Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4519633-20141022032431/@comment-24264679-20170323003009

Hmcooper4 wrote: Emma's light blast did nothing, but Regina's fireball melted the Snow Man. While this is true, let's examine something else. Emma was still (or maybe again) questioning her magical ability at the time of that incident, and it was evident in how she approached her actions in that situation. If we accept the story line, she had, at that time, accepted Storybrooke as her home, but she had not yet fully embraced her magical ability. So, even with her raw power, her lack of confidence can have a very detrimental effect on her ability to cast spells.

Let's fast forward a few episodes, where it took Emma and Regina's combined power to destroy Ingrid's ice monster, and even a little later, when she light blasted the Evil Queen, er...Regina, while not even being touched by her fireball (except for the ribbon that she wanted destroyed). She also did other feats. and her time as the dark one helped hone both her confidence and her ability. She is definitly at least on par with any of the magic users, possibly even Rumple.

And fast forward to the end of Tougher than the Rest. Her magic is not wanting to cooperate (as a result of the shaking, or maybe the shaking is a visible effect of her magic's uncooperativeness), but she finds the internal confidence to control her magic even then. That one scene there speaks volumes on Emma's control over her magic. We saw something similar in The Other Shoe, when she healed Ashely, in spite of her shaking.

Yes, Regina has the ability to beat Emma, and Zelena. I think on any given Sunday, any one of the witches could best the others. There are probably a lot of factors (some of which really need to be fleshed out, as the magic system is definitly broken). But given what has been said and shown, Emma is on par powerwise with Rumple, and surpasses any of the other enchantresses overall. Emma is nowhere near Rumple in power. Also her feats pale in comparison to Regina, Zeleena and Malifecents even Blues. Emma doesn't have the dark One magic anymore so all the feats performed while the Dark one are render mute. They don't matter.

Never has it been said that Emma was stronger than Rumple or even near him in power. It hasn't even been said she is near Zeleena in power. Her being able to defeat Zeleena had nothing to with her power but the fact she possessed light magic. When Emma was the dark one Regina easily undid her spell on Sneezy with a simply snap of her fingers.

I believe you are drastically overrating Emma in the power department. She isn't weak but she isn't Dark one in any form Powerful. She hasn't done anything to suggest this.