| “ | At least I can think. 4.0, bitch, honor roll. Suck on that when you're trying to sleep your way into a job. | ” |
— Emily to Jessica
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Emily "Em" Davis is one of the eight main protagonists and a playable character in Until Dawn. She was voiced and motion captured by actress Nichole Sakura.
Appearance[]
Emily is a teenage Asian-American girl with shoulder-length black hair and light brown eyes. She has a small birthmark above her left eyebrow.
During the Prologue, she wears a low collar dark cerulean-blue racer-styled jacket, covering a plain white t-shirt in addition to a silver necklace.
When the group meets up a year later, Emily wears a white blouse - which, according to her, cost $600 - underneath a ribbed dark gray turtleneck covered by the same silver necklace and a black leather jacket with fur trim. Her turtleneck sweater matches the one of her boyfriend, Matt. Emily dons black jeans and snow boots, also with fur trim. She has dark purple nail polish and a few rings on her hands.
Depending on the player's actions in Chapter 6 when the tower is falling, Emily may receive a wound to her forehead when the radio falls toward her, simultaneously smudging her mascara. Additionally, she will receive an injury to the knee due to the tower's debris, as well as a bite to her shoulder should she not have/use the flare gun against the Wendigo attack.
Personality[]
| “ | She really knows what she wants and she manages to get that from whoever it is, whether it be Matt or Mike. You know, she's really driven, and I can definitely relate to that. But also like, this character is so much fun, I really get to play the bitch, and so it was really fun to do that. | ” |
— Nichole Sakura on Emily
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Emily is described in-game as intelligent, resourceful and persuasive, the latter trait being forthright in the remake. She loves fashion, dislikes not getting her way and dreams of getting a job as style editor for a magazine.[1]
With this passion for fashion and a clear sense of style, Emily enjoys being the center of attention. She's not afraid to drop some serious cash on a piece of designer clothing and also not afraid to let everyone know it. Still, Emily is more than just looks. She also has a shrewd mind, as evidenced by her being an honor roll student with a 4.0 GPA.
Emily has a quick tongue and a penetrating wit, making her known within the group for her swift verbal put-downs. She is adamant in getting her way and is quick to object when someone's line of thinking is not in accordance with her own. This does mean that she can come across as rather arrogant or 'bitchy'. Despite her self-assertive appearance, there are traces of a vulnerable person beneath when she shows remorse over the disappearance of her friends Hannah and Beth,[2] who went missing after Emily and other group members played a prank on the former a year prior. Dr. Hill suggests Emily's tough exterior is merely a front that belies her lack of confidence. This can be seen when she starts a fight with former best friend Jessica, who angered her after she entered a relationship with her ex-boyfriend Mike sometime before the events of the main game. Emily then started dating Matt, though in reality using him as a rebound. Emily is sensitive to rejection and to being questioned, which comes to a head when she seethes at Matt if their relationship status is low.
According to Dr. Hill, Emily's greatest fear is failure, a fear she notably shares with Chris. Despite this presumed fear, she proves to be a very capable individual when pushed. While isolated and forced to rely on her own abilities, she displays physical strength, feats of agility, excellent problem-solving skills and a cool-headed focus during a time of crisis.
Emily appears to hold grudges. She likes it if Matt threatens her ex Mike and if he argues with her former friend Jessica, her relationship with Matt going up as a result on both occasions. Similarly, Emily displays a vengeful side when endangered by the other characters. When Ashley argues for Emily to leave the basement after discovering a bite wound she believes to be infectious, Emily refuses, and Mike will point a gun at her. When her bite is revealed to be harmless after all, she slaps Ashley and later shoves her when they are chased by Wendigos. She will call out Mike in the police interview for threatening to shoot her. In the same segment, she may disparage Matt if he jumped to safety and did not try to save her earlier. If he remained on her good side however, she will express concern for his well-being and even admit to her mistreatment of him.
Until Dawn[]
Biography[]
Emily has a quick tongue and a sharp wit. She's well-known within the group for her withering put-downs, but that does mean that she can come across as a bit of a bitch. Always immaculately dressed, Emily prizes her appearance very highly. She believes that good taste is everything, and isn't afraid of dropping serious cash on clothes and making sure that everyone knows about it.
Emily is currently dating Matt, but only because she's rebounding pretty hard after Mike dumped her a few weeks back.
Involvement[]
| Chapter Appearances | |
| Prologue: | Debut |
| Chapter 1: | Appears |
| Chapter 2: | Appears |
| Chapter 3: | Absent |
| Chapter 4: | Appears |
| Chapter 5: | Appears |
| Chapter 6: | Appears |
| Chapter 7: | Appears |
| Chapter 8: | Appears |
| Chapter 9: | Determinant |
| Chapter 10: | Determinant |
| Credits: | Determinant |
One Year Ago[]
In the remake[]
Emily is first seen waiting to play a prank on Hannah as Jessica enters the room to her, Mike, Matt, Ashley, and a worried Sam. Emily tells Jessica she can't believe she actually did this. Sam argues with Jessica about the cruelty of the prank, but Jessica defiantly tells her she is just looking out for "her girl Em" as Hannah was making moves on Emily’s boyfriend, Mike. Emily smirks and grabs her boyfriend’s hands, proclaiming Mike as her man. Mike, however, protests, claiming he is not anyone’s man. Emily replies with "whatever you say, darling!". Sam shakes her head as the pranksters head upstairs to get ready.
Emily after pranking Hannah.
In the original game[]
In the original game, Emily is first seen when Jessica and Sam are arguing about the prank they are about to perform on Hannah. Jessica mentions that she is just looking out for "her girl Em", as Emily and Mike were in a relationship at the time. She and Jessica hide under the bed and laugh while Hannah begins to remove her clothes for Mike. Emily and her friends then reveal themselves to Hannah, and she walks out of the room, mortified. They chase after Hannah as she flees from the lodge, while Emily calls out after her, insisting it was just a prank.Chapter 1[]
A year later, she and the others return to the lodge. Emily and her new boyfriend, Matt, begin to walk from the cable car station to the lodge when Mike, who had recently dumped her for Jessica, scares them.
After Mike and Matt have a conversation, Mike walks off toward the cable car station. Emily tells Matt that she remembered she had to talk to Sam and leaves in the direction Mike walked off. Soon afterwards, while Ashley is looking through the telescope, she sees Emily and Mike having a talk. When Matt asks if she sees anything interesting, she can choose to show the two in an embrace, leaving Matt upset.
Chapter 2[]
Back at the lodge, Emily can engage in a quarrel with Jessica, ultimately ending in Jessica and Mike being sent to the guest cabin, and Emily complaining to Matt about her missing bag.
Note: the following segment is included in the extended and pre-order editions of the game, as well as the remake.
Matt and Emily begin to walk back to the cable car station in search for her bag. If Matt fought Mike, Emily will ask him about his motivations behind the attack. If Emily and Jessica fought instead, Matt can either criticize her or tell her that they should start over. They find that the gate leading to the cable car is locked, so they take a detour to take them to the station.
They find a giant totem, which Emily dares Matt to stick his hand into, before seemingly being sucked into it herself. Matt soon realizes that Emily was just playing a prank on him, but they will be interrupted by a loud mysterious noise in the distance. They continue on their path and find a pig's head alongside a bloody note, with the text "welcome back". They then decide to head back to the lodge.
Chapter 4[]
The couple stumble upon Ashley and Chris, the latter of whom believed he had just killed Josh in order to save Ashley from one of the Psycho's traps. Emily, now frightened, insists that it is best to find help and heads toward the cable car station with Matt.
Chapter 5[]
Emily and Matt reach the cable car station to find that it has been ransacked. They discover that the cable car is suspended away from the station without a key to operate it, so they head towards a fire tower to radio for help. They are pushed back by a herd of deer to the edge of the cliff where Hannah and Beth fell a year before.
Chapter 6[]
Emily manages to get past the deer and, with or without Matt, ventures to the radio tower to signal for help. Emily switches on the power and may also find a flare gun, which she will either keep to herself or give it to Matt if he is with her. She contacts the Park Ranger Service, and the ranger on duty promises to dispatch help to the lodge, but because of the inclement weather it will not arrive until dawn.
Suddenly, the cable supports to the tower are cut by a Wendigo, which causes the tower to fall. Emily falls out of one of the tower's windows. The tower catches on fire, falls over, and slides downwards into the mines where it then collapses into itself. If Matt is still alive, he will find her holding on to a part of the tower and will attempt to help her up. If Matt sided with Jessica during the argument, she will show aggression towards him. Matt may reassure her, but can also confront her about her feelings towards Mike or about her demeanor towards him. He will then decide to try to save Emily or jump to safety, but she will fall regardless of his decision.
Chapter 7[]
Emily survived her fall (2024 remake version).
Emily is shown to have survived her fall due to a rope catching her foot, suspending her upside down. After swinging to a ledge, her knee will be injured when the tower collapses deeper into the mines. She explores the mines looking for Matt and an exit, possibly finding clues about the disappearance of Beth and Hannah on her way.
During that time she will hear mysterious screeches and see flames coming from a flamethrower. She eventually makes her way to the elevator. After stepping out, she comes into contact with the Stranger, whom she believes to be the killer, and hides from. Emily is either caught, or attempts to make a run for it, but her path will eventually be lead to a dead end where the Stranger tries to find and assist her, despite her initial impression of him.
Chapter 8[]
Escaping death.
After discovering no way out, she soon encounters the Stranger who, as a Wendigo attacks, reveals himself to be friendly despite her protests for him to get away. She is given a bag of flares and falls down deeper into the mines as the Stranger keeps the Wendigo at bay. She will try to find another way out but is quickly attacked by the Wendigo.
During her escape, Emily may be killed by having her eyes gouged out. She is chased into a mine elevator which takes her to the above ground mining facility. She scrambles up a conveyor belt with a Wendigo on her tail, during which she may fall into an ore grinder from the conveyor belt and be killed. If she survives, she may be bitten if she gave Matt the flare gun, shot the flare to signal for help, or never found it in the first place. She escapes the Wendigo by either falling or zip lining down the ridge back towards the lodge where she finds safety with the others.
Emily, in shock of what had just occurred, struggles to explain the situation to the other members. Chris may ask her what happened or be concerned about her or Matt's well-being, but their conversation will quickly be interrupted when someone bangs on the door. At this point, the Stranger enters the lodge and explains the Wendigo to them. Emily waits with Sam, Mike, and Ashley while Chris attempts to retrieve Josh from a shed outside.
Emily cowers in fear when Mike considers shooting her.
Once he returns without Josh or doesn't return at all, the group hides in the basement where Ashley may discover Emily's bite. If so, they worry that it may be contagious. Ashley claims that the Stranger told them that being bitten by a Wendigo will transform you into one. Mike agrees with Ashley and demands Emily to leave the room. Upon her refusal, he picks up the revolver and aims it at Emily's head. He can either shoot her in the eye or say that he can't go through with it and put down the gun.
Ashley picks up The Stranger's Journal and begins to read through it. On the final page, she discovers that the Wendigo's bite is, in fact, not infectious. If she reveals to the group that Emily is going to be safe, and Emily survived the previous encounter, she becomes angered at the thought of her almost dying for no reason and slaps Ashley.
Chapter 9[]
Emily, along with Sam, Ashley, and potentially Chris, try to locate Mike by heading through the lodge tunnel to the Sanatorium. The group soon discovers that Mike locked the door behind him, and they travel through the mines upon Ashley's suggestion. As Sam asks who wants to descend into the tunnels first, Emily replies "after you". She and Sam, and possibly Ashley and Chris, find a huge rock wall blocking their path. Emily, still recovering from her earlier time in the mines, turns around and heads back to the lodge with the rest of the survivors while Sam climbs up a rock wall.
Chapter 10[]
Emily and the other survivors watch the lodge burn.
If Emily had died while attempting to escape from the Wendigo, her body will be found hanging along with Chris, Jessica and Matt (if they had died before this point), and the Stranger when Sam and Mike visit the Wendigo's lair. If the Wendigo had caught her and gouged her eyes out, her body will be whole. If she fell into an ore grinder and died, her body will be hanging from head to stomach. If Emily was shot by Mike, her body will not be found with the other corpses.
If alive, Emily and whoever is left all flee from the basement to the lobby floor as the Wendigos chase after them, only to be stopped in their tracks by another Wendigo waiting for them. If Ashley concealed the truth about Emily's bite, or if she wasn't bitten at all, Emily will be the last one to leave. However, if Ashley reassured Emily, she will push Ashley into the wall, putting her at risk and making her the last one to leave. If Chris and Ashley ran outside the lodge first and Sam failed the first Don't Move challenge while succeeding the second Don't Move challenge, Emily will be threatened by a Wendigo. Sam here has the option of either saving Emily or running to the switch.
If Sam does nothing, Emily will be attacked by the Wendigo and have her eyes gouged out. If Sam chooses to run to the switch too early, Emily and the remaining members of the group (Mike and Ashley) will die in the explosion. If successful, Emily runs outside the lodge before the lodge explodes, killing all the Wendigos inside. She and the others that survived watch the lodge burn as the sun rises in the background, and a rescue helicopter is seen approaching them for pickup.
Credits[]
After the survivors are picked up, they are interviewed by the police. The number and nature of her interviews depend on the choices made.
- If Emily was bitten, she angrily tells them that Mike pointed a gun at her and almost shot her.
- If her relationship with Matt is high and Matt died, she will express remorse over not treating him better.
- If her relationship with Matt is high and Matt survived, she asks if they are done looking at him and hopes that Matt still wants to be her boyfriend despite her being a "bitch" to him.
- If her relationship with Matt is low and Matt died, she will tell the police to not put an effort into looking for him because he abandoned her at the radio tower (regardless of whether he tried to save her or not, or if he fell from the cliff).
- If her relationship with Matt is low and Matt survived, she will tell the police to be rough with him since he left her for dead (regardless of whether he tried to save her or not).
- If Sam, Mike, Jessica and Matt have all died and she found Beth's head, she will explain the Wendigo to the police and report about her discoveries in the mines, most notably Beth's head. Once asked about Josh by the interviewers, she will state that Josh is most likely dead and that his body is probably in the mines.
She may also be mentioned by Matt and Mike.
- If Matt survived the night while Emily died in the lodge, he will learn of her demise and will be extremely dumbfounded before breaking down.
- If Matt survived the night while Emily was killed by Mike, he will learn of her demise and will be very confused.
- If Mike survived the night and killed Emily, he will confess to murdering her but will try to defend his position by claiming that she was infected and that he needed to stop her.
- Additionally, if Matt survives the night, he will always allude to not being good enough to save Emily at the fire tower.
Possible Deaths[]
| Possible Deaths | |||
| Chapter | Event | Caused by | Conditions |
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| 8 | Eyes gouged out | Hannah (Wendigo) | Emily doesn't start the elevator OR fails QTEs to outrun the Wendigo after she exits the elevator. |
| Crushed by rock grinder | Herself (accident) | Emily stays on the conveyor belt or does nothing; Emily fails both QTEs to avoid falling into the grinder. | |
| Shot in the eye | Mike | Emily was bitten; Mike completes the QTE to shoot Emily in the basement. | |
| 10 | Eyes gouged out | Hannah (Wendigo) | Chapter 8 - Ashley did not reveal the truth about the bite OR Emily was not bitten.
Chapter 10 - Chris/Ashley is still alive; Sam fails the first "Don't Move" segment OR does nothing to save Mike; Sam does nothing when given the option to save Emily. |
| Burned alive | Sam | Emily is still inside the lodge; Sam runs to the switch. |
Relationships[]
Hannah and Beth[]
When alive, Hannah wasn't taken seriously by Emily, who was dating the guy Hannah had a crush on - Mike. Emily was quick to agree with Jessica's idea of the prank, before becoming an enthousiastic and active participant, assigning the pranksters to their respective hiding places. Even after an upset Hannah storms out of the room, Emily is seen smirking with satisfaction and later dismissively calls out "it was just a prank, Han!". Beth calls Emily, along with Ashley, Jessica, Matt, and Mike, jerks for pranking her sister. However, while Emily does not talk about her involvement in the prank a year later, she will show remorse for their disappearance after finding clues about the sisters in the fire tower and mines. Emily may find Beth's head in the latter location, leading her to later inform her friends and possibly the police.
Regardless of this, Hannah, as a Wendigo, will stalk Emily in the mines before eventually chasing her down. If caught, Hannah will grab Emily's face and stare at her momentarily while hissing, implying she may recognize Emily and remember what she did to her, before sadistically gouging her eyes out.
Ashley[]
Emily and Ashley are neutral friends at the start of the game. Emily will comfort Ashley if Chris died while trying to go back to the lodge. However, their friendship may be severely damaged (drop to zero) if Ashley argues to exile Emily from the basement after the survivors notice that Emily had been bitten. If Emily finds out that the Wendigo bite is harmless, she will respond by initially slapping Ashley, then later pushing Ashley out of the way when the survivors are escaping from the lodge basement during the final Wendigo attack. That being said, if Emily got shot by Mike, Ashley will seem frightened by him as she is seen stepping away after he tries comforting her.
Relationship Decreases
- If Emily was bitten but wasn't shot by Mike and Ashley tells the truth about the bites, her relationship with Ashley will drop to zero.
Chris[]
Emily and Chris have a positive relationship but are rarely seen interacting together in-game. Though when Chris and Ashley make their way out of the shed, panicking over Josh's "death", they will bump into Matt and Emily. Emily will ask them what happened, express her disbelief and will insist on getting help. Chris can accuse her of just wanting to save herself. When Emily makes her way back to the lodge after her mine escape, Chris will interrogate her about what happened or express concern about her or Matt's well-being. If Emily was bitten and Chris is alive at that point, he will support the idea of Emily leaving the basement out of fear for the Wendigos from his previous encounter, but won’t explicitly state that Emily should be put down. If Emily is shot by Mike, Chris will appear to be shocked by her death.
Jessica[]
See Emily and Jessica for more information.
Jessica and Emily during their catfight.
During the prologue, Jessica and Emily were close friends. They both hid under the bed together during the prank. Jessica's initial intention to partake in the prank was to protect Emily's former relationship with Mike.
In the year after, they have developed an antagonistic relationship due to Mike's new relationship with Jessica, leaving Emily torn up from being dumped by Mike and feeling betrayed by her former friend. Emily and Jessica have an argument about Mike which can be encouraged or diffused by Matt. While talking to Mike, Jessica calls Emily a whore and tells him that she hopes Emily gets eaten by a bear.
Josh[]
Josh is the only protagonist who does not directly interact with Emily throughout the game. Their relationship is low on both ends, presumably due to Emily's persistent involvement in the prank. Josh will end the argument between her and Jess. Even though Emily played a big part in the prank against Hannah, Josh did not actively seek revenge against her, though this could be because the Wendigos got in the way of Josh's initial prank. Emily will show disbelief and shock if Josh "died" in the shed and will insist on getting help.
Relationship Increases
- If Josh prefers Emily over Matt, her relationship with Josh will slightly increase.
Relationship Decreases
Matt[]
See Emily and Matt for more information.
Emily and Matt began dating sometime after Mike left her for Jessica. Throughout the game, Emily is shown to be rather inconsiderate to her new boyfriend. Whenever she insist on something, Matt complies, as she lets him carry her bags and persuades him to look for her missing bag.
Matt will think that Emily was cheating on him with Mike if Ashley lets Matt see them hugging through a telescope. Furthermore, attempting to rescue her from the toppled radio tower, he can choose to confront her over her ex, and his persistence can get Emily to reassure him she and Mike are done. Despite this, Matt has the option to risk his own life to save Emily, or jump to his own safety during the radio tower collapse.
By the end of the game, Emily may show concern over his well-being. If Matt died while trying to save her, she will feel guilt for not treating him better and not doing enough to save him. If he survived and they had a positive relationship, she will ask the interviewers about Matt and worries that he may not know how "devoted" she is to him. If they didn't have such a positive relationship, however, Emily doesn't seem too concerned and will berate him for 'abandoning' her.
Relationship Increases
- If Matt demands Mike to back off, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt agrees to take the bags to the lodge, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt saw Mike and Emily flirting, then warns Mike to stay away from Emily, but backs off, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt saw Mike and Emily flirting and fights with Mike, her relationship with Matt will increase.
- If Jessica and Emily fought and Matt tells Jessica that she's making everybody uncomfortable, her relationship with Matt will increase.
- If Jessica and Emily fought and Matt tells Jessica to shut her mouth during her fight with Emily, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt saw Mike and Emily flirting and is dismissive, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt didn't see Mike and Emily flirting and is sympathetic, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt suggests that he and Emily find somewhere private to go, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt agrees to break down the cable car station door, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt saw Mike and Emily flirting and agreed to go to the fire tower to get help, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt didn't see Mike and Emily flirting and suggest him and Emily go back to the lodge, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt calms Emily down about the herd, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Emily gives the flare gun to Matt, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt chooses to be supportive towards Emily, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt chooses to show concern towards Emily, her relationship with Matt will slightly increase.
- If Matt tries to save Emily, her relationship with Matt will increase.
Relationship Decreases
Mike[]
See Emily and Mike for more information.
Mike and Emily were in a relationship at the beginning of the game but broke up a few weeks before the group's return to Blackwood Mountain. Emily was known to be trying to make amends with Mike. Throughout the ordeal, Emily is grateful to see Mike alive and well and vice versa. However, if she was bitten, it will irreparably damage their relationship, as Mike will point a gun to her face and may even shoot her. If alive, she will express disgust for him in the police interview.
Relationship Decreases
- If Emily was bitten and Mike spares Emily after pointing the gun at her, her relationship with Mike will drop to zero.
Sam[]
Sam and Emily appear to get along well. Although Sam was upset by Emily’s involvement in prank, the two seem to have gotten back on good terms before the second lodge visit. This is shown by their relationship statuses being relatively good with one another and Emily telling Matt that she needs to talk to Sam before they get back to the lodge. If Emily is bitten, Sam defends her by telling the others that they don’t know for sure that the bite will turn her into a Wendigo. If Emily was killed by Mike, Sam will be shocked and saddened by her death, and her relationship with Mike will drop to zero. If Emily survives and Ashley reveals that the bites are harmless, Sam expresses relief, telling Emily she’ll be alright. Emily can also voice worry over Sam’s well-being in the mines, telling her to make it back. Sam can be the possible cause of Emily’s death if she ran to the switch early, causing Emily (as well as Mike and potentially Ashley) to be burned alive in the explosion.
Trivia[]
Playability[]
- Emily is the seventh protagonist able to be played.
- Emily is playable in 3 chapters (Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8).
- Emily, along with Mike, Chris, Josh and Ashley, appears in 9 chapters.
- Emily is the only character that does not have a playable segment after Chapter 8.
- Emily and Chris are the only characters who can't be played twice in one chapter.
Totems []
- Emily is tied with Sam for finding the third most totems out of all protagonists, with four.
- In the remake, Emily can find five totems.
Clues []
(See: Clues found by Emily)
- Emily can find the fifth most clues out of all the protagonists, with twelve.
- Emily can find 0 clues in the Mystery Man Clueline, 8 clues in Twins Clueline, and 4 clues in 1952 Clueline.
- Emily can find the most clues in the Twins Clueline.
- Emily is the only protagonist able to find clues, who cannot find a clue in the Mystery Man Clueline.
Facts[]
- Her dream job is a magazine style editor.
- She is voted most likely to work on Wall Street.[3]
- In ten years, she sees herself 'smashing through the glass ceiling'.
- Emily loves fashion and hates not getting her way.
- Emily's favorite quote is by Eleanor Roosevelt: "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."
- Her highest traits are curious, brave and funny.
- Her intermediate traits are honest and romantic.
- Her lowest trait is charitable.
- Emily is the least charitable out of all the protagonists.
- Her highest base relationship statuses are with Matt and Mike.
- Her lowest base relationship status is with Jessica.
- Emily has a fear of failure, according to Dr. Hill.
- Emily, along with Sam and Mike, is affected by 5 Butterfly Effect segments.
- This makes them the third least affected protagonists.
Deaths[]
- Emily is the third protagonist who can die.
- Emily has the most diverse deaths out of all characters, with 4 different ways to die.
- She is the only character that can be killed in multiple ways but can be killed by a Wendigo only one way.
- Emily is one of the four characters to have more than one way of death, the other three being Mike, Matt and Ashley.
- Emily and Matt are the only protagonists whose death may not be caused by a Wendigo or another protagonist (in Emily's case, falling into a grinder mill).
- Ashley and Emily share two deaths: being incinerated in the lodge and having their eyes gouged out by a Wendigo. They are also the only characters who can die both in the mines and in the lodge.
- If Emily was killed by a Wendigo in Chapter 8, her corpse will be the only one that does not get decapitated. However, if she died in the grinder, her corpse can be shown to have lost the bottom half of her body.
- If Emily was killed in Chapter 8, her body will erroneously not be shown in the Epilogue in Josh's lair if he becomes a Wendigo, despite her corpse appearing in Chapter 10.
- Emily is one of the six protagonists - the others being Chris, Josh, Jessica, Mike and Ashley - who can be killed by another protagonist. In Emily's case, Mike can shoot her in the eye, and Sam can do nothing when Emily is threatened by a Wendigo or set the lodge on fire while Emily is inside in Chapter 10.
Trophies[]
- In the original game, she has two trophies relating to her:
- "Let eM In," given when Mike allows Emily to stay in the basement.
- This is a reference to the film Let Me In.
- "The Exorcism of Emily," given when Mike shoots Emily.
- This is a reference to the film The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
- "Let eM In," given when Mike allows Emily to stay in the basement.
- In the remake, she has three:
- ”Lodge Fever,” given when Matt and Emily start separate confrontations in the lodge.
- This is a reference to the film Cabin Fever.
- “Just Breathe,” given when Emily or Matt use the flare gun to successfully defend against an attacker.
- This is a reference to the film Don’t Breathe.
- “Talk to eM,” given when Emily slaps Ashley after the truth was revealed.
- This is a reference to the film Talk to Me.
- ”Lodge Fever,” given when Matt and Emily start separate confrontations in the lodge.
Other[]
- Emily is the protagonist whose survival can be guaranteed earliest in the story. If Emily was bitten by the Wendigo, Chris died when looking for Josh, Mike did not shoot Emily and Ashley told the truth about the bite, Emily is guaranteed to survive by the end of Chapter 8.
- Emily is the first group member to encounter the Stranger (directly).
- Emily has the first line in the game.
- Emily is the only character with the possibility to say the first and last lines in the game.
- Emily is an honor roll student and has a 4.0 grade point average.
- Emily comes from a wealthy background, as she grumbles about burning a 600 dollar shirt and mentions shopping on Rodeo Drive.
- In order to achieve all of Emily's outcomes in the Credits, you will need to complete four playthroughs, the most out of all the protagonists.
- On an AMA held on Reddit, the developers have admitted that Emily is their favorite character.[4]
- Emily's actress, Nichole Sakura, previously went by Nichole Bloom and thus is credited in the original game as such. In 2020, she changed her name from Bloom to Nichole Sakura, her original surname, to honor her mother and Japanese heritage.[5] In the 2024 remake, the credit was updated to Nichole Sakura.
- If Matt saw Emily and Mike through the telescope and chooses to be insistent with Emily at the fire tower, she responds that she was "confused" and he accuses her of sleeping with Mike. However, the developers have since clarified in a Twitch livestream that Mike did not cheat on Jessica with Emily, thus Emily did not cheat on Matt with Mike.
- However, it appears as though the “I was confused” dialogue is carryover from an earlier draft of the game in which Emily was likely cheating on Matt. Some unused dialogue during the fire tower scene reveals an extended version of Matt and Emily’s conversation in which Emily further admits to cheating.
- In an early PlayStation 3 build, Emily originally accompanied Sam to search the mines for Josh. She was replaced by Mike in the final version.
- She also accompanied Mike in the Sanatorium, which was also changed later.
- Emily's appearance also underwent multiple changes during development:
- She was originally Caucasian in the PS3 iteration, but was later changed to Asian-American.
- In the PS4 alpha, Emily did not wear mascara or eyeshadow, and her hair became slightly messier after her escape from the mines (this alternate hairstyle can still be seen in the some of the "Previously On" segments).
- In the PS4 beta, her dress in the Prom Night Photo was darker and had sleeves.
- Jessica and Emily's fight has similarities to the "Railing of the Queens" scene from the Nibelungenlied.
- Emily and Jessica's catfight originally was much longer and a lot of dialogue was cut. For example, Jessica brings up that Emily was still trying to seduce Mike via risqué selfies after their breakup. The full fight can be listened to here.
- Emily’s shopping bags from a store named “Booty Call” can be found by Sam or Chris in Chapter 1 of the remake, in her and Matt's car. Handcuffs poke out of the bag, and body wash, night cream, sulphur pills and a banana can be seen scattered around.[6]
- Additionally, a softlock bug reveals Emily’s lost bag from Rodeo Drive with lingerie in it, indicating that the developers may have originally intended to put it in the game.[7]
- In the remake, Mike now has two chances to shoot Emily if she was bitten. If he spares her, Sam will try to reassure her as Emily gestures she needs some space.
- Emily, Jessica, and Josh are the only protagonists to have no deliberate killed victims.
- Emily and Josh are the only protagonists to have no killed victims.
Quotes[]
- "It was just a prank, Han!"
- "Oh did you not hear me? Was your sluttiness too loud?"
- "At least I can think. 4.0 bitch, honor roll. Suck on that when you're trying to sleep your way into a job."
- "Understand the palm of my hand bitch!"
- "Rule number one, 'Emily is always right.' Rule number two, 'Nothing else matters because Emily is always right."
Prologue[]
- "Oh my God, I can't believe you actually did this!" - to Jessica about the prank.
- "Just because he's Class Prez doesn't mean he belongs to everyone, Mike is my man."
- "It was just a prank, Han!" - Emily calling after Hannah.
Chapter 1[]
- "Seriously, couldn't they have built the lodge like right where the cable car ends?"
- "Michael, you're a jerk." - to Mike after he scares her and Matt.
- "You guys gonna make out now?" - Emily after Matt welcomes Mike.
- "You're kind of hot when you get all alpha, you know that?" - to Matt if he threatens Mike.
- "You're gonna protect me from it being dark out?" - to Matt after he persists to go with her.
Chapter 2[]
- "Oh. My. God. That is so gross. Are you trying to swallow his face whole? Seriously, can she be any more obvious? No one wants in on your territory, honey." - Emily starting a fight with Jessica.
- "Oh, did you not hear me? Was your sluttiness too loud?"
- "Yeah, it's all a big cattle call with that dreamboat. Congrats, you're top cow."
- "At least I can think. 4.0, bitch, honor roll. Suck on that when you're trying to sleep your way into a job."
- "Jessica, you need to shut your mouth, okay?" - Matt
- "No. You're the one who needs to keep your nose out of other people's business!" - Jessica
- "I'm about to get right up in your business you bitch!"
- "Right. Because she gave a shit about your 'designer' letter jacket." - Emily to Matt.
- "It's nice to be here with you, muscle man!" - to Matt outside the lodge.
Chapter 3[]
The character does not appear in this chapter.
Chapter 4[]
- "Em, we should look for the others." - Matt
- "Mike and Jess are off 69'ing each other and who knows where Sam is."
- "I think she's in the lodge-" - Chris
- "Fine. Fine you're right. Get everyone else together. But if there's a maniac running around I think we need to get some help too, right? Not just wait around?"
- "But what about--" - Matt
- "Why are we still talking about this? Let's go!" - after she and Matt find out about the Psycho from Chris and Ashley.
Chapter 5[]
- "Are you nuts you're gonna shove my ass through that little hole?!" - Emily to Matt after he suggests for her to go into the cable car station through a small window.
- "Damn right I'm right. I'm always right." - Emily to Matt.
- "We can use the radio to call for help. Somebody's gotta pick up the signal." - Matt
- "Oh. Well somebody's learning to play by the rules."
- "What? What rules?" - Matt
- "Rule number one: Emily is always right. Rule number two: nothing else matters because Emily is always right." - Emily and Matt after he agrees with her about going to the fire tower.
- "I dunno, Em... that could work but I kinda think maybe we should get back to the lodge for now, everyone's been split up for so long...." - Matt
- "Wait. For real what is it with you and going back to the lodge? You just want to hide out in your room and cry?" - Emily and Matt after he disagrees with her about going to the fire tower.
- "Snooze you lose, slowpoke! Maaaaaaaaatt! Matt Matt MattMattMatt! MattyMattyMatty! Maaaaaatt! Come on. Come on. Matt! Come on." - to Matt if he keeps Emily waiting.
- "What's cookin' good lookin'?" - Matt.
- "Gettin' us out of here, Mister Meat For Brains!"
- "Look at this bad boy. You're comin' with me, buddy. And just like magic. Come on down, we can totally get out of here this way!" - to Matt.
- "Yes Matt, given the choice I would prefer not to spend my evening plummeting to my death off a snowy cliff top ." - Emily by the cliff's edge.
Chapter 6[]
- "We're on... Blackwood Mountain by the ski lodge... there's a killer and he's after us and he's already killed one of our friends. Oh my God please help, you've got to help us!!" - Emily calling for help through a radio.
- "No you stop it! Why do you question every little thing I say! I'm goddamned sick of it!" - Emily aggressive with Matt.
- "Okay, you're a person! You're a person! Now will you please get me off this goddamn tower!? Please please please Matt! Just do something!" - Emily to Matt on the fire tower after he demands her to treat him better.
Chapter 7[]
- "Oh God. Here goes six hundred bucks. Better be worth it. I looked great in that top."
Chapter 8[]
- "I don't want to talk about that fucking sack of shit!" - to Chris after he asks her about Matt and if Matt decided not to save Emily earlier.
- "Michael, I'd like to maybe focus on how we're going to get the fuck out of here please?" - to Mike after he tells the group about his findings in the Sanatorium.
- "You sure you weren't at a truck stop?" - to Mike after he tells the group about his findings in the Sanatorium but hadn't found any clues.
- "Oh no you're just making yourself feel better about sending me to my death since you know there's a Wendigo out there rip me to pieces like it did with-" - to Mike after he demands her to leave the lodge.
- "I thought that... that he was going to help us."
- "Who the flamethrower dude?" - Sam
- "Now we don't a chance..."
- "No guys, it just means we've got to be tough. We gotta do this on our own." - Sam
- I don't know if I can..." - Emily and Sam talking about the Stranger.
- "Understand the palm of my hand, bitch!" - Emily to Ashley.
Chapter 9[]
- "Shouldn't we stick together?! Sam!" - to Sam after she tells her to go back to the lodge.
Chapter 10[]
The character has no notable quotes in this chapter.
Credits[]
- "He held it right up to my face... right here - right in front of my nose and he could have shot me, he almost shot me, the prick! I mean you go out with a guy for however long and you think you know him, but man, this one really takes the cake."
- "You bringing in Meatbrain next? Gonna kick him around a bit for me?"
- "I'm sorry?" - Interviewer
- "Meatbrain? Mister Musclebrawn? Matt, the incredible sulk?"
- "Is there something we need to know?" - Interviewer
- "Oh no nothing important, except um, how he basically left me to die up on a freakin' tumbling tower like a world class douche nozzle?" - if Matt lived and they had a low relationship status.
- "About Matt. Have uh... have you found him?"
- "No... not yet." - Interviewer
- "Oh god... He's dead. Isn't he?"
- "Why do you say that?" - Interviewer
- "Oh no nonono... He's just... Oh my god I was such a bitch and I-I you know, I maybe could have helped him, maybe I could have saved him?" - if Matt died and they had a high relationship status.
- "No no no. It is not an animal and it is not a person but it has a home down there and it collects things like a person would and I found all this stuff, it's horrible-!"
- "What did you find?" - Interviewer
- "I found her head. I found Beth's head."
- "Beth Washington?" - Interviewer
- "Beth freaking Washington."
- "Please make a note to investigate further... and Josh?" - Interviewer
- "I didn't see him... but there's no way he could have survived so if you haven't found him yet... that's where he's gotta be."
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References[]
- ↑ As stated on Emily's character profile in Until Dawn: Your Companion.
- ↑ Upon finding Hannah's Poster and Beth's Poster.
- ↑ As stated in the yearbook of the Press Kit Edition of the game.
- ↑ Reddit AMA
- ↑ Looper: Superstore's Nichole Sakura Changed Her Name To Reclaim Her Heritage
- ↑ Stuff inside Emily's car
- ↑ Emily’s lost bag
Characters
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 Sam |
 Mike |
 Josh |
 Ashley |
 Chris |
 Emily |
 Matt |
 Jessica |
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 Hannah |
 Beth |
 The Psycho |
 Wendigos |
 Dr. Hill |
 Jack |
 Wolfie |
 Minor Characters |