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ChocolatEyes613 wrote: The question with Emma, is which personality trait is the Darkness twisting? We'll find out once Emma's plan is revealed completely.

Rumple was a weak man before being the DO. He became the DO for selfish reasons, which made him evil. DO Rumple wasn't cowardly. He was arogant because he was the most powerful magic user in all the realms. He could pretty much do what he wants to who he wants when he wants.

Emma is different. Before being the DO she was couragous and a hero. She became the DO to save someone Regina and the town. Obviously we see that she is trying to resist the Darkness within her.

The reason Rumple and Emma became the DO are so different that I think that's what is messing with the other hero's goals. Emma is worth saving because she was good before being the DO, Rumple... not so much.