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Emily Bright (Earth-616)

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Emily Bright was born with the ability to manipulate magic. As a child, she would manifest her powers by levitating her toys above her crib (much to her parents' concern) or her dog, Emma.[2]

One day, Emma was hit by a car and got seriously injured, but Emily conjured a spell and healed her companion. This event led her to write a letter to Doctor Strange asking for help, which then prompted her to be invited to enroll in the newly created Strange Academy.[2]

Leaving her parents and dog behind, she traveled there with Zelma Stanton through the Western Cortex of the Neverish. Shortly after arriving, she received a warm welcome from Shaylee Moonpeddle, a fellow student and her future roommate.[2]

Despite being fairly new to the magic world, she was highly praised by Wanda Maximoff during her first day; by lunchtime, she had already used more magic in one day than the rest of her life combined.[3]

Doyle Dormammu (Earth-616) and Emily Bright (Earth-616) from Strange Academy Vol 1 7 001

With Doyle's corpse

After Calvin Morse disappeared playing Door Tag, his magical jacket came to warn the students that he was being held in a swamp. Confident they were capable of handling it with their little training, Calvin's closest friends decided to rescue him without warning the school's faculty. When they got there however, the situation was harder than anticipated and Doyle Dormammu, one of Emily's closest friends, was killed. Witnessing his death, Emily unleashed her full power against the enemy by siphoning her power along with Doyle's, but this proved too much for her body and mind, and she fainted.[4]

When the faculty arrived to end the threat and rescue their students, Doctor Strange assisted Emily and brought her to the Medical Room at the School, alongside Doyle's corpse. After being healed by Hoggoth as part of a deal with Strange, Emily tried to travel to the Dark Dimension to ask Doyle's father for help, but failed to navigate through the obscure dimension. Finally accepting the fate of her dear friend, she then gave him a farewell kiss on the forehead, inadvertently bringing him back to life.[5]

Despite Hoggoth's intervention, Emily still wasn't fully cured, so Doyle offered a bit of himself to forge the Ring of Dread, meant to neutralize the remaining dark energies Emily had invoked.[6] When visiting Asgard, the two finally had some alone time and shared their first kiss.[7]

Sometime later, Emily found a note from Doyle on his bed saying he'd witnessed a future where they were brutal enemies and she was in a relationship with their classmate Iric, prompting him to leave the school to prevent himself from turning evil. Emily went to Zelma and demanded they bring him back, but, as she was ranting, she realized Doyle hadn't actually left. Taking her to a lake, Doyle explained that Doctor Voodoo had made him realize that leaving the school could have been the reason he turned evil in the first place, so he'd decided to stay.[8]

Doyle Dormammu (Earth-616) and Emily Bright (Earth-616) from Strange Academy Finals Vol 1 1 001

With Doyle

This peace didn't last long, however. When Emily found out Calvin had been expelled for dealing dark magic to students, she blew off going to a school dance with Doyle to comfort him. The next day, Doyle gave her the cold shoulder at lunch and, when she began complaining about the unfairness of Calvin's expulsion and the way the school was run, Doyle dismissed it as her wanting to be a hero and they got into a brutal fight, which ended with him unleashing his power on everyone. After that, Emily rallied the other students into a whole school walkout.[9]

At first, they stayed hidden in the Sanctum Sanctorum, but when their teachers confronted them and accused Emily of being under the influence of the Ring of Dread, she attacked them and escaped with everyone to the Dark Dimension.[10][11]

Emily Bright (Earth-616) from Strange Academy Finals Vol 1 6 001

Embracing the Dark Magic

As time passed, more and more students grew disillusioned with Emily's plans and returned to Strange Academy, eventually leaving only Emily and Dessy in the Dark Dimension.[12] Still, the duo was keen on fighting the staff of Strange Academy to stop what they perceived as the creation of an army that would blindly follow their orders. Before Emily and Dessy finally launched their attack with Dormammu's help, they recruited other students, including Heidi.[1]

During the assault, Dessy and Emily fought most of their old classmates, while Dormammu faced the teachers of Strange Academy. Doyle began teasing Emily's new look, hoping to bring her attention to him, and he succeeded, with Emily unleashing a powerful attack against him. Iric, who feared for Doyle's life, jumped in front of Emily's attack, losing his life in the process. Emily stopped momentarily, processing what she had done, but, when the other students began charging against her to get revenge, she argued Iric's death was also on the teachers, for allowing the students to put their lives at risk.[13]

The final showdown was between Emily and Doyle, ending with Doyle absorbing the Dark Magic from Emily and freeing her from Dormammu's influence. After this, Emily just used a portal to parts unknown.[14]

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Emily Bright (Earth-616) from Strange Academy Vol 1 3 001

Using her 'third eye'

  • Sorcery:
  • Power Manipulation: Emily was able to siphon the power of The Hollow after they killed Doyle, and she was also able to copy parts of Doyle's ability set, letting us see her use some of his powers.[16][10]
  • Nature Manipulation: It was stated that Emily grew flowers when she was trying to "become one with all the things".[3]
  • Supersonic Scream[8]
  • Dark Dimension Magic: When Emily got corrupted by the Ring of Dread, she was able to use magic from the dark dimension.
    • Elemental Control[14]

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