List of fan theories

This page is for fan theories/speculation, ideas that are suspected or could be inferred, but have not been confirmed as canon. Theories should have sound reasoning and be properly cited.

Theories

Dominic Cellini is in Emmy's world

In chapter 16, Emmy is shown to be dusting a large portrait of the Delaire family. In the bottom right corner of the painting Dominic placed his signature. While he typically signs the very last panel of his comics, in-lore, the signature being on the painting would imply that Dominic is a (potentially famous) painter, and painted the portrait of the Delaire's.

Emmy's replacement arm

In chapter 73, Darcy replaces Emmy's stolen army with one she found in the junkyard. This arm seems to be one scavenged from a General Robotics Jane, an older model multi-use android.

Emmy the Robot takes place in 1999

Dominic Cellini has stated multiple times that Emmy isn't set in a specific year and is instead meant to be aesthetic and timeless.

However, it is still fun to imagine possible years that fit with the comic storyline. Madeline's birthday is September 18th, and in the comic falls on a Saturday. The following post 1950 years have that date: 1954 1965 1971 1976 1982 1993 1999 2004. In the panel when Emmy is being assigned to her family we see that Madeline was born in '19XX' so any years post 2007 can be excluded as that would make her birthday be in '20XX'. We can also exclude any years prior to 1950 as well since Sterling Robotics was founded around that time, well before they could have made a Nandroid. Finally, in a Patreon comic, Madeline has Emmy watch two movies with her, one being Home Alone (released 1990) and the other being Baby's Day Out (released 1994). If we take all these dates and facts into consideration, then that means that Emmy the Robot either takes places in 1999 or 2004, as any year prior to those that had a Saturday September 18th would not have had BOTH movies.

This timeframe is further confirmed by the dialogue of the female board member during the board meeting regarding Emmy's malfunction, where she states that Sterling's 50th Expo is coming up, which would put the year sometime in the 1990's.

The final piece of the puzzle is the security camera date in chapter 117, showing the date as 10/03/19XX, meaning the only remaining year available is 1999. This would also imply that Emmy met Darcy, Aunt Ginny, and the outmodes either on October 3rd, 1999.

Nandroids battery capacity

In chapter 102, Emmy appears to charge from a standard wall socket extension cable. A typical US residential circuit is rated for 15 to 20 amps. Using the following equation for power calculation: P(kW) = PF × I(A) × V(V) / 1000 the maximum power output the extension cable can provide is 1.8 kw per hour at the normal 120Hz voltage, up to 3.6 kwh at 240Hz voltage. A Nandroids typical charge cycle is about 5 hours, meaning that at a minimum a Nandroids battery capacity must be in the range of 9 to 18 kwh. The charging chair may provide a higher power output, so this number is just a minimum.

Sterling repair and Dupont timelines

With Madeline's birthday party taking place on Saturday, September 18th, the knowledge that Emmy was in Sterling custody for 11 days, 8 hours, and 45 minutes, and the subsequent camera date on the security footage of Emmy escaping (seen more clearly on the Patreon post), it becomes possible to build a timeline for the events following Emmy as she goes into and is removed from Sterling Tower.

The first important bit is the fact that the security camera footage from chapter 117 shows the date as 10/03/19XX and the time as 5:24 PM (17:24) during her escape. Since we also know how long Emmy was in custody for (11 days, 8 hours, and 45 minutes) we can establish that Emmy was taken into Sterling Robotics on Wednesday, September 22nd, at around 08:30 AM, a full 4 days after the birthday incident. The reason that Emmy wasn't immediately taken in to Sterling for repairs on the next business day is unknown.

After being taken to the dump, Emmy was knocked unconscious and found by Darcy the following afternoon, putting the date of her meeting Darcy and the outmodes on Thursday, October 4th. When Emmy later runs away from Aunt Ginny's mansion, she finds her way to the Department of Automation at around 05:40 PM on that same day, and stays there until 08:50 PM. She is eventually found and taken back to Aunt Ginny's by Darcy that night, meaning the A New Day chapters take place on the morning of October 5th.