Emily Hartwood

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Emily Hartwood
Biographical information
Other names	Miss Hartwood Mrs. Marcus
Fate
Status	Alive
Home	Dauphine Street New Orleans, LA
Occupation	Governess
Affiliations	Edward Carnby Grace Saunders Ruth Tallant Juan Luis Jorge The Dark Man (?) Dr. Gray (X) Jean-Batiste Tabouis (X) Charlotte Tabouis (X)
Family	Algernon Lyle Hartwood (Granduncle) † Philip Hartwood (Father) Jeremy Hartwood (Uncle) Unnamed (Grandfather) † John Marcus (Fiancée) †
Weapons	Remington Shotgun Tommy Gun Flare Gun Various melee weapons
Physical description
Gender	Female
Species	Human
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Behind the scenes
Appears in	Grace in the Dark Alone in the Dark (2024)
Portrayed by	Jodie Comer

For the character from the 90's trilogy, see Emily Hartwood.

“	It's just me now. Alone... In the dark...	”
	—Emily Hartwood in the 2023 Showcase Trailer of Alone in the Dark (2024)

Emily Hartwood is a central character in Alone in the Dark (2024), appearing as a playable protagonist alongside Edward Carnby.

She is voiced and portrayed by Jodie Comer.

Biography

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Character

Personality and Traits

Struck by grief and loneliness, with a history of severe melancholy running in her family and living in what seems to be generally dull and unhappy life, Emily is cynical, frustrated and apathetic.

Emily struggles to move on from the loss of her fiancée after leaving him to die alone in the Derceto Refuge, refusing to accept his horrible fate when he succumbed to the Spanish Flu. Refusing to accept this tragic moment in her life, she creates a false memory that he died a war hero in the trenches.

Appearance

Emily has dirty blond hair with a bun, and wears a dark yellow jacket with a white shirt underneath and a dark green skirt with long brown leather boots, appearing to be in her late 30's. Her face shows some aging with soft wrinkles and bags under her eyes.

See also

• Emily Hartwood

Gallery

Screenshots

Tarot card

Emily's tarot card.

Trivia

• When arriving at Derceto, during the final cutscene of the Alone in the Dark Prologue, Emily mentions a dream she had in which her uncle hung himself in the attic, in a different place that is also called Derceto. This dream is the synopsis of the original 1992 game.
• Just like the one from the 1992 game, Emily sprints slightly faster than Carnby.
• Emily is represented by Temperance in tarot card.
  • The card represents moderation and balance, the perfect harmony that comes from the union of dualities.
    • The upright meaning is that in moments where there is anxiety or great stress, a person is able to remain calm throughout, who has mastered the art of not letting things get to them. Temperance may also indicate a time to evaluate and re-examine the priorities chosen, creating a balance between one's outer and inner self. At the end of it all, greater purpose and meaning in one's actions will be found.
    • Temperance in reversed is a reflection of something that is out of balance and may be causing stress and anxiety. It also represents a lack of purpose, and that it is necessary to reflect and think carefully about what needs to change that is currently breaking the balance.
      • This card symbolizes Emily's journey in her struggle with the grief from her husband's tragic death, and how she needs to overcome this grief as it is bottled up inside her, not letting this grief get to her and accept the truth about his fate.