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Emma(エマ, Ema)is anNPC in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.She assists Sekirothroughout his journey bysharing her expertise and knowledge of medicinewith him. As a disciple of Dogen, she is one of the most skilledphysicians in Ashina and seems to hold ties to a great many members of the Ashina court.

Emma Information

• Location: Emma Can be found at the Dilapidated Temple(outside the temple or inside the temple near the Sculptor)
• Progression: Emma moves to "Upper Tower - Kuro's Room" after you defeatGenichiro Ashina. In some circ*mstances, Emma can again be found at the Dilapidated Temple, tending to the Sculptor.
  • After defeating Great Shinobi Owland eavesdropping on Kuro several times,Emma can be found at the top of the stairs near Castle Tower Lookout. Speaking with her there will cause her to bring up the possibility of removing the Dragon's Heritage from Kuro without killing him (see Endings). She will give Tomoe's Note and say she wishes to check on some old graves.
  • Emma will relocate to the Old Graves sculpture idol and will be found near the 2 graves surrounded by a short fence. Speaking with Emma here will cause her to move back to the Dilapidated Temple
  • Emma can next be found at the Dilapidated Temple kneeling next to the Sculptor. If the player goes to the rear of the Dilapidated Temple, they can eavesdrop on a conversation between Emma and the Sculptor. Confronting her about the conversation will result in her giving Sekiro the Father's Bell Charm which can be used to revisit Hirata Estate and progress the Purification Ending.Emma will disappear from the temple and the Sculptor will have a unique line of dialogue here after reloading the area.
• Combat: Players may battle Emma under certain circ*mstances (Refer to Emma, The Gentle Blade for more information).
• Rewards: Emma will upgrade Sekiro's Healing Gourd in exchange for Gourd Seedsfound around the world. Upgrades improve the capacity of healing water the gourd carries, as well as how much healing each sip from the Gourd provides.

Associated Quests

• Questline Information and Progression
• Related NPCs
• Endings impacted

Dialogue

• After giving her theUnrefined Sake:
  
  • "('Here, for you.') Oh my...if this isn't...Lord Isshin's favorite sake. I'll have some! Ahh, delicious........please. ('Hmm?') Say...something. ('There is something I'd like to ask you.') Of course. ('Who trained you to fight with a blade?') A blade...? I'm a doctor. ('Yes, but who?') ...Lord Isshin. But I only have a passing interest. ('I do not believe your skills count...as a mere passing interest. Why did you learn?') Well, not to kill people. ('What do you mean?') No...I don't have the slightest desire to kill anyone. It's just...I would want to kill a demon if one were to appear. ('A demon?') Don't take me seriously. It was only a joke..."
• After giving her theAshina Sake:
  
  • If sake is the same one received from Emma:"That is... unexpected. Did we not mean to celebrate the Sculptor's return to health? Please share it with him."
  • Otherwise: "('I brought sake.') Oh my...that is generous of you. I accept. Ahh...delicious. As a doctor, I do have other uses for sake beyond just drinking. ('For purification?') Yes. It can also help those with a low tolerance for pain. But when I was a child, I couldn't stand the smell of it. ('You've been doing medical work ever since you were a child?') Yes. I wanted to be of use to my mentor...Master Dogen. I used to compete with my fellow disciples to treat patients. In those days, arrow and sword wounds were frightfully common..... (I see...) ...... ('What's wrong?') ...It's nothing. Sometimes, shinobi would come for treatment as well. There was once... a rather difficult patient. ('Difficult in what way?') He said very little. I didn't know where he was hurt or how much pain he was in...I had no information to go on. It was maddening. ('I see.') ...None of this sounds familiar to you? ('What?') No, nothing. Nothing at all."
• After giving her theMonkey Booze:
  
  • "Oh, this is Monkey Booze. Well, let me try it. Augh!~ It... It burns so bad. Let's see... Yes, monkeys... I seem to have a strong connection with monkeys. Yes. I was rescued by a monkey after all. You don't believe me, do you? When I was young. I stood alone in the aftermath of a battlefield. I was alone, and staring dumbfounded. I could do nothing... neither cry nor even get angry. Complete shock. And then there was a monkey eating a rice ball. maybe... either way. He gave me the rice ball. He was a very kind monkey."
• After giving her Dragonspring Sake:
  • "('Here some sake.') Oh, is this Dragonspring? I'll have some. Ahh.... ......... Goodness. ('What's wrong?') Nothing, it's just whenever Lord Isshin got his hands on Dragonspring... Everyone would start gathering at Ashina castle and a rather rowdy party would ensue. Every time that happened, I'd leave Lord Dogen all on his lonesome, and I'd stroll around the rear of the castle. ('Behind the castle? Why?') ......... Well... I'd go to the Fountainhead Spiral. ('What is that?') If you look out towards the Fountainhead springs... there is a large spiral of clouds visible in the distance. Lightning bolts would race from one cloud to the next. In fact... I distinctly recall Master Genichiro practicing his swordsmanship there All the while glaring at the lightning in the clouds... ('.........')"

Notes & Trivia

• Voiced by: Stephanie Sheh (English), Shizuka Ito (Japanese).
  
  • Shizuka Ito is also known for voicing Lenalee Lee in D.Gray-man;Flare Corona in Fairy Tail;Luviagelita Edelfelt in the Fate/ series;Rindo Kobayashi in Food Wars!;Boota in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann;Biancain the Pokémon series, and Ginchiyo Tachibana in Nioh.
• Dialogue with the Sculptor reveals that Emma was not only a disciple of Dogen, but is also, in fact, his adopted daughter. The Sculptor further reveals that it washim, and not a random monkey,whofound Emma roaming a battlefield looking for food as a child and saved her from starving. (By talking with both, you can also figure out the Sculptor was named 'Orangutan' and that he used to work for Isshinand the Ashina Clan.)
• Lore Theory:Emma dotes on the Sculptor not only out of a fondness for the man but also because she has been trained and ordered by Isshinto kill thehermit should he ever come close to transforming into a Shura again. Her dialogue when given Unrefined Sake("I would want to kill a demon if one were to appear,") along withadmitting her skills were not learned "to kill people," further reinforce this view.
  • It is equally probable, however, the Emma's dialogue is merely meant toforeshadow her fight with Sekiro in the events leading to the Shura ending.

    Also you can eavesdrop on Emma and Sculptor after visitng her near the grave and she will ask him if the flames still burn, on what he will say that the answer won't change no matter how much you ask and then she says that she will do it if he turns.

• Lore Theory: It is hinted in one ofEmma'sdialogues when given an AshinaSake("Sometimes, shinobi would come for treatment as well. There was once... a rather difficult patient. He said very little. I didn't know where he was hurt or how much pain he was in...I had no information to go on. It was maddening,") and, afterwards,asking Sekiro ifthe "difficult patient" she mentionedsounded familiar to him, that she is likely referring to Sekiro in hisdespondent stateas he was in the beginning of the game.
• Ema (エマ) is a popular female name in modern Japan. It is however very unusual in feudal Japan, since the name Ema in modern Japan comes from Emma in European languages. There is a native Japanese word ema (絵馬, "picture-horse"), a small wooden plaque used in Shinto shrines, but the word has never been used as personal names.
• Lore Theory: She is probably inspired by Tamayo from Demon Slayerdue to the factthat they're both healers

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