Emily needs a sword.

[Clockworked]

Sure, she got her own pistol and crossbow both very unique looking and diffrent from corvo's, but she still uses his folding blade. I've only just started my Emily-Lowchaos playthrough, but it bugs me. With corvo, it felt real. Sam's boat nearly made me cry. All of the cutscenes with corvo felt really strong (Heart anyone?), whereas with emily theyve been... meh.

I know the discussion is about emily's sword, and i do think she deserves one, but she seems much less interesting to me, and the sword is kinda part of that. In theory shes a really interesting vharchter in a really interesting spot, and corvo is sorta outside that, but in practice? Maybe it's her items, which is what the discussion should be about.

Corvo's mask is a very powerfull object to me. It IS the face of death, while emily's mask is just part of a raven costume. You can see corvo's affection for the mask, and maybe even a little fear.
That mask has HISTORY, that mask is important. The one element i do like about emily's outfit is her collar. That does seem to fit her.

The folding blade is corvo's. I dont know what emily would use, but it should be more regal, more powerfull, and really, the folding blade is for assasins. I dont remember if it said anything about emily's sword in the corroded man, but she should have something for that. Maybe some sort of switchblade sword? That seems much more elegant, and might be easier to hide in court, not to mention taking out on midnight rooftop strolls.

Emily, in Dis 1, was still a powerfull person. She talked to the outsider in some way, and she nearly escaped from the golden cat. I dont even think corvo had been training her at that point. Now, while her lines are powerfull, and her heart interactions are pretty good, she doesnt seem to be nearly as much as she could be. Maybe a couple reminders to the young emily? Thats something they did very well with corvo, and hopefully will do with daud and lurk.

But maybe im just biased ecause ive known corvo for longer. Anyway, tell me what you think!

[Zekiran]

I think we do have more of a personal connection with Corvo's background rather than Emily's - even the Heart's talk to her seems less impactful than with Corvo, likely because she only had 10 years with Emily and that's not even half the adult Emily's lifetime, whereas Corvo dedicated his whole being to Jessamine and Emily.

Anyway - I do think that's a good point, because Emily could have been a lot more distinctive. She definitely should have had her own blade, but perhaps Corvo didn't want her to have to deal with it? He trained her, obviously, and they sparred, so clearly she DID have a sword, just not "her distinctive" one like he did.

[Clockworked]

Hmm, that does raise a good question. Does anyone remember the sword em uses in the tutorial?

[Semipalmated Plover]

I thought there was a certain emotional impact of Emily taking up her father's blade, when Corvo was trying to protect her from all of that.

[Clockworked]

Huh. You know you may have a point there.

That couldve been quite something, but there isnt much to show that. She just picks it up and uses it. What if instead she used it only for a portion of A Long Day In Dunwall, before going to the safe room and retrieving her sword from the stash she has there? That mightve been very good.

[Zekiran]

Yeah, though I suspect even if they wanted to have done that, it might not have playtested well. "I've already got a weapon", I would think, "and it's a badass sword and my dad would want me to plunge this into Delilah's heart."

Also, possibly time constraints often leave subtle things like this on the cutting room floor.

[Jurassic Fart 2]

Emily needs a katana. Best damned swords IRL.

[Clockworked]

How exactly does one hide a godamned KATANA? They're pretty damn big.



We must consult the ninja council.

[Zekiran]

Well she's basically meant to be a ninja, and people have weapons on display everywhere in this world. She woudn't HAVE to hide it.

Should be a gift from Wei-ghon.

[Jurassic Fart 2]

I just love it when people actually think.

Clockworked, just think a bit: When she's in neutral territory, she could have Fat Boy¹ strapped to her back, and nobody would care. When she's in hostile territory, she could be buck-naked with no weapons whatsoever, and it would still bring the fascists' attention and wrath upon her.

¹The first atomic bomb