and the loss of the school, Emma begins to drift away from him and starts viewing Henry as a mentor. Following the events of Port Collier, Emma remained with Henry and Holly as they took up residence in Iron Mountain State Forest.

Almost a year later, Emma and Holly were forced to flee their makeshift home following a bandit attack, prompting Henry to track them down and reunite their family. In the weeks after the attack, Emma, Holly and their new group joined a community, Hometown, only to become prisoners following a failed uprising instigated by Drew Stanton. Since their escape from Hometown, Emma has come to see the group, especially Henry and Holly, as her family, while becoming hardened to the chaotic world around her. This was no more true than during the group's conflict with the Innocents in the ruins of Fargo, during which Emma killed several Innocents to defend her people. Upon arrival at Adams Air Force Base, Emma volunteered for the scout team and was subsequently taken hostage by the Ravagers that had taken over the base.

Five years after settling Greencole on the shores of Wolf Lake, Emma had settled into her role as a scout, supply runner and patroller for the community, going as far south as Helena to find supplies and clear out the dead. Despite drifting away from Henry over the last few years, Emma raced to help him when he headed into the wilderness to investigate a potential threat to their home. Soon afterwards, when the Pioneers were forced to join the community network led by Delta Force, Emma, Mike and Drew left on a secret mission out east, where they encountered and were enslaved by a group called the Animals. Forming an alliance with mechanic Ronnie and her brother Tonks, Emma and the Crew escaped the Animals and returned home just in time to fight in the Battle of AAFB. Emma later took on Tonks as a ward, living with him and Abigail as citizens of the Commonwealth. A few years later, troubled by nightmares and unburied ghosts, Emma set out on a mission to her hometown, the city of Detroit, returning home nearly two years later as the Commonwealth faced a new threat.

## Overview

### Personality & Traits

For a girl of her age, Emma displays remarkable intelligence and maturity, presumably due to the seriousness of the environment. Because of her intelligence, Emma is a fast learner, quickly adapting to the zombie-infested world. However, she manages to maintain a particular innocence as she has yet to see the darkest sides of human nature, and retains a palpable trust in people. Her maturity is demonstrated by her desire to learn how to defend herself and escape the overprotective bounds placed on her by James.

Almost a year after the traumatic events of Port Collier, Emma appears to have adapted well to the new world and seeks to be entirely independent, training herself to use a bow and expressing annoyance when others try to teach or help her. Nonetheless, she initially maintains her shyness, only to develop a bolder personality throughout *Season 2: Remake* and become less frightened of the world in response to the many ordeals she has experienced.

By the third season, Emma has become battle-hardened from months on the road. Her skills with a bow and arrow have greatly improved, as well as her tactical abilities. She is no longer shy around most of the group, the result of spending months with them out on the open road. Mature beyond her years, Emma is no longer afraid to threaten or even kill those that she views as a threat. She is rarely treated as a child by the others, and is often instructed to protect the younger and more vulnerable members of the group.

By "*Divide*", Emma, now in her late teens, has grown cynical and jaded despite the peaceful life she and the other Pioneers have built for themselves at Greencole, and prefers to spend her time outside Greencole's walls and explore nearby towns, including the city of Helena to the south. It is possible that she suffers from PTSD and feels more comfortable surviving in the wilderness, which feels more familiar to her instead of the safety behind Greencole's walls; as a result she prefers to avoid crowded and loud areas such as the semiannual potluck. She has taken up guitar, pencil art and walker patrols to pass the time, and occasionally helps out at the defence school run by Becky. She is later revealed to have barely spoken to Henry in almost two years, despite living next door and maintaining a close relationship with Holly, Kyle and Hope; she has also developed a friendship, later budding romance, with a newcomer to the community named Abigail. Despite the tensions between her and Henry, she does not hesitate to race to his rescue upon learning that he left Greencole to investigate a potential threat living beyond Wolf Dam. Any qualms she had with killing when she was younger are completely absent when she faces and kills several Frontiersmen, although she holds herself back from killing James, her former guardian who is now a soldier for the cult.

### Skills & Abilities

Emma has few practical skills at the beginning of the outbreak and often turns to the older students, specifically James, to protect her. However, as she matures she expresses a strong desire for independence and to protect herself, two things she finds with Henry while James continues to exert his over-protectiveness. While still very much a trainee when it comes to firearms, she appears to be a natural shot, having killed several walkers and Francis within 48 hours of first picking up a gun. She has learned how to use a bow and arrow effectively and fashions her own arrows.

By the autumn of 2011, now in her late teens, Emma's capabilities with firearms have greatly improved and she can handle a large variety of guns with ease. She is physically stronger, more agile and resilient, and her pain threshold has also improved, allowing her to go toe-to-toe with Nathan and other Frontiersmen and come out on top. She is more than capable of surviving on her own in the wilderness, and often travels miles away from Greencole to explore with the pretense of scavenging supplies. She has also learned how to play the acoustic guitar and sing.

## Pre-Apocalypse

Not much is currently known about Emma's life before the outbreak. She was born and raised in the city of Detroit, Michigan, in the midst of the city's decline during the Collapse. She had a younger brother named Jesse. In October 2003, for reasons unknown, she was forced to move to Renton, Sylvania, 100 miles from the state capital of Port Collier, where she attended Clarkson High School.

## Post-Apocalypse

### Season 1: Remake

On the day of the outbreak, Emma sought shelter inside a classroom with Daniel, a special needs student, as teachers, students and soldiers were massacred by those that succumbed to a mysterious new disease. She is later found by British exchange student James, who decides to take both her and Daniel under his wing.

"Friend Or Foe"
*To be added...*

"A Long Road Ahead"
While Henry, Sarah and Ben head out on a supply run, Emma decides to head up to the roof of the school and play. She remains up there when the team returns and for the rest of the afternoon, at which point the school comes under attack by walkers. Scared, she hides behind a vent while Daniel rushes up there, several walkers biting him. Emma watches as Henry and James kill the walkers and is horrified when James coldly shoots Daniel dead to prevent him from reanimating. When James tries to convince Emma to join him, she refuses, forcing him to carry her. The group evacuate the school, which has become flooded with the dead, and flee into downtown Renton.
After hours searching for a suitable hideout, they stumble upon their old student residence and seal themselves inside. Overcome with grief over Daniel and the loss of their home, the group splits up for some private time. Emma spends time looking at the overgrown, dying flowers in the garden and avoiding James' attempts to talk to her.
The group gathers in the living room that evening to debate their plan. Although Sarah suggests that the group make their way to Andre's farm and try to rebuild it, James reminds her that they burned it down. Henry then says that they are going to Port Collier, the origin of the emergency broadcast. With Jess' due date close, they decide to cut the journey time by taking a train from Renton to Port Collier. They plan to leave early in the morning, splitting into teams to gather anything that could be of use before all heading to the train station.
Emma joins a team comprised of Holly and Aaron and they eventually arrive at the train station, where they discover mountains of corpses, presumably the students that were evacuated from the school a year ago. When the group is reunited, they suddenly come under attack by gunfire: the few remaining Chester Woods Bandits have followed them and vow to kill them for their actions eight months ago. Although the group are able to kill the bandits - with Justinas, Ben and Aaron taking their first lives - Sarah is caught by surprise and bitten on the leg by a walker. Henry carries her inside the train station and resolves to amputate her leg to prevent the spread of the infection. With Sarah's permission, the others hold her down while Henry removes her leg with his hatchet and Emma watches in the corner.
Several hours later, having rested, the group begin their long walk along the train tracks in search of a locomotive. Working in shifts to carry Sarah, progress is slow and they camp for two nights on the side of the empty tracks. On the third day, however, Henry spots a train in the distance and the group hurries over. They arrive to find the train mostly derailed, having collided with traffic; they find the locomotive and two train cars intact, however, and decide to get it moving. While the others rest, Henry, Aaron and Ben - a train enthusiast - investigate the train and discover a lone survivor inside, a fidgety man with a guitar named Liam. After Liam gifts Jess some of his rations, the others allow him to rest with them and he sits down next to Emma, asking her name.
Henry and Aaron siphon diesel from nearby cars to partially fill the train's diesel engine, and after several failed attemps due to the diesel's age the train engine finally starts. Before they climb aboard, however, Sarah tells the group that she can feel herself dying and she wants to be killed so as to no longer be a burden. Despite their arguments, Sarah does not change her mind and asks to be shot so she does not reanimate. Henry volunteers and carries her into the woods. The others hear a gunshot and watch as Henry walks back, refusing to speak of Sarah and giving Alex a glare. Climbing aboard, the group rams through the crashed vehicles, now fast on their way to Port Collier.
The train continues at a relatively slow pace across Sylvania, and day turns to night. Henry is stationed once more in the cab of the locomotive when he hears an argument over the noise; Emma stomps into the cab followed by James, who continues to shout at her. He says he will not lose her like he lost Daniel; in response, Emma spits at him she doesn't want to be protected and wants to look out for herself. Henry cuts in and James says that Emma wants to learn how to shoot a gun, which he refuses to show her. Henry argues that Emma is right: she should be able to defend herself, especially now that they have no home to flee to. James puts his face up to Henry and says "you do it" before storming off to the front of the train. Henry sighs and shakes his head before leading Emma to the rear car.
Henry loads his Glock with a spare clip before passing it to Emma and drawing a rough circular target on the opposite wall with a sharpie. He instructs Emma to aim for the centre of the circle, to keep her elbows loose, and to not be afraid of either the gun or the target. While she aims, she asks why James didn't want to show this to her; Henry sighs and responds that he is just worried for her and still sees her as a kid, while Henry does not. He continues to encourage her by promising to treat her as an equal, and Emma is able to fire three consecutive shots on target. Henry congratulates her and informs her to always aim for the head, be that human or walker. Emma hugs Henry and squeezes his fractured ribs. They are interrupted by Ben, drawn by the noise, who also congratulates Emma and gifts him his own Glock 22. Later, she is greatly saddened by Ben's suicide and cries behind James as they watch Henry breakdown.

"Around Every Corner"
After the group escapes Francis' ambush and flee into Sam's Bar, Emma sticks close to Jess and watches over her when the group later debates their plan to infiltrate Hopeville and steal the supplies they need to get a boat nearby working. Emma says she wants to accompany them, but James sternly tells her she is remaining at the bar. Henry encourages her by saying that they need her to watch over and protect Jess.

"All That Remains"
Emma aims her gun at the group when they burst through the door, having escaped Hopeville but lost Alex, Liam and Shadowman. When the group argue about Henry's orders that they leave immediately, Emma speaks up and puts her faith in Henry.
Later, at the boathouse, Emma is separated from the others when Francis ignites a leaking gas canister, detonating the building. Struggling to find her way through the smoke and fire, Emma stumbles upon an injured Jess and helps her walk. She watches from a distance as Francis kills Aaron before engaging Henry is a brutal duel to the death. Emma watches as Henry slashes and stabs Francis to the point of death, but then remembers his words about how killing changes people. Not wanting Henry to descend any further into brutality, Emma raises her gun and shoots Francis in the head, killing him. Henry thanks her in his shock and the two race for the exit. The floor beneath them begins to collapse and Henry ends up dangling from a ledge, walkers in the water below reaching up for him. Emma begs James to help Henry and screams at him when he leaves Henry for dead. She then hugs Henry once Holly finally pulls him out before crying when she realizes Justinas perished in the flames.
Emma joins the group as they flee into the nearby Iron Mountain State Forest to avoid the herd of walkers now flooding Port Collier. She helps Jess rest when she suddenly goes into labour and acts as Holly's assistant. When Jess' baby, Alex Junior, is finally born, Jess allows Emma to hold him.
That night, Emma watches as James leaves to patrol and watches helplessly as Jess reanimates and begins devouring her own infant son. She realizes she is out of bullets and screams for help. She watches as Henry and Holly deal with Jess and her child and then as James emerges from the darkness. Emma refuses to pack a bag when James tells her too and instead aims her empty gun at him when James starts threatening Henry. Finally free of his control, she refuses to lower her gun, causing James to aim his gun at her. When James leaves Emma decides to stay behind and helps Henry and Holly bury Jess in a nearby clearing.

### Season 2: Remake

Henry enters the cabin with little welcome. As Holly secures the locks, she asks him what he caught. Henry grunts "fox" in reply and places the animal in front of the stove. He notices a small basket of potatoes, as well as a few tins of figs, and smiles, quipping that they will eat good tonight. Holly replies that they are the last large potatoes from the garden, and the soil won't support anything larger from now on. Henry remarks that he could go hunting for some compost before asking where Emma is. Holly replies that he knows where she is, and Henry decides to check on her while Holly begins crudely butchering the fox. She looks at a homemade calendar on the wall that reveals it has been approximately eight months since the events of Port Collier.
Henry exits through the station's back door and heads for a nearby gap in the trees. Climbing over a small hill, he passes a shovel embedded in the dirt and stops to stare at it. Frozen in place, he is brought to attention by the sound of soft grunting nearby and heads for it. Over the hill he finds a small clearing, where Emma, her back to him, stands with a crudely-made wooden bow. Henry watches as Emma prepares an equally-crude arrow and fires it at a target board. The crooked arrow strikes below the board, causing Emma to grunt in frustration.
As she walks over to retrieve the arrow, Henry silently trudges down the hill into the clearing. Emma pulls the arrow from the tree and freezes upon seeing him. Henry sternly tells her to always be aware of her surroundings before congratulating her on her improvement. Emma replies that she hasn't improved and has yet to hit the target; Henry reassures her that she is a fine shot and just needs to get used to the bow. He offers to help her out like he did on the train, but she refuses, saying she needs to teach herself. Henry nonetheless watches her as she repeatedly tries to hit the target; he tries several times to give pointers but stops when she glares at him. She eventually tries aiming with both eyes open, and finally hits the outer ring of the target. Henry smiles as she celebrates her feat.
That evening, Henry clears the table of maps and books as Holly prepares dinner. She reveals the cooked fox, fashioned into a dish with potatoes and roasted figs. The three eat in silence and with little etiquette, having obviously not eaten this well in a while. Holly breaks the silence by asking Henry if he spotted anyone while on his hunt; he shortly replies that he didn't, and adds that he never has and "hopefully" never will. As he cuts into a potato, he discovers it has rotten inside. Holly spots it and begins raising her voice at him, saying that all of their potatoes are beginning to rot in the ground and soon nothing they've grown will be edible. She further points out that all three of them are underweight, especially Emma, and they can't live like this anymore. She sternly demands that they find a group - "good people we can trust" - and find somewhere safe to settle.
A frustrated Henry cuts her off by violently dropping his cutlery, insisting that they are safe in the forest and that the only people who could possibly survive out there are those that are "cruel and vicious". He adds that he won't risk losing anyone else.
Holly stands up, towering over both of them, and questions just how "safe" they truly. She angrily points out that large game is few and far between; there are more walkers in the forest than ever; and the well that supplies the building with water is running dry. Henry says it would be no better out on the road; Holly coldly says that he didn't feel the same way a year ago. Hurt by the statement, Henry falls silent. Holly sits back down and apologises for what she said; Henry rebuffs her and says they should finish eating. The rest of the meal continues in silence.
The following morning, while returning with water, Henry spots six bandits approaching the ranger station. Arming himself with a pistol and knife and with Holly providing cover, Henry tries to talk them out of whatever they are about to do, to no avail. While Holly distracts the bandits, a ferocious Henry brutally kills all but two of them; after breaking his knuckles on a tree trunk, however, he is thrown down the hill by an exploding grenade, burying him under dirt and leaves.
It is later revealed that Emma and Holly are captured by the bandits, but escape their camp with a larger group led by Drew Stanton. After days of walking, the group eventually come across a community called Hometown.

"An Iron Fist"
Two weeks after Henry's supposed death, Emma tearfully reunites with him at Hometown.

"In Harm's Way"
Several miles from Hometown, finally clear of the herd, the two allied groups rest by a road. While the rest of the group relaxes by the fire, Carl checks the unconscious and severely wounded Henry. As night falls, Carl returns with the prognosis: although Henry will survive his injuries and his eye is undamaged, his face is severely scarred and he may have sustained brain damage. He remarks it could have been far worse had Henry not stabbed Stoffman and weakened him. Holly and Emma rest by Henry's side as the group debates what to do next, eventually deciding to head into the mountains.
More days pass as the group climbs higher into the mountains, eventually encountering snow. Henry slowly gets his strength back; with Justinas' help, he is able to get to his feet and walk with support. Carl gives him a bandage to wear over his swollen head. The group camp in a forest clearing, where Henry is able to walk unaided. Believing nobody to be watching, he silently undresses into a spare set of clothes with his back turned to the fire; Emma and Holly see him and finally see the full range of Henry's scars, bruises and burns, including the vast range he sustained from the dog pack and the battle in Hometown. Henry feels them starring at him, but remains silent. Resting by the fire, he asks Drew why they are heading into the mountains, as well as how they came across Holly and Emma. When he adds that they owe him an explanation, Drew and his people finally spill their secret: Carter, the bandit hunting them, was once a member of Drew's group.
Deciding to stick together for mutual protection, the two groups head further into the mountains. The following evening, they come across a ski resort; while Drew and his group check it out, Henry assembles his group and tells them they need a plan. He reveals his discovery of the relay station in the forest and of "Greencole", including the fact that "Greencole" continued to remain active a whole three weeks after the outbreak, meaning that there is a small chance that the area remains safe. While they discuss the details - including the fact that "Greencole" is at least 1000 miles away - Holly brings up that Henry should invite Drew and his people to join them.
Shouts are then heard coming from the ski lodge; checking it out, Henry discovers Drew's group locked in an argument with the survivors inside the lodge. Deciding to intervene, Henry is stunned to discover one of the lodge survivors is Ben, believed to have died by suicide on the train a year ago. Recognising each other, the two men embrace, quickly followed by a reunion between Ben, Holly, Emma and Justinas. With the argument settled, Ben invites the group inside and introduces the other survivors: Terry, Kate and Joshua, who is confined to a wheelchair.
Joshua invites the group to dinner; at their table by the fire, Ben reveals his story: despite sustaining severe injuries from his jump, he survived his suicide attempt, much to his own shock. Crawling from the ditch in which he had landed, Ben managed to limp along the train tracks until he found a station. Taking shelter inside an abandoned house, he slowly healed from his wounds before driving the short distance to Port Collier. Although he found the train that the group had used, he saw only smoke covering the city. Assuming his friends were dead, Ben took the train further along the tracks until it ran out of fuel completely. Treking on foot, he somehow ended up in the mountains, where he encountered Terry, Joshua and Kate in the ski resort. Accepted into their fold, Ben developed a new lease on life thanks to the paralysed Joshua, who had managed to remain alive and upbeat despite his inability to walk. He expresses regret for his suicide attempt and listens to the others as they each reveal what has happened in the past year, including the fact that they are being chased by bandits. Nonetheless, Ben invites both groups to stay and rest. That night, Emma sleeps on the couch in front of the fire.
As walkers and bandits approach the lodge, Emma sneaks outside to help Henry and his team find Terry. Inside the lodge, Carter demands Emma's location, revealing that she caused trouble during her captivity and wants her to serve as a soldier. Holly lies and says that Emma died; seconds later, one of the bandits is killed by a gunshot to the head. From outside, Henry demands that the bandits stand down, otherwise Carter is next. Carter laughs in response and orders his men to cover him; while he men fire in Henry's direction, Carter selects a random captive and chooses Joshua. Wheeling him out to the centre of the lounge, he drags Joshua from his wheelchair and shoves him onto the roaring fire.
William demands that those outside surrender, otherwise more captives will die. Ben, overcome by the loss of Terry and Joshua, begs Henry to stand down. Henry turns to David, telling him to take Boy and run before whispering a plan in his ear. David reluctantly agrees and flees with Boy into the trees, while Henry and Ben surrender. Forced inside the lodge, Henry is recognised by Carter, who tells him he will be punished for all of the bandits he killed. The bandits then place black bags over the heads of the group and force them into several trucks before the convoy drives down the mountain.

"What We Deserve"
*To be added...*

### Season 4: Remake

#### "Divide"

Five years on from the escape from the base and the establishment of Greencole, Emma has become a scout, hunter and supply runner for the community, often heading out as far as Helena to clear out the dead and search for valuable items. She has come to see Kyle as her brother and Hope as her sister, while drifting away from Henry over the years to the point where she no longer speaks to him, despite the encouragement of her friends and extended family. Having drifted away from Henry, she starts a relationship with one of the newcomers, Abigail.

During the community potluck, Emma spots Henry heading into the wilderness on horseback.

### Season 5: Remake

#### "The Game"

Emma and Mike sneak out of Graystone and recruit Drew from Greencole for a secret mission. Stealing three horses, several bags of supplies and a few automatic rifles, the trio quickly realize that Laika is following them under the belief that they are heading out to get revenge on the Frontiersmen. Mike tells her that they are heading east and that their mission could save all of the communities.

The group avoid several Delta Force patrols and head directly for Montana's border with North Dakota, tracing back the route they took from Fargo.

### Embers

#### "We Hope For Better Things"

Six years have passed since the Battle of Adams Air Force Base. Emma and Abigail, still a couple, have moved to the ruins of Prescott, far from the noise of Bastion, to care for Tonks, who has set up shop in one of the abandoned hangers. Happy and considering marriage, the pair also discuss having a child of their own. Emma is now a successful author, having written the so-called "Idiot's Guide" on survival.

For whatever reason, Emma has begun suffering from debilitating nightmares, causing her to avoid sleep entirely. During the day, she suffers panic attacks and avoids cars. Abigail tries to get Emma to talk about what's troubling her, but Emma is physically unable to do so. One evening, while playing with Tonks, Emma suffers a violent panic attack that triggers a similar reaction in Tonks, prompting Abigail to threaten to leave unless Emma seeks help.

A week after the nightmares began, Emma and Abigail host Henry for dinner; afterwards, Emma and Henry share a drink while Abigail leaves to play with Tonks. Henry, now older, at peace and a far cry from the violent man he used to be, recognises the same signs of distress in Emma that he saw in himself, and deduces that something from her past is troubling her. Emma confirms this, but again is unable to elaborate. Henry describes how all the anger he had felt since the outbreak simply vanished once he had put James to rest, and suggests that Emma seek out the rooot of her trauma. To keep her safe, he lends her his long axe.

Armed with Henry's axe, Emma prepares to leave that night, only for Abigail to discover her. Emma reluctantly says that she is "going home" but won't say where exactly. Abigail threatens to send the rangers after her and bring her home, but Emma decides to leave anyway and says goodbye to a confused Tonks, unsure about how long she will be away.

Emma takes a bike and drives southeast, then east along the interstate roads. She is found by a patrol, but they only ask her to sign their copies of the "Idiots' Guide" before letting her move on. A day after setting out, she passes the borders of the Commonwealth.

Three days into the journey, Emma scrounges the outskirts of Chicago for fuel and sees a massive dust cloud above the city, deducing that a gargantuan herd is wandering endlessly through the streets. Her nightmares continue during her week-long journey; they slowly become clearer, and turn out to be memories of a fatal car accident when she was a child. Among the dead is her brother, Jesse, whose demise is revealed to be the source of Emma's nightmares. After a week of travelling, she reaches the outskirts of her hometown: Detroit, Michigan.

#### "Renaissance City"

**Emma** finds most of Detroit to be flooded and overgrown; nonetheless, she successfully navigates to her former neighbourhood in the city's north. There, she finds the ruins of her former home, cleared of furniture. She enters her old bedroom and sleeps on her bed; her nightmares become memories of her playing with her brother Jesse, adopted shortly before Emma herself was born. The memory ends with the death of Emma's family in a car crash, leaving her the sole survivor. She suddenly remembers that she left a photo in her closet and retrieves it: the last photo of Emma, her brother and their parents.

Emma's grief is interrupted by a walker outside; to her shock, it is suddenly shot dead. Emma watches as five well-armed survivors emerge from the bushes and converse about a "red-haired woman" sighted in the area. Realizing that they are searching for her, Emma decides to stay hidden rather than engage. Arn, leader of the soldiers, enters Emma's house and searches her bedroom, he comes close to finding her, but finds the photo instead. He summons another soldier, August, and they agree that the boy in the photo, Jesse, resembles somebody named "Isaac". August pockets the photo, forcing Emma to follow her stealthily. She is almost caught by another soldier and is forced to hide in a compost bin; paranoid, the soldier opens the bin and held at knifepoint by Emma. Despite her warnings, the soldier calls to his companions, forcing Emma to cut his throat. She manages to take his rifle and escape before Arn and the others run over, and they renew their search for her.

Emma corners Arn in a garage and holds him at gunpoint; she says she is just a visitor and wants to leave peacefully, which Arn says isn't possible now since she killed his friend. A walker emerges from beneath the car in the garage, catching Emma off-guard and allowing Arn to escape; in the resulting chaos, Emma accidentally pushes August into the arms of a walker, killing her. Emma herself is caught in a snare as she tries to flee. Arn gloats as he knocks her out.

Emma awakens in a classroom and interrogated; she refuses to reveal where she came from and demands the photo. Arn and the others recognise her as the girl in the picture, and demand to know how she knows "Isaac", revealed to be their group's leader; they also claim to have no idea who "Jesse Goode" is. At that moment, they receive new orders from Isaac; all outsiders are to be executed. Arn prepares to kill Emma, but a report comes in of a second outsider sighted in their district. Emma takes the chance to escape - breaking her thumb to wriggle from her bounds - and finds some gear, including a crossbow. She kills several people in self-defence and follows Arn to retrieve the photo. Fighting her way through the school, Emma is cornered and forced to use the axe; Arn watches in terror as Emma butchers several people. Emma demands to know where "Isaac" is; Arn's answer is Detroid Command's H.Q., the Guardian Building in downtown Detroit. Emma takes the photo from him and turns to leave; with her back turned, Arn pulls out a concealed revolver and fires. Shaking with fear, Arn's bullets catches Emma in the leg. Emma collapses, leaving her at Arn's mercy.

## Killed Victims

* Francis - shot in the head
* Eduard - stabbed in the face
* August *(caused)* - shoved into a walker
* 2 unnamed Innocents *(1 direct, 1 alive)*
* At least eight unnamed Frontiersmen
* 1 unnamed Detroit Command soldier
* Numerous counts of zombies

## Relationships

*For a more in-depth look at Emma's relationships, read here*

* Clarkson Survivors
	+ Henry Ward - guardian
	+ Holly Maxson - guardian
* Hope Ward - adoptive sister
* Eric Ward - adoptive brother
* Layla Ward - adoptive sister
* Kyle Granger - adoptive brother
* Greencole
	+ Abigail - ex-girlfriend
* Enclosure
	+ Tonks - ward
* The Family
	+ Andre † - attempted killer, cannibal and victim
	+ Matthew † - attempted killer and cannibal
	+ Kyle † - attempted killer and cannibal
	+ Lisa † - attempted killer, cannibal and savior
* Hopeville
	+ Francis † - attempted killer and victim
	+ Randall † - attempted killer
* Hometown
	+ Stoffman † - former leader and attempted killer
* Innocents
	+ Bart Rhodes † - attempted killer
	+ Mikhail †

## Appearances

### The Walking Dead: Strain Zero

#### Season 1: Remake

* "It Begins"
* "Friend Or Foe"
* "A Long Road Ahead"
* "Around Every Corner"
* "All That Remains"

#### Season 2: Remake

* "What We've Lost"
* "An Iron Fist"
* "In Harm's Way"
* "What We Deserve"

#### Season 3: Remake

* "No Time Left"
* "Monsters"
* "Consequences"
* "One Way Out"
* "Fools and Dead Men"
* "Hopes and Fears"
* "Same Stitch"

#### Season 4: Remake

* "Miles"
* "Hellfire"
* "Divide"
* "Nightmares"
* "Rescue"
* "Fears"
* "Conquer"
* "Wolves"

#### Season 5: Remake

* "Blood"
* "Rules"
* "Dissent"
* "The Game"
* "Brotherhood"
* "Call to Arms"

#### Season 6: Remake

* "Aftermath"
* "Full Measure"
* "Currahee"
* "Hope"
* "March to War"
* "Fear Itself"
* "All Out War"

### Embers

* "We Hope For Better Things"
* "Renaissance City"
* "Station H"
* "I'm Shattered on the Inside"
* "Zone of Avoidance"
* "From the Ashes"

## Gallery

Emma in *Season 1: Remake*Emma in *Season 2: Remake* & *Season 3: Remake*Emma in *Season 4: Remake Part II*Emma in *Embers* with her crossbow
## Trivia

* Emma is the current owner of Ben's Glock 22, although she has grown to prefer a bow and arrow.
	+ She is one of two main characters to use a bow and arrow as their main weapon, the other being Drew
	+ In *Embers*, after her bow is stolen, she switches to a crossbow that she continues to use in *Season 7: Remake*.
* Emma is the youngest character in *Strain Zero* to kill another human, that being Francis and two unnamed Innocents.
* She is one of the five Clarkson Survivors confirmed to survive the events of *Season 1: Remake*, alongside Henry, Holly, Justinas and Ben.
* Emma is the first character in *Strain Zero* to outlive their original counterpart.
	+ In addition, Emma is no longer the sibling of James, as was the case with her original counterpart
* After serving as the tritagonist of the first three seasons, Emma is promoted to deuteragonist for the *Bloodlines* arc and joint protagonist of the *Descendents* arc.
* Emma is one of the few main characters that has yet to mention her birth family.
	+ Her family's fate is explored in *Embers*
* While she is blonde during the first three seasons, Emma's hair darkens to strawberry blonde by the events of "*Divide*".
* Emma has the largest number of adoptive siblings, at four, those being Kyle, Hope, Eric and Layla.
	+ By the same token, she has never referred to Henry or Holly as her parents
* As of "*Divide*", Emma has learned to play the guitar, sing and even write her own lyrics.

## References

1. ↑ Emma was twelve when she killed Francis, making her the youngest to *directly* kill someone
2. ↑ Her original incarnation was killed during the events of "*All That Remains*" in the original series

* Remake Characters
* Embers Characters