Emmy: Difference between revisions

The earliest mention of Emmy as the nandroid in 4chan's /co/ board appears to be in a thread about "Cute robots" dated August 25, 2020, and is possibly also the first instance of her being used as the OP image.<ref>[https://boards.fireden.net/co/thread/109588165/#q109588165 /co/ thread w/ (possibly) the earliest mention of "Emmy" and earliest instance of Emmy as OP pic]</ref> The appealing concept of nandroids made lasting impressions amongon /co/mrades, and the series quickly developed a dedicated fanbase that is largely responsible for creating plenty of Nandroid-related fanartgreentexts and drawings, with several OC's (named "fandroids") becoming well-known amongst the community. Thus, a dedicated booru site was created to house all of these drawingsfanart.

Outside of /co/ however, Emmy's popularity began to rise in the /pol/itically incorrect board starting from early 2020 onwards. She emerged as a popular subject on the board's frequent sexbot /and robowaifu threads because, from their perspective,of her attractive appearance and subservient, loyal nature. makesThis themfits infinitelythe superiorboard's to"replacing femoids" narrative, which basically states that robot girls should replace female humans as ideal partners/spouses.

</ref>) who has a history of shitting up past nandroid threads. During the nomination round, the troll used the name "'''REMOVE /POL/ PROPAGANDA CHARACTERS'''", attempting to damage her reputation by posting many inflammatory comments intended to bait replies, pretending to be other anons (samefagging), and associating Emmy with "Nazis", "incels", and "brigades from /pol/". ''Maybe Tommorow'' protagonist [[Skyla]] was also similarly targeted with the same objective. While Skyla failed to qualify for the main bracket, Emmy's result was far more successful, having secured an unexpectedly high 5th seed. This was enough forto somesatisfy Anonymoussome fansEmmyfags, who didn't expect her to do well in the first place.

Emmy's debut match pitted her against ''Xiaolin Showdown's'' [[Wuya]], which brought a sizable amount of banter, greentexts, and OC fanart for both contestants. Unfortunately, the robot got embroiled in an even bigger controversy later in the first round: an anonymous user known as "Basilanon" (named for its [[Basil|Detective Basil]] avatar) discovered that ''Random Cartoon'', a Spanish-language Facebook page known for putting their watermarks on other people's drawings, had posted links to the Ms. /co/ threads. The posts gave instructions on how to vote in the contest, remindingand encouraged users them to vote for Emmy (and to a lesser extent [[Miko Kubota|Miko]]).<ref>https://archive.vn/gCJOJ#selection-12001.1-912.3</ref><ref>[https://img.fireden.net/co/image/1600/12/1600125459079.jpg Screenshot of Random Cartoon reposting Anon's Miko post verbatim]</ref> After further digging, theThe page was later revealed to have been posting links to the 2019 final campaigning for [[Spinel]] votes, which reignited disputes questioning the legitimacy of the gem's title.<ref>[https://img.fireden.net/co/image/1600/12/1600128741161.png Screenshot of Random Cartoon posting 2019 Ms. /co/ final]</ref> Since outside brigading is very much frowned upon in online popularity contests, Basilanon's revelation caused an uproar in the threadMs. /co/ threads, causing some users to call for Emmy's disqualification or even restarting the entire round. TheHowever, the host '''stats anon''' ultimately decided to let the voting run its course., which ended with Emmy securing her first win and booking a match against Marvel's [[Gwenpool]] in the second round.

Although ''Random Cartoon'' posted a statement saying they will no longer link to the contest again,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/randomcartoon2/posts/350758002935458 "We've been scolded; we're not posting it again"</ref> the backlashresulting one-two controversy punches had already impacted the robot's campaign., Manycausing Emmyfags expressedto express disappointment and regret over the whole debacle. Many desired to have Emmy be voted out as soon as possible in order to preserve whatever dignity she has left. The fans also didn't want another Spinel-like situation where going further meant that backlash against Emmy will grow bigger --- which for a small fanbase is a death sentence --- because it can potentially destroy any chance of future Emmy-related discussion and fanart on the board.

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