Emma

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**Emma** is one of the eight main characters in *Ninjala*. Having been an orphan for all her life, Emma was initially a street performer during the day who doubled as a vigilante during the night. She was later found by Lauren, who recruited her into the World Ninja Association alongside her. Emma eventually gained a following and became popular worldwide as the "Ninja Dancer." She currently intends to enter the Ninjala tournament.

## Appearance

Emma is a young girl with brown skin, cyan eyes with fierce eyelashes and lime green and dark green dreadlocks that are pulled up in a knitted loop due to a blue hair tie with three rings that hang over her bangs. Her clothing consists of a pink sleeveless polo shirt with the word "NEXT" printed on the right side, along with a white long-sleeved jacket with a fluffy collar and pink and blue accents. She appears to wear a black sleeveless shirt underneath and wears matching black shorts. She also wears neon yellow shoes with white accents and dark grey soles and laces.

## Personality

She has a brave childlike aura, she can be firm sometimes, she is shy sometimes when on the stage but that didn’t stop her from accomplishing her dreams. She can be awestruck, energetic, and enthusiastic about life and can be excitable to.

## History

Emma grew up poor and, in an orphanage, where she often entertained the other kids with her dancing. During her time in the orphanage, she and the other children would watch dance shows on television, which Emma looked up to and hoped to become famous herself someday. At some point, Emma discovered she had incredible hearing, and began to patrol her hometown as a vigilante. She would street dance during the day to overhear potential crimes and plans, and at night would take action and subdue the criminals she overheard.

## Anime

A genius street dancing girl. She has a talkative and spoiled nature, but is also sensitive and meticulous. She has a secret side as a vigilante who helps the weak.

## Story

### Ninja Dancer Emma

One night while doing her usual vigilante activities, Emma deals with a pair of mafia members about to do exchange briefcases. During the attack, one of the briefcases causes to Emma lose one the rings decorating her hair. The ring is found by a woman named Lauren Warren, who is looking for Emma after watching her dance the day prior and hearing about her vigilante accomplishments.

The next night, Lauren encounters Emma while the latter is scouting. She is initially on guard, thinking that Lauren might be law enforcement, but she assures her that she is not and tells Emma that she is a talent manager looking for young talent to promote to stardom. Emma tells Lauren of her history and her hearing ability, citing it as the reason for her being a vigilante. Lauren says she wants to make Emma a popular dancer and offers her a chance to audition in the Stars of Tomorrow talent show. Emma is hesitant, as her previous attempts at auditions haven't gone well, but Lauren insists.

One month later, Emma auditions for the talent show. However, Emma's nerves start to get the better of her and she starts to dance awkwardly. Making matters worse, she overhears a few audience members belittling her. Demoralized, Emma nearly breaks down until Lauren points out that there are people cheering her on in the audience as well. Reinvigorated, Emma's performance improves drastically. During the performance, Emma manifests a new ability to create ghost-like clones, which she uses to add to her performance. She receives a roaring round of applause, and is declared the winner.

Backstage, following the audition, Lauren congratulates Emma but also apologizes, revealing that she is not actually a talent scout and is actually a recruiter for the World Ninja Association, and that both she and Emma are actually ninja; Emma initially thinks that Lauren is joking before the latter continues to explain the organization's mission to preserve shinobi bloodlines and restore ninjas' public image. Awestruck, Emma embraces her ninja heritage and agrees to join Lauren with the WNA, calling herself a "ninja dancer."

Emma goes on to perform in more shows, with Lauren as a sort of mentor. Some time later after one show, Emma asks Lauren what their next show will be. Lauren answers by showing her a poster for an event called Ninjala.

## Powers and Abilities

### Extreme Hearing

    Emma has a unique Shinobi power that augments her hearing to extreme levels, allowing her to clearly hear sounds and conversations within a large radius. Emma used this ability to overhear conversations between criminals and the mafia, allowing her to track them down and dispatch them.

### Ghost Clones

Emma briefly showcased this ability during the Stars of Tomorrow audition, in which she created two ghost-like clones of herself that mimicked her movement. It is unknown if these clones are illusions or even physical, nor is it known if it's a unique ability to Emma or if it is common, and further details about it have yet to be explored.

## Trivia

* In the in-game shop, Emma can be seen as a female model for Beat Jungle.
* Emma and Lucy have been shown together in various promotional material, including illustrations of the two eating crepes and building a snowman, implying that they may have become friends at some point. This is supported by the Ninjala televised anime, which has the two in a close friendship, often being written together as a duo.

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Emma's render.Emma posing with Jake for a Beat Jungle advertisementEmma relaxing in a grassy area with the others.Emma in alternate clothing with Lucy, eating crepes.Emma with a dog, blowing a gum bubble.Emma doing yoga with Gumchi.Emma eyeing a gum machine with the others.