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Emmy is the titular protagonist of the webcomic Emmy the Robot, created by Dominic Cellini. A contestant with a cult following and turbulent history in Ms. /co/, Emmy first appeared in the 2020 main bracket as seed #5, but was eliminated in the second round. She will be eligible in the 2021 edition.

Description

Emmy is a "nandroid" (a portmanteau of nanny and android/gynoid), a high-end line of robotic maidservants developed by the company Sterling Robotics to provide care for human families.

Emmy first appeared in a character sheet posted by Dominic on Twitter in July 20, 2019.^[1] One day later, the artist posted the series' first official chapter.^[2] The webcomics were also posted in Dominic's Instagram account.^[3] The comics were re-uploaded to Webtoons starting on April 2020, with a "cleaner" image as opposed to earlier releases having a "grainy" effect to them. Since then it has become a serialized webcomic with a weekly release until 2020 June 26, where it was switched to a bi-weekly release.

The earliest mention of Emmy as the nandroid character in 4chan's /co/ board appears to be in a thread about "Cute robots" dated August 25, and possibly also the first instance of Emmy being used as the OP image.^[4] The appealing concept of nandroids had made lasting impressions among /co/mrades, and the series quickly developed a dedicated fanbase. These users were largely responsible for creating plenty of Nandroid-related fanart, with several OC's becoming well-known amongst the community. Thus, a dedicated booru site was created to house all of these drawings.

Outside of /co/ however, Emmy's popularity began to rise in the /pol/itically incorrect board starting from early 2020 onwards, becoming a popular subject on the board's frequent sexbot / robowaifu threads because of her cute appearance and the subservient, loyal nature of nandroids.

Tournament history

Emmy's history in the Ms. /co/ tournaments began as a FOTM girl during the 2019 edition, where her eligibility was questioned by several users because of a relative lack of official Emmy-related material at that time. The contest's OP ultimately decided to allow her in, using "Dominic Cellini art" as the source name because her series didn't have an official title yet. Emmy managed to amass 50 votes in the qualifiers but it wasn't enough for her to advance to the main bracket.

The 2020 Fiasco

Now with a proper serialized webcomic at her side, Emmy returned in the 2020 contest with high hopes of qualifying. However, the nandroid was mainly targeted alongside Skyla by a troll named "REMOVE /POL/ PROPAGANDA CHARACTERS" (alleged to be that massive faggot). Starting from the nomination phase, the troll(s) posted many inflammatory comments intended to bait replies, and attempted to damage the robot's reputation by associating her with "Nazis", "incels", and "brigades from /pol/". Nevertheless, Emmy successfully qualified for the main bracket, securing an unexpectedly high 5th seed. Since some fans had low expectations of her making a deep bracket run due to the series' relatively small fanbase, this result was enough to satisfy them (and to quote Anonymous, "everything else is just gravy").

Emmy became embroiled in yet another controversy later in the first round: an anonymous user known as "Basilanon" -- named for their use of a Detective Basil picture -- discovered that Random Cartoon, a Peruvian Facebook page known for stealing art, had posted links to the Ms. /co/ threads calling to vote for her (and to a lesser extent Miko). The page was later revealed to have been posting links to the 2019 final campaigning for Spinel votes, which reignited the dispute on the gem's legitimacy of her title.

Since outside brigading is very much frowned upon in online popularity contests, Basilanon's revelation caused an uproar in the thread, with some users calling for Emmy to be disqualified. In the end, the host Stats anon decided to let the voting run its course. The backlash impacted Emmy's campaign, causing her to be ~~voted out in the following round~~ banished to Peru following a loss to Gwenpool.

In addition to the Facebook brigade, the nandroid has been subject to hateposting and anti-Emmy propaganda from the infamous user known as Fusefag.^[5]

The controversy has inspired several fanarts such as a mock Wikipedia-styled infobox depicting the "Battle of Round 1", and caused Emmy to be associated with Peru in Ms. /co/ lore.

Results

2020 - seed 5
Round	Opponent	Series	Votes	Pct. For
Round 1	(124) Wuya	Xiaolin Showdown	478 - 352	57.6%
Round 2	(69) Gwenpool	Marvel	385 - 448	46.2%

Gallery

External links

Emmy the Robot Chapter 1 on Webtoons.com
Nandroid booru (NSFW)
KnowYourMeme entry on Emmy
Fan-made adaptation of Chapter 1 (uploaded by nightghostkevin on YouTube; Emmy voiced by Erenaroonie)

References

[1] ttps://twitter.com/DomCellini_Art/status/1152701149146955776

[2] Android Etiquette Rule 15

[3] 's official Instagram account (REQUIRES SIGN IN)

[4] /co/ thread w/ (possibly) the earliest mention of "Emmy" and earliest instance of Emmy as OP pic

[5] Emmy's history on 4chan timeline (image)

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 ==Description==
-Emmy is a "nandroid" (a portmanteau of ''nanny'' and ''android''/''gynoid''), a high-end line of robotic maidservants developed by the company Sterling Robotics to provide care for human families. She first appeared in
+Emmy is a "nandroid" (a portmanteau of ''nanny'' and ''android''/''gynoid''), a high-end line of robotic maidservants developed by the company Sterling Robotics to provide care for human families.
+Emmy first appeared in a character sheet posted by Dominic on Twitter in July 20, 2019.<ref>https://twitter.com/DomCellini_Art/status/1152701149146955776</ref> One day later, the artist posted the series' first official chapter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DomCellini_Art/status/1153051511641059328 Android Etiquette Rule 15]</ref> The webcomics were also posted in Dominic's Instagram account.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/dommcell/?hl=en dommcell's official Instagram account '''(REQUIRES SIGN IN)''']</ref> The comics were re-uploaded to Webtoons starting on April 2020, with a "cleaner" image as opposed to earlier releases having a "grainy" effect to them. Since then it has become a serialized webcomic with a weekly release until 2020 June 26, where it was switched to a bi-weekly release.
+The earliest mention of Emmy as the nandroid character in 4chan's /co/ board appears to be in a thread about "Cute robots" dated August 25, and possibly also the first instance of Emmy 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 had made lasting impressions among /co/mrades, and the series quickly developed a dedicated fanbase. These users were largely responsible for creating plenty of Nandroid-related fanart, with several OC's becoming well-known amongst the community. Thus, a dedicated booru site was created to house all of these drawings.
-The series was uploaded to Webtoons on April 2020.
+Outside of /co/ however, Emmy's popularity began to rise in the /pol/itically incorrect board starting from early 2020 onwards, becoming a popular subject on the board's frequent sexbot / robowaifu threads because of her cute appearance and the subservient, loyal nature of nandroids.
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 Emmy's history in the Ms. /co/ tournaments began as a FOTM girl during the [[Ms. /co/ 2019|2019 edition]], where her eligibility was questioned by several users because of a relative lack of official Emmy-related material at that time. The contest's '''OP''' ultimately decided to allow her in, using "Dominic Cellini art" as the source name because her series didn't have an official title yet. Emmy managed to amass 50 votes in the qualifiers but it wasn't enough for her to advance to the main bracket.
-Now with a proper serialized webcomic at her side, Emmy returned in the [[Ms. /co/ 2020|2020 contest]] with high hopes of qualifying. However, the nandroid was mainly targeted alongside [[Skyla]] by a troll named "REMOVE /POL/ PROPAGANDA CHARACTERS" (alleged to be <abbr title="fusefag">''that massive faggot''</abbr>). Starting from the nomination phase, the troll(s) posted many inflammatory comments intended to bait replies, and attempted to damage the robot's reputation by associating her with "Nazis", "incels", and "brigades from /pol/". Nevertheless, Emmy successfully qualified for the main bracket, securing an unexpectedly high 5th seed. Since some fans had low expectations of her making it far in the bracket due to her relatively small fanbase, this result was enough to satisfy them (and to quote Anonymous, "everything else is just gravy").
+===The 2020 Fiasco===
-Emmy became embroiled in yet another controversy later in the first round: an anonymous user known as "Basilanon" -- named for their use of a [[Basil|Detective Basil]] picture -- discovered that ''Random Cartoon'', a Peruvian Facebook page known for stealing art, had posted links to the Ms. /co/ threads calling to vote for her (and to a lesser extent [[Miko Kubota|Miko]]). The page was later revealed to have been posting links to the 2019 contest campaigning for [[Spinel]] votes, which reignited the dispute on the gem's legitimacy of her title.
+Now with a proper serialized webcomic at her side, Emmy returned in the [[Ms. /co/ 2020|2020 contest]] with high hopes of qualifying. However, the nandroid was mainly targeted alongside [[Skyla]] by a troll named "REMOVE /POL/ PROPAGANDA CHARACTERS" (alleged to be <abbr title="fusefag">''that massive faggot''</abbr>). Starting from the nomination phase, the troll(s) posted many inflammatory comments intended to bait replies, and attempted to damage the robot's reputation by associating her with "Nazis", "incels", and "brigades from /pol/". Nevertheless, Emmy successfully qualified for the main bracket, securing an unexpectedly high 5th seed. Since some fans had low expectations of her making a deep bracket run due to the series' relatively small fanbase, this result was enough to satisfy them (and to quote Anonymous, "everything else is just gravy").
+Emmy became embroiled in yet another controversy later in the first round: an anonymous user known as "Basilanon" -- named for their use of a [[Basil|Detective Basil]] picture -- discovered that ''Random Cartoon'', a Peruvian Facebook page known for stealing art, had posted links to the Ms. /co/ threads calling to vote for her (and to a lesser extent [[Miko Kubota|Miko]]). The page was later revealed to have been posting links to the 2019 final campaigning for [[Spinel]] votes, which reignited the dispute on the gem's legitimacy of her title.
 Since outside brigading is very much frowned upon in online popularity contests, Basilanon's revelation caused an uproar in the thread, with some users calling for Emmy to be disqualified. In the end, the host Stats anon decided to let the voting run its course. The backlash impacted Emmy's campaign, causing her to be <s>voted out in the following round</s> banished to Peru following a loss to [[Gwenpool]].
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 ==External links==
 *[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/greetings-/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=12 ''Emmy the Robot'' Chapter 1 on Webtoons.com]
-*[https://nandroid.booru.org/index.php Nandroid booru]
+*[https://nandroid.booru.org/index.php Nandroid booru] '''(NSFW)'''
 *[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/emmy-the-robot-nandroid KnowYourMeme entry on Emmy]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjPxntyJwc Fan-made adaptation of Chapter 1] (uploaded by nightghostkevin on YouTube; Emmy voiced by Erenaroonie)
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-*[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]